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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION.
National AID Which May Be Secured
from Congress Will Improve
Agricultural Districts.

There is a stronger, healthier senti.
ment for national aid to highway i'm.
provement all over the country than
at any time since Congressman Brown.
low first introduced his bill providing
for it. AS more and more the subject
Is discussed in the press more and
more is it seen that the proposition
simply covers the discharge of a ma
tional obligation to the people who
furnish life and sustenance to the
government. There is no family or In
dividual in the United States unaffect.
ed by highway conditions. Improved
highways in the United States would
save to the people the enormous sum
Of $600,000,000 every year. The de-
partment of agriculture is authority
for the figures. Statistics gathered by
government agents from 1900 counties
show that it costs an average Of Is
cents mile to haul ton of produce.
On the level on good macadam road a
horse can draw $500 pounds; on the
best dirt roads, he can draw $500 or
not quite half as much; on muddy
road he can only draw 1000 pounds,
about one-seventh what he can draw
on the level macadam road. Thus
we see that it costs the farmer seven
times as much to carry his products
to the railroads or the county town
over a muddy road a. It would over
a good macadam road. Thanks again
to the department Of agriculture, we
know how much it costs the farmers
of the United States to get crops to
market, and the figures show that
a system Of good roads would pay .
larger dividend to the country than
our expensive system Of railroads.
Briefly, 1t costs the farmers annually
(the figures are OFFICIALLY $946.414
66554 to move their products. AS at
least hve-sixths Of it is moved on
dirt roads and bad ones at that. there
would be saving to the farmers Of
at least 60 per cent. Of this cost II
we had macadam roads. Or, as stated
above, bad roads cost the farmers an.
nually $6O0.O00,000. This is more
than all the railroads of the United
States receive for freight. It is this
appalling condition the government is
asked to appropriate $24,000,000 to
help cure. The states cannot do it un-
aided, but with $24,000,000 distributed
through three years to states and coun-
ties that will accept the conditions OF
the Observation-Disclosures bill, such
stimulus will be given to road i'm
provement as will in very few years
lift agriculture out of the ruts and
save to the country the enormous sum
now lost as the cost of bad roads.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
GRIST.

Last call for sowing rye on that bare
ground!
Have less land in cultivation and
that better titled.
"Hew to the line," but let an hon
est man draw the line.
Good fences, especially line fences,
make good neighbors.
Give the sheep and pigs a chance
at the small potatoes left in the field.
Draw up q pile of straw near the
chicken house where the hens can
work In it.
Slated bushel boxes are the best in
which to pick up and carry potatoes
from the field.
+ A great improvement on many
farms would be to have better and
straighter fences.
Do outdoor work while the sun
shines, and save work such as she'll
ing seed corn, cleaning bins, ETC., for
a rainy day.
The manure leakage Is the ruin of
many farmers. Liquid tight pits
should be built and the whole pro-
tected from sun, rain and air.
The Iowa Homestead tells of farm
er in Missouri with such a fine corr
crop that he cannot harvest it. He
thinks he will mail siding On the
stalks of the outside rows and root
the field over"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30

they were, and there were surpr1ae<
greetings. 60
why, how do you do. Mr.. Fourth
ly?" exclaimed Miss Neversmith.
"Well, I never" exclaimed thu min
lister. II saw your father back there
in the street, and his machine wa:
broken down ALSO"
eyes," chimed in the young woman
1--WE have been expecting papa ever,
minute. You know, we were on ou1
way to your house to have you marry
us. You know Mr.. Doolittle, dOr& you
Mr.. Fourthly?"
"Most certainly I d." replied thu
minister. ut is too bad that your
machine broke down."
"Mr. Fourthly, don't you think thai
you could marry US right here In the
machine?" asked Doolittle, sheepishly
1--WE have the license"
"Well, it might be DONE" hesitated
the minister, "but, of course, it would
be- altogether unusual"
1--WE don't mind that, Mr.. Fourthly. .
said the girl, with smile. II rather
think it would be lark. You see
Leonard and I could stand in this ma.
chine and you in that one, and the
two chauffeurs could be witnesses. II
would be novel wedding, and so long
as can't have a big church wedding
with lots of flowers and things, don't
care what kind of q ceremony it is"
'But your father" thoughtfully be-
gan Mr.. Fourthly.
"Well, of course, we expected him,
but if his machine has broken down 1t
may take him some time to fix it, and
l don't think we'd better watt" said
the young man.
mo, let's don't wait for papa" ex'
claimed the girl, "for when his ma
chine breaks down he gets awfully ex.
cited and he would not be in state to
witness wedding"
With that the young people took
their positions and in the fewest words
possible the minister pronounced them
husband and wife, The final words
had scarcely left his mouth when Mr..
Neversmith plunged his machine
alongside and shouted furiously:
"Madge Neversmith-" but he got no
further, for the smiling bridegroom
said, mockingly:
'.Madge Doolittle, If you please, Mr..
Neversmith."
Eyes, papa" chimed the bride. I'VE
are married. You can ask Mr.. Fourth
ly. We were on the way to his house
when the old machine broke down and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30

While no woman is entirely free from
periodical suffering, it does not seem to
be the plan of nature that women
should suffer SO severely. Menstrual
ton is a severe strain on q woman :
vitality. If it is painful or irregular
something is wrong which should be
set right or it will lead to serious de.
rangement of the whole female organ.
ism.
More than fifty thousand women
have testified in grateful letters to Mrs.
Pinkham that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound overcomes pain.
full and irregular menstruation.
1t provides safe and sure way of es-
cape from distressing and dangerous
weaknesses and diseases.
The two following letters tell 80 con-
vincingly what Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound will do for
women, they cannot fail to bring hope
to thousands Of sufferers.
Miss Nellie Holmes of $40 N. Davi.
sion Street, Buffalo. N. Y, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"Your medicine is indeed an ideal medicine
for women. suffered misery for years with
painful periods, headaches, and bearing-down
pans. CONSUMED Two OUerenC pnyAclanS
but failed to get any relief. A friend from
the East advised me to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. did SO, and
no longer suffer as l did before. My periods
are natural; every ache and pain Is gone, and
my general health is much improved.
advise all women who suffer to take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
Mrs. Title Hart, Of Larimore, N. D. !.
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
II might have have been spared many
months Of suffering and pain had only
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Ask Mrs. pinkham's Advice-A Won
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
4wHEN you GO TO SLEEP"

When you go to sleep at night
In the dim and silent room.
Where the liacs' faint perfume
Steals upon the air as light
AS the star-dust through the gloom
Be your dreams as soft and bright
When you 60 to sleep at night.
In the tired wonder-eyes
Sleep has crept and kissed them down;
Far beyond the sleeping town
In the clouds the white moon dies.
Fading through the starry crown
Silently when quiet lies
On the tired wonder-eyes.
Ep-.
When you go to sleep at night.
Though the world be wholly gray,
May your journeys ever stray
TO the shores of dream-delight;
World tand WEAKNESS away,
Sin and sorrow shut from sight
When you go to sleep at night.
Sydney Kennedy. In Brooklyn Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
UNIQUE SPECIMEN OF CORN
Slender Stalks Grow Ears of Unusual
Size on Rich Ground Near
Webster, Mo.

Although cultivated upon upland
ground, a stalk of field corn owned by
Prof. William c. Dyer, principal of
the Madison school, has developed
characteristics which are usually
found only in exceptional cases Of corn
grown in extremely rich and low-lying
land.
The corn was grown on farm near
Webster, Mo-, and is particularly fine
specimen of the 'ninety-day" yellow
field variety. Instead of sprouting
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
THE TIME TO PLAN.
The Work Of the Farmer Should Be
Planned Months Ahead-Time
to Buy Seed.

The time to plan farm work is sew
eral months ahead of each crop that
is to be grown. The lack Of planning
is responsible for many of the failures
in farming. II the planning is done
too near the time of planting crop,
it will be found that something is in
the way, that something has been over.
looked. Thus. in the purchase Of seed
for the corn, wheat, oats and other
grain crops Of next year it will not do
to wait till midwinter before laying
all plans If seed is to be purchased
from a distance it is not always easy
to get 1t, when the scotsman must
send it out in company with great
multitude of other orders. It is neces.
sary to send in the orders early, 90
that the farmer may have time to
make termination tests to ascertain If
the seed is up to the required standard
in germinability. If it is not, the farm.
er may have to send to another place
for seed, which will in turn have to be
tested.
In the sowing of clover seed, plans
should be laid early. It will not be
safe to wait till the middle of the win.
ter before ordering the seed. In some
localities the practice Is general OF
sowing on the snow, and in that case
March will be the month in some locali.
ties ard February in other localities
farther south. If the seed Is ordered
late it may not arrive till after the de.
sirable conditions have gone It must
in addition be tested before being sown
and this requires some time.
The more skillful a man is in plan.
ming his work, says the Farmers Re-
view, the more likely is he to be sue
| cessful in the work of the farm. II
large establishments in the city, plans
are often made years in advance and
worked as carefully as one would worl
to certain pattern in weaving a car
pet or other fabric. This is absolutel,
Necessary in some enterprises. Bust
ness should go like clockwork and thu
farm Is business place. There SHOULD
be Oh it more bookkeeping and NOR,
planning Of all work in advance.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30


providentially he found us here, anG
we didn't wait for you, for we feared
you would be late"
Neversmith looked at the minister
inquiringly and saw at once that he
had arrived too late.
$50 that is the reason you did not
care to wait for your father?" began
the minister, as he took in at glance
the situation.
Forgive us, Mr.. Fourthly," began
the girl, and, turning to her father, she
went on: "and you, too, father. love
Leonard and you wouldn't consent to
our marriage, and so we eloped, and l
am very sorry-no, mean glad-oh,
I don't know what I mean, only that I
want you to forgive me-
Neversmith's face, which up to this
time had been like a thundercloud,
suddenly lighted up with a smile.
well, I suppose I must make the
best Of it. Come, pile into this ma
chine, and I'll take you to my house.
Here, Mr.. Fourthly, is q little token
Of my esteem, that the bridegroom in
his excitement has forgotten to give
you," and he handed the astonished
minister crisp 500 bill.
When the bridal party arrived home
Mrs. Neversmith, who, by the way,
was fond Of young Doolittle, was at
the door to bestow her blessings.
TITS all your fault" growled Mr.
Neversmith, as he shook his fist at
Maggie, the maid. "You ought to be
drawn and quartered."
Eyes, sir; thank you, SIR" replied
the maid, with a grin.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Head Work Needed.

The sunshiniest day the farmers of
our country have ever seen will be
the day when they awaken to the fact
that it is not all of farming to dig
in the earth. With our digging there
must be mi xed lot of the good, sharp
sand of thought and common sense.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Baku Oil Fields.

During the recent riots in the Baku
OIL fields, 1,777 derricks burned, of
which 912 were being profitably
worked, 366 were being bored or re-
paired, and 499 were improbable.
There are still standing 1919 derricks.
of which $50 are profitable, 2S2 are e.
ing bored or repaired and Az are un-
profitable.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Work for Rainy DAYS.

Have a place for empty barrels
boxes, baskets and poultry crates.
And when q rainy day comes if any
need fixing up, repair them so they
will be ready for use when required.
Then you will not have to stop and
put a hoop on some barrel or patch
up box that's NEEDED for shipping
away.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Lime in Potato Bin.

A little lime scattered through po-
tatoes as they are put away for winter
will abso1s dAmpness, keep them from
sprouting early and assist in keeping
them from rottir1 = will not In
t1rs them.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Cargoes of Bulbs.

Each Of two steamers which re-
Gently left the Chinese port of Annoy
for the United States carried so tons
of bulbs of the sacred Chinese lily"
for the American market. They are
mostly narcissus bulbs
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Time for Bruin to Dine.

Krag-Suppose you were in a corner,
100 miles from help with wall of rock
on three sides OF you and grizzly bear
on the fourth, what would you do!
Jorgenseon after long deliberattan)-
I'd say grace for the bear.-Council
Bluff: NonpaTe;l.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
A BAR FOR DRAIN MOUTH.
How Woodchucks, Muskrats and Sim
liar Animals May Be Kept
from Nesting There.

Woodchucks, muskrats and similar
animals may be kept out Of drains by
this device, says writer in an east
ern contemporary. Bore three-eighths
inch holes in a piece Of two-by-foul
oak about an inch apart In these
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
! MI1TXie Hart

Vegetable Compound sooner; for I have tried
50 many remedies without help.
II dreaded the approach Of my menstrual
period every month, as it meant SO much pain
and suffering for me, but after had used the
Compound two months became regular and
natural and am now perfectly we'll and free
grateful for what Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me-"
Such testimony should be accepted
by all women as convincing evidence
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound stands without q peer as a
remedy for all the distressing Ills of
women.
The success of Lydi. E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound rests upon the
well-earned gratitude Of American
women.
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular, suppressed or painful menstrua-
ton, leucorrhoea, displacement or ul-
cerstion of the womb, that bearing
down feeling, Inflammation of the
ovaries, backache, bloating, Tor datu-
lency), general debility, indigestion and
nervous prostration, or are beset with
such symptoms as dizziness, faintness,
lassitude, excitability, irritability, ner-
vc,usness, sleeplessness, melancholy,
they should remember there is one tried
and true remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound 1T once removes
such troubles. Refuse to buy any other
medicine, for you need the best.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat you
with kindness and her advice is
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her and she has helped
thousands. Address Lynn, Mass.
10 Best Understands a Woman's Ills.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
Mean Thing to Say

Dolly-Nell says that her engage
ment ring cost 500.
Pony-Perhaps she meant that she
spent as much as that entertaining the
young man before she got it .-Stray
Stories.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
STRAY sToRYETTES.

A certain gentleman on being
asked to subscribe toward sending
out missionary to one Of the caa
nibal islands of the Pacific, is report
ed to have answered, in the most dis
couraging manner: Certainly not
I am q vegetarian"
A cartoonist in Manila was pre-
scented to genial Secretary Taft. "And
so you are the man." exclaimed the
secretary, that has been taking lib
critics with my facet" Guilty.
pleaded the caricaturist; "but re-
member that your face is my for
tune"
A story ID told OF q dying rabbi,
who had been all his lifetime ex'
tremely religious. but had likewise al.
ways suffered much want and misery.
DO you know" he said to those in
the sick.room, III, after all the sad
experiences I have had in the past,
there is no future life, shall be
greatly amused"
Il know a woman" says Belva A.
Lockwood, who got a modern serv.
ant, a cook, from a noted cooking
school. On the third day she an.
nounced that he was going to leave.
You only keep two servants she
said to her mistress, and I've been
accustomed to living where there &c
four, which suits me better on &C
count of nv Partially for BRIDGE"
A red-headed man one night raked
up enough courage to propose to q
girl with whom he was very deeply
and sincerely in love. She replied
to his suit in a sad voice: I'm very
sorry, George, but I could never mar
ry anyone with red hair" I'm very
nothing" said her sutton, my barber
tells me that at the rate my hair is
falling out Ill be completely bald in
two years."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-30
GUARD FOR TILE DRAINS.

GUARD FOR TILE DRAINS.
drive iron rods IS inches long. Thu
number depends on size of tile, six
for eight-inch tile. Thrust the rods
in the soil at mouth Of drain so the
tool bars the mouth. Oak pins may be
used If irop rod is not handy, but
will need repair sooner, unless they
are made larger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
. for Her Health

Not for Her Health.
Ella-There are microbes in kisses.
Stella-Well, don't have callers just
for my health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
RECORD-BREAKING
Orders for Equipment are Given
by the Railroads.

The Railway Age says: In its issue
of Oct. Is the Railway Age recorded
order for 400 passenger cars 3O,62O
freight cars and 1913 locomotives and
inquiries for additional equipment
amounting to SO passenger cars, H.
O60 freight cars and 50 locomotives.
The contracts reported this week are
even more surprising in many ways,
and when taken in connection with
the large orders expected from the
New York Central, Northern Pacific
and other roads show that the high
records of 1901 and 1902 for freight
and locomotives will easily be sur
passed before the close Of 1905, al
though the volume of orders in those
years was exceptional. and notwith-
standing the present high prices and
the difficulty in securing prompt de-
liveries.
The orders placed by the Pennsyl-
vania this week for 81, 500 cars in ad-
dition to the 16, 100 ordered in August,
made new record in contracts placed
by single company, and practically
pre-empts all steel car building facil-
titles during the entire year Of 1906.
1t Is stated that all car manufactur ers
are crowded with orders, and that the
American Car and Foundry company
alone has untitled contracts aggregat-
ing over 60, 900 cars, while no company
can promise delivery before the middle
of next year unless the order is for
few wooden cars. The greater num-
Der of the cars ordered during the
current year are yet to be built and
will keep the car manufacturers busy
until we'll into the second half of
next year.
From the detailed records kept by
the Railway Age since 1901 of orders
placed for new equipment it noted
that orders for freight cars for the
first forty-one weeks of the current
year are in excess of any previous
year. while the contracts for passen-
ger cars and locomotives, il continued
at their present rate, will also ex-
coed any previous record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1873.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land office, Duluth, MINI.
August 81. 1906
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress
of June 8, 1878, entitled IAN act for the
sale of timber lands in the states of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington
Territory" as extended to all the Public
Land States by act of August 4, 1892.
William R. Eichman, Duluth. county st.
Louis, State of Minnesota has this day fled
in this Office his sworn statement No. 10346,
for the purchase of the SM of sen Sec. Is &
M of NEM Section 10 in Township " n,
Range IL west of 4th principal meridian.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its TIM
Der and stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to said
land before the Register and Receiver
of this office at Duluth, Minnesota, on
Monday. the 18th day of December. 1905.
He names as witnesses: Alexander Fraz-
err, Jerome w. Saunders, Chas. A. Peterson
and Jno. f. Segog all of Duluth, Mimi.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above described lands are re-
uuested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day of Dec. 1905
VIM. E. CULKIN. REGISTER.
9-S 11-S 2
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 8. 1879.
Notice for Publication
United States Land Office. Duluth,
MINI.
Sept. 20, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the act
or Congress OF June 8. 1878, entitled
An act for the sale of timber lands n,
the states of California, Oregon. Neva-
da and Washington Territory" as ex-
tended to all the Public Land States Inv
act of August 4. 1892.
Leon nj. Bolter, of Grand RAPIDS. countv
OF ltasca State OF Minnesota. has this fayy
hled in this office his sworn Statements No
l0361 for the purchase of the NWK Of NWT
OF Sec. 10 q Eh Of SWA and SWZ OF SWE
OF Section NO, 10 In Township s., N. Range IL
W. 4th p. m.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for IFS
timber or stone than for agriculfura!
purposes. and to establish his claim 70
said land before the Register and Re-
celver of this office at Duluth. Mime
sofa on Wednesday, the 10th day OF Jan. 1eoe
he names as witnesses: George T. Dewev
victor lSemans, Charles Sprague and a II
Clair all OF Grand Rapids, MINI. "
Any and all persons claiming ga.
verseiy the above described Iands are
requested to file their claims in This ofe
nee on or before said 10th day of Jan. 1908.
WILLIAM E. CULKIN. s
'-Ss l-s Register.