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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
/" PLENTY NEXT DOOR
Record Harvest Predicted for
Canada.

After having made a careful sur
vey of the wheat producing area of
the United States, experts whose busi-
ness it is to keep the people informed
on the acreage sown to foodstuffs
state that this year there will be a
falling off in the wheat production in
the States, due to a considerably less
area cultivated. The opinion of these
experts is that the decrease will be
several hundred million bushels of
wheat less than in previous years,
which according to past experience
will be scarcely sufficient to meet the
requirements of the demands Of the
people of this country.
In Canada, however. the situation
is different Reliable reports on the
crop situation throughout Western
Canada are such as to create the most
substantial optimism. Never before
were the prospects SO encouraging for
bumper harvest. It is predicted
that the yield this year will be even
greater than in 1915, the year of the
record harvest in Canada, when the
LOIdI WIS OSS,CfZ,OUO
bushels. Not only is the wheat looking
excellent, but the same is true of oats,
barley and fax, of which a greatly
increased acreage has been sown in
the great grain producing provinces Of
Canada.
The rains that have fallen recently
have come at the right time to stimu-
late growth and there is now consider
able moisture in the ground. With
the world generally facing shortage
of wheat and a continued heavy de-
mand for it, the price is likely to be
maintained at the present high figure.
In many districts corn has been more
extensively planted~ than in previous
years and it is looking remarkably
well. Many settlers from the United
States who came to Western Canada
and bought improved farms in the
early spring have every prospect of
a crop yield that will give them re-
turn sufficiently large, after paying
all current expenses, to pay off large
part of their capital investment
Livestock is in excellent condition
everywhere, the rains having induced
a good growth of grass.-Advertise-
ment
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

you'll have to ask Miss Bradford
about that" he said. "She did it ALL"
l turned again to look at Barbara.
expecting her to speak. but she merely
blushed and was silent.
go on, tell me" l urged her.
"Well," she said hesitatingly, "as
heard her testifying, had an inspira-
ton. 1 heard her say that she loved
her husband. and that she did not care
who knew it-and-and-and- at
once l realized that love was the
strongest influence in the world, so |
had Mr.. McGregor ask for an adjourn
ment, and then"
She stopped in confusion, the rosy
bushes once more mantling her
cheeks.
$50 on" I insisted.
81 can't tell it," she cried.
"You must tell" 1 urged. ST have g
right to know it. What did you dor
81 managed to see her alone"
Again she hesitated.
"What did you say to herr" I de
manded.
81 just told her," she faltered, low
ering her eyes as she spoke, "that-
that loved you just as much as sht
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
SERVICE MEN LEAD SCOUTS.

Indiana, Pa, is to be congratulated
on it's three new scoutmasters and its
commissioner.
Scoutmaster Clark Keener was dec
grated with the French Croix de
Guerre, and was twice cited for the
d. S. G. for conspicuous bravery in
action.
Scoutmaster Beers remunitioned his
company under heavy machine gun fire
and was cited for thesD. S. G. for ex-
treme bravery in action.
Scoutmaster Crawford, when he
learned that he could not be sent to
France as lieutenant with a machine
gun company, volunteered for immedi.
ate service as chaplain and was in
some Of the heaviest fighting.
Commissioner E. M. Gearhart was 6
7. M. c. A. physical director with the
naval air service, and later volunteered
as chaplain.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
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SOU ! S
(i<ondnctad hu National Council Of the
RECORD OF SCOUT GROWTH
by National Council of tht
Boy Scouts of America.)

The steady growth of the Boy Scouts
Of America, not only numerically but
in the Importance of its activities, is
indicated by the official figures recent
ly compiled for the past year. They
show:
December 81, 1919. total official en-
rollment, 462,7S1. (Previous year, 420,-
006). Number Of boys enrolled as
scouts, 800, 100. Number of men en-
rolled, 101, ,991. (Scoutmasters, assist
ant scoutmasters, and members of
troop committees or local scout coun-
cils).
Number of boy scout troops, 1916.
Number of cities and counties main
tanning expert scout executives for di-
rection of local scout work, 270. One
years gain in number of cities and
counties so equipped for scouting, 46
per cent.
Number of scoutmasters who have
had college education. 7,7S9, or more
| than one-half of the total.
Merit badges issued to scouts, Il, ,432
| Gncrease of 1,270).
Life scout badges issued, LAG.
Star scout badges issued, 881.
Eagle scout badges (highest rank).
1853.
Scouts earning gold medals (given
to parents of those who lose their lives
in efforts to aid others), 8.
Scouts receiving silver medals fol
life saving, 48.
Scouts receiving bronze medals fol
life saving 4S.
Scouts receiving letters of commen
dation for heroism, z.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
HOLD CONVERSE IN JUNGLE
Expert Asserts That All Wild Animals
Have Method of Communication
With Each Other.

If the chimpanzees possess the most
extensive ape vocabulary-andG Garner,
who knew the sound and meaning of
about a hundred monkey words, said
they do-baboons have the crudest
DR.. Ditmars says that those in the
Bronx park collection express their
emotions with a roaring bark, a faint
chattering, and, when frightened.
wild scream.
'But all animal life has some
method of communication" says DR..
Ditmars. "In some. cases it isn't
vocal, but it satisfies the same need.
"When a lion Is lonesome he puts
his head close to the ground and
roars. Possibly he knows the ground
acts as a sounding board. With a
different cadence this roar becomes a
challenge, and other males take it up
until the jungle reverberates with
their din.
Another roar with different In.
tensity is answered only by females
The lioness will listen to fix the di.
rection from which his roar comes and
will move toward him. Then she will
roar, and he will move, and finally
they meet."-Exchange
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

The work of the public health nurse
is a real job. 1t takes her into Indian
reservations, mining districts, noun
tain communities, lumber camps, and
remote rural sections. The extent of
the area covered may vary from a COM
munity of 10000 inhabitants and small
area, to county service which may COW
er 1000 square miles and reach
population of only 5000. With such
varied districts the nurse has to be
resourceful and keep her wits busy.
Glasses in Home Hygiene and Care OF
the Sick did not progress rapidly dur
ing the war. Why? Because war du-
ties were paramount. But these class
es are now increasing and meeting
with promising response. Since the or
ganization of this activity in 1914, up
to March of this year 11,221 such class
es have been held, the number of stu
dents who have completed the course,
totaling 126,S42. At present there are
approximately 1880 instructors.
There is also the bureau which aims
to teach folks what is the best kind
of food to put into their stomachs. 1t
is known as Dietitians' Service, and
has enlarged its field to include among
its activities nutrition classes. and clin-
ics and the placing of nutrition ad-
visors whose work varies according to
the needs of different communities.
The first aid work of the Red Cross
furnishes instruction in accident pre-
vention to employees in industries
throughout the country and provides
instruction in swimming and life saw
ing to thousands Of men, women and
children. Many classes in the prin-
ciples of first aid have been organized
among the city police and fire depart
ments, in the schools and in bushes!
concerns.
The Junior Red Cross interprets the
Red Cross foreign relief program ant
its work in this country to school peo
pie and youngsters, and is now reach
ing over half of the school children il
America. Fourteen of the 23,000,00l
are enrolled in it's membership. On
hundred and eighty-six thousand teach
CTS dIS SSINlHS do lcducIS VI JuAlO
Red Cross clubs in the 21,960 Junio
Red Cross school auxiliaries. VIII
their outstanding service is in answe
to the humanitarian appeal of the sui
J fering childhood of devastated foreig
countries, their interest in service a
home is equally keen. By means o
the educational program supplied t
thousands of schools by the Junior Re
Cross, various educational course:
such as first aid are adapted to tn
children.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
GENERAL PRAISES BOY SCOUTS.

Following a mobilization Of the boy
scouts of Clarksburg, Va, in his honor
Maj. Gen. C. P. Summeral1 sent the
following letter to Scout Executive S.
G. Adams:
II wish to convey to the boy scouts
Of CIarksburg how much I appreciate
the opportunity afforded me to review
them.
II am member Of the council Of the
Louisville boy scouts, and take very
deep interest in all of their activities.
My son is also boy scout, and re-
gard the training he will receive as be-
ing very essential if he is to take his
proper place in the affairs of the busi-
ness world. A boy is very unfortu-
nate in this day If he is denied this
opportunity" ;
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
Mind WORKING One Way.

Hopelessly imbecile, an inmate of
Devonshire (England) poor-law home
for the insane possesses wonderful
memory. If the number of any psalm
be mentioned this man can at once
recite the whole psalm. Given the
number of a hymn, he can repeat all
the verses. But, more wonderful still,
if he be given date in any year, he
can tell the day of the week on which
that date occurred.
Here is a poser for mind experts.
This poor mans brain lacks all the
qualities which make for sanity, save
one. The faculty of memory may have
been normal at the mans birth, and
constant practice may have marvel
lously developed it. Whatever the ex-
PLANTATION may be, the marvel is that
mind capable of such a tremendous
feat did not grow Into an organ of
reason.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

He Had Built a Secret Passageway.
from the Lutan apartment I caught
her just coming out of my door. l
could not help wondering if they had
made her plant the revolver"
Barbara started up, blushing.
"Oh, no." she cried, "it was nothing
like that. You remember a few mo-
ments before you and had been in
your room, looking at the secret pas
sageway. Claire just then had come
into my room looking for me. She
was puzzled by my absence, and the
only solution that came to her was
that must be in your rooms. Alarmed
at what she considered my impru-
dence, she had slipped out into the
hall, and seeing your door open, had
investigated. OF course she did not
| find me. for had returned by way of
| the window ledge. She told me about
it the night before she was married
don't wonder, though. that you sus.
pected her."
81 didn't suspect her." cried. 81
just wondered what she had been do
ing there"
"That's right" said German. 'He
wouldn't believe for a minute that she
had had anything to do with it,
'But what puzzles me most" went
on, sis how you ever persuaded the
telephone girl to give Granders away
1t must have been done after she hat
given her first testimony. How did i
happen that she changed so suddenl!
over to our side?'
AS I looked from one to the othe
for an explanation, German burst on
| Laughing.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

mania, and issued large quantities of
paper money bearing the name Of this
bank. Since the armistice the Ger
mans have smuggled into Roumania
more of this money printed up in Ger
many.
lie Progres states that at the be-
ginning of the war the Roumanian
national debt was only 5OOOOO,OOO leu
and that now it is more than 30,OOO,-
100000. The standard paper money of
the country at the present is that Is
sued by the National Bank of Rou-
mania.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
First RoIshsvik RenubIic.

A writer in French newspaper has
discovered that bolshevik republic
existed in China seventy years ago, at
Chetuga, in Manchuria. 1t was found
ed by conscript miners who had been
sent by the Chinese Emperor to dig
for gold. These men, treated as slaves
deserted and established Communist
republic in the mountains. Their ex-
ample was followed by an entirely diff
ferent class, race of brigands, who,
however, continued to spoil the
Egyptians while leaving their COM
munist neighbors unmolested. Their
menfolk are now policing Manchuria
on behalf of Japan, which adopted the
plan of setting thieves to catch thieves,
and in return for their services pro-
tected them from Chinese and Russian
prosecutors.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
EuRoPE's POTATO CROP.

In Europe potatoes are grown Of
inerent kinds for different purposes.
nrtaln varieties are raised for cook,
40 and others for starch making and
istiring. over there they have a so
allied "stock potato" which is not
aed for human food at all. 1t is very
,rpe and coarse Of texture and Is
ItIilzed for feeding cattle. The yield
, the acre Is twice the ordinary, and
he tubers boing exceedingly rich in
.srcb ar - cot alcohol producers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
GOOD TURNS OF THE SCOUTS.

The boy scouts of Canton, N. Y, have
helped the water department in en-
forcing its rules regarding water sup
ply.
Aided in rescuing goods and fight
ing three fires in town is the good
turn report of the scouts in New Lon
don, n. 81.
Westfield, Mass, scouts policed one
quarter of town on its 250th anniver-
sary, and also assisted police at a
community dance.
Scout James McDermott of Quincy,
Mass, Troop No. 8, saved man from
drowning in Patch's pond.
Beaver Falls, Pa, Troop 3 is COM
posed entirely of foreigners, but its
members are intensely patriotic.
Deeds for their homes and parents
head their good turn reports every
week.
Cleaning rubbish and weeds from
a vacant lot to be used for a play
ground and collecting for dairies 400
milk bottles. which were being boarded
in private homes are two good turns
of Troop No. 127 Of Los Angeles, Cal.
Boise, Idaho, scouts have recently
performed many good turns. They
collected clothing for children of the
Ural mountains, Siberia, under call of
the Red Cross; distributed literature
and collected subscription cards for
Near East relief; acted as messengers
in the canvass of the city by the cen
sus bureau; acted as hat checkers for
a Civil war veterans banquet.
When milk deliveries were held up
scouts of the Bronx council, New York
city. made the deliveries for com
pany that specialized in milk fer In
fanEs-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

eight family cases, and provided care
for five old people suffering from tuber-
culosis. We also assisted in improv-
ing the welfare of seven old people,
took care of young boy who was
without work or funds and one run
away girl, placed three children under
the care Of the juvenile court and
placed two in a boarding house."
Reports from other localities indi-
cate a warm Red Cross interest in
community centers, clinics and other
more concrete forms of social better
ment. Activities of this kind differ,
just as the needs which prompt them
differ, each locality presenting curious
types Of problems.
There is, however, one need which
irrespective Of locality is found to be
prevalent everywhere-the need for
health education.
Ignorance is the underlying cause of
the continued disaster of preventable
disease and death that are undermin-
ing the vitality of the American peo-
pie. Health education is the means by
In recognizing this, the Red Cross is
establishing health centers where In
formation and education will be offered
and where the health workers of the
community may be brought to work
together. While. only few Of the
health centers have been put in oper-
alton by Red Cross chapters, there be-
ing at the present time only about rs
centers In the county, the activity is
growing steadily. Within a few years
1t Is expected the Red Cross health
center will form as definite a part OF
the community's Institutions as the
public school or library. Much de
pends on the interest Of the people
. themselves.
Then there is the Red Cross Nursing
service. Nursing service obviously
tends to improve health conditions an(
promote health interests. The tota
} number of nurses enrolled in Red Cros,
: Nursing service is 37.300 of these 1O'
! are colored women. While during tn,
} war thousands of applications wer,
] received from nurses, the enrollmen
! has now resumed its pre-war status
T the present monthly average beiny
: only about 125. This number falls fa
5 short of the demand, and in order t.
] increase the supply, the Red Cross /
daily bending its efforts in behalf o
4 the recruiting of nurses. OF the 37,30
! nurses, 531 are public health nurse
( serving under Red Cross chapters, an
g 124 serving in organizations affiliate
= with the Red Cross and under the su
n pervision.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

a confused condition, partly due to the
dumping in Roumania Of several bill
lions Of Austro-B Bulgarian crowns.
Russian and Ukrainian rubles and 9TH
er worthless moneys. Within the past
ten months the value Of the leu has
decreased from ten to the dollar to
$3.50 to the dollar, according to the
fluctuations Of the market.
This depreciation is also due, It is
stated, to an illegitimate influx Of pa
per money from Germany. During the
German occupation, the Germans es-
tabllshed the General Bank of Rou-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
To Test the Hearing

The man with normal hearing can
distinguish in a quiet room the tick
ing of a watch held in the hand of an
other person five feet away. A man
with normal hearing can hear distinct
ly every word of conversation being
carried on 10 feet away. Again, If
you are sitting in a concert room,
theater or a church, do you, when lis
tening to the words Of the speaker, lean
forward in your seat in order to hear
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

loved her husband, and I begged her
for loves sake not to help send you to
the chair, and she broke down and
told everything"
"Oh, Barbara, my Barbara!"
cried, springing up and claspfng her
in my arms. 'If only I had something
to offer you besides my love"
"I wouldn't worry about that just
now, Spalding," interrupted my moth
er's voice. "They found your great
uncle's will today. He made you his
sole heir"
But Barbara and I hardly needed
her good news. We were too busy
telling each other the world-old story.
THE END.1
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
Rats and Rubonic Plague

! Bubonic plague is more common In
no United States than typhus. The
lague is primarily a disease Of rats,
'nught by them from fleas, carrying
ne Infection. Many Mediterranean
orts are now reported as being infect
"A by rats suffering from plague.
hese infected rodents are carried
.om one country TO another on ships,
rhere they get ashore and start new
utbreaks. II an infected flea gets
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

more clearly? If you do, it is a sign
that your hearing is less normal than
the rest of the audience; and the same
applies, of course, to others who find
it difficult to catch the words when
sitting in a natural position. If you
are talking to person in the street
you may find yourself listening acute
ly for every word he may utter. E1ch
a practice may have become 3 habit
with you; it shows, at any rate, that
your hearing is not what it ought to
be. If your hearing is not normal
see your doctor at once.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
SCOUT FIRST AID SAVES LIFE.

Theodore E. Curtis Of Troop %, Salt
Lake City, probably saved the life of
Henry G. Kratz in Cottonwood Canyon.
when all the fingers on his left hand
and the thumb on his right were blown
off by the explosion Of giant dyna-
mite cap which he had found lying
near where miners had been blasting.
Krantz was taken into a nearby scout
camp. W. D. Wood, scoutmaster, re-
ports: "Both hands were bleeding pro-
fusely. Young Curtis applied first aid
and bandaged the two torn hands so
skillfully that the hospital physician
sent note congratulating the boy on
the thoroughness of his timely treat
ment, which perhaps saved Krantz's
life"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

nor cause any waves?" 1t is told in
the Ecclesiastical history that the
Bishop Adam gave holy oil to trav-
elers, saying: But do you remember
to cast this oil 1 give you into the sea,
and the wind shall cease Immediately"
Pliny the elder proclaimed that
everything is soothed by OIL" Our
own Ben Franklin wrote much on tue
phenomenon of oil on the troubled wa
ters. 1t has grown to be an accepted
belief in every walk of life that where
there is oil to be poured forth there is
peace.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
Formation of Asbestos

Asbestos is found in assures Of rock
and it is believed that, when the rock
was forming and still hot, water pene-
trated the assures, widened them and
dissolved some of the silica and mag
nesia. On drying, these crystallized
as a hydrated silicate of magnesia,
forming threadlike crystals building up
from opposite walls Of the f1ssure and
meeting in the middle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
USED SCOUT WATER TELESCOPE.

Miss Emily Mccarthy, a nurse Of
Meriden, Conn.,. disappeared, and her
hat was found in Black pond, indi-
eating that she had drowned, prob
ably by wading into the water in the
dark and becoming confused. Every
effort to find the body by dragging
failed, so Scout Executive John D.
Roberts made a water telescope from
a keg, with glass bottom. Holding
this over the side of a boat and peer
ing into the depths of the pond, the
body of the missing nurse was finally
seen and brought to shore.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

on human being the disease is trans
mitted to him. In view of increased
activity in trade, the health officials
are much worried over the prospects
Of ships carrying plague-infected rats
into our ports.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
.UN ,.lA SEEKS LOAN HERE
NJ Absolutely Necessary for the
w esc canization Of the Finances
4 Of The Country.

'ucharest.-Roumania is seeking to
e a loan In the United States, CIV
rs security her six per cent ma
,al bonds, without lien on her for
or her oil properties.
ccording TO lie Progress, the coun-
most pressing problem is the re-
imitation OF finances, which are In
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
cenatoriaI Ambition

"The height of my ambition" re-
marked Senator Sorghum, ''is to walk
into a moving picture theater and dis
cover that my portrait is getting as
much applause as that of a regular
film star"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
OIL on Troubled Waters.

Poets and philosophers of all ages
have sung of oil and its soothing quail
ities. "Why," asked Plutarch, "does
pouring oil on the sea make it clear
and calm? Is it for that the winds
slipping over smooth oil have no force,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
Mean Comment.

Dick-You have to know that girl
we'll to appreciate what she is worth.
Bob-I don't doubt it; you couldn't
take her on her face value.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
Tenant PerpIexities.

First Snail-"Why don't you come.
out of your shell?" Second. Snail-"Pm,
afraid some one else will go into it"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16

Golden silence IS often more to the
noint than a silver-tongued Grafton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
Obliqinu.

Obliginq.
Father, do you mind advancing me
my allowance for next week?"
"My dear child, I've already ad-
vanced it to you."
"All right. My allowance for the
week after will do as well"-Judge.