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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

The years at the spring
And days at the morn;
Mornings at seven
The hillside's dew pearled.
The lark's on the wing,
The snaifs on the thorn,
Gods In his heaven
AIRS right with the world.
-Robt. Browning.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

Don't fail to have large sheltered
porch off the living or dining ROOM
to be screened in summer and glassed
in for a sun parlor in the winter.
Don't build your living porch to the
west; it would, be sunny in the after
noon, just when the housewife is free
to enjoy it. East southwest, and
south are the best exposures.
Don't regret it afterwards-make a
two-story porch, the second floor for
outdoor sleeping. There is nothing
more healthful.
Don't let your front door open di-
rectly into tllo living room. A hall or
vestibule cuts off cold.
Don't plan to have the stairway as
cend from the living room. It's more
picturesque than useful.
Don't scatter the plumbing all over
the place; arrange it so the kitchen
sink is over the laundry tubs and di.
rectly under the bath room; thus keep
all the piping straight and simple and
hold down the cost.
Don't overlook composition flooring
for the bath room and the front vesti.
bule. It is so easy to keep clean.
Don't omit a seat with hinged cover
for the front vestibule; it is a great
convenience as handy place for rub.
bers, porch cushions, children's play
things, etc.
Don't be prejudiced; glazed Dutch
doors (cut horizontally through the
middle into two parts) are better thar
French windows to open out onto g
sleeping porch. The half doors per
nit a nicer regulation of cold air.
Don't miss having a laundry chute
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
LIZARDS AID SUGAR GROWERS
Small Reptiles Most Important Help
in the Destruction of Parasites
in West Indies.

Lizard farming and fungus cultiya-
ton are means adopted in the West
Indies to protect the sugar industry.
1t has been discovered that the frog
hopper, so-called on account of its
great leaping powers, is the greatest
pest of the sugar cane, and that it null
tiplies by thousands on single plants,
sucking the sap from roots and leaves.
In the last three or four years two
remedies have been developed. f. W.
Urich, a West Indian entomologist, has
demonstrated that lizards devour great
quantities of the immature hopperS;
and J. r. Roarer, United States my,
cologist, has shown that spores of the
fungus known as "green muscardine"
are peculiarly fatal to the adults. Az
part of the work to save the cane, war
has been begun in Trinidad, where the
investigation has been made, against
the rapacious mongoos, which has
made lizards scarce. In addition, hun
dreds of lizards are collected in pro.
tective enclosure, and are encouraged
to multiply under favoring conditions
of sand banks for burrows. with an
abundance of food and water. The
fungus is grown in test-tube cabinets,
which produce spores that are busted
over the cane fields by special dis
tributing machines.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
NEWER BLOUSES ARE CLOSED
Garments So Arranged That the Deep
Collar at the Back Need Not
Be Disturbed.

The new blouses are closed in a
number of fashions and many of them
are ingeniously contriyed so that the
deep collar at the back need not be dis
turbed. One model is made with a
deep enough V-shaped opening at the
front so that it slips over the head
if the head is not too large. This
blouse, therefore, has no visible means
of closing-or opening. And it is very
pretty and the full front falls in un-
broken folds and the deep collar Of the
back is uninterrupted.
And if one puts this blouse on care
fully, pulling it smoothly over the hair,
it is all very well.
A newer method of getting around
the difficulty of the deep collar in the
back or the collar across the back,
which marks so many of the new
blouses, and the desire for the unbrok-
en- front, is to slit up the back from the
waistline for a few inches-say five
or six.
The matter of pulling the blouse
over the head is then much simplified,
and the results gained are about the
same. Moreover, the little buttoned
opening at the bottom of the back of
the blouse, is, if anything, of decora-
tive value.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

plans we're sketched by the couple
while t9'ey still rented.
The man of the house had spent u
years in a two-room "shack" on the
Western plains. There he accumu-
lated a comfortable sum and there he
learned something about inconveni-
ence.
From the poorly lighted, cold and
but fairly well ventilated place he call
ed home he has been transformed into
comfortable cottage, with lots of
light and ventilation and every con-
venience, a five-room bungalow, with a
good start for three rooms upstairs. 1t
only cost $500. The original price
was fixed at $2,496, but concrete
basement and few extras added to
the cost.
The cottage is built on a lot Y feet
front and it is % by 42 feet with an
eight-foot porch extending across the
entire front. The only change he
would make if building another would
possibly be to make it two feet wider.
The bungalow contains living
room, dining room, two bedrooms, and
kitchen, a nice-sized bathroom, two
large closets, a linen closet, a pantry,
and an inclosed entrance at the rear
porch.
Attic Is Floored.
The entire attic is floored and up
rights in place for lath and plaster
whenever it is desired to finish the up
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
COAL MINES OF MACEDONIA
Fuel So Abundant That at Times 1t
Appears Above the Surface
of the Ground.

In Macedonia coal in abundance is
found in the valleys, appearing above
the surface in many places. In the
valley of Kossovo in the neighborhood
of Sibovtzi and Hade, along the Sit
nitza river to the southwest of the
town of Prishtina and around the viii
lage of Shashkovitza, in the northern
extreme of the valley to the south
west of Prishtina, the coal deposits
are extensive and valuable. The lay
ers are usually about 4.3 feet thick,
with a northeasterly direction, almost
horizontal, and showing above the
ground in some places, the distance
OF kilometer. The Serbian railways
were formerly supplied with coal from
this particular region. In the BASIN
like valley of Prizrend coal also ap-
pears above the ground in layers av-
eraging two feet thick. The same condi-
.tion is found in the narrow valley Of
Piscupshtina river in the environs of
the villages of Lukovo, Perezi, and
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03


yolks of three eggs, grated onion, pep
per and salt for seasoning. Mold in a
small loaf and bake.
Tomato Nut Loaf.-Take one cupful
each of chopped nut meat, cooked rice
and tomato pulp, one egg, 11s tea
spoonfuls of salt, half teaspoonful Of
pepper and a teaspoonful of chopped
onion. Mix the ingredients, adding cell
cry salt, or sage If desired Shape
into q loaf and bake 80 minutes.
Gnocchi.-Into one-fourth cupful of
vegetable fat stir one-fourth cupful
each of cornmeal and cornstarch, add
a half teaspoonful of salt, and gradu-
ally two cupfuls of scalded milk, stir
constantly. Cook for three minutes,
then cool slightly and add the we'll
beaten yolks of two eggs and one
fourth of a cupful Of grated cheese.
Then add the whites of two eggs beat
en- stiff. Put into a buttered baking
dish and sprinkle with one-half cupful
of grated cheese over the top. Bake
carefully in hot oven for 30 minutes.
Fish Loaf.-Take one cupful each of
salmon, bread crumbs and hot milk,
half teaspoonful of salt, an eighth Of
a teaspoonful Of pepper and two eggs.
Rub the fish fine with a potato mash
er, add the milk to the crumbs and
melted fat. and seasonings, then COM
bine with the fish. Add the well-beat-
en- eggs, put in a creased baking dish
and bake or steam. Serve with white
sauce with the salmon liquor added
to it II liked. Tomato sauce is also
good served with this loaf. Peas in a
sauce poured around the loaf are an
addition which will add to the food
value of the dish.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

you are very soon to come out and look
at the world. You are to appear with
in short time because the spring is
here, and you are the spring blossoms
People love the spring becSase the
blossoms are so beautiful aYd because
the birds sing.
"But of all the glorious sights in
the world there is none quite so per-
feet as an orchard filled with gor.
geous blossoms.
. "'Now in this farmhouse the peo-
pie are very poor. They cannot even
afford to have their house painted.
And so you must try to make up for it
during this one season of the year.
You must be just as beautiful as you
can be, so that people will forget the
house needs painting as they drive by,
and will think the place is very
lovely with all the wonderful trees so
full of spring blossoms.
"sWhen the fall comes and the late
summer you will give excellent fruit
for you never disappoint the people
who live id the farmhouse They al
ways say that they can depend on their
orchard. Nothing, they say, ever hap
pens to It,
And so pear trees, apple trees and
even cherry trees, listen while whis-
per to you And we heard the wind,
at this time, carrying the secrets Of
every tree to the spring buds.
"tA1l of you be beautiful so for one
season in the year the people In the
farmhouse will think they have the
loveliest of homes Make their dingy
home look like a fairyland.'
"Yes," continued the first apple bios
som, 81 knew you must have been told
the same secrets, because just at the
end we heard the same whispering of
every tree"
"We heard the same story" said the
first pear blossom.
"And so did we," said the first cher
j ry blossom.
Now some of the blossoms were out
ahead of the others but they all look
! ed their best, and indeed the orchard,
which was in front of the shabby
house, looked just like fairyland
And how happy the first apple bios
som and the first pear blossom were
when they heard some people driving
by say, How wonderful it must be
to live there and to see that orchard
all through the spring! And more
than that, the fragrance is quite the
most perfect in the world"
And once again the blossoms gave
joy to the people in the dingy farm
house, who every year had the most
beautiful place the country around
owing to the spring and their fine or
chardS
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
SHAPES OF CRETONNE BAGS
Very Little Change Noted in Design;
All Of Subdued CoIors, and Mount
ed on CeluIoid Frames.

The earlier showing of cretonne
bags evidences little change in shape.
All are of subdued colors, lined with
satin in dark tones and mounted on eel
iuloid frames. 1t is the mounting, in
fact, which has become of vast i'm
portance as spring advances. A jade
celluloid and coral white frame has
the chain and bracelet adjusted to the
framework, which can be mounted on
any desired material. After all, every
bag shown just now has a mounting or
framework of some sort.
Some very unusual knitting bags
are made of black satin with a panel
Of Chinese shadow embroidery done
in scarlet. The lining sometimes re-
peats the scarlet note, but more often
has the more somber and useful black.
1t is quite possible to find hats and
bags repeating the same note of
embroidery or color motif; even short
waists are shown with touches of Gre
tonne in collar, cuffs, pockets and belt.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
OUR FRILLS AND FURBELOWS
Items of Fashion That Should Be of
Especial Interest to Women Seek
ing Latest in Styles.

Gray and yellow make pretty COM
bination.
Small poke-shaped hats are in evi-
dence.
Satin is used for dresses, suits and
hats.
Killed plaids are much in favor for
skirts.
Wool embroideries are more than
ever used.
There must be note of contrast in
the dress.
Flag blue is combined with gray and
chamois.
Sashes are tied at one side, under
the left arm.
The slip-on coat is one that Paris is
very fond of.
Wool hophacking is to be used for
motor wraps.
White silk is promised for spring
suits and dresses.
The corset which laces in back is
growing in favor.
The straight japanese sleeve is one
much favored.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the caveman, who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned a lot about the scientific treat
ment of the things we eat.
Naturally none of US would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground,
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED
This wonderful new idea-simple
like all great inventions-was first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette-made of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. It is pipe to-
baccoandLUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like a pipe. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
SOME SOBER GOWNS
Sensible and Economical Fabrics
Not DiSregarded.
Black Satir., Blue Serge, Gray Jersey
Cloth and Shades of Gaberdine
Ruling Street Costumery.

There is no disposition shown by the
French designers, as they have ex-
pressed their genius in the new clothes,
to omit all the fabrics that are sensible
and economical. Black satin, blue
serge, gray jersey cloth and several
shades of gaberdine are ruling street
costumery.
Metal tissues and laces are lavishly
used for the afternoon and the eve
ming, but they are sobered by miles
of chiffon. Sturdy crepe de chine,
which looks fragile and is not, is Of
fered iH the smartest gowns for the
street.
There are one-piece frocks as well
as suits, and capes have superseded
top coats. Elaborate and expensive
embroidery has given way to ornamen-
tation by means of wool or twine, and
intricate machine stitching is aban-
doned in favor of bits of applied ma
terial, straight rows of military braid
or folds of corded satin.
Lace is used as though Belgium had
been reinstated and every one of the
lace weavers working overtime
FlOunces, capes, sleeves and panels of
lace are dropped on narrow, slim I'M
derslips of satin.
Satin and serge are combined for
those who want to wear Il frock for
the next six months without feeling
uncomfOrtably warm or cold.
Waistcoats, the styles of which were
drawn from all the epOchs preceding
this one, are used in coats, which gives
the economical woman n chance to re
furbish her last years suit and fee
herself quite in the picture. The
French designers knew that they were
offering a sop to the economists il
| promoting this accessory.
Sturdy pique has been revived fol
those who do not care to invest il
handkerchief linen, perishable batistt
or expensive flowered voile. These
suits and frocks of pique are trimmed
with velvet, as in older days. and al
the dyes that France has manufac
tured for her own use have beer
brought to bear upon white and cream
| lace in order to make harmonious cos
/ tunes; and this trick again gives th'
woman of slender means a chance t.
look exceedingly smart through tn
medium of dipping yellow lace in ;
small quantity of reliable dye.
Paris has sent over multiple mum
Der of short, straight jackets, witt
/ fronts that do not meet, and in tn
space between is displayed a frille,
front with turnover collar and a dot
ted foulard cravat This little from
is basted into the coat, and thereb
saves one from using a whole shirt
waist, with it's accompanying laundr
bill.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

roses which can be bought by the yard.
Roses rolled from pink ribbon would
answer just as well.
Another girl embroiders hers, using
linen or a heavy ribbon, half an inch
wide, and buttonholes the edges. Then
she sews snaps on them, half on each
end, and they are ready to clasp over
any number of truant straps. A cir
Gle of French knots covers the sewing
from the snaps.
Ribbons with a bow on one end, pro
vided with snaps will do the work
efficiently and artistically, too.
The crocheter will find it easy to
make these little clasps, finishing off
the narrow band with small crochet
ed rose or shamrock.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
42-OzZ

stairs. The uprights, usually 2 by 4,
were placed to give the roof nee
essary carrying strength.
The owner believes an additional
two feet on the left side could be
used to advantage in the living room,
dining room, pantry and porch. The
position of the girder, however, would
not be changed.
The living room has cheerful fire
place built of mottled brick. The out
side chimney, as well as the lower por
ton of the porch posts and founda-
tions, are built of vitrif1ed paving
brick. Another feature in the living
room are two book shelves built into
the colonnades between living room
and dining room.
The pantry is conveniently built be-
tween the dining room and kitchen, and
may have an outside ice box. In this
home the ice box is kept on the porch,
but protected from the weather.
The bathroom is located between
the two bedrooms and readily reached
from every portion of the house. 1t is
large enough and has linen closet.
In the hallway is clothes chute.
Each of the bedrooms has large clos
cts and with the spacious attic there
is lots of room for storage purposes.
There is a basement under the en-
tire house and it is concreted.
The attic is reached through an in
closed stairway with the floor land
Ing near the center of the building.
Don'ts for Home Builders.
Don't invest in cheap plumbing and
layatory fittings. If you do you'll soon
discover it TO be the most "eXpen-
sive" economy you ever tried.
Don't plan wonderful variety of
color schemes in decorating when the
consistent use of simple color combina-
tions gives far more pleasing and deco
rative results.
Don't forget that rooms designed
| after simple, straight lines lend them
| selves more easily to decoration, prove
more sanitary, and are less tiresome to
live in than badly arranged rooms.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
A Sixth Sense.

Scientists in Denmark are greatly
puzzled by a man named Emil Knud-
sen, aged thirty-six years, a Norwe-
gian from Christiania. He had been
an object of interest to the medical
fraternity for some time, and lately
leading nerve specialists of Europe,
suggested an experiment Knudsen
was blindfolded, placed at the wheel
of a steamer, and told to pilot it
through the intricate channels of Co
penhagen harbor. This he did without
any mishap whatever. He displayed
no nervousness of hesitation. He took
a dozen sharp corners and followed
zigzag course throughout without any
uncertainty. He explains his gift as
a sixth sense, and the scientific men
who have him under observation are
inclined to believe that this explana-
ton is the true one. At present, any,
way, they are unable to account for
the performance on any other n.y.
potheSiS.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

add one tablespoonful OF olive oil, one
egg, salt, pepper and sage to taste.
shape in small cakes and cook slightly.
Swedish Fish soup.--Make stock
by cooking the heads, tail, fms and
bones of any white fish, in cold water
10 cover; add a slice each of onion,
carrot. n bay leaf and a few pepper
corns. Cook slowly for one hour. then
strain and thlcken with two tablespoon
fuls of flour and butter cooked togeth-
er using one quart Of the stock. with
salt and pepper to taste; add pint of
milk Just before serving.
Chicken and Chestnut saIad.-Mlx
half cupful Of diced chicken with
half cupful each of celery cut fine
and chestnuts cooked and cut in slices.
Add two tablespoonfuls of finely chop
ped green peppers, salt, paprika, aud a
dash of red pepper. Marinate with
French dressing and serve with may
onnaise dressing.
Nut and Cheese Roast.-Cook two
tablespoonfuls of chopped onion in one
tablespoonful of grated cheese; cup
full Of nutmeats and cupful of soft
bread crumbs molstened with little
water from the pan in which the onion
was Drowned; season with salt, pepper
and the juice of half a lemon. Pour
into a buttered baking dish and bake
until brown.
Chicken Pie.-Cook a four-pound
chicken until tender, after disjointing
it; put into a deep baking dish, with q
small whole onion finely chopped
thlcken five cupfuls of the chicken
broth with three tablespoonfuls each
of -four and butter cooked together
Cover with rich crust, leaving plenty
Of vent for the steam to escape while
cooking. A short time before the pie
is served pour into it half-cupful OF
more of sweet cream, or lacking that
beat an egg into a half-cupful Of mill
to add richness to the gravy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
HOW TO KEEP UP THE STRAPS
Tiny Gold Safety Pin, Covered Over
by Sewed-on Pink Rose, Found
to Be Satisfactory.

An appearance that might otherwise
be the pink of perfection for a wom-
an is often very much marred by the
straps of her underwear, which slip,
each a different way, from her shoul-
ders and show through the thin blouse
The only solution to this state of af-
fairs when one affects the strap kind
of lingerie is some sort of lingerie
clasps. OF course, the little gold ones
are very fetching, but there are some
which can be made almost in a jiffy,
and make attractive gifts and favors
at parties where girls foregather.
One girl specializes on tiny gold
safety pins, sewing atop of them to
hide the pin one of those small pink
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Let Them Do the Worrying.

Amos J. Cummings and Ernest Jar
rold were once in a pilot-boat during
O great storm. The former lay on a
bunk, intently reading. The boat gave
fearful lurch, and careened until it
seemed that she must turn completely
over.
"This is awful, Amos!" said Jarrold.
"Tm going to put on a life presever,
for the boat can't stand it many min
utes longer"
"Oh, keep quiet and let me read,
Mickey" said Cummings, never lifting
his eyes. "The men on this boat draw
regular salary to kedp her afioatP'-
Saturday Evening Post.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
F1| DAD[Y'S [y[NIN(
: \ FAIRY TALE
ka G hAN 0AAAl11. BONNER
SPRING BLOSSOMS.

"How do you feel?" asked the first
apple blossom of a pear blossom on
one Of the. other trees in the orchard.
"Splendidly," said the pear blossom.
"How about yourself?'
''Never better said the apple bios
som. Now when the other pear bios
SONS and apple blossoms heard these
two talking they all wanted to see
what was going on.
And before long they were all out
talking and chatting while some Of
them were having games with the
Breeze Brothers who blew them to the
ground and made it look as if the snow
had come again.
Did your trees have a secret to
whisper to you?" asked the first apple
blossom.
"Yes," answered the first pear bios
som. 81 was just about to ask you the
same question
"It's this way with u.s." said the
first apple blossom. ''You see the farm
house is very shabby. It's been need
ing coat of paint for so many years.
And the people who live inside are so
poor they can't afford anything they
don't actually need.
''They don't have to have the paint.
But they feel badly that they cannot
afford to have their house painted for
/ it would look so much brighter and
! prettier.
"Well it's been this same Way for
so many, many years as I said before
And they have bad luck with the pota
toes and the corn every year. Some
thing always happens. Bugs eat up the
potatoes and storm is likely to come
and hurt the corn just when it would
be growing quite perfect.
"All these things my trees whispered
to me and to all my sisters and broth
ers. The trees said, Little blossoms
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Love Of Good Music Increasing.

The American people as a nation
have been accused Of a lack Of real
appreciation of harmony, but the love
Of good music Is increasing. One will
notice this In many ways, but especial
ly In the music Of the orchestras that
play in even the cheaper places of
amusement, In the hotels and in the
public places Of the cities, such as the
parks In summer and the concert halls
in winter. The music Of the orchestra
is Of much higher order than It used
TO be.