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cars or any way to get there first to pro-
cure your 160 acres, lot in townsite oil
mineral claim. The law will give all an
equal chance. There are said to be
enough of these Indian lands to make
10000 farms of 160 acres each. You can
inspect that country before the opening
day is fixed, but cannot occupy and hold
any of the land before the opening, nor be-
fore filing on it, as the law Directs You
cannot pre-empt these lands. That old
law has been repealed, act of March 3,
1891. The Communication feature of the
present law is the nearest one can ap-
proach the pre-emption idea. An old sol
dier, being honorably discharged from the
service of the United States, is allowed
credit on the five years time of the time
he actually served in the army; or, if dis
charged before expiration of his term of
service by reason of wounds or other dis
abilities incurred in the service, he is en-
titled to credit for the whole term of en-
listment, but must occupy and cultivate
his homestead at least one full year.
The cost of filing on 160 acres is $14,
and must be paid the day he files; then, on
proving up his claim, at the expiration of
his time, he will have to pay his witness
fees and publication notice fee. There is
no guarantee that all who make the run
will get claims.
All the land in Oklahoma and that to
be opened in the Kiowa- -Comanche-A Apache
country has been surveyed and section
lied, and the allOtting for the Indians is
now in progress. Fort Sill is about the
center of these lands. 1t is on Gov
ernment reservation of fine land $4,000
acres), and a branch of the Rock Island
Railroad from Anadarko is being extend
ed south to Fort Sill. The main line of
the Rock Island Railroad passes along
the eastern line of these lands to Texas
From Chickasha, in the Chickasaw In
dian Nation, the Rock Island Railroad
has extended n branch road along the
northern boundary of these lands to Ana
darko, old Fort Cobb, Mountain View,
and through these Indian lands to Nan
gum, the County seat of Greer Co., o. Il.
This road passes the new town of Gran
lite, where is a fine school. Granite is
located at the southeast end of Headquar-
ter Mountain, in the valley, where is good,
soft water. Granite is about four miles
west of the railroad crossing, on the north
fork of Red River, and about II miles
east and little north of Mangum.
The Oklahoma, Choctaw 4 Gulf Rail
road, with its present western terminus
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organically, but in a GER
tain delicacy Of organism
and sensitiveness, which
need to be considered in
her treatment.
To her and to all women
suffering from disease in
it's chronic forms, DR.. Pierce
gives the invitation to con-
suit him by letter free.
This free consultation by
letter places at the disposal
of weak and sick women
the medical advice and
fatherly counsel of one of
the foremost specialists in
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at Weatherford, o. T., is an eastern and
western road through Oklahoma and the
great coal fields in the Indian Territory
east, and on to the fine timbered lands of
Arkansas east to Memphis, Tenn, there
forming connection with all the great
Southern lines to the Atlantic Ocean and
the Gulf of Mexico. This is Il powerful
road, right through the center of Okla
homa, crosscutting several important rail
roads from the great Northern cities and
markets TO the southwest, and to .Califor-
MIA, Old Mexico. and the Pacific Ocean.
The Choctaw company very recently
surveyed that road line from Weatherford,
o. T., to Greer Co., to within seven miles
of where | now sit writing, and is now
pushing the surveying on to Amorillo,
Tex, which leads it over one of the finest
farming and stockraisiug countries in the
United States. The scenery along the line
is enchanting.
The Kansas City, Mexican IL Oriental
Railroad Co. is surveying their route from
Kansas City through Oklahoma Territory
to Old Mexico and to the Pacific Ocean,
at Port Stilwell, in Mexico, on its western
Pacific Coast. This road is promoted by
A. E. Stilwell, great railroad magnate.
and when completed will be one Of the
most powerful roads in the United States.
Its charter calls for the Kiowa Nation
and Greer Co., o. T., crossing Red River
80 miles east of the Tooth meridian into
Texas. The Tooth meridian, west longi-
tude, is the boundary line between Texas
and Oklahoma.
The Frisco Railroad Co. extended their
line last year from Sapulpa, |. T., via
Chandler, o. T., to Oklahoma City, o. T.,
and surveyed the line through the south
eastern portion of Greer Co., o. 7. 1t is
thought this company will soon move on
their new road through this County to
Texas and further west. These lines,
with their branches and intended branches,
with the Santa Fe and other great sys-
TENS now operating, will supply Okla
homa with all the railroads needed.
Around Granite the soil is a black and
gray sandy loan, and tight, waXy soil
1t is all level or undulating except Head
quarters Mountains, which are the west
ern terminus of the Wichita Mountains.
These mountains are from 200 to 800
feet high, and are composed of mass
of irregular-shaped fragmental granite.
These mountains are nearly nude of tim
ber, yet some is found about their base
and in the canyons. This timber is red
cedar, cottonwood, elm, mulberry, black
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The evidence that DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton makes weak women
strong and sick women
well IS overwhelming.
More than that: it makes
old women new. Women
who have been prema-
turely aged by pain are
restored to youthfulness.
The eye brightens, the
cheek rounds and red
dens, the form fills out.
The woman not only feels
like a new woman, but she
looks like a new woman.
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WHAT DOCTORS SAID.

az had internal trouble very badly
until it resulted in ulcers of the ute
rus" writes Mrs. Mary Adams, of
Grassycrsek, Ashe County, N. c.
III was troubled with it so that 1
never slept night for seven weeks
Tie GoGtprs said I could not be cu,ed,
but l commenced taking DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pei
let's After taking two bottles l could
sleep all night, and after taking six
bottles Of Favorite Prescription, and
two Of Golden Medical Discovery
and three vials of Pleasant Pellets ;
my case was cured. I had told my
husband that 1 would have to die, as it
seemed I could not live. He told me
to put faith in DR.. Pierce's medicine,
for it had cured others and would cure
me. So it did, and l thank God and
your medicine for saving my life."
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walnut. red bud and SumaC. No irrigd-
| ton is required to raise field or garden
crops in Oklahoma, nor in any of the In
dian country. Crops are fine all over the
territory named. and we have had no
drOuth here for six or eight years. DrouthS
are no more common here than in the
Eastern States. We have a SufficieBcy
of rains in eaily Spring and Winter. The
dryeSt season is from about the middle
of June TO September. The weather is
warm, but not oppressive. The wind
blows either strong or gentle nearly all
the time. The air is mild in Spring. Sum
mer and Fan, and great deal of the
time in the Winter. Billiards, | have
been told, are not known in Oklahoma.
have never met one and | have known
the country about three years. The air
is pure and very healthy. There are clear
streams and springs of good, clear, soft
water on the Indian lands to be opened
Most of these streams have their source
in or near the Wichita Mountains; and i'll
the same mountains and around them in
the valleys and along the streams there
are great quantities of fine timber. con-
sisting of hard pine, oak, cedar, hickory,
ash, walnut. elm, mulberry, blackberry,
cottonwood, pecan, etc. Sawmllls would
do well in this timbered country. East
ern Oklahoma has u great deal of hne
timber, where sawmillS are doing n good
business.
There are thousands of acres or good
farming and grazing land in Greer Co.,
yet to be homesteaded. The sandy land
stands the dry seasons well, as will any
other soil, and is best for fruits and vines,
and as good as any for cotton, corn and
vegetables, and on this land splendid soft
water is to be found by digging wells
from 40 to 30 feet deep. The altitude
of this country is about LOO to LOU
feet above sea level.
| am farmer. The business of rails
ing and dealing in live stock is a good oG
cupation. The number in our herds vary
from % to 25,000; some have even more,
but many, of course, have a smaller num-
ber.
Coal oil and natural gas are all obtained
in Greer Co., and are found also in the
Kiowa-Apache-Co Comanche lands.-S. MAR
TIN.
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It is not the easy cases
only that are cured by DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. Speaking in general,
after everything else has
failed and doctors have
said "the case is hopeless, !"
Favorite Prescription is
used as a last resort. It
always helps. It almost
always heals. Here is
another case where the
doctor had but little
hope" and "Favorite Pre-
scription" had help and
healing.
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the treatment and cure of
diseases of women.

the treatment and cure of
diseases of women.
In a little over thirty
years DR.. r. V. Pierce,
chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
n. Y, assisted by his staff
of nearly a score of physi-
clans, has treated and
cured more than half a
million women.
This offer of free consul
tation by letter, therefore,
must not be confounded
with the offers of " free
medical advice" made by
those who are not physi-
clans and whose advice on
disease is consequently not
only worthless, but dan
gerous.
There is no similar offer
of free medical consulta-
ton and advice, whether
made by man or woman,
which has behind it an in
stitutiOn of
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WHAT SHALL ! no ?

How many a woman
has cried out, " What shall
[ do to get relief from this
intolerable agonya" The
best answer to that ques-
ton comes from some one
who realizes that Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton was made to cure GER
tain diseases and not cer-
tain women.
In plain words, Favor
ite Prescription regulates
the periods, dries weaken
ing drains, heals inham-
nation and liberation,
and cures female weak
ness. 1t takes no account
of women, except as the
victims or the disease, be-
cause every woman is ex-
actly alike with respect to
organic structure. If "Fa-
vorite Prescription" cures
liberation in one woman,
it will cure it in any
woman. That was the
logic Of Mrs. Adams hus-
band:
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NATIONAL FdEsE

like the Invalds' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo, n. Y, or a special
ist of DR.. Pierce's standing,
with an associate staff of
nearly a score of assistant
physicians.
ALI correspondence is
strictly private and sa-
credly confidential. Write,
without fear or fee, to DR..
r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
There is no alcohol in
"Favorite Prescription"
and it is absolutely free
from opium, cocaine and
every other narcotic drug.
In this it differs from al
most all other put-up med
icines for woman's use. 1t
is a strictly temperance
and purely vegetable prep
aration, and cannot disa-
gree with the weakest con-
stitution.
Sometimes a dealer, for
the sake of a little extra
profit, will offer the Gus
toner a substitute for
Favorite Prescription" as
"just as good" If you
want the medicine that
cured Mrs. Gardner, Mrs.
Lee, and Miss Stephens,
and thousands more, re-
member it was DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
There's nothing else lust
as good"
JUST FOR TIE ASKING
and the expense of mail
ing only, you can obtain
DR.. Pierce's great work,
The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser,
free. This great work
contains 1908 pages and
deals with the facts vital
to womanly health and
happin e SIS. The cloth
bound book is sent free
on receipt Of 81 one-cent
stamps, the cost of mail
ing only. Or the book
in paper covers can be
mailed for only 81 stamps.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
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Il EALTH to a woman
IL means "life, liberty
and the pursuit Of
happiness" A woman in
womanly ill-health cannot
be said to live; she orly
exists. She has slavery
instead of liberty. From
day to day she drags about
with her the chains of dis
ease. Each month she is
prisoned for days in a
darkened chamber. At
her best she just manages
to keep about; her back
aching, her nerves trem-
bling, her head dizzy and
reeling. And there are
days when so intense is
her suffering that the cry
Of Mariana leaps to her
lips: "Oh God! [ am
aweary, and 1 would that
[ were dead"
Just how true to the life
is this glimpse of suffering
may be gathered from the
case of
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HOW a WELE WOMAN
FEELS.

rI feel like a new woman" writes
Miss Annie Stephens, of Belleville,
Wood Co., West Va ~ took several
bottles of the 'Favorite Prescription
and of the Golden Medical Discovery
l have no headache now, and no pain in
my side any more. No bearing-down
pain any more l think that there is
no medicine like DR.. Pierce's medicine.
/ thank you very much for what you
have done for me-your medicine has
done me much good"
Here and there a woman
is found who is different
from the average of her
sex. She is different, not
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JUST ONE WOMAN.

uYour medicine almost raised me
from the dead" writes Mrs. Edwin H.
Gardner, of Egypt, Plymouth County,
Mass, Box IA. uI had pain all over me
and such dragged feeling 1t seemed I
could not do my house work. I had to
sit down to wash the dishes, even, and
also to do some of my other work, too.
In tie year 1897 I Was SO SICK 7 did not
care to Hue and brayed many times that
God woaid take me. Then I thought
of my little boy and my husband, and
thought it wsuld be dreadful to 20 and
leave them behind; so one day I was
looking over my papers and found q
little book in which I used to keep my
husbands accounts. I read 1t and
thought I would write to DIR. Pierce.
sat down, as sad as ever, aud wrote q
few lines to him, and In few days
received an answer. I decided to try
his medicines, and to-day I am a well
woman. I have nc headache, no pain
at all. I used always to have head
aches previous to the rnonthly period,
and such pain that would roll on the
floor in agony. This sometimes would
occur every two weeks, and would be
very weak afterward. was In pain all
over. My feet would slip from under
me when would try to 60 across the
loom, and I could not walk any dis
tance without being in pain. Words
cannot express what 1 suffered in two
months. After I had taken one bottle
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription I
began to feel better. / took three
bottles OF Favorite Prescription, and
three of Golden Medical Discovery
and three walls of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, and was completely cured"
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it during our subsequent marches and
battles to our veteran furlough, when his
comrades presented him with beautiful
gold-mounted silver scabbard sword. Maj.
Welles carried the Hatchie sword at the
battle of Champion Hills, where a rebel
ball penetrated the metal scabbard and
nearly ruined its usefulness. But, dur
ing the siege of Vicksburg, Welles took it
to the blacksmith OF DegOlyer's Battery,
who put it in good sergiceable condition.
The morning after the battle we re-
traced our steps toward Bolivar, with sew
eral hundred prisoners. They were the
same fellows who confronted us at Iuka.
AT Bolivar we found a number of new re-
cruits and absent comrades fresh from
their Northern homes.
Oct. 8 we marched from Bolivar to
Grand Junction, remained over night, then
returned to Bolivar in cold rain, reach
ing camp late that night.
The remainder of the month we re-
Inained in camp, preparatory to the Fall
and Winter campaign.
Oct. 20 James Harpel, Co. ], was in
stantly killed by the cars on the b. &
o. Railroad, near our camp. COmrade
Harpel is one among many who, for some
reason, are reported in Ohio's Record ''un-
accounted for" Harpel was born of
Christian parents, and was model young
man. His remains were inferred in the
cemetery at Bolivar.
Nov. / we were mustered for pay
Troops came pouring into Bolivar from
Corinth and Jackson until the country
around Bolivar was one vast camp. Nov.
= orders were issued to strike tents and
be ready to march at o'clock the fol-
lowing morning. The appointed hour found
us ready, with three days rations in our
hayersacks. The troops in our vicinity,
| about 10000 strong, under the command
Of Maj.-Gen. Grant, were put in motion.
We marched out on the Grand Junction
road about 10 miles, when a halt was Or
dered for the night.
AT LA GRANGE.
Next day we marched 15 miles and
made our camp near La Grange, Tenn.
Nov. . our division train returned to
Bolivar after supplies, accompanied by n
detail from the GSth
Nov. II Il detail from the regiment was
ordered out on foraging expedition
While returning 10 camp u four-mule team
broke through bridge, severely injuring
Capt. Bowen and several of his men.
Nov. % grand review Of the army by
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LANDS.

OF the Territory-0th Information OF In
terest to Eomesteaders.
to letters received | wish to state that
am the same S. Martin who was First
Lieutenant and later Captain in Co. G,
9th Ky. Cav. | was also Major of the
3Ith ky. M't'd Inf. | served most of my
three and Il half years in the Army of
the Cumberland.
The KiowaApacheC Comanche lands
will be opened for settlement, | judge,
III the late Winter or early Spring
of 1901. | think it will be necessary TO
make II run on foot, bicycle, cart, buggy,
wagon, horse CT Eiule-back, en- railroad
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Wanted.-A place to board in the South
by an invalid soldier and family. Sol
dier's family preferred. Answer imne-
diately and state price. Box ODD, Con-
ncautville. Pa.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-07
Xaynesboro Items.

The Baptist Association has been in
session this week in Wavnesboro.
st. James Lutheran Sunday school
will hold It's annual picnic in the grove
by the church next Saturday.
The Lutheran Pastoral Association
of Augusta county will meet next Mon
day in WaynesbOrO, with Rev. E. G..
Cronk at the Selb Hotel.
Mrs. A. e. Henkle, of Waynesboro,
left Wednesday morning for Frederick
county, having been summoned there
by the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. w. r. Brown has been spend
ing several DAYS with friends at Way
nesboro and Ladd. Rev. Mr.. Brown
has resigned his work as pastor of
Bethlehem and Grace church and Mrs.
Brown is here making disposition OF
their personal property. Mr.. Brown
has sufficiently recovered that he can
walk little by the aid of crutches.
DR.. Harry Myers, of Norfolk. is
spending his vacation at the home OF
his mother in WaynesborO.
Rev. ]. A. MOrehean, President OF
the Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Charleston. 5. c., preached an able
sermon at Zion last Sunday. He was
the guest of Rev. Mr.. Cronk at the Selb
Hotel.
Mrs. T. Harry Keene. OF Waynes-
boro, is visiting friends at Luray, Va.
DR.. Luther A. Fox, Of Roanoke Col.
lege, Salem, Va, has been for several
days the guest of his brother, DR.. A.
G. Fox, of Waynesboro. Last Sunday
he preached at Bethlehem and Grace
and next Sunday he will preach at St
James Lutheran church.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-07
Organization OF a Democratic Club.

On Monday night a large number OF
Democrats assembled In the city court
room to organize a Democrat Cam
paign Club for Staunton and Augusta
county. The three precincts adjacent
to the city, Bolivar, PeacO's Mill and
Sandy Hollow, which always cooperate
with the city in organizing club
were we'll represented. The meeting
was presided over by Capt. Henry w.
Holt, with Roger B. Atkinson as sec
rotary. The following officers were
elected
President-Hon. Edward EchOls;
Vice. Presidents-1st Ward. John L.
Hartman and Kenneth Mccoy, End
Ward, Rudolph Bumgardner and E..
D. Bell, Sandy Hollow, w. Fl. Asst,
Peaco's Mill, Luther Lushbaugh, Bo
livar, T. e. Dickerson; Secretary,
Hugh n. Kerr; Asst Secretary JohE
B. Burwell; Treasurer, w. I'll. LandeS;
Sergeant-at-arms. Thos. Kivligahn.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the president of the club to appoint the
standing committees to carry on the
work of the club.
Hons. Vim. J. Bryan, Adlai E..
Stevenson, H. d. Flood and w. R.
Hearst were elected honorary members
of the club. a't ~.
Addresses were made Hon. Edward
Echols, John Delany, of Allegheny, and
j. L. Bumgardner. after which the club
adjourned subject to the call of the
president.
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A WONDERFUL CONGRESS-.
BuckskIn Bill Will Bring His Magnificent
Exhibition to stanton.

The most important event of the
year is the visit of Buckskin Bill to
StauntOn on Friday, September IA. He
has the largest Wild West in the world
and will give the people of this section
a nine days wonder.
He carries over 1 900 men and horses
with him, and has cowboys. Indians,
Maxicans, GauchOs of South Ameri
ca, Arabs, soldiers from many cDun
tries, cannon manned by regular Uni
ted States artillery. and three bands
OF Buckskin Bills Wild West the
st. Paul, Mimi, Gazette says: "Buck-
skin Bills Wild West show came to
town Tuesday morning, and gave all!
the small boys and some of the big once
virulent attacks of wild west fever,
The desire to 60 out on the plains and
slap Indians and buffalo, although
there are few Indians and no buffalo
left to Stay, was planted in the breast
OF about thousand youngsters who
followed the parade through the
streets, and il they could command
the price, viewed the performance
with awe during the afternoon.
There was a good deal in both to
stir up his awe. In the parade there
were Indians and cowboys by the dOz-
en-, bucking bronch0s, cowboy bands,
the old stage coach and prairie schOon
er. squaws and papoOses and cavorting
steers and everything else which should
be in q well regulated Wild West
show
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-07
Supreme Court.

Phe Supreme Court of Appeals met
in its annual session in this city on
Tuesday morning. On the bench were
Judges James Keith. R II. Cardwell,
John A. Buchanan and Geo. NJ. Har-
rison. Quite number of lawyers
from a distance are in attendance. The
following business has been transacted:
A petition for rehearing in the case
of Catherine Cash VS.. FL. o. Humphrey
was presented and time taken to con
slider.
Southern Railway Company VS.. Com
monwealth. Transferred to Richmond.
McKeever VS. Commonwealth. Ar
gued and submitted.
Montgomery VS.. Commonwealth.
Argued and submit I'D.
Grubbs vs. Rumford. Argued il
part.
r L. Parish and N. G.. Maloney
q ualified as attorneys.
The Case of Grub Va. BurfOrd, from
tho circuit court of Botetourt county
was argued and submitted.
Birmingham VS.. G. u y. r. II. Go
from circnit court of BOtetOurt cotin
ty, was submitted on briefs.
Robertson VS.. Breckenridge, from
the circuit court of BOtetourt county
was argued.
Southern Railr Dad Company vs.
Ds wson, from Nelson county circui
court, was heard.
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Swoope Locals.

Invitations have been received to the
marriage of Mr.. William Sellers. form
erIy of Churchville, but now OF Win
terset, Iowa, to Miss Ida Harrell, Sept.
18th.
Mr.. &. J. Coiner, who spent the
month of August at the Hot Springs,
and was treated while there for rheu-
matism, returned home few days ago
improved.
The congregation of Hebron CHI urch
will hold lawn party in the SwOope
Chapel grove Wednesday evening and
night, Sept. 18th.
Mr.. Halle Coiner was in Chicago
last week on pleasure trip.
Mr.. w. H. Adkins was in Staunton
Monday on business.
Mr.. Howard Sellers and family, of
Winterset, Iowa, is visiting bis sister,
Mrs. w. H. Dryden.
W. H. Henderson, agent, G.. & Q. Ry.
is off on a furlough, Mr.. Shackelford,
OF Charlottesville, relieved him.