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The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

PoULTRY.-In the careful selection
of the best pullets the average value of
the flock will be steadily and Rapidly
improved. Some sell the earliest and
often the best birds because they are
the liggest and Will weigh more than
the others. Unless there is pine par
ticular fault about the Oldest pullets
they should be kept to lay until after
the holidays at least. Late pullets will
not lay before next spring, and unless
for some very good reason these are the
ones 70 fatten and sell.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25
JoNEs-'I believe I've got the most

JoNEs-"I believe I've got the most
sensitive wife In the world"
Smith-"l'n bet you mine a dis
count her in soft-heartedness. Why,
INV wife shed tears because she heard a
neighbor beating a carpet"
Jones-"That's nothing. My wife
swooned away when l told her I had
been killing time by playing billiards. p"
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

THE common cause of failure in
growing potatoes is lack of moisture
at the time the tubers are setting.
In a well cultivated piece on a clover
sod plowed under in the spring moist
ure will be attracted to the soil from
the decaying sod. The loose soil holds
considerable air, which, as 1t cools, de-
posts moisture just as it does on the
outside Of a pitcher Of cold water in
hot weather. Too much ridging of the
ground often makes potatoes a failure.
What hill there Is should be broad at
the top and with the slightest possible
hollow between it and the next.
Weeds rob the potato plants, and are
more detrimental to this crop than to
any other.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

IT is said that p%yrethrum, mixed with
five times its bulk of plaster, and dust
ed into the centre of the leaves with a
pair of bellows, will destroy cabbage
worms.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

An improved station indicator has
been patented by MI. Charles o. Ball,
of Lowell, Mass. The casing OF the
indicator is provided with an opening
at the front covered by a glass plate,
through which the names of the sta
tions are displayed. The names are In
dicated upon a band, which has its end
secured in rollers, one located at he
top of the casino and the other at
bottom. pauing the cord a.
end of n the rollers will be !
ted agsSs name ofthe station 1t
Eat lemonA
drunk out u ~
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25
Frazer Axle Grease.

Don't work your horses to death with
poor axle grease; the Frazer is the only re-
liable make. Use it once, and you will
have no other.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

The purest, sweetest aud best Cod Liver OIL in
the world. manufactured from fresh, healthy Nv
ers, upon the seashore. IL Isl absolutely pure and
TO all others Physicians maze decidedit sup erior
10 any Of the other Oils In m(rkeI Made by Gas
well, Hazard 4 Co. New York.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

IT requires more time to spread ma
nure owe two acres than over one, and
hence the aim should be to concentrate
the labor on the smallest space that can
be made profitable.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

A railway wagon has been invented
In Europe which not only runs upon
rails, but, supported on the sides by pom
toons, will float upon the water. Be-
fore being launched a bow and stern
piece are attached, and the motor Is
placed upon the latter.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

No lady should live in perpetual fear, and suffer
from the more serious troubles that so often ap-
pear, when DR.. Kllmer's CONFLICTS FEMALE REM
EDy is certain to prevent and cure Tumor and
Cancer there.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

RAW TOMATO SALAD.-Peel very
cold tomatoes, cut in two crosswise and
serve with mayonnaise or plain dress
ing.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25
Good finds good.

FITS: An Fits stopped free Treatise and 81 trial
bottle of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, free to
Fitcases SendtoD Dr.. Kline. 1881 Arch ST., Phila, Pa
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

ASK your shoe and hardware dealers for
Lyons Heel Stiffeners, they keep boots and
shoes straight
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

CHarrKD HANDS, face, piuiples and rough skin
cured by using Juniper Tar Soap. made by Cas-
wei. Hazard 4 Co, New YORK.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

He that stumbles and falls not mends
his pace.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

Three helping one another bear the
burden of six.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

Sit in your place and none can make
GU rise.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

When Fogg was asked regarding the
latest addition to the English language,
he said he would ask his wife, she a.
ways had the last word. Mrs. Fogg
said that G tine was not only the
latest but the 4,
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

YOUNG calves, especially those In
tended to be be kept for cows, should
be taught at an early age to eat a great
variety of food. Cows worth anything
as mixers are voraclous feeders and not
dainty. This Is one reason why the
much petted single COW of the poor man
is commonly superior for milking quail
ties to the best in a large herd receiv-
ing only ordinary care. Variety of
food is as conducive to health and ap-
elite as it is for PEOPLE. 1t is necessary
from the fact that no n kind of food
is a full ration, and WREN one alone is
fed the appetite pals because the food
offered does not meet the requirements
OF the system.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25
n

A particle is applied into each nostrl and Is
agreeable to use. Price 50 cts. by mail or at drug
gfsts. Send for circular. ELY BROTHERS, Drug
gists, Owego. n. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

MANURE.-It should be remembered
that the value of manure from all ami
mails varies greatly with the character
of the food, and that hog manure
should be so valued from the fact that
he is generally fed IN grain, and that
he is also carnivorous, devouring dead
animals and grubs when running at
large, and when shut up ina pen eating
bones and refuse meats, bread and all
the refuse from the table. And all the
time that these refuses are making rich
manure they are also making meat and
taking all these advantages there is too
much profit for the farmer to lose and
he should save it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

He that will be served must be pa
tient.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

When a friend asks there is no to-
morrow.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

a REMEDY FOR THE CATTLE
PLAaUE.-We see a statement made
by a correspondent OF n of our ex-
changes liz the eastern portion OF the
State, concerning the cattle plague in
that portion. We learn that a disease
probably similar to this is raging in
the lower part OF Montgomery county,
IN the neighborhood of Montgomery
Springs. For the benefit Of the public
we give the following. which is declared
to be a certain cure:
Take of tobacco, lard, and coal oil
equal parts and mix thoroughly, and
apply externally and as nearly all over
the body as possible. This Is a simple
remedy and can be tried by all with lit
tie cost.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

ry. OAK
3months' treatms tor 5oc. Piso's Rem
edy for catarrh. by druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25

To plant currant cuttings in October
Or November, which is the best time
choose some good straight young shoots
healthy and well grown, of about a
foot in length or a little over, and from
the part that you are about to insert
below the surface OF the soil cut care
fully out all the eyes and buds, as this
will afterward serve to prevent suck
ers growing up and detracting from the
strength of your young trees. As for
the soil the ordinary kitchen garden
soil that is uniformly trenched and ma
nured will do admirably well for your
goung cuttings. Take care to plant
them firmly in, but not in a too sunny
situation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-25
FARM NOTES.

GREER FooD FOR WINTER.-How
TO secure the necessary supply OF green
food for fowls during the winter Is an I'M
portant question to every poultry-keep-
or. We have saved the clippings made
by the lawn mower, cured them INTO a
sort OF chopped hay, and which was
eaten by the fowls during winter with
evident relish. A correspondent Of the
New England Homestead offers the
following plan: In the latter part OF
August 1 SOW a piece Of rye quite
thickly and by fertilizlng it freely get it
about eighteen inches high-a green
mass OF vegetation. When frozen hard
and lust before the snow covers it L
cut it and pack it in an outbuilding,
where it will keep frozen, In this. con-
iition it will take 10 injury and be
always available for use. A few mo-
ment's exposure to warm air will fit it
for feed, when It is chopped fine and
fed to the fowls. A free use Of this
rye alternating with boiled potatoes and
turnips, together with refuse cabbage,
which can be had cheaply, and plenty
Of exercise, will always produce fertile
eggs, the other conditions being right
say about thirty healthy, well developed
pulIets with two vigorous young cock
erels.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
Warming Water for Stick:

For six years | have followed the
practice of giving my COWS warm
water in winter. The size of my
dairy has varied from y to 30 COWS.
| began warming the water after |
had purchased in one lot, forty one
cows, and had succeeded in max
ing them do almost everything but
give milk. had ii partner in the
business, bright entcrprising man
and we laid awake nights, and stu
died hard days to think of some
scheme whereby we could stop the
drying up process and carry the
election in favor Of more milk. We
fed them hay, and then stalks
and clover, we tried bran, and then
shorts, and then both, we fed oats
and corn ground together, and then
made one grand general purpose
move, by mixing up every kind OF
ground feed known in our market,
and giving them fifteen pounds
each day of that. They held the
fort and continued to shrink. We
then commenced giving them warm
water in the stable, with Il small
amount of bran and shorts stirred
in. Within two weeks our milk
supply increased twenty-five per
cent. The cost OF that supply had
not increased five per cent. The
COWS drank more water, digested
their food better, ate n little more,
and looked the picture OF comfort
and health. A COW takes II lot OF
cold water into her stomach and IL
takes heat from her body to warm
it up, it takes feed and vitality to
make that heat. They are better
expended in making milk. So, we
can make our wood pile reduce the
cost of our butter and cheese. In
other branches of farm work a large
primary expense often limits ma
terially the cost of produce. Ma
chinery costs considerable, but
there is an easy rule that should
control its purchase. Where the
interest on the cost Of machine,
and it's annual depreciation in val
ne by wear, amount to less than
labor in another form would cost, it
plainly reduces the cost of a crop
to buy it.-Cor. in Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
FAR WORSE THAN A RAZOR.
Tho Weapon Carried by Modern Romans
Something About Reyo1vers.

Tho cHpon Carried by Modern Romans.
Something About Hcvolvers.
".Iust feel in TINT duck's blouse for a
knife before you let 20 of his hands,
quietly remarked Detective Shore to n
couple Of policemen who were dragging
Hu au-ry lookju. italian into Central sta
ton The policemen went through the
Ramm Hul pu!Ied out a wicked look
iae kaI- Win Il blade Mt least
ci1ht inches lon, The prisoner had
hscu arrested for fighting mp on
Tunnel street md WAS Discharged
The ucXt morning vi h Il small fine. He
didn't get his huifc back, however, and
It adoru4 the unique collection Of police
department archives
"rhat .,ad the detective, lis one OF
the most dangerous concealed weapons
w have to deal With. Thai knife is 1ade
from a file. ono II the half round kind,
with theod4es ground down till it is keen
as n ras1r
In fhejt' own country these people all
rtr"y i>ui,r4. II is the custom, and when
they lir.t come t'.r aud until they learn
10 tuih Eu=l ia dbI learn something Of
the ppl.er laws they cling Ia the stilctto.
And they are 80 quick tempered that it is
II dau4eruus thiu1 for them to carry u
weapon. The fIuna are another class Of
people who generally have knives on their
persons. and they are very quick to use
them
What concealed weapons do you most
often Hnd.'
'.ReyolVers. knives, handy-billics and
kuIckles. The last three will send man
up almost any time, but very reputable
citizens sometimes carry revolvers. still,
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15

cider Apple Sauce-l'oll a ket.
ilciul of cider down to two.thirds
of its original quantity and add to
that one half as mnch Of the best
molasScs. Pear, core and quarter
sweet apples and add as many to
the sweetcned cider as will cover
and boil slowly, stirring often.
When the apple is tender take ont
with perforated skinner, drain
ing them well, put in second sup
ply of apples and let them COOK Til
tender: take from the fire and pour
all together in large crock, cover
and let it stand twelve hours, then
return together to the kettle and
boil down, stirring all the while I'M
til the syrup is thick and brown.
Keep in stone jars i'll a cool dry
place. Ii should keep all winter
If the cider is very sweet half the
amount of molasSes given above
MAY he used.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15

not he so thick but that the stalks
will all grow in a natural form,
with all the Joints. This makes the
i highest order of fodder from corn
More weight and more substance
can hc grown on an acre in this
way than when Sown broadcast.
Fodder corn is the best panacea for
the summer drouth.
We should 80 step further and
put i'll without delay a field Of rye
for early spring pasture. The soon.
cr animals can be got out to green
food the better, and the more eco
nomical it is also. The last chance
for ont door pasture is with flat tur
nips in the field. These crops are
all OF them among the easiest 10
grow and the least expensive.
With each of them in lis place,
half of the expense and trouble Of
stock would be considered and pro
Yided for.
The feeding of crops ina green
state causes less impoHeriShmcnt
to the soil than if they were al
lowed to ripen, The formation Of
grains and seeds takes large
amounts of the phosphatcS from
the soil, while the feeding of grain
before secd.ripening does not. The
way, then, to enrich the farm is Ia
grow large quantities Of sucenlcni
foods and to feed them ont on the
land Soiling embraces this prln-
ciple. and with Soiiing thcre is 4
way for more stock and more in
come.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
Winter Protection.

The practice of protecting trees
and plants from the rigor of winter
is a good one, in our northern elm
ates, especially; and, furthermore, it
is a necessity so far as plants set
this fall are concerned. This is
plain common sense, for it will read.
lily be seen that plants or trees, Ia
ken from nursery 100 miles or
more from where transplanted, must
have every inducement to enable
them to survive the change of soil
and, often climate. Trees should
be well protected by mound of
earth built up at least two foot
about the base of each and packed
down solid, this will prevent the
frost from getting at the roots of
the trees. 1t is not advisable to
place straw manure OF clear straw
around the base of trees and plants,
as mice are sure TO find their way
into it and gnaw the bark of the
trees.
Currants, gooscbcrrieS and black
berries are best protected 10y the
same process, though we have found
it an additional advantage to tie the
canes OF each plant close together
with a soft bandage or rope; this
method prevents the snow from fall
ing into the middle Of the plant and
breaking off the canes.
Raspberries may be thoroughly
protected by bending over the
canes to the ground and holding
them in position with shOyelful
or more of earth; this plan is es-
peciaily desirable with all varieties
that are disposed to be tender,
The same plan is applicable to
young grapevines; when the canes
cannot pc bent without danger of
breaking, mound, of earth should
be built around the base as direct
ed for trees.
These plans Of winter protection
are not sufficiently observed by
small planters; the reason for the
neglect being that dit is too much
But the question is, wheth-
er it is not only more trouble, but
expense, to renew trees
and plants which have been unpro-
tected. Don't cry bosh reader; for
FIR it is just as sensible to suppose
that a Virginia child would be com
Portable in Greenland, without ad.
ditional clothing, as to claim that a
young tree born in New Jersey will
come through as well without pro
lection when planted in Maine
Simply an application of common
sense, friend.-OW country Home.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15

cor course we educate our dogs" said
noted sportsman, land there are diff
fcrent degrees and grades just rs folks
have in learning.
"What tesJ books do you use"
"A whip. and The master voice. Those
compr,~' Ur curriculum Come out and
SEQ nay 'io =, will show you what apt
scholars they are"
There were seventy dogs in the in
closure, little and big, but all thorough
brcd-
kennel" cried the master. and every
one disappeared, the little ones who were
only playmatcs and not pupils scrampling
on with the rest.
"rhc dog is an initiative animal. said
the master; "one trained pupil will edu-
cate Il class
They were called ont again and the
master with weve of his hand gave the
command
eli! on
They ru5hcd field yclpneand barking.
led by King Bow, champion worth a
cool thousand.
Then the master took out a whip that
curled in his hand like II snake. 1t had
silver head and musical throat. He blew
it once and every dog stood with his head
alert and fore foot poised
)nc whistle means attention. two,
come in. -
He blew two whistles and the school
came scampering in.
"Kennelr'
Every dog vanished. That is only part
of the exercises which the president
of the Detroit Kennel club gives daily to
his intelligent pupils, the graduates Of the
bench shows of the future. Detroit Free
prpss
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
ADVICE TO lIOTIIERs

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF your
rest by a rick child suffering and crying with pam
OF cutting teethl 1fso, send at once and get bot
tie OF Mas. wISrLuw's SOOTHING SYRUP FOR
will relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Depert upon it, mothers, there !. no mistake
about 1t |. cures di--eDtery and diarrhoea, reg
ulates the stomach andbowels. cures wind collie
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and gives
tone and energy to he whole sy-tem. Mrs. WIN
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEKTHiNa
is pleasant 10 the taste and Is the rscripton OF
one OF the oldest and best female nurses and
physcia' $ in til" United States, and is for sale
uy all druggists throughout the world. Price 20
cents bvttle. Qy39
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
AGRFtr 1iIST


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OF rheumatism neuralgia ANA he1As"s 81
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failure ON the part OF thousands oil saiiei'is
to find relief, even though il!ay haNe *,
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fined TO the house helpless sufferer wl19
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than ordinarily severe and painful. | had
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The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
Farm Possibilities,

We know not all of farm posi-
bilities. We should know more.
One of the most promising is fod.
der corn. On small scale this is
becoming a universal crop in the
older states. There should be more
of it. About half of the farmers
SOW it broadcast and get crop of
fine stalks without joints or much
sweetness. 1t should always be
sOwed in drills and the corn should
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15

The continued administration of legal
suasion, here, there, and everywhere,
without respect TO person, is the one
thing that must give to prohibition its
true significance - II'WcrcWe Sentinel.
True as gospel Like any other statute
to be effective the prohbitory law must
be enforced and when probi' itory laws
are enforced, then, and only then, does
"prohibition prohibit" Give us gentle
men officers of the law, the continued
of l"gal suasion, all along
the line, and here will be no longer any
question As to the efficacy of prohibition,
applied BridWoR NewS.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
Ladies, How You must suffer,

Pain In the small of the back, Bearing down
ON the lower pnrt OF Tho sbdomen. Dragging
sensation In he oins. Excessive mr. ourness
caused ny, and part of. diseases peculiar to
your sex, hhye been cured, will he cured by the
hthfnl use OF Mrs. Berhers Female cure.
~ III nse tn" functional organs OF women are
kept IN hca thy nctlon and the genera health
- made perfect rite to Mis- Linus BE cher
= o. BOX hS6, Boston, Masa,, giving ull de
scrlption Of your snfiriing., and full directio 4
=" III hc scnt You which, With II bottle of Mrs.
Bclcher's f male Cure, will prevent YOUR fur.
thcr suffering. Dool tile & Smith, q aud Is
/ Fremont street, boston, Selling Agents.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
Kendall BROS,
Cor. Madison and Water Streets.
Legislative Notice,

The following Is a copy OF II petition that
will be presented to the sixty ihlrd Legislature
of Maine:
STATE OF MAINE.
To he Honorable Senate dnd House Of Repre-
SIGNATURES in Legislature assembled:
Your petitioners residents of the state of
Maine. respectfully request that by act OF the
Legislature, at your next session, they he in
corporated as "A railroad company by the name
of the Snow hcgan and Norrdgewock Railroad
Company, and that yOn grant To them n har
ter. and thereby authorize them, ms such cor.
poration. to locate, construct operate ~ Il
maintain u standard gauge railroad for the
conveyance OF passengers and freight, to he
known and called the skowhcgnn and Nor
ridgewock Railroad, beginning at Skowhcgan
at Il point where convenient connection can be
made with the road of the Maine Central
Railroad Company in that village aud extend
ing thence westerly along the kennchcc River
by the most feasible route through The towns
OF showhcgan and Norridgewock to Norfidgc
wock village to point in said village where
convenient connection can he made with the
road OF the Somerset Railroad Company, II
distance OF about five miles.
Skowhegan, Me-, Dee. 18th, 1886.
X. b. SHEPHERD, and IL Others. citizens of
gkOwhppau and SurrldgtwUck. CD
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15
"Love Her Better than Life.

Well, then, why don't you do some
thing to bring back the roses to her
cheeks and the light to her eyes2 Don't
you see she is suffering from rervous de-
hility, the result OF female weakness A
bottle OF Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prcscrip-
ton" will brighten those pale che X and
send new life through that wasting form
If you love her, take heed.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-15

Scrofulous hunors, erysip-las, canker,
and cstarrh, can be cured by taking
Ayers Sarsapa lila. ~ have used ,his
medicine in my family, for scrofua, and
Know, II ii is taken persistent y, 1t will
Eradicate this terrible disease. W. F.
Fowler, NJ. d., Greenville, Tenn.