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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
State News.

Those Monmouth and Gorham muir.
ders are enough to make every farmer
hesitate about going to his ouc buildings
after dark. Maine is becomiHg rival
of New Hampshire in this respect And
New Hampshire has the death penalty,
says the Kennebec journal.
As the afternoon train from Portland,
passed Parsons crossing, Auburn, Mon
day last Rufus Hac.,ett, Auburn, aged
60 of the south part of the city, drove
on the track. The engine struck the
team, smashing the wagon and instantly
killed both Hackett and his horses He
was hard of hearing and cars on the
side track prevented his seeing the train,
The Pine Tree Division of the Order
of Railway Conductors held its annual
meeting the 10th, instant at Portland,
and chose the following officers; Chief
Conductor, G. B. Pratt of the Grand
Trunk; A. G. c., NJ. NJ. Tarr of the NJ.
G. X. K. Secretary and Treasurer, 5. 5.
Cahill of the NJ. G. X. r.; S. c., G. c.
Barbour of the Nj. G. r. Il. j. c., w. +.
Hodgkins of the G. r. r. R.; l., s., c.
f. Quinn Of the NJ. G. r. r.; o. s., L.
w. Gould of the NJ. c. r. r., Division
Committee. F. A. McIntire of the NJ. C.
X. r., A. &. Hanson of the G. Il. r. R.,
and A. l.. Esterbrook Of the NC. X. R.;
delegate to the Grand Division. W. s.
Sprague of the M. C. X. R.; alternate,
5. 5. Cahll of the NJ. c. X. X.
The inquest on the murder of Byron
Coburn, Gorham, was held Monday
though there were no important wit
ncsses. Suspicion rests heavily on the
hired man, Lewis, who is cool and self
possessed. Mrs. kimball, Coburn's
housekeepcr, was examined ills fore
noon. hut with no discoveries. The
OPT ion prevails that Lewis will be held
for the Grand jury. The testimony of
man named Graffan not made public
is reported to be very damaging to
| Lewis.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Mary and Her Little Lamb.

Many of our readers are familiar with
the story of the fondness of MARY for
her little lamb, that followed her to
school one day." but all of them may
not know that there really was such a
Mary and such lamb. The original
Mary was Mrs. Mary +. Tyler, who was
still living at Somerville, Mass, some
years ago, hale and vigorous at the age
Of eightytwo. She raised the lamb
from its birth, its mother having desert
ed it. 1t followed her "everywhere she
went and finally died in her arms,
having been gored by COW. Mrs.
Tyler did not write the nowfamous
verses; three of them were written by
John Roulstone, who lived in the neigh
borhood, aud the other two were after
waId added by Mrs. Townsend. Mrs.
Tyler knit two pairs of stockings from
the fleece Of her lamb, and these stockings
in later years were unraveled and sold
in small bits, tied to n card with Mary's
autograph on it, nj, a fair held for the bene-
fit of the old South Church of Boston,
and the sum realized amounted to $500
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Notes and Comments,

The New England Homestead claims
that the cigar leaf industry has a bright
er future before it for the next seven
years than at any similar period in our
history.
We are assured that the time is near
at hand when hops will be picked by
machine, doing the work cleaner than
American hand picking at not over one
fourth the cost
There was time when it was thought
that the OK team would disappear from
all eastern farms 1t has remained on
the back farms. however, serving a
very useful purpose and proving, in
many cases, more economical than a
team of horses.
The peppermint crop is an important
one in New York state. 1t Is estimated
that there is an acreage this season in
northern New York of about 5000 acres
against ,, 300 last year, producing APP
proXimately 30, 600 pounds of oil COM
pared with AZ, 600 pounds i'll 1898.
The Connecticut State Dairy associa-
ton will hold four dairy institute meet
ings this winter in various parts of the
state. The society has received 81. 600
from the state for this purpose.
A writer claims that thin coat of
axle grease applied to the apple trees in
the late fall with a stiff brush will
keep off Iuiue and rabbits.
A short crop in hickory nuts is re-
ported.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Australian Cold Storage.

The United States consul general at
Melbourne, Daniel Maratta, has sub.
mitted to the state department at WASH
ington report on the refrigerating sys-
TEN of transporting food products to
England. 1t would appear that, although
the Australian producers are more dis
tant from that country by several thou
sands of miles than the United States,
she is able to maintain a competition
that is growing moro formidable every
year.
Mr.. Maratta shows that the butter
product exported last season amounted
to $3, 704, 1856, and with the greatly i'm
proved Australian chilling system it is
stated that value will be greatly exceed
ed this year Tho butter not only ar
rives in England in excellent condi-
ton, b" but finds ready market. The
industry is being most carefully en-
couraged by the government Of Austria
liza, and under the agricultural depart
ment we are told that promising ex-
periments have been made and are being
made with sterilizing processes which
produce butter that will keep perfectly
in any climate Advanced methods in
manufacture are being introduced, and
nearly all of the export butter is now
produced at central factories, and the
farmers are paid for their milk, not by
measure but by its quality or by its re.
suits in pounds of butter. This system
is giving the most thorough satisfac-
tion. Tho report also shows that consid.
cradle Roadway is being made i'll the
manufacture of export cheese under II
bonus. The government is also encour-
aging the export of as many as possible
Of the productions of tho soil, the prin-
cipal of which arc pork poultry, eggs,
concentrated milk, rabbits, green peas,
etc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
The Somerset Reporter,Thursday, December 20, 1894


give milk III cold s.aoie WIN iioii''
Nor can they give much milk on stra"
alone II you are not PROVIDED win en-
sliage, GctastraW cutter. Cut your straw
and clover, II you nave any as Clover
Is much better than timothy ior HI IN
COWS. MIX your stra" ana clover tose'h-
CT ana steam IL II posslpie ~ hours pre-
Ylously' feed your cows win 'ilis '"ice
per Day ana Wlla''Hef gram 9ph CIV
them put IL on your steamed ieeo' nr"ii
Is eoou summer lttu' pu' 'h'it II NOV
neat enough III II, 30 IN winter you
must substitute either corn OF pea Ill,
for on"-halt Of yudf bflll niue HrN
hay CT straw should he given III ING
middle Oh the day with roots some
prefer turhips 20 any other KIND nue
there Is not much alH'rehee III me
feeding Yalue "I tufhits' carrots an"
mangoldS 20 you may grow "illch' yer
KIND you nave the ots' success WIN,
OF course those FARMERS VINO nave wen
bulit slloS can produce MIX very uI,'cil
cheaper thah ny the Foregoing H''H"d
OF feeding, hnt ehsilaSe shoula h"t IN
fed alone COWS llho people, "allt "
mixed ration
II you have not made arrangements
TO water your COWS III tle slaoie' no ~
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

While almost everything else in the
list of our agricultural exports has fallen
off in value in the last year, dairy prod
ucts and provision" are an exception.
Dairy goods exported show an increase
in value over the corresponding ten
months of last year. Beef cattle partic-
ularly looked up, and the increase in
value of those exported was from 5 S, :
800, 434 to $32, 1862, 1853 Exports of beef
and pork for tho same period show an
added value over last year Of So, 900, 600
While tho horse breeders perhaps have
some reason to feel blue over the year S
returns, neither beef nor pork raisers
nor manufacturers Of dairy products
have any reason to be discouraged.
For dairymen, creamery men and
cheese manufacturers the outlook for the
future is particularly bright. Almost
every month adds to the useful discov-
cries and inventions made i'll their lines
of work. Improved machinery, the OK
quisite care and cleanliness our milk
men and butter makers are learning to
exercise, the great al increasing cream
trade, the constantly rising yields OF
dairy cows under modern methods of
feeding and care all together promise at
no distant time to place America at the
head of the worlds dairy countries. A
few things our dairy trade needs still.
We want better methods of packing but
ter and storing it cold. Farmers want
to use their common sense more and
take the disposal of the milk off their
farms into their own hands, fixing their
own price ON it. They have been shame
fully skinned and imposed ON by deal
ers heretofore simply because they were
sheep enough to allow this to be done
Wake up, ruralist! Show that you are
a hayseed no longer
Tho time will soon be here when can
ned butter will be as common an article
as canned salmon or canned peaches.
Have any Of our readers ever tried can
ming butter? The cans might BIO filed
quito full, a sprinkling Of borax water
put on top of the butter and then the
can sealed in tho usual manner. AT
least if that way would not do other
ways could be tried. Certainly the e1-
pertinent il worth making, Let some Of
the agricultural stations take tho mat
ter up.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

curd in humps Of irregular shape, trust
ing to chance to produce curious de-
signs of the colored curd with the white.
Others take pains to marble the cheese,
and the most slillful make pictorial de-
SINS in the cheese, which show when
it i cur
In rY''fag tho curl into the m0lds
the colard parts are first laid in, re-
serving tie desired shares The white
curd IS then carefully crumhled IL
among the colorol pieces until, themold
being filled, Tie curd Is pressed TO form
the cheese, Tho rest Of the process =
precisely the same a for the curing Of
other small ehooscs-that j., they are
kept fcH months until ripe-and in
the meantime are salted at first twice a
dag, whom tiny are turned Whom the
crust is firm. the chooses are creased
with butter and kept in SOM what
damp place 10 avoid tao much driving.
Another sage cheese Is made IN This
same locality, usually for private con-
sumption Int many If them are sold IN
the London markets and at the linz gro
Gerry shops and the ednfectiunrrs. The
juice Of young sage and spinach leaves
is expressed i'll a mortar. The milk
warm as it is taken from the e9w~, Is
colored by this juice to the desired
shade, after which the rennrt Is added
and the curd is made 1t is cut and the
whey separated, then put into the mold~
and submitted to gentle pressure for SIX
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

The Ohio fair butter test is made an
nually at the homo of the competing
cows and at the time most convenient
for their owners Three cows were en-
tered for the test-two Holstein Erie
Bians and one Jersey. The trial was made
under the hard conditions Of drought and
flies, with dry feed. None of the ami
mails was at her best probably. The
prize for the largest amount of butter
fat was won by the Jersey. She belonged
to Ben Ames of Mount Vernon, and her
name was Very Much, good name
under the circumstances. Very Much
produced 2.0G pounds of butter fat in
24 hours The old theory that Jerseys
and Guernseys were butter breeds, while
Holsteins were milk breed, will have
to be given up. 1t has been knocked en-
tirely off its pins.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Hauling Milk to the Creamery.

II the creamery is to gather the milk,
it should be provided with comfortable
spring wagons, conveniently arranged
for carrying tho cans, but this is seldom
DONE AS n rule, in the United States
the patrons deliver the milk either in
dividually or neighboring patrons COM
bine and take turns in delivering for
ono another Sometimes one neighbor is
hired to make the delivery and return
the skimmilk and is paid from to
10 cents per 100 pounds Milk cannot
we'll be hauled to exceed four or five
miles, and 10, 900 pounds is about tho
limit that can be conveniently received
at one station. Swimming or Dreaming
stations can be protitably established
wherever the product of 100 or more
cows can be conveniently delivered.
There are required for successful opera
ton a vat for receiving the milk, n sep
arator and power to run it, and proper
conveniences for cooling the cream, and
cans for transporting it, A tread power
is sometimes used for running the sep
arator. -Hoatd's Dairyman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

In MeClure's Magazine for January
Miss Beatrice Harradrn, author of the
most swiftly and widely popular novel
written in recent years, ''Ships that
Pass in the Night" will tell how she
came to write that novel; when. and
where, and how she wrote it; how she
got il published and how it won her
friends and correspondents in every
quarter of the globe and among all CON
diIiOns and classes of people; more
dramatic and absorbing story than even
the novel itself. There will also be II
portrait of Miss Harraden.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

look as though tho Guernsey breed need
take water from any other dairy breed
in tho world.
He is the typical dairy sire all over.
Ho is of the bluest of Guernsey blood,
having been bred and born in Hon. Levi
p. Morton's herd at Ellerslie.
There is no doubt now but the Guern.
seys are growing both in quality and
favor in America. They are preparing
to push the Jerseys hard Tho dam Of
the animal in the illustration gave II
pounds of milk day with her second
calf. The bull here shown is not yet 3
years old. His hair and hide arc partic
ularly soft and fine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Remember the place, N. B. HESELT TONS, Skowhegan

Gen. Hyde of Bath, despite the man
fold cares of his busy life has for some
time been engaged during his few leisure
hours in translating Horace's odes
After reading Gladstone's work, the
general was moved to write the English
author upon some details of their mu-
tual work and recently received the
following autographs note in reply:
Dear Sir:-I promptly acknowledge
your kindness and think it II great
honor that my poor effort should be
noticed from beyond the Atlantic, by a
fellow laborcr to whom wish success
more perfect than my own.
Your very faithful and obedient,
w. +. Gladstone.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

havs come to the conclusion that the
reason children and dogs are 50 lovable is
that you like to see them just as much
rs they like to be seen. Children judge
all the world by themselves, and yet
have an instinct which leads them to
trust some and to be unfrendly to
others. That instinct seems to desert
them as childhood turns to manhood.
Perhaps it is a guide for their safety if
they We're allowed to follow it instead of
sacrificing it to politeness. Have you
never had an impression on meeting a
person that he or she should be avoided
by you, and If you have disregarded
your warnings have you not had reason
to be sorry that you did?-Er.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

The daily life of every one of us teens
with occasions which will try the tenn
per of our courage rs searchlngly,
though not AS terribly, as battlefield or
fire or wreck. For we are born into Il
state of war; with falsehood and disease
and wrong and misery in a t! ousand
forms lying all around us, and the voice
within calling on us to take our stand ~
men in the eternal battle against these.
Hughes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Handkerchief, Towels. Tray
Cloths, Etc., Etc.

Handkerchief for the Holidays or any
other days.
Handkerchief make nice presents and
are always acceptable on account of their
usefulness.
We have fine assortment from the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Scarce Works of Art.

"Do you care for art?" asked tn.
woman who was making short call.
"Sometimes. My husband brough
home lovely lot of engravings las
might
"What were they?'
Omitted States Treasury notes.
Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
A Guernsey Sire.

The picture shows one of the grandest
dairy bulls i'll America. With such ami
mails as the head of herd it does not
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
In Fancy Goods.

We carry an assortment equal in variety
and quality to any in the State.
We also have fine assortment OF
Toilet Articles including Hand Mirrors,
Combs, Brushes. Toilet Cases, Soaps,
Toilet Waters, Perfumes, Hair Pins of all
kinds, Side Combs, Lace Pins, etc, etc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Fee aiDg For Winter Dairying.

Many factories arc putting i'll butter
apparatus to make butter during the
winter, This only commenced two years
ago, and though the number each year
is increasing rapidly there will still be
some sections that perhaps may not
have sufficient cows to warrant the
change just yet, and therefore the dairy
men there ought to make butter at home
To make success of this see that
your stables are warm, as cows cannnt
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Picture Books, Card Albums. etc

1t is unnecessary for.us to say that we
have nice assortment of Chidren's Pct-
ure Books, our trade in this line of goods
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Toys, Dolls, Games, Etc.

We have large variety of low priced
Toys, Games, etc, prices from cents up.
Our assortment of Dolls is prettier than
ever before Prices from l cent each, &c
cents dozen to Sl.5o each. We also
have an assortment of Paper Dolls, Dolls
Furniture, Tea Sets. etc. If you are go
ing to purchase doll Of any kind come
and see our variety and get prices.
China Ware, Cups ard Saucers
Plates, B cad ar MIX Sets, Fruit
P,a,es, Pickle a, d salad Dishes,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

The Bangor & Aroostook railroad
reached Caribou, Monday forenoon.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
PRIZE BRITISH GUERNSEY.

lustration shows the champion over all
Guernsey COW at tho London dairy show.
Except that her bones are not so big,
sho looks much the shape Of the. Ameri-
can bred Holstein- Friesian. The Worlds
fair test gave apparently the verdict in
favor of the Jerseys. The bone of CON
tention between the Guernsey and Jer-
sey fancicrs is this: The Guernsey peo-
pie admit that the Columbian test show
ed that the Jerseys made the most but
ter from given amount of milk. But
they claim that the cost of feeding .jer-
seys is so much greater than that Of feed
ing Guernseys that this difference is
more than neutralized.
The Rural Now Yorker says of the
test:
.Jer Gucrn- Short
scys. sCys. horns.
Pounds of milk 49,. 8479 0l,7sl 66,2'3
Pounds of butter...... Arb $3.50 2fO
Cost of food ............ s5S7.l4 f4S44 sJOl.19
There are the figures, Those who de-
sire to figure the butter out ct 20 or 25
cents may do SO.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

hen EvusT % H h d "
Hepeopef S hearty gdg 10
EgInlca heyfnd tf sab god slow
df 70 the p o %
Prices and invite 20 O o call yet
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Five and Ten ct. Counter Goods

We have the Largest Assortment and
Best Variety of 5 and 10 cent Counter
Goods ever Shown in Somerset County.
We are offering bargains in Glass Ware,
Tin and Wire Goods, Household Articles,
Crockery, etc, etc.
Space will not permit US to mon
tion the Innumerabie bargains we
are offering.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Box Stationery.

We carry large stock of box papers
from 10 cents per box up. Have just re-
ceived several new styles of Is cent boxes
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20
Vases, Pepper and salt ST
Souvenir Ware, Etc.
In China Dishes,

We are showing some very pretty
goods at especially low prices Would
call particular attention to our assortment
OF Cups and Saucers, Prices 10, IL, IS,
IS, IS and 50 cents. Extra Bargains in
Plain and Mustache Cups and Saucers at
Is cents We have a dozen different
styles of Cups and Saucers at 10 cents,
special values. After dinner Tea and
Coffees at low prices. Bread and Milk
Sets from IS cents to 81 90. Bargains in
decorated Fruit Plates.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

Hawarden Castle, d. /, "a.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-20

| Increases each season. The bargains we
have heretofore given is the secret of our
large sales in this department, come and
see the books, you will be surprised to see
what nice book you can purchase for Is
cents.
Remember our assortment is from the
cheapest to the best.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-02
THEPULLMAN BOYCOTT
THREATENS TO SERIOUSLY INJURE THE
BUSINESS INTERESTS OF WHEELING.
The Pennsylvania Lines Will Receive No More
Frsight-An Order to hat Effect Yestsr-
daY-Efscts Of a General Tis-up.

II was first thought that the boycott
of the Pullman sleeping cars now on
would not affect this city much. Since
the strike has grown to such great ard
unlocked for proportions, and through
the developments of yesterday, the
trouble threatens to seriously affect all
the industries, and the city and its gen
eral business to great extent.
While the sleepers on the B. & o. got to
this city yesterday, they were late, and
had great difficulty in getting here. All
the trains had TO run slowly, and were
in danger from the large crowds, which
assemble along the line. At Chicago
the crowds are getting larger AID more
demonstrative every day. At CARAT,
IND, is another place wnere there are
throngs OF people gathering, and ii is
thought the cars leaving this city will
not get past them to-day.
On the Pennsylvania system the stu
alton is more alarming. Yesterday the
head officials of the Panhandle in this
city, got word not to receive any freight
to-day at least, as the danger Of having
the line tied up is great Should the
company receive the freight and send
IL, and then the tie-up follow, the COM
Dany would be partially responsible
for the result. At the Panhandle
to-day little business will be
done, except the unloading OF the
freight which shall arrive at the depot
This is the first day of the new order,
and 1t is not known how long 1t will
last. This will greatly discommode all
the business men OF the city and many
others besides. II it becomes necessary
for the other lines TO adopt the same
plan, business men will be practically
at standstill.
Industrally the effects will be even
worse, particularly among the mill em-
ployeS, who are in need OF work. A
new difficulty faces the mills Of the
locality caused by the boycott. While
all the mill men and operators Of the
city were jubilant over the prospects
that before the latter part Of this week
all the plants Of this city and locality
would be in operation again, the new la
Dor disturbance arises which will prevent
the running of all the large plants. II
the tie up is general, as IL looks now like
it would become, no materials can be re-
celved in the city 20 run the mills, and
none Of their products can be shipped.
Hence, another period OF idleness to
nearly all the industrial concerns of the
city aud locality is threatened.
The railroaders Of the city will take
no part in the boycott, it is thought.
They have 20 grievance with their
companies and they do not feel like
aiding the boycott through sympathy
for the strikers. None Of their unions
have even yet considered the matter Of
joining the strikers.