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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
lust WHAT SHE NEEDED

'sI used a bottle of chamberlain 5
Tablets some time ago and they
proved to be just what l ne :ded,
writes Mrs. Volta Bakson, Chillico-
the. Mo. "They not only relieved
nre of indigestion but toned up my
liver and rid me of backache and diz-
ziness that l had been subject to for
some time. They did me a world OF
good and l will always speak a good
word for them"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17

If sound business methods are to
be adopted in conducting the great
national business affairs there must
be placed in power both Republican
Congress and Republican President
1t was President Wilson who vetoed
the Good Mccormick Budget Bill and
a Democratic Senator who flibuster-
ed to prevent its adoption in correct
ed form.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17

and
In
He
enistin Brit am in
n
ballot To for Judge Jones the
O h O
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
NOTICE Of APPOINTMENT

NOTICE Of APPOINTMENT
The estate of George J. Vollmer,
deceased
Notice is hereby given that Emma
Vollmer has been duly appointed as
executrix of the estate of George ].
Vollmer, deceased, late of Clinton
Township. Fulton County, Ohio.
Dated this 4th day of September,
A. D. 1920.
A: M. BARBER
Judge of the Probate Court, Fulton
County, Ohio. 23-3
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT

The best advertisement any mer-
chant can have is satisfied Gus
toner. No greater recommendation
can be given an article than the fol-
lowing by E B. Milburn, Prop,
Buion Drug Store, Buion, Ark. eve
have sold Chamberlain's Cough Re
medy for years and have always
found that it gives perfect satisfac-
ton"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
The estate of James Wise, deceas-
ed.
Notice is hereby given that Clara
Gee has been duly appointed and
qualified as administrative of the es-
tate of James Wise, deceased, late of
Clinton Township, Fulton County,
Ohio.
Dated this 1st day of September,
A. D. 1920.
A: M. BARBER
Judge Of the Probate Court, Fulton
County, Ohio. 23-3
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on" says Long Jim. Yves. All did
hev to squeeze his windpipe a leetle
afore he'd open up proper, but All
didn't mus him serious. He wrote the
number on a card while All held his
nose down."
"Oh, say" says Belmont. Rather
strenuous persuasion, / call that. And
young Hollis fancies he's quite an
athlete, too; always taking gymnasi-
UNI courses at the Y and all that sort
of thing. Well, well! But let's get
to this business affair of yours, Jim.
Hope you don't want to sell me an oil
lease on some worthless hillside pas
ture?"
"Ah amt se1lin' thing" says Long
Jim solemn. 'Ah'm here to buy"
"Wha-a att" says Belmont. II. say.
Shorty, listen to this. will you. Here's
a native son talking like a come-on.
You don't mean you want to buy oil
stocks. do you, Jim?''
No, 1t wasn't that exactly.s In his
own way and in his own time Pendle-
ton sketches out how and why he'd
come clear up here from Kentucky
Accordin' to his tale some oil agent
had come moseyin' around about a
year or more ago and talked his old
man into signin' an option for
twenty-year lease on the old farm.
He'd paid five hundred down and IL
1t was taken up before a certain time
he was to pay ten thousand more and
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the usual one-eighth royalty on every
barrel produced.
Fair enough" says Belmont. That
ought to make your whole family rich
even II they strike only a light pump
err. What more do you WantT'
''Ah want to buy back that there
option" announces Long Jim.
"Eh?" says Belmont, prickin' up his
ears. Want to buy it back. You do?
Why?'
For a minute or SO long Jim gazes
at him mild but earnest. And say,
he's got the innocentest light blue
eyes you ever saw on a grown man.
Almost a baby stare, you might say
And yet there's something kind Of
pathetic in that gentle look of his Or
maybe it's only simple. These noun
taineers are that way, / understand.
when they amt indulgin' in family
feuds or runnin' out revenue agents
Anyway. you could see that Long Jim
wasn't much more than a grown-up
boy who had something on his mind
and didn't exactly know how to state
it.
Kits thisaway. Mistuh Kinney"
says he after a while. I'VE got a
Ieetle patch of land, bout so acres
more or less, up thar on the noun
tain. All was horned an raised thar,
so was nah OF Pappy. an so was
his Pappy, an All don't know how
many more beyond him. All of us
horned in that same old house. Hit
amt much of a shack to look at, Jess
. two-room log cabin with a punch
con floor and the cracks chinked with
creek bottom mud. But hits all the
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nieht make some allowances. Any
way. I'm out Of breath and-and here
As u himself
Fer q minute or so Belmont stares
At the stranger without any sign Of
recognising him. "Pendleton" says
NJ. 7 dent seem to recall you at all.
thai u. only vaguely. M-m-m! Pen
Lsng Jim. Of Cabin Rum" adds the
And that appears to be the key.
"oh. yesw says Belmont. Why. you're
the ea4 who took me on that crazy
your
Long Jim mods and registers again
IN the waste bssket.
ut was . thriller. that drive was
shorty" says Belmont. zone Of the
kind yeu remember all the rest Of
Your life. Eighteen miles in thirty
ninutss nat over Z mountain road
thai wesn't much better than q cow
great guns. both searchlights out Of
6psiness, the motor hitting on three
cylinders and the gears whining and
Groaning At every revolution. Why
We didn't skid on into one of those
deep rAvines, or wrap the car around
Q Tree, Or smear 1t against q boulder,
Yover could make out Only good
luck ana Long Jim's uncanny skill as
= aiyyer pilot got US there alive and
on time. And was 40 grateful that
vhou I paid him double fare I gave
ne44ea 4Ay help to call on me- I sup
- tAis u . call Of that kind: Ell.
18th which Belmont takes a sheaf
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Huh" grunts Belmont. That's the
most unique sentiment I've ever heard
from a native of any state. Still it
may be genuine Queer characters
some OF these Kentucky mountafneers.
But see here, Jim; what about paying
back that $500? How much of it have
you got left?
'Ain't spent nary q dollar of It,"
says he. Got the hull lot ri'chere
nmah clothes and Ah'm jess honin'
to hand hit over for that paper Pappy
signed of on"
Hanged il that don't sound like
business" says Belmont. We'll, I'll
see what can do for you. Jim. What
firm holds that option"
Hits all writ down on this yere."
says Jim, handing over q greasy,
crumpled paper that he digs from an
inside pocket. There's the name on
"oh, yes" says Belmont. tucker,
Peabody & Co. l know them we'll
Maybe / can get some of them on the
phone"
"Ef you don't mind" says Jim,
"Ah'll just step out and stretch nah
laigs while you're doin' that. Anil
be back inside Of ten minutes"
He'd hardly hit the bottom STAIR
though, before ! heard Belmont Kin
ney let out a low whistle and follow
1t up with a chuckle. When ;: turns
to see what's up finds him ststrin' at
that crumpled paper.
We'll what now?" I asks.
Bemont had to stop and chuckle
again before he can answer. ~ say.
Shorty" he remarks. you rather fell
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Vermont, it would be strange if he
did not ride over to Gunston Hall.
The Rambler took hold of this story
because he believed that these momen-
tous things came to pass in the terri
tory he was writing of. Then, there
was Alexander Henderson,, If the
Rambler places this man. he was that
Henderson who was a rich merchant
at Colchester. town that stood on
the north side of Occoquan creek, and
of which only a few relics remain.
Henderson kept a store in Dumfries
also. and the Rambler has been told
that one of his ledgers and store
letters is in the Washington Public
Library.
There had long been controversy
between Maryland and Virginia as
to their rights in the Potomac river
and in Chesapeake bay. The two
states appointed commissioners to
draw up a compact. for submission
to the legislatures of those states de-
fining their jurisdiction over the
waters named. Those commissioners
were Jenifer. Stone. Chase. Mason
and Henderson. They met at Mount
taking part in the deliberations.
These commissioners. at the request
of Washington, asked Pennsylvania
ito grant the free use of the branches
of the Ohio river within It's limits for
esta blishihg the connection between
that river and the Potomac" This
was part of the lake-to-sea plan of
Washington, and relics of this plan
may be seen at Great Falls, on the
Virginia side, in the form of a short
canal and big stone locks, and relics
may also be seen at Little Falls, Sene-
ca and Harpers Ferry
When these commissioners had set
tied the business for which they were
appointed, they discussed the wisdom
of recomme nding to the legislatures
of Maryland and Virginia the desira-
bility of a uniformity of duties on
imports. a uniformity of commercial
regulations and a uniformity of cur
rency." To Mason was given the duty
Of reporting the sense of this COM
mission to the Virginia legislature.
When that Legislature met there was
discussion of the question whether
it would be wise to give to Congress
authority over trade. The articles of
confederation provided that mo state
shall lay any imposts or duties. which
may interfere with any stipulations in
treaties entered into by the United
States in Congress assembled, with
any king, prince or state" States
did levy fmposts and those with i'm
portant seaports collected the tax
which was paid by Inhabitants of
other states. That was one source of
friction. 1t led to so much trouble be-
tween New York and New Jersey that
the latter state. through it's legisla-
ture, declared that 1t would not pay
the last requisition Of Congress until
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Of new bills from an inside pocket
and starts fishin' out a. ten spot.
Put 'em back, sub" orders Long
Jim crisp.
Il beg pardon?" says Belmont
Mistuh Kinney" says he, wavin'
a long forefinger at Belmont, "they's
been lot of no-account Pendletons
raised in Cabin Run district, but All
never hearn tell OF one that was a
beggar."
oh" says Belmont, glancin' at me
and shruggin' his shoulders. NO Of
tense meant, Jim. Merely a little So
cial call, eh. I understood it was a
matter of business"
Long Jim mods.
But don't quite understand how
you could trace me here" goes on
Belmont mo one at my Office knew
was here except my private secre-
tary and he would not send any one
after me unless ne was convinced
that the matter was of utmost impor-
lance. Your errand must have i'm
pressed him strongly"
THAT was the light-haired young
Teller with the big glasses. All reck-
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WHY SHORTY is OIL SHY
By Sewell Ford

for that sob stuff our friend Jim was
giving us, didn't you?"
How do you mean?" says I.
About saving the old farm for dear
old Pappy and Nanny" he goes on,
land preserving the sanctity of the
family burial plot. Eth? Got it over
strong. didn't he? And those artistic
touches about the morning glories
twining up over the corn crib. and the
mists rising from the valley! Say,
he's, missed his calling. Long Jim
Pendleton has. Should have been, a
poet, the Blue Ridge poet. Ha. ha.'
"Ah come says l. Let's have e., the
plot of the piece. What about it,
Just glance at this paper Jim left
me-" says Belmont. It's a develop
ment map, gotten out by the Tucker
Peabody people. See. here is their
property running back from the creek
here And joining that on the north
is this Pendleton farm tract.
Good oil land. eh?' / asks.
Good" says Belmont. DO you
know what their Cabin Run stock is
selling for in the open market today?
One sixty-eight. l was reading some
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| federacies-the New England states,
| the middle states and the southern
states. Congress found that IT could
not meet the situation itself. yet 1t
| was loath to have a convention, really
an Independent congress, eassay the
task Charles Pinckney of South Caro-
lima moved the appointment of a COM
mittee of five to report on some plan
Of procedure. and in support of the
motion said: The acquisitions Of
, Congress for eight years past have
been so irregular in their operation.
so uncertain in their collection and
SO evidently unproductive that re-
lance on them in future as a source
from whence moneys are to be drawn
ito discharge the engagements of the
confederacy would not be less dis
honorable to the understandings of
those who entertain such confidence
than dangerous to the welfare and
peace of the Union"
The committee reported that 1.-THE
crisis has arrived when the people
o fthese United States, by whose will
and for whose benefit the federal
government was instituted, must de-
eide whether they will support their
rank as nation by maintaining the
public faith at home and abroad. or
whether for want of a timely, exer-
ton in establishing a general reve-
nue. and thereby giving strength to
the confederacy they will hazard not
only the existence or the Union, but
Of those valuable privileges for which
they have so arduously and so honor
ably commended"
1t was in the midst of these DELHI
erations that the legislature of New
Jersey, complaining of the being tax
ed on all importations through the
port of New York, which taxes went
to the state Of New York. declared
that no more acquisitions of Con-
gress for it's New Jersey's) pro rate
of national expenses would be met
until all the states should have ac-
copied a measure Of an impost for the
benefit Of the general treasury" Here
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all the states should accept the meas
ure of an impost for the benefit of the
general treasury" This was interpret
ed as a declaration of independence
by New Jersey and its withdrawal
from the Union. In the Virginia as
sembly it was said that Pennsylvania
had established duties Of its own
with the avowed object of encourag-
ing it's own manufactures"
Madison. a member Of the assembly,
favored a national government, instead
of league Of states bound together
by the articles of confederation His
position was not popular, for while de-
fects in the articles were notorious and
freely admitted. few people In Virginia
or any other state at that time, would
surrender more of their sovereignty
than had been yielded under the arti-
Giles of confederation. But there were
sor,e members of the assembly who
would give Congress jurisdiction over
trade. Madison seized on this and said
that certain powers could be given to
Congress without endangering the BIB
erty. OF any state. and that this is
needful in order to conduct the foreign
relations, to arrest contention between
the states: to prevent enactments OF one
state to the injury Of another; to es-
tablfsh a system ineligible to foreigners
trading with the United States; to coun-
teract the evident design Of Great
Rritain to weaken the confederation and
~ nreserye the Constitution (articles OF
1.-THE dissolution of
tha Union" he said, would be the sig
nal for standing armies in the several
states burdensome and perpetual taxes,
ciashing systems Of foreign policy and
an appeal to the sword In every petty
soi,abble." The advice of Washington
was sought by prominent Virginians.
and In a letter to David Stuart, Novem-
her 80. 1855, the great American wrote:
Let us. in all matters OF general con-
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quiet and peaceful. Think we-all could
go away and leave them there, with
lot of strangers comm in and set
tin up an oil rig right alongside, Jess
likely as not? No. sub. It wouldn't
be right nor decent"
And say. hanged if that great long
geared zap don't drop his chin on his
wish-bone like he felt the disgrace
already weighin' down on him, and
when he begins swabbin' out the cor
ner of his eye with a bony. knuckle
almost gets choky in the throat.
Seems kind of tough don't 1t. Bel
month" says /. Cant something be
done about it?"
But he's a good deal of hard boil
ed egg, Belmont. He only lights a
cigarette and rubs his chin puzzled
1--WE handled many an Oil lease" says
he. land I've had to listen -te-arlot of
grouching about them. Generally they
accuse US of robbing 'em. will ad-
NIT, too, that often there is good
cause for complaint, for as a rule we
make our thousands where the orig
inal owners get their hundreds That's
what we're in the game for But this
is different. You say you don't want
that ten thousand, Ell. Jim?
"All All wants is to keep nah old
Pappy and Nanny where they be-
longs to be-" says Long Jim. What's
all that money to US? We-al1 amt
got no use fer hit without our old
home place.
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Translated.
THOMAS NELSON PAGE is noted

THOMAS NELSON PAGE is noted
among his friends for his bad
penmanship. A good story is told
at his expense.
One of Mr.. Pages customs is to
give occasional lectures near his
home for the benefit of local chari-
ties. A small town some distance
away, learning of this. wrote asking
the distinguished author to give them
a lecture. In reply he wrote:
Dear Sfrs: 1 am overworked and.
being no longer young-I will have
passed six decades next month";
have decided not to lecture hence
forth. except in this immediate wi
cinity. il at all. I cannot promise
to visit your town on that GRAND
certainly not now"
The organizers of the lecture re-
sponded as follows:
Dear Mr.. Page: Your acceptance
to lecture before our association came
to hand this morning. Your penman-
ship not being the plainest. 1t took
some time to translate it. but we
succeeded. and would say your time
next month'-and terms-'six dol
lars'-are perfectly satisfactory. As
YOU suggest, we may be able to get
YOU other engagements in this i'm
mediate vicinity. II so, We will ad-
wise YOU"
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home any of US ever kno,ted An
nah Pappy and Nanny, they's gittin'
to be old folks now. too old to go
traipsin' off among strangers. But if
them fellers take up that air option
We'll have to git out, every last one
of us. An where'1l we go?''ll
Foolish question" says Belmont.
"Why, with $4,000 you can buy the
best farm in your county. build
comfortable house, and have enough
left over for all Of you to live on to
the end of your days" rs
But you don't understan', Mistuh,"
protests Long Jim. mo other place
would seem like home to US. We
couldn't make hit seem thataway, no.
how we tried. Thar wouldn't be no
old gum tree out front with a coon
skin nailed to hit; no old we'll with
a gourd to drink outen; no corn rick
with the mornin' glories climin up
the sides; nor the same view out
across the valley whar the mists lift
at sun-up. An there's our little bury
in patch. where old Grandpappy PEN
dleton. and old Granny Pendleton. and
Uncle jeff and the others are restin'
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The Family Laundress.

GEORGE LUKs. an artist said at
~ reception In New York:
Servants are paid such high wages
nowadays that only labor unionists
and captains of industry can afford to
keep them. AS for US painters"
Mr.. Luks made a helpless gesture
and went on: ss
"A promising young painter said to
me the other day in a compliment
voice:
my work is now hung on the line
Then a bitter thought struck him,
and he added:
"So's my wifes."
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Germ. act as nation which has ma
tional character to support. If the states
individually attempt TO regulate COM
merce, an abortion or a many-headed
monster would be the issue. If
we are afraid to trust one another I'M
der qualified powers there is an end of
the Union
In the course of discussion in the
Virginia legislature news came that
Maryland approved the compact relat-
ing to jurisdiction over the Potomac
river and the Chesapeake. and that
she expressed a desire that Della
ware and Pennsylvania should agree
| to plan for canal between the
Chesapeake and Delaware. The COM
munication from Maryland proposed
that commissioners from all the
states should be invited to a meeting
to regulate the restrictions on COM
merce for the benefit of the whole
+, United States" Here was the kernel
from which grew the American Con-
stitution. Bancroft. drawing his mat
ter from many sources, says: Madi-
son instantly saw the advantage of a
the whole continent" Madison draft
ed a resolution for the appointment
of commissioners from Virginia and
all the other states to digest a report
for the requisite augmentation of the
powers of Congress over trade. their
report to be of no force until it should
be ratified by the several states"
/. That resolution was offered by Tyler
because Madison was SO well known
as a partisan of the national idea. that
many members of the legislature
! would have suspected that it was
some part of plan to transfer dan
gerous power from the states to
central government The Legislature
approved the resolution January 81,
| 1886. 1t was provided that the place
| of meeting of these commissioners
should be Annapolis. and the time the
/ first Monday in September. 1856. The
Governor of Virginia sent invitations
to all the states.
X X x X
| The Sixth Congress, after many de-
/ lays because of no quorum. met in
1885, and spent most of it's time dis
cussing the rejects of the Articles of
Confederation. Opinion was divided
whether the defects could be gradual
ly remedied by Congress or the work
| be done. if it could be done at all, by a
} convention,, The defects were; admit
tied, but various states desired to be-
come Independent governments, or lit
| tie democracies, rather than yield any
more of their sovereignty to CEN
trail government than they had done
under the Articles of Confederation.
| There was talk that the United
States war too big, too diverse in eli
mate, interests population and Gus
| toms to unite under one government
and that there should be at least con-
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\ FEW Sundays ago the Rambler
~ stool on Freestone point,
1 thirty miles down the Poto-
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-10-20

Manufacturers are aware that there vii, he
no need of cutting wages if production is kent
at 100 per cent efficiency.
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Notable casts have always been
features Of productions by Cecil B.
DeMille, but in "Male and Female"
the Paramount-Artfcraft screen YER
sion of Sir James M. Berries famous
play, "The Admirable C%richton," the
master director has fairly outdone
himself. For the important roles in
this picture, which will be at the
Grand theatre on Thursday and Fri
day some Of the most prominent
players in filmdom have been assem-
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-10-20

who falls in love with Crichton. Ella.
Lee, Paramount-Artcraft star, IL
her servant-maid rival. Theodore
Roberts has q characteristic role. 9th
ers in the cast are Raymond Hatton,
Bebe Daniels, Mildred Reardon, Rob-
ert Cain, Edna Mae Cooper, and Guy
Oliver.
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bled. Thomas Meighan, leading man
for Billie Burke, Marguerite Clark,
and other stars, has the part Of Crich-
ton, the extraordinary English but
Ter who becomes practically a king.
Gloria Swanson, who scored so deci-
sively in "For Better, For WORSE"
is Lady Mary, the lords daughter