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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-08-15
The Churches Of the United States

The independent prints is u-ual an
nual summary Of statistics Of the var Gus
religious organizations Of this country,
gathered from the den9mina'ional yesr
books and other authoritative sources
Presented in tabular form, the summary
j. a. follows;
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CAMBRIDGE, MI, 1858.
J. SrRINGALL & Co.
Dear SirS;-I am very much pleased
with your English Alternative, and cannot
say too much in favor of it. My stomach
was in such n state that could not eat half
huiscuit. did not take but one bottle
before I was much improved, and by the
time the second bottle was used was as
well AS ever, and have remained so. Ali
the doctors that l applied to did me no
good, and called it common humor of the
stomach.
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Mr.. Thos. C. Lee, proprietor of the Lee
Hotel, Arkadelphia, Ark, says that
Swift's Specific has SO strengthened his
wife for her labors a hostess that he can
recommend and emphasize the assertion
that rs tonic for ladies' and children 5.
5. S. has no equal.
Mr.. b. F. Whatley is a prominent mer-
chant of Ruston, La. He says that he
has sold Swift's Specific to many persons.
and knows Of some wonderful cases of
blood diseases, and has never heard of a
failure to cure. Several cases of conta-
gious blood poison were cured after all
the doctors and all other remedies had
failed
| am of the opinion s. s. s. should
stand at the head of the list of blood
remedies. | arrived at this conclusion
from the testimony of scores of persons
who have told me of the goot results
from its use. have been selling s. s. 5.
for years, and it has won large sale.
c. A. GRIFFun, Mayflower, Ark.
Mercury and potash mixtures dry up
the secretons of the body, cause mercu
rial rheumatism and dyspepsia, and finally
run the system down to such a condition
that other diseases are induced. Swift's
Specific builds up the patient from the
first dose, and gives life and vigor to the
whole human frame.
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An inexperienced Financler
Youths Companion.


Many are the absurd transactions which
take place in banks, some of them show
ing an cautiousnesS in the care of
money, and others, like the following, an
amusing ignorance of its value;
Georgia paper says that negro, the
fortunate posscssor of valuable house
lot, one day sold his property for $4,000.
He was given a check for that amount,
which was carried, in due time. to one Of
the banks. The paying teller asked him
how much of the money he wanted in
cash.
81 wants all dat ar paper calls fur. re-
piled the negro.
What, You don't want $4,000 in
CASH"
Jesse, sab"
IAN right" answered the man, and in
five minutes he began piliug the money
on the counter.
As he laid the $500 packages on the
counter the negro's eyes grew larger and
larger. Finally, when 20 of the pack
ages had been placed before him, he
looked intcntly at them for moment
and then. with a broad grin on his face,
said:
rs just psralyzcd! Gimme a dollarn
n half, Il you kin keep de rist till call
agn.
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DYSPEPSIA

In all cases of Dyspepsis from what ever
cause. FITZGERALD'S IMPROVED IN
v1GOTATOR is fast surprising all other
known remedies and is receiving the en-
cians of the county. If You have this dread
disease, DoN'r DELAY DAY, buy Il bottle
of Improved Inyigorator, you will see an
improvement before one bottle is taken,
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WORD ABOUT DIAMONDS

While il is true that diamonds cannot be
classed AS among the necessities of life
they are becoming more popular from year
to yeur, and an investment in diamond
well brought is II judicious one.
We have recently made satisfactory mr.
rnngements with one of the largest i'm
porters of these gems in the country
whereby we can supply the choicest stones
Mt less prices than ever before, and we
will sell them ut corresponding low prices
on the Club plan. Anything different IN
this line from what we carry i'll our stock,
that may be wanted, and We can show III
large variety at from one to two days
notice.
We unhesitatingly agree to meet any
competition, where quality of goods IL
considered.
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Read What This Gentleman Writes.

DIR. FITZGERALp
Dear Sir; After suffering II long tine viii
Nervous Dyspepsia, which seemed 10 be- be
vnnd control OF everything | tried, ! was
Completely cured by using FlTzCERALDS IN
PROVED IAvIGoRA1oR. regard 1t rs pre-
paratiOn of intrinsic worth
Respr CtfuIly yours,
Il. NJ. IlERSEY, Bangnr. Mnime.
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FoR SALE BY ALL DRuGGIsrs
Price S1.00 per bottle. Six bottles $500
PREPARED BY FITZGERALD & co. Al
MEDICAL HOME LABRATORY, ALLS
TON, MASS.
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dollar per week Ladies' watches III this
Club will be equal in value to those for
gentlemen, and can be furnished with or
nnmented diamond cases In this Club,
MS in the other, one watch will be drawn
eack week.
We wish it distinctly understood that
this plan has no element of chance in
it ms every member is sure to get his
watch during the Club term. If after
partial payment has been made any mem
Der desires to pay the remaining amount III
full, without waiting for his number TO be
drawn, he can have his watch ut once.
In answer to any Of our friends who may
think well of this plan, but who has now n
satisfactory watch, would say, that we will
furnish diamonds, siverwnre. or anything
in our line upon the same plan.
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ITS ADVANTAGES.

ITS ADVANTAGES.
First-By paying only one dollnr per
week, the easiest possible method is offered
to secure watch.
Second-rhe watches being purchased
in large quantities from the makers and
sold directly to the consumer, n large pro-
fit is saved to the members of the Club.
The principle upon which the goods are
sold is mn equitable one, as the members
of the Club are practically syndicate for
the purchase of watches in large quantities
at the lowest prices, and thus directly bene-
htlng its members
Clubs now starting under the manage
ment of.
WALTER F. ROBBINS.
No goods will be sold except those of
the very highest quality.
We shall run two Clubs. The first of
which will be for thirty-ive weeks Each
member joining this Club will pay one
dollar per week for the full Club term, and
each week one member will draw n watch.
The gentlemen's watch i'll this Club is to
be a ID X, filed case. either hunting or
open face, richly engraved, warranted to
wear for twenty years, with certificate
from the Crescent Watch Case Co., as to its
quality, and full jeweled nickel move
melt of either Elgin or Wsltham make.
The ladies' watches are of solid Ia X
gold, tasteful designs, with Elgin move
ments fully guaranteed.
We propose to offer in the second Club
ahigher grade watch for gentlemen, with
asoid IA K, elegantly decorated case,
and fine full jeweled nickel Waltham or
Elgin movement. This Club will run for
hfty-two weeks, each member paying one
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or money refunded !.
CHrea ,Scr0/HIo.

"Fc" 't1D/WfNs
DEXTER, Me-, 1855.
J. SrRINGALL a Co.
Dear Sirs;-I take pleasure in recon-
mending your English Alternative to those
who are laboring with chronic diseases.
have suffered long with a scrofula disease
of my legs. scaly humor accompanied
with SOFT of erysipelas and ulcers, and
swelling. l have found no treatment that
helped my case until used your valuable
Alternative, and soon my limbs were healed
and was able to follow my trade.
o. W. ROLLINS.
Opr1otor0.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-08-15

Marriage may not be failure, but there are
lots Of Mrs.. made In matrinooy.
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WATCH CLUB !

While watches have, times past been considered luxury
these days they nave become practically necessity To provide
watch sometimes
required at To make possible for man.
supply themselves watch, propose offering
what is know the Club Plan This plan
operation the years.
become very popular absolute guaranteed
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

course chemicals or commercial fertilizers
must be resorted to.
Nothing is more plentiful (and in fact
more valuable) about a farm than green
manure. Green manures are crops grown
for the purpose of returning them to the
soil in their fresh state or after being
composted with other matter. Ingrowing
crops for this purpose be careful TO select
those plants that derive their nourish-
ment largely from the air and which
draw but little from the soil.
Animal manures are the most valuable
that are produced on farm, and great
vigilance should be exercised in saving
every particle of it. Not only should the
solid matter be husbanded with care, but
more attention should be paid to saving
the liquid manures. Some good absor-
bent like muck, if placed on the stable
floor, which should be of tight boards,
will retain the urine and be the most val
uable fertilizer obtainable.
In order to make animal manure OF any
sort valuableit isnecessary to bring about
decomposition. 1t is necessary to keep it
in a heap SO that it will generate heat,
ferment and decompose. The heaps
should be made on tight floor, so as to
prevent percolation.
The manure of the poultry yard is richer
than any other animal manure, and con-
sequently should be saved with care.
Bones should be collected and saved, as
there are few things more valuable.
Stops, wash-water, dish-water and suds
of all kinds should be saved and emptied
on the compost heap.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10
Potato Vine Hay.

For long time we have been urging
upon our people the Importance of saving
everything possible about the place for
forage. More than once we have spoken
of the advantages of sweet potato vines
for this purpose, and advised that they
be saved.
Mr.. G. w. Davis gives the following in
structions for curing the vines. Read it
carefully and follow Instructions and you
will hardly fail to have an excellent quail
ity of hay.
l have saved them in two ways: First,
pulled the vines off the ground with
bull tongue pillow, hauled them up and
hung them on poles under shelter, being
careful not to get them in too large a
bulk.
In short while they would perfectly
dry. OF course as they are under shelter
there is no danger of spelling. The next
way is only little different from the
first; think it is the best way. Pull them
off, as in the first case, spread them out
in the sun; this can be done before they
are carried from the field, letting them sun
about one day; this is sufficient to cure
them. Then | put them away as do
any other hay. noticed this difference:
While those under shelter would get very
dry and stay so, those in barn or loft
all bulked together seemed to retain just
enough moisture to make them easily
masticated and digested, while in the
first case they get dry and are hard to
masticate. Shake off all the dirt that ad-
heres to the vines while pulling them off,
before putting away. Never let the frost
fall on them before pulling. Ny expert
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1889.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CORRESPONDENCE Hints on Hygiene.
Page 4O5; West Florida Plums, 4O5; More
About Pinans, 4O7; Cultivation of Old and
Young Groves, 4O7; Jamaica Sorrel, 4O7; ORR
gin of Tardif, 4O7.
SELECTED-Whte Grapes in South Florida page
4O6; Citron Melons for Cows, 4O6; The Sweet
Potato Patch, 407; Canning Fruits and Vege-
tables. 4OS Applying PhOsphates, 408.
EDITORIAL-A Short Lesson on Fertilizers, A
Word to Land Owners Potato Vine Hay,
Answers to Correspondents, Local Weather
FLORAL-Hymn to the Flowers, Various Ques-
tions-Who will Answer Them, The Bamboo,
Cannas, The Chinese Wistaria, The Giant
Bamboo......... 4O9
HOUSEH OLD-What is Life, Our Small Boy
How Parents Can Make Childhood Season
Of Joy, Recipes, No Use, Turpentine in the
Household, Information Wanted........412
POULTRY-How Much Feed to Give Selection of
LITERARY-Serial story-"Another's Crime, -
414415; He Didn't See, AIS; The Choice, AIS
An Unequal Battle. AIS; Duel with Rum,
Ais; The Puzzler, Ais; Different Initials, Ais.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10
A Word to Land Owners.

During the past ten years Florida has
had her full share of prosperity; in aeon
parative sense she has had more than
her share. True, this prosperity has been
somewhat tempered with misfOrtunes and
calamities; still, in the balance sheet there
is large sum to the credit of our pros
perity.
immigration has been the direct cause
of this happy state OF affairs; our natural
advantages, which attracted the atten-
ton of these immigrants were the primary
causes. Without the infusion of new
blood, without the aid of the strong arm
of the immigrant and his capital, it will
be impossible for our present prosperous
state of affairs to continue. Tbs being
true, and we believe the statement has
never been questioned, it is incumbent on
our people to make every effort to keep
the stream of immigration turned toward
our State.
In this connection it is not out of place
to say that more depends upon the land
owners than upon any other class of peo-
pie. Many promising places in Florida
that, to all appearances, had nothing but
brilliant future before them, have had
their prospects of future greatness nipped
in the bud by the averaciousness OF those
who owned the soil. At first they were
liberal; they offered their lands to settlers
at reasonable price, or at it's actual
worth (hardly ever for less, we opine,)
and in this way established the promising
colony But, however, their greed got the
better of their Judgment and they ad-
vanced the price twenty y-fve, fifty, hun
dred and even two hundred per cent. Not
that the land had become more fertile in
a few months, not that it's producing ca
pacity had in any way increas ed, not that
it had been improved by groves, gardens
or fences, but for the simple reason that
a few hardy pioneers had settled on prop
erty adjacent to it and was causing it to
blossom as the rose; because the county
was becoming Settled" forsooth, the
greedy landlord must advance the price
of his property What is the result? The
would.be settler goes elsewhere. In many
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

THE people of Florida should pay more
attention to the matter of making their
lives more pleasant. "All work and no
play makes Jack. a dull boy" By all
means "recreate' some this summer and
you will feel more like doing your work
the coming fall, and you will do it better,
too.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

cases he finds the same state OF affairs ex-
listing in several places, and finally,
becoming discouraged in his search
for a home, he seeks other fields,
which, if not quite SO desirable, are
within the reach of his limited means. Ii
property had been offered him at rea=
sonable price, he would have settled, i'm
proved his property, became good cltl-
zen and in the course of time added great
ly to it's wealth.
Thus it is that we say that in this mat
ter of obtaining immigrants that the land
holders have more potent influence than
any other class. They should overcome
their parsimony, not stand in their own
light or be stumbling block to the de-
veIopment of the State by holding their
land at prices entirely inconsistent with
it's real value, and beyond hereach OF the
average immigrant, who is more often a
man with strong arms, a clear head and
settled purpose to do or die than one
with a big bank account and an unlimited
credit
Land is too high in Florida. The
boom of past years elevated tito this un-
fortunate altitude and it has remained
there ever since, much to the detriment of
the State OF course some lands are
more valuable than others, and the new
conner who has but one object in view
to purchase cheap land may lind, in the
long run, that he paid a pretty big price
for his "cheap land" But as long as
there are millions of acres of unimproved
land in Florida, it is the height of folly to
put fancy price upon it. Fifty or
hundred years hence, perhaps the price
now asked for unimproved land might be
consistent with it's actual value, certainly
not before then.
By all means lower the price on your
land and give the immigrant chance,
it will pay you in the long run, because
it will increase the population by Sc
curing more settlers, and every newcom-
er adds more or less to our wealth.
and the weather the State the more valu-
able your lands.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

poinments are made in accordance with
the law creating the bureau af agricult-
ure, and the bureau will be put in active
operation as soon as practicable, and we
trust that these officers will be vigilant
in the discharge of their duty, so that
their labors will rebound to the interest
of the long suffering farmer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

THE season for the use of the orange
sizer is not here, but Sin times of peace
prepare for war;" Be sure and read the
advertisement of Mr.. J. Y. Parce on page
416. The sizer is on an entirely new prin-
ciple and does it's work perfectly. Mr..
Parce has also invented other labor saw
ing devices to aid the orange packer,
which he will bring out in due time.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10
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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

Gov. FLEMING has appointed Norman
Robinson of Orange county, to be State,
chemist, and Frank Philips, of Pensacola,
to be Inspector of fertilizers. These ap-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

When subscribers write US to change their pa
per to another pOstoffce, it will save us cOnSid-
cradle trouble if they will give the old address as
well as the new one Please do not forget this.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10
A Short Lesson on Fertilizers.

where unless he fully understands the
business he undertakes, and the better he
understands his business the more mark
eel will be his success. On the other hand,
if he knows nothing or but little of what
he undertakes, his work will be pretty
much like game of chance-he may sue
ceed if the Goddess of Luck smiles upon
him, but the chances are that she will not
smile, for her favors are extended only to
those who court her in an intelligent
manner.
Now the busines of vast majority OF
the people of Florida is tilling the soil, and
as the character of the soil is such that it
will not yield satisfactory results without
the application of substances which will
supply the DEFICIENCIES, it is of vital import
ance that the tiller acquaint himself with
these deficiencies, and also of the value OF
the substances to be supplied to make
good the lacking qualities.
On account of the diversified character
of Florida's soil it is utterly impossible
to give any rule for it's treatment, for
what would be advantageous to one
character of soil would be poisonous to
another, and vice-versa. But there are a
few established rules which should be
kept constantly in mind.
All things are classed as fertilizers
which, when added to the soil, either di-
rectly or Indirectly promote plant
growth, either by changing or improving
it's texture, correcting it's chemical con-
stituency or furnishing direct nourish-
ment to the plant.
Manures have both a direct and indi-
rect action.
Directly they stimulate growth by sup
plying plants with nutritious elements
absent from the soil in it's natural state
Indirectly they promote the growth Of
vegetation by rendering available for
plant food any organic substance
remaining in the soil that would other,
wise resist absorption, and by protecting
vegetation from sudden changes of tenn.
perature.
Another valuable direct action of ma
nure is the absorption of moisture and
nutritive gases and supplying them tC
the plant.
Manures should always be adapted tC
soil and circumstances. Cohesive ma
nures are more suitable to the light
sandy soils of Florida than those of oper
texture.
The scarcity of manure in Florida is 6
great drawback. But from small
amount of live stock and by strict econ
omy and a proper and iudicious mixture
of vegetable matter, considerable
quantity of manure can be saved.
Ashes should always be saved. They
contain large per cent. of that indispen
sible element of plant growth-potash-
and are also valuable for increasing tn,
texture of sandy soils.
Lime is valuable for correcting tn,
acidity of soil, and also for vegetable
composts; it should never be used in {
compost containing animal matter, as i
has tendency to free the ammonia there
in contained
1t is our intention to discuss only thos
elements of fertility that can be produced
or saved on the farm. If this is not SUI
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

THE abundant rains are making the
crab grass grow at a rapid rate. This
grass will make fine hay later on.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-10

ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates for advertising furnished application
by letter or in person.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-09
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GENERAL TOPICS.
Boy Knights Templar Call
on the President.
OTHER WHITE HOUSE VISITORS.
FOur New CrOnin JurOrs-N0 Nor
Secret Divorce Proceedings
in New York.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. !
WASHINGTON, October 8.-One of the
incidents at the White House this morn
ing was the presentation to the President
Of the boy Knights Templar, from Louis
vile. They wore the full dress uniforms
Of the Commandery, plumed chapeaux.
baldric, sword, etc. They were accom-
panied by Justice Harlan, who formally
presented them. The President ad-
dressed few words Of encouragement
and compliment to the boys, and shook
each one by the hand.
Among the mornings official callers
we're committee of the National Colored
Baptist Association, recently held at
Indianapolis, who came to present reso-
lutions adopted by the association, ask
ing the President to do what he could
towards suppressing the outrages COM
mitted in the South upon black men
because OF their color. The committee
were given q careful and respectful hear
ing by the President, and upon departing
they expressed themselves satisfied with
the result of their visit.