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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-04
General.


Canton, Ohio, Is to have the East
Ohio M. e. conference In 1895.
Populist leaders OF Ohio claim that
Gen. Frye, of the California industrial
army, is an avowed revolutionist.
The suit brought to annul the charter
Of Huntsville college at Columbus, Ohio,
has been decided in favor Of the college.
People Of Sturgis, KY, have armed
themselves to resist payment Of the
railroad tax and bloodshed Is feared.
William Ripley, the comic opera sirg-
or, who shot himself several days ago,
died in Bellevue hospital In New York.
Judge Kinkead, whom Desha Breck-
inridge challenged to a duel, claims the
latter failed to keep the appointment
Colorado's gold output for 1894 will
reach $12, 100000. the largest in its
history. 1t is hoped to mine $25,000,-
600 In 1895.
William, the son Of George Harms,
died of lockjaw at Fairbury, III. The
disease was caused by stepping on a
rusty mil.
The annual report Of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad shows an increase of $780,
600 I'm traffic receipts, due principally
to worlds fair business.
The receiver of the Fort Madison,
Iowa packing house was granted per-
mission by the courts to lease the plant
to John Cudahy Of Chicago.
william Steinheimer cancelled
breach Of promise suit by marrying
Miss Maggie Fix, daughter Of a farmer
near Fayetteville, Ill. Since the cere-
mony S~teinheimer has disappeared and
his whereabouts Is unknown.
Judge Allen at Springfield, H., gave
judgments -aggregating $4,000 against
road and In favor OF several New Eng
land manufacturers for the burning Of
q barge loaded with cotton ut Cairo.
Ill. In 1SSa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-04

in time, if you are a suf-
ferer from that scourge \
of humanity known as
consumption, and you
can be cured. There is
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-04

Idll uN NuiCu. ~
the evidence of
hundreds of liv-
ing witnesses to
the fact that, in
all it's early,
stages. consump-'
tion is a durable
disease. Not
every case, but a
large perennial
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-04

ramI -
.seed 70 Ga. an
mtrsuon Is Ii
seKinley.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
Points in Tree Planting.

4 careful writer in the Florida Agri-
cuturist says: sin stransl anting a
tree from "A nursery a mark should be
made on the body so as to set it out pre-
ciscly in its relation to the cardinal
points of the compass as it originally
stood: because the structure of the bark
and fibre differ very much from the
north to the south side. The laminiie-
rous concentric rings are nearer each
other on the south side and are more hardy
and durable. However, it is a paradox
to observe that Il young tree that has
been injured by excessive cold weather
always shows "A split bark on the south
side; the north side appears more
spongy and porous. When a large tree
is cut down and sawed up the pith is oh
served to be several inches south of The
center There is no regularity in the
distances between the concentric rings
close for Il dry year and far apart caused
by long and protracted rain seasons.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

The so.called bonanza wheatfarms of
the No Invest and the big farms of the
California valleys grew out of transient
conditions that no longer prevail-the
California farms out of the old Spanish
IMMIGRANTS and the Minnesota and Da-
kota farms out of the Congressional
grants to railroads. The history Of the
Northwestern big farms is that the land
was purchased from the railroad com
panies with deprecated stock and cost
originally about one dollar per acre.
The low price of wheat and the higher
price of land have changed the whole
aspect of large farming. There is no
bonanza in the big farm now it makes
but moderate profit on the capital it
represents in average crop years. aud
with bad crop it barely pays running
expenses. 1t requires as careful man
agement as Il factory. ! believe that
we are now in transition period in ag-
riculture. The influence OF machinery
has been fully excrted. There are no
more fertile lands on the globe 10 be
conquered by civilization and to increase
the food-supply. With growth Of pop
ulation will come better prices for farm
products. Farm life will become more
attractive The tendency to large farms
will be checked A hundred acres, even
with exclusive grain far ming, will afford
good living to a family. Better times
for American agriculture are not far off,
says +. V. Smalley in April Forum.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
FARM. GARDEN and
HOUSEHOLD.
Tuberculosis in Cattle.

The slaughter Of many valuable COWS,
especially in New York state, because
they have found or suspected of tubercu-
lar consumption, has naturally created
much interest on the subject among far
mers everywhere. 1t is commonly sup
posed that this is an entirely new
disease, but it is really only the ordinary
lung consumption, which in man has
long been regarded AS the most fatal OF
diseases. and which we are learning is
liable to attack other animals as well.
Doubtless every experienced farmer
remembers instances when cows ana
other animals were affected by colds
with cough and running nose. These
eases would now be regarded as the
dreaded tuberculosis. Probably if not
cured they would develope into it, yet
we have known such eases where ami
mails lived for years after such attacks,
and apparently entirely recovered from
them.
A letter from chairman G. NJ. Winslow
of the Vermont State Board of Agri-
culture to Hon. b. +. Lincoln of that
State gives the most reasonable view of
this subject. II very different view from
the panicky articles which we find in
some of our exchanges. There is reason
enough for isolating animals that give
signs of having the disease. They
should also have the best of care and if
not improved then will be time enough
to sacrifice them.
Mr.. Winslow says in his letter: 1t is
fact that tuberculosis exists among
cattle, and has existed for hundreds of
years, and vas legisated against, back
rs far as the Middle Ages. 1t is really
the same disease AS consumption in the
human family, and may be communi-
Gated from one to the other under favor
able circumstances. 1t probably might
be classed as IA contagious disease,
though it is claimed to be the least con-
tagious of all contagious diseases. 1t
works very slowly. and animals and
people live many years and often die of
other diseases, even when they have this
disease.
IL cannot be communicated from one
animal to another or from animals TO
man or from man to animals, unless the
subject is predisposed to consumption.
A perfectly healthy and strong consti-
tuition is proof against contagion in man
or cattle.
There are several objections to the
cattle commissioners taking very de-
cided steps to exterminate the disease.
|. There are only two ways known
so far to detect the disease except where
it is in its advanced stages and in the
lungs. One is to kill the suspected ami
NAL aud examine it. The other is the
tuberculosis test. but this test does not
indicate the degree of the disease. and
we are lilely to kill animals that would
do good work for many years as the
worst cases.
=. 1t is still a question how danger
Gus to the human family the use of the
meat and dairy products from tubereu-
Ions cattle may be.
There is much uncertainty that we do
not feel warrented in spending large
sums of money in DISCRIMINATING the
disease until more is known about it. 1t
is for the interest of cattle owners to
guard the health and constitution of
their herds, and kill off any they suspect.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
or the Reporter.
Wintering Bees.

see in the REPORTER from an eX
to know of my experiments in wintering
bees.
will say that two winters ago ! win
tered my bees on liquid food. or sugar
syrup direct from feeder. This was
quite an undertaking or experiment.
They got along tirst-class until spring,
consuming but little feed, but in the
early spring they seemed to dwindle.
coming out rather weak. On tn" whole,
| think il WIS not in accordance with
nature. a il seemed TO wear the bees
out. | will ,ay that my sell-feeding
feeder Is good thing where you have
put in a COLONY that has not got sufli-
cicnt honey 10 carry them through By
it YOU can supply the want in safety.
The Wintcring of bees in this star
seems 10 be the great draw back with
the most of bee keepers
have fully decided that YOU should
first have a cellar, or room where
YOU can keep the required temperature,
10 to Is. II You cannot have this tenn
perdture. Vol will not have success.
Without doubt, the most Of you when
you come to try your cellar will find it
changeable and will go below 80 quite
part of the time; you will surely find
this will not do,
\ good way is to partition of room
by laying up brick walls; have this
room directly under where YOU have a
room that you keep fire in. This will
warm through the floor, just about
enough to keep your room nearly right
My bees seemed To be Wintering nice
" aud am looking forward in hopes for
a good honey season as the clover has
been well protected this winter, and il
is the year for the Eastwood to bloom.
". II. MORTON.
Skowhegan, April >, 1891.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
Growing Early Tomatoes.

Rural New Yorker says; We know
of no better way than TO SOW the seeds
early in hotbeds. Transplant twice be-
fore final setting out of doors. Keep the
plants stocky. DO not plant too close
together in the beds. Sets in the open
ground not until the weather has be-
come so settled that they will go on
growing and not be checked by cold
nights In transplanting preserve Il
ball of soil about every plant. We pre-
fer complete fertilizer containing
potash s per cent. nitrogen > per cent.
Muriate of potash will answer. Nitrate
of soda and dried blood for nitrogen,
Use 900 pounds to the acre. The old
red color-that of Trophy or lgnotum-
is growing in favor. tomatoes of this
color rot less than those OF II purplish
or crimson color. like the Acme.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
Sioux Etiquette in Frying pans.

There is n very peculiar custom
among the Sioux Indians" said Emman-
uel French, of Bismarck, y. D., who
was at the Lindell Yesterday. The
Indians take kindly to European cooking
utensils and aids to comfort, and it is
quite common for an exploring or picnic
party to trade off kettles, frying pans
and the like for skins or cusiuslties. A
cooking utensil thus acquired becomes
practically the common property of the
tribe, on the general understanding,
however. that whoever borrows it shall
pay for its use by leaving in it portion
OF the food cooked. AS the Indians
seldom waste any time in washing or
cleaning eating or cooking vessels, this
practice has some conveniences from
red mans point of view, and often a
saucepan l. returned with quite large
quantity of meat or potatoes clnglng 10
to the bottom, and perhaps covering up
some the remains of preceding aud
and entirely different preparations 1t is
not long since that an exploring party
was out with lost its kettle, which had
evidently jolted out of the wagon on the
bar road After considerable hesitation
one was borrowed from friendly sqaw.
and, after water had been boiled in 1t
three or four times and it had been well
secured out with sand, 1t answered its
purpose admirably. When we were
through With the kettle we thoroughly
cleaned it and returned it, and it was
not until an Indian guide explained the
custom that we understood the look OF
supreme contempt which came over the
red lady's face when on looking into the
inside of the kettle she saw that it con-
tanned no relic whatever of our evening
meal ."-.St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT.
WHAT THE MINISTER HIMSELF
SAYS REGARDING HIS WON
DERFUG CASE,
Read Every Word of His Remarkable
Statement. It is Gospel Truth.
REV. JOHN PETTlNGlLL,
Pastor FreewlI Baptist Church, Rock
land, Maine, says:

For years | was tro8bIed ith most
alarming and painful esnpioin, o. d. s.
pepsia, ind gcsil on, heartburn, lo.oaete.
and sleep ssrc,s. Burirg tli' 81 inaiiY
years of illness | consulted t.i" besi of
authorize nn the disaasesoi the digestive
organ, SIP q u "a ri gre ltrown pro-
nouncing i,yr b. Fl : soric asserting
that my s iGt'il Ms i5'estcd with can
GERS. have " ci cosptic's numbers al
so called medicines tuat we've recon-
mend t. ~ or uliiciW 50 brought to my
no ice l.ikt d owning man e. tehng
at "A stray wcul buy bottlt,allcr ho't!os
of Sarsaparilla and otn'r liedocincs saw
ADVERTISED in the fpris, ei' il Z them all
a thorough trial. All OF thee, although
highly spo<cr Of by pelsrns Who's" iutr4-
rity con not doubt, plovcl wo.sr than
useless IN ny case, aud | Kept tr' NJ
steadily worse. became ut last convinced
that the mum uoIs pli4sic ans | had con-
suited were right. and that my dis ass was
indeed incurable. Giving up all hole>,
the only course left fo5 me was to rtdues
the pain to minimum. This was Or
taipcd by eating AS little as would keep
body and soll together ard abStnning
from all substances containing Tvs, sugar.
and starch. Some months since kind
friend gave me "A bottle OF Red Seal Sar-
saparila. At first | would not take it as
[ had lost faith in everything, believing
that Col alone could bring relief. Being
told, however, that this Sarsapaiillo WAS
prepared in peculiar manner of its own
whereby certain injurious principles con-
tanned in most all sucl preparations were
efTectually eliminated, | at last, but still
without much hope, gave it a trial.
fcrvently thank God that in his goodness
he has allowed me to find this precious
medicine. Finding relief with the first
bottle obtained more, and kept taking it
until to-day | am completely cured and as
well man as ever drew the breath of
life.
am convinced of the superiority of tie
Red Seal Sarsaparilla over all Others |
have tried, and consider it my solemn
duty to tell what have told in the fore
going, so tia others like myself suffering
from dyspepsia or kindred diseases OF tho
digestive organs may be cured by this
wonderful medicine.
This statement is made of my own free
will and without any solicitation from the
company owning and manufacturing this
Sarsaparilla.
REV. JOHN PETTINGTLL.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
POETRY.
Lavender.

How prone we are to hide and hoard
Each lit1c token love has stored
Tote. ppy hours.
Ne ,..,.. 47ide. With tender care,
Atl.una sook. a curl Of hair,
\ bul,i. 81 t4agrant flowers
When 6, .th mas led, with pulseiess hand
cur darling 70 the silent land,
Awhile we bereft
But time goes on, anon we RISE
our dead being buried from our eye,
We gather what Is left.
The works they loved, the songs they sang
The little flute. whose music rang
so checrily Of old
The pictures we have watched them pant
The last plucked flower, with odar iaint
That fell from fingers cold
We smooth and fold with rey'rent care
The robes they living used to wear,
And painful pulses stir
As DER these relics of our dead,
With bitter rain Of tears. we spread
Pale purple lavender.
And when We come, in after years,
with only tender April tears
On cheeks once white WIN chItt
To look at treasures put away
Despairing, on that far ofi-day,
A subtle scent is there.
Dew-wet and sweet we gathered them,
Those fragrant flowers; now every stem
Is bare of all its bloom.
Tear-wet and sweet we strewed them mere
To lend our relics sacred, dear
Their beautiful perfume.
That scent abdes on book and lutte,
On curl and flower, aud with its mute
But eloquent appeal,
1t wins from us a deeper sob
For our lost dead-a sharper throb
Than we are wont to feel.
It whispers of the long ago
Its love, its loss, its aching woe
And buried sorrows stir;
And tears, like tn Sc we shed OF old
Roll down our cheeks as we behold
Our faded lavender.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

No matter how large the spot of oil,
any carpet or wooden stun can be cleaned
by applying buckwheat plentifully,
brushing it into dustpan after n short
time and putting on fresh until the oil
has disappeared.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
From Boston, Portland. lewiston, Augusta,
v Ateryie SknMLeran and Hhngor.

sS.Flag station; at which trains will stop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
tMixe1 between Bingham and No. Arson.
Trains connect at Oakland with trans to
and from Boston. Portland, Lewiston, Water
lille, Augusta, Gardiner, Skowhegan and Ban
gor
W. NJ. AVER SuPT.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Skowhegan and Mer
GER; at Arson. for Sawyer's Mills, (Starks);.
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
tor Forks and Moose River.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

A lump of camphor in your clothes
press will keep steel ornaments from
furnishing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

Red Seal Sarsaparilla is sold By all
druggists. 1t always cures.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

The confidence that people have in Ayers
Sarsaparilla as II blood medicine is the legiti-
mate and natural growth of many years. II
has been handed down from parent to child
and is the fayorte family medicine in thou
sands of households
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

"Do you really believe IN dreams7' HICKS;
Jerusalem, yes, when my wife makes the
mince pies herseif."--Chicagc Inter Ocean.
THE USUAL treatment OF catarrh is very un-
satisfactory, as thousands can testify. Proper
local treatment is positively necessary to sue
cess, but many, il not most of the remedies
in general use afford but temporary relief A
powders, douches and washes. Ely's Cream
Balm, which is so highly commended, is
remedy which combines the important requis-
ties Of quick action, specific curative power,
with perfect safety and pleasantness to the
patient The druggists all sell 1t.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

Bishop Cullen: "My dear young lady, hay'
you started in this year to do unto others al
YOU would have them do unto your" Dea
Young Lady: Yes; I've quit speaking t.
those Grigsby girls.'-Life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

Mrs. Hudson. ~ am so much interested lin
the poor" Mrs. Summer. "Indeed2" Mrs.
Hudson. Eyes, l read all | can find about
themn
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
RAILWAY,


Trains Will run as follows, connecting at Oak
land with Maine Central Railroad:
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Waterville,
Aupnsta SIX mMhegan and BangOr.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

"Six days shalt thou labor" says the great
law giver, To do good work, man must be at
his best. This condition is attained by the use
of Ayers Sarsaparila. 1t overcomes that
tired feeling quickens the appetite, improves
digestion, and makes the weak strong.
Hurry. ~ hate to see ladies standing in
a street car" Burly. $50 do L." Hurry.
81 always carry paper to read while on a
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
The Future OF Farming

Skowhegan, April >, 1891.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-10-18
Virginia Items.

Rev. George Murry of Rose county,
Ohio, cousin of Marion Famuiner
preached at the NJ. +. church last
Sabbath.
Charley Garwood sold his farm last
week, two miles east of Virginia.
Mrs. Alta Park returned home the
first of the week where she had been
visiting her parents at Clinton, Mo
Mrs Joise Dudly is sick in Butler,
her mother Mrs \ J Park is with her.
/. SPARTAN Adams is quite sick with
the fever.
Mrs John Durrett is on the sick
list.
Mrs Rape and daughter who hav e
been sick for some time are able
to be around.
Mr. Ira Judd and family are get
ting better slowly.
Mr. Everett Drysdale. wife of Butler
were visiting at Virginia last Sab
bath.
Ben Durrett had his buggy badly
damaged last Sabbath In going from
the Christian Church TO the NJ +, a
horse kicked three spokes out of the
front wheel, at the same time WIN
Cusic passed on the other side and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-10-18

derstand the express business. He
lad red handkerchief over the
lower part Of his face When the
tram was stopped | opened the dooe
Of my car The robber fired aud
shot at me. | fired back aud clos ed
the door. He called, open the door.
| did not do 1t. Open that door OK
/ II blow the whole car to pieces with
dynamite, he called. Then he threw
a stick of dynamite, 1t struck the
door and shattered it and the casing
The force knocked me off my feet l
then opened the door One robhef
came III and made me OF on the safe.
He took everything There was one
package which he must have thought
contained only papers, for he threw
| it into the box 1t contained 1000
Then he said, Open that other safe
That lis simply dead bead safe, J
said. The --- 1T is, he roared,
| Show me the way bill for it
started to get the hill and he said,
Keep your hauds up; show me the
paper, I'll get it IL. looked at the
bill aud was satisfied that the sec.
ond sfe contained nothing, which
+. was true. The man was very cool
ali the time He had seven or eight
throug Ia express pouches, each esn
/ tanning packages Of money; how
! much l cant guess The man cut y
small slit in each pouch and took ey-
cry package"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-10-18
OTHER S'rOCKHOI.DEHs.

home of President Cleveland but u
vicinity of thrifty and hospitable citi-
zens Of Bates County. Gray Gables
is few miles southeast of Butler i'll
Lone Oak township.
Saturday night 18th, was the date
of much interest manifested at the
Grange Hall. Rev. May, of Kansas
City, was holding Il protracted meet
ing, the grange was to have,had their
regular meeting and the democratic
county campaign committee not
knowing of either of these meetings
had an appointment published for 5.
w. Dooley, of Rich Hill, and Hon. J.
w. Choat to present to the people
around here some democratic truths,
principles and logic. However all
parties gave way for the Gospel to be
preached, after which the grange an
nounced they would stand aside for
the democratic speakers. S.W. .Dooley
being equal to the occasion and feel
ing a keen necessity of delivering al
able address, gave to his many hear
ers deep, pointed and profitable
speech. Hon. J. w. Choate followed
with magnificent speech upon State
affairs and what he helped do in the
last General Assembly. DIR. Choat',
speech was highly appreciated anC
the interest of his hearers was mani
tested by calling him back the SECOND
time. He made many votes and shal
be returned to the legislature. J. G.
| Hale, Stewart Atchison and San
| Fisher were present.
Now if you want to hear from Gray
| Gables we will write you as we
BOB-A- LONG.