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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07
Machinery all Round.

We often find farmers who lose
no chance of securing machinery
for saving labor on the farm, but
who don't think anything about
the machines which save labor in
the house That is out of their pro-
vince, and they don't seem to care
enough about it to give the matter
any attention whatever. Such
treatment is calculated to discour-
age any woman. 1t is the worst
kind of selfishness. A wonan's
work on the farm is quite as hard as
a mans, if the man could only be
made to realize it, but-he won't, in
many cases. He consults his own
interests, and let's his wife get along
the best she can. forgettul that her
interests are identical with his OWN,
and should la so considered by him
Tighten the labor of the woman
all you can. Don't think it will en-
courage idlcnss to introduce articles
of labor saving machinery in the
kitchen. 1t never has done so, and
it never will. Back of the machine
is the woman, and the woman or
the farm will always find enough
to do
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07
The Independent Farmer

Except in cases where a farm has
some special advantages for par
ticular kind of husbandry, it is gen.
orally agreed that variety of crops
or mixed husbandry is best; another
axiom, that there should be a pro.
portion between the animals kept
and the crops. For instance: 1t is
more profitable to sell the corn, oats,
barley, ETC., raised on a farm in the
shape of butter, cheese, wool, beef
eggs, poultry, etc., than in the shape
grain. In like manner, it is better
to sell the animals raised on grass
and hay than to sell the hay. It il,
likewise, better for the farmers fam
lily to live upon their own milk. but
ter, cheese, poultry, pigs, potatoes,
fruit, and vegetables of all kinds,
than it would be to sell other crops
10 neder to purchase these. There
lpe1tyna alpye tn9aated, be except
S4S ~ 49, Su1ooe b1t W suppose
~ wm A. ~ Degel accura-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07
MIX from Gentle Cows.

If the milk of the mother has an
influence upon the disposition of the
child, is it not we'll to consider the
temperament of the cows which fur
nish milk for our chltrcns Is il
not possible that the vicious, I'M.
manageable COW may transmit her
disagreahle traits to the children
who drink her milkG Whather
there is anything i'll this theory or
not, it will do no harm to see that
the family COW is a gentle creature,
with no dangerous vices or traits of
character which you would like to
see developed in your children.
Neither will it do any harm to treat
this COW rs kindly as you would any
member of your family, and if the
COW appreciates your kind atten
ton, as she most certainly will, the
affection she will show for You will
not exert IA bad effect upon her milk.
This subject is worthy of more
thought - and practice. - Western
Pl0rman.
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POETRY.
Tho Fools Prayer.


The royal feast was done; the King
Sought some sport to Danish care,
And to the the Jester cried, Sir, Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us prnycri"
The tester doncd his hat and bells,
And stood the mocking court before,
They could not SEE the bitter smilc
Behind the painted grin he wore
lie bowed his head and bent his knee
Upon the monach's sikcn stool,
His pleading voice arose, go Lord,
he mercifn to me, tool"
Ills not nv guilt the onward sweep
Oftruth and light o Lord We stat;
lis by our iollics that so long
We hold the earth from Heaven, away
"rhcse clumsy feet, still in the miro,
Go crushing blossoms without end
These hard wellmeaning hands we thrust
Among the heart strings of friend.
"The IN timcd truth we might have kept
who knows how sharp it pierced and stung }
The word we had not sense To say
who knows how grandy it had rung,
''Our faults no tenderness should ask
The Christening stripes must cleanse them al
But lor our blunders-O in shame
Before the ewes Of llsavcn we fall.
earth hears ma balsam Tor mistakes,
Men crown the knase aud scourge the lnol
That did his will hut Thou, o Lord,
BE merciful u me 4 fool
The room ;, as hushcd in silence rose
The King, and sought his garden cool
And walked apart and murmurcd low,
BE mcrciful to me. foul"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07
What do we Strain out of Milk

had the opportunity recently OF
examining, under the microscope,
certain minute brOwnish particles
which were removed from milk by
cloth strainers, after it had been
strained in the usual way through
wire gauze. These brown particles
were determined by our village doc
tor, man of no mean attainments
in his profession, to be of pavement
epithelium, which must come from
the interior of the udder. The
straining cloth was double, and a
good many of these particles were
arrested by the second fold. In add
dition to these epithelial scales, there
were multitudes of very minute
hairs, s, small that they were hard
ly visible to the naked eye. Now, it
is certain that the presence of cpl
thelium in milk is great Indictment
to change, and it may be to changes
unfavorabIe to high flavor in the
butter. One to whom | spoke about
this sees in these impurities import
ant aids to digestion, and thinks he
would be actually flying in the face
of benificent Providence to strain
them out. This is only another ar
gument i'll favor of the view that
factory butter cannot really compete
with that which is produced in the
very best private diaries. Strain
ing the milk as it is drawn without
question separates many of these
particles, as well us the fine hairs,
at the outset, from the milk. so, that
their influence for good or ill is of
but short MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07
Selecting Bees to Buy.

Most persons, when they go out
to purchase bees, select heavy hives
and do not make any further invest.
igation. Thus Il poor stock is fire.
quently obtained, and the beginner
who starts with such is quite sure
to have bad luck, and it is only rea-
sonahle to expect that he will not,
MS rule, buy any more bees. But
think we can select good ones ev'
cry time ii we know how. The re-
Quisites of good stock OF bees to
wiater, wheather indoors or out, are
plenty of good honey, large colony
of bees, and bright, clean combs.
Very old ones need not be avoid
ed on account of their age. One OF
the most prosperous stocks in my
yard is % years old, having been
populated all these years 10y its pre-
sent occupants and their ancestors
Go to buy bees on II cool autumn
dav, and, when n hive is found to
suit, lift it from the bottom board
carefully without any .jairing and
turn it bottom NJ. If You do the
work carefully the bees will remain
in the cluster undisturhed. II the
hive is filled down full of combs,
and the lower edges finished off filat
on the bottoms, there is little dang
er but they have honey enough to
winter upon. Tina bees will be all
clustered together i'll nearly round
ball, extending between several
combs. Have II rule and measure
the cluster If it is eight inches a
cross, it is a good stock of bees. If
it is nino or ten inches, it is an ezra
one. Always buy good ones if you
can. An inferior stock does not Of
ten give satisfaction at any price.
q. ". p. Jerrdrd ia .Mrine Farmer
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IL ERE AND THERE.

Ono housc In Chicago has sold 4G2 pairs of
All ntcs this IA II tn drummers for local houses,
and doesn't look much rs tho mnsher would
be suppressed.
For rheumatism, Lumhago, Neuralgia, Crnmp
an | Collie there Ia no remedy superior to the
genuine DIR. Thomas Electric OH.
MIR. blowers wife asked him TO huy Their
momcter the other day, hut he declined, saying
No, my dear we Will whit until next winter,
when they viii be much lower"
Arnioa 4 oil Linment is the best remedy
known for stiff Joints.
Dir Lyman Abbot has found out the cause
and cure OF the 'hlurs The cause Ia an over
worked and exhausted nervous system. The
cure Ia sleep.
Cositivencss Ia the cause OF the intolerable
"bai breath" OF multtudes DR.. Henry BaS-
ter's Mandrake Bitters remove the cause and
prevent the evil. and cost only as cents.
Rochester lairdrc sscr has this startling IN
| nounccmcut in his shop, Ladies' short-comnR
made up and arranged" What an immense
business he must have On hand.
| The history Of Downs Elixir Is identified
with the history of New England for the last
fifty years 1t cures coughs aud cole s
You may crowd. you may jam tho street-csr
| II you will, but there's room for QUO more on
the vehicle sill
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cy. One great advantage of feeding
as much live stock as can he safely
carried through the year is, that the
manure will. il properly cared for,
prove the savings bank of the farm
or. To this end every kind of ref
use, solid or liquid, should be care
fully added tn the manure. heap,
which should be covered with Il shed
from The wasting effects of wind,
sun. and rain.
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WEAVING Pigs.

In weaving pigs there is some
thing more to be considered then
simply taking them away from their
mother. They should be weaned
gradually, so as not to get any stunt
or setback. To take pigs away
from their mother and little home be-
fore they have been taught to eat
gives them check for at least two
weeks, and this is quite little part
of their lives if they are designed for
slaughter when they are six TO eight
months old. Feeding them in sep
arate place, to which they have ac-
cess, will acustom them to eating,
when: deprived of their moth
er's milk, they will refuse to eat I'M
til driven to it by hunger
They must not be fed too much
at time, or they will eat so much
that they will become poddy. When
their food is very sloppy they will
take so much that the stomach will
be distended beyond its natural size,
and the result is pot-bellied pig,
which means a pig with an unnatur-
al and disordered stomach, mean
looking pig, and ZONE which never
makes a good animal. 1t makes
hog enough, for it always has an I'M
natural appetite to fill the big void
made by the washy or excessive food
it had when young. A little and
often should be the rule with pigs
when weaving, and also afterward
A healthy hog has very quick di
gestion, if the stomach is not over
crowded. When this rule is follow
ed they will grow faster and keep
their shape better. The little pigs
should never he fed more than they
will eat up clean, for if they have
any swill or milk left over, they will
muss in it and drop their excretions
in it, so that it will become very foul
and unhealthful.
Five times day is enough to feed
pigs when they are sucking, and if
they get good supply from their
mother three will do, or when the
old one is fed. When fed five times
the first feeding should be in the
morning, the next in the middle of
the forenoon, then at noon, again in
in the middle of the afternoon, and
finally at night. These are the best
times to feed all through the season.
Any amount of food at these inter.
tevals will make more growth in a
given of time than the same quantity
} of food given three times day. A
hog will eat to excess if confined
and fed all it can take. 1t will al.
ways do the same if it breaks into a
field OF grain, or when first turned
into IA fresh field of corn or peas
After the first gorge, if left alone, il
will eat only good meal and lie
down by the food with a complacent
expression, as much as to say,
Here is enough"
1t is important that the trOughs
should be low in which little pigs
eat. When a young pig hangs on
its stomach to eat out OF IA trough, it
it is i'll just the position to hump up
its back and spoil its shape. 1t may
be noticed that | have not recon-
mended corn for pigs. This is be-
cause it is the worst kind of food
which can be given to them, al
though the commonest. A little,
mingled with oats, or wheat midi
lings, will dono harm, but good; but
an entire feeding of corn is a viola.
ton of sanitary law, anb does not e.
vince good sense.-Rmal Ncac York
| CT.
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How to Send Children to Bed.

Send the little ones TO bed in n happy
frame of mind. 1t requires some discipline and
self denial on the part of weary parent to an
swer all the foolish questions and attend to the
many wants that multiply so fast the hour o
bedtime draws near, but it is a labor of love that
will bring large rccompense. Children never
forget. They will carry with them through life's
long, weary pilgrimage, the remembrance or thu
face that bent over them at night, and that was
ever associated in their immature minds with
Heaven and God. And the little tiresome las,
questions mean much to them. What il we
should not answer them and they never awake
here Unanswered questions and unanswered
problems have followed men and women through
life with narrowing PERSISTENCE. And never xiv,
a thoughless answer to child's questionable
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KEEP TT PURE
The Life IL the btood-Prevent Discase-Sur-
gerry the LUST Rcsort-A Telling Letter.

The Life IL the b,ood-Prcvcnt Discase-sur-
Rery the Lust Rcsort-A Telling Letter.
Here IL n fact for you to think over, viz:
Medical science proves that diseases. no matter
how great variety they seem to have. proceed
from comparatively few causes Ii Is for this
reason that some single medicine relieve or
cure so wide range OF oomplalnts-som of
in their natures When medical preparation
nets mt once upon the digestive and urinary
organs md also purifics the blood. the list Of
difficulties subject TO its control Is astonishing
But while many things are said to possess this
power, those which actually exert 1t are very
rare.
IT is conceded that DR.. KENNEDY's FAvo-
RITE REMEDY. Of Rondout. N Y il the most
effective preparation now in Use for all dlseas-
G. arising from foul or impure state of the
circulation. Hence il is more than likely the
taken "FAvORITE REMEDY" ten years ago
he would never have suffered from cancer
Pittsneld, Mas. March 20. 1894.
Dr. d. Kennedy. Rondouf, ". l.,
DEAR SiR:-About six years ago was obliged
of n cancerons growth on my lip. On my re
turn home became sensible that my blood
needed thorough cleansing. My whole sys-
tenn too, required tonng up While castfn =
anoit for some the best medicine. yonr "FAV-
ORITE REMEDY" was so highly recommend
cd In my hearing that was resolved to try 1t.
did so, and the result surprised me, it was
effected so quickly and completely. soon got
over the depression produced by these opera.
iions, and since the "FAVORITE REMEDY y
which have continued to take In small doses.
ha. kept me In such health and strength rs |
never had before, nor expected to have. 1t Ia
thu hest blood purifier in The world l am sure
OF that. Yours. &c..
MATTHEW FARRELL.
a Adams Street.
In all cases when n consultation Is deemed
desirable,
Address: DIR David Kennedy, Rondout. N
Y But II you have not done so, adopt CAV
ORITE REMEDY" as Il household friend.
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THE PRETTIEST l. ADY ~ Or iean was asked
what made he complexion W clear and beau
tiful. Sh' said 1t was by using GilmOre'u
Aromatic VIM. 70. Sac by HJr,t) Gu hing.
ONE OF TIE MOST NOrED European ply.
sicians sui !: Neur. gia wa. tie prayer Of .
dis used nerve TOR healthy b 90 l. Use Gil.
mOr,.'s Arc matte Wine for theb 10 |. For sa
by Ho1atiO CushinI.
MRS. /. LOO ais, Of klba, N. Y. writes us Ia
shs vas sick for slx luontha, Wus induce 10
w 0tlmere's Aromatic Wine and four bottles
c6Ss1 hes. tos ealeSy HseAtie CueAinss
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07

Farmers that try to sell white butter are all
Of the opinion that dairymen does not pay. II
they would use Well Richardson Il Co.'S. I'm
proved Butter Color, and market their butter
in perfect condition. they would still get good
prices, but 1t will not pay to make any hut the
best In color quality. This color Is used by MI
the leading crcaIneries and dairymen, and Is
sold by druggist and merchants.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07

Sncczng, shutting and coughing This Is
the music all over tho lsnd just now And will
be until June. "Ive got such an aweful cold
in my head" Cure 1t with Ely's Cream Balm
or IL may end In the toughest form Of Catarrh.
Maybe you have Cntarrh now. Nofhing is
more nauseuus and dreadful. This remedy
masters it as no other ever did. Not II snuff
nor II liquid. Applied by the finger to the
nOstrils. Pleasant, certain, radical
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"paticnts"
" Atnost i.a1 Nv nr.rl,. l,.;,,,,"

"Afno>; dead or ncarl, l,ing'
Fox wears, anil given mp b, physicians. Of
}right's aud other kidney diseases liver COM
plants, severe coughs, called consumption, have
been cured.
i9mcp game Hr7r'y crazy nm
From agony Of neuralgia, nervousness, wake
fIlnrsS, and various diseases peculiar to women.
People drawn ont o! Shape from cNcrutiating
pang> Of rheumatism, mhammatory and chron-
ic, or suffering from Scrrfula.
fn>jpca>
"Satrhcum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, indi-
gcston, and, in fact. almost M Diseases frail''
Nature is heir Ia
Have been cured hy Hop BittcrS, proof OF
which can he fsnul in every ncighborhood in
the known world.
5TNonc genuine without bunch of green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile.
poisonous stuff with Hop or "lIops" in their
name.
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Daughters, Wives and Mothers.

We emphatically guarantee DIR. Marchinl's Cat
hoican Female Remedy to cure, Female Diseases.
such as Ovarian troubles, Inflammation and vi.
and Displacement or bearing
down feeling, Irregularities Barrenness, Change
Of Lie, LcucorrhGa, besiues many weaknesses
sprnging from the above, like Headache, Bioat.
ING, Spinal weakness. Sleepessness, Nervous De-
biIty, Palpatation OF the heart, etc. For sale by
Druggists. Price 100 and 81. 80 per Bottle. Sen0
10 Dr. }. Is. Marchisi, Utlca,N. Y, fof pamphlet,
Tree. For sale by bixby u Buck, druggists.
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Nervous Debilitated Mon

You arc allowed free tsialo( thirty days OF the
use OF DIR. Dyes Celebrated NOliac Belt with Elec-
trio Suspensury Appliances, for the speedy relief
and permanent cure vi Nervous Debit y, loss Of
VitaltyAnd Manhood, and all kindred troubles.
Also, iOrmaDy other diseases. Complete restora-
ton 10 health vigor and manhood guaranteed. No
risk is incurred. illustrated pamphlet with full
termr. etc. mailed free by address,
ing NOltaic Belt Co., Marhall, Mich.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07

A cool, deep and rich soil is indis-
pensable to success in the culture of
herbaceous plants and bulbs. Il.
specially IL this true Of lilies ard
other bulbs that are usually set ont
at this season Of The year.
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"Doctor," said desparing patient to his ply
stefan, 81 am in dieadful condition can
neither lay or set. What shall do :" think
you had better roost," was the reply. Now, if
we consider that this poor fellow was all comfort
ed with rheumatism, the doctor would have done
much better by prescribing bottle of Salvation
Oil, which would have relieved his patient at
once Price % cents bottle.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken Of your
rest by rick child suffering and crying with pain
of cutting teeth If 80, rend Vt and get bot
tie Of Mrs. wIHsLow's SOOTHING syrup FOR
CHILDREN TEETHIN6. 1t value Is incslculable IL
will relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depert upon II, mothers, there is mistake
about 1t. 1. cures disseHtery and disrrhoea, reg
ulates the stomach andbowels. cures wind collie
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and gives
tone and enegy to the Whole system. Mrs. WIN
slows SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TBETHIRe
is pleasant to the taste, and Is the prescription Of
one OF the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicansn the United States, and isior sale by all
druggists throughout the world. Price rs cents
y bottle.
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81 have been sick with plsurisy and
pneumonia. 1t left me with very hard
hacking coug. All the ply sicians and medicine
Aid me no good, n friend advised me to try
Adamson's Cough Balsam, one bottle of which
did me more good than nil the doctors and
medicine | have tried; and shall recommend
il far and near.
MARY A, BROCKWELL"
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1t is generally found that COW
kept by herself will give better re-
suits than the same COW in herd
with others. The single COW will
be better fed, and more important,
so far as butter making is concern
ed, will be the fact that nearly all
/ he butter will be got from cream,
which IS never the case when the
milk and cream from a herd of cows
are mixed before churning. Owing
to difference in size of the butter
globules the milk from cows varies
greatly in the time required to bring
the butter.
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Positive cure for Piles.

To the people of tins County would say we
have been given the Agency OF Dir. Naichi's Italian
Pile Ointment emphstcally guaranteed to cure
or mOucy misunderstanding, External, Blind
Bleeding or Itching Piles. Price Soc. box No
Cure, No Pay. For sale by Bixby q Buck, Drug
gistr.
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That his new line of
Watches & Clocks

is the best ever in town and sold at
the lowest prices.
That he is now prepared to keep
in Stock IL large assortment of
Fruits, Nuts, and Confectionery.
That he has Il Circulating Libra
ry OF tirst-claSs works, to which add
iitions are constantly being made.
That he does all kinds of Watch,
Clock and Jewelry repairing.
That persons wishing anything
in his line are cordially invited to
call on him. ti3G
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FOR SALE
AT
SKOWHEGAN HOUSE STABLES
PROM

Oct. list to Oct. 18th.
The following properly;
One BLACK MARE, six years
old, stands Is 3, weight 100 lbs,
sound and kind in any harness.
One BROWN MARE. eight
ears old, stands 10 9, weight 1850
lbs. Extra fine driver, both single
and double.
One GREY HORSE, seven years
old, stands Is 3, weighs $50 lbs,
sound and kind, good driver single
or double.
One pair of MARES, nine years
old, weighs, 2200 lbs. Splendid
draft horses; also good drivers
single.
Also lot of second hand car
riages and harnesses.
HENRY WASHBURN.
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To succeed in the poultry business
requires experience, courage, iudus,
try, and determination. The first
year is generally the most discouag-
ing, but it also brings the expert
ence necessary to conduct the bust.
ness on a paying basis. Courage
is also necessary that a man be not
afraid TO branch out in capital and
labor, in order that he may secure
the best and provide suitable sur
roundings. Hard work and strong
will are essential to success. He
who combines these qualifications
with hard common sense can safely
embark in the poultry business with
the assurance that it will be a grand
success.-Ohio Poultry journal.