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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-10
To Make II Home.

The living room is the one room in the
house Which, above all others, should be
bright and cheerful. 1t any room must
he neglected let it not be the living
room. Have here refined pictures, plen.
" of books and current literature
This is the place for the piano the most
chairs and coscy corners
Within the precints OF such room one
may shut out the world and forget that
there are any troubles to bear.
The character OF room depends upon
its wall decoration, its carpets. its
pictures and its curtains. We should be
careful To have these of the right kind,
for all others are mere accessories
1--WE could not afford expensive things
said Il newly-married compile. $50 we
chose the comfortable ones; and this
idea, "comlort," is the secret of all room
furnishing.
1t is not elegant surroundings that
make people happy and contented
"What can II queen have more than
WEI" asks an exchange. II sl" is cold
She can absorb no more heat than we.
If she has millions she can eat no more
than we. If She has million, of hcauii-
full dresses she can wear but one at II
time, he same aS ouI selves. Her Jewels
are so costly that they are locked up IN
a vault for safe keeping; when she
wears them on state occasions She is
constantly Swallowed by a guard. We
admire ours through the window of the
silver smiths n; d are not bl rdeued with
the responsibility of their being stolen,
nor ANNOYED by the detective, Air,
water and sunlight, the essci tials of life.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-10
THE PHEBE BIRD IN SPRING.

The water drips frou the messy caves
In jewel drops on lat year, leaves;
Tie earth is wrapped in "A vale Of mist,
AID through tbs gauze Of amethyst
Come The pitches note. 80 clear, so sweet
Tic If the lhebc bird;
aaa phcbel Pacbcl
15sH Shedding its rosy glow
o. ~ er0cuscs white rs snow
Z ~ So by the old stone wall.
y woods By thc waterfall
y ia...lz3 bear, so clear, so sweet,
The cal af Ire uhebe bird:
Phebe. Phche, phcbel
The breaihof yiolcts most rare
Is waited on tie gentle air,
Willie fraft eaeh mead and icrny deli
Come IIaihtise note like silver bell,
50 pIofeiH- flle. 50 Gear, 10 sweet,
The call - Tn fhebe bird:
FleHe, Theie' Phchc,
Alice b. Waite In New York sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-10

A. 7. Hyatt, wcll-known dairyman
OF Wisconsin, gives the following hints
in regard to the causes of garget in
COWS: Lying on the cold ground or
even on a cold floor or getting too cold
anywhere will cause garget. \ drink of
cold water too soon after calving will
turn milk to water and produce humps III
the udder. Blows, malicious or acciden-
tai, will do it. ] was cutting wood
when IA COW came too near as Il tree WAS
about to fall and tossed "A stick AT her.
struck her on the udder full of milk
and had bad case of garget then,
Boys driving cows from pasture throw
stones and produce garget. can tell
how not to have gargct, but not
how to cure it. Feed may have some
thing to do with it, A citizen of this
town pasturcd his cows across the Onion
river; sometimes the animals failed to
come up nights to be MIXED. The COWS
were soon gargety. Milk regularly and
we'll observe these conditions that pro-
duce garget and avoid them. Roots,
oats, oil meal about one ounce of the
latter to one hundred weight of the ami
mall are my main reliance. have seen
lard and kerosene rubbed on udders
with great effect. Not too much. DO
not feed your cows damaged food burn
it first
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-10

soft shelled eggs are an evidence of
fat. Cut down the grain ration and feed
more green food and fresh bones.
\ dark poultry house is nearl, always
damp aud becomes II fruitful source of
those diseases incidental to winter.
II Is IA losing investment to try to CON
vince the world that your appetite or
ideas are guide that all should follow.
If filth is not the entire cause of hog
cholera, it certainly furnishes IA prolific
field for its growth and dissemination.
1t eau hardly be called good manage
ment that permits the brood SOW and
the growing pigs to sleep in the manure
heaps.
Plant backberrirs on rocky. dry,
poor knoll. If land is rich they run too
much To canes. Use only hardy vari-
cites.
Poultry keeping, when the business is
properly conducted with an eve mainly
to egg production, is extremely prof.
table.
Because sheep are natural cleaners and
can live on the wastes of llc farm do
not conclude that they can live on
nothing.
None of us but have found something
in our neighhor to help u, and we can
but trust that to a small extent this may
have been mutual
Poultry farming, as distinct branch
of agriculture, is making some progress.
\ small. cheap farm gives facilities for
this business.
Ii does very well to raise anything
liked best for family needs, but for mar
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Farm for Sale !

Situated in Madison, three miles from Skow-
hogan village on Scion Road. contains one
hundred acres, well wateded, good pasture,
plenty wood, large orchard. buildings quite
good. For further particulars inquire OF
II X j. BL\NCHARD,
Iuf Madison, Me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-10


Insomnia Is fearfully OF: the increase. The
rush and excitement of modern Ii e so tax ii
nervous system that multitudes of people a
deprived of good and sufficient sleep. with
ruinous consequences to the nerves. RENE M
her Ayers Sarsaparilla makes the weak
strong.
No orchestra can hope to 20 along harmoni-
ously without concert OF action.
Bessie H. Bedloe, Burlington, VT had dis
ease of the scalp, causing her hair to become
very harsh and dry and to fail SO freely that
she scarcely dared to comb it. Ayers Hair
Vigor gave her healthy scalp, removed the
daudruff and made the hair thick and glossy.
A beetle can draw twenty times its own
weight. 50 can mustard plaster.
Dandruh is an emulation from the pores OF
the scalp that spreads and dries, forming
scurf aud causing the hair to fan out. Halls
Hair Remover cures il.
II you can raise the wind" the dust" is
quickly collected.
Proprietors OF hotels, boarding houses and
farm houses should apply to the BosToN
TRANSCRIPT for advice about getting the best
results from advertising.
II was n Manitoba high school boy who said
there we're four 2oues-frigid, torrid temper
ate and incorporate.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
DIAMOND SMUGGLING.
Canning Schemes for the Introduce
tiOn of Gems without Duty.

One Of the simplest devices for SNUG
Cling diamonds Is that Of the hollow
heeled shoe. 1t Is asserted that boots
small vacant space In the heels are cas-
ily obtained in Europe, and they are es-
pecially manufactured for the purpose
for escaping detection. says the Jewell
lers' Weekly.
as means of secreting diamonds.
When 1t Is understood that $4,000 worth
of diamonds or more can easily be in
closed In a paper parcel about as wide
high and about quarter Of an inch
thick, 1t is easy to comprehend that
such , package can be kept securely
h5ny 6ne Of moist plnsfn methods
ever emPbloysid was the Of cake Of
able that. this plan would have proved
oficers of the Government had re:
person had diamonds with him, and
searched his effects SO thoroughly that
they examined even the gem-studded
The wife Of this smuggler helped her
spouse and her plan was not less in
genious than that of her husband. Her
grapes. which, under ordinary circum-
stances, would only have awakened the
envy of other wearers of bonnets. With
IN the grapes were, diamonds and fancy
stones of great value.
Another smuggler was specially pro-
ytded by Providence with smuggling
device In the shape of heavy covering
of thick. bushy hair, which he arranged
30 that 1t stood up from his forehead
like an impenetrable bush. Within this
mass Of heavy hair he deposited a good
o time in escaping the vigilance of the
Custom House officials.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
BIG CYPRESS TREE.
II IL 152 Feet I Inches In Circum-
ference and roo Feet High.

We started at $50 o'clock. determining
to take in on our way the big cypress of
Tula. which is so large that II Is worthy
to be ranked above the big trees OF Cali
fornia SAYS a writer in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. We found II In the in
closure OF the parish church.
There Is no doubt that the latter was
built in that place because of the tree,
for which the Indians feel great vcnera-
ton. 1t is precisely of the same kind as
the trees Of Chapultepec, but the largest
there Is only forty-siX feet in circum-
ference. While this one is, by recent
measuren ent l52 feet and four inches,
There Is another difference, and very
marked one, and this Is the tendency
80 fiattening OF the lower and larger
branches nd OF the peculiar buttresses
which the trunk throws out. In the lat.
ter they are almost as fiat as boards
and in the branches the hatness is that
of a wedge. The contrast between these
and the upper ones, which are rounded
Is very striking
The trunk * not Ike an ordinary one
but resembles a buttressed wall, so that
the two dlametCrS vary enormously. Tne
height mur he less than 20J feet, max
ing the appearance In n Photograph Hl-
most dwnrfish. The Fp-cad Of tho
branches from north to south Is GlEaa.
tic, and the effect OF light AMI shade is
enhancing to the artist,
There are colonies Of lizards and Of
various birds In the different deDGrt-
ments OF the trunk and branches. and
upon the green dome of the top were a
group of buzzarls that crolked without
!nteI mission during our whole stay.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
RETURNED THE PAPERS.
lie Had Read Them All mt Another's
EXPENSE.

A well-known gentleman in this city
viously occupied by another gentleman
who was a subscriber to one of the even
ing papers. The carrier of course con-
tinued leaving the paper for space OF a
year, never having been notified OF the
change, says the Chattanooga Times.
The collector recently went around 10
collect for the paper. the bill bciGg made
out In the name of the gentleman who
had subscribed. When the cole ctor pre-
sented the bill the gentleman of the
house said:
''Why, nv dear sir. that man has not
lived here In over year. You are at
the wrong house"
well, has not the carrier been leaving
you n copy of the paper all the time?"
Yes sir. But did not subscribe, and
told the boy, to quit leaving it. But he
never did So"
"You have received the paper every
day, haven't you?"
"Yes. sir"
Then you ought to pay for It."
well, excuse me moment and the
gentleman went into the house Return
ing In a moment, he lugged out stack
OF newspapers half as tall as himself
Here are your papers. sir: have nc
use for them"
He hal read them and carefully filed
them away until the bill should be pre-.
scented.
The collector sent a transfer wagon to
haul away n years accumulation OF
papers. the pay for which he failed &c
get because one man returned them and
the man never received them.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
TO CLEAN A ROOM.
How to DO 1t systematically md
Thoroughly ns Well.

When you start In to clean room
there are certain things to be done that
will facilitate you greatly In your task,
provided you follow them out systemat-
ically. To begin with. remove the dra-
peries and dust and remove all small
articles. All the furniture should be
busted the light pieces taken out the
heavier ones covered after this has been
done, says the Chicago Herald.
Brush the walls and ceiling carefully.
removing the dirt from the tops of doors
and windows. Dust and cover the pic
lures. Brush the window frames. sills
and blinds. being careful not to create
too great a dust. After this first step Is
taken the floor demands your attention.
If there are rugs on IL roll them up and
SEM them out of doors to be brushed
and beaten. After all the window clean
ing and brushing Is over rub the floor
with a soft. dry cloth.
If your room Is carpeted. sprinkle the
carpet with slightly dampened corn meal
ard use a clean broom. After the sweep.
irg Is over for the first time. let the dust
settle and then sweep lightly again
Next dust the room and wash the win
dows and remove the covers from furni.
carpet to look particularly nice, wiring a
cloth out In tepid water and ammonia
and wipe the = Irface.
After the rugs have been beaten and
shaken replace them on the floor and
put back the furniture. draperies, and
ornaments. Having done this you can
settle down comfortably. knowing that
at least one room In your house has been
attended to as II should he.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
HER HAIR FULL OF WEALTH.
A Beautiful Girl Who Stole Gold
Dust and Diamonds.

"A young lady employed by a gold
and silver smith in New York has only
her good looks to thank for the fact
out being prosecuted for theft" re-
marked Henry 8. Fleetwood, of Brook
lyn. as he sampled st. Louis-made
perfecto in the corridor of the Southern
Hotel last night. says paper Of that
city: y,,,-,.. ,
OF hair, which she allows to hang loose
ly over her shoulders, and nearly down
to her waist. From time to time II was
noticed that the gold used in the room
In which she worked did not go as far
as It ought to in making jewelry and
gem settings, and that even allowing
for the filings, which are most carefully
preserved, there was a distinct leakage.
Steps were taken to subject the EN-
ployees to a more rigid search, but no
discovery was made until the young
lady with the long hair quarrelled with
in n fit OF jealousy her rival gave away
the most Interesting story. The young
lady had kept her hair well creased.
and then while at work would fire.
habit.
by the process she accumulated a
and sometimes dropped some diamond
chips as we'll Every night she combed
out her locks with the smallest OF
tooth-combs, carefully collected the pc.
sold 1t without any dilncuity.
She broke down completely when
taxed with the offense. made restitution
as far as she was able, and her tears
was then allowed to depart In peace.
although her employers somewhat in
consistently took measures to prevent
her obtaining further employment In
the business, In which she was an ex-
pert,"
The evening world., 1894-06-09
THEY ALL BOUGHT L0zENGES
MAN AND WOMAN swINDLE SEA-
SICK CHANNEL PASSENGERS.
Victim Has shnrpers Arrestcd, and
They Finally Confess.

A gentleman living in a Partisan
suburb was strolling down one of It's
streets when he came by chance across
Il couple-a man and a woman--whom
he Immediately recognized as having
been his fellow-passengers in n steamer
crossing the Channel. His "reminiscences,
says the London Telegraph, were not
of a particularly agreeable nature. for
he lost no time In getting them ar
rested. The tale which he unfolded to
the police commissary was as follows:
The steamer had hardly left the Eng
lish port en- route to the shores of
France when he and about fifty other
companions in misery were seized with
all the symptoms of NAL de mer. The
only traveller who seemed exempt from
suffering was the man who had been ar
rested. He paced the deck with the ut
most complacency, now and then taking
from a bonbon box lozenge. which he
swallowed with apparent satisfaction.
The woman in whose company he was
met in Paris acted on the steamer as II
she was n perfect stranger to him. and
she seemed, indeed, to be the greatest
victim of them all.
80 intense was her sufferings that the
man walked up to her and offered her
one of the lozenges. declaring that they
were a sovereign remedy against sea
sickness. She took one, and in the
course OF few minutes said that she
was completely cured, and soon her fel-
low-passengers beheld her discussing
with considerable relish plate of sand
wiches, washed down by bottle Of
stout.
one after the other they begged the
possessor OF the marvellous lozenges
pens that l am the inventor" he re-
piled, "and as / have few boxes with
me l shall be most happy to oblige you
with them at the rate of 20 francs
misery had in the mean time rather
increased than otherwise, enthusiastic
ally welcomed the offer. and soon all
the boxes were sold, the gentleman
from the suburbs being the purchaser Of
one.
But somehow the lozenges had no eff
feet. Not one OF the buyers was to be
seen calling for stout and sandwiches,
and the whole party did not get to the
end of their troubles until they were
suburban gentleman had the lozenges
analyzed. and they were found to be
ordinary jujubes. Chance had thrown
the couple in his way and he told the
sure that they had acted this comedy
for the purpose of getting money out of
their fellow-passengers.
The man and the woman both de-
clared at first that the suburban one
must have mistaken them for another
full confession. Oddly enough. they
had gone to the suburb to inspect n
house which they had thought OF buying
with the proceeds of the sale of many
passages agross the silver streak when
the stormy winds did blow,
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Muaic Hnd No Chnrm..

R'rom the Chicago Trbune)
The facts seem TO be that Jack Cuddy-
hunk took his wife and went to hear
Patti one night at the Auditorium a
few weeks ago.
Mr.. Cuddyhunk is a well-to-do saloon
keeper on the North Side. with n
speciality Of keeping a quiet. orderly gin
MILL where only well-behaved persons
are tolerated.
Tired OF waiting for Patti to make her
appearance he went blissfully to sleep
before the first act was half over, and
snored IN a subdued way for nearly an
hour. Then Mrs. Cuddyhunk nudged
him.
..yackG,.. she whispered.
'Ugh?'
"Jackr
"Wha' you want?'
Wake up. Jack! PATHS on the stage
and they're going to sing"
throw 'em outv'
And with another subdued snore Jack
lapsed Into inconsistencies again.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
A Captain Goes Down at Each Throw.
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Owner, Trainer and Jockey Mccat-
fertv,s actions on Judge Morrow yester-
day were not calculated to MI the OBJ
server with any great degree OF con-
a., Il, ,,, ,,, ..,., ,,,,,
iue'ee J." Ills oes'fe W WIN 'u"ee
Morrow won race few days before
esa"s oasa s,,, n'' or"n ' u,,,h % tha % .dd,,,ona,
ease that even win the aou,''oha'
weight he carried yesterday he looked to
' w a.,,,a. w. so'' ,In o ,,,,,s, y. hand,s, S,nh,v
Is peculiar. He must be handied kindly
and coaxed to run. When crossed or
abused he sulks and will not do his
pest NO one KNOWS 'hese 'nihss DETER
than owner. Trainer and Jockey Nc
carfertv and II WAS n painful surprise
a..i'I' anu ~ wa" I ,1a ,,,,an
his rider began to fog him at the post
and yank him around in n fashion that
-, ,, go, 49, -, ,ar,,aroa
horse that ever ran. II McCafferty had
his money down on Judge Morrow then
strange. The subsequent races OF this
morse ought 70 be watched WIN IN
terest by the stewards
n.,., ,,.
According TO an othcial OF the motifs
PARK Jockey CLUB, the cash receipts at
the gates nave Deen three times larger
be Interesting news 10 tine state Comp
trolier.
will be talked about many days. 1t
will be n long time before a race crowd
will see the three best Jockeys in the
country fighting in head and head
finish like that OF yesterday. The
finish was very close. The younger
of the Fleischmans rushed up to
the press stand after the race was
younger of the Fleischmans rushed up
, to the press stand after the race was
over and wanted to know who had been
called the winner. As matter OF fact.
opinions were divided.
"Well," he said, Garrison swears he
The evening world., 1894-06-09
FINE LEGAL POINT.
Can "a Mnn Wed the Sister of His
Widow?

At the party AT Mr.. Robertss the
other evening Major Baldwin raped the
company to order and stated that a
party had recently come to his office and
asked a question on a legal point which
he was unable TO answer, says the
North Dakota Republican.
AS the District-Attorney was present,
and as the question and answer would
interest every one present he would re-
ow's sister?'
The Dlstrict-Attornsy promptly an
sWered that he could " he wanted to.
cision. When the Major quietly re-
marked that this was the frat time he
had kssrd that q dead man could marry
there were explosions OF laughter which
The evening world., 1894-06-09
ADVANCEMENT OF WOMAN.
How She VIII Bill and Coo When
the Word Male Is Eliminated.

"Win you." he asked In trembling,
hopeful tone. "be miner
Hardly" she replied in a rich. bass
voice, says the Detroit Free Press.
"You have given me hope that YOU
would" he pleaded.
"How?'
by almost promising that you would
not reject me-"
That is another thing" she said In
a softer tone. 1t gave him great hope.
"Ah. then, you will be my wife?" he
exclaimed, with brighter light in, his
face,
Hardly that, / think" she told him,
with the chill again in her voice.
This made him almost desperate.
why do you treat me so?" he i'm
plored. What would you have me dor
She drew herself up proudly, almost
dehantly.
"Do?" she exclaimed. do? Ask me
II you may be my husband"
And he loved her SO that he obeyed
her. and he obeyed her ever after.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
At the Fountain.


IFTom The Detroit TrIbune,D
Once upon a time there lived a maiden
OF SURPRISING beauty She was very
naughty and rejected all offers OF matri-
mony. There approached a strange
youth from afar. He spoke no word.
but made signs. He closed one eye In
the direction OF the maiden. She shook
her head.
mo" she remarked. we've Just sold
the last drop"
Turning upon her heel she drew two
measures OF lemon phosphate for the
couple from the country.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Fin De steele.

Wrom brooklyn Life)
The Poet-This was Moore's idea OF n
woman's devotion;
Throush the furnace uAAArinkinE thy steps rn
And shield thee and save thee or perish there too
That's true love" ~
The Cynic-Yes; but tine women OF the
and collect the life insurance.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Not n Bargnin.

From the Chicago Tribune)
''The most disgusted man l ever saw"
said Uncle Allen Sparks. who was in
reminiscent mood. was a divorce law
yer. He attended a sale of unclaimed
express packages. and bought for $3.50
what he supposed was an oil painting.
When he took II to his office anG un-
wrapped II he found that 1t was one OF
those framed notices. God Bless Our
Home"
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Ground for Disbelief.
tFrom Lite)

Mrs. Mullins Geading the newspaper
A Philadelphia man rcjoices in the
name OF MedycVnv GarcZynskiogO.
Mr. Mullins--I don't believe II.
name?"
mo: l don't believe he rejoices in it."
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Getting Together.

From the Chicago Tribune.)
III you'll climb down from your
hobby" shouted the greenbacker. "we'n
discuss this thing on the plane OF COM
mon sensep' 4E,..
Won't II do just as WELL" howled
the singie-taxer. "if you climb up on
% was at this point that they pro-
ceeded TO MIX up. q. go
The evening world., 1894-06-09
In Fashionable Suburbs.
From the New York weekly.)

From the New York weekiy.)
Mrs. Wayback lin railroad train)-
We must be gettin' near the city now.
Mr.. Wayback-Think so?
"Of course. Just look at the outland-
tsh ways the houses is painted.
Mr.. Wayback-Wall, 1 swan! thought
was ruther economical, but / never
would hev had the face to use up my
odds and ends of paint that way.
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Arcleil.

Sally Gey. What a cunning little fell
low Mr.. Caliipers is7''
Dolly Swift Cunning? Why, he's
dreadfully bow-legged."
Sally Gay: ''Yss, but that gives him
such an arch look. you know"
The evening world., 1894-06-09
Noisy.

From the Detroit Tribune.)
II would greatly prefer" she was say
Ing. "a quiet wedding. but II is impos-
sihle." ,r..,.'t .r.
why impossible?"
Her look was one OF calm resignation.
Dear George 10 30 hard OF hearing.