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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-14

I oeranged q or diseased
condition of the
womanly organs.
The use of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription cures
irregularty, heals
inflammation and
liberation, and stops
the drains which
weaken the body. It
builds up the nerv-
ous system, increases
the vital powers, and
50 removes the COM
mon causes of faint
ness in WON e n.
There is no alcohol
in uFavorite Pre-
scription ;;v neither
does it contain
opium, cocaine, nor
any other narcotic.
IT gives me much
pleasure . writes Miss
Ella Sapp. of James
town, Guilford Co., NC.
sto thank DR.. Pierce for
the great good received
rom the use of his
Favorite Prescription,
and Golden Medical
Discovery L had suf |
fefed for three years or
>A
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-14

more ct monthly periods. It seemed as thouob
would die with pain in my back and Stomach.
could not stand on my feet without faintine
80 80 gwen Up all hope Of ever being cured, when
Fisrse's Fayorite Prescription with BUT little
% iaitn tried 4. and before had taken half
.sS Ccuie ieh better, had better appetite and
sept pstter. Now have taken two bottles Of
Favorife Prescription and one of Golden
Meaical Discovery, and am happy to say / am
sntifeiy cured, and all done in two months
any good" -'''- -A--ea - oo
Keep the liver healthy by using Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-14

Most men are size bigger than their
friends think they are. and about ten
sizes smaller than they think they are
themselves.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-14

TN. tins picture In G, on it, er. lake more;
not too much; enough is as
much as you like and agrees
with you. Satisfy hunger
with usual food whatever
you like and agrees with you..
When you are strong
again, have recovered your
strength---the germs are
dead you have killed them.
If you have not tried it, send
FOR free sample, its agreeable
taste will surprise you.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
Chemists,
lO9 Pearl St, New York.
SOC. and $l.oo; all druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
FRIENDS OF THE N K
That Is the Reputation Which a
Travelled Blacksmith Gives
the Beers.

Blacksmith Peavey must certainly be
put down as one of the greatest travel
ers among the residents of Manchester
A story of his years of travelfrom land
to land and his life among different
peoples would make a geography in it,
self. He is a bachelor, resides in West
Manchester, and will be so years old
next May. He learned his trade at Ash
land, id this state, and has worked at it
in almost every civilized land on the
globe. He was 800 in cash when he
was % years old, and in 1876 started for
California.
His brief stop among the Beers is
most of interest Just now, but he put
in five years in Sacramento and there
abouts, in Arizona and New Mexico,
and was in the rush from Seattle to
the Skaggett mines, British Columbia.
Then he went to Honolulu and spent
IS months in Hawaii. On March q,
1883, he started on his greatest trip by
becoming one of the party of % that
purchased the brigantine Naneenti,
bound for Siberia Seventeen of the,
owners sailed, with four outsiders as
ships officers. Most Of the men want
cd to go to South Africa, but the cap
taina claimed he knew whereof he
talked andinsisted on Siberia. The Si-
berian trip was a mistake and a fall
ure, and the boat was disposed Of for
cash, Ca be- {
When the venture was given up Mr..
Peavey went to blacksmithing, and his
subsequent course covered points in
Japan, Corea, Hong-Kong, Shanghai,
Canton, Amboy, Too Chow and Tien-
tsin in China, Manila in the Philip-
pines, Singapore in India, New Guinea,
New Caledonia, New Hebrides, the Gil
bert group, Fills, the Friendly and So
ciety islands, New Zealand, Tasmania,
Australia, Queensland, Thursday is
lands, New South Wales, Victoria Cey-
Ion, Calcutta, Bombay, nearly every
country in the Mediterranean, Italy.
Germany, Hungary, Spain, France.
Sweden and Norway England, Scot
land and Ireland. On September 90,
six years ago, he sailed for the old New
Hampshire hills.
"In all my travels says Mr.. Peavey,
"the Beers were the best people in all
the world to the Yankee man, and the.
Japanese a clone se~cond."-Manchester
IN. HI Union.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

visabls that each landholdef purchase
the number necessary to accomplish
the satisfactory irrigation of the aret
proposed to be cultivated, since tn
number Of shares held viii determine
theAmonMt OF Water which he viii rs
ceiYe. Eaeh landowner or other per
son desiring Water shares now enterN
his name upon the subscription Of
stock book Of the association. and th,
secretary enters oppo thereto TIE
number of shares fof which he has
subscribed, opening at the same tins
an account With the subscriber, upon
which he is charged with the value o.
the stock contracted for, and given
credit, under the proper dates, for any
payments made thereon.
Each subscriber now becomes nomi-
nauy a stoekholder, though certid-
Gates Of stock may never be issued,
and he may proceed to work in the
construction of the plant at a price
for labor which has been fixed and
scheduled by the board of directors,
which, through the president of the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
IRON IN TIE c 7
Two Interesting Spots In the North.
ern Part Of Russia and
Sweden.


According to the Z~eitschrift fur An,
gewandte Chemic, the largest and at
the same time the most northerly iron
mine in the world is situated in the
north Of Sweden, at Kirunavara. A
railroad has been built from this mine,
a distance of ia miles, to a good port,
which is accessible to vessels of deep
draft. The governments of Sweden and
Norway bore the expenses of the con-
struction of this railroad, which was
about S8,O4O,00O. This bed Of ore is near
Lake L~uossajaroi, and G5 miles farther
north than the well-known and long
time-worked Gellivare mine, from
which so much of the well-known fine
quality of Swedish iron has come.
The deposit is said to- he even Of bet
ter quality and richness than the old
mine. It is estimated that there are
from 25O,OOO,OO to 100000 900 tons of
ore in sight, and borings that haYe been
made have led to estimates of the de-
post as from 7O0,GOo,000 tons upward.
Russia is also starting to- open a val
liable iron mine in the Magnetberg dis
trict, near Tongoroy. The ores in this
Russian mine are reported as 65 per
cent. pure iron, and the extent Of the
deposit is exceiled only by the mine of
K]irunavara. This Russian iron deposit
has been known for some time, but on
account of the lack of fuel and trans
portation nothing has been done to-
ward developing II. Quite lately coal
Of good quality and in large and avail
able veins has been discovered near
~Iawlograt. The Russian finance min
lister proposed for the government to
build railroad to connect the coal and
iron deposits and to give exit for the
finish product, and thus reduce the
present high price B iron IN Russia.
The proposition Is now toba taken up
aid active measures are on foot to de.
gelop this mine.-Baltimore American.
Untold Agony.
When a woman suffers untold agony
It's usually because she has no one to
Tell it toEChicago Daily News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
HUMOROUS.

H H
Aasistant@tHoW shall catalogue
this book describing a hunter aaYen~
tnr6s2V G~ibbarahF- AnSng iaven
tons -Eliegende Batter
She-'I suppose She has q perfect
trust inlyou9s HeTrnst She has
a monopoly Of me, that's what You
mean. Gatholie aHlard
DiEe7eut Ways.-3They SAT ard
held hands all evening Low sl
Ooh. TSdon't know. You have to- s.
whist."-Philadelphia Bplletin
81 see that Mrs. Kruger always cuts
.Oem PapHs hair SAY you eant
peet such a man to be afraid of any-
thing Oh earth, can youF-CleFeiand
Plain Dealer.
Z Judge1Have you anything to say
before the sentence is passed." g
gtar-Yes'r; if I'd a Rnow'd that
spinster lady had dinner bell under
'erepiller things'd come out diff r
Indianapolis Journal.
Observation-Disclosures Bridget
are you superstitious2' Bridget
well, mum, Oh t'ink it's unlucky to
break a lookin'-glass. OF broke de par
Ior mirror in de lasht place OF lived in,
an lost me job."-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Mrs. Nexdore-Does your husband
like music" Mrs. Peppery Eyes;
he's quite fond Of it, Mrs. Nexdore
ct suppose he has heard my daugh-
ter playing?" Mrs. PepPrey-'Yes
and he Just raves over her playing.
Philadelphia Press.
Poultney Blgelow's admiration for
the kaiser is we'll known. One per-
son, however, who recently tried to
joke with him about it did not get Of
unhurt. You remind me-" began
Mr.. BigeIow. 'Not of the German em7
peror!" cried the person addressed
"No," was the reply, ''the kaiser is a
gentleman" - San francisco Argo-
naIt.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
HERE AND THERE.

When an inexperienced enthusiast
goes into poultry farming with any
where from 500 hens, it is proof that
the fools are not all dead.
The great advantage to a dairy
farming section, where butter is the
ccmmercial product made and sold, is
the inevitable increase in the fertility
AMI value of the agricultural land.
-In planning COW peas, for iced or
as q fertilizer, or for the two purposes
combined, remember that seed peas
have been in active demand at COCO
prices for several years, and the de-
m6nd is rapidly increasing.
Cotton seed meal contains nearly
three times as much protein as wheat
bran, and, consequently, is worth
nearly three times as much as a caC-
tie food. It is no wonder that this
meal is largely shipped to the north
and to Europe. 1t should all be fed tc
cattle at home.
The Kansas experiment station
has been trying to kill pocket gophers,
and after trying different methods,
has adopted poisoning WITH Strych-
mined Irish potatoes. The plan is a
good one, but. if sweet potatoes are
substituted for the Irish potatoes, it
will be more ~efeetual.
The American wool crop last year
was 272, 10000 700 pounds, 53,0OO,OOO less
than in 1894 The ~shortage.in the wool
crop Of Australia Of about 143, 900, 600
pounds has assured to American wool
growers fair prices, and a probability
of considerable expansion in the sheep
business.
IT. last year Is paid to raise and
market fifty chickens from the farm
flock, it viii pay double the amount
to raise and market double that NUM-
Der this year. II is an open market,
and the field of production is open for
our efforts at production during al
Of the first months Of the year.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
ekVETATER RIGHT 70 the farmer
WW Of the eastern, Central or

TATER RIGHT, 70 the farmer
Wv Of The eastern aoentral or
southern states a mys-
terious phrase. IS as essential to the
prosperity of the western farmer in
the states where agriculture is possihle
only because Of proper rigad Jon.
Little by little the desert lauds 81 the,
west are being reclaimed By systematic
irrigation, but this same irrigation has
led 10 So many suits fn the courts. ard
So many seemingly conflicting decisions
have been rendered, that it is some
times hard - discriminate between
valuable water concessions and those
that r worthless when presented on
paper. To the home-seeker this mar-
ter is a critical one. An Of his old ex-
pertenoe 81 selecting land Is valueless
TO- him when searching for a home
acne He arid lands 81 the west. He
must forget soil and climatic eondi-
tions upon which he has judged land
m the Hamid states from which be
same, and look carefully into that mys-
serious phrase water right for with
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

The revelations at Prof. Mines OBJ
z%ervatory on the Isle of Wight Of the
manner in which earthquakes send
their impulses thousands of miles
through the frame of the globe are a
source of c~easeIess wonder. In Sep
TENDER last Prof. Mines instruments
detected remarkable tremhlings of
the earth On the Sd, 10th, 18th, goth
and 23d. Since then he has traced the
origin Of the shakings on the first
three days named to Alaska, on the
goth to Asia Minor and on the Esd tg
Japan. But every earthquake does
not thus set the globe in a tremble,
for the shocks at Darieeling, in India,
on September rs and GO were not felt
at the Isle of Wight, the reason be-
Ing, Prof. Milne thinks, because those
shocks were due to local Iandslips.A
Youths Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

association, has appointed a foreman
and timekeeper to supervise the de-
tails of the work and keep the time
Of the operators engaged thereon.
At the ends Of each month the fore
man or timekeepcr turns into the sec
rotary a statement setting forth the
amount and value of the work con
tributed by each subscriber, and
these amounts + by the SECRETARY
credited upon the accounts of the
several stockholders in partial Iiquida-
ton of their indebtedness to the as
ISOLATION, incurred through the pur-
chase of stock.
When the construction of the plant
has been completed, the various ac-
counts are made out and certificates
Of paid-up stock are issued to those
who are found to have worked out
the full amount due therefor. Those
who r found not 20 have con
ttibuted the amount of work neces-
sary to liquidate their Indebtedness
T given credits representing the
amonnts paid, and their accounts re-
main charged with the balance yet
due, the adjustment Of which may be
required in the form Of a cash pay
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
PURCHASING SEEDS.
The Time to GbnAH the Catalogues
and Make Selections for the
Coming Season.

tHWA-.h. -AMHM H
With the advent Of the New Year
there appears upon our table the seed
catalogue, profuse in illustrations OF
mammotH vegetables and beautiful
flowers. Indeed, the catalogues of the
large seed-houses Of to-day are works
of art, and we welcome their coming
with pleasure, and examine their con-
tents with Increasing interest. With
every succeeding year these catalogues
tell us Of new varieties OF our standard
vegetables, originated with infinite La
Dor and placed before the public at
great expense. These so-called novel
ties are necessarily high priced, and
while the bulk Of our crop must be
planted Of the older sorts, it is always
interesting to try a few of these rev
varieties in comparison with the old
and tried kind.
1t is wisest when placing your or
der to select those varieties which have
been tried and proved successful in
your locality, certain varieties Of touAa-
toes, for instances ucceeding much let-
ter in some localities than others. sin
with a great many of our vegetables,
locality has little to do. With Irish 10.
tatoes, The eve kinds will be found,
as a rule, the most prolific, the seed
having more vitality, for it has been
shown that all varieties Of Irish pot1-
toes are apt to deteriorate as they
grow older. In fact, all seeds need COLI
slant breeding up, to insure the best
development, and this is what the
large seed-hbuses are doing for us.
An eye must be also kept on the de-
mands of your market, and those va
%rieties selected which have proved ia
Uofites with the trade.
Nearly all of the large and weIl-
known seed-houses are reliable. If
they are not, they would not be large
and well known. And, unless you live
near a city where you can procure
their seeds from agents, it will pay
you to order direct from the big firms.
Indeed it often pays to do this any"
way, for then you are sure of getting
what you want, and getting it fresh,
Now don't put off ordering your seed
until the last moment, and then expect
to have them when they are ncededj
but give yourself plenty of time by or
dering early, and have your seed on
hand III advance. Then, when the sea
son is just right, you will be ready to
plant. You know that it is difficult to
catch the land dry enough to work in
the very early spring, and if you have
not already procured your seed, it is
liable to rain again before you can
get them, when your planting will be-
delayed several weekes, making you
late with your crop. This matter is
most important to the success of tbs
earliest Vegetables, and we have al
ready ordered a large portion Of our
seeds.-F, J.. Merriam in Southern
Cultiyator,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
Arthnr,a Rnnna nnh1a

The round table, which is supposed
to have been handed down from King
Arthur's time, is a revered bit Of fur
niture in the county hau Of Winches-
ter, England. Tradition says it is the
same table around which King Arthur
and his knights were won't to assem-
bic. 1t is an ancient painted oaken
table OF circular form. A royal figure
bearing the orb and sword and wear
ing the rown adOrns the cepter-De
troit Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
A FagInk EvDeriment.

Every farmer, poor or rich, can and
should make the following experiment.
Select at once n acre and break it at
least Is inches and p~ulverize as fine
as possible with the best tools you
have. Then plant any crop you please
on this acre. Or if it suits you better,
plant several crops upon it, Keep a
careful account of the expenses and
the income, and carefully compare the
results with any other acre in the
same or similar crops.
In this way you can learn many
useful lessons for future use. We
earnestly request every farmer to try
this, You con not lose anything by
this. You can not lose anything by
this trial. You may make a great deal.
Try it.-Dixie Farmer.
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ment, 81 may be permitted to stand
81 the books until an opportunity
arises for working it out at a future
date. Where stockholders at the
completion of the construction have
contributed work IN excess Of their
stock subscriptions, the amount thus
overpaid may be refunded in cash or
allowed to stand as a credit upon the
books Of The association, and subse-
quently applied in liquidation Of as
sessment liabilities arising through
expenditures incident to operation
and maintenance OF the plant.
ff it should be found, upon the com
pletion Of the works, that the expense
Of construction was less than the
amount realized through the sale Of
stock, the difference may be dis
tributed to the stockholders in the
form of a dividend to each in proper
ton to the amount of his stock, or it
may be permitted to remain in the
treasury and applied to the Hquida-
ton of subsequent indebtedness in.
CURED in operation and maintenance
1t more frequently occurs, however
that the actual cost Of the works ex-
ceeds the estimate upon which the
capitalization was based, and that adj
d@itional funds ~ required to com.
plete the enterprise. These may be
realized by The levy Of q pro rata as
sessment upon the outstanding stock
or through the issue and sale Of ad
ditional stock to the amount required
The general method OF Organization
and procedure Is aimilar in the case
Of unincorpornted community aRso
Citations
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breaking lets it 60. We have used IS
inches ia this article simply as q
guide to our thoughts, and because
we will be sometime getting that
daeft4 w8480
Again, in most fields is inches Will
get through the hard-pan and put us
in communication with the ocean Of
earth water-Southern Cu~ltivator.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

Clerk-Ihat young woman asked for
elergymau's discount on books.
Proprietor-Is she a clergymansa
wife?
Clerl- 9, but she said She had made
up her mind to marry n If he asked
her.-Indianapous Journal.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-26
MILLICAN NEWS.

Millican, Texas, May 22.-Mrs.
j. h. Strughan returned to Hemp
stead sunday accompanied by Miss
Eta Crawford.
Mr.. T. p. Battle Of Wellborn
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Duren and children return.
ed to their home in Houston coun.
ty Saturday after lengthy visit to
relatives here.
l. l.. Spann went to Houston
Friday.
Miss L. B. McLeoud has return.
ed from Bryan, where she has
been attending school
The farmers are very much dis.
couraged over their prospect for a
crop.
Rev. J. p. Skinner went TO
Bryan Saturday.
Several candidates were visitors
TO our town last week, looking
after their interest in the primary
election, which took place last
Saturday evening.
Correspondent.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-26
EBENEZER

Ebenezer, May l5.-Eld. W. T..
Meredith and family, J. z. POI,
and family, Miss Laura Carroll. c
III. Holmes, Alex Carroll and
Leonard Morhead attended church
at Hoillgan school house SUNDAY.
Mrs. NJ. c Carroll visited Mrs
\. A. Mott Sunday. Mrs. Mott
has been sick the past few days.
Miss Meredith visited Miss Ida
Holligan of lions Rest Sunday.
l.. i. Edge and wife visited Mr..
Geo. Buckhaults' family Tuesday
Jack Holmes and Mrs. Chas.
HOLMES visited Bryan Monday.
Miss Lula Post and little 1larnie
hugghins are on the sick list.
Ed. w. T.. Meredith visited
Prof. Mctiee Of Cottonwood Satur.
day.
Owing to the bad weather there
was no preaching here Sunday.
Tom Duke Of lola visited friends
here Sunday.
Mrs. Carroll went to BRYAN
Saturday.
Mr.. Jessie Wbeeless Of Ficky
was in our communi y Sunday.
Several from here went to Kur.
ten Saturday night 10 attend sing.
ing, some to join the Christian
Endeavor.
Some Of the boys Of this com
munity attended the bali at she
Kurten City Hall Saturday night.
Mrs. Mott visited Mrs. Higgins
Monday.
Mrs. Atkins Of " ellborn visited
rela ives here Saturday and sun.
day.
Messrs Ollie Buckhaults, John
Moore and Albert Roberts visited
kurten Sunday
-sMasier Denton Edge visited Cot
tonwood Friday
Messrs J B Carroll, J p Post, visi.
ted kurien Tuesday
Mr. Luther sherrod Of Payne
Pmirie was in this comm unity
sunday
Pansy
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-26
GREENS PRAIRIE.
Iorena

Green's Prairie, May Give
haven't done anything in one crops
IN three weeks. don't suppose
there is 20 acres OF cotton chopped
in our community; cotton looks
very bad; corn is beginning to look
some better, quite a change in il in
the past week. Gardens are all
drowned out. Mrs. Cora Williams
has the only garden on the prairie
Roads have washed until they
are almost impossible.
Mrs. Il. +. Locker returned
home last Thursday, after spend.
ing few days with her brothers,
q il. and W. 5. Dixon.
Mr.. W. A. Cooner, after spend.
ing several days with his sister.
Mrs, Cora Williams, left Friday
for Huntsville.
Mr.. W. S. Dixon and family
spent the day last sunday with
Mrs, Sam Williams.
Mr.. Lon Williams is on the sick
list at present.
j. o. Chenault, who has been
affected for several years with
bleeding at the nose is under the
treatment Of physician at Bryan,
and he believes that he is improv.
ing some already. Mr.. Chenault
has been growing considerably
worse in the last few months and
is not able to do hardly any work
at all. HANKS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-26
FICKEY.

Hickey, May li.-The crops ore
looking very well considering 80
much rain; a good many of the
farmers had TO plant their cotton
over.
Plenty Of sickness.
Mrs. Carroll Of Ebernezer visited
Mrs. Wheeles Sunday.
Paul Edge Of Kurten visited here
Sunday.
Ballard Moore Of Kurten visited
his uncle, Mr.. Boyett, Sunday.
Mrs. Stevener Of Kurten prairie
was the guest of Mrs. schultz
sunday.
Mss. Lille Tullous is quite sick.
Mrs. Wheeles is very low with
lagrippe.
Frank Ranch of Cottonwood was
in our community Sunday even.
ing. More Anon.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-26
CROSS.

Cross, Grimes County, May 20
We had another rain last Mon.
day and Tuesday that put an end
TO all farm work for the week.
The wind is from the north and
it is very cool at present for this
season Of the year.
The grip is getting TO be cpl.
demic in this section.
A magnetic healer has been in
this section for the past three
weeks treating many.
The Primitive Baptists held
services Saturday and Sunday
near Concord under an arbor.
Elder Graham filed the pulpit
at Cross Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Henders,n of this place is
visiting near Kurten this week.
Mr.. Van McClung of Harvey
has been among us the past week.
NJ