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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-03-18
District Conference.

FROM lnt NFAfKFfH
The District Conference of the
Mckee District. NJ. i. Church
South, was held at Auxvasse, Gala
way county, this week, and adjourn
ed Thursday night. There was q
good attendance and the occasion
was both pleasant and profitable.
Able sermons were preached by
Bishop CRANBERRY, the venerable DR.
McAnally, snd others. This circuit
was represented 10y Rev. Linn and
j. f. Rucker.
The following lay delegates were
elected to the next annual conference
which will be held in st. Joseph in
September next: ]. F. Rucker, Stur-
geon; VIM. Bush, Fulton; George
Northcutt, Boone county, and S. p.
Emmens, Mexico.
The next session of the District
Conference will be held at Centralis
in next March.
II out OF sorts with beadach dis
order. torpid liver, pain in back OF
bile, C ,nstpations, etc. neglect may
Sc fatal. One dose OF Strong's Sana.
tive Pills will give relief. Afew doses
testore to new health and yigor. ~ Al
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-03-18

Moberly is to have the system OF
electric ere alarms.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
Bacteria In the Air,

M.de Parville has published
paper on the presence OF bacteria III
the air we breathe. He says the
proportion of bacteria i'll a cube
meter is six in sea air, one in the
air of high mountains, sixty in the
principal cabin of ii ship at sea, 2OO
in the air at the top of the Pan
theon in Paris 800 in the Rue de
Rivoli of Paris, 5000 in the Paris
ian houses, 10000 in the new hos
pital af the Hotel Dieu of Paris,
and 10000 in the old hospital of
Pitie of Paris. In Rider street, st.
lanes, London, ii cubic meter OF
all contains only 240 bacteria
whereas in the lsue de Rivoli the
same quantity of air contains 800.
NJ. de ParvIle maintains that the
superiority OF London air is shown
no only by the fact that London
air contains fewer bacteria, but al
so by the rate of morality, which is
much smaller. The greater purity
or less impurity, of the air OF Lon
don than that of Paris, is account
ed for 10y London being nearer the
sea, by its covering IA larger extent
of ground i'll proportion TO the pop
ulation, and by its houses being
| lower.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

SO much has been said of late for
and against the English sparrow
that the following note may not be
uninteresting as evidence: Quite
recently upon the Capitol grounds
Washington Iobserved IA sparrow
in the act of slowly killing "a brown
humming bird. When discovered,
it had seized the struggling victim
in it's talons, and was ickinif it Wig
orously about the head. Whenever
disturbed it caught the neck of its
huttering prey in its bill, and after
flying IA few feet alighted, and
renewed its bloc ly work. AT first
supposed the victim to he a sphinx
moth, but, although every attempt
to release the captive was futile, the
identity Of the humming bird was
uumistakablc. Soon the first spar
row was joined by another, and then
the scene of murder was carried
into d copse beyond the reach of my
observation.
To those who attribute the des
struction of Americsn birds entirely
to the demand for wings for ladies
hats, as well as to those who den,
the quarrelsome habits of the spar
row, this piece of information ma,
be of value.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
Medicated Nest Egg.

1t is said to intallibly keep lice
from chickens. Cut hole in one
end of an egg as big as this capital
o. In the other end put pin hole.
Now blow out the contents and you
have the empty shell. Next mix
plaster of Paris and water togeth-
er to the consistency of cream, add
ing a few drops of carbolic acid.
Pour this in the shell TIL it is filled,
and in twenty, four hours it will be
dry and you will have IA medicated
nest egg. | have tried this and
find it works admirably. Five
cents, worth of plaster of Paris will
make a dozen and that amount of
carbolic acid is sufficient to scent
100.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
About Vegetables.

Spinach has a direct effect upon
complaints of the kidneys; the com
mon dandelion. used as green's, is
excellent for the same trouble: as
paragus purgcs the blood; celery
acts admirably upon the nervous
system, and is a cure for rheumatism
and neuralgia; tomatoes act upon
the liver; beets and turnips are eX-
celent appetizers; lettuce and Gu
cumbers are cooling in their effect
upon the system: beans are very
nutritious and strengthing vegetable,
while onions, garlic, leeks olives
and shallots, all of which are simi-
lar, posses medicinal virtues OF "A
marked character, stimulating the
circulatory system, and the conse-
quent increase OF the saliva and
the gastric juice promoting digeS-
ton Red onions are an excellent
diuretic, and the white ones are rec
commended eaten raw as remedy
for insomnia. They are tonic and
nutrtioS. a soup made from onions
is regarded 10y the French as an eX-
celeat restorative in debility of the
digestive organs With vegetables,
as with everything else. much de
ponds upon the cooking and the
preparation beforehand. Washing
in several waters is necessary to
prepare nearly all kinds of green
vegetables for the table, and great
care must be Siven in examining
spinach, lettuce, green's and eauli.
flower, as often very minute insects
are lurking in or under the leaves
of these.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
Farmers and stock growers will read

Farmers and stock growers will read
with profit the article on "Short-horn Cat
tle' which is contributed to the Septem-
Der HARpERs by Lewis f. Allen, the
founder and long the proprietor of the
"Short. horn Herd Book" Beginning
with the remote origin OF this noble breed
in early Scandinavian Britain, Mr.. Allen
shows the development of thei excel
lences first on the Monastery ! .nds, then
ON the estates of noblemen aud small far
mers. He also sketches the most famous
sales and prices, eliminating in the Wal
colt auction of 1873, where twelve
Duchess cows and helfers averaged $780,
300, and three cows sold for over S30,0OO
apiece. The number of short horn breed
ers In this country is estimated at fully
four thousand, with herds of half doz-
en- to hundreds of cattle each, and the
characteristics of the variety are well in
dictated. An abundance OF engraviugs of
famous and typical animals increases the
value of the article.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

1t is noted that the well known
Maine bred horse, King William,
record 2.314, who went west as IL
"ringer'' in 1875, died recently from
starvation and neglect in an old
barn near St. John, N. B. King
William, dozen years ago, was
the biggest sensation in the horse
line that Lewiston ever owned.
Sam Smiths Honest Allen son
of Honest Allen by Ethan Allen,
died at Concord, N. H., few days
ago, at the good age of twenty-six
years. He was one Of the best stall
lions in New England, and in TWEEN.
ty-two years sired over one thous-
and colts, among them Shakespeare,
the first $50 horse in New Hamp-
shire, who was valued at $4,000.
In twenty years Mr. Smith has sold
2O5 of his colts in New York city as
gentlemen's driving horses, at an
average price of over $500.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

An important point in connection
with Indian corn is not generally
considered. The great bulk of our
corn crop is consumed at home, the
exports never exceeding five per
cent. of the total yield; yet the old
world is absolutely more dependent
upon MS for it's supplies of corn than
of wheat. Wheat is now raised in
nearly every part of the civilized
world, and the area devoted to its
culture is each year increasing,
while corn is only grown i'll two out
of the vast number of river valleys
on the face of the globe. The Mis-
sissippi and the Danube may be
said to drain the whole of the area
that has yet been found to be adapt
ed to profitable corn culture
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

A Western exchange tells its read
ers chow to MUD their Psi the
following paragraph :"Persons who
patronize papers should pay prompt
~ for the pecuniary prospects OF
the press have peculiar power in
pushing forward public prosperity.
If the printer is paid promptly and
his pocketbook kept plethoric by
prompt paying patrons, he puts his
pen to his paper in peace; his para
graphs are more pointed; he paints
his pictures of passing events in
more pleasing colors,aud the perusal
of his paper is a pleasure to the peO-
pie. Paste this piece of proverbial
philosophy in some place where all
persons can perceive it,"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

Oil.cloths should never be wash
ed in hot soap.suds; they should
first be washed clean with cold
water, then rubbed dry with cloth
wet in milk. The same treatment
applies to stone or slate hearth.
To preserve goods from moths,
do not use camplor i'll any form
Pieces of tar paper laid in fur box
es and in closets, are better pro-
lection. Five cents will buy
enough to equip all the packing
boxes and closets Of a large house
for year.
Ginghams and prints will keep
their color better if washed in wat
er thickened with flour starch. Flour
is very cleansing and will do the
work of soap i'll one or two wash
ings in the starch water. This,
with the r;nslng, will be sufficient,
and the goods will look tresher
than,if washed and starcled in the
old-tashioned way.
A farmer who tried the experiment OF
hauling manure from the barn yard in
winter and placing it in heaps on steep
hillside, to see how much of its value
would be washed out by rains, found that
the increased growth of the grass from
the washinl did not extend five feet be-
low the heaps. The winter spreading OF
manure always gives excellent satisfac-
ton on level land. TURNER'S CaH
said the clearinghouse
woman, responding to the intend
ing patrons questions, mo, no NAL
aria" "Chlls and fevers' "Never
heard of IA case" "Spinal Menin.
gitisw "Well, there was a lady
here last summer who said her little
girl was poisoned by it, but we cut
it down when we find it growing
about the place.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

We have never yet known sue
cess in the milk supply business,
either as cooperative enterprise or
as an individual operation, when
milk routes were purchased at high
prices and the milkmen formerly
running the routes employed by the
new purchasers. Milk routes are
not very tangible property except
ing to those who build them up.
The Lowell Cooperative Milk Com
pany is the latest failure in this
direction.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
In nrnning frnit trees it is desj

In pruning fruit trees it is desir.
able to take into account the di-
rection of the prevailing winds OF
the neighborhood, especially the
general direction of high winds.
The side of the tree toward which
the wind comes should be left
more open than the other sides,
that the force of the wind may be
diffused through the top of the tree
and not be suddenly checked by q
dense exterior. In this manner the
force of the wind is broken. 1t is
also desirable to have one side of
the tree open and free from large
brancees for convenience of getting
into it with a basket. Both these
objects may be accomplished by
pruning heavier on the windward
side.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
To Danish Flies.

If for forty eight hours You can
keep every drop of liquid ont OF a
room the flies in it will leave It,
But the prohibition is absolute. a
drop of dew on rose leaf, still
more the CONCEALED breath ON a
window pane, gives quite as much
fluid as the thirsty little fly asks for
But a good housekeeper will re
member this rule so as never to
leave a pitcher of water uncovered
in IA room which she wishes to en-
joy nap in, or in which she means
to place a guest. And she Will
carefully cover any other cup, mug,
glass or other vessel which con
tains liquids.
Observe, next, that the fly IS Il
tropical insect, dislikcs cold, and
cannot bear il long. For the same
reason, probably he is disconnected,
even on warm day, by a draught
of air. DIR. Franklin, you will re
member, proved that a man might
be killed, as if frozen to death, by
a swift draught of air. even at the
temperature of 100 deg. f. For
practical purposes the fly knows
this as well as DIR. Franklin did.
So soon as your patient leaves the
room, open the windows enough to
start all the draughts possible.
Have paper weights in abundance
to keep books. handkerchiefs and
all movables in place that no one
may have an excuse for closing the
windows.
The old New England house
keeper supposes that flies dislike
darkness, and the old treatment OF
Summer rooms is to keep them
dark when they are not occupied by
men, women or children. But !
think this is an error. The fly in
darkness, simply recedes into his
dens and caves and holes of the
earth. So soon as the light comes
he is out again seeking his prey
1t may be observed, also, that the
apparent reason why he annoys
YOUR patient as he does, in the ear
ly morning when no one else Is
awake or wants to be, is simply
that he has been chilled at nigh
and now seeks the warmth OF thu
pillow or the cheek. He is not al
that moment seeking food. II you
have been careless enough to per
nit any flies to sleep in the room
with your patient, you can draw
them to another corner by llghtlnI
one or two kerosene lamps, wit
such an arrangement, for instance
as every oil stove gives.
You should not have had any file
in the bedroom. Nor would you
the whole house had been kept i
proper condition. 1.-THE establish
ment is large, the superintendent
if intelligent, will certainly detail
competent person early i'll tn
Spring to the especial business G
keeping out the flies and seein
that no more are Matched. II yo
are in a private house, read this al
ticle to the housekeeper, and con
cert with her thorough measures
taking pains to interest and i'll
sirnct the servants Le'snr
Hours.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

TICKETS for Sale at the Ticket Offices
on board the Steamer, and by the Drivers
of the Stages.
TICKET AGRNTS;-F b. Ileseton,
Skowhcgan; Geo. II. Pishon, Pishon's
Ferry; A. S. Pease, Fairfield; Stewart
Bros. WaCeryille; WIN. Mnrry, North
Vassalboro; A. NJ. Bradley 4 Son, L. w.
Bush, Getchell's Corner; G. l.. Randall,
Riverside
Eg-Passengers holding tickets between
Skowh' IN and The Forks, will he con-
veyed by the Mall Team; tickets will not
be redeemed from any other person.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
HENRY F. BUTLER and rs OF
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET, s. Court of County Commission.
ers, August Term. A. ID. 1886.
Upon the foregoing petition satisfactory
evidence having been received that the peti-
TONERS are responsible and ought 10 be heard
touching the matter set forth in their petition
aud that the municipal officers OF the town Of
St Adams have PROFESSIONALLY refused and neg
lected to lay out the aforesaid described way.
1t Is ordered that the County Commissioners
meet at the dwelling house Of Henry F. Butler
In Ripley. on Tuesday sept 2sth, A. ID. 1896, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ, ana thence proceed to view
the route mentioned In said petition: and inl-
mediately after hearing of the parties will be
had at some convenient place In the vicinity
and such further measures taken in the prem
Uses as the Commissioners shall judge proper.
And it Is further Ordered that notice OF the
time, place and purposes Of the Commissioners
meeting aforesaid, be given to oil persons and
corporations interested, by publishing an at
tested copy OF the petition aforesaid with this
order thereon, three weeks successfully In the
Somerset Reporter public newspaper printed
at SkOwhegan In said county, and also a,tested
copies Of the same be served upon the Town
Clerk OF the town Of st. Adams and to he post
ed In three public places in said town, the pub
LEGATION, and serving and posting Of the same
be at least thirty days before the time appoint
ed Tor kad view, that all interested may then
appear and be heard, II they think proper.
Attest: l.. ii. WEBB, Clerk.
true copy of the Petition aud Order OF
Court thereon: Artist: l.. ii. WEBB, Clerk.
3w32
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

"What kind of water is thisp" asked
Bipks, in the presence of his wife as he
drained off glass of Irish Whiskey
"Celt, SIR" answered his accommodating
friend. And Mrs. Binks was satisfied
that her husband never drank ntoxicants
A Boston lady WAS making some pur-
chases 10 drug store in Kansas City re.
Gently, when . countryman came swing.
ing along and 10 loud voice addressed
the dapper clerk with: "Say! Mister.
goteby caster ile." "Certaiuly, SIR" he
replied. DO you wish 1t for lubricating
purpOsesf" "Thunder, no! l wanter
grease my waggin!"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

There is a class of people in the
country who get up at . O'Clock in
the morning and who never get
back TO bed until 10 or II o'clock at
night: who work without ceasing
the whole of that time, and receive
no other cmolument than food and
the plainest clothing; they under
stand something of every branch OF
economy and labor, from finance
to cooking; though harassed by IA
responsibilities, though
driven and worried, though re
preached and looked down upon,
they never revolt, and they cannot
organize for their own protection.
Not even sickness releases them
from their posts. No sacrifice is
deemed to great for them to make,
and no incompetency i'll any branch
of their work is excused. No es-
says or books or poems are written
i'll tripute to their steadfastness
They die in the harness and are
supplanted as quickly as may be
These are the housekeeping
wives of the laboring men.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
Washburn Me, July Dist 1886.

DR.. Conont, Dear Sir:
Please send Supplies as per cash en-
closed. We arc converting the people
here to the efficacy of your method.
am constantly improving, and grow
ing smaller every day, though don't ex-
pect any rapid change, as the Tumor was
so long coming, but it is certainly wither-
ing. The lady my husbani wrote you
about a. being like Mrs Heath OF Lewis.
ton, (Tumor & Dropsy) took her first bath
last Saturday, sndlthe result was marvel
Gus, a. that night she retired and had a
GOOD sleep for the first time In over three
months. She was very large, and the
great pressure Of the Tumor wonld stop
breath, when she tried to lie down, and
the night before her first bath, she suffer-
ed nigh unto death In any position she
could get. She hiss now taken but three
baths and bresths perfectly easy and her
Wsist 10 four inches smaller. They will
order Apparatus ct once.
Very Truly Yours.
Mrs. =. W. TABER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
PROBATE NOTICES.
To all persons interested in either of the Els.
tates hereinafter named.

thOHAI Il NOIICES.
To all persons interested in either of the Els.
tates hereinafter named.
alta COURT OF PROBATE held at SHOW
n hegan, within and for the County OF Soner-
set, on the I'd TUESDAY Of August in the year OF
our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and eight
for action there upon hereinafter Indicated, il is
hereby Ordered: That public notice thereof be
given TO all persons interested, that they may
appear at a Probate Court to be hOldenat said
Skowhegan,at the Probate Office on the second
Tuesday of September next at nine of the clock
in the forenoon, and be heard thereon and OBJ
ject II they see cause.
HENRY WASHBURN, late OF Anson, deceas
ed Petition for license to sell and convey real
estate, presented by 7. J. Moore,e xecutor.
SoLMON A. DEAN. late OF skowhegan de.
ceased. Petition for licenAe to Fell aud convey
real estate. presented by Martha "A. Dean Ad
miniatratrix. -
DANIEL f. HEED, late OfMadisou, deceased
Final account OF Sophia L. Reed, Administra
trix, presented for allowance
RUFUS vILES, la.e OF New Portland. deceas-
ed. First account OF Joseph G. Niles. admins
TRAITOR presented for allowance.
JOSIAH p. MCPHERSON, late of Brighton
deceased. Widows Petition for allowance pre-.
sented.
LEONARD j. GEORGE. late OF Athens, de-
ceased. Widows petition for an allowance pre-
scented.
TURNER BUSWELI., Judge.
Attest; 8. II. GOODWIN, Register.
Post Office address. Judge, Scion: Register,
Skowhegan. 3wss
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

are the words used by II lady, who was at
one lime given up by the most eminent
physicians, and left To die. Reduced To a
mere skeleton, pale and hageard, not able
to leave her bed, from all those distress
ing diseases peculiar TO suffering females,
such as displacement, leucorrh9a, inflam-
nation, etc, etc. She began taking Dr..
Plerce's "Favorite Prescription, and also
using the local treatments recommended
by him, and Is now. she s VS., ''as good
as new" Price reduced to one dollar.
BY druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

Young, old, and middle aged, all expe-
rieuce the wonderfully beneficial effects
of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Young children
suffering from sore eyes, sore ears, scald
head, or with any scrofulous faint, be-
come healthy and strong by the use of
this medicine. Six bottles, SIS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
CHICAGO.

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is the
fountain of health, by using DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good digestion, Il
lar skin, buoyant spirits. vital strength. and
soundncsS of constitution will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pimple blotch. or eruption,
to the worst Scrofula or blood-poson. Es-
pecially has it proven its efficacy in curing
Salt-rhcum or letter Fcver-sorcs, Hip-joint
Disease. Scrofulous Sores and Swelings, En-
larged Glands. and Eating Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which is Scrofla of the Lungs, by its
wonderful blood purifying. invigorating, ana
nutritive properties. For Weak Lungs. Spit
ting of Blood. Shortness of Breath, Bronchitis,
Severe Coughs. Asthma, and kindred afiec-
tions. it is sovereign remedy. 1t promptly
cures the severcst Coughs.
For Torpid Liver, Biliousness, or Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia, and Indigestion. 1t is
an unequalled remedy. Sold by druggists.
DIR. PIERCE'S PELLETS - ANTI
Bilious and Cathartic.
pc. a vial. by druggists
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

A new industry has commenced
along the line of the Bangor and
Piscataquis road. 1t is the ship.
ping of fir boughs for pillows.
Thus far seven and one-half tons
haye been sent from Sebec alone to
parties in Boston. The quality Of
the boughs is the very finest and a
large trade IN them will no doubt
be built M,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

The English alitera i've triumph is the
following line, composed by young lady
in the year 1900, on an occasion of a gen
tlenan of the name Of Lee planting lane
with lilacs: "Let lovely llacs line Lees
lopely lane" In which not only every
word but every syllable begins with the
same letter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
STAGES to and from The Forks
OF THE KENNEBEC
And intermediate Towns, also to and
from Albion, furnishingRailroad
Conveyance from Skowhe-
gan and Pishon's Ferry
To Anr11sta

Ienying Skhwhegan and all intermediate
points every MONDAY and Y.avoid.
ing the atiguc of railroad travel saving 50 per
cent of the cost. and arriving in Boston in The
morning. at point i'll close proximity TO horse
ears running to all principal depots of the city,
having the day for business or pleasure. Re.
turning, leave Lincoln Wharf every I'll ESDAY
and Friday EVENING", at the follow ing mites:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25

A Rapid City, Dakota, tobacconist i'm
ported a wooden Indian cigar sign from
the East, and since he placed it upon the
stleet Rapid City has been deserted by
he genuine red man, who has taken Of
fence ut his prototype being displayed as
a sign Tor pale face cigars