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New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Enos Mills, Naturalist, Proved
That as a Weather Prophet
the Animal Is Worthless

celebrating Grounding Day."
"Old Jim," writes Mr.. Mills, chad
complete confidence in the weather
wisdom of the grounding, as did
every one else whom l had ever
heard mention MIN, so I quietly re-
solved to keep track Of his doings
and to pick up grounding informa-
ton.
81 thought that Grounding Day
would never come. Winter, as Old
Jim had said, was cold and snowy.
. February 2 / was out before
daylight. But the morning was
cloudy and unless there was a clear
ing the grounding could not see his
shadow. The predictions for six
weeks more of winter might be
overthrown, that is, they might be if
the grounding sign was correct-and
everybody had said it was.
II started off as soon as I could
see. There were fourteen ground
hog dens to be visited. l nearly
wore out a pair Of boots rushing
from grounding den to den. Dark,
low-drifting clouds filled all the
mountain valley. 1t did not look
hopeful for sunshine and ground
hog shadows. But shadow or no
shadow, l wanted to see a ground
hog show his head from the en-
trance of the den.
Not Grounding Appeared
"The highest den visited was one
far up on the mountain side which
| hoped might be above the clouds
and in the sunshine. Its ow-filled
entrance holes showed that the
weather maker had not even looked
cut. 10. February had been cloudy
from morning to night. had not
seen groundhog."
Mr.. Mills devoted the following
summer to thorough investigation
Of the grounding in his native
haunts, and again, he spent Ground
hog Day in the open, waiting for
a view of the widely advertised
weather. prophet. Yet he saw moth
ing-heard nothing. He became, as
you might say. an anti-groundhog-
er. He knew there was nothing to
the superstition but pleasant
fable.
However" he writes, "there are
few weather signs, or more cor
rectly indications, that are closely
allied to woodcraft. Through them
one can usually tell in advance
when there is to be a change in the
weather. Among these indications
are unusual gatherings of birds,
listlessness of animals, smoke drift
ing down and around as though lost,
and animals showing interest in q
particular direction or collecting at
a sheltered place. Often animals
realize hours in advance that there
is to be change in the weather.
Each human and animal is deli
cate barometer which responds to
air changes. Animals appear par
ticularly sensitive to these changes.
Sheep as Barometers
"The actions Of mountain sheer
have several times suggested to me
that wind or snowstorm was coming
One cold morning | was crossing the
| Continental Divide. On the skyline
| saw number of sheep pointing
their noses into the west. There !
left them standing. Early the next
morning a chinook came roaring out
of the west. Another day three
separate flocks were watching the
northeast sky. Twenty-four hours
later blizzard arrived from the
northeast. But there probably isn't
anything in the makeup of animals
that will give long range weather in
formation. These sheep simply had
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

modern version Of the same proph-
ecy:
An evening gray and q morning red
Will send the shepherd vet to bed.
Evening sed and morning gray,
Taco sure signs 81 one fine day.
But the worst poem of all is about
the bee:
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

reading: 1--WE are midway through
winter and ought to have half our
fuel and hay in stock"
Weather Poor Stuff for Poets
Probably more bad poetry has
been written about the weather than
about any other one subject. We
would not go so far as to grade it
the worst poetry on record. No, we
couldn't, with the makers of the
holiday greeting cards still doing
business. But it is sufficiently bad
to be noticeable on any and all oc-
casions.
In searching through the weather
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

q cold May; there is always one
fine week in February; if February
gives much snow, a fine summer it
doth foreshow; who doffs his coat
on winters day will gladly put it
on in May; a green winter makes a
fat churchyard; a fair Friday
means q fair Sunday
These long-range forecasts are
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

A red morn, thot ever yet betokened
Wreck to the seanaen, tempest to the
field,
So,voao to shepherds, tvoe unto the
birds,
Cast and foul fa1ve to her1n,en and
herds.
And then we turn nliserably to q
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

When bees to distance aUing their
flight,
Days are aUarna and skies are bright;
But ache'a their flight ends near at
home,
Stormy ateather is surc to come.
Many weather signs which have
only q shred of science in their
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
ttoNumerousB BunowsShowed
That None Of Their Occupants
Even Investigated Conditions

actually little more than supersti-
tions; yet they are quoted and re-
peated so constantly that they pass
for scientific truths.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Some Truth in These

The most accurate weather sig
nails are those which Immediately
precede a storm. A wise person
will not leave the house without
an umbrella after observing a spider
strengthening his web, birds and
fowls oiling their feathers, a cat
sitting with his tail to the fire,
horses stretching their necks to sniff
the air, flies congregating in
swarms, sheep frisking about in the
fields, fowls rolling in the dust and
sand, fish swimming near the sur
face and biting readily.
For the city man there are other
indications of an early rain-guitar
strings shorten, lamp wicks crackle,
candles burn dim, SCOT falls, smoke
descends, tobacco smoke seems
denser and more powerful-and al
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
makeup are generally accepted {
genuine forecasts.

If it storms on the first Sunday of
the month it will storm every Sun
day in the month; favorable JAN
uary brings good year; if grass
grows in January, it grows the worse
for it all the year; a warm January,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Translated by William L. Mcpherson

Copyright, 1921, Neav Yorl Tribune I,,c)
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Enos Mills an Unbcliever

Enos A. Mills, a we'll informed
nature guide from the Rockies, has
written several volumes Of interest
Ing matter on the great outdoors.
In his latest book. Waiting In the
Wilderness, published by Doubleday,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
THE WOOL SITUATION

Now put yourself in the wool
growers place for moment. Dur
ing the past few years the United
States has been importing wool at
the rate of from 250,000,000 to 40o,-
100000 pounds year, to say nothing
of millions of yards of cloth manu-
factured abroad from foreign wool.
There is a surplus of wool and still
more coming on almost every ship
from Australia, Argentine or South
Africa The American wool grower
finds no buyers hunting his product,
and the price quoted is less than the
cost of production. If you were in his
place, wouldn't you want an import
duty on wool? The American farm
er pay a tax for the privilege of mar
state and the county treasury for the
privilege of living and doing busi-
ness here. Why couldn't the foreign
er pay tax for the privilege of mar
ketinq his products here, which
privilege enables him to take away
our good American gold? Further
more, since it is clearly evident that
the foreign producer can undersell
the American producer, wouldn't you
think. if YOU were an American wool
grower, that it would be no more
than right to make the import tax
high enough to represent the differ
ence in cost of production, so that
you could do business on an equality
with your foreign competitor
Wouldn't you think that tax no more
than justice to you as an American
citizen, helping to maintain Ameri-
can institutions, American wage
scales and American standards of
living? The woolgrower thinks he
is asking only what is fair. If you
were in his place, wouldn't you ask
for the same thing?
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
FARM ACCOUNTING SCHOOLS
AND FARM BUREAU MEETINGS
Why Should "a Farmer Keep
Accounts


Accounts?
l. So that he will know how
much the farm has paid him for his
years work and whether he has
made interest on his investment. The
income tax also concerns a few of
US.
2. So that he can avoid making
the same mistake two years in sue
cession. Many men say all the
farm accounts they need is their
bank record showing deposits, as
they spend it all any way. A farm
account book well kept and summar-
lied not alone shows how much
was made or lost. 1t should show
where the mistakes occurred and
where changes can be made that will
enable more money to be made next
year.
At the Farm Accounting schools 20
be held at the Grange Hall at Al and
at the Grange at Plattston these
things will be taken up. The first
session will be devoted to "How to
keep track of the money we take in
ana spend" The second session will
be devoted to figuring out, means
/ whereby an account book well kept
can be made of real value in sys-
! tematizing the farm business. Every
man present will need his pencil, as
everyone present, as well as the
/ fSrm management specialist from
the University and the county agent
will have plenty of work to do.
The farm accounting school at Al
will be held on Wednesday March 2
beginning at $3.50 a. m. The fore
noon sessions will be given to the
farm accounting school and in the
evening there will be meeting Of
i the township farm bureau to con-
side plans of work for 1921.
! The farm accounting school al
Plattston will be held Thursday
March 3rd beginning at $50 a. m
The forenoon and afternoon sessions
will be given to the farm accounting
i school and in the evening there viii
be a meeting of the township farm
bureau to consider plans of work fol
/ 1921.
! Everyone is invited to attend
these meetings.
I r. A. Cave, County Agent
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
cottNcit MEETING

All members Of the council were
present at the regular meeting last
Monday evening. Bids on pave
ment of East Elm Street and on
sanitary sewer on same street were
reported. But one bid was received
for the pavement contract and three
bids on construction of the sanitary
sewer; the bid of Nelson Saunders
sewer was found to be the lowest,
$2316.OO, on examination it was
found that the proposal as drawn by
the engineer failed to specify cross
over branches to take care of sewage
from properties located across the
street from the main sewer. The
council rightly considered that it
was necessary that such branches
be constructed before the street
was paved and withheld action on
the bids until after a conference
with the engineer and a correction
of the plans and specifications to
supply the commission could be made.
At an adjourned meeting held
Tuesday evening at $50; the coun-
Gil rejected all bids and voted to re-
advertise for bids on Lne pavement,
sanitary sewer and storm sewer on
East Elm Street.
The Street committee reported on
items concerning contemplated i'm
provement on West Elm Street.
Mayor Oakley instructed the side
walk committee to go over all the
sidewalks in town within the next
thirty days and report all necessary
repairs.
The building committee reported
recommending that a platform be
erected in the room adjoining the
council chamber on which the vot
booths may be stored making room
for a village Jail; the committee
also recommended that the Mayor
secure prices on iron cages to be set
in the room for the purpose of de-
tanning prisoners.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
PARENT TEACHERS
~ ASSOCIATION

The second regular meeting of the
Wauseon Parent Teachers Associa-
ton will be held at the High School
Auditorium next Monday evening
February 28th Assistant State SUI
perintendent of Schools w. B. Bliss
of Columbus will address the meet
ing.
Miss Ruth Brown will give a talk
on kindergarten work.
The First grade pupils, of Miss
Henderson's room will present a
pageant and music both vocal and
instrumental will be furnished by
pupils of the schools.
This promises to be very inter
esting and valuable meeting and the
High School Auditorium should be
filled to its capacity.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Herman Wallace. Western Re-
serve University is a member of the
Debatin~ team of that University
and recently helped to defeat the
Ohio Wesleyan University team al
Delaware Miss Burford, now in
structor in effective public speaking
at Ohio Wesleyan writes that she
was proud of Herman, a former pu-
pill of hers in Wauseon High School
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs. John Winzeler cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary Wednesday at their home on
North Fulton Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winzeler were mar
ried fifty years ago and since that
they have seen many changes in
Fulton County.
Both of their daughters. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Williams of Gibsonburg
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Darby and
families were present to help them
celebrate the day.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
Wauseon S

Wauseon Schools were closed Mon
day in commemoration of the birth of
Washington. The legal holiday fell
on Tuesday, Monday was chosen so
that the school work need not be
broken into.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

The Wauseon Automotive Body
Company unloaded a car of 1800C
feet of lumber the first of this week
some of it is already transformed in.
to parts for Briscoe auto bodies.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. A. S. Blake, Miss Matte
Mathews and Miss Lola Knapp saw
David Warfeld in "The Return Of
Peter Grimm" at the Saxon Audi
torium last Tuesday afternoon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
WOMANS RELIEF CORPS
ANNUAL DINNER

The ladies' of the Losure w. R. c.
No. 20 gave their Annual Washington
Birthday dinner at G, A. R. Hall on
Tuesday. The Corps, as is their an
nual custom, invited all ex-soldiers
their wives and sweethearts and as
we'll associate G. A. R. members
Their invitation met with a hearty
response and fully $50 persons par.
took of the splendid banquet which
the ladies set before their guests.
Following the banquet a program
was given under the direction Of
Mrs. Emma Spring, consisting ID
duets and solos by Mr.. and Mrs
Harding, a splendid reading by Miss
Schad portraying the character OF
Abraham Lincoln, reading by Mrs
Charles Gould, president of the Corp:
Miranda on Making the Best o.
Things; a reading, "Fling out the
Flag by Mrs. N. C. Wright anc
talks by F. H. Reighard and F. E
Kenyon.
The occasion was most delight
full one and the w. R. C. are to bt
commended for commemorating the
day in such a pleasant and helpful
manner,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

/ Mrs. J. C. Aldrich has returned 20
her home, Maple Grove, after several
months in Wauseon with her daught-
er, Mrs. Mary Aldrich.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. Leavy and daughter Rose of
Archbold spent Sunday with the
formers sister Mrs. Elizabeth Rup
pert and daughter Helen
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. John Bell and family are occu-
pying the home on West Leggett
Street vacated last week by E. W.
Bourquin and family.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. Harry Mack and family of
Delta attended the revival services
in Wauseon Sunday and were din
ner guests of grandma Roos.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Geringer and
son Richard returned Saturday after
several weeks visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Donritio in
Toledo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. James Gorsuch died shortly
after one o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the home, of her son Cleve.
Mrs. Gorsuch has been seriously Ill
for a long time.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heyman and
daughter Dorothy and Don Dale of
Toledo spent Tuesday with Mrs,
Elizabeth Rupert and Helen.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Florence Gingrich, student
If the Conservatory of Music at Ann
Arbor is here for a vacation between
semesters.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs, Perry Kimerer of Toledo at
tended the Annual w. R. C. dinner
last Tuesday and is visiting friends
in Wauseon this week.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. VIM. Sherer of Monroe was in
Wauseon on business this week and
improved the opportunity presented
by the Washinpton's Birthday din
ner of the w, R. c. to visit with his
fellow comrades of Losure Post G.
A r
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Secretaries of six county Fairs met
in a District Fair Circuit at the
Court House in Wauseon last Tues
day.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Nora Newton and Mrs. FREQ
Croninger attended the Millinery
Opening in Toledo Monday.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mise Christine outealt rstdfned
Sunday 10 Payneville, Ohio TO resume
her studies after q weeks vacation
here. -
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Madge Aldrich of San Fran
cisco, California is visiting her mother
Mrs. Mary Aldrch and other relatives
and friends in and about Wauseon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. John Goodyear and her son
Will Beatty are living in the South
west part of town preparatory to
paper hanging.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Buster Myers very pleasantly en-
tertained- six little friends Monday
afternoon in honor of his fifth
birthday.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Eugenia Palmer who is spend
ing the winter with hsr daughter,
Mrs. Henry Winzeler at Bryan at
tended the Annual Womens Relief
Corps dinner on Washigton's birth
day,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Louella Smith has accepted
the position as bookkeeper at Strole
and Cooper plumbing shop.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. Wesley Stoll of Fayette was {
weekend guest in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Hancock.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. Kenneth King spent Tuesday
with his parents in Toledo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Dickerson anG
son Jean, are visiting her mother
Mrs. Caroline Snyder.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. w. D. VanRensselaer spent
the last week end and until Wednes-
day of this week with her son H. S.
VanRensselaer and family in De-
troit, Mrs. Van helped her grandson
celebrate his first birthday anniyer-
sary last Monday.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs L. S. Williams is visiting
Mrs. John Rider, (nee Tedrow) in
Detroit this week.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Jean Clark spent Sunday with
her uncle in Delta.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Misses Ethel Ayers and Pauline
Allion of Toledo spent Sunday with
their parents here.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Lucille Berry of Toledo spent
last weekend with friends here.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. F w. Minsel Of Defiance il
visiting in Wauseon this week.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. Carl Gingrich of Springfield
Ohio, was a week end guest of his
parents here.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mss Eva johnson spent Thursday
in Toledo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Louise Hancock of Cleveland
spent a few days with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hancock.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Spring of To-
ledo spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Steumpel.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

American Red Cross workers in
Budapest transform intb Christmas
presents for destitute children
American dry goods boxes which had
been sent from chapters in this
country filled with warm garments
and hospital supplies Cradlesl
wheel barrows and sleeping cots are
made from them.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Agnes Fryska. was hostess te
the 500 club Monday evening.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Mary Lehman spent ovel
Sunday with Miss June Gorsuch IL
Toledo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. George Cammeron of Toni
toganny, Ohio spent the latter part
of last week with friends here.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Supt. and Mrs. Bowsher. Miss
Isabel Hutt and Mr. j. H. Bohn
spent Monday in Toledo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Miss Julia Burr is seriously i'll at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weir.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
MARKETS

Fifty seven major disasters in
United States in 1920, requiring
American Red Cross disaster relief,
resulted in 425 deaths, Injuries to
2.7OO and property loss estimated at
S11 ,25O,O0O, according to official re-
port from Red Cross National Head
quarters.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

DIR. Z. G. Cole is in Detroit this
week taking special course in Den
tistrY
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Mrs. ]. C. Rorick returned last
Thursday from visiting her daught-
er Mrs. w. c. Mcconnell in Adrian.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

The Tietjens Brewery building al
Napoleon is to be converted into ar
artificial ice manufacturing plant.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

Relief funds totalling $4,000 ex
pended by American Red Cross il
disasters in this country in 1920.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

American Red Cross aided 15!
communities stricken by disaster il
1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-06
SOCIETY AWAITS
STRAIN OF JAZZ
AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, March 5.-Social and
diplomatic Washington looks for a
revival under President and Mrs.
Harding of the formal state dinners
and other social functions at the White
House which ceased with the entrance
fthe United States into the World
War.
Directions from Mr.. Harding for
abandonment of the official social
events incident to his Inauguration
were conceded by those hoping for a
return TO a social normalcy TO be
blow TO their expectations, but the
recent shopping trip made by Mrs.
Harding to New York and other ev-
ents have renewed their optimism.
In preparation for the arrival Of
the new First Lady of the Land"
the White House has been redecorated
and the furnishings renewed. In ad-
dition Mrs. Harding has requested
that additional flowers be planted
around the White House. Her friends
expect her to act as hostess at a num-
ber Of garden parties during the spring,
thereby restoring one Of the favorite
forms of entertainment of former days.
Likewise, it is expected that she
will entertain at teas, her guests in
cuding in addition to intimate friends
the wives OF the members of the
diplomatic corps. Another social GUS
tom that she may revive is the ree1l-
ar weekly "at home" to wives Of
cabinet members, function in past
administrations corresponding in time
with the regular Tuesday cabinet meet
ings. 1t also is reported that she will
restore the custom of Marine Band