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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
Alfalfa Harrow.

of alfalfa plants, causing them to de-
velop additional tops; it destroys the
egg deposits and larvae of certain
injurious insects; 1t destroys weeds;
it breaks up the slit blanket result
ing from the use Of muddy irrigating
water, allowing better penetration OF
water and air to the roots of the crop;
it loosens up certain dense soils, and
to some extent it Incorporates bene-
fetal sediments and fallen alfalfa
leaves with the soil.-Prof. R. H.
Forbes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
FERTILIZERS AND SEEDS

and farmers will find it to their profit
to call and examine my stock and get
prices, and whether theyebuy from me
or not, hope their labor will not be
lost.
I have the BEST Fertilizers 1 can
buy after an experience of 20 years
business with my father, and will sell
as cheap as can be afforded, and have
not an agent or middle man travelling
for me to be protected and paid a COM
mission. This is to the advantage of
my customers and they shall have the
benefit of the saving. l buy from such
manufacturers as have the highest rep
utation for reliability, and handle only
under the manufacturers own estab-
lished brands; my customers, there
fore, must feel assured that in using
these goods they are doing the best
that can be done in this particular
line. | carry in store throughout the
season full assortment of mixed fer
tilizers, Pure Bone Meal, Pure Dissolv-
ed Animal Bone, Acid Phosphate and
Muriate of Potash, naming as leaders
the following well known and popular
mixed brands: Detrick's Superior
Animal Bone Fertilizer, Detrick's Veg
etator, Patapsco Coon Brand Guano,
Travers' National Fertilizer. The Fer
tilizers l offer have the guarantee of
the following named firms:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
KENTUCKY CHIEF.

Sired by Honest Joe, he by Joe Nc
Clelland, he by Old Bourbon Chief.
First dam by HUMPHREYS Wilkes, he
by George Wilkes. Second dam by
Star Magic. Third dam by Coliver's
Abdallah.
KENTUCKY CHIEF is rich Mahoga-
ny Bay, with black points. Foaled in
1904, 1913 hands high, weighs 115O lbs.
This handsome young stallion will
make the season of 1909 at r. II. ASH
BY's STABLE (Thornburg's Big BARN.
at $1,000 to insure live colt. Not res
ponsible for accidents or escapes. Mare
parted with or tried to another horse,
the money will be claimed for service
rendered by my horse.
EDWARD ALEXANDER.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

Bath Enterprise: Mr. Clayton Gwin,
of Augusta county, after a several
returned home several days ago. News
has been received here by his friends
since his arrival at home of his serious
illness. Mr.. Gwin has been afflicted
with that much dreaded disease con-
sumption, for some time and his frient s
fear the end is near.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
Joynes--W0lfe.

The Richmond News Leader of Mon
day has the following account of we'd
ding which will interest many of our
readers, as the bride, Miss Stella Wolfe,
only recently spent some time here
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. McGuinnity:
Miss Stella G. Wolfe, of Williams
burg, and Benjamin F. Joynes, of Nor
folk, were married in the parsonage of
Centenary Methodist church here to-
day at noon, the Rev. J. n. Latham,
the pastor, officiating.
Among those who witnessed the cere-
mony were: Miss Leila Charles. of Viii
liamsburg; R. o. Willford, of Augusta,
Ga; Mrs. n. B. Joynes, Miss Matte
Dazier of Norfolk, and Mr.. B. Frank
Wolfe, of Williamsburg, father of the
bride, and her brother, Mr.. Claude
Wolfe
Owing to illness in the homes of both
the bride and bridegroom, the pair pre-
ferred coming here and having the mar
rage as simple as possible.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
DIsK-HARRoWING OF ALFALFA
At Trifiing Cost This Harrow Splits
and Spreads the Crowns
of the Plants.

The disking of alfalfa is a common
practice. The ordinary disk harrow is
widely used for this purpose, but
special machine for the cultivation OF
alfalfa has been devised on the prin-
ciple of the disk harrow, but with
rows or strong spikes or digging teeth
in place of the continuous edges of
disks. The spike tooth disk, known
as the alfalfa harrow" does excel
lent work when properly adjusted,
and is perhaps better implement for
this purpose than the ordinary har-
At trifiing cost, varying accord
ing to individual circumstances, this
harrow splits and spreads the crowns
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
sons face with a somewha. cynical

sons face with a somewhat cynical
smile.
MY boy" he said, at is obvious
that you have been away on a long
cruise. Twice this afternoon I have
seen you flush up and become ex-
cited at the mere sight of two we'll
known people. | only wish my own
enthusiasm were a little more ready.
1t makes me feel old"
Basil smiled and said nothing. nccu-
pied in watching the great man. He
saw him speak a few words here and
there, and then stroll up TO the large
open fireplace close to which he him
self vas sitting with his father. Ba-
sill studied the face attentively. With
all its manly beauty and health there
was, he thought, something a little
strained and grave about it-some-
thing of stress and expectation. AS
he was watching Michael Grant one
Of the club walters entered with a let.
ter upon a tray, which he handed to
the athlete. Grant tore it per read
1t quickly. and motioned the man
away. He stood for a moment tap
ping his foot upon the ground as IL
in thought. Then he tore up the note,
threw it into the fire and left the
room.
A few minutes afterwards Sir Her
cules and his son, who we're dining
out together, ros to go-the admiral
to his chambers in the Albany, Basil
TO rooms in Jermyn street which he
had taken for the period of his leave.
The admiral took out a cigar as he
got up, and went to the mantelpiece
above the fireplace where Grant had
been standing, upon which there was
a silver methyl lamp for smokers to
light their cigar or cigarette. Basil
followed him and took a cigarette
from his case himself. The admiral
lit his cigar, when his eye fell upon
the tiled hearth of the fire below.
One small piece of paper from Grants
note had escaped the flames. 1t bore
a ducal coronet in black and part of
the address-"100a, Plead"
by Jove!' the admiral said, nudg-
ing his son and looking down at the
scrap of paper. Look at that, Basil.
I'm sure l did not want to see it, but
| couldn't help It. That note which
the waiter brought in just now vas
from our friend the duchess of Lon
don"
The old gentleman gave a satisfied
smile as he walked away.
Basil, with a curious feeling which
he could not exactly define, picked up
the little piece of paper and threw
it into the fire. Then he followed Sir
Hercules out of the club.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
LARGEST OF HONEY BEE FAMILY.
Found IN Pnmppines-Saif5s sse
Outside OF Trees-Works Nights.

Found IN PnnPpines-SaiS5s ske
Outside OF Trees-Works Nights.
Apis. zonata, or the large Philip
pine bee, builds on the outside OF the
tree instead OF the inside, as other
bees do, usually on the under side OF
a slanting tree or branch. They are
not migratory as the Borneo and In
dian bees are, nor do they always Sc
lect high trees to avoid honey bears
as their Borneo cousins have to do.
They frequently store several pounds
Of good honey. yet they are greater
wax producers. They are exceedingly
vicious when disturbed, often follow
ing their disSurbers several minu IS.
This bee Is probably the largest and
also the strongest of the entire honey
Doe family. Its wing power is about
double that of the Italian bee. while
& H-ss several times as long. and a
sting or two from 1t will aase a per-
son to see stars in broad daylight.
Their combs sometimes attain four or
five feet In diameter, and are entire
ly covered with a thick mass of bees
arranged as the shingles are on the
roof OF q house. their wings pointing
downward.
This bee is a true Filipino. that is.
It sleeps during the hottestsart OF the
day and also on dark nights, though
1t works very diligently during the
early morning and tae evening hours,
while on moonlight nights It frequent.
~ works all night. 1t il doubtless the
only honey bee kat Is partially noe
furual
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
(To Be continued.)
LOST IN A MOVING BOG.
Started by Floods an Irish Peat Boo
Carries All Before IL.

Started by Floods an Irish Peat Bog
Carries All Before II.
A peculiar catastrophe in the shape
OF a moving bog recently occurred in
Galway, according to the Queen.
No n wko has visited the scene
can have any idea Of its horror and
misery. The district is at all times
subject TO foods, but when these
floods are accompanied by tons upon
tons Of moving bog travelling at the
rate of about FIVE miles an hour the
consequences cannot fail to be terri
BILE and disastrous beyond all concep-
ton.
Unlike most OF the former bog
slides, there were In the present in
stance absolutely no premonitory
signs of the dreadful ~upheaval, the
recent heavy rains being generally re-
garded as the cause Of the calamity.
No one seems to have seen the actual
bursting of the bounds within which
the peat had been confined, the first
intimation of what was happening be-
ing the strange and Aiming sounds
which reused the farmer Martin from
sleep only to find his cottage partially
surrounded by the oncoming torrent
Of water and peat.
He succeeded in warning most Of
his neighbors with the exception of
n poor old widow, whose cottage
was almost instantly swallowed up.
Mercifully no other lives have been
lost, but many families have been left
homeless and destitute.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
SHAFT TO "FooL SOLDIERS"

Monument to immortalize Indian Res
euers of White captives.
Arrangements have been completed
for the dedication on June II on a
farm one mile from Mobridge, in Wal.
worth county, of a granite monument
to the Fool Soldier" band OF Indians
who, in 1862, rescued two white
women and found children who had
been stolen from Lake Chetek. Mimi,
by a rowing band of Sioux Indians.
The rescue by a little band OF eleven
Indians. young men who were friendly
to the whites, was heroic in the ex-
IRENE ana has part cf the his
tory of the Indian warfare of the
Northwest.
The monument will be erected un
der the auspices OF the Walworth
County Pioneer association and the
South Dakota State Historical society,
and Doane Robinson. secretary Of the
historical society. has consented to
deliver the address at the dedication
The monument itself will be of gran.
tie, four feet high and a foot square,
bearing the inscription:
"Chetak Captiyes Rescued Here
November. 1892. by the Fool Soldier
Band"
The monument will rest upon q base
formed by two native boulders &c
mented together.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
JUDGE DEFENDS FENCE CASE.
Railroads Not Bound to Build Along
Riuht Of Way In South Dakota.

HallTOdOS NOt ooVfO W SN'S Nv
Right Of Way In South Dakota.
In the Pennington county circuit
court at Rapid City Judge Levi Nc
Gee rendered a decision on the rail-
road fence question which Is Of inter,
est all over the state, and especially
in the newspaper sections on the west
| side of the river. The substance OF
the ruling is that a railroad company
is not bound to fence its right OF way,
except where a land owner has three
sides Of his land already fenced, and
In cases where the right of way Is not
fenced the railroad company is not
liable fer damages for stock killed.
The case at issue was that OF
Frank Hart, who sought to recover
$3.50 for the killing of a horse near
the town of Scenic. This was a test
suit, for there are thousands of dol
lars Of claims for similar damages
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul Railway company and the Pierre,
Rapid City & Northwestern Railway
company in Western South Dakota,
Judge MCGEE held that the double
damage law passed by the 1907 legis.
lature was not applicable in cases OF
this kind, and is probably u%nconstitu.
tional and void. He held that the
prior fence law is still the law in this
state, and that railroad companies
cannot be compelled to fence their
right of way only after sixty days no,
tice has been given by the land own
err, that three sides Of his land is al
ready fenced.
The case has still another bearing
in Pennington county, where an open
range still exists, for if the railroad
companies were to fence their right
of way the cattle range would be d.
vided.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09

For Cramps in the Stomach OF Six Years
Standing.
al was troubled with cramps in the
stomach for six years. tried many
kinds of medicine, also was reateo
by three doctors.
"They said that ! had ervous dys'
pepsia. took the medicine for two
years, then ! got sick again and gave
up all hopes Of getting cured.
"l saw a testimonial of a man whose
ase was similar to mine, being cured
by Peruna, so thought ! would give 1t
a trial. | procured a bottle al once
and commenced taking It.
al have taken nineteen bottles, n
am entirely cured. ! believe Peruna
is all that is claimed for it."-Mrs. y.
c. Jamison, 81 Marchant ST., Watson
Vile, Cal.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
BROADWAY CHEFS SKEPTIc.
Texas Feast of Humming Birds
~ n go 1f.z v

Texas Feast of Humming Birds
Tongues Called a Grand Eluff.
Chefs of the restaurants along
Broadway were stirred when they
were told of a dispatch from Texas
about the dish of humming birds
tongues to be served at a banquet in
San Antonio. They fumed and they
sputtered as they thumbed the well
worn pages Of cook books handed
down by generations of white aproned
ancestors. To be beaten by prairie
cooks from the Rio Grande was
enough to ruffie the calmest temper
at the range.
IT'S re n grand fakairei" shouted
a fat little man amid the rattle and
clatter of pots and pans. "Humming
birds tongues. Bah! ley are like
the ~toothpick in re pie. To make one
bite, 500I"
Five hundred dollars?" he was
asked.
"Humming birds, 500, to catch them,
yes? Take re week, re month to get
re mouthful."
Another chef, with m~oustachios, eye
brows an dhands elevated, exclaimed:
Impossible. The feasts of the Ro-
man emperors have humming bird
tongue, maybe. Texas do 1t? No. IL
New Orleans, perhaps. But a dish
like this from the land of the frying
pan. No, no, no! A hundred times
not. Mutton grease and humming
| birds, never. Canardi What you call
in your American poker, the grand
bluff"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
LAND WINNER REBUFFs CUPID.
Mrs. Mary MeIser, First In Lottery,
Refuses Hundreds Of Suitors.

Mrs. Mary MeIser, First In Lottery
Refuses Hundreds OF Suitors.
All eyes in South Dakota turn to
buxom May Melser Of Kennebec, for,
mer schoolma'am and ranch owner,
now in the limelight as the lucky
woman who drew No. l in Uncle
Sans big land lottery Of Trip coun
ty ho~mesteads. When at 9 o'clock on
the morning of April 1 the prospect
i've claimholders line up to select the
quarter section they like the best,
Mrs. Melser will head the procession.
This plucky young woman, who is a
product of the breezy prairies, already
has Spotted" what is said to be the
best parcel of land in the list. She
will establish residence upon her
farm Immediately. She has already
made arrangements to have 1t plowed
and will put it into fax.
Since she drew the lucky number
Mrs. Melser has had hundreds Of of
fers OF marriage. The first thing she
did was to divorce her husband on
grounds Of infdelity. However, she
has not seemed impressed with any of
her numerous s~uitors, and as she is
abundantly self-reliant she will run
her own ranch to suit herself.
She is thirty-two years old, has
brown eyes and light hair and is of
medium height and rather plump.
She received a good education, and
for five years taught school in Doug
las county.
There were over 114,00 original APP
plications for homesteads at this
opening. Six thousand Of these names
were drawn, but many of the last few
thousands will not attempt to prove
up on claims. 1t is declared there are
not more than 5000 claims of value.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
sIsTE R's TRICK
But II All Came Out Right.

How a sister played a trick that
an interesting tale:
II was a coffee iend-a trembling.
nervous, physical wreck, yet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength / Knocked at Postum and
would have none Of 1t.
"One day my sister. substituted q
cup of Postum piping hot for my morn
ing cup of coffee but did not tell me
what 1t was. ! noticed the richness OF
1t and remarked that the coffee tasted
fine but my sister did mo-. tell me
I was drinking Postum for fear / might
not take any more.
"She kept the secret and kept Civ
ing me Postum instead of coffee until
| grew stronger, more tireless, got q
better color in my sallow cheeks and
q clearness to my eyes. then she told
me Of the health-giving, nerve
strengthening l~ife-saver she had given
me in place of my morning coffee.
From that timeI became a disciple of
Postum and no words can do justice
in telling the good this cereal drink
| did me. ] will not try TO tell 1t, for
only after having used it can one be
convinced Of Its merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
er to rebuild what coffee has de-
stroyed. There's a Reason"
Look In pkgs. for the famous u1tis
! Ae~k4GFhe Et1aa Il, Nyasgvs!lo
Ever read the above letter. 4 ns~
~ appears from tilae 20 tinss..sS
mrs. genuine true, and full Of 49,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
CHILD ATE cUTIcURA OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of II on Crackers
MOT the Least Injury Resulted.
cuticura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.

A New York friend Of Cuttcura
writes:
MY three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic, investigated the state
room and located a box OF graham
crackers and a box Of Cuticura ONT
ment. When a search was made Tor
the box, it was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents of the entire box spread on
the crackers. It cured him OF a bad
cold and 1 don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient OF Gu
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. If 1t may be
safely eaten by a young child, none blu
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend it's application to
pected to attend it's application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant.
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09

Col. William r. Cody, otherwise,
known to fame as Buffalo Bill, has
paid MS anhNai yisn ~ peadwoor
This time the veteran piainsman I'M.
parted a genuine surprise when it was
learned that be has Joined the ranks
OF the teetotalers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09

The girl who comes out plain every
once in awhile with the words: II
cannot afford it; we are too poor"
is not a general favorite in society,
but when she marries she is a great
~favorite with her husband.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
wArEaWoRks AND SCHOOLS
New Town Of Kadoks, Near the Hills
Plans for Utilities.

The opening Of spring finds many
plans for improvement well under
way at Kadoka. The question OF the
issuance OF waterworks bonds having
been carried at the recent election,
the town council Is having plans and
specifications prepared for a complete
municipal w~aterworks system. The
contract for the erection Of q two
story fourroom steam-heated school
house win be let on April IA.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09

The man who is anxious to let you
know that God is on his tongue u.s.
ually has the devil in his heart.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09

IL a mar Is honest because It. il
the best policy ne win be dishonest
for the same reason.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
Enr Colds and Grin.

Lanes Pleasant Tablets Claxative) cure
colds in an hour and are the best treat
ment for grip. Do not wait a minute when
you feel a cold coming on, but get a box
of these tablets and save suffering and ex.
pense. They are sold by druggists and
dealers at 25 cents a box. Orator F.
Woodward. LIE Roy, N. Y. Sample free.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-18
TIGERS FINISH IN
SAME OLD WAY
IN NINTH
WITH GAME APPARENTLY clNcH-
ED FOR SAN ANTONIO, THEY
BAT IN SIX RUNS IN FINAL IN
MING, AS USUAL.
BY PAUL II. eRUsKE.

SAN ANTONIO, March Isl eAas
fans were treated to sample Tues
day OF the kind Of finishes that nave
won so many games for Hughey Jeh-
nings' Tigers In the American league.
The Long Horns had got to Soutnpaw
Speer, our Kansas recruit. la the hfth
inning, which with three single TALES
In other innings, gave them nine runs
TO six for our side.
Then-Bush hunted safe, Crawford
flied. but Cobb singled and Rossman
was safe on a hot bounder. Moriarty'
OLeary and Stanage singled. Works
famed, but Mcintyre hit safely. Six
runs had been pushed across the plate
and the game ended II 10 3 in favor
of Detroit.
Ty Cobb and Moriarty displayed hne
form. Pitcher Works got the Texans
in order in the two innings he pltch'
ed. Mullin also showed old time form
and Speer was wobbly only in one IN
ming. Herman Schaefer acted as UNI
pire.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-18
When 0lsaIy Tried 10
-Qgt" Dig Jake 5tahI

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March lS.-
They were discussing collisions on
the base lines. in the evening tanning
bee out in front OF the Menger the
other night, and Charlie OLeary, the
Tiger shortstop. was reminded.
The worst shaking up | ever got
was one day in Detroit when | tried
TO sacrifice down the first base line in
a game with Washington That was
the year Jake Stahl was playing first
base for the Nationals. The ball roll
ed right 10 Stahl and he came tearing
in TO get il. was watching the ball
and running as hard as | could, forget
ting Stahl. As a result. | Differed
squarely into him.
Now. Jake Stahl was swell foot
ball player In his day and weighed
pretty nearly twice as much as did.
When | hit him | bounced back half
way TO the plate. thought every
bone Ia my body was broken.
THAT night down at the hotel Stahl
asked Schaefer what | had against
him He said he knew I tried 20 get
him on the field that day and he act
ed az II he thought | might pull some
thing of some time. Herman laughed
till the tears ran down his cheeks.
Stahl and ! shook hands the next day
and agreed to let by-gones be by
cones. whatever that meant. would
not have run into him that way for
800" BRUSKE.