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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
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NARY GRAHAlM BONNER
MR.. BULL FROG.

Peter Gnome told Mother Nature
that he was always both amused and
interested in frogs.
"Bhey are such fun to look at he
said. They are quite funny to hear
and they have such interesting ways"
Very well, Peter Gnome, the frogs
will welcome you 1 know"
Yes" said Peter Gn0me, I'D like
to talk to a frog about the ways of
FrOgland, or perhaps 1 should say
FrogpOnd!
I'D like to hear what they do a1i
how they do it, and what their habits
are and what are the habits of their
neighbors.
ut would be fun to hear what they
think of their relatives, the Toads, and
to hear, in short, as much Frog his
tory as is possible TO hear on a visit"
Mother Nature chuckled. You don't
want to hear as much history in
short as you can but in long!
THAT is-you want as much Frog
history as you can get"
"True, true" said Peter Gnome.
"That was what you said too, of
course said Mother Nature, "but
had TO chuckle when you said in
short, though of course I knew what
you meant. Well, you must be off
now"
"Goog- gOog-a-room," said
Mr.. Bull Frog, as he sat on a log in
his home pond. Il am indeed glad to
see you today, Peter Gnome.
Mother Nature told me you were
coming to call on me. You want to
hear something of our wonderful fam
lily history, l believe? She hurried
that message to me and l received it
but a second ago"
''If you will be so kind as to tell
me-" said Peter GnOme as he made
a low bow.
"Gladly, gladly, goOg-a-room," said
Mr.. Bull Frog. 'In the first place.
he began, 81 will talk about myself.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

I can think of no more interesting
subject, if you will pardon the lack
of mOdesty.
'N0w, it takes me year, and some
times two years, to become a frog.
YES, that is the truth. The truth
indeed and important it is, goog-a-
room, go2g-a-rOOm.
''AIr. Leopard Frog, or Mr.. Pickerel
Frog, always change from being tad
poles into being frogs the first season.
Il even wait three seasons at
times." Mr.. Bull Frog swallowed inn
portantly.
''Yes," he continued, 81 often do
that" His eyes blinked and bulged
as though he felt very proud.
81 do not consider he went on,
''that one should hurry over the i'm
pOrtant business of becoming a frog.
Il can always be told from other
kinds of frogs by my broad and fiat
head. 1 like my own company and
don't pay much attention to others
except to delicious insects and flies.
1 pay them the compliment of eating
them!' Mr.. Bull Frog Smacked his
lips at the thought.
I'm like leader in the pond
though. I'm what is known as the
Pond President. But 1 must give you
some more Frog family history.
"There are the Wood Frogs. They
come from out of their winter sleep
much earlier than we do. They shove
aside their blankets Of moss and
leaves as early in the spring as pos
sible, whereas we like to come out in
the month of June! They are quiet
and they are very lovely. They have
indeed frog fascination! They're
thrifty too.
"AIr. Green Frog is an interesting
creature, mOulting his skin four or
five times a year. He's smart, styl-
ish fellow! If he changes his skin
while out of water he swallows it !;
If he is in the water he doesn't both
er about swallowing it but watches it
float away without so much as a re-
gret.
'"The Spring Peppers you've been
hearing all the spring. They live in
the woods most of the year, but in the
spring and early summer they go TO
the ponds to join the Great Frog Glee
club. They are little frogs, you know.
Probably you've never seen them.
They would rather be heard than
| seenI
''The American Toads are a fine
family, relatives of ours. The Mrs.
TOads lay from two thousand to
| twelve thousand eggs each, which is
a gOOdly number They don't sing, as
they're much too busy, but the Mr..
| TOads are all members of the chorus.
you must be going? Too bad Come
again." But as Peter Gnome turned
around, just after he had left the
pond, he saw Mr.. Bull Frog snap up
fly and smile as though he had
quickly gotten over his loneliness.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
e 1t is poor business to neglect the
care of leather. Every pair of shoes,
every machine belt, piece of harness,
or other leather product on the farm
that is allowed to go to waste or not
made to yield its full service must be
needlessly replaced, thus adding un-
necessary expense to the farm, say
specialists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. On many
farms a set of harness lasts less than
ten years. Where eight or ten horses
are kept this means one new set of
harness every year. The department
has received many reports, especially
from Southern states, showing that
harness lasts only from two to five
years. But good harness, properly
cared for, will last 20 years or more,
In every neighborhoOd there are cases
where farmers are cutting their har-
ness bills in half by giving the leather
cleaning and oiling occasionally.
Fifty million pairs of shoes could
be saved annually if the American
people kept their footwear in repair
the specialists say. AS a nation we
buy some 3O0,000000 pairs of shoes a
year, but if each individual cared for
his shoes properly the needs could be
supplied by 25OOOO,OOO pairs. The
wasting of a single shoe a year by
each person in the United States
would cost the country at least $3.50
100000 annually at present prices OF
shoes.
Any leather improperly used and
neglected will deteriorate rapidly
Belts for driving machinery, for eX
ample, often become impaired, if not
useless, within a few years even or
straight drives, but when they are
kept clean and oiled they will last
from ten to thirty years.
Selecting and Caring for Harness.
Harness that is too light or of poor
quality cannot give years of service
! In selecting harness, it is more eco
! nomical to get set that is too heavy
than one which is too light for the
work required Make sure especially
that the reins, breeching, holdbacl
straps, tugs or traces, bellybands, ant
yoke straps are strong. y runawa!
team cannot be controlled with veal
reins, nor will weak tugs and straps
stand heavy work. No portion of thu
harness should show cracks on th'
grain side when the leather is sharp
ly bent.
Harness should be washed and oiiet
when it becomes dirty or eXtremell.
dry. For washing, use tepid water, l
neutral soap, such as CASTLE or Whit
toilet soap, and sponge or fairly stiff
brush. Hardened grease is very con
veniently removed by scraping will
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
SUNFE0WER SILAGE FAVORED
Found to Make Larger Tonnage Than
Grain Sorghums or Corn at
Oklahoma Station.

Sun1iOwers have been grown at the
Oklahoma experiment station for the
last two years for silage. 1t has been
found that they make a larger ton
mage than the grain sorghums or corn.
Being very early they mature ahead
of the usual droughts. This year the
sunfl0wers were harvested the last of
June. In feeding trials with kafir
silage, the steers fed on SunfiOwer
silage made equally as good gains. No
attempt was made to save any seed.
Sunfowers are grown on some farms
for their seed, which is fed to poultry.
Little or no seed is marketed in the
state, not enough to determine a price
or establish a market for them.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

dull knife. Rinse in clean, tepid
water, and allow the harness to stand
in Il warm place until it is no longer
wet but still damp. Then oil it and
leave it in a warm place for "a hours
before being used. Harness should be
oiled or creased while still damp; 9th
erwise, it may take up so much grease
that it will pull out of shape or take
up sand and grit. which will injure it,
as well as spoil its appearance. Har-
ness should never look or feel
greasy.
Neat's-foOt or castor oil or mix
ture of these with wool grease is good
for driving harness. For heavy har-
ness use a mixture of any or all of
| paste, having about the consistency
of butter Apply the grease lightly to
driving harness and literally to work
harness. Rub the oil or grease, warm
to the hand. thoroughly into the leath-
er while it is still damp from wash
ing. After the harness has hung in a
warm room overnight, remove with a
clean dry cloth the excess Of oil which
| the leather Is unable to take up.
Keep Belts Clean.
In selecting a belt for driving ma
chinery, make sure that it is wide and
heavy enough for the load it is to
carry. Ordinarily the competent belt
| makers advice as to the proper belt
for given installation should be fol
] lowed. If the belt is not suited to the
work it gives trouble continually
causing shutdown of machinery that
will soon cost more in loss of time
and wages than many good belts. II
should always be sufficiently flexible
to cling closely to the smallest pulley
over which it passes. A belt will moi
give satisfactory results if it slips
does not run true, is not properly
laced. is run too loose or too tight, il
subjected to rapid changes from light
to heavy loads. is alternately wet ant
dry, is run on pulleys that are no
true or are too small for the weight
and thickness of the belt, or is neg
lected and allowed to deteriorate fol
lack of grease.
The belt should be wiped off ever!
night to prevent dust, dirt, or oil from
working into it. When the belt need:
oiling clean it well, especially on the
pulley side, by washing with warn
water and a good neutral soap. Wasl
rapidly and do not permit belt to be
come wet, as it will then stretch anC
slip. Apply the dressing lightly ant
evenly by rubbing it in with cottOl
waste or piece of felt, and ALLOW
it to soak in the belt overnight. Anon;
the best belt dressings are mixture
of cod and neat's-foot oils with tai
low and wool grease, free from min
eral acid.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
is LIKE A SCENE ON PARNASSUSI

dainties served. Bride, bridegroom
and feasters sat under a great bower.
Piles of bread-fruit leaves were spread
before each guest. At each place were
coconut shells containing drinking wa
ter. cOcOnut-milk, grated ripe coconut
and sea-water. Barrels of wine were
decanted.
After the repast, bachelors sang the
ancient lOve-song Of Tahiti, and young
girls sang amorous songs with ges-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

Firing ceased. Defeated, the French
had drawn off. Next day the enemy
began a formal siege of the city they
had failed to carry by assault. After
many days the French commander
called upon the city to surrender, to
which the Spanish defender returned
the famous reply, "War to the knife"
Then for two weeks more the he
roic Spanish fought from house to
house, ready TO die but not to sur
render. Then, alarmed by Spanish
victory in his rear, the French general
withdrew from unconquered Zaragosa.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
EARNED LOVE OF THE sPANIARDs

on which the Corsican had placed his
unwilling brother Joseph. French
siege guns first sent their messengers
of death into Zaragosa, ancient capt.
tai of Aragon Soon the walls of the
city crumbled and Spanish heroes fell
dead by the hundreds, while heroic
women, including Agostina, then but
twenty-one, carried food and water to
the hard-pressed survivors.
Suddenly the city's arsenal blew up,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
WASHING SPINACH NOT GOOD
Practice Found to Have UnfaVorable
Effect on Keeping Qualities and
FaVors Rot.

Washing spinach before shipment
has been found to have an unfavorable
effect ON its keeping qualities. I'm
washed spinach, it is said, showed I'M
der test practically no soft rot, while
washed spinach showed So per cent.
Three days later the washed spinach
developed PAS per cent rot, while the
unwashed developed only 81 per cent,
it was found.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
MANAGEMENT OF BROOD SOWs
Bringing Them Up in Good Flesh Be-
fore Breeding Season Is Most
important Factor.

One of the most important factors
in brood sow management is that of
bringing them up to good flesh condi-
tiOn before the breeding season and
furnishing them with an abundance of
blood. bone and muscle-building feeds
after they are safe with pig. LIBERIA!
rations of suitable feedstuffs are need.
ed TO develop the unborn pigs anc
maintain the body vigor of the SOW.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

and AgOstina saw her young husband
stretched dead at her feet. Selling
the lighted match he had held to fire a
cannon, the girl applied it to the fuse
and fred the gun in the faces of the
advancing French.
"FrOm now on / shall command
here" she shouted. "Who fights with
me?"
turned. Peasant and priest fought
side by side till the French were
hurled back. And when night fell a
strange silence came over the city.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

lures Brooke, as he lay and unused
with O'Brien, made the following com.
ment: 1--WE are on Mount Parnassus.
The women in faun skins will enter in
a moment, swinging the thyrsus and
beating the cymbals. Pan peeps from
behind that palm. Those are his pipes.
as sure as Linus went to the dogs"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Our strenath and Our victory

Our times are disturbed by vast and
stupendous problems. On every side
the latch is lifting. and the door of op-
portunity stands ajar. But we shall fail
i'm our day, as other men have failed
in their day, unless by faith and ex-
perience we enter into the fellowship
of our Lords sufferingS, and pray
earnestly that the Holy Spirit of God
NAV grant us wisdom and understand
ing and lead us into all truth. II the
power of the Spirit is our strength and
our victory.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Moved Poet to Comparison
That Was Poetic.

There is charming account in
Frederick O'Brien's book, Mystic
Isles of the South Seas" of a mar
rlage feast that O'Brien attended in
company with Rupert Brooke. Roast
pig, shrimps, prawns. Holsters. papa
vas, pOmegranates. were among the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Not Microscopic.

Mrs Robinson had cautioned her
siX-year-old daughter repeatedly
against handling any object that might
contain germs. One day the little
girl came in and said:
Mother, am never going to play
with my puppy any more because he
has germs on him
oh mol" replied her mother.
There are no germs on your little
puppy.
"YeS there are insisted the child.
Il saw one hop"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Where Pa Got Stuck

Tommy: Are you good at cOnun-
drums, pa?"
Pa: "Rather-go ahead"
Tommy: what is the difference be-
tween an orphan, Il man with a bald
head, and a gluepOt?"
Pa: "Oh, l think I've heard thar be-
fore. The orphan has no parent, is no
heir apparent, and the bald man no
hair apparent-but where does the
gluepOt come in?'
Tommy: "Oh, that's right. That's
where you get stuck, See?'-(EX.)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Woman Lives in History as the Her.
oine Of the Famous Siege
Of Zaraoosa.

OF national heroines there stands
prominent the Spanish maid of Zara-
gesa. Agostina Aragon, immortalized
in poem by Lord Byron. Agostina
figures in the days when Napoleon's
army swept across the Pyrenees to
teady the tOttering throne of CASTLE
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Fowls Drink Much Water.

Fowls will drink a surprisingly
large quantity of water on hot day,
and birds that are without water for
few hours during a summer day
will be hard to bring back into profit
nhIn nrnlucfinn.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
sprayer Is Necessity.

\ good sprayer is almost a neces-
sity in the garden. One of the KNAPP
sack type will he found convenient
and of sufficient capacity to do all
the necessary spraying in large
rRrlen.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

Farmers are slowly building up their
herds of cattle and hogs, after the
heavy reductions of 1920. This is in
dfcated by the special livestock re-
porters of the bureau of markets and
crop estimates, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Aezekiah. the Builder

And the rest of the acts of Heze-
kiah. and all his might, and how he
made a pool, and conduit, and
brought water into the city. are they
not written i'm the book of the chron-
icles of the kings of Judah?-II Kings
20 20.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Learnina aRx Hearth

This expression comes down to us
from the day when the heart was
thought to be the seat of the emotions.
The desire to commit anything to
memory was thought to be prompted
By the heart.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
The Pure and the pefiled

Unto the pure all things are pure
hut unto them that are defiled and
unbelieving is nothing pure; but even
their mind and conscience is defiled.
Titus 90:
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Removing Jar Lids.

When 1t seems almost impossible 70
remove the top of your fruit jar, hold
the cover under hot running water for
Il few moments and you will be sur
pr.issA hsv eps'ly the lid will unscrew.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
Hold Moisture for Crops

Properly drained lands will absorb
and hold for the crops a larger
| amount of the rainfall on the land
than land lacking in drainage facil-
| tiles
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
The Jury,

The trials of life would not be so
bad if we could render Ou7 own ver-
dicts.-Cartoons Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18
O0NzAONG@ RNV

KEFINOKEE NATIONAL PARK !
That sounds like a paradox. For
Okefinokee is the name Of q tremen-
dous big swamp in Georgia and what
does the United States national park
system need of a big swamp? Any
way, there is a bill in congress Tor
the establishment Of the Okefinokee
National park in this very swamp.
And the request for its establishment
is made in the name of the state OF
Georgia.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-18

LESSON TEXT-Acts 151; 16:5
GOLDEN TEXT-But we believe that
through the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ shall be saved.-Acts 15:1l.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Gal. 2:l1-21;
5:1-26; Eph 2:4-22.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Some of PauIs
Helpers.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Beginning of the Sec
ond Missionary Journey
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Revisiting Friends in Asia Minor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul Champions Christian Liberty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
TO
STAGE PROTEST
Illinois Industrial Council Calls
Meeting to Take Action Against
the Increase.

Chicago, April 15.-As a protest
against an increase in state taxes
by the Illinois general assembly a
meeting of taxpayers has been call
ed by the Illinois industrial council
to be held in Springfield on May 3.
ut is a fight for your life, Mr..
Taxpayer" the notice said. Every
taxing body has told the general
assembly it is impossible to make a
cut and is demanding more money
from the people. 1t is up to the as
sembly and the property owners to
save the day. Nothing can avert
the calamity that confronts the cit
izens of Illinois except a solid
front"
The sentiments of the meeting,
the call said, will be communicated
to the assembly. Members of the
council include industrial associa-
tions from Champaign, Galesburg,
Peoria, Rockford, Streator, Decatur
Kankakee, Alton and other Illinois
towns.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
wheat DISEASE
ENTERS STATE
~Take All" Makes First Appearance
In Logan COunty-Field I'm.
der Inspection.

Lincoln. ILL.,, April Is. -. take
ALL" a wheat disease, which last
year was found in three Illinois
counties, (Sangamon. Madison and
Mason), has made its first appear
ance this year in Logan county, five
miles northwest of Lincoln, accord
ing to farm advisor E. T. Ebersole.
The state university crop depart
ment has been advised and this
morning had men on the ground
Inspecting the field.
A small patch. of wheat, less than
a quarter of an acre, is affected, it
is announced. The farmer who re-
ported it, admitted that some of
his wheat was diseased last year.
but that he hadn't reported it.
While take all" is a disease of
which little is accurately known, it
Is not regarded as seriously as
when first discovered. Seed from
q field afflicted by take ALL" it was
announced, following the visit of
the university Investigators today,
does not transmit the disease to the
new crop.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
STEEL CUT MAY
bE.C0NTAC|0US
Drastic Reduction Likely to Precipi.
ate Countrywide Wave of
Cheaper Prices.

Washington, April 15.-Onited
Press.)-Drastic reductions in
prices announced by Judge Ebert
H. Gray Of the United States Steel
Corporation may precipitate a sec
ond countrywide wave of price cut
Ting, It was believd here today.
AT least, cheaper steel will tend
10 bring down prices to the con-
sumer Of scores of commodities of
every day use," said Ethelbert
stuart, government price expert, to-
oay. 1T may be some weeks be-
lore the buying public will expert
ehce benefit but the result is cer-
t1n II the lower steel prices are
maintained"
one result which the steel price
cut already has brought was a gen.
erl 10 per cent reduction in the
price OF farm machinery. Cheaper
.srm machinery means a larger
margin for 6,500,00O farm owners
VINO viii thus be encouraged in the
direction Of increased production
larger food production means
'ower prices to the consumer.
mere are scores of points al
Sa,cn steel prices affect the cost
g a. nving although the average in.
pnual seldom buys it directly
..'a "euts and building costs, now thu
subject Of complaint. are directl,
uected by steel prices because
= aus ana bars are largely used nov
- construction work even in pri.
vate dwellings,.
aiitoads and street car lines arr
~ %souaoiy the largest single buyer,
O. " s'eel. High rail prices increas,
NJ b;a.lng overhead and necessitat,
A'sn freight and passenger ratex
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
JUDGES RULE ON
BRUNDAGE SUIT
Supreme Court Declares 1t Has No
Jurisdiction In Central Com.
mittee Test Case.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 15.-The
supreme court this morning held
that it is without jurisdiction in At
torney-General Brundage's cases,
testing the right Of Committeeman
Litzinger to membership in the Re-
publican central committee, and
the right of Thompson committee
men to hold Office, under the pri-
mary law of 1919. Both cases were
transferred, on request Of the ap-
pellees to the First district appel
late court
The case contesting the right of
the Thompson committeeman, is en-
titled People by Attorney General
Brundage, against Francis p.
Brady. Brundage committeeman
seek to hold ofice under the 1910
law. but the Thompson committee
men hold that the 1919 law is still
good, Notwithstanding the supreme
courts decision in the Fox case.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
LAREAU GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
Confessed Slayer Of Matt DAILY Of
Dubuque Found Guilty Of
First Degree Murder.

Dubuque, Iowa, April 15.-George
d. Lareau, confessed slayer OF Matt
w. Daily, killed with a furnace
shaker-bar on the night of Feb. Z,
was found guilty Of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life at hard labor
by a jury in district court last
night. The Jury deliberated for six
hours and ten minutes and report
ed to Judge Kintzinger at $50
o'clock. The court room was
crowded with spectators, many of
whom had remained from depar-
tufe until return Of the jury.
Lareau was visibly affected.
When he was brought into the
court room to hear the verdict, he
threw himself into his chair. His
mouth worked convulsively when
the findings Of the jury were made
known and his face took on a
chalk-like appearance. His coun-
sci Immediately asked for the stat
utory period In which to file a mo-
ton for a new trial.