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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
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Schedule in effect November 7,a ,ooo
Leave FREDERICKSBURG. NoRTHwARn
III a. m. daily. AMI
6 20 a. m. daily
81 q. m. daily. local
% a. m. daily.
"a a m daily.
10 % a. m. daily local
1 % y. m. daily.
Q 80 p. m. daily local.
OIL y. m daily
10 20 y. m. daily.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG. SOUTHWARK
SO a. m. daily. A. C. l. train
90 a. m week days. local
is a. m. daily, local
II ~ a. m. daily. s. A. L. train
20 p. IN. daily. fast train for P;.h,
Sc y. m. daily, a. c. Il. train '"ho'
80 p. m. daily. S. A L. train
OS y. m. daily, local
% d. M daily, S. A L., train
, II 81 y. m. daily. A c. L. train
Local from Richmond arrives 4 m =, -, -,
Local from Washington arrives & 40 ~ WEEK days.
Arrivals and departures not e1,aIan,a ~ uaiiy.
P.TAYLoR Traffic Manaosr
e. c. Cox. Agent
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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.

Schedule subject to change without notice
In effect July IS, 1909.
FAST BOUND.
For Washington and the North
2.09 and II. Is a. M, daily.
For Richmond and Norfolk.
200 q. M; IL Id q. M, daily, and Els p. m
week days.
Local for Richmond.
1O08 a. m. and 2.25 p. m. daily.
Local for Charlottesville
1882 p. m. daily.
WEST BOUND.
For Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis, Lou
isville and the West.
ABB q. NJ; and 8.l2 p. m, daily
Mountain Special for Hinton.
420p. m. week days.
Local for Clifton Forge
Lap. m. daily, and 8.5S a. M, Sundays
only.
Local for Huntington
6.5S q. m. week days.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-13
QUALITY NEGLECTED. FOR SIZE
Sacrificed to tho Latter by Many
Farmers and Hog RaIsers.

OF late years 1t has become quite
fad with farmers and hog raisers to
let our finances run away with us and
breed our stock of almost every kind
more for quality than for size. 1t is
a matter Of fact that wher we ship
live stock to market they sell together
by weight, and as matter of course
the animal or carcass that weighs the
greatest number of pounds will COM
mand the most money, and l think
the habit of breeding more for quail
ity than for size lies in the fault of
in the show rings, as l think they
award more prizes to the little, fine
spun animals, especially swine, than
they do the larger type, declares Mr..
Hart, in KimbalPs Dairyman. If they
would reverse their decisions it would
let US all know where we are, and we
wouold breed more for size than for
quality.
When We make discrimination in
favor of quality against size in select
ing our breeding stock, We also dis
criminate against prohfcacy, as my
experience has been the finer the quail.
ity the less prolific, and the weaker
the constitution Of the animal. Also
a great deal of this defect Is brought
about by too close in-breeding; so
therefore, l contend that if we would
select our breeding stock of both
sexes of larger type with good. strong,
heavy bone, with sufficient frame to
build on and capable Of carrying flesh,
our hogs would be of stronger consti-
tuition and more prolific. l am not
opposed to breeding and raising pure
bred stock of any kind. l want them
with pedigrees, but want them large
enough and with strong constitution
to back the pedigree up.
1t matters not how large or how
fancy a hog is bred-ultimately the
pork barrel is the end of it, as it is a
matter of natural consequence, all
things being equal, as they sell by
weight In all the markets, that the
~hog that weighs the greatest number
of pounds will bring the most money
Therefore, brother breeders. let us
breed more for size rather than let
our fancies for quality overrule our
better judgment, and not raise the lit
tie fancy ones that are only fit to
look at
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and misery. | advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" MRS. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienn;., W. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
OF female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
tile Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements,f ibrOid tumOrs,
Irregularities periodic pains, backache.
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnf1dcn-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
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Hogs In Clover.

Hogs IN C1oVer.
Farmers who think of raising hogs
on rape in preference to clover be.
cause the gain in weight ON such feed
is greater, should bear in mind that
c over enriches the soil and is there
fore the cheapest in the end.
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Goat Stock for Angora Crosses.

A few years ago Mexican does were
used extensively as foundation stock
for a flock of Angoras, using bucks OF
the latter breed. However wise the
practice may have been at that time
that method of building up a flock OF
tieece-bearing goats is now in vogue
but slightly, if at all. The practice
fiourished best when the goat raisers
knew very little OF the larger prices
they might have obtained for a better
grade of mohair. They were content
with prices ranging from IA to 20
cents a pound. Manufacturers have
required better hair than can be pro-
duced by grades and this has tended
to reduce very greatly the number of
crosses.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-13
ROMAN NOSE IN THE HORSE.
Generally Indicates individuality and Is
Often Accompanied with Much
intelligence.

A Roman nose in a horse, like the
corresponding aquiline shape in man,
generally indicates strong Individual
ity, often accompanied with great in
telligence.
A straight facial line is quite as often
found with a high degree of intel
hgence, but dish-faced horse is
rarely anything but nonetity in char
acter or fool. l have seen few
exceptions to this rule, but they only
prove it.
A fine muZzle usually denotes high
nervous organization, while coarse
and large muzzle, with small and nom
expansive nostrils and pendulous low
er lip, means stupidity.
A sensitive and trumpet-shaped nos
tril means courage and intelligence,
even when, as it does sometimes, it
also means heaves.
A broad and full forehead and
eral indications of intelligence, but
the eye and ear are the speaking fea
lures of horses face.
The ear is more Ineligible ever
than the eye, and person accustomed
to the horse can tell all that he thinks
or means. When a horse lays his ears
fiat back on his neck, he most assur-
eddy is meditating mischief, and the
bystander should beware of his heels
or teeth. In play the ears will be laia
back, but not SO decidedly nor SO
long. A quick change in their po-
sition, and, more particularly the ex-
preston of the eye at the time, will
distinguish between playfulness and
vice. All experts agree that the ear
of the horse is one of the most beau
tiful parts about him, and by this is
the temper more surely indicated than
by it's motion.
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OWES
Her
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkllam's
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, W. Va. &c feel that I owe
the last ten years of my life to Lydia
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Laces and Embr0ideries.

The New York and 10 cent store
has just received new shipment
1aces and embroideries, ladies collars
pillow tops, towels and table linens.
DAVIS & HOLT,
10 n. Augusta Street,
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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 1850 lbs.
This handsome young stallion will
make the season of 1909 at r. Fl. 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.
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The yazniper-Street
Episode

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II. P1nkham'S V ege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago l
was a walking
shadow. had been
under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege ia BILE Com
pound and itworked
like a charm. It re-
lieyed all nv Mains
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-13
Kicking Horse.

To prevent a kicking horse from
throwing up his heels, hitch like that
shown in the above Illustration will
prove efficacious.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25

mander-in-chief of the army and
the navy.
The first GLIMPSE Of the ships to-
day by the president and his guests
on the Mayfiower and the thou.
sands who journeyed down to the
Virginia capes on the greatest
fleet of excursion vessels ever seen
in Hampton Roads, was when the
black closes formed by the signal
yards at the mastheads, loomed
above the horizon. The day was
SO overcast and gray that the
naked eye could scarcely distin-
guish where water ended and sky
began.
Old Point Comfort never held
such throng as today and strong
detail of artillerymen from Fort
Monroe was required to keep the
crowds from pushing those in the
front ranks of the lines of specta-
tors overheard into the sea.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
BIG ELEVATOR INTERESTS
DON'T like McCUMBER Bill.
McCUMBERS FEDERAL INSPECTION BILL GIVEN UN-
QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION OF COMMITTEE
US. LOSES ON POOR GRADING,

the North Dakota Bankers asso-
citation that one terminal elevator.
in Minnesota which received dur
ing three months, POI, 1861 bushels.
of No. 4 wheat, 116,l21 of mo.
grade" and 59,742 of rejected" ;"
shipped only No. l northern, No.
2 and No. 3, but had on hand no.
low grade wheat, an anomaly in,
volving an extra profit to the ele-
vator of $S3,7 Commenting on
this Senator Dolliver made the
caustic comment: Anyone ac-
quainted with the grain trade will
know at a glance that this gre 4
difference arising from changing :
grade from low grade to two or
three grades higher, whereby all
of the lower grades are entirely
lost, could not be produced by
any system of mixing if both the.
inspection in and the inspection
out were made by the same stand
ard.'
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25

it contains to the bona fide settler
who has complied with the home
stead laws.
Commissioner bennett Of the.
land Office stated that 80 per cent
of the cases which have been ex-
amined have resulted in the find
ing of no commercial coal.
He stated if congress authorizes
the 81, 100000 appropriation rec
commended by Chairman TawDey s.
committee on appropriations for
investigation Of land cases, he will
put big force of expert coal men.
at work in North Dakota as soon
as the weather will permit and will
endeavor to clear 200 settlers
claims as soon as possible.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
NATIONAL GUARD
TO GET ARMORIES
BILL WHICH WOULD BENEFIT WILLIS.
TON HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN
The HOUSE.

Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 18. A
bill introduced by Representative
Hanley of Morton county relat.
ing to the construction of armor.
les has for its object the housing
Of all companies of the North Da.
kota national guard in suitable
homes within the coming two
years. Under the provisions OF
an act of the tenth legislative as
sembly it has been possible for
four companies of the guard to
construct armories during the
past two years the 1907 law max
ing an appropriation of $4,000 each
for four armories. Only two of
them to be constructed each year.
Under the provisions of the bill
proposed by Mr.. Hanley the con-
struction of ten armories along
the same plan would be made pos
sible during the coming two years
the author of the amendments to
the act of the last legislative as
sembly having provided in his bill
for two appropriations of $25,000
each which amounts are to be used
in the construction of armories.
It is required of the companies
that would come in under the ben
.efits of this law that they shall
first convey to the State of North
Dakota warranty deed to the til
tie to a site for the armory pro-
posed while the building shall not
cost less than $1,000 and the plans
and specifications shall first have
been approved by the board of
armory supervisors which is cre-
ated in the act.
In determining where such ar
mories as may be constructed un-
der the provisions of this law
shall be located the board of army
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
WILL BENEFIT
HOMESTEADERS
WASHINGTON REPORT STATES THAT
TWO HUNDRED LAND CASES OR.
DERED TO co TO PATENT.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 49,. =
Two hundred land cases have been
ordered to 60 to patent in North
Dakota and other coal land states
since Senator McCumber and the
North Dakota congressional dele
CATION made clear the situation to
President Roosevelt. Many 9th
ers will follow from time to time
and it would seem that all posi-
BILE haste will be exercised in other
cases.
Washington, Feb. % Compli-
cations in the general land office
have resulted in nearly 200 claims
of settlers to homesteads on coal
lands, over 200 of which are in
North Dakota, being held up for
nearly six months longer than was
necessary.
Investigations undertaken by
Senator McCumter unearthed
these reports upon these claims, it
is understood and Commissioner
Fred bennett has ordered that
patents be issued as soon as posi-
ble wherever the lands are found
to be of little value for the coal
deposits.
AS further development in the
coal land situation, it is learned
here on good authority, that when
the Mondell bill, recently passed
by the house, reaches the senate,
Senator McCumber will attempt to
have a bill substituted for it with
a fair prospect of success in the
effort.
The Mondell bill gives the set
tier a title to the surface of the
land and reserves the coal to the
government, while the McCumber
bill gives full title to land and al
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
BANK OF RIVER
LOOKS VERY NICE
RlPRAPPlNC WORK COMPLETED RE-
GENTLY MAKES GREAT IMPROVE,
MENT IN RIVER BANK.

The bank of the river below the
city where the riprapping has
been done makes a great improve
ment in the looks of that section
of the bank. The riprapping Was
completed a short time ago, when
the small break water dam was
built at the upper end of the rip
rapping work. The large mat
which was anchored with stout
woven. wire cables, is covered with
rock and rock covers the entire
bank up to within a couple of feet
of the top.
The bank improved as it is will
make an excellent landing place
for boats and we expect to see sew
eral plying up and down the river
this summer. Capt. Baker, who
had a boat here summer before
last. stated that. as soon as the
river bank was riprapped he would
put up an elevator and have sew
eral boats hawling grain and
freight on the river. The riprap.
ping is finished and it is now up
to Mr.. Baker.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25

Chicago, Feb. 20. Big elevator
interests in the west show no signs
of swallowing willingly the bitter
pill, proposed in the McCumber
bill, of federal inspection of grain
although the United States recent
~ has lost heavily in grain ex-
ports to Europe because of the
unsatisfactory grade Of export
grain. The big elevator houses
maintain that federal inspection
is the wrong prescription and they
welcome the prospect that the
present congress may refer the
matter to a commission for in
vestigation." !" 1t was given, how
ever, the unqualified recommends
tion of tho senate committee
which looked into the case. Rea-
sons that bristle with dollar signs
were ascribed by Senator Dolliver
for the reluctance of elevator COM
panies to have the federal govern
ment step in and establish a uni
form system of grading SO that
wheat which graded No. 2 in Kan
sas will not get No. 3 grade at
Kansas City, No. 4 at Chicago and
mo grade" at New Orleans, and
then become No. 2 again for ex-
port purposes as it is charged,
often happens now under boards
of trade and state inspection. The
thing awkwardest for elevator
men to explain was the report o1
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
HEATING STOVE
BLOWN TO PIECES
HEATING STOVE IN HOME OF J. |.
SMITH BLOWN TO PIECES .DYNA-
MITE m COAL.

The heating stove in the home
of j. L. Smith who lives six
miles north of Williston, was
blown ir to, hundreds of pieces
Tuesday morning. About ten in
the evening Mr.. Smith put large
piece of coal into the stove and in
doing so noticed that there was a
drill hole in it but did not think
anything of it at the time. At
two o'clock in the morning the en-
tire household was aroused by a
terrific explosion. Mr.. Smith got
light as soon as possible and
then discovered that the heating
stove had been blown into hun
dreds of pieces. Pieces of cast
iron were blown into the bedroom
and through the windows and
ceiling. In cleaning up the
wreckage paper wrapping such as
comes around dynamite sticks was
found on the floor and Mr.. Smith
was convinced that there had been
q stick, or part of a stick of dyna-
mite in the chunk .of coal he put
in the stove before going to bed
and that this was what had explod-
ed.
Mrs. Smith and the children
were terribly frightened when the
explosion occurred but no one was
injured, all being in bed. Mr..
Smith cut his shin on the broken
edge of the stove while trying to
get light.
1t was lucky thing this par
ticular piece of coal was put into
THE stove late at night for had the
family been sitting around the
stove when It exploded they
might have all been killed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB LETTER
HELPED TO SECURE ORDER
LETTER FROM WILLETON CLUB REGARDING COAL
LAND TITLES INFLUENCED PRESIDENT IN ISSUING
ORDER BENEFlTIINC SETTLERS

pointed as a committee to write you
regarding the same.
We therefore beg to submit the fol-
lowing with the feeling that we voice
the opinion Of every member of the
Commercial Club of our city. Surface
title not sufficient, for the following
reasons:
First, we feel assured of the fact
that undue prominence is given to ex-
isting coal conditions in this part of
the country, it having been proved
by the experience of many who have
engaged in the mining of Ignite coal
for commercial purposes that it is not
a paying proposition, and while it is
true that there are number of small
mines in operation we believe it to be
also true that not one 4O-acre tract
out of one hundred 40-acre tracts can
be found with sufficient coal to make
it profitable on commercial basis,
and even then the management must
be very economical and the land in
close proximity to market in order
that it pay small profit. We do not
feel that it would be just to deprive a
very large percentage of homesteaders
of clear title under these conditions.
The question being raised as to
whether or not any homesteader in
this vicinity is mining coal for COM
mercial purposes, it was answered in
the negative.
For the further reason that at time
of filing upon this land by the hardy
pioneers who were the vanguard of
settlement for that portion of North
Dakota known as 1.-THE slope country
| the land was classified by report of
Surveyor General as agricultural" in
character. 1T was filed upon as such.
In the Non-Mineral Affidavit sworn
to be each entryman he testified that
he had examined the land and to the
best of his knowledge and belief II
contained no mineral, and it is the
sense of your committee that these
people, who have accomplished sc
much in the development of western
North Dakota, are not criminals, but
that they are loyal, patriotic and law.
abiding citizens. We believe it fair tc
assume that they not only filed in gool
faith, but that they relied implicit.
upon the Government. which is their.
either by birth or adoption, to make
1 good the contract between the Gov.
ernment and the claimant. Gentle.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-02-25
Traded Farms.

E. H. Scott, who owned the
farm just east Of the VanSlykc
place, had made trade for a farm
in the east and left Wednesday
morning. Pe traded with D. /.
Todd's father and Mr.. Todd will
move out onto the Scott place at
once. He expects his parents
here this spring. Mr.. Todd will
start = dairy farm this summer.