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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Dickens Forensic Masterpiece.

Dickens lawyers are legion, but
none of them has a stronger hold on
the memory of his readers than Ser
geant Buzfuz, whose peroration in
Bardell VS.. Pickwick ranks as foren-
sic masterpiece: "But Pickwicl, gen.
tlemen, Pickwick, the ruthless Destroy
er of this domestic oasis in the desert
of Goswell Street-Pickwick, who has
choked up the well and thrown ashes
on the sward-Pickwick who comes
before you today with his heartless to-
mato sauce and warming pans-Pick-
wick still rears his head with unblush-
ing effrontery and gazes without sigh
on the ruin he has made. Damages,
gentlemen, heavy damages, is the only
punishment with which you can visit
him-the only recompense you can
award to my client. And for those
damages she now appeals to an en-
lightened, a high-minded, right-feel-
ing, a conscientious, dispassionate, a
sympathizing, contemplative jury of
her civilized countrymen."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

EDITORIAL NOTE. william Le-
Cueux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltzeDdOrff,
the lRtter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope us the possessor of Its lnnermOst
secrets.
The English sWho's who" says of
himf 'IIe has Intimate knowledge of
the secret service of Continental cOun-
tries and II considered by the govern
ment (of Grent Brittany nm authority on
such Matters" Another authority snysi
Sew people have been more closely as
nocinted with or know more of the
nstounding inner machinery of Ger
nshny than he"
LeQueux probably has more sources
of secret information at his command
than any contemporary I'm civil life, and
FOR the last six years the british Cow
ernment has made valuable use of his
vast store OF secret information through
n specially organized department with
which LeQueux works ns voluntary
assistant.
Count Won HeItnendOrn became an In
timate Of LeQueux several years prior
60 the outbreak of the wnri he has been
living In retirement In France since
August, 1914, and "a was there that Le-
oueux received from the crown princes
lnfv personal adJutnnt permission TO
mike public these revelations OF the
inner life OF the HOhenzOllerns-tha
the democrncies OF the world might
come 60 know the real. irut heretofore
hidden, personalities of the tive domi-
nnnt members of the nutOcrncy they are
now arrnyed against.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS
DORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUEUX

was performing in London, and she
had, unknown to him, opened his dis
patch box and from some secret CORE
spondence had learned the real truth
regarding the proposed entente which
the emperor contemplated.
Schafer, alarmed at the woman's
knowledge, and yet fascinated by her
charms, had gone to the crown prince,
and he, in turn, had seen the woman
in Wiesbaden. Finding her so danger
Gus to the emperor's plans he first in
troduced her to young French mar
quis, de Vienne by name, who pestered
her with his attentions, and followed
her to Beaulieu. Having so far sue
ceeded, the crown prince went to Nice
and played upon Schafer's love for the
woman, pointing out that she was play
ing a double game and urging him to
watch.
He did so and discovered the truth.
Then there occurred the tragedy OF
jealousy, exactly as the police be-
lieved.
Herr Schafer had, however, escaped
to Germany, and the police of San Re-
mo are still in ignorance of his iden-
tity.
Copyright, 1917, William LeQueux)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
He Settled 1t.

An amusing story is told at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon. In the smoking room
of a hotel few years ago an English
man and a Scotchman engaged in a
heated argument. John Bull was de-
claring William Shakespeare to be the
only poet of the world, and Sandy Nc
Pherson was standing up for his Bobby
Burns.
Words ran high and blows seemed
imminent when a self-confdent little
commercial traveller determined to
throw oil on the troubled waters.
Gentlemen" he said, stepping be-
tween the heated disputants, ''let me
settle this amicably. Who is this
Shakespeare-Burns?" = London Tele-
graph.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
1917. William LeQueux.l
Death From Sunerstition.

A superstitfous Buddhist caused q
mans death in Mura, Japan. A dealer
in clogs went mad, owing to money
troubles. His wife and his sister con-
suited a Buddhist. The ignorant de-
vOtee, believing that the man was pos
seSsed by q fox, advised them to taka
him to Nose temple. In accordance
with the request of the mans relatives
the devotee took the lunatic to Nose
temple, where he threw him in a pool
beneath a waterfall known as Shintaki.
holding him fast there with ropes. He
repeated the process for a few days.
Needless to say the lunatic's health
suffered considerably by this extraordi-
nary treatment. A few days later, at
about a. M, the zealot threw the
lunatic in the basin of the waterfall
as usual and left him there for few
hours. Before he returned the man
died from exhaustion and cold.
Amazed at this result the ignorant BIZ
got buried the body in temple known
as Takusonji in the same village, and
made out that the lunatic had died
from a sudden illness. The police,
however, heard Of the affair and ar
rested the man.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Beware of Closed Mind.

Beware of the closed mind. This
sounds like paradox when addressed
to young men, yet it will, l think, bear
examination. 1t is a truism to say
that the danger of maturity, and espe-
cially of age, is the closing of the
mind to new ideas. Habit, most pow
erful of influences, hard experience
the very passage Of the years, all alike
tend to stiffen the muscles and to hard
en- the arteries Of the mind as they do
those of the body. 1t is misfortune
with which advancing age must strug-
gle, and the effort is severe and too
often either neglected or fruitless.-
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
The Real Difference.

81 can't see why that man is bass
over me. 1 do most of the work
around here"
81 guess that is So"
''It is. I know more about the busi-
ness than he does Whenever he wants
to know anything about what's going
on he comes to me to find out"
''That's usually the way"
I'm the fellow that ought to be the
boss"
"a lot of men think that way, and
yet there's one big difference. He
knows something that you don't know"
"What is it?'
''He knows enough to hire good men
like you to do the work. If you knew
that you'd be the boss and he'd be in
your place."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
SOLD SHOTGUN
FOR TEN DOLLARS
And Filed on Western Canada
Land. Now Worth $4,000.

Lawrence Bros. of Vera, Saskatche-
wan, are looked upon as being amongst
the most progressive farmers in West
ern Canada. They have had their
"ups-and-downs," and know what it
is to be in tight pinches. They perse-
vered, and are now in an excellent
financial position. Their story is an
interesting one. Coming in from the
states they Travelled overland from
Calgary across the Battle river, the
Red Deer river, through the Eagle
Hills and on to Battleford. On the
way their horses were stolen. but this
did not dishearten them. They had
some money, with which they bought
more horses, and some provisions.
When they reached Battleford they
had only money enough to pay their
ferrfage over the Saskatchewan river,
and this they had to borrow. It was
in 1906 that they filed on homesteads,
having to sell shotgun for ten dol
lars in order to get sufficient money to
do so. Frank Lawrence says:
"Since that time we have acquired
altogether section and a half of
land, in addition to renting another
three quarters of a section. If we
had to sell out now we could probably
realize about $4,000, and have made
all this since we came here. We get
crops in this district OF from so to
35 bushels of wheat to the acre and
oats from 40 to so bushels to the acre.
Stock here pays well. We have LOO
sheep, 70 cattle and 60 horses, of which
a number are registered Clydes."
Similar. successes might be given of
the experiences of hundreds of farm
erS throughout Western Canada, who
have done comparatively as well. Why
should they not dress well, live well,
have comfortable homes, with all mod
ern equipments, electric light, steam
heat, pure ventilation, and automo-
biles. Speaking of automobiles it will
be a revelation to the reader to learn
that during the first half of 1917, 49,
900 automobile licenses were issued in
Alberta, twice as many as in the whole
of 1916. In Saskatchewan, 21,O00 Ii
censes were issued up to the first of
May, 1917. In its monthly bulletin for
June the Canadian Bank of Commerce
makes special reference to this phase
and to the general prosperity of the
West in the following:
Generally speaking the western
farmer is, in many respects, in a much
better position than hitherto to in
crease his production. Two years of
high prices for his products have en-
abled him, even with a normal crop,
to iquidate a substantial proportion
of his liabilities and at the same time
to buy improved farm machinery. His
prosperity is reflected in the demand
for building materials motor cars
and other equipment. 1t is no doubt
true that Some extravaganza is evil
denced by the astonishing demand for
motor cars, but it must be remembered
that many of these cars will make for
efficiency on the farm and economic
both time and labor. r."-Advertisement
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Rotten.

A colored man, working near the
outskirts of the city, went to a nearby
grocery at the noon hour and bought 5
cents worth of crackers for his lunch.
AS he started to leave the store he no.
ticed some neat looking boxes that
contained samples Of axle grease.
"Say, mister" he called to the grocer,
whats these little boxes of cheese
worth?" "Oh," says the grocer, those
are just advertising samples. Help
yourself to one if you like" The next
day he appeared at the store again
and was asked by the groceryman how
he liked his lunch Of yesterday.
Scratching his head dubiously he said:
"Well, mister, your crackers was a-ah
right, but, sa-a-ay, boss, that cheese
was sure ransom - Indianapolis
News
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

German sniper hit Private Mac in
the breast, the bullet being DETECTED
by the book.
Fearing that Mac was about to i'm
prove the occasion, G "beat him to it,
and in a fair imitation of his friends
best preaching manner started in:
"Oh, dear friends, what a blessed
thing 1t was that our dear brother
wasn't a-reading of his book of SER
mons-as he ought to have benin
stead Of engaging In worldly CONVEX
sation with sinful soldier men. For If
| dear Brother Mac had been a-reading
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
In Stvle.

Jane went shopping with her moth
er to buy some dresses. One which
particularly took James fancy was too
small and could not be had in larger
size. Jane, not understanding why she
was denied that dress, was persistent
in her entreaties for it, so her moth
er, to convince the child, tried the
dress on and said: Don't you see how
short it ISL" But mother, all the
ladies are wearing their dresses very
short now," said Jane.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
CUTICURA KILLS DANDRUFF
The Cause of Dry, Thin and Falling
Hair and Does 1t Quickiy-TriaI Free.

Anoint spots of dandruff, itching and
irritation with Cuticura Ointment. Fol-
low at once by a hot shampoo with
Cuticura Soap, if a man, and next
morning if a woman. When Dandruff
goes the hair comes. Use Cuticura
Soap daily for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
The Poor MiIIionaire

Andrew Carnegie once said that the
cheapest commodity community
could purchase was a millionaire. He
worked hard, he gave of his time,
his ability, his money, his credit and
his reputation to build up a community
and to keep people employed, and all
he got out of it was his board and
clothes.-Wroe's Writings.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

grows. 1t is so healthful that it is
said a steady diet of it will cure many
distempers. Parsnips are cheap, good,
wholesome. Anybody who doesn't
like the taste of a parsnip has his
palate put in wrong. Lettuce is cheap
and a lettuce sandwich is royal food.
Anyone who starves while these things
are on the market, to be bought for a
few cents, has not much of a claim
on life. There is more health in them
than in porterhouse steak or oyster
cocktails. Some people affect to
think they are a low-brow food. but
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

had a pious upbringing in his early
home in Scotland, anG his religious in
clinations did not desert him when his
family settled on a farm In western
Canada. All through the war he has
carried "SpurgeOn's Sermons" in his
breast pocket, and occasionally he does
some preaching, with his comrades in
arms as the congregation.
Private G. of the same regiment
lacked the upbringing and the book of
sermons, but possesses a sense Of
humor. The two were In a group
resting and smoking when q shot from
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Cheap and Good,

Some of the best foods are the
cheapest. There are carrots, satisfy,
parsnips, lettuce and such stuff. They
have not advanced in price very much,
and they are the best food that grows,
says the Columbus (O.) State Journal.
Carrots have the rarest combination
Of food qualities Of anything that
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Hard to Please.

"You are inconsistent" said the
pretty girl.
''How so?"
'You are always making fun of our
clothes. Yet, when we put on strict
ly utilitarian garments like overalls,
you bewail the passing of feminine
frills.'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
SAVED BY BOOK OF SERMONS
Canadian Soldier Still Living Because
He Had Volume In Pocket and
Was Not Reading II.

From the trenches on the western
front by way Of Canada comes the
story Of a soldiers narrow escape from
death and the leyity displayed by a
comrade, illustrating how viewpoints
change when nen get on the firing
line.
Private Mac Of an Alberta regiment
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Re Mot Ren1iSs

The friendly word, the kindly usages
OF companionship and recollection, are
never more acceptable than in strenu-
Gus days like these. 1t is well to let
conduct give the lie to the cynical
proverb, "Out of sight out of mind."-
Buffalo IN. " Times.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
At Last!

"There is only one thing in this war
that gives me any comfort" remarked
Mr.. Cumrox.
whats that?'
"At last 1 am permitted to come
right out in public and say I don't
approve Of Wagner npera,"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

it might be said in retort that they
are low-browed people who think so.
Live on carrots for a week and you
win the prize offered for the best song
on Ohio.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
niscord in Order

Kerrigan-Do We think, Kelly, that
afther tn war th' wur-rkin' paypfe iv
Europe will git a square deal?
Kelly-They will iv they descar-rd
tn kings, quanes an knaves Life.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

Bread that will keep fresh two weeks
after it has been wrapped in paper and
sterilized has been invented by Paris
baker.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Reversion of Type,

Wigg-How is it he kicks so much
at what his wife says?
Vagg-Maybe it's because she per-
sists in calling him a mule.-Town
Topics.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Pork and Beans.

A good, wholesome, sustaining low
priced food. Alice Beans are part
Sofa and part Navy. A splendid COM
bination. Try them.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
The Test

"That man is so honest he wouldn't
steal a pin," said the admiring friend.
81 never thought much of the pin
test" answered Miss Cayenne. ''Try
him with an umbrella !''-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

of his book of sermons, where, oh,
where, my dear friends, would Brother
Mac (priceless old thing) have been
then?"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

A LETTER FROM CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT
TO WILLIAM LEoUEUx, PossEssoR OF THE
SECRETS
Veneux Nadon.
sur- DIN
einee AIarne
Februa
MY dearL eQueuxs
finished Ofy
threesn SMALL errors made have ected
dlyin sHhch havere to
of them the
of
The
here,a n o make.
be pleased
put into
My lis
ply at end, inst
,nOco in
L know the
most tcOrdia1 gree etinssf
Yours sincere friend,
HEITZENDORFF.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Liberty.

God grants liberty only to those who
love it, and are always ready to guard
and defend it-Daniel Webster.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

When a man gets the last word in an
argument the chances are that it is be-
cause she throws it at him.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
EVerythino.

"What'S in a nameV
'''Well, know man who has every
thing in his wife's name"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24
Another Victim Of
the Crown Prince
tt.tt++F++.EF++4.E4.E+.EFE++F+

ATE on the night of November
1s, 1912, I was busily Mt work
I'm the crown princes room at
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

LESSON TEXT-II Kings 25:1-21.
GOLDEN TEXT-As 1 live, saith the
Lord God, 1 have no pleasure in the
death of the wicked.-Ezekiel 33:11.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19

" into the hall and faced the messen-
ger. IL was over at the Doctors Of
fee Just now" continued her visitor
evenly; che asked me to bring this
down for. your uncle" She took the
package with an incoherent acknowl-
edgment. Without letting her eyes
meet his, she was conscious of how
fresh and clean and strong he looked,
dressed in a livelier manner than
usual--a partly cowboy effect, with a
broader hat and a gayer tie than he
ordinarily affected. De Spain kept on
speaking: "The telephone girl in the
office downstairs told me to come right
up. How is your uncleT
She regarded him wonderingly. "He
has a good deal of PAIN" she answered
quietly.
"Too bad he should have been hurt
in such way. Are you pretty well,
NanT She thanked him.
"Stay here a good deal, do you? I'll
bet you don't know what day this ISL"
Nan looked up the corridor, but she
answered to the point: "You'd lose"
''Ies our anniversary" She darted
look of indignant disclaimerNat him.
But in doing so she met his eyes.
slave you seen the decorations in
Main street? Come to the door just a
minute and see the way they've lighted
the arches" She knew just the ex-
preston of his eyes that went with
that tone. She looked vexedly at him
to confirm her suspicion. Sure enough
there in the brown part and In the lids,
1t was, the most troublesome possible
kind of an expression--hard to be reso-
Lutte against. Her eyes fell away, but
some damage had been done. He, did
not say another word. None seemed
necessary. He just kept It'll and
something-no one could have said
Just what--seemed to talk for him to
poor defenseless Han. She hesitatec
helplessly. 81 can't leave uncle" she
] objected at last.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19

DE SPANS name coming in some way
into the talk, to be followed with vary
ing circumstantial accounts of what
really had happened that day at Gala
bas1s.
And with all the known escapades
in which he had figured, exhausted as
topics, by long-winded commentators,
more or less hazy stories of his earlier
experiences ut Medicine Bend in the
company of Whispering Smith were
dragged into the talk. One GONZALES
cent stage-guard at the hospital told
n story one night at supper about him
that chilled Nan again with strange
fears. for she knew it to be true. He
had had 1t from McAlpin himself, SO
the guard said, that De SPANS father
had long ago been shot down from am
bush by q cattleman and that Henry
de Spain had sworn to find that man
and kill him. And it was limited pref
ty strongly that De Spain had informa-
ton when he consented to come to
Sleepy Cat that the assassin still lived,
and lived somewhere around the head
of the sinks.
On that very evening II CHANGED the
doctor came late. When he walked in
he asked her IL she knew it was From
tier day, and reminded her that just
year ago she had shot against Henry
de Spain and beaten the most danger
Gus man and the deadliest shot on the
mountain divide in her rifle match.
How he had grown in the imaglna-
ton of Sleepy Cat and Music noun
tain, she said to herself-whlle the
doctor talked to her uncle-since that
day q year agol Then he was no more
than an unknown and discounted
marksman from Medicine Bend, beaten
by a mountain girl-now the most
talked-of man in the high country. And
the suspicion would sometimes obtrude
itself with pride into her mind, that
she who never mentioned his name
when it was discussed before her,
really knew and understood him bet
ter than any Of those that talked SO
much-that she had at least one great
secret with him alone.
When leaving, the doctor wished to
send over from his Office medicine fol-
her uncle. Nan offered to go with him.
but the doctor said 1t was pretty late
and Main street pretty noisy-he pre-.
feTed to find messenger. When
there came rap on the half-open door
she went forward to take the medicine
from the messenger and saw, standing
before her in the hall. De Spain.
She shrank back as If struck. She
tried to speak. Her tongue refused Its
office. De Spain held a package Out
in his hand. Doctor Torpy asked me
to give you this"
doctor Torpy? What is it?"
II really don't KNOW suppose II
is medicine" She heard her uncle turf
in his bed at the sound of voices
Thinking only that he must not at an!
cost see De Spain, Nan stepped quick
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19

which brought me out of it all right, so
] am now well and do all my homework,
besides working in my garden. Several
Of my neighbors have got well by taxi
ing Lydia Z. Pinkham' s V egetable Com
pound. - Mrs. VIOLA FINICAL, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
suffocation, hotflashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness should be needed
by middle-sged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19

table Compound
b se during
Change of Life /
was in bed two
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and OPP
erations did me no
good, and L would
have been in my
grave today had it
not been for Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
afahla Coyonot1nI
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19

A Honolulu man has given $4,000
to enlarge Oahu college.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19

After this Important turn Of
affairs, De Spain lays plans to
overcome Mans tribe and marry
her. Big Developments are de-
seribed In the next instaIIment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tastelesg
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen"
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-19
(To BE coNTINUED)

Armenia has copper mine that has
been operated without interrsptloA
slnce prehistoric timeA