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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
VII.
The Fires of Sprinu.

There came a day when the metallic
brilliancy went out of the sky, and it
became softly, mistily blue. All that
forenoon Hazel prowled restlessly out
Of doors without cap or coat. There
was a new feel in the air. The deep
winter snow had suddenly lost its
harshness.
Toward evening a mild breeze fresh
ened from the southwest. At ten o'clock
a gale whoOped ~riotousIy through the
trees. And at midnight Hazel wakened
to a sound that she had not heard in
months. She rose and CROPPED her way
to the window. The e~ncrusting frost
had vanished from the panes. They
were wet to the touch of her fingers.
She unlocked the fastening, and swung
the window out. A great gust of damp,
warm wind blew strands of hair across
her face. She leaned through the case
ment, and drops of cold water struck
her bare neck. That which she had
heard was the dripping caves. The
chinook wind droned its spring song
and the bare bOughs of the tree beside
the cabin waved and creaked the time.
At dawn the caves had ceased their
drip, and the dirt roof lay bare to the
cl~oud-banked sky. From the southwest
the wind still blew strong and warm.
The thick winter garment of the earth
sOftened to slush, and vanished with
amazing swiftness. Streams of water
poured down every depression. Pools
stood between the house and stable.
Spring had leaped strong-armed upon
old Winter and vanquished him at the
first onslaught.
All that day the chinook blew. work
ing its magic upon the land. When day
broke again with n clearing sky. and
the sun peered between the cloud riffs.
his beams fell upon vast areas of
brown and green, where but forty-eight
hours gone there was the cold revelry
of frost sprites upon far-fiung fields
Of snow. Patches of earth steamed
wherever a hillside lay bare to the sun.
From some mysterious distance a lone
crow winged his way, and, perching on
a nearby treetop, cawed raucous greet.
ing.
Hazel cleared away the breakfast
things, and stood looking out the kitch,
en- window. Roaring Bill sat on n log
shirt-sleeved, smoking his pipe. Pres
, emily he went owe to the stable. kt
out his horses, and gave them their NIB
] erty. For twenty minutes or so h,
stood watching their mad capers a,
! they ran and leaped and pranced bacl
and forth over the clearing. Then h,
e walked of into the timber, his riff,
] over his shoulder.
Hazel washed her dishes and wen
I outside. She did not know why. bu
all at ono a terrible feeling of ute
f~orlornness seized her. 1t was sprin,
and also 1t was spring in other lands
The wilderness suddenly took on tn
characteristics of n prison, in whicl
she was sentenced to solitary confine
ment. She rebelled against it, rebelle
against her surroundings, against tn
manner of her being there, agains
(, everything. She hated the North, sh
l. wished to be gone from it, and mos
h Of all she hated Bill Wagstaf for cor
Ie straining her presence there
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
GROWTH OF CHEESE MAKING
EsseiVe New Factories Established in
West-Big Improvement Seen
in Milk Supply.

prepared by the United. States Depart.
ment of AgricuIture)
Work to develop cheese manufac.
ture in the Western states, begun in
July, 1916, has resulted in II new
cheese factories, says the annual re-
port of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, United States department of agri-
culture. Improvement of the milk sup
ply produced a better quality of cheese
and greater yields. One factory re-
ported that the Improvement of the
milk supply alone increased the net
income of cheese at least $1,000 a year.
Possibilities for expansion of cheese
work in the West are said to be al
most limitless, but no effort is being
made to encourage the establishment
of factories where there are not COWS
enough or where other circumstances
prevent successful operations.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

ornamentation Of colored %porcupine
quilts. Her feminine soul could not
cavil when Bill thrust them in the
pocket of her coat, even if her mind
was set against accepting any peace
tokens at his hands.
In the nearing sunset they went
home through the frost-bitten woods,
where the snow crunched and ~squeaked
under their feet, and the branches
broke off with pistOl-like snap when
they were bent aside.
A hundred yards from the cabin Bill
challenged her for a ace. She refused
to run, and he picked her up bodily,
and ran with her to the very door. He
held her a second before he set her
down, and HaZel's face whitened. She
could feel his breath on her cheek, and
she could feel his arms culver, and the
rapid beat of his heart. For an instant
she thought Roaring Bill Wagstaff was
about to make the colossal mistake of
trying to kiss her.
But he set her gently on her feet and
opened the door. And by the time he
had his outer clothes off and the fires
started up he was talking whimsically
about their Indian neighbors, and Ha-
eel breathed more freely. The clear
est impression that she had, aside from
her brief panic, was of his strength. He
had run with her as easily as If she
had been a child.
After that they went out many times
together. Bill took her hunting, init.
ated her into the mysteries of rife
shooting, and the manipulation of O
six-shooter. He taught her to walk or
snOwshoes, lightly over the surface oil
the crusted snow, through which other
wise she fioundered. A sort of truce
arose between them, and the days drift
ed by without untoward incident. Bill
tended to his horses, chopped wood
carried water. She took upon herself
the care of the house. And through
the long evenings. in default of CONVEX
sation, they would sit with a book OF
either side of the fireplace that roareC
defiance to the storm gods without.
And sometimes Hazel would find her
self wondering why 4loaring Bill Wag
staff could not have come into her lif
in a different manner. AS it wash,
never, never would forgive him.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
HAZEL PASSES WINTER IN TIE WlLDS WITHOUT SIGHT
OF ANY WHITE PERSON OTHER
THAN ROARING BILL"

synOpsis-Niss Hazel Weir is employed as a senographer in the
Office Of Harrington & Bush at Granville, Ontario. She is engaged to
Jack Barrow, a young real estate agent. Mr.. Bush, Hazers employer
suddenly notices her attracdveness and at once makes her his private
stenOgrapher. After three months Bush proposes marriage. Hazel
refuses, and after n stormy scene, in which Bush warns her he VIII
make her sorry for her action. Hazel leaves the Office, never to return.
Shortly after this Bush is thrown from his horse and killed. Pubica-
ton Of his will discloses that he left Hazel $4,000 in PREPARATION tor
any wrong l may have done her" Jack Barrow, in a jealous rage,
demands an explanation, and Hazel, her pride hurt, refuses. Hazels
engagement is broken and. to escape from her surroundings. she &C.
cures n position as schooteachera Mt Cariboo Meadows, in a wild part of
British Columbia. There, at n boarding house, she first sees Roaring
Bill" WngHan, a welknown character of that country. Soon after her
arrival Hazel loses her way while walking in the woods. She wanders
until night when she reaches Roaring Blrs7 camp fire in the woods.
He promises to take her home in the morning, but she is compelled to
spend the night in the woods. After wandering in the woods al. the
next day, Roaring Bill" finally admits that he is taking Hazel to his
cabin in the mountains. Hazel finds upon their arrival at the cabin
that she cannot hope to escape from the wilderness before spring.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

into he background. As a matter of
fact. she resigned herself to getting
through the winter, since that was in
cvitable. She fell into the way Of do
Ing little things about the house, find
ing speedily that time flew when she
husied herself ut some task In the in
icrvnls OF delvins in Roaring Bllrs
library.
on one Of these days Hazel came into
the kitchen and found Bill piIing tow
cls. napkins. and a great quantity Of
other soiled articles on an outspread
tahlecloth.
"Well," she inquired. "what are you
going to do with thoser"
"rnke 'em TO the laundry" he
laughed. collect your dirty buds, and
bring them forth"
Laundry" Hazel echoed. 1t seemed
rather n far-fetched Joke.
"Surei You don't suppose we can
yet along forever without having
things washed, do your he replied. II
don't mind homework, but / do draw
the line at a laundry job when l don't
have to do IL. Go on-get your
clothes"
SO she brought out her accumulation
Of garments, and laid them on the pile.
Bill tied up the four corners of the
.ablecloth.
Now said he, Tets see If we can't
at you out for a more or less extended
walk. You stay In the house altogether
A.. utrauT, NkCgn Hnxg ThANy- k,I H...f
ness. Nothing like exercise in the
fresh air"
Thus I'm a few minutes Hazel Jared
forth, wrapped In Bits fur coat, a flap
cared cap on her head, and on her fee
several pairs OK stockings inside moe
casins that Bill had procured from
some mysterious source a day or two
before.
The day was sunny, albeit the ali
was hazy with multitudes of floatin.
frost particles, and the tramp through
the forest speedily brought the rose,
back to her cheeks.
Bili carried the bundle of linen OF
his back. and trudged steadily through
the woods. But the riddle Of his desti
milton was soon read to her, for n two
mile walk brought them out on tn
shore Of a fair-sized lake, on the far
Their side OF which doomed the conica
lodges of an Indian camp.
"YOu sabe now7' said he as the
crossed the ice. "Thls bunch general
comes in here about this time, an
stays til spring. l get the squaws /
wash for me. Ever see Mr.. Indian o
his native heath?"
Hazel never had, and she was dull
Interested, even If a trlfe shy of tn
rcd brother who stared so fixedly. Sh
entered n lodge with Bill, and listene
s to him make laundry arrangements l
broken English with a withered oil
beldame whose features resembled
ham that had hung overlong In tn
s~mokehouse. Two or three blankete
bucks squatted by the fire that sent Il
blue smoke streaming out the apex
the lodge.
"Henp fine squaw !" m suddenly a
dressed Bin. "Where you ketchumT
Bill laughed at Hazel's c%onfuslo
away or" He gestured southwar
and the Indian grunted some unintt
ligible remark in his own tongue
which Roaring Bill laughed again.
Before they started home Bill su
cccdc,i in purchasing, after much tai
q pulf Of moccasins that Hazel co
ccded 10 tc u work of art, what wi
tkc danny pattern Of beads and 4
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
DON'T DISTURB LAYING HENS
Undue E~xcitennent in Poultry House Is
Bound - Reduce Egg Yield of
Young Fowls.

1t pays to be quiet and careful in
the houses containing laying hens, es-
pecially if they are pullets from the
range which have just commenced to
lay. Strangers that visit poultry plants
should realize that undue excitement
is bound to reduce the egg yield and
make every effort not to brighten the
child running through a poultry house
will brighten the hens and seriously
reduce the laying for that day.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
CHAPTER VIII.
The Drone of the Hive.

A black cloud of smoke was rolling
up from the funnel of the Stanley D.
as Bill Wagstaff piloted Hazel from the
grimy Bella Coda hotel to the wharf.
'There amt many passengers" he
told her. They're mostly cannery
men. But you'll have the captains
wife to chaperon you. She happens
to be making the trip"
When they were aboard and the
cabin boy had shown them to what
was digniied by the name of state
room, Bill drew a long envelope from
his pocket.
Here" he said, sis a little money.
1 hope you won't let any foolish pride
stand In the way Of using it freely. 1t
came easy to me. 1 dug it out of Mother
| Earth, and there's plenty more where
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
CHAPTER VI.-continued.

But within the cabin they we're snug
and warm. Bits ax kept\the woodpile
high. The two freplaces shone red
the tw~enty-four hours through. OF
flour. tea. coffee. sugar, beans and such
stun as could only be gotten from the
outside he had a plentiful supply. Po-
tatoes and certain vegetables that he
had grown in q cultivated patch behind
the cabin were stored in a deep cellar.
He could always sally forth and get
meat. And the ice was no bar to fish
ing. for he would cut a hole, sink a
small net, and secure overnight a
weeks supply Of trout and whitefsh.
Thus their material wants were pro-
vided for.
AS time passed Hazel gradually
shook or a measure of her depression,
thrust her uneasiness and resentment
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

crop is left after passing through the
animal. This being true and the ele-
ments being in a soluble form, we have
some idea of why it is of the utmost
Importance to protect the manure sup
ply from teaching by rains or from
other sources of loss.
Loss by Leaching.
The Cornell University experiment
station found that as much as 80 per
cent Of the plantfood constituents in
manure was lost by teaching and IN
necessary fermentation. The problem
is how best and most economically to
prevent this loss. The best plan where
it is practicable is to haul out the ma
nure regularly, spread it upon the land,
are usually obtained by turning under
shallow. The next best plan is to keep
the stock under sheds or in stables
with sufficient litter to absorb all liq-
uids. This treatment will not only
take up moisture but the continual
trampling of the animal will exclude
all air, so that the accumulation may
go on without injury to its quality I'M
til a convenient time to remove and
spread it on the land. The litter or
waste matter used for bedding not
only serves its purpose in helping to
preserve the manure, but adds consid-
erably to it.
When neither of these plans car be
advantageously used, a cheap shed
conveniently located may be subsi+at.
ed and all manur carried to it 81 re.
moved. Care must be taken to prevent
heating, which is especially liable &c
happen when horse manure predomi
mates. This can be remedied by add
ing water whep needed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Sues for canary's Lost Love,

Charging that her neighbor, Mrs.
Martha Traylor, had alienated the af-
fections Of her pet canary Pete, Mrs.
Anna Mallott of Syracuse, n. Y, start
ed a suit for $500 damages. In her
complaint she said the bird escaped
from her home and that her neighbor
coaxed it into a cage and has kept 1t
since.
Mrs. Mallott says she has made re
peated demands for the bird and is
sure it is hers, "for she has often heard
it singing and knows it's voice, but that
she has been unsuccessful"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
CORN is CONCENTRATED FEED
Should Be Fed in Limited Amounts in
Connection With Glover or
Alfalfa to Horses.

Corn is a good feed for horses, if
fed in limited amounts and in connec-
ton with clover Oh alfalfa hay. 1t is
a heavy, highly-concentrated feed but
lacking in protein and mineral ele
ments and for that reason should be
used with feeds containing these ele-
ments. At the Kansas station recent
experiments show that corn is a sat
iSfactOry substitute for oats when fed
with alfalfa hay but oats is the better
when fed with prairie or timothy hay.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
GOOD FEEDS FOR DAIRY cows
Should Give 1t Consideration in
Arranging Rations.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of A~grfculture.)
Dairymen who can obtain fish meal,
a by-product of the fish cannery,
should give it consideration in making
up the rations for their dairy cows.
When used in a ration for milk pro-
duction fish meal proved to be worth
from 20 to 25 per cent more than cot
tonseed meal and had no i'll effect
upon the flavor of the milk, says the
annual report of the bureau of animal
industry, United States department
of agriculture. Potato silage was
found to be as palatable as corn sill
age and of equal feeding value; pea
nut meal from unhulled nuts was in
ferior to cOttOnseed meal, and 12S
pounds of potato meal equaled 100 of
cornmeaI as a feed for dairy COWS,
according to experiments conducted
by the bureau.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Ruddie Knew Him.

Buddie and his mother were on their
way to the grocer's, where they met
a young man who greeted them and
then passed On.
81 don't think I know that man; who
is he, Buddie?' asked mother.
"Why, that's the man who serve the
tickets for the movies" was the reply.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

"This time last spring. Bill said to
her, 81 was piking away north of those
mountains, bound for the head of the
Mas to prospect for gold"
They were camped in a notch on the
tiptop of a long divide, a thousand feet
above the general level. A wide valley
rolled below, and from the height they
overlooked two great, slnuous lakes
and q multitude of smaller ones.
1--WE been wondering" Hazel said.
"This country somehow seems differ
ent. You're not going back to CaribOO
Meadows, are yOu?"
Bill bestowed a look of surprise on
her.
81 should say not J" he drawled. mot
that it would make any difference to
me. But I'm very sure you don't want
to turn up there in my company"
That's true" she observed. But
all the clothes and all the money ]
have in the world are there"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Thousands Die of Heart Disease

Heart disease still leads the nations
mortality lists, causing HAITI deaths
during 1916, according to vital statis-
ties regarding 70 per cent of the coun-
try's population. tuberculosis claimed
1O1,396 victims and pneumonia 9S,331.
Suicides numbered 10,162, which is far
below the average for the past ten
years.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
KEEP SMALL CHILDREN AWAY
Pugnacious BOOSTERS Known to De-
stroy Eyesight of Infants and 9th
erWise Harm Them.

If there is a p~ugnacious rooster in
the flock, do not let the small children
go into the pen or yard alone because
such roosters have been known to de-
stroy the eyesight of small children
and otherwise disfgure them.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Fiery Ped PimnIes

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed
by an application of Cuticura Oint-
ment to distressing eczemas, etc,
proves their wonderful properties. For
free samples address "Cuticura, Dept.
K. Boston," at druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
WINTER CARE FOR CHICKENS
Where Hens Are Compelled to Use En-
eray in Fighting Cold They Will
Not Produce Eggs.

Keep the hens warm and comforta-
bic, yet provide enough ventilation to
keep the air pure, for a hen that must
use her energy in fighting the cold can
not put the same energy into egg pro-
duction.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Prepared by the United States Depar.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrieulture.)
No farming people have ever been
able economically to maintain the fer
tility of their soils without the use of
live stock. Farming without the use
of manures is a waste of energy and
results in the exhaustion of soils. The
neglect in preserving and increasing
the quantity of farm has
been a great drain on the natural re-
sources of the American farm, espe-
cially in the southern portion Of the
United States. The lack of intelligent
care of the waste products and the
convenient form of commercial fertil-
izers have Jointly been responsible for
the almost general neglect of farm
manures.
Value of Fertilizers.
Commercial fertilizers have played
and will continue to play a great part
in the farm economy of the country.
Their full value, however, cannot be
obtained by their exclusive use. A
much greater value can be had from
them when used wisely in connection
with n and green crops. One of
the principal reasons for the small
value sometimes realized from manure
Of any kind is that it has not been
properly handled and through expo
sur and neglect has lost a large per
centage Of its plant food. The chief
difference between barnyard manure
and other vegetable matter is that the
process of passing through the animal
has rendered the fertilizing elements
of the former more available for alb
soption in plant growth. The best
authorities tell US that from rs to &C
per cent of the fertiIizing value of q
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Just It.

There is one thing which shows
what an inconsistent creature man is"
what is that?"
HE wants his friends always to be
thinking of him, and yet it makes him
mad the minute they begin to reflect
ON him"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
A Plea.

scientists say q man needs sweets"
What of itT' I'm going without
sugar. Now's your time to encourage
patriotism, grille"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
a Nice

Are the Comeups in mourning for
their rich uncle who left them so much
money!"
NO; they are only in black for
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels AID.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Too Late.

did you draft that star pitcher for
our team?" mo. I didn't draft him.
Uncle Sam beat me to him."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22
Keeps Us Hopino

Tomorrow never comes"
Maybe that is just as well. Prob-
ably it wouldn't bring US anything"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

The old adage about st. Swithin's
day weather has been proven u~ntrust-
worthy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

An unwelcome guest is one of the
best things going.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-22

In the spring Hazel gets her
freedom and then when she has
it she exercises the preroqatiVe
that has been woman's since the
world began. What she did is
disclosed in the next instaiiment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-06
ITALY OUGHT TO
 BE CALLED NATION
 OF UNLOCKED DOORS

HEADQUARTERS THE ITALIAN ARMY, Aug. 6.-"Italy ought to be called the country of unlocked doors," said F. c. Thwaits, of Mil waukee, who is now in charge of the American Red Cross work on a large section of this front
 "I think honesty is the chief trait of the Italians" he said. "The best proof of this general state ment is that I never lock my hotel door anywhere in Italy, nor do any other Americans after they have been here few weeks. We go away from our hotels, perhaps for days at a time, leaving our doors unlocked and all our personal be- longings at the mercy of the first conner, and yet we never dream of losing anything, either through ho- tel servants or transients.
 "Out on the front you can leave your automobile standing any where you like, with your over coats or any other belongings, and be sure that nothing will be dis turbed At that there may be plen- ty of poor fellows about who would most greatefully accept any small present"