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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
SALT NEEDED BY
SHEEP ON PASTURE.
Neglected In This Matter the
Flock Rarely PrOspers.

Sheep on pasture are often neglected
as far as sailing is concerned. They
are either sailed irregularly or not at
all. When salt is not supplied to them
in sufficient quantities they crave 1t
Intensely and. as has been demonstrat-
ed by experiments. will not make the
gains nor grow the wool they will IL
properly sailed. Salt is often consid-
cred seasoning for the food of ami
mails and not an essential. 1t is the
only mineral which ordinarily needs
to be supplied to live stock. 1t fur
nishes chlorine for the digestive juices
ing from the digestive tract into the
blood vessels the albuminoids Of the
foods. it helps to regulate the density
of the blood and governs to a degree
the activity of the cells of the body.
No sheep can do its best without
enough salt
Sailing every few days is sufficient
for the needs of the sheep, but 1t is
not as good a method as keeping salt
before the sheep all the time. as when
rush of work comes or a visiting
'nhS SOheS SditinB tne sueep IL one
of the things neglected. When salt
is given after a period of neglect the
sheep are so eager for 1t that they
take too much. and large quantities of
water are needed to wash 1t out of
the system, some of this being drawn
from the tissues of the body to the
detriment of the sheep.
Rock salt is preferred by some to
the coarse stock salt. Many use medi-
Gated salt. which serves a double pur-
pose In supplying the sleeps need for
salt and In preventing worms. When
II is desired TO clean out a patch of
bad weeds, as Canada thIstles, the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Bill Lanse's Long Hit.

In an article on Batting" in the
American Magazine Hugh s. Fuller
ton describes as follows the longest hit
ever recorded:
"Lange. who was of the middle ages
of the game. made a hit In Cincinnati
which is regarded by many as the
longest hit ever made. The ball clear
ed the center field fence. which was
on top of high embankment. sailed
across Western avenue, went through
the window of saloon and was
found behind the bar. The hit made
n fortune for the saloon, as big crowds
went to see the ball on exhibition"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
The Value of Alfalfa.

A grower in southern Kansas who
harvests about a thousand tons of al
falfa per year and is working with 1t
nearly every day from the second
week In May until Nov. 10 insists that
alfalfa under the same conditions of
rainfall is much easier to save in fair
feeding condition than red clover He
finds the side delivery rake especially
excellent for turning over the green or
wet windows TO the sun and air with
the least loss of leaves. and cured thus
after being wet the natural color is
better preserved. THAT alfalfa hay
has a higher feeding value than al
most any other. even when saved I'M
der the most unfavorable circum-
stances. should be impressed upon
the inexperienced" KimbalPs Dairy
Farmer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
UNCLE SANS STAMPS.
Wonderful Collection In the PostofFioe
Dapartrnent Museum.

Wonderful Collection In the Postofiioo
Department Museum.
The fact that nearly all men at some
time were stamp collectors is said to
account for the popularity OF the OFF,
cial stamp collection OF the United
States postotiice department maintain
ed In connection with the postal mu-
scum in Washington. Postofiice de-
partment officials say 100000 men call
every year to see the museum stamp
collection.
The postofiice department museum
is full of interesting objects. 1t con-
tains almost everything from a lock
of Charles Guiteau's hair to models OF
the big battleships OF the navy, but
by far its most interesting feature. ac-
cording to the officials in charge. is
the stamp collection. Few visitors
miss that sight, and many Lobbyists"
spend hours porting over 1t.
Uncle Sam as a stamp collector is a
most signal success. He not only has
a complete set of his own stamps, but
a complete collection from every other
stamp issuing country in the civilized
world as well. His collection is val
ued by the department at 100000,
but stamp dealers say 1t would de-
mand a figure many times that sum IL
placed on the open market for sale.
The fact that Uncle Sans stamp
collection is absolutely complete is
statement difficult to comprehend. even
to those who have been collectors
themselves. Most of those who were
collectors in years gone by will re-
member how many empty places there
were in their albums when they glo-
ried in the possession of 1,500 and
1000 specimens. They will recall how
many new varieties above the 1000
mark cost from SIS to $50 each; also
the small fortunes placed on some of
the specially rare specimens. the kind
which the dealers catalogues related
had been printed only to the number
of 100 or so and but six or seven were
known to be in existence.
Well. Uncle Sans stamp collection
possesses all of these. besides the thou
sands of common kinds. Although 1t
has taken hard work. many years and
a tidy fortune to do it. the collection
today stands absolutely complete. The
only varieties yet to be added are
those yet to be issued.-Baltimore
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Tn. Rival Rose..

Perhaps the two most famous howf
ers in history are associated with the
Temple gardens. for, according to trs.
dition, 1t was in the gardens in 1880
that the two leaders plucked the red
and white roses which became the
badges of the rival houses of Lancas
ter and York. The gardens were for
centuries famous for their roses
Among their floral curiosities one finds
In the accounts for 100 an expendiH
ture on two perimic box trees and won
ders what perimic tree is until one
remembers the custom of trimming
box trees in a symmetrical or "pert
metric fashion.--London Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
MIND YOUR TEETH.
The Value of Keeping the Mouth and
Gums Perfectly Clean.

The Value of Keeping the Mouth and
Gums Perfectly Clean.
man is known by the teeth he
keeps. The worst thing that can hap
pen to our teeth is for them not to
have enough to do. 1t is the worst
thing that can happen to us also. Spir-
itualized and cultured as we have be-
come. we still fight the battle of life
with our teeth. though we no longer
chew our enemies ears or threats.
Bone cored, enamel coated and rock
ribbed as the hills. our teeth are
more absolutely under our control than
almost any other structure of the body.
Neglect them and they decay at once
Give them proper attention and they
win go on repairing themselves for
forty, fifty, sixty years.
Give children plenty of roughening
food to chew. and they will get the
pearly vigor of the savage tooth with
the endurance of the Caucasian's
Above all. the food should be of such
character as to give exercise and
massage to the gums. Part of this can
be given by plenty of coarse food In
addition to real food-not as substi-
tute for it-and part by Intentional and
vigorous friction with the toothbrush.
To brush the gums we'll is half the
value of brushing the teeth.
Keep the mouth and gums strictly
clean. and the teeth will take care of
themselves. There are thirty-three dis
tinct named and labeled sorts of bacilli
or bugs in our mouths as normal parlor
boarders. but they'll behave with per-
feet propriety unless you give them
carrion to get drunk on.-Dr. Woods
Hutchinson In Survey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
How a Bird prassas.

As bird fashions do not change. two
suits year are quite enough for most
birds. but they need to take great care
Of them. Each separate feather must
be cleaned and looked over and the
useless ones pulled out. These feath-
ers are not packed close together, you
know, but lie loose and have places
between filed with air. When a bird
wants to get warmer he lifts his feath-
ers so that these air spaces may be
larger. But IL his feathers are tan
gled or wet and dirty he could not
raise them. and soon he could not
keep the head in his little body and
would, of course, die.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Farm Barn Burned

Fire destroyed the barn of A. FL.
burlington on the Hartland road in
Windsor at 3 o'clock Saturday
morning. The loss will reach sew
eral thousand dollars
How the fire caught is unknown,
tenants in Burrington's house being
the first TO discover it. The barn
was 40 GO and contained hay,
grain and tools. The stock with the
exception of calf was saved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
CUTTING II Short.

How long can you stayT asked
hostess who had received an unexpect-
ed visitor coolly.
mo longer than can help" was the
trisp reply. Il have telephoned to
have my trunk stay at the depot and
10 notify me Of the first train I can
take home. SO sorry can't stay
longerP'-Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
panasrou. Rsproduetiona.

can artist" said Mr.. Teechum,
should strive to reproduce what is
nearest to his thought and deepest In
his affection"
Yes" replied the mercenary genius.
but the laws against counterfeiting
currency are SO severew--washingto
Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27

sheep pasture. with small opening
between. so that the little fellows can
crawl through and get their rations
without being disturbed. But close
that opening when you are not near by
10 attend to things lest some sheep try
to wedge herself through and get
caught.-Farm and Fireside.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Has Slain 1O8 Bears

G. Merritt Robbins, the veteran
trapper of Hancock, died August 16
at the Randolph sanatorium where
he had been under treatment about
two weeks for gangrene of the foot.
He was 70 years old and had the
remarkable record of having slain
los bears.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
asainninn at the foundation.

The progressive people of the parish
were anxious to reconstruct and adornl
the ancient church. and the senidI
warden wrote to the bishop about it
There are but two things to be done
In st. Gregory's," wrote the bishop ir|
reply. LET the sexton keep 1t cleasl
and the parson keep it full."-Youths
Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
When France Washed In Holland.

In the sixteenth century clothes were
sent from all parts of France to Be
washed in Holland. where the watei
of the canals was supposed to have
special cleansing properties The cosi
Of transport was about ten times great
er in those days than at present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
lheep may be sailed on them and will
keep them gnawed down to the
ground and eventually kill them out
National Stockman.
Meal In the Manoer.

A little bit of meal in the manager at
milking time is a time saver. The
cows come more quietly IL they expect
that meal than they would IL dog
were tight to their heels; they give
more milk and better milk. and they
will keep In better flesh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
skimmiIIs For caIuna.

Always feed the calves ON warm
fresh milk. That fresh from the hand
separator is best, as 1t retains the ami
NAL heat and contains all the food ele-
ments except fat. which can easily be
restored by adding small grain ra-
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Domestic Economy.

MY wife threatened If didn't get
her new hat she'd go home to her
mother"
why didn't you let herr
Her railroad fare would cost more
than the hat"-Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
His Request.

Judge-Have you anything to say
before pass sentence? Prisoner (who
knows human nature,- Yes. my lord;
should like you to have your dinner
before you pass sentence upon me-
London Scraps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Daily Girl Frisnd Joke.

Maudie-That horrid old cat told
Claudio that I was forty years old!
Mamie-The mean thing. But she
might have done worse.
Maudie-How?
Mamie-Well, she might have told
some lie about you.-Cleveland Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Grain For the Lambs.

Every day as long as they will come
for IL plan TO feed the lambs some
grain. A good way to be sure they
Will get 1t and not the old sheep Is TO
have a little iDclosure just or the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Riddle.

Dick-What is it that can't be seen.
can't be felt and yet thrills you when
you receive It?
Dolly-Give 1t up.
Dick-A kiss by wireless.-Chicago
News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
BRIGHT Bow.

In school the other day a young lad
was asked what he would rather be
when he grew up. "a stakeholder" b
replied. -Argonaut.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
AurieuIar Exid.nn.

my daughter. Gladys Mae. has be-
come quite ar elocutionist.'
yes" peevishly replied the next
door neighbor. $50 l hearr'-Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
snrsak. Rraak. arnak.v

They were sitting on the beach, and
he had been strangely silent.
Il wonder what makes the sea
waves sadT' said ChoIly languidly.
Probably the narrowing thought of
going broke on the beach" giggled
Dolly observation-disclosures Sun
day Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Defined.

Pop, what do men mean by circum-
stances over which they have no con.
trol?''
wives, my SON." Philadelphia
Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Misplaced Re.ieenos.

'1t was great mistake,v sighed the
man who was sued for breach Of
promise.
what do you meanY"
IT used nom de plume In my lit
erary work instead OF Disgusting my
identity I'm my love letters."- Washing
ton Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-27
Our Lanauaqe.

"Hurrahl am going to have my
inning nowr'
"How?"
I'm going on an outing. New York
Journal.
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The Only English Translation

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27
Coasters Have
Thrilling Accident
Young People Thrown From Big Coaster and
Several Painfully Bruised

While coasting down Belyea ave-
nue. hill, Saturday night, the court
house coaster met with a mishap that
might have resulted far more disas-
trously than it did. R. w. Kennard
was steering the coaster, with Miss
Mae Scofield at it's extreme front end
Miss Scofield tainted while the coast
er was going at it's highest rate of
speed, and this caused Mr.. Kennard
to lose control of the big sled, which
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27
W. h 0 S al d Pos sum?
James L. Hyatt Brings Back Some Choice Speci-
mems Which He Killed in Missouri and Pre-
sentcd to His Friends--Bunnies on the Mav

and bacon for trimmings. The pos
sum lives on nuts and persimmons, in
his native haunts, and this diet gives
the meat different flavor from that
of any other asimal, making it a pop
ular southern dish. Mr.. Hyatt killed
nearly 200 rabbits in the south and is
shipping in 100 Of them in a barrel,
which will be distributed among the
boys" Well give Jim permission
to 60 back to Missouri as often az
he likes, If he'll Just promise to get
the dogs out when he gets there and
another possum. :, u,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27
Woman Says Mountrail =.
Taxes Are Lower
Corrects The independents Statement That
Taxes Are Higher in New County

ing under a serious delusion, for there
are hundreds Of bona fide residents
ana taxpayers who will testify to the
fact that their taxes are much lower
1909, since Mountrail county came in
to existence, than they were when
the above county was a part Of old
Ward, and all this in spite of the fact
that almost in every instance people
owsed decidedly more personal prop
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27

James L. Hyatt, H. A. Hurd's fore
man, arrived home from visit at
his old home, near Stanberry, NO.,
where he spent several weeks, with
his many old time friends. Mr.. Hyatt,
who is a typical Missouri hunter, true
to his word, brought the editor Of
the Independent possum, the first
one we had ever SEEM Several other
friends were remembered in a like
manner. The possum was served last
Sunday, a number of our Missouri
friends participating in the feast, and
the animal was served in typical
southern style, with sweet potatoes
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27

Epworth, N. D., Jan. 20, 1910.
Editor Ward Co Independent, Minot
N. D.
Dear Sir: In your Jan. 10, 1910,
issue, among the Editorial Com
ments," l notice an item regarding
the taxes for 1909 in Mountrail coun.
ty. which, I believe, should be correct
ed. The editor mentioned, which was
your informant, must have been labor
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27

at about the same time, ran into a
bare spot in the road. The coaster
was swung around a couple of times,
and naturally, all of the occupants
were thrown off, and more or less
bruised. Miss Blanche Lynch was in
jured the worst perhaps, her face
and body receiving some painful in
juries. The accident could have been
far worse, as the coaster at the time
was. going at it's highest speed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27
erty, and that land has increased

erty, and that land has increased
greatly in value.
The writer has paid taxes on a
quarter section of land for four years,
and the 1909 years taxes were about
five dollars cheaper than they were
at any previous year. My husbands
personal property tax is over $500
less for 1909 than it was in 1908, and
we had a great deal more personal
property which was taxed in 1909.
Our tax receipts are proof positive OF
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27
he correctness Of the above state

the correctness Of the above state.
ment.
The writer has taken it upon her.
self to make number of inquiries re.
ga ding the 1909 taxes. and in not one
single instance has she found them
to be higher, but invariably much less
than before we were set aside as
Mountrail county.
Please do not labor under the false
impression that we wouldn't vote for
county division were we yet within
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27

the confines of old Ward, and that
the issue in question. Practically
every man would vote for it, for we
now have no fears Of an increased
tax inasmuch as we are loose from
Ward county.
l hope the above will prove an In
centve to correct the editorial here
in mentioned.
Yours truly,
Mrs. c. Miller,
(For five years an Independent
reader.)
A baby girl was; born to Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. z. Cox of the South Hill.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-27
Ponies Take Lively, Run.

Ton'eS tNke Lively Hon'
NJ. E. Begley's ponies took lively
spin down Main street Saturday eve
ming, hitched to a sleigh and round
ing the corner by Jacobson's opera
house, slipped and fell. Little dam
age was done, though for time vt
looked as though there would be dire
results.
It is reported that Senator Thomp-
|son, recently appointed by Gov. Burke,
has the consumption, and must 60 at
once to New Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Hope for Democrats

Henry Walters in National Monthly.
To do the President no more than JUS
tice, he cut an awkward figure In his at
tempt to dance the tight rope of political
expediency. He was saved from instant
and ignominious failure by the famous
smile, the pleasant voice. the sturdy legs,
the--"fair round belly with good capon
lined" in short, the whole jocund exterior
indicating genial fellowship and invok-
ing confidence.
All the same and all the time he was
and he Is q republican. He Is a mail-clad,
case-mated, dyed-in- the-wool republican.
He is a republican of the school of New
England and of Pennsylvania; which
teaches that wealth may be created by
legislation and, having been thus created,
that 1t must be fostered and protected by
legislation. He is a republican of the kid
ney of Aldrich, who does as he pleases
with the public business and takes what
he wants of the substance of the people.
and looks to the interests to see him
through; and of the ilk of Cannon, who
whether in the speakers chair or in par
ty caucus, stands pat and says ditto" to
Aldrich.
Pig iron used to be the supreme being
of this brand of very thrifty and profita-
BILE political fanaticism. Now, It is any
old thing that promises to put up the
money for campaign expenses from ship
subsidy In the east to land piracy In the
west, sliclsed and sugared by a few la
de-das about the needs ond the beauty of
humanity and the wickedness of trust
ism, left over from Theodore Roosevelt J
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
The Rockefeller Foundation

From HarperS weekly.
There is hesitation in the Senate tie give
Mr.. Rockefeller the charter that he
wants for his foundation. The chief OBJ
lection offered is that it would put vast
money power in the hands of a few per-
cons who would not be responsible to
any authority, and would be exempt from
judicial interference. Under the charter.
1t is suggested, they might conclude to
let the funds of the foundation accumu-
late until they reached a sum that anx-
ious persons would lie awake at night
to be afraid of Two notifications are
suggested; that the government shall al
ways be adequately represented in the
board of trustees, and that the founda-
ton shall expire at some definite time,
when the income shall be distributed.
There is also a sentiment that there
should be some judicial check on the
powers of the trustees
The fact that there is no precedent for
the establishment and control of such a
benefaction as Mr.. Rockefeller proposes
to endow makes very careful forethought
necessary. A fund that seems likely to
contain hundreds of millions is a good
deal of a Frankensten's monster, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

and was preparing to go to another hotel
and change his name again, to James
Walton. II Maxwell Fletcher or Walton
succeeded in, eluding the police for 30
days he was to be paid sl0000-the bet
made by the financiers.
Complications deepen on complications,
however, right at the start of this adj
venture. until not only the police, but
the bettors. the heroine and the reader
are all mixed up, all wondering how it
will turn out-a strange condition of
things, too, that is in a present day de-
tective tale. for in the majority of the
so-called mystery-stories, after 40 pages
Of the average $50, you can call the turn
on the ending, happy or otherwise.
Not SO, however with Mr.. Fosters tale;
it will keep you on the jump wondering,
even at times, thinking out an exciting
puzzle in real life by a great card ex-
pert.
Mr.. Foster is known to all card play
ers as the author OF Fosters Complete
Hoyle'' and Auction Bridge
In Cab No. AZ Mr.. Foster has ap-
piled the methods Of expert card play
ing to the rendition of an exciting puz-
zle in the way of a novel. which is well
worth reading
If you take up Cab No. Al you are
not likely to lay 1t aside until you
| finish 1t.