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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
WHEN SALT WAS SALT.
Sixteen Dollars a Pound Was Once
Paid in Oregon.
From the Sunset Magazine.

From the Sunset Magazine.
Grand scenery it is that greets the trays
eler as tho train glides along through the
mountain passes of southern Oregon. And
as the passenger sits at the elegantly an
pointed table in the dining-car, and takes
no the shining silver salt-shaker to dashF
a few of It's crystals into his sour, heiS
gives not half a thought to salt itself, its
Importance to the human family, or where
ii canle from. Why should he? 1t IL
cheap and plentiful, and a little of It goess
q long way. Down at the Great Salt Lake..
a Mormon settler can boil five buckets af8S
water and make it yield one bucket of
salt.
But right along here in southern Oregon
where the big transcont.nental train isl
now passing. there was q time when COM
mon salt was worth SIG a pound, and tho
price was fixed by popular vote.
The hardy pioneers of this region pene-
trated in here half a century ago, and
had all sorts of experiences. One of them
was a hard winter, which here is gerer-
ally unknown. Flour ran out. Every
thing ran out. The deer did not. so Vent
son straight was the only food. <Ammun.-
ton was out, but nature arranged that SO
the sharp feet OF the deer went through
the snow-crust and allowed a man on
snowshoes to run them down and convince
them with clubs. There was no salt. DR..
Fisk went over to the coast, $50 miles,
and brought back $50 pounds OF salt on a.
mule, breaking the trail afoot ahead Of
the animal. As he neared town. a mer-
chant went out and bought the whole load
at IS q pound. . 1..5-e $500 1Rl
It LOCKED as though sale might soar. So
Z hea5 Of The possibility OF too high
Prices hss.-T5S5pIla Of Jacksonville got to-
gether and passed a.local law fixing the
price of salt at SIG q ~pound-no more.
And only one pound could be sold to each
person. This went. A man passed over
his ounce of gold dust and received MS
pound of salt. Many of them absorbed a
handful of it on the spot. People who
nave had to get along for months without
salt can realize what it means.
But salt will never again swell up to
such q price among the grand old nouns
tains of Oregon. The railroad has revolu-
t.onized the Law Of supply and demand,
brought IN the comforts and necessities of
civilization. and placed them within the
reach Of all.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that CONAN MerCurY.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from rcputa-
Bile physicians ,as the damage they will do
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by f. j. Cheney 4 Co., To.
iedo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy
Ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made
IN Toledo. Ohio, by f.. ]. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
NEVER
OF b Food that Restored Her to
Health.

OF the Food thnt Restored Her to
Health.
My food was killing me and | didn't
KNOW The cause writes a Colo. young
lady For two years | was chin and
sickly, suffering from indigestion ana
mnalnmatory rheumatism.
had tried different kinds of diet,
plain living, and many Of the remedies
recommended, but got no better.
FINALLY, about i've years ago, moth
er suggested that ! try Grape-Nuts,
Q l began at once, eating it with u.
little cream or milk. a change for the
better began at once.
To-day am we'll and am gaining
weight and, strength all the time. I've
gained 10 pounds in the last five weeks
and 90 not suffer any more from :ndi-
Gestion and the rheumatism is all gone.
kiioiH it Is to Grape-Nuts alone
tnat ] w my restored health. / still
eat the food twice a day and never tire
q e Name given by Postum Co,
Hattie Greek, Mich.
The flavor Of Grape Nuts Isl peculiar
ITSELF. III is neutral, not too sweet
snd has ansagreeable, healthful quall-
~ that eve grows tiresome.
One at tile sources OF rheumatism ii
rom oYeTloading the system With acid
material tile result 1T imperfect diges.
Zion and assimilation.
y soon US Improper food III abandon
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

writer, advocated something equally dis
turbing to the old fashioned brain regard
ing the marriage question. lie invented
the marriage handicap (trial handicap,
Of course-marriage was ever a triad.
There is no need for one to go into de-
tails, as the inclosed illustration will show
much better results. 1T appeared in the
london Sketch at the time of Mr.. Mere
d.th's alarming proposition. s. M. IL.
New York, Dee. %, 1906.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
CHARACTER IN PENCIL POINTS.
The Way You Sharpen it Indicates
Your Disposition.

lMHE SH' S'SH>'H'S''
A man If an observing DISPOSITION
declares that the character of a per-
>son may be told from the manner in
which he sharpens his lead pencil.
Not two persons in a dozen sharpen
their pencils alike" he says. Each
has a certain style, a certain way in
which his pencil must be ~sharpened
before he will put it to use. You have.
yourself. If you'll lay a half dozen you
have sharpened in a row, you will see
h same distinguishing feature in
each. Just so much wood will be sha-
we'd. just SO much lead will be showing
and the general finish will have
the same slant from where the
Knife first touched 1T from the point
Have a look and you will see.
The irritable man will slash vicious
ky, leaving wide irregular cuts. He will
point the lead any way just SO it is
sharp. The careful, methodical man
will trim his pencil evenly, clipping off
the wood here and smoothing down q.
bump there He will carefully smooth
the lead until it suits him. The man
with loose, 'slipshod' ways hacks down
60 the lead disregarding any show of
system.
THE man who Is free with his
money is free with his lead pencils and
gives them a long slanting point, while
stingy man gives to his pencil a
rstingy. stubby point, exposing as lIstle
as possible of the lead.
o course, conditions frequently
change these rules. When a man is
in an unusual hurry. and breaks the
point OF his pencil while writing, he
sometimes hews it down any way for
Temporary use. But If he Is a method
ecal person 1t is a two to one shot he
will trim it carefully before he Uses it
again.
Look at your pencil and see If the
manner 1T is sharpened is not an in
,dtcatton of your Character
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
Sufficiently Punished.

From the Toledo Blade.
Jutge SSo Iawyer)-"Mr. Sharp, are you
defending this prisoner"
.Lawyer-"I am. your honor"
.Judge-tAnd how much is he charged
with stealing"
Lawyer-"Fifty dollars, your honor"
Judge-sWel. we'll let him go; he'll be
punished enough anyhow"
Lawyer-"What do you mean, your hon
cr?'
Judge-.Why. by the time you get that
safty. and then he works out the other
inoundred you'll charge him, he'll be sorry
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
IL podaed,

MHZN-E HHWE-s &ajNAI
Senator Finn. the republican leader OF
Pittsburg, smil.ngly denied the other day
that he was a victim Of automobile heart,
the new disease.
Here, though. is an automobile story
just as good for you," said Senator Finn
to the reporter who was questioning him.
"a man in Altoona, the owner of a very
fine 4o-horse-power Limousine motorcar,
failed last month, and while his affairs
were being settled up the car disappeared.
As soon as everything had been adjusted,
though, the car reappeared in the Altoona
mans garage again.
This angered one of the creditors, and
the first time he saw the bankrupt. he took
him bitterly to task.
nice bankrupt he said. Glow does
1t happen. II you're a bankrupt. that you
still AVE that automobile?
W. you see, said the other, smil-
tingly. i went through the bankruptcy
court. but the automobile went round"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
ECO Worth 2 5

The costliest Of all eggs is the largest
as well. 1t is the egg of the extinct
aepyornis, and 1T is big enough to hold
two gallons of water.
The aepyornis is supposed to be the roo
that is made famous in the narrative Of
Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad, the reader Of
the Arabian Nights" will remember, tied
himself to the leg of a roc, and the bird
flew down with him into a valley full Of
diamonds.
In Madagascar a number Of aepyornis
skeletons haze been found. These prove
the bird to have been over twenty feet in
height. 1t had a long neck and long legs.
1t looked like an ostrich several times
enlarged.
There are a half dozen aepyornis eggs in
existence. They are worth from 5000 to
$500 apiece. They are a foot long, a yard
In circumference. n in capacity equal
to 1S eggs OF the modern hen.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
His leuaov.

From the Pittsbnrg Bulletin.
De Style-What did YOUR rich 49,
leave you when he died?
Notwithstanding.
De Style--Didnt he say anything tn
you before he passed away
Gumbusta-Yes; he said pothfns Vra.
too good for me. -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BKOMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II 1t falls to cure.
e. W. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
A Lucky coincidence.

From Harper's Weekly.
What day was born on, mother?"
Thursday. child"
Wasn't that fortunate! It's your day
home
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
Why They Do It.

From the Lynn Item,
1t Is said that sometimes men spend a
Tot of time at Their clubs because there is
no place X home.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
An ALARMING Symptom.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"J.nlmy's got a great scheme to get out
Of school these days"
How does he work it?"
''IIe goes out an washes his face an the,
teacher thinks he's sick an sends HIM
nome.'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

The Marriage Handicap"-Mr. George
Meredith's suggestion.
Wife (after ten years)-Goodby, dear,
and good luck.
10 the Editor of The Tribune:
Why so much excitement over Mrs. Her
bert Parsons idea" namely: Illus
bands on the Hire System?"
First of all the idea is not new. Some
time ago George Meredith, the famous
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Cows should be tested. Compel each
one to stand on her own merits. I
nave never seen two cows which would
turn their food to the Same account
The main thing is to know which cows
are making money for us, and which
e are sponging their board.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Good farming and dairying work
Well together. With intelligent han
ding Of the manure most any farm
may be brought up to a high state of
fertility n really become more vain
able every year. Here is a source of
profit which should not be overlooked.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Strain the milk thoroughly. Com
mence before you milk by brushing the
art, hairs and straw off the sides and
uaoer OF the COW. Strainers must be
kept clean, and should be well scalded
after each milking. Careful straining
Will save the sweet flavor of the milk.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Go slow in buying concentrated foods,
until you know precisely what you will
need to alance up you own food
stuffs. A Missouri farmer feeds from
six to eight pounds of bran and one
quart of corn meal with his hay and
slower. and he says it brings the milk.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Don't expect the cows to hunt around
straw stacks or stalk fields all day for
just enough food to live On, and then
shell out the milk every night and
morning. She must have good nourish-
ing, milk making food, and a good
place to rest where she can turn the
food into milk.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Feed will not overcome the bad eff
fects Ct leaving COWS out III the cold
and slush. It does not take very much
to affect the milk flow. and anythInr.
which lowers h vitality OF the AMI.
NAL y sure % tell ut the next milk
tng.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
EARM EAcTs.

The American farmer must be a
fighter. There is no show for anyone
who lacks the courage to go UP
against the real thing" With wire
worms n root lice attacking corn,
with rust or smut attacking wheat and
oats, with blight attacking onions and
scab taking hold of the potatoes, the
grower should keep in training and put
UP a stiff fight. Right now is a good
time to study up on these things, so
that you will be ready for the trouble
when it comes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

An Indiana farmer sows all his wheat
and oat ground to clover. After. the
grain is cut he turns in stock. The
lover stands until the following May,
When 1t is turned under and corn is
planted. Under this treatment he gets
from 60 to rs bushels Of corn per acre.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

The pig-eating SOW can be cured if
she is taken in time. Reduce her corn
allowance, and ada snorrs, oats and Q.
little oil meal. When sows farrow late
IN the spring and have the run of
woods or pastures. they seldom form
these habits, 1t is the sow hat is kept
in close quarters, or around the feeding
hunks, that becomes a cannibal. And
don't forget to feed some clover or al
falfa hay.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Watch the trend OF TIE markets and
plan to sell your stun at this top notch.
profit Is not all In raising a big
crop, y IA selling II to the best adj
vantage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Potato growers have learned that Gull
is very essential, the object
being to loosen up the soil rather than
pack it. The soil should be lifted and
turned. Cultivate the same as corn,
Aeeply at first and very shallow the
last time over.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Sheep men put great stress or the
proper winter care of the breeding
ewes. They should be kept thrifty, and
not harnpered. With plenty of exer-
else, and such foods as fodder, clover
hay. oats. bran, with some roots oc-
caslonally. they will come in capital
condition.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

The best feed for calves is clover
ay, corn fodder along with some a
straw. A subscriber asks whether we
would advise feeding cottonseed to
Where nice clover and fodder
are fed literally the calves do not need
cottonseed. A little oats and shelled
sorn may be fed to advantage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

The breeding sows should now be
Kept thriving, but not over-fat. The
condition of the SOW at breeding time
has a great deal to do with her litter.
4 she IS IN ut condition h viii likely
bring a litter of seven or eight fine.
lusty pigs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

One of the biggest sources of profit
in the dairy is the manure. Just keep
in mind that you have been feeding the
most expensive elements in your soil,
and the bulk of it lies out there in
the manure pile 4he way to save it
IS to put it bac. Apon the land just as
fast as it is n...Ie,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10
DAIRY NOTES..

Some farmers permit their calves to
run with the cows for two or three
weeks. The practice is condemned by
dairymen. for two reasons. When the
calf is taken way the COW is fretted
and refuses to give her full flow OF
milk, with the result hat by the time
she has quoted down and forgotten
her calf. her flow has been greatly
diminished. Another reason why the
practice is bad is, that while the calf
is running with its mother it seldom
takes more than hat the milk, and
what is left is not drawn from the
udder. The dairyman who is looking
10. his cows for his wears profit must
keep up the milk yield or lose out.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Dairying as a side line seldom pays.
There is too much work about it. You
have to make it part of your main
business, n conduct it as sensibly as
growing a crop of corn. 1t makes a
big difference whether your cows milk
SIX or ten months, and whether they
pay $50 or $50 a year. Tackle the prop
osition right.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Guess work has no place in farm
management. Every feeder should
keep tab on his %fattening stock, and
The only way to do 1T is by weighing
them occasionally. Put UP scales, and
use them. Weigh out everything, then
you won't have to guess at shrinkage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Here Is the difference in selling wheat
OF butter from the farm, For every
dollars worth OF wheat sold Off the
farm about Is cents OF soil fertility goes
with It. But only one-half of a cen
is given away with every dollars worth
OF butter or cream sold.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Under some conditions it may be
good business to market habitat cat
tie, but that does mo- mean that the
feeder is making any money out of
the operation. AS a rule it will pay
to buy corn and feed to the finish. A
month or two longer feeding will usual
ly put on enough quality to bring fair
prices.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

The man in charge of the cows can
make or break the dairy as a money
masln proposition. 1t takes a whole
log Of hard work and hard study to
handle even twenty cows we'll. The
one thing hardest to learn is that COWS
quickly resent harsh treatment, and
for every cuff given them you lose in
milk yield.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

i Cid feeders have found out that bet
ter and chaper gains are made by
teeding mixed feed to young stock, but
with steers three years. old or upwards
rorn alone gives better results
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

Don't try to fatten the boar. Ee
should have ample food to develop and
Keep him in good condition. An all
sorn diet is hardly the ideal one for
the boar which will now soon be called
for hard service.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-10

There is ample opportunity on the
majority of western farms to ms Ike
money handling cows. Expensive barns
are not absolutely necessary. The
barns or stables should be comfortable
and light, M kept clean, to insure
sweet smelling milk.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14

Folks need what IS in your heart
more than what is in your hand.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
AGRICULTURAL BITS.

Give plenty OF water; laying fowls
require it.
Applying manure TO grass lands
during the fall is a good thing TO do.
providing the manure is not put on
so thickly that IL smothers the plants.
The manure is not a small item OF
profit from the poultry house. In
cleaning up the poultry house the
droppings should be put in barrels
or boxes and kept dry.
Never give fowls sulphur In damp
or wet weather. and give II cautiously
even in dry weather. II fed, and the
fowls get wet. IT is said to cause rkeu-
matism and weakness Of the legs.
The prices OF farm implements
are to be boosted this season. Why
not meet the advance by painting
and fixing up the machine on hand
now? a few gallons OF paint. a new
piece OF woodwork here and there,
will put the machine back in service
for two or three years.
Young poultry should not be al
lowed TO go hungry. nor should they
be given more than they can eat up
clean at one time.
A patch OF rye near the poultry
yard for the hens 10 run upon when
the ground is bare. is an egg producer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
WHEN TO MAKE CUTTINGS.
Work Should BE Done After the Plants
Have Mstured the Shoots.

Make cuttings OF gooseberries and
currants when the plants have ma
tured the shoots of the present year
and are dormant and clear OF leaves
Cut them about 10 inches long. cut.
ting just under a bud at the bottom
and about half an inch above bud M
the top. Insert them in the soil in
rows their fun length, so that the bud
at the top will be about level with the
surface. A slight mulching of straw
or leaves between the rows to prevent
too hard freezing viii be OF advantage
Cutting OF nearly all the spring fiow-
ering shrubbery can be treated in the
same way In a cold climate il is
hardly practicable 10 root rose cut
ungs in the open ground. They can,
however. be put in sand in a cold
frame With glass sashes and rooted
so far as the hardy hybrid perpetual
class is concerned In shaded frame
In late summer and early fall you can
root cuttings OF tea roses from the
half-ripened wood. Make the cuttings
OF shoots that have just formed a bud
and use the lower half of these shoots.
Cut right under the lower eve and
leave full leaf OF the upper bud and
about half an inch OF wood above II
Insert the cuttings in rows thickly In
the frame and place a whitewashed
sash over. Keep the sand always wet
and II the wood was in he proper CON
dition they should show white roots
in about four weeks. when they should
be potted in small pots and can be
packed in a frame in coal ashes COW
ering the pots. and the frames pro-
tected during the cold nights of win.
ter with straw mats. have grown
and wintered tea roses in this way
and planted them in the spring in the
open ground, where they soon made
fine plants. But all the tea rose fami.
ly are better rooted in the greenhouse
and kept in a cool greenhouse during
the winter