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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
DANA'S SARSAPARILLA'
Libby Prison,

But few of the hundreds of visitors who
attend the Libby prison war museum
every day have any idea of what they are
going to see after thew pay their entrance
money and pass through the big arch in
the centre of the battlement-w walls that
hides this old prison from street view.
First they are brought face TO face with
that grim old brick structure that held so
many hundreds of Union soldiers as
prisoners withen its walls during the great
war between the states.
Then the visitor wonders how Chicago
ans moved structure Of brick, 1872 feet
long, no feet deep and four stories high,
a distance of 200 miles, from Richmond,
Va, to the metropolis Of The West. 1t Is
then that they realize that this was the
greatest feat of buiiding-moving ever
known, and that there Is nothing except
the removal of Cleopatra's needle that
compares with 1t. One greatly interested
visitor, while looking at this building
from the outside. said; If q feat Of
this kind had been performed In England
or any other foreign country, the whole
world would have known 1t long ago, but
because Americans have done 1t, there Is
but little said, for 1t Is expected of them"
The removal of this building from Rich.
mond to Chicago required the use of 1872
tweuty-ton cars.
But the visitors surprise does not end
here for on entering the building they are
confronted with the old rooms OF the
building, now filed with thousands Of
northern and southern relics including
all kinds Of shot and shell, Official doc
uments and personal letters written by
the noted generals Of the war. life-size
oil portraits OF many Of these men, aud
hundreds OF pictures of battle fields
battle scenes aud interesting views OF
noted places. In fact, there Is everything
to he seen there that pertsined to the
great war between the states. and the col
lection of confederate relics is the
most valuable and complete 10 ex.
istence. L. includes everything from
the original manuscript OF Gen
Ropert +. Lees acceptance Of ths
con federate states army to the man.
uscript OF his farewell address to thi.
same army, beside which Is "Stouewali''
Jackson's Original appointment q,
general and Gen. j. l.. b
Stuart's letter rendering his services Il
abe confederacy. Chicago Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

Among the incidents of tho remark
able gale is the discovery of skeletons
at Whitesauds bay, near ST. Davids
The heavy seas have made an indenta-
ton on the beach, with the result that
two skeletons were revealed. one being
full grown man, while the jaw bone
Of a second shows that it belonged to
younger person. Public Opinion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

British shipbullding is almost totally
Frustrated. Only $1,000 tons OF new
shipping was ordered in Scotland dur
ing the last quarter, and the London
Economist refers to it as "a state of
affairs never before experienced, even in
the dullest periods of the trade. On
the other hand, it is many years since
shipbuilding In the United States has
been so prosperous. There Is large
amount of steel steam tonnage under
construction than ever before In the
history of the country. If our Arkan-
sas and Missouri Democratic statesmen
could have their way, however, all this
would be reversed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
Another athelete has assembled the 20

Another athelete has assembled the gold
en- stairs ria the prize ring While a
couple of bruisers were delightiug their
friends with knock down "to tinsh.'
the other evening, Ia Boston, their re-
lations became little strained and one
dealt the other Il settler under the left
ear and the subsequent proceedings had
no interest for him. His funeral was
attended by admirers. Thus one by one
the bright particular favorites of our
Athens are falling martyrs 10 the manly
science, are being sacrificed to make a
Boston holiday II'dttrrWe Sentinel
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

Fifteen inmates have been admitted to the
deaf and dumb asylum, and still they come.
In the matrimonial market it doesn't make
much difference about girls complexion il her
income is only fair
The matchmaker knows As much about spring
cleaning As hls wife docs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
POETRY.
Lullaby.


sleep, baby sleep,
Darling thou art closely pressed,
Closely TO thy mothers breast,
Fold thy wings and sweetly rest,
Like the wee bird in her nest:
When the evening shadows creep,
Little brides 20 10 sleep.
Sleep. baby sleep,
soft and low the bree2es blow,
Lightly tossing to and fro
Rings Of sunset light, trow,
Ger thy forehead pure as snow,
Softer blow, and nearer creep,
Fan her with thy wings 10 sleep.
Sleep, baby sleep.
All the flowers are wet with dew
All the periumed garden through,
Pansics, pinks and viole.s blue.
Weeping bid good night to you,
While the crickets hide and peep,
In the grasses hall asleep.
Sleep, baby sleep,
Drop the curtains Of thine eyes,
Look not upward to the skies.
Lest the moonhoat when it rise
Bear thee off to Paradise;
Drop thy lashes ere weep
For the babe the angels keep.
sleep, baby sleep,
All the lambs are in the fold,
In their finest fieeces, rolled,
All the bees with belts Of gold,
In their cells of waxen mould,
browse away in honey deep,
Till they softly fall asleep,
sleep, baby sleep.
Twilight calls Tor silent prayer,
Concious spirit, every where,
In the earth aud in the air,
Love enfelds my baby iair,
Let the sacred current. deep;
Bear thee u the isle OF sleep,
sleep, baby sleep,
Little brooks are ripping, dear,
Ripping very soft and clear,
All the reeds aud grasses, near,
Bend their graceful heads TO hear
What the limpid waters, keep,
Murnuring when they 20 to sleep.
Sleep. baby sleep,
Sunclouds throw Il golden mist,
Der the hills their lips have kissed,
And the star Of Love, visit
Years a veil OF amethyst,
Lest its sparkling eye, shall keep,
Baby's eyes away from sleep,
Sleep, baby sleep,
softly now the eyelids close,
Petals white of living rose,
Dropping down, ere they disclose
Where the heavenly violet grows,
Under curling lashes deep,
Now my sweet, thou art asleep.
EMILY +. W
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
M aGaxjneS

The Century fer May, the month of Memorial
Day, is made notable by the number and variety
of articles it contains which concern our national
life and history. A series Of articles, varied in
style and subject, but all having reference to
Memorial Day, are short sketch, "A Decora-
lion Day Reyery,' by Brander Matthews
Theodore q liara, by Robert Burns Wilson,
with which is given in full O'Hara's stirring
baltle-song, "The Bivouac Of the Dead" !,
poem, Twilight Song For Unknown Buried
Soldiers North and South, by Wal, Whitman
and Memorial Day ode, 'Thc Fallen by
John Vance Cheney; besides appropriate
articles i'll Topics and Open Letters.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
He Wants to Add His Name.

Permit he 20 all mine 70 your many
other certificates in commentator Of the
great cGrstive properties contained in
Swjft'> Specific :. ) : II i certainly
one If the best tones have ever used.
joins W. DANIELS. Anderson, $. c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

The brewers are turning their atteu-
ton latterly to the Southern States with
view to increasing the brewing but
uess IN that section of .he country.
Hitherto there have been very few brc "
cries N the South. There IS newly
organ led Virginia Brewing Company St
Roanoke. vs. AMI a company is being
organized for the erection of q brewery
8; Savannah ia. This means additional
poverty and misrale for both the whites
and the colorcd people. in the proportion
that beer consumption IS increased among
them.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
BNrhIsn .lrtljcU Sabre

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required. Il is guaranteed 10 give perfect salts
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box. For sale by Roland T. Pa,ten.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

The internal revenue receipts for the
first slN months of the current d>csl
year. from July - December 81. lssa.
Were. from distilled spirits. So Ia AZ
-, sn Increase over the corresponding
six months in l>>a Of : "a 46> % from
fermented liquors. $50. 80, >i2.1>. an IN
crosse over the same period in l,>U of
>. 2oG.5'. These figures have an
ominous significance for the friends of
the temperate, reform.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

ST. Nicholas for May begins with one Of Miss
Maude Elwell's characteristic sketches Of Viz
ginian colonial life. 1t is called The Passing
of General Bacon. and tells an amusing iu-
cident which occurred during Baeon's Rebellion.
1t is strongly illustrated By Birch, one of the
pictures forming the frontispiece Of the number
Among the new features is one Of especial
interest to boys and young men. Walter Camp,
author OF the papers on intercollegiate Foot
ball begins II series Of eminently practical
articles on baseball called Bat, Ball. and
diamond" In them Mr.. Camp gives to the
boys all over the country the benefit Of his long
experience and special skill AS a trainer. OF
successful mines. The value of the papers is
increased by the careful and attractive drawings
Of Mr.. Ogden.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

Scribner's Magazine for May contains an
article OF unusual richness in illustration deal
ing with the country around Barbizon, made
famous by Millets pictures, and with the ar,is, 5
personality a practical article on home-build-
ing for men Of small incomes; two short stories
Of striking originality by entirely new writers !;
the second paper in the useful Rights OF the
Citizen" series; and description Of Japanese
theatres by Japanese author, fully illustrated
by Japanese artists-~ith other fiction, essays,
and poems. Among the artists represented in
this beautiful issue are Carroll Beckwith, VIII
ii. Low, Theodore Robinson, Howard P,le.
Harry Fem, and Otto Bacher.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08
bflJlUrh'UHip RESCUE.

Atlas supported the world, bat who uspported
Atlas Ills wife problOiy took in washing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

A woman has been appointed wcisher Of coal.
Like her sex in general, she will NO doubt have
her weigh.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-08

you can't eat your dinner and have it, too
said the sympathetic steward to the seasick pass.
eng:r.
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14

premium for COWS at certain fair.
The committee ruled them out
claiming that they were not cows,
neither having dropped a calf. A
suit was brought for the premium.
The Judge held that a female bo-
vine, according to the dictionaries,
is cow whether she has ever had a
calf or not. The common under
standing is that a heifer becomes a
cow only when she drops her first
calf and there are even those who
seem to think heiferhood continues
till the birth of the second calf. We
are not aware of any reasons put
forward to sustain this last position
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14

"The current year will be known
as the beginning of the "hog era''
in Texas. We do not speak face
tiously of the candidate for Govern
or who bears that name, but the
wide spread interest that our stock
men and farmers are taking in the
raising of hogs. The practice of
the stockraisers has been to depend
on Missouri and Illinois for bacon.
and their course was probably justi-
fed by the fact that our winters are
frequently too mild to save the meat
by the cold weather process. Now
we do not have to depend on cold
weather, but packeries and reirig-
orators make us independent of cold
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14
Dehorning Sheep.

The latest heard from dehornlng
is the dehorning of seven hundred
Merino sheep by ranchman in
Utah. The horns are cut as smooth
and close to the skull as possible
and the wound is then touched with
hot iron. We know that the de-
horning of cattle, in which it is not
necessary to burn, is attended with
but little pain, but this operation
suggests greater suffering. Yet we
dare say it cannot be more painful
than the branding of cattle as we
nvc s..." it ia the West rht
sh. p's horn is said 10 have il more
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14

persistent tendency to grow out than
has that of cattle, hence the suppos-
ed necessity for burning. With
sheep, as with cattle, dehorning is
done to prevent fighting. Those
who are familiar with the injury
which rams do each other in fight
ing, the mishapen, bone broken,
sore heads, SO often found, may con-
clude that to dehorn, and thus pre-
vent this constant injury, will be a
merciful act.
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14

Others were left as the freeze left
them. By this time it was apparent
that they need not be sawed off at
the ground. AS they put out leaves
and sprouts it was plain that nature
was making strong effort, but that
it was an effort, for the trees did not
send out shoots with that care and
vigor so characteristic of them. The
blackened sap still showed, and the
girdles and circles of blackened bark
appeared on limb and trunk. Still
no tree died, and, though the gain
was slow, they held what was gain
ed, and from that gain gained more,
till now the grove looks almost as
handsome as this time last year,
while evidences of the frost are
slowly disappearing. From the
condition the frost left the LeContes
in, I have felt sure they would
blight, but this remarkable tree
worse hurt than any, caught in full
leaf, full of sap, with succulent
shoots six to ten inches long on
every limb, blasted by the cold as
if by fire-has thrown off, as if by
magic, the effects of the cold, and
now, three months later, scarcely
shows sign of the fierce ordeal
through which it SO recently passed.
It seems to me that if it goes un
blighted through this year the Le-
Conte is blight proof. My Keiffers
kept on growing; they we're injured
very slightly. Bartletts on LeConte
roots are free from blight, so far,
and find they grow faster and are
more vigorous.
Iforgot to say as to my pruning
experiment that those pruned were
slower to put out, but that they
grew off more vigorously afterward
than those let alone. / am satisfied
it was better to prune, late as it was.
To sum up-Peach trees were hit
the hardest; many have died; young
trees suffered least; there will be
little fruit. European pears will
have some fruit if the blight checks
up. There will be fair apple crop.
Strawberries are blooming and fruit
ing now. Figs were killed to the
ground where not protected, which
is easy to do. A very little protAc-
ton will save the fig. Ilean against
them small pine saplings and it an
swers admirably.-C. P. Coffin in
Southern Horticultural Journal.
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14
More About the Freeze.


More About the Freeze.
Since my article in the March 18th
number regarding the probable ef-
feet of the freeze Of that month on
LeConte pears and other fruit trees,
the developments, as they have
showed up from month to month
have proven that not only was the
harm done widespread and embrac-
ing many trees and plants not at
first supposed to be injured, but they
have also shown some of the &C.
centricities of Dame Nature and her
wonderful powers of recuperation.
In the above mentioned letter I sug-
gested that future developments
might show other trees to have been
hurt besides the LeConte.
AS the weeks rolled by it became
apparent that peaches were dormant
only because the current of life in
them had been paralyzed by the
freeze, and that hard hit, as they
were, it was going to take all the
strength left them to live through
the season-to say nothing of bear
ing fruit-and we now find many
trees dying outright.
Apples, though not so much, were
affected and are showing blight,
while the European pears, Bartlett,
Seckel, D. d'Angoulame, etc., which
we considered from their backward
condition safe, all dropped most of
their fruit and are blighting fearful
ly, whose limbs with the fruit on
them blackening and shriveling in a
day. And this brings me to the
LeConte and other Orientals. In
my letter said it seemed then GER
tain that the LeConte would have to
be sawed off at the ground, and I
confess felt that if they all sprout-
ed from that point / should consid-
er it good fortune. The trees were
closely watched from day to day.
Although the leaves were scorched
and lifeless, and the twigs and out
side limbs began to wither, the bark
still showed it's natural color. the
only hopeful sign. And this condf-
ton prevailed some time, mean
while its parent, the "Chinese Sand"
few of which some neighbors had,
succumbed. Buds at last began to
appear on the LeCunte, and as an
experiment | pruned away the worst
frosted ends of limbs and twgs, cut
ting some trees severely back, al
though the fall pruning had been
two-thirds of the years growth.
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14

The Scientific American gives a
cut showing a recent patent for driv-
ing live stock from a railroad track
The devise consists of proper apa-
ratus for throwing hot water for some
distance ahead of the engine. A
stream can be turned on at will. and
the engineer takes aim ere expell-
ing the watery charge.
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14
Items For Horsemen.

July I'd, at Monmouth Park,
N. j., the third race, one mile was
won by Tepny, Firenzi second, Ches-
apeake third. The track was rather
heavy and the time 1:43 "a.
On the same day at Saratoga,
Come-to-Taw won the mile and q
quarter race, Lavira Bell second,
Hypocrite third. Time 2:OS.
AT Detroit, Michigan the geld
ing Jack and the California stallion
Palo Alto were matched against each
other on the I'd. Jack won first
heat, trotting in 2:15 1-2, Palo Alto
won second heat in 2:13 IL, beating
the stallion record in a race and
equaling Maud SIS. fastest race mile.
Jack won the third heat in 2:15, and
the fourth heat in 2:16. This is the
most important trotting race of the
season.
AT Buffalo, N. Y. in the 2:21
class for PAGERS, Dallas was the win
ner, his fastest heat being the third
in 2:14 IA. The fastest heat in the
race was the second, won by Cricket
in 2:13 8 4, which lowers her record,
also the four year old pacing record.
AT Saratoga, Aug. 4tb, the mile
race (running) was won by Isaac
Lewis in 1:41 3-4, Saunterer second,
Eugene third.
AT Brighton Beach, N. j., Aug.
4th, the two and quarter miles
race (running) was won by Bella in
in 4:07 IA, Ernest second, Reward
third.
The mare Belle Hamlin created
a sensation by trotting an eighth of a
mile over the Buffalo track in 13 3-4
seconds, ths fastest ever made by a
trotter. This is equal to 1:5O for a
mile, though of course it could not
be maintained. Two years ago she
trotted halt mile in 1:O2 IA a
2:O4 1-2 gait. She will probably
trot against Maud SIS. 2:OS 3-4 some
time this summer.
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14
Cow or Heirer.

Judge Chadwick of Guelph, Can
ada. has rendered decision when
will scarcely meet the approval of
cattle raisers. Female bovines past
three years old were entered for a
Southern live-stock journal., 1890-08-14
Fertilizers.


The committe of the State Alli-
ance on fertilizers report a large
amount of commercial fertilizers
used in the State. No rule can be
given as to what is the best fertili-
zers for every soil, but the general
statement is made that nitrogen is
less often needed than potash and
phosphoric acid. Of potassic ferti-
lizers, the cheapest in the end are
kainit and the ashes from cotton
seed hulls, the latter containing
about twice as much potash as the
former. Phosphoric acid can most
cheaply be purchased in acid phos-
phate. AS complete fertilizer, one
containing all three of the important
elements of plant food, superphos-
phate is recommended.
At present the users are protected
against frauds in fertilizers manu-
iactured in this State, but against
inferior brands brought into the
State there is no protection, and
three fourths of the commercial fer
tilizers used are manufactured out
side the State. 1t is to be hoped
that the legislature will pass such
fertilizer laws as now exist in Ca.
Ala and La. The committee advis-
es against the continuous use of
commercial fertilizers on the same
land. These carry no humus, which
in the long run is indispensable. To
supply this humus green crops must
be used as fertilizers and barnyard
manure must be carefully used.
Stabling our cattle only few
months and having very few farm
animals as compared with cultivated
area, We at present save but little
home made fertilizer. We should
raise more live stock. The COM
mittee recommended that generally
the ingredients of a fertilizer be
bought separately, and that the
mixing be done on the farm.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-01

is what she does wear mentally. She should be a
perfect wife for men who wish wives to be physical
and not mental companions only to the
Kaffir woman in that she wears bit more cloth
ing
But even in her case would it not be wise to in
fer that she has not physically ncapacitated her.
self for maternity by her frivolous life, so much as
that she does not care for children and would find
them troublesome to brain which holds nothing
more serious and valuable than jewels and recep-
ton dates? And if she did reproduce her kind,
would this world be benefited?
Why this constant cry for more children in
world crushed by the weight of sorrow and wrong
to those already here? Until children can be born
into better conditions, let us be thankful that there
is one class of women too selfish and another class
too full of sense of obligation to add very rapid
ly to this beehive, of misery and discomfort and
wrong.
The world needs healthier, wiser, truer children,
not more of them. And until mothers are both
educated and rank before the law as human beings
they will never be able to give that kind to the
world Just so long as men must get their brains
from the prescribed sex, just that long will their
brains remain an ''infant industry and be in need
of high protective tariff in the shape Of restric-
tive laws on women to shield men from equal CON-
petition in fair field as human units.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-01
What is She Doing?

That is the brief question asked Of young girl
who is, as we commonly phrase it, "Out of
school" 1t is taken for granted she is doing
something for it is not to be supposed that, hay
ing spent years in stndy, she becomes an idler SO
soon as her school days are over The answer, no
doubt, must be general one. She is taking up
new studies, beginning course of reading, seek
ing school, or starting out as teacher, opening
an office as stenographer and typewriter, learning
to make bread, or even studying medicine. Any
one of these is good A single one Of them, per-
haps, is all that a few persons need care for.
But for the average girl it is safe to advise that
she should, if she has not done so already, give
careful attention to household duties, and thus
learn to cook, bake, sew, mend-ln Short keep
house." And then along with this she should
seek such cultivation of her mind as her training
in school and her present opportunities make pos
sible.-Canadan Nation.
OIL. ;bo Cor Tup0 upONTrIE