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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
Worlds Lead Pencil consumntion

The worlds product of lead pencils
probably amounts to nearly 100000
600 a year. half of which are made
from American-grown cedar. The
United States makes about 75O,OOO,OOO
wear.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
Needs Transn1utirn

knowledge is wealth" but the
schoolteachers tell us the grocers re-
fuse to accept it in lieu of cash for
supplies.-Boston Transcript.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
MAKING Them Envious-

"Been eating cloves, eh?"
"Just camoufage, my dear. I did
that to make some of the fellows think
I'd had a drink"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

scientist, disagrees with Sir Oliver
Lodge, claiming that the Twill within"
creates the spirit" manifestations,
all of which are due to the subcon-
sciousness of the mind. death is
merely form of subconsciousness,
such as Sleep" says Doctor Kimura,
who adds that immortality of the
soul may be willed from within" He
offers, by means of subconsciousness,
to win the prize of $1,000 offered by
Doctor Rim by producing a spirit.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
Pertinent Ino,iirv

Whereto serveth learning, if under
standing be not joyned to it?-Mon-
taigue,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

A single dose Of DR.. Peery's Dead
Shot" will expel Worms or Tapeworn. Its
action upon the Stomach and Bowels Is
beneficial No second dose or after purga-
tive necessary
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

Whenever there is a tendency to consti
patton, sick-headache or biliousness, take
cup of Garfield Tea. All druggists.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
On theaiqhway.

"why do you spess< of the flyers as
Migrants Of the airT' "They have no
visible means of support"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

An English hat manufacturer has
developed an imitation velours that
closely resembles the genuine from
stiffened cotton fiannelette.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

What is believed to be the largest
concrete dome in the world has been
built on q Copenhagen theater, being
100 feet In diameter.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

Necessity is not only the mother Of
invention but the divorced wife OF
plenty.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

The expression ''good-by" is con-
traction of GOD be with you and is
similar to the French "adieu" which is
"a dieu" Il commend you to God).
The phrase "good-by" is equivalent to
farewell and would be better written
goodbye, as it is corruption of "God
be with you" (b' w ye)e
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

One out of every two houses in the
rural districts of Ontario has tele-
phone. while one farmer out Of ev-.
cry four owns q motorcar.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

A man employed by a London firm
Of pencil makers has worked on the
same machine for 63 years.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

The first woman physician to be ap-
pointed a medical examiner by any
of the large insurance companies was
DR.. Anna D. French of New York, in
1882.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

Underdone beef is said to be the
favorite dish of the king of Spain.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

Women now possess full suffrage
rights In 81 countries.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

Import duties on butter yield the
British government an estimated an
nual profit of more than $15,000,0O0.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
ASSORTED BRIEFS

wolfskin makes the best parchment
Tor banjos.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05

TO have Identlhed man caught at
Toledo after Mrs. M. Sergenmiller
was attacked in her home. George
Kambal of Toledo is under arrest.
A campaign will be conducted
throughout Ohio in behalf of the
presidential candidacy of Leonard
Wood, both for votes of the electors
in the preferential primary contest
and for the selection of Wood dele
gates in every district; Colonel Will
liam Cooper Proctor announced.
Ross Wilson, so, city employe, and
Howard Moore, "a, were found dead
in their room at GAINESVILLE. They had
been asphyxiated by fumes from a
gas stove
Mrs. Mary Turk. shot by her hus-
band because she refused to live with
him, died II hours after the shoot 1g.
The husband, Frank Turk, 26, Cleve-
land, is held on charge of murder.
Wood alcohol claimed it's fourth vic
tim at Toledo when Alfred Sunier,
so, was found dead in his room in a
hotel A bottle half-flled with the
poisonous liquor was found beside his
body.
Phillips Brothers Grocery company,
Cleveland, is charged in federal war
rants with charging prices higher
than those fixed by the county fair
food price commission.
Opposition to the daylight saving
plan forced the Cincinnati council to
delay action upon a proposed ordi-
nance to turn clocks forward one
hour.
Leaving an estate valued at approx.
imately $4,500,00O, Ohio c. Barber,
late match king" of Barberton, pro.
vided in his will for a new institution
to be known as the Ohio G.. Barber
Agricultural and Industrial school.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Sale OF
Very Desirable
Residential
Properties
NO. 2l2l GROVE AVENUE
(Gorncr OF Sycamore Street)
and
NO. ltl2 PARK AVENUE
between Harric and Birch Strects)


Gerry Court of the city OF Richmond.
entered November. 1870. in the SUIT OF
Lottse Il. Willis vs. Thos. /. Meany.
etc, ct ais. therein pending, the un-
ucrs!gn.d, appointed special commits
siouers thereby, VIII Offer for sale.
upon the premises. aubjcc; TO the
e' TWEsbM9 4 So vi aqnEi r. 1890
At O'Clock Il. NJ.
the residence No. lil2 Park Avenue;
being ,,,, two-storyi se, n,,ae cna
S SeiGe si heating | pn, s,e hocaseI
in the best section OF Park Avenue.
and suitable either for residence or
rental purposes. nhe lot has front
age OF y feet 6 inches on the north
ern line Of Park Avenue and runs
back between parallel lines l60 feet
10 n wide paved alley, Alley on the
east also.
Immediately thereafter. say at 4:3o
o'clock
The very desira Bile detached brick
residence. No. 2l2l Grove Avenue. nj
the occupancy OF Mr. Thos +. Meany.
The building Is large and modern In
every respect and OF comparatively
recent construction. occupying the
"a frontage OF Al feet on the south
line of Grove Avenue ana runs back
along the eastern line of Sycamore
Street 1873 feet.
HAD OF THESE DWELLINGS.
TERMS: Onc-half C@J cash, residue
payable in two equal installmcnts al
- and II months. respectively, with
d per cent interest added. Tile re
tanned by the court until purchase
price is FULLY paid, or for nll cash
1T the option of the purchaser. Pur-
chaser Will be required to keeE
buildings insured until conveyance
is ordered by the court
The auctionecr will be pleased 10
makc appointment with any one in
tcrcsted TO inspect these properties n,
reasonable hours, or To give further
information relative thereto.
JAMES T.. CANNON.
SAMUEL Il. ANDERSON,
ROBT. III. TAI.LEf,
Special Commissioners.
The bond required in the above
cause has been duly given.
CIIAS. o. SAVILLE.
lNrtr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
FIND GREAT IMPROVEMENT
IN RAILS IN USE IN AMERICA
Engineering Association Discusses
Marked Decline In Accidents Due
10 inferior Material.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-A great i'm
provement in rails now in use in the
United Sta'cs is reported by the
American Railway Engineering Asso-
citation. Some years ago the mum
her of rails that failed TO give nor
NAL service or broke under moving
trains became alarmingiy large. the
worst condition being reached about
1905. This led TO investigation by
the American Railway Association
and later b. the railway engineering
Ass oclntiou.
"A drop III nc rail failures from
almost 400 per loo track miles for
Axe years service in 1905 rails to ~
IN The 1917 rails is decrease Of over
50 per cent" writes N. H. Wickhorst.
engineer OF tests of the engineering.
associations rail committee in his re-
port just sSucd lrre. I'VE may we'll
feel eiatcd over this good perform
anCc and congratulate the mills and
railroads mat brought about the re-
suit.
~ close study OF the detail re-
ports Indicates that further de-
crease of over 80 per cent OF tho fail
urts OF the 1911 rails is possible"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
100000 CHINESE
FACING STARVATION
Little Girls offered for Sale to OBJ
tain FOod-Hordes Eat
inr Weeds

PElIING. Nov. 20.-Cholera is aid
ing to tho general distress in the
famine stricken district. where from
25.eoo.ooo to So.00o.ooO people arc fac
ing death by starvation.
The Associated Press correspond
ent. VINO recently Travelled through
the heart Of tho territory most Sc
riously denudcd or food. found con-
been indicated by information pre-
viously received here.
In the town OF fiwai-an. where
there were 100 families. thirty per
sons had died OF cholera and s,ni,ar
reports are common from various
Ihc picture presented to the eye
OF the correspondent was dismal
one: The soil barren az In mid-win-
ter. prices soaring. migration of those
having more money or enterprise, the
people living on "a diet of weeds. chaif.
lRistics and leaves; children. espe-
cially little girls, offered for sale At
the average price Of the small Chinese
mule; cholera from underfecding. sui
cides Of individuals in extreme de-
spair. old women and children CLEAN
ing patches of weeds, men with no
work to do and clusters OF refugees
living in the shelter of temples In
market towns.
Information obtained by the cor
respondent indicated that the pres
rnt suffering is only forecast Of
that TO come In the course Of eight
or ten weeks. when the real crisis
Viii arrive. Conditions in the belt
he travcrsed in \ journey by cart,
between two railway lines near Tie.
chow. are believed to be typical OF
those generally existing throughout
large arcas In the provinces OF Ch!hli,
Shantung. ltonan and Shans. He
found indcScribabie misery and s,oi-
cal facing OF starvation by millions
Of people who already had disposed
OF everything Salable and saw In the
future nothing but death.
When the frost will have killed the
unconsumed leaves and weeds. there
will be literally nothing to eat Tor
ut least half the population. One out
of ten has already migrated without
money and without destination. In
the worst spots half the people are
already subsistinE on the proceeds OF
~" sale of furniture and clothing
WHICH means that those temporarily
cs..r.ns starvation Will ultimately
die from cold and exposure.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
NOT TO TRY EX-GERMAN
EMPEROR IN CONTUMAC lam
Whether Wilhelm VIII he Tried In
London I'm Ills Absence Muotcd

LONDON. Nov. 20.--lt seems now to
hc iihaliy settled that the former
German Emperor Is no. to be tried
In CuntImac!am
The question was asked the other
day Of Premier Lloyd George in the
House OF Commons. by Charles Fred
crlck White. Liberal member for
Of The fact that Holland has refused
cxtradit!un OF William Hohenzoilera.
N" Suprcm. Council would summon
him for trial, ana in the event Of his
hoHappcarancc. would arrange that
he shall be tried in his absence, va
that the promise that he would he
tried in London might he fulfilled"
written reply MAS made by An
drew bonar Law. leader Of the House
OF Commons, saying:
NJ government IL not prepared
20 adopt this suggestion
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
AlLSJSED SCIENTIFIC WORDS
DO NOT EXPLAIN OUILA BOARD
Employment Of Such Terms as "Subconscious Mind,
Magnetism" and ELECTRICITY" Effort Of Ignorant TO
Solve Questions They Can't Comprehend.

legc, simply because tho students We're
asked tn try it. as the request OF
rrofc ssor William James. the psy-
ch9iosis,, she showed SUCH extra
she calls IL. that after her Eradu
alton she would probably have be
come famous medium" if She could
have been - suaded to go into the
After the earliest experiments. her
hrSt work tail done only to entertain
h"r friends and amuse herselD was
with the planchettc. an instrument
onija board. but constructed on the
same principle. The most valuable
feature ,.,ssI OF Miss Wetrs testimony
rejects the idea that :.disembodicd
spirits or supernatural Influences"
OF any kind. are concerned In the phe-
nomcna.
Position for Scientific Student.
This is exactly. the position that
Il scientific student of such mys-
,crics should take. because il the
spirit explanation is once definitely
adopted. there Is nothing further for
scientific investigation to do. The
case is transferred to and decided in
another court than that OF science
Edison's psychic telephone in that
court would be roiccless.
Miss We'll leaves 1t to be inferred
that thought transfercnce in some
form is the bottom of the mystery.
but She makes no attempt to explain
exactly how thought is transferred.
She does. however. plainly point on.
the necessity of concentration on the
part OF the person who catches. or
receives. the thought of another, and.
without rolition. gives il expression
through the writing instrument.
somehow the person. or persons, who
with her, touch the board. convey,
unconsciously, their thought In :,
dynamic form. through her hand. and
the pencil gives IL expression by
writing. or by pointing out, the APP
Speaking of her earliest expert
cnces She says: Il never was con
scious OF any movement on the part
OF my associate. | only knew that
If ] gathered myself together. as II
were. with q sufficient concentration
OF effort. ] seemed to feel instinc-
lively what to draw" (Thcsc cN-
pcriments consisted in drawing OBJ
jects thought of by another pcrsonD
Again. she says. speaking nov OF
supposed messages from the dead
mot believed 10y her To he Such) The
significant fact is that the messages
are usually of consequence only when
the one most closely concerned Is l.,
have the frs: secret of the way 10
be medium.
'Make il easy for your clients to
give themselves away, and they will
do it with results far exceeding any
thing within your powers Of !nven-
tiun. even though they do IL Uncon-
sciously, and are fully persuaded
that they have not in any way in
fiucnccd what was written"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
ny GARRETT l.. sEnvIss.

"Will you kindly settle the uues-
zion OF the ouija board--just what IL
is that rlakcS IL Move? "a claims
that some of the persons operating
the board move 1t with their hands.
bu, cannot tell they arc moving u
because ii is their subconscious MUD,
and they cannot control II. IL claims
II Is the magnetism or electricity In
said persons bodies which moves II.
hut their subconscious mind only an
SwcrS the question. The whole uues-
physically. by any OF the people op-
Grating it. without their knowing H..
II. 5. West, Hoboken. y. j..
thank you for the ,!attering sug-
gestion that ! am able TO settle the
question of the ouija board" wish
knowledge, but / am far from that.
can only make suriniscs. as your
Mr.. \ and Mrs. i have done: But
permit me To point out that the use
Of such expressions of "SubcnnSciouS
mind and magnetism or electricity"
III the human body only tend TO dark
en- counsel. unless they are accom-
panied 10y an explanation OF what
Subconscicus mind is, or is supposed
"a be, and of how its acts to pro-
duce results which the conscious mind
takes not of: and also an explanation
Of the operation of magnetism or
electricity In the body.
Terms Flung at Hnnuoni.
These terms are evidently flung in
a. random. for the very reason that
when thus used they narcotizc. for
most persons. the disposition to fur
Their inquiry. Nobody knows exactly
what "suhconscious mind" -, there
fore il is good phrase with which
to explain an incNpncable mystery.
Magnetism and electricity are still
hut PARTLY comp-ehcndcd by science
what excellent words those are, then.
for conjurirg with.
If you viii get some books on
psychology and study the definitions
OF sUbconsciouSneSS. ana the discus
sions Of its manifestation. you may
put yourself in position to form
an Intelligent opinion of the par,
that II plays IN the performances OF
the ouija board. So, too. you should
study electricity and magnetism, and
discover, If you can, any way in which
they could conccivably effect what Is
ascrihcd to them in this case Do
not bc content with mere hazy no.
tons that such or such things might
be, because you are dealing with
forces but half understood. Never
use Ignorance To explain mystery. If
the ordinary operations and laws OF
nature do not suffice 10 account for
what you observe. try to extent your
knowledge by the same careful. sure
footed methods that have advanced
science TO its present position
Among the most suggestive expert
snces with which am acquainted
are those of Miss :Iathilde We'll. a
graduate of Bryn Mnwr. who hogan
her experiments in Thought trans
ference" VILE II freshman in col
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
MRS. MURlEL MACSWINEY
WILL GIVE HER TESTIMONY
Widow Of Int Lord Mayor of Cork
Coming to America In

| by Associated press.I

ASKING TON Nov. 2o.-Mrs.
Muriel MacSwiucy. widow of the
Lord Mayor Of Cork. Will testify De-
ccmber 5 or ! before the commission
OF the committee OF 100 Investigate
ing the Irish question. II WAS an
nounccd today, when hearings. sus-
pended over Thanksgiving. will be re-
Sumcd. Miss Mary MacSwiney, Sis
ter of tho Lord Mayor. who Is ac-
campaigning his widow to this coun-
try. also is expected 20 offer evidence
The commission announced that II
had received n cabIcgram from the
British branch of the Womcn's In
ternational League. Offering TO send
as witnesses, 4 group of English
women. representing the league. who
recently investigated conditions in
Ireland ut first hand.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Trustees Auction Sale
OF
\ n0uRLE TENEMENT DWELLING
Nos. l52l-l523 Winder St.

BY virtue OF ccrnin decd OF
trust. dated November IL. 1919. and
recorded In Richmond Chanccry
Court Clerks Office In u. u. 26i-D,
page Esq. default having been mnhe
In n portion Of the debt secured
thereby. and having been required by
the beneficiary therein 40 To do. W..
will. on
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER -, 1920.
At o'clock l.. NJ.
on tho premises. proceed TO sell tho
following described real estate:
All that certain lot OF land in the
city OF Richmond. Virginia. beginning
on the south line OF Wiuder Street ut
point distant thereon thirty (3o)
ieet wcstwardly from tic western
line of Eggicston Street. thence run
ming wcstwardly along and fronting
on the south line OF windcr street
thirty (3o) feet, and extending back
southwardiy from said front and be-
tween parallel lines one hundred and
i've do6) feet to an alley. and tho
ns Nos. l52l-l523 Windcr Street
The houses are well built and fne
reuters. good locality. ard nicely
graded stvcet-now bringing $500
per month. This Is Il good purchase,
90 attend sale.
TERMS: Cash sufficient, to pay all
costs OF sale. taxes and Insurance TO
date, OF sale. and debt OF 1921 90,
now due. with interest from Sovsrn
months. with interest. and secured by
deed OF trust on said property, or All
cash. at the option o: the purchaser.
GEORGE c. FiTZHcGH.
Il. q. DASIfiELL.
tTrust.cs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
COMPLETE NEW u. S.
TREATY WITH JAPAN
Affect Hawaii, Japanese News
papers Announce.
IBy Associated Press.

Los ANGELES. CALF, Nov. Co
Japanese newspapers today an
nounced the completion OF a new
treaty between Japan and the United
states and stated IL was acceptable"
to Japan. according to cable from
Toxic received here today by the
Japanese Daily News. II was de-
clarcd the treaty would not affect
Hawaii.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
TERM FIXED STARS
BATTLES MANY PERSONS
sis stiiication OF Boy Scout ELECTS
Comprehensive Dissertation
From Scientist
ONLY PLANETS CHANGE PLACE
Stars, LjEe Marching Army. or
Spanglcs on Moving Curtain, Re-
roivc Around Earth Once Every
Twenty -Four Hours.


Twcnty-Four Hours.
!, Boy Scout who has been learning
tho consultations as an aid TO path
5 finding on the earth, writes that he
2is puzzled By an examination question
which requires the plotting ~ at
least three fixed stars on every chart
containing planet This require
inent bo;hers him because he has al
y ways supposed tina; the only hNed
star is the North star.
Other Boy Scouts may lie equally
mystificd by the term fixed stars
as many thousands OF other pcoplo
arc-and therefore it seems worth
white TO attempt clearing NJ OF the
Every true star falls under the
classification Of 'rNcn stars a term
whis', was invented III order 70 DE-, dis,
look like stars. ana the real stars.
The distinguishing pcculiariy OF u
observation goes. consists III the fact
That il more or less rapidly changes
its location with regard 10 other OBJ
iects in the SKY. wnilc. on tho other
hand. the stars remain nNed in their
relative positions. tThcy do move.
but only astronomers know IT'D
Appear Ia RrNo1Nc.
All together. or an IN 4 body. they
appear 10 make :. revolution around
hours. but This is simply a conss-
auence OF the rotation or the earth
ON its axis. the. fact being that the
turns. But this apparent motion Of
the heavens as a whole has no ei-
iect upon the positions Of the stars
with respect 10 one another.
they move like marching army.
- like spangles stamped on NOV
!i.s curtain. each fixed in its Own
rlace. Blu, the planets (which are
situated thousands Of millions OF
miles nearer 10 us than the nearest
- the stars. although to our eyes
they seem to be mingled with the
stars. do not remain i%cd in posi-
lion on the revolving curtain OF tho
heavens. but continually. though in
som- cases quite slowly, change their
positions among the stars FOR this
reason the planets were formerly
sometimes called wandering stars
'she North Star possesses = special
sort OF iixedncss. or apparent liked
ness. OF position because II happens
10 he located almost exactly over the
north end ot the earth's ANS, so that
turning motion does not affect the
apparent position OF that star IN the
sky. Ali the other stars appear to
revplve around the heavens in Al
iection contrary to that OF the
,arth's rotation. and in circles which
are larger III proportion as they are
iu"rc distant from the North Star.
TrnNcrsc- Small Circle.
tn" North Star itself because it
i not exactly over the pole but a
little more than degree 10 one side
atSO irHTerSeS Very small circle
around the poiu; in The sky where
thv cnrths axis would meet the
heavens if extended But. except to
Instrumental observation. this mo-
lion OF the North Star is not notice
ahlc
With regard 70 the planets. it is
of the principal planets can ever be
seen nearer Ia the North star than
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Austrian Cabinet Formed.

VIENNA, Nov. 2o-Dr. Michael
Mayr has formed n new Cabinet, of
which lie will be the Chancellor and
Foreign Minister. DIR. Egon Glaz will
be Minister Of Interior aud hold an
other portfolio. and DIR. Ferdinand
Grim will I've Minister OF Finance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
STEAMSHIPS.
Eichmoni-Hew YORK Steamship Co.

S:,lf.nss tNIcr. q week from Klcnnond
and New York. Freight only. Prompt
~ sice. No embnrgoes. Freight received
day until p. NJ. except Saturday. ?
IS.
pany Is your company. Give It your
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Markets
Markets Page S.

were firmly he'd. and there were some
which mad a!odcrat. advances
M!atEs stocks were fairly active and
come issues suffered :.otg ligu:datiou.
IIirlA u MN IL -.