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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
FEEDING OF HORSES.
Paper by DR.. LangworthY, Of the Agrl'
cultural Department.

DIR. g. F. Langworthy, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, has prepared a
paper on the principles of horse feed
ing, which the Department has pub
lished as farmers bulletin No. 40 In
hispaper Dr. Langworthy states that
the problem of horse feeding is one
which each feeder solves more or less
for himself. the opinion regarding
what is and what is not satisfactory
feed varying more or less with the
time and place. Opinions may differ
as to the value OF this food or that,
but it is evident that the actual food
requirements of horse performing
given amount of work cannot vary as
result of change of opinion on the
feeders part. With horses, as with all
animals, including man, the real pro
lem is to supply sufficient nutritive
material for building and repairing the
body and furnishing it with the energy
necessary for performing work, wheth
Cl ~ UC UudU WIN Ii SOCp Oh lhOAA| oHS
body 1.-THE beating of the heart, respi-
ratory movements, etc }, or the work
which is performed outside the body
(hauling a load, etc). The body tenn
perature must also be maintained at
the expense of the fuel ingredients, but
whether material is burned In the
body primarily for this purpose, or
whether the necessary heat is result
ant of the internal muscular work, is
not known with certainty.
The problem of successfully feeding
horses differs somewhat from that en-
countered in feeding most domestic
animals. Cattle. sheep and pigs are
fed to induce gains in weight that is.
to fatten them, or IN the case of mich
COWS to produce gains in the form of
a body secretion (milk) rather than as
fat in the body. Ina similar way sheep
are fed for the production of wool, and
poultry for the production of eggs.
Sometimes cattle are also fed as beasts
of burden. Horses are fed almost uni
Yersally as beasts of burden, whether
the work consists in carrying a rider
or drawing load.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Old Age.

Old age as it comes in the orderly process
of Nature is beautiful and majes tic thing
The very shadow of eclipse which threatens
it, makes it the more priced. 1t stands for
experience, knowledge, wisdom and counsel.
That is old age as it should be. But old age
as it SO often is means nothing but second
childhood of mind and body. What makes
the difference? Very largely the care of the
stomach. In youth and the full strength of
manhood it doesn't seem to matter how we
treat the stomach. We abuse it, overwork
it, injure it. We don't suffer from it much
But when age comes the stomach is worn
out. 1t can't prepare and distribute the
needed nourishment to the body, and the
body, unnourished, falls into senile decay.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is q
wonderful medicine for old people whose
stomachs are weak and whose digestions
are ''poor." Its invigorating effects are felt
by mind as well as body. 1t takes the sting
from old age, and makes old people strong.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
THE GROWTH OF TREES
IfOcesses of Nature Are WOnde
Indeed, But They Always Wor
with Logical Precision.

Prof. E. S. Croft: In the first prav.,
we have the root system which absorbs
water from the ground and brings this
water together at the base of the
trunk. The roots have an absorptive
system of their own and their nature
to draw in water with more or less
yigor. Then when the water is taken
to the trunk, the fbers of the trunk
tend to lift the water by capillarity and
the buds above are not only expending
the water above, but they are filled with
protoplasm which has an affinity for
water, and SO we have a force that
draws the water from the roots into
the top. 1t is principle well known
in physics that when water passes
through tube it will pass with more
force through straight tube than it
wall through crooked tube, and that
every bend we make in the tube would
reduce the force to that extent. It
follows that the buds of an apple tree,
or any other tree, that are in the most
direct communication with the axis of
growth, with the trunk, are the ones
that will receive the most water Every
time the branch grows, that branch
does not receive quite as much water
as the branch before it turns, and if
that branch subdivides, the secondary
branch receives less than the primary
branch, and so on, the more it branches
the less water it receives, and the less
vigor it has and the less it grows; it is
this principle that determines the form
of the tree. You know, as the tree
tends to grow upright, the terminal
buds receive more water than any
other buds, because they are in the
most direct line with the source of wa
ter; every branch that grows less
somewhat in vigor. By and by, when
the tree attains a height so great that
the distance from the roots is so great
it overbalances the fact that the termi-
nal buds are in direct communication
with the axis of the vigor, the upper
most branches will dominate, and after
time the tree will come to an equilib-
mum, the branches will grow just as
much as the terminal shoots, and we
will have full grown, developed tree.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Starting Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump
tion Coughs and Colds to. be unequal
ed. A recent expression from T. J.
Mcfarland BentorvilIe, Va. serves as
example. He writes: 81 had Bron-
chitis for three years and doctored all
the time without being benefited.
Then began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and a few bottles wholly
cured me.' Equalley ffective in cur
ing all Lung and Throat troubles,
Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip.
Guaranteed by B. F. Hughes, Drug
gist. Trial bottles free, regular sizes
soc, and $1.00.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last
Such was the experience of Mrs. s. II.
Newson, Decatur. Ala. For three
years" she writes, L endured insuffer
able pain from Indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed
inevitable when doctors and all rene
dies failed. At length l was induced
to try Electric Bitters and the result
and now I'm completely recovered p
For Liver. Kidney, Stomach and
Bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the
only medicine Only soc. It's guar.
anteed by B. F. Hughes, Druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19

PEA WEEvIL AND ITS LARvA.
years, and unless repressive measures
are adopted or in force it may cause
much damage in the United States.
Aside from the direct injury, it is a
well established fact that peas infested
by this species have not the CONNER
cial value of clean seed, since as de-
termined by DIR. Fletcher, only II to 20
per cent. of the infested ones will
germinate. This means that where the
weevil is at all abundant in the seed,
one-half to four-ffths Of it may be
worthless, and purchasers will do well
to bear this in mind. The sowing of
this seed not only results in smaller
than normal number of plants but also
aids the propagation of the insect, and
it is very probable that great many
of these pests are eaten in the green
peas, which latter is not agreeable to
contemplate.
The species can be easily controlled,
since it is confined to one food plant,
namely, peas, and hibernates either
within the seed or in sheltered places.
If the peas for seed purposes are har-
vested early, promptly threshed and
treated with carbon bisulphide, none
of the insects will be able to survive;
and DIR. Fletcher states that even if the
peas be tightly enclosed in paper
bag, the weevils will be unable to es-
cape from their prison. and if the seed
be held over until the second year,
which may be done without injuring its
terminating powers, all the weevils
will die, and consequently there will
be no danger of the species propagat-
ing.
This simple method involves little or
no additional expense, and if the large
growers of seed peas will in turn coop
crate and fumigate all of their stock,
there should be comparatively little or
no trouble from the species in future
years. 1t would undoubtedly be good
business policy for growers of peas to
print on each package statement to
the effect that the seed has been prop
erly fumigated, and buyers are urged
to insist upon this treatment, or to ap-
ply it to seed before 1t is planted.-E
P. Felt, N. Y. State Entomologist, in
Country Gentleman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
DEFIED HUNGRY LIONS.
Trick Seemed Most Daring Till II Was
Explained.

| Explained.
Not long ago a lion tanner. who was
exhibiting in German circus in Hol
land, attracted immense crowds at ev
cry performance by doing what seemed
to be the most daring of acts In the
lions cage. He would climb into the
cage with great pieces of meat and
throw it to the roaring beasts. The
moment they had leaped upon it. he
would spring among them and put his
foot on it. The animals would growl
furiously, and then, just as the spec
tators were all waiting breathlessly,
lexpecting that the beasts would tear
him to pieces, they. would shrink back
cowed.
| After he hadsrepeated this exciting
act for many days an Englishman made
a wager with him for a big sum OF
money that he would not dare to do it
after the lions had been starved for
three days. The trainer considered for
a moment and then accepte ed the wager,
making only the condition that he be
allowed to have three weeks of prep
aration.
| At the end of three weeks the train
er announced that be was ready, and
the process of starving the lions be-
gan. The Englishman kept guards
posted around the cage day and night
to make certain that not a morsel of
food should be given to the animals
at the expiration of three days all
Amsterdam rushed to the circus. The
lions we're maddened with hunger, as
any one could see and hear, for they
roared continually and their attempts
to break through the bars showed how
angry they had become.
In the height of the uproar the train
er entered the cage with an immense
piece of beef in bis arms. He tossed
it on the floor of the cage, raised his
whip, and 10 not one lion dared to ap
proach it. The mighty brutes lay
crouched. roaring and growing so hard
that their great frames shook, and each
kept his terrible yellow eyes fixed hum
griIy on the meat. But not one of
them stirred.
The trainer stopped, lifted the beef
and tossed it to them again, and in a
moment the lions were in great
tawny ball. rending and snariling and
tearing, with blood from the managled
beef squirting all over the cage.
The Englishman paid his bet and
then tried to find out how the lion
tanner had acquired such wonderful
control over his beasts. At first the
man would not tell. but at.last he con-
sented to explain it. During the three |
weeks period of preparation he had
always starved the lions for three days
from the very beginning. Then, on
the fourth day, he:would enter the cage
with piece of beef which had been
soaked in kerosene oil. The lions
would shrink away sickened by the
stencil. Then he would throw them a |
fresh and good piece of beef which they |
would devour in moment.
The lions soon became so accustOm- |
ed to expecting that the first piece of |
beef that was thrown to them was not |
good that at the end of the three weeks |
they would not even move from their I
corners when the trainer threw it On
the floor of the cage. They would not |
try to eat anything except the second
piece. So the daring trick had very |
simple explanation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
CAUSES BIG LOSSES.
Which Should BE Fought with
Great VfgOr.

This little insect (Bruchus pisi, Linn
is species which occurs somewhat
commonly in peas. Its presence is too
frequently overlooked, or regarded as
of comparatively little Importance,
and those planting a few peas or even
growing them on a considerable scale
pay little or no attention to whether
the seed is infested by this insect or
not. AS matter of fact this subject
is of considerable Importance, particu-
larly in Canada, where the species has
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
The TimbGrlak1
Shoe On
Il W. Main St..
StauntOn, Va.


NIRGINIA:-In the Clerk s Office of Au-
gusta County Court. May 23d, 1908.
To Addison Lamb, William Lamb, John
A. Patterson, Clara Cornelia Lamb, their
Heirs, and all others whom it may conc"-n:
You are hereby notified that a trac IF
land containing 100 acres, lying in North
River Gap, in Augusta county, as appears
on the Commissioners books in North
River district, Augusta county, was sold
on the 23d day of August, 1856, for delin-
quent taxes, levies, interest and costs to
the Commonwealth of Virginia. and ap-
plication for the purchase thereof has been
hled in this Office and it appearing from
the records in this office that you are in
terested in said land. you are furthe- ne'i-
fled to apper in four months from the dais
of this notice and do what may be neces>
sary to protect your interests.
Given under my hand this the 23d day o.
May. 1908 HARRY BURNETT,
Clerk of Augusta County Court, Virginia.
may 29-4t
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
InfOrn1inq.

.sWho lives in that big house on the
corner, Dennis ?"
"The wildly O'Malley, sor, who is
dead"
s'Indeed When did she die ?"
eff she had lived till next Sunday
she would have been dead a year. y
Kansas City Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Uncle Reuben SAYS

1t amt dat hev ever succeeded in
convincin' Uncle Moses dat de world
am round. or dat he has succeeded in
convincin' me dat it am fiat 1t am
dat we look upon each other as poro,
deluded fules an let de matter drap an
talk about sumthin' else dat we kin
agree on.-Detroit Free Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
The Lie Polite,

AS the young woman rose to leave
the car it stopped with jerk, and she
stepped heavily on the toes of the man
who had been sitting beside her.
II beg your pardon, sir" she said.
mot at all, madam" he replied,
with a CHASTITY smile on his anguished
face. 81 didn't feel it."-Chicago
Tribune.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Driven to D. speratiOn.

Living at an out of the way place,
remote from civilization, family is
often driven to desperation in case OF
accident, resulting in Burns, Cuts,
Wounds Ulcers, etc. Lay in supply
of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the
best on earth. Csc, at b. F. Hughes
Drug Store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Caution.

Don't you think you'd better speak
to papa tonight, George the girl
suggested.
Hes just come in. hasn't be - ask.
ed George.
Eyes.
sWell, l think I'll give him time tc
get his slippers on.'-ChicagO Post.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
That ThrObbinq Headache.

Would quickly leave you, If you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thou
sands of sufferers have proved their
matchless merit for Sick and Nervous
Headaches. They make pure blood
and build up your health. Only Csc,
money back if not cured. Sold by B.
F. Hughes, Druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Loud Talk.

Henry, what does it mean in this
historical novel when it says, Our
guns talked back to the enemy ?"
why, they had Parrott guns IN
those days, my love. .''-Cleveland PLAIN
Dealer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Keeping Tab.

"You should sleep on your right side,
madem.'
II really can'tdo it, doctor; my hns.
band talks in his sleep. and | can't
hear thing with my left ear. "-Town
Topics.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
AS Aesop Might Write 1t Now.

One day fox saw fine ripe plum,
but it was beyond his reach.
So. as he had no friend to shake the
tree for him, he turned up his nose, at
it and passed on.
"It's wormy he said.-Chicago
Trihuua
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
DELAYED Advice

Anxious Mother-That young man
who calls on you twice week stays
too late. You will have to sit down
on him.
Pretty Daughter-Why, l do, man.
ma.-Chicago News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19

There are many farms upon which
a crop of "new ideas" would work
into a rotation of crops with very
good results.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19

A well-prepared seed bed and good
seed will give good results in seeding
clover as well as any other farm
crops.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the mone7 if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c. jan FL
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19

indispensable in teethlng. produces
refreshing sleep, qulets the nerves and
digests food for baby. Test Victor
Infants Relief and be convinced.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
THE MAN In ARMOR

Was no match for the microbe. Giants
he might slay but this microscopic or
ganism defed him, and in many CAM
paign more men were destroyed by camp
diseases than by the enemy's sword.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
yAITnE;yIII,E Ar THE JACQUES.

Nothing in the way of outside excite 1nent appears to keep the people s minds off their amusement, as anyone can see who looks into the Jacques any afternoon or evening this week and sees the large and enthusiastic au- diences in attendance. And everyone admits that it's a good place to be, for the show is far more attractive than looking at a lot of military men nov ing here and there in pursuit of orders Matthews and Harris in Will M. Cres- sy's comedietta, Adam the Second, ," would make even the head militiamen laugh in spite of their anxieties, and, indeed, it might not be bad idea if the commanders would drop in some afternoon or evening at the Jacques and forget in the abilities of the hour that there is such a thing as a strike or military service. Room will be found for everyone of them that has the price which is only 10, 20 and 30 cents: afternoons 10 and 20 cents, la dies 10. Next week Watson, Hutch fngs and Edwards.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The number of forest reservations in the United States is now 54, with a total area of 6o,ooo,ooo acres.
 The forest reserves of the United States now aggregate an area almost twice that of the state of Pennsyl- vania.
 Sunburn and snow blindness are due to the violet and ultraviolet rays of the sun. When the skin is once tanned it is protected against their effect.
 The Cathedral of Chartres, in France, is said to contain the most beautiful and the best-preserved twelfth-century windows in the world. They date from about 1145.
 Seven valuable cabinet pictures of the Dutch school have been re- queathed to the British National gall lery by the late Sir James Carmi- chael. Six of these works were pun chased by him out of the Densenfans collection.
 Census returns give 5,354 children under 16 years of age who are em- ployed in making shirts for men in the United States. More than 5000 of these are employed in factories. There are 1,145 employed in making women's skirts and similar garments. Nearly 5000 are in the stocking fac tories, and over 5000 in the misce1- laneous employments connected with the production of ready-made attire.
 A curious clock is described as hav- ing been recently put into commis- sion in a small western town. The machinery, which is nothing but a face, hand and lever, is connected with a geyser, which shoots column of hot water every 3S seconds. This spouting never varies to the tenth of second. Every time the water spouts up it strikes the lever and moves the hands forward 3S seconds.
 The wedding of Robert Judy and Mrs. Elizabeth Bradley, of Maryville, the other day was unique in some ways. The groom, widower of "A winters, has five children, one boy and four girls. The bride, a widow or 72 summers, also has five children, four boys and one girl. Mrs. Bradley was boarding-house keeper and eight months dragged by before suc- cess crowned the wooing of the ar dent lover and his blushing sweet heart promised to be his. Each is wealthy and they have made a con- tract that each shall retain his or her belongings and that each shall provide one-haf of the cost of living.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-06
A BURNING SHAME.
How One Woman Was Tricked Out of a Load of Coal by an Un-
 scrupulous NeigkbOr.

Of course, she didn't mean to play upon words (for it is no joking mat ter), but Mrs. De Brocade thinks it is burning shame the way she was tricked out of. a load of hard coal by an interruptions neighbor the other day. She had a "stand-in'' with the coal merchant from whom she had been getting her fuel supply for years, and when she received his promise that the coveted coal would be promptly delivered she went away in jubilant frame of lind. and "blew herself" for several desired ar ticIes of wardrobe before she reached home. But the coal did not come that day-nor the next. And as the chilling zephyrs of night crept over the household and emphasized the necessity of an early repIenish- ment of the coal bin, she began to grow anxious. Next morning she struck a pace down to the office of the unhappy coal merchant and im- patiently demanded why that coal had not been delivered as promised.
 The office force looked surprised. The coal, they said, had been deliy- cred all right, for, had not the driver returned with his empty wagon and turned in the price, relates the De- troit Free Press.
 II received no coal. and I don't want any fooling in the matter,'' in- dinantly exclaimed the lady, who be- gan to suspect subterfuge upon the part of the dealer.
 That is strange" unused the mer- chant. Then he dispatched mes senger in search of the driver.
 That functionary soon appeared.
 Did you deliver load of coal to No. street?" he was asked,
 No, sir,'' responded the driver. There was nobody at home at that number, and while I was trying tt arouse the house lady appeared at the door of the next house and said the coal was for her. She told me the people had moved away from that number some time ago, and that it was she that had ordered the coal. I thought there must be slight mis- take in the number, so I let her have the coal, which she paid for.'' ''Well, I never!" said Mrs. De Bro- cade. Of all the nerve! I'd like to have the law on her, if I could.''
 The merchant promised to try tnd scrape up another load for the indip- | nant lady, and he gave her a basket of coke to take the chill off.