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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Rape For Sheep.

1t has been we'll attested that rape
makes the quickest and one of the best
sheep and hog pastures that can be
grown. One of our correspondents, Mr..
L. G. Reynolds, says of rape:
Rape has won for itself great pOpu-
larity as q food for sheep in recent
years. 1t is grown to-day more or less
upon every farm where sheep or hogs
are raised. l have grown rape for
sheep pasture for more than twelve
years, and the more l grow of it the
more thoroughly l am convinced 1t is
one of the best sheep feeds the farmer
can grow. While it does not come on
as early as rye in the spring, its hardy
nature makes it one of the best OF for
age crops. When sown under favora-
BILE conditions it will supply a large
amount of palatable pasture at six
weeks of growth, and the fact that it
can be sown at any season of the year
makes it one of the best general forage
crops for the farmer. No sheep owner
can afford not to grow rape. 1t can be
sOwn during every growing season of
the year and produce excellent pasture.
1 prefer to SOW rape in drills instead
of broadcast, as many do. A better
stand of plants can be secured by this
method, and the stock does not tramp
the forage down nearly so much. l
sow my rape with a hand or grain
drill in rows twenty inches apart. Sow
about four pounds of seed per acre.
Care should be exercised not to sow the
seed too deep.-Indiana Farmer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

Wheat is the magnet that draws
these people and that creates these
towns as if by magic. From one OF
these new towns in the autumn you
have only to step into the middle OF
the main street to see on the prairie
beyond the smoke of the threshing
outfits, far and near. AS they move
slowly across the landscape or spout
the golden straw, they suggest so
many Twentieth Century dragons OF
a benevolent temperament BY day
the smoke and turmoil of the thresh-
ers, by night the blaze of burning
straw stacks-the infant towns are
ringed around with the signs OF the
riches that create the need for them.
Tho railroad is fairly blocked with
cars crammed with wheat. Seventy
five acres of wheat, twenty bushels to
the acre, are swept into one Of these
cars, and one huge engine hauls to
market seventy-five of these car loads.
Therefore one of these trains, which
fairly tread on one another's heels
through the autumn, contains the har-
vest from 5,6Z5 acres. Herein is the
secret of this wonderful building de-
velopment-Ralph D. Paine in The
Builders" in the Outing Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
The Hen and Her Brood.

When it comes to surety, safety and
comfort for both the hen and her
keeper, the pen system of managing
the hen and her brood is the best and
in the long run it is much the cheapest.
We have written on this subject be-
fore, but it is so timely now and it is
such a good thing-such a great help
to the management of the hen mothers
and their little ones during the grow
ing season, that we are writing on it
once more.
The chief idea is individuality and
comparative isolation of each hen and
her chickens and in this alone much
is attained, for the more we divide
the growing stock the more Of it we
will raise.
In carrying out this plan, observes
H. B. Geer, good, stout, weather and
varmint proof coop is the first essen
tial, for the chickens must have pro-
lection at night. The next necessity is
pen made of Stats or wire netting,
this to enclose the coop, say a space
about ten by twelve feet all around
it, and the fencing should be six feet
high and then the fight feathers Of one
wing of the hen should be cut so that
she can not fly out, should she be of a
Eighty turn. A gate at the front is,
of course, necessary.
Within a small yard of this kind one
hen and her brood should be placed.
but the fencing should not be so close
that the little chicks cannot pass in
and out, for it is not intended to con-
fine them, but their mother. This
makes a security reserve for them-a
place of refuge for them from any
danger, and yet they may enjoy free
range at the same time. 1t also makes
it possible to feed each hen and her
brood separately, which is a most de-
sirable condition, as it prevents mob
bling up and overcrOwding.
Another thought-when the showers
come up, and we are busy, we need
not chase all over the place, dropping
everything else, to get the hens and
their chickens in out of the wet, for the
hen is stationed where there is refuge
all the time, and the chickens can
quickly scoot in through the cracks to
her.
= In fact, this system minimizes work,
worry and the percentage of loss, and
it really makes the raising of chickens
with hens a pleasure, as well as profit
able.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Recipes.

Crown ROast-This is made from a
rack of mutton, and, like all meats,
must be put into very hot oven; but,
being rather thin, 1t will require only
three-quarters of an hour in a hot
oven. When done fill the centre of the
roast with mashed potatoes or boiled
rice. Garnsh the bones with paper
quilts and the edge of the dish with
peas.
Cripe, with Tomato - Cut boiled
trlpe into narrow strips about two
inches long. Put a tablespoonful of
butter in a frying pan with one
chopped onion; add the tripe; shake
until both are slightly brown. Eprin-
kle over a tablespoonful of flour and
shake again. Add two-thirds of a cup
Of strained tomato. Boil fifteen min
utes and serve.
Honey Candy-Half pint strained
honey, one fourth cup granulated SUI
gar, one tablespoonful gutter, ore ia
blespoOnful vinegar, nalf teaspoonfrl
soda, Put honey and sugar In granite
saucepan. When they begin TO boil,
add butter and vinerar Boil until
brittle when dropped into cold water.
Add soda, taking care the candy does
not boil ,ver Pour into hollow, we'll
CREASED pans. -.-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
waterloo Lost by Bad writipp,

The nose of Cleopatra had a marked
influence on the destinies of the ancient
world. The handwriting of Napoleon
l., we are assured by recent historians,
hau u similar effect upon the evolution
OF the modern WOrlu. un did not write
he scrawled. By reason OF This,
among other causes, he lost Waterloo.
GrOuchy could not read with eXactness
his decisive message. Was it "bataille
engage" (battle is on), or, "bataille
gagnee" (battle is Won?
Grouchy chose the latter significance,
and, not believing it necessary to press
forward, arrived too late. So much for
the curl of a letter. pen stroke, or an
illegible swell to an "a"
This defect was brought forward by
the writing master of the elder Dumas.
Remember, Alexander" the master
said to him, "the great defeat of the
Emperor was due only to his scrawling
hand. If you wish to succeed in the
world be careful Of your heavy and
your light strokes" SO, if Napoleon
had known how 10 write leglbly, or if
he had taken the trouble to do so, his
descendants would reign to-day in
France and we should not have the re-
public. 1t appears historically estab-
lished to-day that Dumas writing mas!
ter was right. And on such slight
things rest the fate Of empires!-Le
Cri de Paris.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Wouldn't See Him starvo.

An Ohio man tells of the sad case of
young fellow, the son of wealthy
Toledo manufacturer, who, against his
fathers wishes, insisted upon going to
Chicago to make his way, whereas the
parent desired that his son train him
self in the Toledo business house.
At first the lad did very well in the
larger city, but it was not long before
he was making urgent appeals to his
father for financial assistance. To
these the old gentleman, who had him
self been trained in hard school,
turned a deaf ear.
Finally, the desperate boy wired his
father in these words: "You won't see
me starve, will you" The old maNs
reply came in the form of the following
telegram: mo, not at this distance"
The the boy decided to return to To-
ledo and go to work for the old man.
Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
AWFUL SUFFERING
From Dreadful Pains From Wound Oh
Foot-System All Run DOwn-Mi-
racuIous Cure by Cuticura.

"Words cannot speak highly enough for
the Cuticura Remedies. / am now sew
enty-two years Of age. My system had
been all run down. My blood was so bad
that blood poisoning had set in. | had
several doctors attending me, so finally !
went TO the hospital, where 1 was laid
up for two months. My foot and ankle
were almost beyond recognition. Dark
blood flowed out of wounds in many places
and | was so disheartened that l thought
surely my last chance was slowly leaving
me. AS the foot did not improve you can
readily imagine how l felt l was simply
disguised and tired of life. / stood this
main. which was dreadful for six months
and during this time l was not able to
wear a shoe and not able TO work. Some
one told me about Cuticura. The con,
sequences were l bought a set of the Gu
ticurn Remedies Of one Of my friends, who
was n druggist and the praise that gave
after the second application Is beyond de
scriptlon. Il seemed a miracle for the Gu
ticura Remedies took effect Immediately
washed the foot with the Cutlcura SoaI
before applying the ointment, and tool
the Resolvent at the same time. Ate
two weeks treatment my foot was healeC
completely. People who had seen my foo
during my illness and who have seen !
since the cure can hardly believe thei
own eyes. Robert Schoenhauer Newpargh
| N. Y. Aug. 81, 1905"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Cement Flonr. ror ronltrr nouses.

In the building of new poultry
houses the question of suitable floors
is always an interesting one, and il
must be admitted that the floor de.
ponds much on the nature of the soil
and the climate. That is, in a mod.
crate climate with the natural soil Of
n decidedly sandy nature, we would
not hesitate to depend upon the
earthen floor covered with more or less
gravel, provided it was enough higher
than the surface of the surrounding
soil to prevent any surface water run
ming in the house, and also that it be
kept well covered with straw or chaff
particularly in cold weather. The floor
of boards is not Objectionable, provided
this, too, is arranged so that it will
not get damp and so that it is covered
with straw. The cement floor has
many things in its favor, provided it
is properly laid, but here is just where
the trouble is. A cement floor laid so
that It Is damp most OF the time 80
worse than a damp board or earthen
floor simply because it will not dry out
as quickly. If properly laid it Will
probably be satisfactory, but under
ordinary conditions we would prefer
either the board or earthen floor with
the average poultry keeper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused byan
characterization Of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube When this tube in
famed you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send fol
circulars free. f. j. CHENEY g. Co. Toledo, %
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
PETS OF BRITISH SOLDIERS.

One Regiment Had Emu and Kangaroo
Another a Snake.
No less than thirty regiments in the
British army have pet animals at
tached.
The dogs of the "Fighting Fifth"
and "Jack," the retriever, of the
Twelfth Lancers, march with their
companies when on active service,
and have taken part in more than one
battle. The drum horse of the Seventh
Hussars-presented by the late Queen
Victoria-marches proudly at the head
Of the men, with white tail and name
flowing.
Billy" the goat of the Welsh Fusl-
liers, is better known, and is very
snowy soldier indeed, as he struts
along in all the glory of scarlet coat,
with white facings, and the badge and
crest of the regiment ON his forehead.
The Queens Own Hussars has also
a goat.
A deer is the pet Of the Seaforth
Highlanders. Antony" a little dom
key, attached himself to the Twenty
Ola III DdllGly NllllG Ill luulu, anu De-
came an established favorite march
ing, eating and drinking with the men.
A pet bear was the mascot of the
Gloucester regiment, but becoming i'll
tempered had to be shot.
The Lancers of New South Wales
have an emu and kangaroo. peter"
the goose, became the pet of the Grena-
diers while in Canada. The lame bird
limped up to sentry one night and
held up hurt foot for his inspection.
He attended to the wound, and the
bird thereafter refused to leave the
camp, so the soldiers adopted it.
When the Deyonshire regiment was
in India, snake was for many months
adopted as a pet, and, though poison
Gus, it never attempted to hurt any
member OF the company. When the
man returned to England this uncanny
pet was left behind. From Reynolds
Newspaper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
No Polit Larceny In England.

America still distinguishes between
grand and petit larceny, as may be
gathered from the warrant charging
Mr.. Perkins, ex-VicePresident of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
with the former In England the dis
tinction, which has existed since Ed
ward is time, was abolished in 1927,
and again-to make sure, presumably
in the larceny act of 1861. If the
property stolen did not exceed twelve
pence in value, it was petit larceny,
and the punishment was whipping or
imprisonment; if the property was val
ued at more than twelve pence the lar
ceny was grand, and the offense capt.
tai. In America to-day the valuation
boundary between the two kinds Of
larceny varies from State to State, the
manner of the theft also being taken
into account in some instances. In
New York the limit is $25.-London
Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

"Tiddlestlcksr said Louise; "Os II a
stepmother could love one! Oh, hate
her already And YOU. too my poor
wounded gazele, will be driven from
your refuge. If could only offer you
a home"
ITS so good Of you, darling" whis'
pered Mile. "But 1 don't really think
that 1t will be necessary, because, be-
cause"
you're not engaged TO be married,
too?" almost shrleked Louise, struck
with certain consciousness in her
friends face
Eyes, am" said Mile, hanging
down her head.
"And to whom, you precious little
conspirator?"
Toto your fatherw said Mile.
ooh, don't blame me, Louise; indeed, l
couldn't help it!"-Clare Jaynes, in the
400
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

All women work; some in their
homes, some in church, and some in
the whirl of society. And in stores,
mills and shops tens OF thousands are
on the never-ceasing treadmill, earning
their daily bread.
All are subject to the same physical
laws; all suffer alike from the same
physical disturbance, and the nature of
their duties, in many cases, quickly
drifts them into the horrors OF all
SSiccsSrsa t(oon'' faHlnS }Sfaiats dignaGe-
ments or perhaps irregularity or
suppression, causing backache, ner-
Vousness, ritability and lassitude.
They especially require an invigorat-
ing, sustaining medicine which will
strengthen the female organism and
enable them to bear easily the fatigues
of the day, to sleep we'll at night, and
to rise refreshed and cheerful
How distressing to see a woman
struggling to earn livelihood or per-
form her household duties when her
back and head are aching, she is so
tired she can hardly drag about or
stand up, and every movement causes
pain, the origin of which Is due to
some arrangement of the female Or
ganism,
Miss T. Orser, of IA Warrenton Street.
Boston, tells women how to avoid such
suffering; she writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham!-
a. suffered misery for several years with
female Irregularities. My back ached; had
bearing down pains, and frequent headaches;
lydia 3, Pinkham'S Vegetable Con
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
TRANsF FORMATIONS.
Curious Results when Coffee Drinking 10
Abandoned.

It is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper to quit the use of coffee as it is
for whiskey or tobacco iend to break
off, except that the coffee user can quit
coffee and take up Postum Food Coffee
without any feeling of a loss of the
morning beverage, for when Postum is
well boiled and served with cream, it is
really better in point of flavor than
most of the coffee served nowadays,
and to the taste of the connoisseur it
is like the flavor of fine Java.
A great transformation takes place
In the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee is left of and Pos
tum Food Coffee used, for the reason
that the poison to the nerves has been
discontinued and in its place is taken a
liquid that contains the most powerful
elements of nourishment
1t is easy to make this test and prove
these statements by changing from cof-
fee to Postum Food Coffee.
There's a reason"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
FARM AND HOME
To Kesp Meat In summon.

My way of keeping pork through the
summer season, says Louis Campbell
of Pennsyille, Ohio; smoke 1t well az
early in spring as l can and usually
market all side meat MS early as posi-
bic. After l have 1t nicely smoked J
take 1t from the smoke house and hang
II on stout nails around the sides of
garner in my wheat granary. just
hang 1t up without anything over it
being careful to let one piece hang sc
as not to touch another. keep the
granary dark so as to keep out al
flies. / have tried this plan for sew
eral years and have never yet had
any trouble from flies or other causes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Wlld Boar Runs Amuck.

Wild boars are always a trial dur
ing hard weather in the forest dis
tricts OF France About thirty Of them
have been killed in the Tarbes dis
trict during the fortnight; the other
day powerful boar absolutely
wrecked the local fair at Arreau
Somehow It, strayed from the stalls,
and its uneasiness at the surround
ings soon became a furious panic.
The beast rushed wildly at random,
hither and thither, knocking people
down, scattering the fair booths and
their contents in all directions, and
before It got clear of the place it had
completely wrecked the fair.
T'hen IL pIungeu into the river 10
swim across, but was pursued by a
crowd armed with revolvers, pitch
forks and hatchets and was over
powered and killed before it could
clear the water.-London Daily Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

In Homeric days battle was a con-
fict of armed mobs, says the Scientific
American. The nearer you got to your
assailant, the better was your chance
of killing or being killed. The bigger
the man, the better were his chances
in the strife. In these piping times Oh
mechanical warfare, the situation is re-
versed. Battles are fought at ranges
of n mile or so. The smaller the man
the less are his chances of being hit. An
Ingenious mathematician has figured
out that perhaps the casualties on the
Japanese side must have been consid'
erably less than those of the Russians
in the recent war, if it be assumed
that the craftsmanship of each was
equally good. The advantage OF the
Japanese was inversely as the cubes
of their height and breadth. The aver
age targets offered by each to the en-
emy are as the cubes Of 1885 and
1912, or as 1O6 to 11S, an advantage in
favor of the Japanese of about twelve
per cent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
An Unhappy Comparison.

Sir Charles Russell when he was
practising at the bar was a noted
cross-eXaminer, and it was a shrewd
witness that could circumvent him.
On one occasion, at least, how
ever, the laugh was turned on him by
an innocently intended answer He
was cross-examining a witness in re-
gard to certain hoof prints left by a
horse in sandy soil. How large were
the prints?" asked the learned coun-
sci. Were they as large as my
hand?" holding up his hand for the
witness to see "Oh, no, said the wit
ness, honestly, 1T was just an ordi-
nary .hoof." The examination was
temporarily suspended till order could
be secured in the courtroom. Law
Notes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Phonoaraphs in Court.

The use of the monograph as a
witness occurred for the first time on
a recent trial in the United States
court at Boston. If the use of tho
monograph as a witness becomes
general it will also become a univer
sal memorandum. Contracts of al
sorts, from a merger deal to a prom
Use of marriage, can be recorded as
infallibly as on paper or parchment
In breach of promise cases especially
phonograph would be OF grea
yalue.-St. Louis-Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
Tho Finest Swords.

Japanese swords are the finest"
said a swordmaker. "They are finer
than the blpdes of Terrara, of Toledo
or of Damascus. The blades of Fer
rara, of Toledo and of Damascus must
bend into perfect circle without
breaking, and pillow OF down being
thrown in the air they must cut it
in Two with the clean stroke.
"But the Japanese blade must do
all that and mere. The final lest Of a
japanese blade is its suspenslo', edge
upward, beneath a tree. 1t must hang
beneath the tree for twenty-fou: hours,
and every l'ghtest leaf that falls up
on its edge must be se:ered neatly.
One failure, and back to the Tor. ;
goes Tie japanese blade again'-Den-
yer Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

Felix Jerralles, wood chopper ana
charcoal burner, who has been working
for the last two months on what is
known as the BALD Spot" near Fair
oaks, while tearing down an old log
barn found n roll of bank notes, with
face value of 500, tucked away in an
auger hole, says the Sacramento Bee.
Jerralles, after a windfall of this
sort. finds he is unable to cut any more
wood, and will leave for newer pas
lures. The old barn was no doubt Ill
use by the early miners, and has been
in n tumbledown condition beyond the
memory of the oldest resident.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

Perhaps the oldest superstition
that fingers in country houses is that
the modern bachelor is a hardy Spar
tan, who likes roughing it, and for
whom any bedroom is consequently
good enough. The root-season of the
bachelors wing is the assumption
that unmarried men are careless of
their comfort The very opposite is,
of course, the truth. A man is a
bachelor in these days just because
he rates physical comfort above every
thing else.-Saturday Review.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19

Some time ago a fraternity pin be-
longing to a Bowdoin student was
stolen from his room at Brunswick,
Me. The other day it showed up in a
Boston pawnshop. Here it was dis
covered by a Harvard man who be-
Ionged to the same fraternity. He
purchased the pin for 81, and it is
now safe in the hands Of the owner,
thanks to the address on the back
the emblem.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-19
uow The ACCENTS Mind Worked.

An agent of one of the conservative
fife insurance companies once tried
to demonstrate to a friend who was
an agent for one of the three racers"
that some of the policies he sold
were not strictly ION the level" The
racer" agent brushed the other away
with a frantic gesture. For Gods
sake, don't talk to mel" he cried. "The
way I've got these things in my head
they're all right, and | don't want to
see them any other way."-The
Worlds Work.