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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Breedlnp nnd Feedinr Swine.


At a swine breeders meeting at
Manhattan, Kan, Professor G. G
Wheeler said in part;
There is no animal kept on our
farms which will so surely and quick
ly return us a profit upon feed con.
sumed and care given as the humble
and lowly hog.
The history of swine husbandry
Of the United States is one of the
most interesting features of our live
stock development. The hog popula.
ton of the United States for 1905
was over 100000, sixty-two and
one-half per cent. of which were cred.
tied to ten States, all with the excep.
ton of Georgia and Texas being cen
trally grouped in what is commonly
known as our corn belt district. In
other words, the bulk of our pork is
produced in our great corn States OF
the Central West. In fact, we may
almost say that the hog has made
possible the development of this sec.
ton of our country. The type of hog
grown is, of course, an important fac.
tor in the problem. We are all strong
for an animal which shall have the
utility feature highly developed. We
want hog which will fill the market
requirements and which can turn the
greatest amount of corn and other
farm-grown feeds into pork at the
lowest possible cost.
There is no domestic animal which
adapts itself as readily to changed
conditions and environments as the
hog. The animal of the present day
has been gradually evolved by selec'
ton and methods of feeding and care
until we have smooth, symmetrical,
compact type, with the early matur.
ing and fattening character highly
developed.
while from the market stand.
point many of the strictly breed char
acters have no value, there are some
few characters which all must have,
and am going to mention one or two
of the most important.
I'm order to be highly profitable
the farmers market hog must, first OF
all, have store of inherited vitality
and vigor. Any inherited tendencies
to constitutional weakness of any
kind will be fatal to the most profit
able results. The animal must trans.
form large amount of material into
marketable product in very short
period of time, and any weakness OF
lack of vitality and yigor must result
in breaking down of the animal and
failure to carry out to a profitable
consummation its purposes in life.
This, coupled with a lack of fecundity
in the breeding sows, is the commons
est cause of complaint among our
swine breeders and farmers.
THE strong, vigorous SOW, produc-
ing and successfully raising seven or
eight pigs at litter, has more than
double its value Of the SOW which will
produce and raise but four. 1t is
fixed law in breeding that certain
characters are in a way correlated.
For example, the most highly devel-
oped beef COW is seldom heavy milk
er, and, again, the light mixer is not
so sure and regular a breeder. Nat
ure seems to limit the production of
offspring by the ability to nourish and
care for that offspring" --.-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Two Justices.

We regret to observe division Of
opinion in the august Supreme Court
on the subject of our need of naval
protection. Mr. Justice Harlan. SOL
der trained in the experiences of the
Civil war as colonel of the Tenth Ken
lucky Vols, favors naval increase,
while Mr.. Justice Brewer, whose ig-
lorance of all subjects military goes
hand In hand with a benevolent de-
sire to compel the lion and the lamb
to lie down together without having
one inside the other, opposes a naval
establishment. Justice Harlan speaks
from a knowledge of his subject ac-
quired in the only sure school, that
of war; Justice Brewer from the
promptings of a generous heart. mis-
Leading an uninstructed intellect-un-
instructed at least concerning this par
ticular subject.-Army and Navy Jour.
nal
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Glass Vase Maatlnn.

The authorities OF the Royal Muse
UNI at Dresden have discovered
glass vase in one of their showcases
dating from the 18th century, which
shows every sign of suffering from a
wasting disease. and not only Is 1t
wasting away, but the authorities de-
clare 1t has infected the other glass
vessels in its immediate neighborhood,
The vase has been carefully exam
ined by experts and various medicines,
externally applied, have been pre-
scribed to stay the progress OF the
malady, but all to no purpose.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
THEY GROW
Good HumOr and Cheerfulness from
Right Food.

Cheerfulness is like sunlight. 1t
dispels the clouds from the mind as
sunlight chases away the shadows Of
night.
The good humored man can pick
up and carry off load that the man
with a crouch wouldn't attempt to
lift.
Anything that interferes with good
health ls apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago l was practically
given up by my doctor and was not
expected to live long My nervous
system was in a bad condition.
But was young and did not want
to die, so | began to look about for
the cause of my chronic trouble.
used to have nervous spells which
would exhaust me and after each spell
1t would take me days before / could
sit up in chair.
II became convinced my trouble
was caused by coffee. / decided to
stop 1t and bought some Postum.
1.-THE first cup, which made ac-
cording to directions, had soothing
effect on my nerves and liked the
taste. For time ] nearly lived on
Postum and ate little food besides
| am to-day healthy woman.
MY family. and relatives wonder
II l am the same person / was four
years ago, when could do no work
on account Of nervousness Now
am doing my own homework, take
care Of two bables-one twenty, the
other two months old. l am so busy
that l hardly get time to write a
letter, yet do 1t all with the cheer
fulness and good humor that comes
from enjoying good health.
II tell my friends 1t is to Postum
owe my life to-day"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road Co
MELVILLE" In pkEs There's a Rea-
SON."
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The Insutferable AnticlpatIon.

A young Scotch emigrant was
brought before the Magistrate of q
Nova Scotia court, charged With hav-
ing deserted his work on certain
farm without giving due notice to his
employer. When asked what he had
to say in his defence, he replied:
"Weel, they gied me nout but brake
shaw to eat" Bradshaw, it may be
explained, is the flesh of animals
which have died natural death.
How was that?" asked the Magis-
trate. "Weel, t was this way. Ye
ken, the auld coo deed an we ate it,
the auld steg (gander) deed an we
ate it (the auld 500 sow deed an
we ate it, the auld bubblejock deed an
we ate it, Then the old woman deed
an l left. Be4lman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Lotus Eaters.

The term lotus eaters is not alto
gether fanciful, since there was peo-
pie to whom it was applied--a Lybian
tribe, known to the Greeks as early as
the time of Homer. Herodotus de-
scribes their country, and says that a
caravan route led from 1t to Egypt.
The lotus still grows there in great
abundance prickly shrub, bearing a
fruit of sweet taste, compared by
Herodotus to that of the date. 1t ia
still eaten by the natives and kind
of wine is made from its juice.-The
American.
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AIs SKIN TROUBLES CURED.
First Had Itching Rash--Threatened
Later With BIOOd-PoisOn in Leg
Relied on Cuticura Remedies,

about twelve or fifteen years ago had
breaking out, and it ;iched, and stung so
badly that could not have any peace be-
cause of it, Three doctors did not help me.
Then used some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent and be
gan to get better right away They cured
me and have not been bothered with the
itching since TO amount to anything.
About two years ago | had la grippe and
pneumonia which left me with pain in
my side. Treatment ran it into my leg,
which then swelled and began to break out
The doctor was afraid it would turn TO
blood-poison. ] used his medicine hut il
did no good, then l used the Cuticura
Remedies three times and cured the break.
ing,out on my leg j. F. Hennen; Milan,
Mo-, Nav 10. 1907. ',
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Once a Yenr Paners.

Newspaper men ought to have easy
times of 1t In the polar circle, where
the papers are issued only once a
year. There are three or four of
these. One of them is the Eskimo
Bulletin, edited near Cape Prince of
Wales on Boring Straits. The Eng
lish missionaries there have estab-
lished school in village inhabited
by Bskimos, and as only one steamer
lands at the place and that only once
a year, the news 1t brings from the
outside world is printed on a sheet of
paper with the hektograph. The pa
per is very thick, and 1t is printed
only on one side. The Bulletin
claims to be the only once a year pa
per printed, ut.this is an error. At
Gothaab, Greenland, there Is another
issued from small printing office
which was established in 1852. The
name of this sheet is "Atnagagdlintit
nalinginarik tusaryminasassumik,"
which Is supposed to read Something
for reading; accounts of all sorts Of
entertaining subjects" The language
is that of Greenland, a dialect of the
Eskimo. There is still another paper
published In Greenland called "Ka-
ladlit. Washington Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
The Stationary Clock.

A West Philadelphia woman had
not heard the clock strike once during
last Sunday afternoon, and thinking
perchance it had stopped, she sent her
hopeful, little boy about years old,
downstairs to see IL 1t was running.
The little tot went down on the er.
rand, and after hasty survey of the
long pendulum swinging back and
forth, he ran back to his mother with
this Information:
"Why, no, mamma; the clock amt
runnln', it's standin' still and Vaughn
its tail Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11

When wished to eat my wife had to
raise me up in bed. Physicians were
unable to help me and / was going
down fast. when began using Doan 5
Kidney Pills. After a short time
felt a great improvement and am now
as strong and healthy as man could
be. give Doans Kidney Pills all
the credit for It,"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Recipes.


Nut and Cheese SaIad.-Mix two
cream cheeses with two tablespoon
fuls OF cream, two dozen finely
chopped pinolas and one-half cupful
of chopped pecan nuts. Press in a
mould, and when thoroughly chilled,
slice and lay on crisp lettuce leaves,
or, better still, mould into tiny balls
like birds eggs, and sprinkle with
finely chopped parsley. An added
effect worth while may be had by cut
ting the lettuce leaves with scissors
and making a kind Of nest for the
eggs.
Cream Cakes.-Melt one-half cup.
full of butter in one cupful of water,
and while boiling stir in thoroughly
one cupful Of -four; when cool stir IL
three eggs, one at time, without pre-.
vious beating. Drop in spoonful or
buttered tins. Bake twenty minutes
in quick oven. Success depends on
their being baked well, otherwise
they will fall. When cool open the
side Of each with sharp knife, and
fill with sweetened whipped cream or
custard made of one pint of milk,
one-half cupful of flour, one cupful
of sugar and two eggs.
Cocoanut Sandwiches. out
one-half pound of good puff paste un-
til one-fourth of an inch thick, then
place it in baking tin, and bake in
a hot oven until a golden brown.
When done let it get cold. Whip one
half pint of cream to a stiff, dry
froth; add to 1t three tablespoonfuls
each of powdered white sugar and
dessicated cocoanut. Cut the pastry
into strips three inches long by one
inch wide, spread some of the cocoa
nut cream on each piece, then put two
pieces together and sprinkle powdered
white sugar thlckly over them.
Scotch Pancakes. pint Of
milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter,
four eggs, two-thirds cupful of -four,
one teaspoonful of baking powder
and pinch of salt; sift the flour, salt
and baking powder together; add
milk, eggs and butter, melted; mix
into a thin batter. Have a small,
round frying pan with little lard
melted in 1t, Pour in one-half cupful
OF batter, turn pan round to cover It
with the batter, place on hot FIRE to
brown, then hold it up in front Of
fire, and the pancake will rise right
up Spread each pancake with jam
and roll up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rewardfor
any care OF Catalrh that cannot be cured by
all's Catarlh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY \ Co.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J..
/ Cheney fo1 the last 15yeaIs, and believehim
Perfectly horolalle In all business trans
actions ard FINANCIALLY able TO carry out any
Obligations made by their firm.
WIsT 4 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
lCdo, o.
WAIDINo, KINNAS 4 MARVIN, Wholesale
plrCrists Toledo. o.
Falls Catn1Ih Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly NJ ntbe blood and mucuoussur-
iaccs OF the system. Testin oDials sent free,
Pile, tic Ter bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Millions Pass Corner.

The busiest spot in New York is at
S4th street, Broadway and Sixth ave-
nue.. According TO record kept for
one day 1869, T6O persons compose the
human stream that flowed through
these corners. They came from both
ways of Broadway. Sixth avenue, 33d
and Saith streets; in the cars, in the ell
evated roads and in various vehicles
New York Special to Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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parIn cahbv,a Ruse.

Paris cab drivers are in the habit
of causing their taximeter to register
the waiting tariff every time their
progress is blocked by traffic or any
other obstacle, In this way the traffic
obstruction which makes Paris insup-
portable is to them nice little source
OF profit. All is grlst that comes, sou
by sou, to their mill by causing their
horses to move the wheels back and
forth in a confined space.-Le Figaro
OF Paris.
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ACCORDING to Wehster.

DR.. Bacon, New York clergyman Of
long ago, was reproached by friend
with some pronunciation which was
not according to Webster" Noah
Webster lived in his parish and the
doughty old divine was not disposed
to be snubbed with the dictionary.
What right has Webster to dictate
my pronunciation" he demanded
haughtily. HE is one of my parish
toner's and ought to get his pronun-
citation from me and not ! from him.
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wedded a Hundred Years.

In the little village of Isonbolgi
Hungary, a married couple have just
celebrated the one hundredth ami
versary Of their marriage. The
whole county took an interest in the
celebration, Emperor Franz Josef him
self inquiring for details from the Of
ficials. The husband is 126 years OF
age and the wife 118. They have 712
descendants in the village.-Paris,
special to the Herald.
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RaIIwav whlntIa rorture.

Railway whistles infiict torture on
so many people that the efforts abroad
to check the plague have won approx
al from the people. Austria has in,
PRODUCED a system of dumb signaling
to start and stop the trains. Belgium
is trying compressed air whistles I'm
stead of steam, and Germany expert
ments with horns.
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Nsw RanId.Elre ann.

A new British rapld-fire gun, de-
scribed in the Popular Mechanics, con.
tains eight barrels, arranged in two
tiers of four, and will discharge 400
shots minute. It's greatest feature
is the patent cooling chamber, which
allows 1t to be fred for an unlimited
time without becoming overheated.
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onIv Gentlemen Wanted.

The season is fast approaching when
many men will be applying for situa-
lions, and it will be well for the appli-
eants to bear in mind that they will
be judged not only by their cutting
talent, but also by their general ap-
pearance and their manners Tailor
and Cutter.
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complaints for many
years and cannot tell
what agony l en-
dured from backache.
MY limbs were swol-
len twice natural
size and my sight
was weakening. The
kidney secretions
were discolored and
had q sedim emf
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
canada,s Branch eanks.

There are S5 banks in Canada with
Dominion charters, and these banks
have 1929 branches. The total paid
up capital Of these is $95,S27,S92, and
the surplus of reserve account is $685.
1921, 1892.
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Ivy's strenoth.

An ivy plant which established it.
self in crevice of the tower of st.
John the Baptist church at Yarabor.
ough, England, undermined the found
alton and lifted stones out OF place un.
til It will cost $4,000 to make repairs.
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Literary Requirements.

Think of what the historians will
say about you" said the idealist.
Nonsense" answered Senator Sorg-
hum busily. II don't want any his
torian. What want Is a press agent
Washington Star.
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Gif tn nnfnrh.

William Waldorf Aston originally
promised $4,000 when the Oxford I'm.
iversity endowment fund reached
100000 he now promises to give
100000 when the fund reaches this
amount. The present total of the fund
Is 1915 900.
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win BE Kent Busy.

"If a man wifi a Million" said
Uncle Eben, listens to all de advice
he gifts bout what to do wifi 1t, he
ain got no time to answer questions
bout how he got it."--Washington
Star.
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Alice samee.

Customer (surprised to find Hung
Lips laundry open)-"Why, Hung, are
you working this morning? This il
Washlngton's birthday"
Hung Lip-"Evly day Washee
Washee day"-Chieago Tribune.
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No BOOM.

II hear" stated the real estate deal
err, that many farms in this vicinity
have recently changed hands"
Yep" responded old farmer Co.
boss. Hired men like to move
about. kansas City Journal.
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II Yon sufrer From Asthma

or Bronchitis get immediate relief by
using Browns Bronchial Troches.
Contain no harmful drugs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
Chair of Good Taste.

Plans have been made to introduce
into Northwestern University, near
Chicago, department of art appre-
clation,' chair of cultivation of
good taste"
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Advlee for WlNea.

Upbraid your husband and he will
roar joyfully. Be silent and he will
whine that you no longer love him.
Then he may improve,--chicago Rec.
ord.Herald.
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Best Of All oenIua.

There is no genius in life like the
genius of energy and industry. Mitch
ell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11

There is a fraternal hospital for
consumptives In Las Vegas, N. M, and
also in Ell Paso, Tex. NE15
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11

Greene's Warranted Syrup OfTar
win cure your cough or cold, or your
druggist OF whom you bought 1t will
refund your money. % or so cents
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Garfield Tea cannot but commend itself
TO those desiring a laxative at once simple,
pure, mild, potent and health-giving. II il
made of Herbs. All drug stores.
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Marine Corps Full,

A significant sign of the times was
the statement Of General Elliott, com
mandant of marines, to Secretary Met
calf that for the first time in many
months the marine corps is now up to
its full complement of $500 enlisted
men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11
white Horse Conee

The tariff of the Indian railways is
lowest of any in the world.
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Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never falls. AT druggists
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White Hnnsa Gonna

suits when others disappoint--as per.
chance you are aware by happy expe.
rience.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-04-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesinfiamma
ton, allays pain; cures wind collie, 25cs bottle
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Love softens the asperitles of the
toughest lives
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FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per
manently cured by DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
RestoreT. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
DIR. II. r. Kline, Id. 1881 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
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is so different from others that 1t has
flavor and fragrance all its own.
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RAISED FRoM a sIcK REn
After Being an Invalid with Kidney
Disorders For Many Years.

John Armstrong. Cloyerport, KY,
says; Il was an invalid with kidney
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underseIls American Flour

Hardin (Manchuria) -four milled
from Chinese wheat is undertaking
American -four.
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A SURGICAL.
OPERA TON

If there is any one thing that q
woman breads more than anotherit
is surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a.
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces.
sary and many have been avoided by
LYDIA e. PIN KHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMP0 UND
For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
For eight years / suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. wrote Mrs. PinlSham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
~ feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. |
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements. inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkhanli invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES

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