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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Persia,s Relirion.

The religion Of the Persians Is a schis.
matte Mohammedan sect styled the
Chiites, originating with Ali, while
the Arabs and the Turks are for
the most part sunnists. The Chiites
claim that Ali. to the exclusion Of
all other successors of Mohammed.
recognized by the sunnists. is at least
equal in holiness to Mohammed himself.
The sunnists put Mohammed above every
thing. and accept unreservedly the sum Of
his doctrines, the Soma, while the Chiites
regard the Soma as an apocryphal work
unworthy of confidence. The religion. of
the Chiites is much less severe than that
of the Sunnists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Stable Hints.

Here are some stable hints" that
are good enough to be offered to horse
owners generally:
Give your stable a thorough cleaning
occasionally. It will more than repay
you in way of appearance, and be ben
eacial in a sanitary way.
Give your stable plenty Of air and
light.
Always water your horse before feed
Ing. You can teach him to drink then
by not offering water after feeding,
thereby avoiding possible collie.
Don't water or feed when hot.
Give your horse grain in a large
surfaced feed box, or use an iron one
with an irregular surface (half balD'
nodded in; he will not fill his mouth
so full, chewing his food better.
Feed your horse as near the ground
as possible; when eating low down
more saliva becomes mixed with the
food, aiding digestion.
Have your stable stalls as nearly on
a level al possible.
Use a little lime occasionally In
your stalls and barn yard. Lime Is a
great purifier.
Don't speak to your horse louder
than you would to your sweetheart
and don't allow profanity used around
him-a horse with brains don't like
to be talked to like a prize fighter.
Have regular hours for feeding your
horse, and give him sufficient time tc
eat.
Don't strike your horse with a fork
handle. or strike him over the head; II
he needs Furnishing use a small whip
everyday clubbing or striking does nc
good. Make him respect you and tne
whip, and have him fear nothing else
Use your horse kindly, but do not
pet hint makes him too familiar
Pet horses are like pet people-nc
good.
Feed your horse clean food; II youi
oats are dusty clean them, and don
feed hay full of dust or dirt.
Don't tie your horse too low down
or too long, just so he can have the use
of his head to lie down.
Change your horses feed occasion
ally; it will make him feel good. Give
him bran. roots. etc. (small quantities
of roots at first until accustomed tt
them). How would you like to be tee
day in and day out on n kind o
food? r.
Don't allow your horse to stand II
manure or wet places. This Is wha'
aus thrush, and the ammonia arts
ing in such places affects the eyes
etc., and coming in contact with thu
carriages and harness destroys varnisf
and weakens leather.
Keep your horse feeling good by
proper food and care and he will more
than repay you for the little extra TIM
you give him.
Keep your horse well groomed, as {
well-kept animal not only appears bet
ter but keeps easier and feels better
(like a man after a bath) than ont
neglected.
Keep a little salt where your hors.
can get it at his pleasure. not throw
ing it in his feed. How do you lkt
your food over sailed?
Keep your horses name and tall vel
cleaned and wash his tail and docl
occasionally in a pail Of water. It viii
greatly stimulate 1t and grow a flowing
tail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

the fowls the farmer wants to use. It
may produce fancy specimens.b but often
they are physical wrecks. Why not
keep our pure-bred fowls pure with
out breeding all the stamina out Of
them? Why not make each successive
generation harder than the preceding
one? Can this be done and how? It
can be done by out-crossing, or chang
ing the males. This would be called
detrimental to standard breeding, but
1t Is good common sense in practical
culture. O~ut-crossing can be resorted
to with improbable poultry, If the
next year males of the same breed be
again used.
The farmer has reached the stage
when, If he cannot secure strong,
hardy thoroughbreds, he resorts to
cross-breeding. When they once get
to crossing they get careless and cross
males Of the cross on females of the
same family. It does not take long
for this process to convert really good
fowls into mongrels. Mongrels, dung
hill or barnyard fowls are the result OF
hap-hazard breeding for generations.
At length it becomes a matter OF In
difference to the owner as to their
ancestry. What we need most of all
is to bring only thoroughbreds up to
the highest type OF hardness and util-
ity. Then the farmer should use only
pure-bred fowls.
I wish to touch on another question:
Does it pay farmers to buy eggs for
setting at a cost of 81 to $3.50 per Is?
Yes. We will suppose that out of the
Is the farmer gets but even chicks,
three males and four females. The
males themselves are worth twice the
cost of the eggs and the pullets will
be extra. EDWIN BURROUGHS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

II say" said Jones. "how ever do you
use such an enormous quantity of pears
end peaches?"
"Weli," replied Smith, I'VE eat what we
can, and what we can't we can"
"Indeed!" said the other. 1--WE dc about
the same in our business"
"How Is that?"
w sell an order when we can sell it,
n when we can't sell it we cancel IT,
Tid-Bits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
To Breed Herd Headers.

A government report says: The man
who is raising hogs to be sold for
breeders cannot be too careful to use
only such as come nearest the ideal
for the breed; hence, from his point OF
view, defect in color, swirls, or a miss
ing tail would be a serious blemish to
the animal. The breeder of breeding
animals ian well afford to pay a rela-
lively high price for an animal which
Is free from these minor defects, as
his sales will depend largely on the
general appearance of his herd. while
the hogs Of the pork raiser are sold by
the scales. Bears should not be pur-
chased until they are four or hve
months old, as they do not show their
form fully before that time. They
cost less at weaving time, but their
purchase at that time is a lottery, Is a
promising pig often develops into an
inferior and poorly shaped animal. 1t
is not safe to delay the purchase until
the boar is wanted for service, as
others will be wanting him at the same
time, and there may be delay in finding
a desirable animal. The service is
more sure and the boar can be han
died with much less trouble If he has
been on the place for a few weeks be-
fore he is needed for use. He should
have time to become accustomed to his
new quarters before he goes to service.
The boar should never be allowed to
run with the sows, as he will be a con-
tinual worry both to them and to his
owner, and 1t is much better to keep
him in a lot where he can neither see
nor hear other hogs. He should be
kept as quiet as possible. and his food
should be such as will give him
strength and vitality, but not too fat
tening. He will do better service when
he has sufficient grazing to give him
exercise, and only sufficient grain food
to keep him in good condition without
becoming so fat as to be heavy and
unwieldy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Michigan Dairy inspection.


Here are three characteristic reports
Of the Michigan dairy inspectors:
F. A. Characterization Of cows.
fairly good. but not very clean; feed,
corn stalks. oat straw, hay, bran and
middlings; stables. neat and clean;
partly whitewashed, uses lime on
floor; yard, wet and dirty; drainage,
fair; ventilation, good; water. well;
milkroom, neat and clean; uses an
aerator.
L. L. Whipple-Conddtion of cows,
good and clean; feed. cut stalks, hay
and bran; stables. neat and clean;
whitewashed; drainage from stables,
poor; yard, fairly dry and clean;
manure deep in front Of stable door;
ventilation. good: water. well; milk
room, neat and clean: cement floor in
milkroom; uses an aerator.
o. 8. Bancroft-Condition of cows.
good and clean; feed. corn stalks.
mixed hay and ground corn and oats:
stables. clean and neat. but some cob
webs on ceiling; partly whitewashed;
yard. fairly clean and dry; drainage.
fair: ventilation. good: water, we'll;
milkroom, neat and clean.
The adoption of a similar system
wherever cows are kept would do much
to improve our dairy products.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Big Drop I'm sewine Ma,

Big Drop I'm Sewing Machines.
We are sending Sewing Machines out
to any address on free three months
trial, making such liberal terms and spe-
cial new prices, so much lower than any
other house ever thought Of naming, that
u offer will surprise you. For free new
Sewing Machine catalogue and special
offers, cut this notice out and mail to
Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago. Ill,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Aren,t IN = Auf.l.

Smith and Jones we're talking one day
about thor business interests. Smith was
an old hotel man and Jones was . manu-
facturers agent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

Pennsylvania Color Law Upheld
The oleomargarine law of Pennsyl-
venia, with the clause relating to the
non-coloring Of oleomargarine. has
been upheld by the courts Of that
state. Judge Arnold, in giving his de-
c.sion, in part said: "The effect of the
statute is that butter may be colored
yellow, but oleomargarine may rot.
The statute being enforced in the case
before us is in words exactly like the
Massachusetts statute. AS it is I'M
lawful to sell deceptive oleomargarine
in Massachusetts,. although it is man.
.ufactured in another state, SO it must
be unlawful to sell it in Pennsylvania
under similar circumstances" .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
Eject of Cold. on Eggs.

Camille Dareste, q Frenchman
made many experiments on the effect
Of foreign circumstances on hens eggs
One of his last was the effect Of cold
On his death his assistant, Etienne
Rabaud, completed the experiment.
and has given the result. There were
| so rows Of "a hens eggs each. They
were new laid. and were submitted to
test after remaining three days undis-
turbed. Eighteen were exposed to q
temperature of 10 degrees and were
kept apart for purposes Of comparison,
A third Of the frozen eggs were put
at once in the incubator at SO degrees
c. The second third was slowly
thawed in the open air, and then left
in the incubation temperature. The
remaining third lay three days, SO as
to let them get owe the effect Of the
manipulations, and then were put into
the incubator. The results were:
Il. Hens eggs a stand a tenn
perature Of at least Is degrees cold
and live. 2. The freezing works a
great change, since the further de.
velopment in most cases seems to be
only a growth of cells without clear
differentiation. 3. The damage done
is lasting, for slow thawing does not
give back its normal development to
the germ. 1. The individuality Of the
germs is obvious in this. experiment.
in that several Of the eggs subjected to
freezing could still produce an en-
bryo with peculiarities. but possibly
normal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

The time is coming when Americans
will appreciate the hen and give her
the amount of attention due her. It
is surprising that on some of our
farms the flock Of hens does not ex-
coed Is. These are easy to take care
Of, it is true. but the flocks should be
much larger and still be taken care of.
There is no better investment on the
farm than that. in the poultry estab-
lishment. With the increase Of popu-
lation the demand for poultry prod
ucts is bound to increase, and this in
creased demand must be largely met
by the American farmer rather than
by the specialist in poultry raising.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

On every, warm day in winter. when
the dropping have thawed enough to.
be loose from the floor, the hen house
should be cleaned out to make it pos
sible to have a house free from gases.
The tendency is in the winter to let
the house alone too long. This re-
suits In lessened vitality to the fowls,
and it is difficult to understand how
some houses are habitable at all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

The person that sets hens early must
expect to put in some time in watch
ing to see that all things: about the
nests are right. It is necessary to visit
the sitters two or three times a day
to be sure that none Of the eggs have
been rolled OF into q corner OF the
nest and to be sure that the hens
have not made a blunder and gone
back onto the wrong nest. Such a
visit should be made before dark TO
see that all things are right for the
night This care needs also to be ex-
ercised In the summer time, but not to.
30 great degree.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm-A Few
Hints ~ to the Care Of 1--we Stock
and Poultry
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

The orchardists Of tho country arc
coming more and more to appreciate
the value Of spraying.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-31

"A, 4 Joke aimed 6 anethsr i = q.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29

would do if he was in Stonega or
Big Stone Gap to-day by what he
did when in the flesh on earth 1900
years ago. He would attend strictly
to the business he came to this earth
to accomplish. Let our pastors who
claim to be in His service try to i'm
itate His example among the people
where God in His providence has
called them to labor, and there will
be less carping about the blind lead
ing the blind till both fall in the
ditch. What the world needs most
to-day is less speculation and more
every day practical Christianity.
Henry Hoop and family left Sto-
mega on Monday morning for PhiIa-
delphia, Pa, where they are entire
strangers, to enjoy allurements Of a
large city. They were doing well
here and had saved money, but the
gro wing family Gall girls longed tor
life in the city.
| was at Wise c. II. yesterday and
some of the C.. II. people were guy
ing me about the electric display OF
light and force we had promised at
the beginning of the Goth century
Have patience, friends, and we well
fulfill the promise yet, as we will soon
not need the light on account Of the
long days. and according to the most
reliable authority the 10Th century
does not begin till January lst, 1901.
Norton has got a little ahead of rs,
bnt what Of that. Our experts are
still wiring, and the plant will be a
dandy when the button is touched.
A special coach came over to Sto-
mega on Sunday about II o'clock, on
which were Supt. j. w. Logsden,
Assistant John Harris and c. h
Brent, Freight Agent, all officers OF
the l.. & y. Mr. Shanklin, OF the
Mountain View Hotel, accompanied
them. They were on tour Of in
spection, taking in Big Stone Gap
and Middlesboro on the trip.
Mrs. DR.. Staliard was visitor at
the Stonega Hotel on Monday, re-
naming over night and returning to
Norton on Tuesday morning.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
Mass Meeting.

The republicans Of Wise county
held a mass meeting at this place
Monday. and elected delegates to She
congressional convention which
meets in Bristol on April ), and the
state convention. which meets at
Norfolk on the 10Th OF April. The.
endorsed McKinley's administration,
and Hon. II. l.. Rollins for congress.
Chas. T. Kilgore was elected mem
Der Of the congressional committee
for Wise county. There was also a
resolution adopted asking the con
gressional committee to hold the next
convention at this place to select Il
man for Congress. II is thought 10y
the leading men in the party that the
committee will name place in this
part of the district, and it can prob
ably be brought to this place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
1 ThOusand TOngucs

Could not express the rapture of Annie +.
Springer, of l2j Howard ST., Phladel-
phia. Pa, when she found that DR.. King 5
New Discovery for Consumption had COM
pletely cured her of hacking cough that
Tor many years had made life a burden.
All other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says of this Royal
Cure-"it soon removed the pain in my
chest and can now sleep soundly, some
thing can scarcely remember doing be-
tore. ! feel like sounding its praises
throughout the Universe" SO will every
one who tries Dr. Kings New Discovery
for any trouble of the throat, chest or
lungs Price SOC and 81. Trial bottle
free at j. W. Kelly's drug store; every
bottle guaranteed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
NOTICE.
Trustees Dividend No. 8 Of
the Bonds OF the Big Stone
Gap Improvement
Company.

Under an order of the Jefferson
Circuit Court, at Louisville, n.y.,
the Trustee is ordered to pay dlvl-
dend of 3.4l3% from the receipts
under the 900 Agreement, dated
Nov. II, 1891. Such bonds as are
in the said Agreement will receive
their dividend Of $34.l3 per bond in
the certificates of the Columbia FL
nance and Trust Co., issued under
said Agreement, and such bonds as
.aie not in said Agreement will re-
ceive their dividend in cash.
All holders of said bonds are here
by notified to present their bonds to
the Columbia Finance and Trust
Co., at Louisville, Ky, for the pay
ment of said dividend and the proper
endorsement thereon.
L. w. BORIS, Trustee.
mr22 l2-l5
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
Going to Jump a Fence.

Two young fellows, says an ex-
change, once entered Western tram
and took seats. They were unac-
customed to railway travel and were
constantly on the watch for some ac-
cident. Every few minutes they
would go and raise the window and
look out. Presently as the tram
came around curve, one OF them
saw a fence which lie seemed to sup
nose crossed the track. Jerking in
his head he exclaimed, loud enough
to be heard by every one in the car
"hold on tight Bill, she's going to
lump a fence!"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
FROM STONEGA.
spcndence Of The Big Stone Gap Posi-.

Correspondence OF Inc bls o'Ohe "'P i"s''
SroNEGA, Va, Mch. 2S.--The
weather is still holding out, but there
is hope that it will be good in time
for the Easter Opening.
Miss Lillian Lanbram, young
lady from Louisville, Ky, has arIiv-
ed to take charge Of the millinery
and wrap department for the spring
season. She was engaged by MIR.
Kelly while in Louisville on his
purchasing trip and comes with good
recommendations.
The Sabbath school has begun
re-hearsing for the Easter services.
Rev. John Cook occupied the pull
pit on last Sabbath, both morning
and evening Owing to the day be-
ing stormy the attendance was slim,
but he preached two sermons with
his usual vigor. Rev. Stephen is
still under the grippe spell, but hopes
to be able to conduct the communion
service on next Sabbath morning.
A few copies of Sheldon's edition
of the Topeka Capitol" was sub
scribed for here. and like most of the
three or four hundred thousand other
subscribers we were disappointed.
What we expected in newspaper
was news, and the editions named
were, with the exception of the adj
vertisements, copied verses from the
Bible. Not single attempt was
made to give the current news.
We can determine what Jesus
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
Very III.

Mrs. Sallie Davis, Of Gate City, is
very i'll at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. Shade Polly, in this
place and is not expected to live.
On her return home from visit to
relatives at Coeburn, she stopped for
few days in the Gap and was taken
very i'll with the grippe, and has been
very i'll for more than week. She
is about 81 years Of age, and has
MANY relatives and friends in Wise
county. who will regret to learn OF
her illness.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
ORDINANCE Home.

The ladies' of the Home Mission
Society are getting up box of cloth
ing to send to the orphanage home
at GreenviIe, Tenn. They ask those
who wish to contribute something for
the box to leave same at Mrs. Willis
store some time this week. Any
ding in ready made clothing for girls
or boys from 10 months TO ii years
of age, and money to contribute to
the cottage fund, which is very needy
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29

corr..pondsnce Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.
JASPER, VA, March 26.-Rev: solomon
Matthews preached an able and Interesting
sermon here last Sunday.
J. W. Thomson has recovered from
severe case of humps, which caused him
to loose considerable time from his WORK
Miss Laurie hood has just returned
,.om an extended visit to her brother near
Appalachia.
nc. Cox has had a very severe attacS
of grippe, hut is now able to resume WORK
Harvey Young paid US pleasant WISH
this week.
Bum Denison has been called 10 h,o.,
~" =. II. 4. W.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
Purchased Property.

w. S. Beverley, our clever express
agent and telegraph operator, has
purchased the Addison property on
Poplar Hill and has rented the same
to Mr.. f. j. Prescott, chief clerk for
the Virginia Coal and Iron Company.
This is one of the incest residence
properties in Big Stone Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
MARRIED.
DR.. J. M. PriChard, Of Olinger,
Changes His Way of
LIVING

Married, at Olinger, Va, on the
22nd of March, Rev. Hiram Ely
officiating, Dr. }. NJ. Prichard to Miss
Minnie Barley, daughter Of G. D.
Bailey, all of Lee county.
The bride is a granddaughter of
the late Judge Carr Bailey and the
groom is a well known physician of
Lee county.
The Posr joins with their many
friends in wishing them happy and
prosperous married life.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29
TbatTbrobbiny Headache

Would quickly leave YOU, if YOU used DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of
sufferers have proved their matches
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They make pure blood and strong nerves
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Try them. Only % cents. Money back if
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gist. ,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-29

Mr.. J. A. Peters and wife left last
Friday night for Ironton, where Mr..
Peters has accepted a position with
the Union Iron e. Steel Company.
Their many friends in the Gap wish
them much success.