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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
little Birdlings," She Whispered
Softly.

plumage than their parents when the
time comes for them to be full grown
eyes, / can feel myself that the
snowy children will be winter and finer
than I am,' said Mrs. Snowy. Which
only showed how her mother love was
making her think her little birdlings
were great deal more handsome than
she was. AS yet they were rather queer
and featherless. But deep in their bird
hearts each mother bird knew that the
day would come when the birdlings
would be gorgeous birds, though just
now they were only dear little helpless
thingsi
"'My little ones,' whispered Mrs.
Snowy again. The little ones stirred
contentedly. They need have no fear.
Mother Snowy was there to care for
them. She would never desert them.
"'My darlings,' said Mrs. American
Egret. And the small, feeble birds
knew they would be loved and looked
after.
''When, bang, bang, bang! went the
gun of big man, and down fell Mrs.
Snowy from her rookery. Again the
cruel sounds echoed through the
woods.
Bang, bang, bang! Down fell Mrs.
American Egret.
"The little birdlings turned uneas-
lily in their nests. They We're hungry
Where was mother? Oh, why did the
world all of sudden seem so cold, so
friendless, so foodless?
1.-Two men were talking. This snowy
bird is a beauty said one. Ever so
many hats can be trimmed now. And
such money as we will get!'
"There are fifty aigrettes in this
American Bird said the other man.
This was good day for u.s.
eyes, a good day for the men who
made the money, perhaps. A good day
for the women who wore the beauti-
full feathers in their hats. But back
in the woods two families of little birds
were left to starve and die-because
the world of fashion wanted their
mothers. These birds have almost dis
appeared in the country, so many have
been destroyed, and now they are not
supposed to be killed. But never,
never, Nancy, if you ever see an aig-
rette for sale when you are a big lady,
never get it, for such cruel fashions
should be stopped. No one should ever
buy such feathers, for they are finest
when the birds are young, and think
of what that means! Hundreds of lit
tie birds left to die because of fash
ion"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
TAKE A HINT FROM ITALY
Green Coque Feathers Used on New
Hats Are Borrowed From the
Bersaglieri.

The green coque feathers Haunting
from new hats have been borrowed
from the hats of the sharpshooters,
the bersaglieri of Italy, because the
fighters of the Vosges and the Alpine
passes have a comradeship. The
rakish continental hat was included in
the fashion because the land of
that George Washington whom Gen.
Lafayette came to assist in spreading
her soldiers over the pleasant valleys
of the sister republic and sending her
huge guns to protect the Road of La
dies, as all gentlemen, good and true,
should do.
The pinched-in crown and the roll
licking brim have been included in the
most fashionable hats because these
soldiers have been smiled at, and, some
say, kissed, by the midinettes as they
strolled the bOulevards at noon hour.
Why try to outline the conglomeratiOn
of episodes that are reflected in these
autumn clothes that we will soon be
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
Knitting in Sentiment.

How much knitting has been goingf
on in this town the past few months u
In nearly every household there has
been knitting in rogress-knitting
sweaters, wristlets, abdominal bands,
socks and all things that the vicissi-
tudes of a soldier might desire. But
it has been one vision of gray, betok-
ening the gray Of life, a vision of se-
rene sadness. 1t should not be So.
There should be a little color in the
knitting. The Red Cross advises it.
We copy from an exchange:
eff you are knitting socks for sol
diers, put little of red in them-it'si
the little touch of sentiment that
keeps a man cheered up. In the
trenches there is a pet superstition
that soldier who has a red stripe in
his socks will never be hit by bullets.
Also it is easier for a soldier to keep
his socks in pairs if they are markedi
with bit of color near the top"
That is good doctrine. Any color
so it is red will do, is an old doctrine
that will fit in happily with the SOL
der knitting. Put a little sentiment
in it, sisters.-Columbus lO.) State
Journal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
sleen on Life Preservers.

1t must afford considerable consola-
ton to the navy recruit to realize that
the mattress on which he sleeps So
comfortably at night will stand him in
good stead in case of an accident tOt
the ship. In fact the very buoyancyI
which makes it such comfortable bed
is also the quality which makes it pos
sible for it to be converted at a mo-
ment's notice into life preserver, says
Popular Science,
The mattresses are stuffed with
kapok, a lighter-than-cork material
which is imported from the West In
dies in bales similar to bales of cot;
ton. It is made from the seeds and
silk of a tree not unlike the cotton,
wood tree, but instead of being I'M
puffy balls, the kapok is in slender
threads, which when compressed make.
a mass that is six times more buoyantl
than cork.
Thin layers of the kapok are in
closed in strong ticking for the mat
tresses. Each mattress is provided
with tapes long enough to tie around
the body and over the shoulders.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21

back to the fields between feeds.
Later on, say two weeks before ship
ping, they are confined on the feed
ing floor and in the hoghouse until
ready for market. This makes a COM
bination summer and winter hoghouSe.
Such a complete hog department as
this requires a number of small pOrta-
BILE hoghouses to be used in the fields.
Sanitary hog raising plans should be
carried out all through the different
seasons. Winter pasture as well as
spring, fall and summer pasture
should be provided in different fields
of the farm to work in with q thor
ough system of rotation of crops.
The portable houses may be 6 by s
feet, simply made, with shed roofs.
They may be hauled away and placed
in any field for the accommodation of
sows with their litters, or to make
sleeping quarters for the older pigs
when running on pasture. The size
mentioned is small enough so that a
SOW with her litter of pigs can keep
warm when the temperature is below
freezing. This size also accommodates
aboNt q half-dozen shoats. They need
shelter from storms and sleeping quar-
ters at night.
The principle of ventilation is the
same in all kinds of farm buildings.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
Will Conserve Gasoline.

Whether John D. Rockefeller likes
1t or not, Rev. DR.. Thomas Glynn of
Beaver Falls, Pa, has needed the CALI
of the government to conserve gasolinet
by inventing a gasoline engine that
will reduce the cost of ocean joy rid
ing just one-half. Doctor Glynn calls
his new invention a hydrobuoyant en-
gine. He makes 'old man Gravity" per-
form most of the work. The maini
power of the engine is received from
the buoyancy and gravity of water;
The buoyancy engines are assisted and
speeded by gasoline motors on thel
same principle as the well-drilling ma!
chimes receive their auxiliary motion
from gas engines. Doctor Glynn claims
that his engine will revoluionize the:
economic efficiency in fuel. By the
use of fly wheels, high and low gears.
and clutches it will be possible to prof
pei the largest ocean liner across the
big pond with $50 gallons of gasoline.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21

the dirt out of the bottom of the
drains. Steel partitions between the
pens discourage bacteria and a conf
bination of all of these improvements
insures success.
A winter hoghouse of the most mod
ern type is shown in the perspective
and floor plan. 1t is made on the saw
tooth plan with the upper windows
placed directly over the pens. The
roof plan is worked out to fit the lat
itude in which it is to be built, so the
sun will shine into the nests at farrow-
ing time, both spring and fall
The building is "A feet by 81 feet
in size, built of structural tile, on
foundation of concrete. This makes
a hollow wall above grade which is
both windproof and dampproof. The
concrete floor slopes from the outside
walls to the cutters at the sides of
the center feeding alley. These gut
ters drain out at the far end of the
hoghouse and are easily kept clean
with a hose.
The equipment inside is made as
completely sanitary as possible with
steel partitions, manure and feed car
riers suspended from overhead tracks,
feed troughs made of concrete for the
large sows and feed troughs made of
steel for the smaller hogs. The house
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
BITTER LESSON FOR DADDY
Listening Parent Brought to Realize
That the Children Must Have
Their Hour of Life.

Then, looking out of his bedroom
window, the father saw a tableau at
the gate, Phil saying goodnight to
Alice, his head bent to her uplifted
face. A depth of tender understand
ing was expressed in their attitude
and expression. Well, that was the
way of the world after ALL And what
was it Helen had said? Something
about letting them have their hour?
Apparently, he'd have to; parents
were helpless spectators before this
all-conjuring scheme of the universe.
He'd simply have to make up his
mind to it.
He lit his old pipe again. But even
that had lost its flavor. He heard
the last good-by. Then his girl
called her mother to the porch And
he did not mean to be an caves
dropper, but he could not help it in
the summer stiffness of the night.
"How's daddy? Roaring around
like lion in his cage? Oh, you
should have seen his face, mother,l
when he passed US. Did he tell your
The confounded little mink had her
mothers same low, infectious, tantal-
izing laugh. 1t was all very well un-
til you are married to it; then it
crept in under a mans defenses and
made him seem a poor thing after
all. For a feeting instant Rollinsi
sympathized with Phil. Then the talk
rippled on
I've told Phil that if he turns out
the sort of husband daddy is I'll d.
vorce him in a month. Mother, what
an angel you are to put up with his
humors the way you do!'
Alice !" The assertive motheringi
in the rebuke reached the ears of
the man upstairs ''Your father is
one of the best men that ever lived"
He heard the girl laugh again. "Oh,;,
you! The only way anybody can get
a rise out Of you is to slander daddy
Dear old daddy! I love him moss
| to pieces, but he is an old CROUCH
| Tell me, mother, were you very, very
much in love with daddy when you
married him? And was he very,
very much in love with you? And
does it all seem so long ago? Phil
and I mean to be an improvement
on all the married couples we know
But. oh, dearl I'm most sick worry
ing because father is being so horrid
about u.s."
1t was that last quiver on the edge
between laugh and sob that
brought the man to his feet. His girl
unhappy And on account of him
Maybe Helen was unhappy, too.-Peo-
pies Home Journal
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21

the bananas from their skins and roll
in macaroon crumbs. Dissolve half a
glass of currant jelly in cold water
(three-fourths of a cupful) with ta-
blespOonful of cornstarch, stir and
cook over the fire, add q teaspoonful
of lemon juice, a tablespoonful of but
ter. Serve hot with the bananas. This
Is q most delicious dessert for chill
dren.
Bran Muffins.-Beat together cup
full of sugar, add a tablespoonful of
shortening and an egg well beaten.
Put two cupfuls of sour milk into
bowl. then add one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of soda, dissolved in half
cupful of cold water, a teaspoonful
and a half of salt and two cupfuls
each of bran and flour. Mix well and
bake in hot buttered gem pans for 80
minutes.
Potato Soup.-Peel and quarter six
good-sized potatoes, add fourth of a
pound of salt pork, two onions sliced
and sprig or two of parsley. Cover
with water and cook gently for an
hour. Remove the pork and rub the
vegetables through a sieve. Return
to the kettle, add two cupfuls of milk,
two tablespoonfuls of butter, and salt
and pepper to taste. Boil up once and
serve hot.
If citrOn is steamed before 1t is
sliced 1t will be found to cut much
easier
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21

takes a professional to do that. At
any rate there is surprising number
of people who are not content with
mere individuality in dress; their chief
aim and ambition is originality. That
the product is original cannot be dis
puted; it is so very original at times
that it borders on the freak; and just
herein lies the danger of dress re-
bellion. The pity of it all is that the
designer herself is the last to see the
ridiculous side of it. Most people who
strive for, this sort of difference" be
gin at the wrong end, therefore their
lack of success. The next step is to
study ones sslf from a disinterested
viewpoint, neither deprecating nor eX-
aggerating. Then as has many tines
been advised, dress to bring out the
good points. Copying is excellent prac-
tice for her who desires to express
herself. Let her select a becoming
point from a dress here and another
becoming point from dress there un-
til she achieves something that looks
like herself. Then with the facility
thus acquired, she may with more as
surance turn her attention to creating,
If create she must,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
NEW SHIRT-WAIST FR0CKS
Great Variety of Materials Being
Used In Thousands of Gowns.
Produced.

Crepe de chine, ,Georgette all the
Chinese silks and pongees, foulard,
striped wash silks in light colors and
handkerchief linen are the fabrics
turned into thousands of gowns this
summer for women who no longer stay
at home during the day.
One of the great Western houses re-
ports that it has been necessary to
provide a great amount of frocks and
suits for war work for women during
this summer than ever before.
The reason is the somersault in the
summer regime. Women will not spend
their time for three months of hot
weather as they have done for a cen
tury. They have work to do in the
world, and they must have fitting and
comfortable clothes for that work.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
DADDlS lSEV[N[N(
ARY TALL q
EGRET MOTHERS.
~ MARY GRAHAM bonner G

'Two birds called the figret birds
we're talking. They were very happy.
One was named Mrs. Snowy Egret and
Egret," began Daddy.
'Mrs. Snowy is one of the loveliest
birds to be found anywhere and she is
just like her name. She is white, pure
white, and her plumage is very rich,
very beautiful. Her beak and her legs
are black, but all of her feathers are
white, and there are glorious feathery
white sprays of feathers in her cos
tune which are called in the fashion
able world, aigrettes.
'You see," said Daddy, "the fash
ionable world and the birdland world
are often very far apart, and though
now people are thinking more of birds
and less of their hats, still 1 want to
tell this story so that Nancy, when she
grows up will remember to find out
what kind of feathers she is buying.
Mrs. American Egret is said to have
fifty 'aigrette' plumes and they are at
their best just when the little egrets
have arrived. Now, Mrs. Snowy Egret
was in rookery talking of her fine lit
tie children. Mrs. American Egret
was telling of her children, too. They
both were comparing notes, as moth
ers will.
"'Mine are a hungry little BROOD
said Mrs. Snowy.
"'Ah! so are mine said Mrs. Ameri-
can Egret. HThey will be beautiful
birds, the dear little loves and Mrs.
American Egret kissed her birdlings
v5tth her beak-oh, such a soft, sweet,
motherly kiss.
Little birdlings,' she whispered
softly to them. And off in the other
rookery Mrs. Snowy was singing very
gently to her little brood-littIe songs
with very little meaning. But, ahI
they were full of joy and Of happiness
and of the great, great love a mother
bird gives to her young.
"Then both birds would realize that
they hadn't said anything to each
other for long time, and Mrs. Snowy
would say: I just forget to talk. I
can't keep my eyes off the little dears.
And oh! they are so sleepy
sleep and food will make them
lovely said Mrs. American Egret. 4
know the dears will have far lovelier
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21

Is planned and built for easy cleaning
and for ease and comfort in doing the
work.
On the north side of the hoghouse
it is advisable to build long, narrow
dipping tank for the hogs. 1t should
be 1S inches wide at the top and 8
inches wide at the bottom, inside meas
urement. The tank should be 20 feet
long on the bottom, with q 10-foot ap-
proach at each end. The incline down
into the tank should be made smooth
and the one leading out of the tank
should be corrugated.
The tank is made narrow for two
reasons In the first place, less Dip
ping fluid is needed for narrow tank,
and the second reason is that when
hog gets started through a tank as
narrow as this, it cannot turn around.
The length is about sufficient to give
the dipping fluid time to soak into the
hair and skin of the animal, while it
Is swimming through. A depth of 2
feet is sufficient for the large hogs.
It is not filed full for the smaller
ones. The object is to have the fluid
deep enough to cover the hog all but
it's nose and eyes. A portable fence,
made in panels, is placed outside of
the trough when in use. After dip
ping, the portable fence panels are fit
ted over against the lane fence and
are wired fast to hold them upright
until needed again.
To protect hogs from vermin in the
summer time, the cheapest and most
convenient arrangement is a hog wal
low. Where a good many hogs are
kept, q number of wallows are neces-
sary. These are made of concrete by
first digging a pit about a foot deep.
| The concrete floor is made in the bot
tom of this pit by pounding down
stones and filing in between them
with concrete grout mortar. Then the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
Ribbon CLASH for Linuerie.

Here is something that will interest
all women.
The ribbon lingerie clasps are even
better than the gold or silver ones
which we have been using.
They are so simple-just little strips
of quarter-inch wide ribbon, with a
little snap fastener to clasp them over
ones underwear at the shoulders.
1t takes from two and one-half to
three inches to make each clasp.
Three inches would be better as that
allows the ends to be hemmed back
far enough to make a good founda-
ton for the clasp, and it makes the
finished clasp about one inch wide.
Of course, the ribbon should be firm
and heavy in order to keep in shape.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
BLOUSES FOR ALL.
No Radical Style Change From
Last Season.
Suit Shades Are Being Featured Ex-
tensiveIy in the Showing of New
Fall BIouses-Open-Neck
Is Favored.

Fall blouses are very simple in cut,
and there is no radical style change
from last season, with the exception
of the smattering of high-neck models
developed in tailored or military eff
fects. Sleeves are almost uniformly
full length and set in at the regular
arm size.
The tailored bEouses referred to are
developed very often in satin, some
times in dark color, again in light,
washable shades. Shirting silks and
some linens are also similarly en-
ployed.
However, it seems almost safe to
predict that most women will still
cling to collarless or open-neck blouses.
They are unquestionably more COM
Portable for iIa1sor wear, and, mas
much as neckwear departments al
ways show excellent collections of
high stocks of lace, net, etc., if a
high neck is desired it may be arrived
at without the effort Of actually at
taching a collar. In addition to this
argument in favor of the colIarless
blouses, there is the further one that
coats and suits fit high about the
neck, so that the protection of the
high collar blouse is never required.
Suit shades are being featured ex-
tensively in the showing of new fall
blouses, and flesh or white georgette
or blouses, and flesh or white georg-
etfe or satin is frenIientlv combined
very attractively with georgette in
suit shade, making a blouse that is
more dressy and at the same time
more generally becoming than one that
is in an all-dark tone.
A blouse of this type is shown in
the sketch herewith. The blouse
proper-that is, upper section and
sleeves-is of flesh-colored satin, while
geOrgette in suit shade is used as
the combination fabric. If preferred
the two shades of georgette may be
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
Machine HemstitchinC,

Hemstitching can be done on the
sewing machine in this way: First,
draw the number of threads desired,
then baste the edge of the hem in the
center of the drawn threads. Now
lengthen the stitch on machine and
stitch exactly on the edge of the hem,
pulling the hastings out, and pull the
edge of the hem to the bottom of the
drawn thread. Hemstitching done in
this way can hardly be distinguished
from handwork.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
Neckwear High and Low.

The unusual style range in woman's
dresses and suits for fall will insure
the success of many neckwear types,
says the Dry Goods Economist. Dur
ing the early part Of the season low
collars and vestees adapted for wear
with street dresses of serge and satin
will be the dominant item in shapes
ranging from the narrow shawl collar
now so fashionable to the wider
square-fronted sailor and the rounded
Puritan effects. Filet lace trimmings
will continue to be much employed. but
a newer note will be sounded in the
combinations of filet and Irish lace.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
Be the First.

Many a quarrel would come to
speedy ending if both sides were not
afraid of being the first to make ad-
vances. Instead of being unwilling to
take the first step, you should be glad
of the chance. Some of you perhaps,
are a little inclined to be envious of
the one who Is a born leader, who is
the first in so many things, but there
is no greater honor than to be the
first to- end a misunderstanding the
first to say, "Pm ry."-Exchange
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21

into the caramel and let stand until
dissolved, stirring occasionally. When
well dissolved add a quart Of cream
and freeze.
Corn Souffle.-To cupful of corn,
fresh or canned, add a tablespoonful of
butter and salt and pepper to taste,
mix with two tablespoonfuls of flour
and a cupful of milk with a teaspoon
full of sugar, cook until the flour is
well cooked, add the yoll1s of two eggs
and fold in the whites, beaten stiff, just
as it goes into the buttered baking dish
to bake thirty minutes.
Cheese Pie.-Take large cupful of
Dutch cheese, add half cupful of but
ter, a cupful of sugar, a cupful of
raisins and three eggs, half teaspoon
full of cloves, one and half teaspoon
fuls of cinnamon, a fourth of a tea
spoonful of salt and a half cupful of
rich milk. Bake in crust until a beau
tiful brown.
Cheese Cake Custard.-Put a cup
full and half of cottage cheese through
u SOAohNN1s bOul lAAACC CSbO anu ollA
into the cheese, then add three-fourths
of a cupful of sugar, the juice and
rind of lemon and teaspoonful of
melted butter. Beat until smooth.
Line a deep pie plate with pastry, fill
with the mixture and bake in a quick
oven thirty minutes.
Mocha Gems.-Cream two table,
spoonfuls Of butter, add a cupful
of sugar and one egg, beat well, add a
cupful of cold coffee and a half cup
full of milk, one and a half cupfuls of
flour. tablespoonful and a half of
baking powder and a half teaspoonful
of salt. Then add cupful of rolled
oats. Pour into hot buttered gem pans
and bake twenty minutes in a hot oven