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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

wife's pearls stolenl Why, boy, | paid
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for that string. Tell me everything
about it-everything. at once"
/ could only repeat what | had told
him already. When I had opened the
safe on Sunday the pearls were there.
When had opened it again on the fol-
lowing Saturday the pearls were gone.
"Of course you told the police at
once"
explained to him why l had not
done so. and my reason seemed to
satisfy him.
"Go on with your story" he calmly
directed. He seemed to have himself
well In hand again. After the first
shock at hearing of the loss of the
pearls he showed no sign of emotion
or displeasure.
He listened intently as told him of
my second meeting With Barbara
Bradford when had learned that the
Bradford wall safe had been looted,
too, and the papers distracted con-
cerning the annullment of Claire's
first marriage. He nodded his head
slightly when 1 told him of the anony-
nous notes found on the floor in
both apartments.
'Did you hear the whispers, too?'
he questioned.
"Yes." l answered, 81 heard them
several times. Barbara has heard
them, and the laundress, too"
A look of unspeakable relief came
over his face.
"Pm glad TO know that others have
heard them besides myself. When q
man gets old his nerves sometimes
play him strange pranks. The whis-
pers seemed so unreal and incredible
that feared that l was suffering from
the hallucinations of old age. Now
that know that the whispers are real,
there is nothing to fear"
"And," l observed, 81 believe, am
almost positive, / can explain the
origin of the whispers"
'Tell me-" he cried, his manner now
entirely changed. He seemed elated
at discovering that his brain was still
dependable. 1t was as if burden had
suddenly been lifted from him.
Here was my opportunity. German
had utterly refused to credit my story
of a secret passage and had ridiculed
it. There had been no way that
could prove it, nor was it possible for
German to have investigated the walls
of the .Granddeck, even if he had
placed any credence in my story. With
my great-uncle it was different. As
the occupant of the apartment he
would have every right and oppor.
tunity to explore and verify my state
ments. I told him how, while specu-
lating as to the origin of the whispers
1 had observed the discrepancy In the
measurements of the apartment ant
had verified my deduction that there
was space enough for a passageway
big enough for q man to traverse IL
the wall between the room l had oc
cupied and the long hall. He listened
intently as I described the plan of the
rooms In detail and nodded his ap
proval.
"And what is MORE" l added tri
umphantly, Barbara Bradford and
had just discovered an opening into l
by. pushing the wall panel in my room
back and then sliding it along. W.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

in the tower doomed its message,
Christ church bell keeping it company
and the funny old guns of the Associa-
ton battery down at Old Swedes'
church, roared out their salute.
The Philadelphia Fourth of July
celebration of 1777 was a public DEM
onstration, planned in advance. For
tunately we have a short contemporary
account of what took place. The
Pennsylvania Gazette, published week
ly by John Dunlap, tells in it's issue
of July 9, 1777, of this first of long
line of Independence day celebrations.
Here is the full account:
Friday, the fourth instant, being
the anniversary of the independence
of America, was celebrated in this
city with demonstrations of joy and
festivity.
"About noon, all the armed ships
| and galleys in the river were drawn
up before the city, dressed in the gay
est manner, with the colors Of the
United States and streamers displayed.
At 1 o'clock the yards being properly
manned, they began the celebration
of the day by a discharge of thirteen
cannon from each of the galleys in
honor of the thirteen United States.
''In the afternoon an elegant dinner
was prepared for congress, to which
were invited the president and su-
preme executive council and speaker
of the assembly of this state, the gen
eral officers and colonels of the army
and the members of the several con-
tinental boards who were in town.
1.-THE Hessian band of music taken
in Trenton the twenty-siXth of De
cember last attended and heightened
the festivity with some fine perform
ances suited to the joyous occasion
while a corps of British deserters
taken into the service of the Cont
nent by the State of Georgia, beine
drawn up before the door, filled VI
the intervals with feux de joie.
"After dinner a number of toast:
were drunk, all breathing independ
ence and a genuine love of liberty ant
commemorating the memories Of .thost
brave and worthy patriots who gal
lantly exposed their lives and fell glori
ously in defense of freedom and th
righteous cause Of their country.
each toast was followed by dis
, charge of artillery and small arm
and a suitable piece of music by tn
Hessian band. The glorious Fourtl
! of July was reiterated three times
: accompanied with triple discharges o
cannon and small arms.
Toward evening several troops o
horse and corps of artillery and
/, brigade of North Carolina forces whic
was in town on its way to join tn
grand army were drawn up in See
l ond street and reviewed by congress
$ and the general officers.
$ 'aThe evening was closed with tn
1 ringing of bells and at night ther
e was a grand exhibition of fireworks
: which began and concluded with thil
S teen rockets on the common, and tn
: city was beautifully Illuminated.
S Everything was conducted with tn
S greatest order and decorum and th
: face of joy and gladness was un
e versal.
: ''Thus may the Fourth of July, tha
e glorious and ever-memorable day, b
celebrated through America by tn
e hosts of freedom from age to age ii
S time shall be no more. Amen an
1 amen"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
Accidental French.

An American lady in Paris wanted
some water, but could not make the
maid understand she wanted it hot.
After several vain attempts, she ex-
planned in disgust: "Sho" The maid
frightened up suddenly, went off and
returned with pitcher of hot water.
1t was not until some time afterward
that the lady learned from friend
that the girl had evidently mistaken
"ShoI" for "chaud." which is the
French for "hot"-Roston Transcript.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
Scientific p Legislators

For lack of technical knowledge, leg
islators are sometimes guilty of pass
ing measures that are soon found open
to severe criticism and sometimes fail
to accomplish the end which was in
tended and desired. To overcome this
condition an Australian doctor has
come to the fore with scientific first
aid for legislators. He suggests that
royal commissioners of science" be
appointed in each house of the Aus
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
ECONOMICAL FEED OF HERDS
Reduction in Acreage of Alfalfa and
Glover Means Big Loss to
Dairy Farmers.

A reduction in the acreage of clover
and alfalfa will mean a big loss to
dairy farmers as clover, alfalfa, and
soy beans are important factors in the
Economical feeding of dairy herds. If
legume acreage is reduced. profits for
many herds will become losses For
farmers to fail to SOW a sufficient
amount of these crops because of
prevailing high prices for seed would
be a great mistake.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

running % per cent ahead of 1919,
and 1919 was 20 per cent over 1918.
Four factors have played an essen
tial part in making this cooperative
achievement possible, and they apply
very generally to cooperative market
ing of farm products. First, the farm
ers were brought to clearly recognize
the needs for united effort in solving
their marketing difficulties. Second,
there was available in their communi-
ties volume of business sufficient to-
make cooperation worth while. Third,
given these two conditions, the farm
ers met the need by adopting and en-
forcing standards for their dairy prod
ucts. This has improved the quality
of the output, and has produced uni
forRlity, thus making possible the ef-
fectiye use of a brand and of adver-
tising on a large scale. Fourth, the
association has employed efficient sales
methods
Standardization Essential.
The difficulty of pooling the output
of several cheese factories in Tilla
nook county lay in the absence of
Standardization. In consequence, the
association engaged an inspector and
placed him in general supervision over
the cheese making of the member fac
tories. From the start this inspector
has made regular visits to each plant,
giving suggestions and assistance when
needed. The money spent in his sal
ary has repaid the association many
times over.
The cheese is inspected, and If found
to conform to the standard set up by
the association, is sold under the or
ganization's brand. This brand has
, become known in nearly every market
on the Pacific coast, and the reputa-
, ton which has been built up for this
, associations cheese gives that body a
decided advantage in the markets.
: In many other lines the cooperative
principle has been tried out with pro
5 nounced success, notably in fruit and
: vegetable marketing associations
grain elevator companies, and coop
!, erative creameries. Farmers have also
: proved the value of cooperative pur
} chasing. Anyone interested in coop
erative marketing or purchasing should
5 write for information to the bureau
: of markets, United States department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. G.
J. whose experts have made a careful
5 study of the subject.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

ure as too low and declared that If the
various liquidation commissions and
other positions created under after
war conditions were taken into con-
sideration it would be shown that
there are not far from 100000 gov
ernment employees.
Austria has only 100000 popula-
ton, and 1t is estimated that each gov
eminent salary supports a family Of
four. The newspapers generally are
uniting in a demand that the civil list
be reduced by the immediate dismissal
Of 10 per cent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

were inspecting it when we heard the
shot In the apartment below. 1 closed
the panel and ran downstairs and have
had no opportunity since to investi-
gate, but l am sure the passage is
there. / am convinced that it was the
sound of voices there that made the
whispers. l suspect it was used by
whoever left the anonymous notes in
the room, and that the person or per-
sons who looted the safes entered and
escaped by that means. I would not
be surprised If it was not by means of
this passageway that the murderer of
Miss Lutan escaped, after he had left
his revolver in the drawer of my
dresser"
NY great-uncle shook his head per-
plexedly.
"It sounds improbable-tOo much
like a romance. They do not build
modern apartment buildings with Sc
cret passageways. Space is far too
valuable, and besides, all plans have
to be filed with the city's bureau of
buildings"
"But it's there" I cried desperately.
81 saw ii. Barbara Bradford saw it,
"Well," he comforted me, 1--WE will
soon find out about it. 1 have many
matters to attend to today, but tomor-
row / shall go up to the apartment,
and if there is such a passageway 1
shall find it and see where it leads"
"Then you are not staying in the
apartment?"
mo, shall remain at a hotel until
my wife returns"
At this juncture a prison attendant
approached and informed him that the
time of his visit was up. Imperiously
my great-uncle waved the man away.
Somehow the possession of great
wealth carries with it a manner of ex.
pecting obedience from every one that
generally Is successful. The man
withdrew, muttering to himself and
left us undisturbed,
'Now tell me about the murder
Mr.. CASTOR directed.
Concisely / stated the facts as
knew them. 1t was q shock to him tC
hear that at least two of the trusted
attendants Mt the Granddeck, Wicl
, and the telephone girl. were of tn,
criminal class.
, "Tut, tut, tut" he exclaimed. "Jus
think Of I'll That's the worst of livin.
in a big city. You never know wha
sort of people there are about you
I I'll call up Mr.. Kent, the owner of tn,
: building, this afternoon and have hin
: get rid Of them at once"
D please don't" / cried. "Gormal
! and I are both convinced that Vic
/ and the girl know something about tn
I murder. Don't do anything to lie
them know that they are under sus
!, picion. So long as they are employee
e at the Granddeck we know where t
lay hands on them when we wan
them."
e That's So" he admitted. 'T'll sa
e nothing for the present. AS 1 won
be living there until after this
Y cleared up, 1t can make no differenc,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

between the cabinet, council and en-
ployees Of the central government for
a general increase in salaries and al
lowances, the topheaviness Of the Aus
trian governmental machine was re-
vealed. Foreign observers and inves-
tigators having to do with the peace
settlement have repeatedly commented
on the extravagant number of civil
servants employed in all departments.
Doctor Reisch admitted in the dis
cussions that the civil list numbered
100000 persons. The New Eight
O'Clock, however, challenged that fig
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
"See that bunch of horses over yon-
1er?" asked the farmer, indicating six
Or seven animals which were impa-
tiently crowding against a fence in an
andeavor to nibble some corn growing
Just beyond the reach Of their out
stretched noses. "There's marketing
lesson in what those horses are doing.
If they only knew it a little pushing
in unison would lay that fence fiat, but
the trouble is they don't understand.
and so they won't push together"
Then, after a pause: "Human folks
are a bit like those horses. A lot
IF them don't know how to push
and pull-in unison. Think of the
lnutilized power those animals have,
and think of the infinitely greater pow
er we intelligent humans have, when
We learn to cooperate. That's the
word: Cooperation! A good many
farmers have learned its big advan-
ages, but their number is still small
beside the millions who might benefit
from it.
"There is the Tillamook County
Creamery association, for example, !"
continued the farmer. "That's Won
1erful- organization which has set a
OF of people to thinking; and the
beauty of it is, their achievements are
getting bigger every year,
Paeep+ Einuree Erop, TiII,rooL
This farmers thoughts had been
turned toward cooperative marketing
oy reading a recent report from Tilla.
nook County Creamery association
IN Oregon, composed of % farm
er factories which cooperate in the
sale of their products. The repor
Of the secretary-manage for 1919 in
1icates that the total sales of cheese
from these 25 factories amounted t,
s1,954,039, with additional receipts TO
whey cream of S32,305 and for whe.
butter, S2,506. With the estimates
sales from miscellaneous source
amounting to S1S,635, the total for tn
year was $2,007, AIS.
In the first year of its existence
1909, this organization handled 80
100000 pounds of milk and 100000
oounds of cheese, and its sales totale
1886, ,135, showing that the total sale
almost quadrupled in ten years. Th
sales for the entire decade reaches
The astonishing total of SS,612,OO(
Thus far the production for 1920
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

if the senate and people failed to rat
! ify, the correct practice was to sur
render the consuls to the enemy. Thus,
according to Cicero Ode Officiis Ill,
3O) Titus Veturius and Spurius Pos
tumius were delivered up to the Sam
mites, with whom they had negotiated
an unsatisfactory peace. And on a
much later occasion Caius Mancinus,
who had negotiated peace treaty
with the Numantini which the senate
failed to ratify, was on his own motion
surrendered to the enemy.-New Re-
public.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSITION
No More Do We Look Upon Selection
of Seed Corn as Fad-Now
Thoroughly Approved.

Time was when the selection of
seed corn on the farm was looked up
on somewhat as fad Sentiment,
though, has changed until today we
have come to consider the field selec-
ton of seed corn as a thoroughly
approved business proposition.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
What Dreams Mean

To dream Of land is a sign you will
travel; to dream of owning it, prom
ises profit and happiness The happi-
ness and profit will be in proportion
to the extent of the land owned in
your dreams. If the land is improved
with gardens, houses, arbors and so
on, it is a sign of a beautiful home
filed with harmonious people. If it
is planted with grain. it foretells
wealth in proportion to its extent. II
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

for home use. In certain sections
where custom grist mills are found,
farmers still have some grain ground
into flour and meal for home use. Oc-
casionally a farmer is found who has
his own little mill and who makes his
own flour and meal.
The average farm family consumes
about 6 barrels of flour in year. In
the South, the average annual con-
sumption of corn meal is about 500
pounds per family and in the North
about so pounds. The consumption
of buckwheat and rice is low, except
in areas where these crops are gen.
orally grown, and even there it is
usually less than 100 pounds per fam
lily. Most farm families use home
baked bread, though in some cases
the farmers buy their bread from bak-
ers who drive through the country.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
CEREALS FOR BREAD SUPPLY
Corn, Wheat and Bucl<wheat, Staple
Breadstuffs, Are Raised Nearly
Everywhere.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Cereals, such as corn, wheat, and
buckwheat, are raised nearly every
where throughout the United States.
These grains are staple breadstuffs,
but the general practice oftfarmers is
to buy flour and meal rather than
grind or have their own grain ground
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

Ilat DAY. Since Cn0 uOuf Ol Tie as
sembly of congress the old bellman
of the Liberty Bell in Independence
Hall had been in the Steeple. He had
placed his little grandson at the door
to give him the word when the an
nouncement should be made. AS hour
after hour passed by and no announce
ment came the old man shook his head
and said sadly, "They will never do
it."
Suddenly a shout came up from be-
low and there stood the little blue
eyed lad clapping bis hands for joy
and shouting, Ring, grandfather,
ring"
So the old grandsire swung the big
iron tongue and the Liberty Bell,
changing 100 times, sent its brazen
notes throughout the land proclaiming
that the United Colonies were and of
right ought to be free and inedepend-
ent, and there was a tumult of re-
! joicing in the city.
This in effect is the first Fourth of
July, as many an American schoolboy
has been taught it. 1t reads well and
there is a thrill in it. But it has one
| large fault-it isn't true. AS matter
of fact there wasn't any real Fourth
of July Celebration" at all in 1776
| There couldn't be, for the reason that
| the Declaration of Independence was
continuing operation that LASTED
pretty much the whole summer OF
that year. Incidentally, its culmina
ton was July 2, instead of July 4
Moreover, it was not until 1777 thai
July was fixed upon as ''the day we
celebrate" And it was in 1777 il
Philadelphia that the first Fourth OF
July celebration was held.
To get the history of the Declara
ton of Independence straight, we mus
start with the fact that the American
Revolution was not begun for the
achievement of independence. TIL,
American colonists began with the ide;
of securing the right guaranteed then
as Englishmen by Magma Charta, tn,
Bill of Rights, and their own charters
The idea of separation and independ
ence was an afterthought and an out
growth of the hostilities faced by tn
British at Lexington and Concord.
The historic declaration of the citi
zens of Mecklenburg county, Nortl
Carolina, in May, 1775, was one of tn
earliest manifestations of the trend o
Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Commo
Sense" appeared and gave the move
ment a tremendous impetus. June
1776, Richard Henry Lee, under il
structions from Virginia, presented t
the continental congress his famou
resolution which reads:
"Resolved, That these United Coli
MES are and of right ought to be, fire
and independent states; that they al
absolved from all allegiance to til
British Crown, and that all politics
connection between them and til
state of Great Britain is and ougf
to be totally dissolved;
"That it is expedient forthwith I
take the most effectual measures fl
forming foreign alliances;
: "That a plan of confederation |
prepared and transmitted to the re
: pective colonies for their consider
l ton and opprObation."
Here, in fact, was the Declaratic
of independence in a nutshell. Jur
> s, congress went unto a committee
1 whole to consider the resolution. f.
t various reasons the delegates were n
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
TOO MANY CIVIL SERVANTS
to Heavy Taxes Levied to Pay
Army of Employees.

Vienna.-One-fifth Of the population
of Austria, 100000 members of FAM
flies OF central, provincial and munich
pal government employees, are sup
ported by the taxpayers, according
to the paper, New Eight O'Clock. In
the negotiations recently concluded
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

tralian parliament, who should have
the right to be heard at the bar of the
house on any matter in which science
plays a part. They would devote their
whole time to this work and be paid
such salaries as would attract men of
the highest talents.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
KILL WEEDS BY cULTIvATING
Those Just terminating or That Have
Not Yet Obtained Strong Root
hold Easy to Destroy.

Weeds that are just terminating
or that have not yet obtained a good
roothold on the soil are very easily
killed by light civilizations such as
can be accomplished with the harrow
or the weeder.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
SCRUBS
A scrnh is an animal off mi,

A scrub is an animal of mixed
or unknown breeding, without
definite type or markings. Such
terms as native, mongrel, razor
back, dunghill, piney woods,
cayuse, broncho and mustang
are somewhat synonymous with
scrub" although many of the
animals described by these terms
have certain fxity of type even
though they present no evidence
of systematic improved breed
ing.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
The OIiuarchy of Art,

"Ten thousand francs for that old
picture? I could understand
it, of course, if you were Offering a
modern painting-with oil at its pres
ent price. But in the eighteenth cen
fury oil wasn't worth more than i
sous a gallon ''-Le Pele Mele. Paris.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
Melons for Family Use.

Ten hills of Rocky Ford muskmelons,
snaced five feet apart will generally
supply muskmelons for the average
family
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
nu>,;ro Tractor for Farm.

Do not make the mistake of buying
too smafi ii tractor. Nine out of ten
farmers VINO buy their second tractor
buy a bigger one.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
cro,,nd for Sudan Grass.

Sudan grass should be seeded on
ground that has been plowed and work
ed into good condition.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

planted with vegetables, it is a sign
of Affections in the same degree. If
you dream of black land, it signifies
sorrow and elancholy.-Chicago Her
aid and Examiner
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25

Roman Way With Peace Negotiators.
In the brave days Of the early RO-
man republic the consuls might in
deed negotiate and sign treaties Of
peace on their own responsibility. But
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-25
DESTROYING pandeIions.

It has been found that if the dande-
lions are dug an inch or more below
the crown they will not bloom and go
to seed again during the season.