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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

look at him. [ was positive that he
could not speak English, and naturally
1 did not say anything to him., Once
when I looked over in his direction his
eyes were on me, and to my surprise
he said, very sarcastically, what the
HI are you looking at" and then
smiled. At this time l was just be-
ginning to say a few words, as my
wound had prevented me from talking,
but / said enough to let him know
what l was doing there and how l
happened to be there. He evidently
had heard my story from some of the
others, though, because he said it was
too bad / had not broken my neck !;
that he did not have much sympathy
with the flying corps anyway. He
asked me what part of America l came
from, and I told him "California." !"
After a few more questions he
learned that l hailed from San Fran
cisco, and then added to my distress
by saying, "How would you like to
have a good, juicy steak right out of
the Hofbrau?" Naturally 1 told him
it would ''hit the spot" but I hardly
thought my mouth was in shape just
then to eat it. I Immediately asked,
Of course, what he knew about the
Hofbrau, and he replied; II was con-
nected with the place a good many
years, and I ought to know all about
it."
After that this German officer and
I became rather chummy; that is, as
| far as I could be chummy with an
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
(TO BE CONTINUED
SIMPLY PLACE OF DESOLATI0N
Little for the Traveller 20 Enthuse Over
When He Visits the Old City
of Jerusalem.

The allies advance in Palestine has
taken them through Jerusalem and the
little village of Jericho. The plain of
Jericho, the scene of so many historic
incidents in the past, is once again
caught in the old glare of the spot
light. Such light reveals too plainly
the hopeless poverty of the people, the
cracks and holes in the rough walls OF
the kovels. the fields and gardens, fal-
len by neglect into q riot of weeds and
wild flowers growing rank.
1t is better to look at Jericho at sun
set, and not too critically even then. In
soft light the wretchedness of the
thatched huts is less insistent, the jas
mine and oIeanders seem sweeter and
the ragged Bedouins acquire pictur-
esqueness in spite of dirt and squalor.
It is only short walk through the
plain from this Jericho of the present
to the two other sites which have
borne the same name. One the Jericho
of Old Testament, destroyed by Joshua,
is only memory, its reality proved by
bits of unearthed walls and pottery.
The third Jericho of the triangle is the
Jericho of the New Testament. the city
of palm trees which Antony bestowed
upon Cleopatra and which she later
sold to Herod the Great. Made gor-
geous in the reign of Herod as a city
of palaces, it is now only wreck Of
stones and battered towers. The palms
for which it was famous are gone, with
the. palaces and circus which they
shaded. The plain of Jericho is will
derness, bound to civilization by its
many highways and its tiny village. A
| few miles to the southwest lies Jeru-
salem, connected with the village by
the robber-infested road along which
the good Samaritan travelled All about
the plain rise the cliffs, mounted by
steep and winding trails. 1t is not an
attractive region, but even if it were
more wild and desolate than it is il
would still be much visited, for al
every step are landmarks of history,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
HOW TO SHIP NEW POTATOES
Prevent Losses by Loading Them Care.
fully Into Cars-Double-Heade
Barrel Is Good.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Shifting of the loads in transit, weak
and partly filled packages, and lack of
ventilation are responsible for losses
in many cars of new potatoes which
are arriving at markets. The loading
of diseased potatoes is also responsible
for considerable loss. In some cases
shipments that show scab wilt or late
blight are practically worthless when
they reach the market.
The double-headed barrel appears to
be the best package for new potatoes
that is now in general use. If proper
ly made it protects the potatoes as
well as holds them in place. Much
less breakage has been found in cars
where the barrels are loaded on end
than when loaded on their bilge. Strips
should be placed on top of the lower
layers of barrels for the upper layers
to rest upon.
Loading barrels ON their bilge is not
safe practice unless headliners
(strips to prevent heads bulging) are
used. 1t is said that the use of head
liners would prevent nine-tenths of the
breakage in all types of loads with
barrels. Extra bracing is needed when
barrels are loaded on their bilge.
The sack is not suitable container
for tender new potatoes it offers no
| protection from bruising, and when
loaded is hard to ventilate. If sacks
are to be used they should be of no
! greater capacity than 100 pounds. The
smaller sack could be handled with
much greater care and would lend it
self to ventilation better.
Hampers are not suitable packages
| for potatoes. They do not have the
necessary strength for the weight of
| their contents and offer little protec-
| ton AS long as hampers are used for
potatoes and other heavy produce there
will be severe loss from breakage. If
used they should be loaded on end and
alternate baskets inverted. Great care
should be taken to make the load tight,
and no slack space should be allowed
in the car. This will lessen the chance
of shifting.
Crates of various sorts are being
used, and appear satisfactory where
the strength of the crate is sufficient
] for the weight of its contents. Weak
crates should not be used under any
circumstances, and crates with wide
openings tend to wilt the potatoes
while in transit Crates must be load
ed tight and firm, and no slack space
left under any circumstances without
suitable bracing, while stripping is rec
commended.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
NOVELIST HAD HIS REVENGE
Dumas Worked. With Subtlety, but
Was Satisfied That 1t Would Be
Thoroughly Complete.

When Alexandra Dumas, the French
novelist, was young man, he was
grievously insulted by man whom he
had regarded as his friend.
Everyone expected him to punish the
offender severely, but instead he began
looking upon him with more consider
alton and apparent friendliness than
he had ever shown before.
At length, three years later, when
the erstwhile friend was to be married,
the novelist was asked to serve as best
man, and did so. When the ceremony
was over and the guests were leaving
someone remarked to Dumas: 81 have
often wondered at your kindness to
this man. Surely yours is a remark
ably forgiving nature, for although he
insulted you grossly, you have assidu-
Ously studied his happiness ever since,
and even assisted him in getting mar
ried"
"Quite right" answered Dumas. 81
fiatter myself that 1 have given the
fellow the most furious and IXpX-eyed
mother-in-law to be found in France !"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
ssssoseseesssssssessesses
NEED OF ANCIENT PRACTICE
History Tells Us That Roman Farmers
Stored Various SuccuIent Feeds
for Live Stock.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
History tells Of Roman farmers who
carefully chopped fine various green,
succulent feeds and packed them in
pits for use during the winter season.
The practice seems to have been COM
mon and the feed kept well. From
these early times it has been good
practice to store various green crops
in pits or alright containers for feed
ing to stock. The silo is the present
day result, and a farmer who raises
live stock cannot afford to be without
one. The advantages of the silo are
numerous, but some of the more i'm
portant are:
1. Green, succulent feed is available
throughout the year.
2. A silo stores more feed for less
cost than any other farm building.
3. The feed is handy for use.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
CHAPTER III.
Captured by the Huns.


l shall not easily forget the 18th of
August 1917. killed two Huns in
the double-seated machine in the
morning, another in the evening, and
then l was captured myself. may
have spent more eventful days in my
life, but l can't recall any just now.
That morning. in crossing the line
on early morning patrol, l noticed
two German balloons. I decided that
as soon as my patrol was over 1
would go off on my own hook and see
what a German balloon looked like
at close quarters.
These observation balloons are used
by both sides in conjunction with the
artillery. A man sits up in the bal
Aoon with a wireless apparatus and di-
reefs the firing of the guns. From his
point Of vantage he can follow the
work Of his own artillery with re-
markable degree Of accuracy and at
the same time he can observe the enc
my's movements and report them.
The Germans are very good at this
work, and they use a great number of
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
CORRECT SHAPE OF cow HORN
Little Arrangement Used by Some
Dairymen to Obtain Form
Most Desired.

For the little COWS that are form
ing their horns and seem to have them
coming in with wrong curves there is
a little arrangement that some dairy
men use to fasten on the horns which
shapes them pretty much as. they are
wanted They have to be worn most
of the time, but a correctly shaped
horn is worth a lot of bother.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
KEEP SHEEP FLOCK
TO CONTROL WEEDS

prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture
One of the best and cheapest
ways to control weeds on farms
is to keep a flock of sheep. In
addition TO controlling weeds
without cost, sheep will render
a profit by producing nutritious
food and wool, and will assist
materially in meeting demands
on the nation for meat and wool
production. If weeds are not
permitted to grow and develop
leaves they will die, but it
would require a great amount
of hard labor to keep most
) weeds under control by this
method. Sheep will keep the
} weeds down and the more
weeds they eat the less will be
their cost of upkeep, and the
greater will be the supply of
food released for other stock.
Many rough or permanent grass
pastures that require moving
, can be kept clean by the use of
sheep, while at the same time
the cattle-carrying capacity of
the pasture is increased.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Gorgeous Russian Churches.

There is something about the wor-
ship of the Russian churches which
deeply impresses the traveller. The
typical edifice is large, of a semiorien-
tai type of architecture, with an ex-
cess of color and ornamentation that
is only saved from the bizarre by the
harmonious blending of shades and
the atmosphere of solemnity which
pefvades the spacious interior.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
DRAINAGE WATER IS BLAMED
Furnishes One of Most Important
Means for Dissemination of Vari-
Gus Plant Diseases.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Drainage water of the run-off dur
ing heavy rains probably furnishes one
of the most important means for the
dissemination of plant diseases and has
been found in many places to explain
the presence of a disease in fields
where cabbage or other crucifers have
never before been grown.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Behind the Lines.

Last Sunday attended church serv-
ice The padre, during his sermon,
told the boys that for every sin they
committed they owed a certain amount
to God. When I was leaving I heard
Tommy remark:
"That settles it. I'll have to give up
my pass to l.. can't afford to go
for 1 owe too darned much to God al
eady."-Second-in-C Command.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
New York Is Oldest city.

The oldest incorporated city in the
United States is New York, incorporat-
ed in 1858. Boston, although settled
in 1850, was not incorporated till 1922,
having passed through the Revolution
without a city charter. Other Ameri-
can cities were Incorporated as fol-
lows: Philadelphia, in 1901 Baltimore,
in 1876; Pittsburgh, in 1876; Cincin-
natti, in 1919; st. Louis, in 1922; New
Orleans, in 1906; Detroit, in 1924; In
dianapolis, in 1881.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

we'll as patriotic, to install machinery
which will enable the operator to
plant, cultivate and harvest full acre
age of the crops best suited to his land
and the needs of the country, than to
let some of the land lie idle or, at best,
have it prepared and worked poorly,
and the crops out of season.
In many cases, a worker can double
the work done by the use of a larger
implement and cOrrespondingly
greater amount of motive power, and
sometimes the gain is considerably
more than this. If the nature of the
work and the machinery for doing it
increase the efficiency of the worker
by only 80 or even % per cent, their
use may make possible an increase in
acreage by just that amount, and at
least will enable the farmer to do his
work in less time and allow him to
take advantage of good weather if the
season is unfavorable.
Buy Larger Machinery.
CetIl c111 SAIId
horses and larger implements to save
man labor? OF course, those whose
farms require but one or two horses to
do the ordinary work can seldom af-
ford to do so. But such can secure
this additional help by combining to
purchase larger machinery, and doub-
| ling up their teams to operate it; or
one, usually more skilled in operating
machinery, or better able to purchase
it, may own the larger implements,
and do the work for several neighbor
farmers, besides his own, to the ad-
vantage of all concerned. Both these
methods have been tried out in many
localities with mowers, harvesters,
tractors, threshing machines and other
| farm machinery.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Too Much of a Good Thing.

"I didn't much care about the way
Josh's clothes looked down to camp"
commented Farmer Corntossel.
Hasn't he his regular uniform?"
"Not yet. If they're going to keep
him dressed that way in hopes of de-
ceiving the enemy into thinking he's
lust an obscure peasant or something,
what 1 say is that it's carrying this
new kermoofing too farw
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Wiues Evidently His Hobby,

Probably the modern worlds marry
ing record for men was created by
George Witzoff, the blgamist, whose
marriages have variously been estimat-
ed at from 200 to 800. 1t was report
ed that in the space of single week
he went through marriage ceremonies
with ten women.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Handicapped.

"Don't you feel tempted to go into
politcs?"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Dustin Stax; 'but
what chance have I? Having made
reputation as financier, people would
be almost sure to regard anything I
undertook as merely new form Of
investment"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

Work which is generally done in
some parts of the country with the aid
of machines that greatly increase the
efficiency of the men employed is still
largely done by hand in other parts.
Machinery for most of the work in
connection with preparing and tilIing
the soil is available in many sizes, and
frequently two or more outfits, each
requiring the time of one man, are
seen working in the same field on op-
erations for which implements of two
or three times the size of those used
could be employed with just as salts
factory results. There are few farm
horses which a driver of ordinary in
te1ligence cannot train to work in
large teams in few days time, and
most of the larger implements are lit
tie if any more complicated or difficult
to handle than the small ones for the
same work.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Pa Knew.

Young Bachelor-You made an error
in congratulating the brides father in
stead of the bridegroom.
Old Benedict-No, I didn't. I've a
daughter of my own, and know what
they cost.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Sounds So.

Ethel (reading) g)-"And the young
maid looked at the knight and replied
TO his question, 'Ay, Sir Knight, mar
ry, will l.
Maude-How like the ladies in chi
valrous times were to the girls now!
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Income From Feathers.

The feathers from the goose, which
are generally picked twice a year.
amount to quite an income in large
flock, and are always salable at a good
price.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
worse'n BoiIs. Too,

Old Job had his troubles, but nobody
raised the price of ice on him when he
was laying in his winters coal.-Ae'
lanta Constitution.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Good Natures Limitations.

"a good-natured man." said Uncle
Eben, "ain't allus to be relied on to
take an interest in other folks trou-
bles. If he was he couldn't keep bein'
good natured."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Read Siuns Wrong.

Bride (reproachfully)-Why didn't
you tell me that you were in debt?
You seemed so unhappy that 1 thought
YOU had money-Omaha News.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
0BRlEM FINDS HIMSELF A PRISONER OF WAR AFTER A
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

synopsPat oBrien resident of Momence Ill., after seeing
flying the Mexican border in 1916
joins after brief train
ing period ssentto a active
service
flyers fromw whic ne victorious
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Elimination of Waste

''T'm told that I talk in my sleep"
"Good idea If a lot of us could do
our talking that way it would be some
daylight saving"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
"P. OBJ.
u. S. A.
r. Il. c."

Although l was suffering intense
agony, the doctor, who spoke perfect
English, insisted upon conversing with
me.
"You may be all right as sports
man." he declared, ''but you are a
id murderer just the same for be-
| ing here. You Americans who got into
this thing before America came into
! the war are no better than common
murderers and you ought to be treated
the same wayr'
The wound in my mouth made it i'm
possible for me to answer him, and 1
was suffering too much pain to be
hurt very much by anything he could
say.
He asked me if l would like an
apple! 1 could just as easily have
eaten a brick
When he got no answers out of me,
he walked away disgustedly.
'You don't have to worry any more" !"
he declared, as a parting shot. For
you the war is over"
l was given a little broth later in
the day, and as 1 began to collect my
thoughts l wondered what had hap
pened to my comrades in the battle
which had resulted so disastrously to
me. AS l began to realize my plight
l worried less about my physical con-
ditiOn than the fact that, as the doc
tod had pointed out, for me the war
was practically over. had been in it
but short time, and now would be
q prisoner for the duration of the war
The next day some German flying
officers visited me, and must say they
treated me with great consideration
They told me of the man had brought
down. They said he was Bavarian
and fairly good pilot. They gave me
his hat as souvenir and compliment
ed me on the fight had put up.
My helmet, which was Of soft
leather, was split from front to back
by bullet from a machine gun, anC
they examined it with great interest
When they brought me my uniform
found that the star of my rank which
had been on my right shoulder stral
had been shot off clean. The one OIL
iiIy lC1L oAOuluCI SlIdI lIACg eShCd XIV
for as a souvenir, as also my R. T. c
badges, which l gave them. They al
lowed me to keep my wings" whicl
: wore on my left breast, because the.
were aware that that is the proudes
I, possession of British flying officer.
1 think L am right in saying that tn
l only chivalry in this war on the Ger
4 man side of the trenches has been dis
: played by the officers of the German
i flying corps, which comprises the pie
of Germany. They pointed out to m
I that l and my comrades were fightin
purely for the love of it, whereas the
r were fighting in defense of their cour
r try, but still, they said, they admire
r us for our craftsmanship. l had a nc
|, ton to ask them if dropping bombs o
h London and killing SO many innoce1
d people was in defense of their countr.
r but 1 was in no position or conditiO
). to pick a quarrel at that time.
# That same day a German officer wa
h brought into the hospital and put
f. the bunk next to mine. Of course
1, casually looked at him, but did NJ
is pay particular attention to him at thu
IS time. He lay there for three or fol
is hours before | did take a real goC
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Installation of Machinery.

Where the farm is large, and it is
it will certainly be more profitable, as
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural

If two men, driving one horse :
each, can combine the two
horses into one team which one :
man can drive, and this team
can do as much or more work :
) than two did singly, isn't it wise .
to combine them and save one :
} mans time?
And if the farm is large and
conditions warrant, isn't it wise .
to combine two of these two
horse teams into one, and save
another mans time?
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

was only an emergency hospital and
too near the firing line for nurses. The
Order1ies were not old men nor very
young boys, as 1 had expected to find,
but young men in the prime of life,
who evidently had been medical stu
dents. One or two of them, 1 discov-
cred, were able to talk English, but
for some reason they would not talk.
Perhaps they were forbidden by the
officer in charge to do so.
In addition to the bullet wound in
my mouth 1 had a swelling from my
forehead to the back of my head al
most as big as my shoe-and that is
saying considerable. / couldn't move
an inch without suffering intense pain,
and when the doctor told me that l
had no bones broken l wondered how
fellow would feel who had.
German officers visited me that
morning and told me that my machine
went down in a spinning nose dive
from a height of between 5000 and
5000 feet, and they had the surprise
of their lives when they discovered
that l had not been dashed to pieces.
They had to cut me out of my machine,
which was riddled with shots and shat
tered to bits.
A German doctor removed the bullet
from my throat, and the first thing he
said to me when 1 came to was, "YOu
are an Americana
There was no denying it, because
the metal Identification disk on my
wrist bore the inscription:
"P. OBJ.
U. S. A.
L q
The Twin City star., 1918-07-20
Dealing With the Occult.

An astonishing number Of books on
occult subjects are. being published in
these days, especially on lines relating
to the future life, the theme taking
on a new interest because Of the war
and its losses. One writer, Prof. w. J.
Crawford Of Belfast, is dealing with
so-called spirit manifestations in q
new way. For one thing, he has tried
seating the medium on weighing ma
chine while the manifestations are
going on and watching the varying
record Of her weight. He has found
that where chair or table was levi
tated an increase in her weight almost
corresponding to the weight of the
piece Of furniture was noted. When
there were rappings her weight les
sened, the amount lost varying with
the intensity Of the sounds. What
these phenomena indicate to his mind
or what he expects to prove by them
does not appear.