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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
SAN MARINO is LIVING
PROOF THAT PEACE
ENDURES.

Founded by a man whose parting
prayer was that it never should In
crease its territory by violence, San
Marino emerges upon the map of the
new Europe, from which empires are
disappearing and new nations are out
lined. With Germany crippled and
laid low by an exactly opposite am
bition, San Marino remains as an en-
during monument to her ideal.
This tiny nation, "our littlest ally"
is described by Alice Robe in a COM
munication to the National GeOgraph-
ic society, as follows:
"The position of San MarinO, 13
miles from Rimini, is singular. This
little republic, whose greatest length
is nine miles, is completely surround
ed by Italy, who respects its auton-
omy, as have rulers of the past with
a few feeting exceptions, since the
pious Dalmatian stonecutter left the
mountain to his followers, free from
every other man."
"That this little republic, which to-
day has 1900 inhabitants and an
area of 80 square miles, has main
tanned its independence its ideal of
liberty, in the midst of strife and
bloodshed, of changing social condi-
tions, for sixteen centuries, adds dig
nifty to the unwavering belief of the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
ANATOLIA AWAKE FROM
SLEEP OF AGES.

Anatolia, which in Greek means a
rising, is literally living up to Its
name. The leaven which during the
past two or three years has been
working such drastic changes in coun-
tries in Europe and Asia, recently
threw this portion of Asia Minor in
ferment.
Anatolia, which lies between the
Black and Mediterranean seas and
touches Armenia on the east and Syria
on the south, is the home of some
100000 Turks. Even though Mo-
hammedan Turks, these people have
suffered almost as much at the hands
of their own governing officials as
have the subject Greeks and Arme-
mans.
The original Turks in this area are
descendants of tribes which have
drifted in from Central Asia, but into
Anatolia's crucible have poured
streams from many sources-Turanl-
ans, Persians, Armenians and Greeks,
warrior tribes, nomads and merchants,
many of whom have lost their names
and traditions. In fact, most of the
earth's animate creatures have at
some time passed over it. The molten
products of the centuries are nomads,
who often change a wandering life
into one of agriculture, living in hous-
es built Of bricks of clay dried in the
sun.
The principal wealth of Anatolia
lies in its agriculture. Portions of the
land are easily worked and fertile,
the tract from the Sea of MarmOra
to Trebizond being particularly rich.
Other parts are rocky or are inter-
spersed with salt tracts.
Due to the paucity of a population
numbering scarcely twenty-five per-
sons to the square mile, and to the
fact that the inhabitants are imbued
deeply with the fatalism and suave
imperturbability of Mohammedanism,
which to the American mind seems
about 30 per cent laziness, two-thirds
of the tillable area is covered with
sprigs and useless weeds.
When the natives bestir themselves
and raise the common grams, grapes
and olives, cotton, tobacco and
poppy seeds which the land is capable
of producing, there are not yet suffi-
cient transportation facilities to take
care of the harvests. The Germans
saw the possibilities of these regions
and were planning. when they shipped
railroad ties, steam tractors and agri-
cultural machinery into the country,
practical steps toward the realization
of their dream. Now travellers from
the Near East tell US that 'soon the
locomotive, the motor truck, and the
airplane will open up Anatota in a
new way, binding it re- the world
commercially, politically, and geo,
graphically, as the historic bridge
land between East and West"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06

ell over the same route time after time.
The farmer learns to recognize them.
Children especially nowadays learn to
know makes of automobiles at sight
and can pick out those which fire.
quently pass. One effective way of
catching the motor trade is to note the
license numbers, look them up at the
city hall or police station on some trip
to town, and then drop them postal
cards calling attention to the advan-
tage of carrying home a bushel of
this and that product on their next
trip. This form of appeal is more
effective if the farm has a distinctive
name, as a constantly increasing num-
ber of farms have. One thing essen
tial to building up even transient
trade in farm products is that the
prices shall be reasonable, preferably
a shade below city market prices,
and that the goods shall be of honest
quality. Too much emphasis cannot
be placed on the latter feature. There
is, of course, temptation to reason
that the same customer will not come
back again, but this is likely not to
be so, and even if it is, there IS a
broad freemasonry among motorists,
and the word quickly spreads that one
of the number has been cheated,
whether it be by a garage, repair man,
hotel or dealer, city or country.
Fair Dealing Pays Best.
The farmer has to market his prod.
uce somewhere. If he takes it to
the city, it will be carefully inspected
for quality and the price will be regu-
lated by supply and demand. If he
will place his product in such posi-
ton as to attract and arrest the pass
ing motorist and then make the price
and quality such that the motorist
| wants to come that way again or tells
his friends to stop, he is on his way
to a business that may be made sea
son long and highly profitable. If
the farmer keeps on hand a supply of
suitable bags or packages in which to
handle his products, it will mean many
a sale which otherwise would be lost
| because the autOist would often not
be prepared to handle the things he
would like to buy. This idea is capa-
bic of adaptations that will suggest
! themselves.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
trusting ones in the neverceasing pro,

trusting ones IN the neverceaSlng pEV
lection of the sanity founder.
"In the life of the republic today the
influence Of the Dalmatian saint is
strongly reflected. For a country to
maintain the characteristics Of its
primitive founder is social phenom-
enon of which possibly San Marino
alone can boast.
During the days of Christian per-
secutions, in the middle of the Fourth
century, Marino and Leo, two stone
cutters of Arbe, Dalmatia, crossed
the Adriatic and came to Rimini.
Their reason, says tradition, was to
aid Christians, condemned by pagan
rulers to reconstruct the walls of that
city.
"The walls of Rimini having been
finished, Leo and Marino looked long
ingly upon the solitude of the two
mountains. AS the hermits of the
Thebaid, who flourished at this same
period, they sought peace and solitude
in those impenetrable heights. Hew-
ing a bed from the rock and cultivat-
ing a little garden, Marino found all
his material wants supplied. This
rough bed and site of the garden are
pointed out today by reverent peas
ants. A few slaves followed their
former overseers in order to practice,
undisturbeG, their Christian faith.
Marines desire was to found
free society, based upon liberty, JUS
tice, simplicity, charity, virtue, and,
above all, Of love of peace. When the
good man came to die he called his
followers about him and beQueathed
to them his mountain, free from every
other man. His parting prayer was
that they never seek enlargement of
territory by violent means. War,
though a painful necessity for those
acting in self-defense, was an un-
pardonable crime in those who caused
it. Begging his followers to remain
true to the faith and to live in perfect
accord, freemen all, he passed away,
little dreaming that in the Twentieth
century his little community would
stand, a monument to his peaceful
! teachings and simple form of govern
ment, in the midst Of a war-torn
world"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
w. THE ROOFS.

Again the night, the wind, the rain,
the labOriOus transit of dim, weltering
streets IneZ led through a tor
tuous maze of murky backways, till
they came to a sinister block of tower
ing, teeming tenements, into which,
plucking Leonora by the sleeve, she
turned.
In the unsavory lower hall Leonora
spoke incredulously: "Not here"
Inez gave a negative gesture: II
should say not. Acrost the roofs e.
You don't suppose I'm such a simp as
to lead a dick to the right door, do
you?"
you don't think we're followedY'
Leonora demanded in quick alarm.
Inez nodded emphatically. 81 know
we was"
"Who was it? Could you see?"
"Nobody I ever seen before; a new
bird, 1 guess, from some uptown pre-
cinct. Coarse worker too: he must've
spotted you first, cause he was waitin'
when we came out, and trailed US oil
the way" .-.
why uI1l yOu tel ilCs
"What's the use? You know now,
don't you? 1t wouldn't We done you
any good to know in the street, as
longs I knew and had sense enough
to lead him wrong, like this. L.
Cmon."
They began to run up long flights
of stairs lighted only by single gas jets
lOw-turned on every other landing,
and noisome with stratified stenches
of evil cookery and things worse yet !;
the predominating race tenanting each
successive floor indicated by its domi-
nant eff1uvium, were it garlic, boiled
| cabbage, fried fish, or the subtle, pene-
trating, undisguisable odor of opium
smoke. Gusts of voices lifted in rude
laughter or more commonly quarrel
some issued from dOOrways that stood
as a rule wide. Once there was a
sound of weeping, too, sickening dull
walls Of some woman cruelty used.
And always the inevitable squalling of
children fretful in .unhappiness.
On the top landing Inez paused to
peer over the rail. '"That's him." she
painted, nodding.
Leonora Joined her. At the bottom
of the gloomy, deep well of the stair
case the fore-shortened figure of a
man was visible, his upturned face a
mere blur of flesh color. But some
thing individual in the pose caught
Leonora's eye and prodded what she
took for some memory half erased.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06

cry third man in Mongolia is lama.
The highlands of Mongolia vary in
altitude from 1900 to $500 feet.
There are many mountain ranges, and
in very few places is the country
level for any considerable distance.
The word Cobb means a barren or
desOlate plain Vegetation is absent
on the Cobb desert, with the exception
of a few grasses, SO that argOl (or
dried camel dung) is the only fuel
used. 1t is collected and stored in
large quantities for use during the
winter.
'Water is scarce, a few wells along
the caravan route furnishing the en-
tire supply. During the winter and
spring the camel is the only animal
that can cross the desert and subsist
on dried-up grasses. At this season
of the year blocks of ice are carried
for water supply, and at other sea-
sons, two large tubs are carried on
each camel used for this purpose, one
tub on each side of the camel.
"The MOngol is a great meat eat
er, living in some cases entirely on
mutton. In comparing other foods,
he will ask if they are as good as
mutton. 1t is not uncommon for a
MOngOl to consume ten pounds of this
meat at one sitting. He puts mutton
fat in his tea, which is prepared with
milk from the brick tea (poorest grade
pressed in bricks), and Of this he
drinks enormous quantities; 80 cup
fuls per day is not an uncommon
amount for an adult. There are nc
regular hours for eating; the native
eats when opportunity offers. Game
is not common near Urga, but many
varieties are found in the mountains
though hunting on Bogda Ol
(Buddha's Mountain) is prohibited.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06

There are. approximately 100000
automobiles in the United States and
there are almost that many farmers.
In this year, when the most expen-
sive crop ever raised by the American
farmer seems likely to pile up on his
hands for lack of a profitable market,
a way is suggested to reduce surplus
by attracting automobile trade direct
to the farms.
Most city automobile owners drive
into the country once a week or more,
and every farm located on an automo-
bile road has dozens or hundreds of
possible customers for its fruits, vege-
tables, poultry and eggs passing its
gate every day. The war made the
market basket popular, and the ordi-
nary automobile owner who keeps
house would be perfectly willing to
take home a bushel or more of pro-
duce if by so doing he could lessen his
living expenses.
Stands Along Many Roadways.
Roadside stands for the sale of
fruits and vegetables are seen along
many highways and frequently have
proved profitable. But observation
shows that they have not been de-
veloped to the full measure of success.
One of the principal difficulties is that
the autoist does not see the stand un-
til he is abreast of it, after which he
must make up his mind and check
his machine. Then, in nine cases out
of ten, he concludes that there will be
another stand farther along and that
it is not worth while to turn around
and go back One farmer in Pennsyl-
vania solved this difficulty by placing
series of signs along the entire half
mile front of his farm. These greeted
the motOrist.
"Fresh Fruit one-Fourth Mile"
"SWeet Cider 60 Rods"
"Fresh Comb Honey so Rods"
"Fresh Vegetables 40 Rods"
"Fresh Eggs 20 Rods"
The motorists eye thus was at
tracted and he had time to make up
his mind, and in a large number of
instances stopped and made a pur-
chase. The signs were inexpensive
and yielded a large profit.
There are many motorists who trav-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06

managed to weather the corner her
thin cloak was soaked through and so
was all beneath it, her shoes were
squelching, her sodden skirts, harried
by the wind, were clinginG tenaciously
to her legs, making progress incredibly
difficult. Yet she did not mind, but
found a kind of savage delight in bat
Ting with the elements, gaining ground
against their malicious will. Following
long confinement to that room of un-
speakable boredom there was compen-
sation and to spare in this false sense
of freedom, in the mere fact that she
was at last at large, enough to render
her Indifferent to damaged clothing as
well as to the clammy discomfort with
which it plastered her chilled body
She leaned her slim young body
against the wind and gladly fought 1t
for every breath and step, she relished
keenly the wet sweetness Of the air,
the gurgle of rushing cutters, the lilli-
putian drumfire of the rain, the motley
cheer of weeping windows. But for
these last one might pardonably have
taken the Street for part of some
drowned city peopled by gray ghostly
shapes, figures glimpsed darkly
through sweeping waves of rain as
they scurried from curb to curb, lum-
bered down the wind or, like LeOnora
plodded doggedly against its bowling
opposition. But few such were visible
at any time; humanity braved the ele'
ments that night solely, under the lash
of elemental appetites, such as the ne
cessity of beer, and then made its ex'
cursion as brief as might be. Even the
police hugged shelter. 81.
A night of terror, she thought, with
a shiver as much of dread as Of cold
pausing in the lee Of a corner to re
gain her breath before renewing con
test with the storm night when any
thing might happen
Resolutely she put that thought be
hind her; she did not dare to be afraid
And lest she be tempted again to think
and falter, she spurred herself pitiless
ly on once more.
At length she turned aside into 6
sullen street, lily lighted, wholly desc
late in all it's visible length save fol
the shining welcome of saloon windows
on the ground floor Of dilapidatet
dwelling in the middle of the street
beacons marking the end of the frs
stage of her journey.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
ILL. The hOP-JOINT.

The saloon, q boozing ken Of the
lowest order, occupied quarters first
intended for shop. Empty show win
dows, flanking a double doorway, were
backed by screens of machine-carv
wood stained to mock mahogany and
hung with beer Autographs. To one
side, under a sign-gilt lettering on a
black ground: Family Entrance"-a
single door stood open on short hall
way which led to a dreary room be-
hind the bar, where local sots Of both
sexes sat in sodden congress over ta-
bles sticky with dregs, their feet scuf-
fling in coarse, damp sawdust. To the
right of this door a window with a
ledge broke the side wall, communicate
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
SPREAD OF CORN ROT
CAUSED BIG DAMAGE
Loss in 1919 Is Estimated at
125,175,0OO Bushels.
Diseases Can Be Controlled ACCORDING
to Bulletin Issued by Department
of AgricuIture-carefuIIy Sc
lect Seed Ears,

Corn root, stalk, and ear rots are
widely distributed in this country
wherever corn is grown, and have
caused heavy losses. The 1919 loss
is estimated at 125.175,OOO bushels, or
4 per cent Of the total crop. Proven
tive measures are recommended in q
recent bulletin of the United States
Department Of Agriculture Farmers
Bulletin 1176. These diseases are
caused by several organisms and prob-
ably by some other contributing fac.
tors.
Investigations now in progress clear
ly indicate that these corn rots can
be controlled. Farmers are advised
to select well-matured seed from
healthy plants. Avoid all leaning OF
broken plants and all broken ear
shanks, even though the ears look
healthy. Select about five times as
many ears as are necessary to allow
for discarding later all those ears
found to be diseased Cure and store
the ears in a dry, well-ventiIated place
After the ears are thoroughly drv
discard all that have too rough dent,
ing or that show discolored, pink.
cracked, or shredded shank attach
ments, or with moldy, discolored, OF
starchy kernels.
Make germinator tests of ten repre-.
sentative kernels from each seed ear
selected. Keep for seed only those
ears represented in the germinator BY
ten healthy seedlings, cutting open the
ten kernels to make sure they are not
rOtted, even if the sprout appears to
be healthy. Discard butt and tip ker
nels. Then shell each ear separately
by hand. In shelling discard any
ears with kernels that are starchy
mOldy, or dull in color
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
SR VN/N< MYERS

ing with the bar for the convenience of
neighboring ladies and other fastidious
souls who, rather than risk social con-
tamination by entering a common bar
room, fetched empty pals of tin and
carried them away filed with nourish-
ment for home consumption. To the
left a CONSTRUCTED staircase ascended
to regions of uninviting darkness. Leo
nora, however, mounted with conf
dence and, finding a blank shut door
at the top. planted a confident finger
on a push-button which she could not
possibly have located by sight.
A venomous buzz responded. Shut
fling feet drew near the door, in which
grille opened, letting out a shaft of
strong light which fell squarely on the
girls face.
She said coolly: "'Lo, John. Le' me
in"
A chain bolt ratified. The door swung
inward. Leonora entered, passed, faced
the guardian Of the portal-a Chinese.
aged, shriveled of face, shrunken of
body, impassive-whom she addressed
with the brusque insouciance Of old
acquaintance.
Charlie anywheres about?"
With racial economy of gesture the
Chinese jerked a thumb toward the
rear of the house and turned to re-
fasten the door. LeonOra moved down
the hall, disdainfully shifting tainted
air, and entered a large room whose
atmosphere was mephitic with the un.
forgettable, sickly sweet fumes OF
opium. Here, in half-curtained bunks
or on thin mattresses upon the floor
| In forbidding half light furnished by
a single, closely shaded lamp, perhaps
a dozen men and women lay in un.
couth postures, deep in drugged stu
pors. One only was in apparently
complete possession of her wits: the
woman Inez of whom LeonOra haG
seen nothing SINCE that fateful night
at Ristori's.
Inez alone recognized in any wa!
this addition to the company, looking
up with a sullen face from her seat OF
the edge of a mattress on which lay
with limbs asprawl and face of ghastl!
pallor upturned to the dim light, hi
mouth half open, his eyes half closed
the thick stem of an opium pipe dan
Cling from limp fingers, the man whom
LeOnora had come to meet.
In seizure of dismay so overpow
ering as to blind her completely to tn,
sneer of qualification which Inc,
sought in vain to dissemble, Leonor,
dropped to her knees beside the mai
and shook his shoulders with franti
hands.
"CharlieI" |" she cried in a voic,
urgent with fright and entreaty-
"wake up, Charliel For Gods sake
wake upW
The mans head rolled from side t,
! side with horrifying limpness, his lip
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
MONGOLIA: SHE SEEKS TO
THROW OFF YOKE
OF CHINA.

Mongolia, fighting along its eastern
border to throw off the yoke of China
once more, is one of the most inter
esting countries in the world today
and also one of the most primitive,
according to a communication to the
National Geographic society, from
Ethan c. LIE Munyon.
"The inhabitants in many ways re-
semble our own North American In
dians," says he. "They have a writ
ten language, are blindly devoted to
the Buddhist religion, and are very
fanaticaI. The lamas, or Buddhist
monks, are the curse of Mongolia, and
are parasites living on the religious
credulity of their lay brethren. Ev-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
BEGIN WITH POPULAR BREED
Not Wise for Beginner to Experiment
With So-CaIIed New or Untried
Kind of Fowls.

Unless imbued with the true fan
cier spirit, beginners in poultry cul-
ture had better not enter their novi-
ate with a so-called new or nOn-pOp-
ular breed. AS a general rule sales
of stock in this class are always linn
tied, hence to build up a trade is at
best a slow process. There will also
be lacking a fellowship between neigh
bors breeding the kind Of poultry, as
there will be less interest manifested.
Better begin with a popular breed for
which there is an established demand,
and one that possesses commercial
Importance, either for eggs or meat,
or both.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
FEEDING SILAGE TO HORSES
It Can Be Supplied in Limited Guam
titles to Work AnimaIs-Avod
Moldy Material.

In limited quantities silage can be
fed with success to work horses and
colts. Ten to twenty pounds daily is
plenty, and even this should be only
of the first quality. Moldy or the most
slightly spoiled silage should be avoid
ed entirely, for it is dangerous to
horses.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06

say it was first called the Jews
Trumpe, the name coming from the
French word "jeu"-a "jeu-trompe"
or joy trumpet. Other peoples called
it a mouth-drum or a hummlng-iron
while the Italians designated it as
the "scaccia pensiere," banisher Of
thought. The actual origin of the in
strument, which is a universal sound
producer, is not known. 1t is known
to be of very ancient origin, for the
Chinese books of the twelfth century
show the jewsharp as almost identical
with the European form.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
Health Shown by FINGER Nails.

The rapidity of the growth of the
nails is indicative of the health. The
growth of the nails on the right hand
is in most people more rapid than of
those on the left hand. Another Curl
Gus point is that the rate of growth
of the nail depends directly on the
length of the finger. Thus the nails
on the two middle fingers of men grow
more rapidly than those on the first
and fourth fingers respectively, and
these in turn are more speedily grown
than those on the little fingers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
One Sorrow Removed

Henry Paget, marquis of Anglesea,
a soldier and statesman, was also a
man of great temper, and often was
brutal to his relatives and servants,
not excepting his wife, whom he
seemed to delight to beat. He was
engaged in this occupation one morn
ing as the unhappy wife stood in an
upper hall. A serving maid stopped
Open-mouthed to witness the beating.
"How much happier is that wench"