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The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

IT, ar - Iqfsa., who object To
seaio E la.- preparatory to removing
tie naebl5, Pro- -ar Liot among tho
unHhr, an LIE l""Ead that it injuries
the quaiifyo the a sh With all respect
for the prof. Ct, 7 lie American Poultry
Yard daes lpt believe the difference is
worth mining ut all. Piucking the
fowls is tedious enough ut best
If there are any who want to operate
without the aid of the scalding process,
let them do SO, and when they are tired
of it let them try the following inn
proved m.thod: Dip the fowls in cold
water and let them drip. Then apply
finely pulYcrized rosin to the feathers,
using a dredging box for convenience.
Then scald in the usual way. The rosin
sticks the feathers together so that the
pinfcathers como ont with the others,
saving much trouble Apply about half
teacupful of rosin To fowl. Use tho
common crude article 1t is cheap stuff,
and its cost is made mp ten times over by
the labor saved, according to the au-
th0rity quoted.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

1t is timo to SOW beds of lettuce, on.
ions, tomatoes and eaulihowers for aa
early start Started under glass now and
placed i'll the open ground soon as prac-
teal, big gain will be mado over SOW
ing the seed in open ground. Concern.
ing varieties Gardening says;
Improved Boston Market or Big Bos-
tom is a fine lettuce for early use. CT
Prizctaker onion. 1t grows to a vol5'
large size and speedily. Lorillard hai
proved the best tomato with us for til'l
early work Although not tho Garlic
variety, we like it better than the ofh,t
sorts, either dwarf or running, for thll
purpose SNOWFALL or Extra Early I,r-
furt is fine caulihowor to sow mt ia /
time Of year
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
Corn For Food.

A man who keeps only TIamburgs ard
Lcghorns gives tho following methc
of feeding: The birds are fed in Ii g
morning "A warm mash consisting 4
equal parts wheat bran, middlugs and
cornmeal. AT noon they are given a liz
tie corn and again at night all they VIII
eat. They have access To tho horse and
COW stables and find II variety of food
10y roaming around a large barnyard.
From 100 hons about % dozen egg per
week is obtained on an average. Ihl
feed costs about So per week for tLJ
flock, which leaves a good profit.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
FARM. GARDEN and
HOUSEHOLD.
Don t " lline.

D.,.5 don't hoo of ,a,, taxi 3bouf
.z5r .z. ,na - II -, b,g.. am,
fI..5 ..-' b.yr s4en lam fisbL<
lacked s5....p .,anI ,o,4r breast
<5.,...= ...q..s g, fs5boo3. for ,ba# a,iv;.
I=.4.o,z. ae-n .at#sour Wors If zen are
,69. b,,.s.. 1,o.ss.sor - ,n,. To- ~. World
= 9ir,,6s rne9.b - qb,. n and sbarf
In ,,f1b yo5. Lat ,na auilIIs he
come a nai,5aee ,yhen 1oa NV "a md \
sQng,ibflsr b.,t.3 friraa the dear
- io,l H. oid4 ~ IN A,l,r,;, ga Ionq
as sb. b3S brr mind djs,rarfeg uom s.l3
bnf l., ssme mi,onIded efe5,urt# do the
lii. Inn. and - IT. her him and
i6r ir. +, broken PfonIetIy areeBting
t6js starter She e3n5e,s on and ON until
eyer f@elino k rll5ar,ted She seems
io l.Ifl,# LOAF 5ve,. her eomy]ajnts am
convinced tbat SIN. Tx = genuine com
fort in fbqm
Lot, of iust su,h eeop,e are drifting
5ba0t in @o,lrty. Deo5le who strike terror
Ia The soo 81 the nan or woman whom
the, ,un eros re,II. do mini women
ana. NOR. oiqrn In dwelling o.on their all
ments than their brothers. know we
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
Nursery Profanity,

Small Katharine has very yivacious
grandmother, who, without an atom Of
humorous intention, Ia, the very original
and humorous habit oil INDUCING in any
eft hand phrase or slang that may come
into her mind, and then tempeling the
hugual deviation OF her conscience by add
ing, Is the old saying is This CONVEX
sdiioual caprice seems 10 have made a
profound impression on kathnine's little
mud. and she wa, not long ago overheard
10 remark nergetieatiy There! Ike
broke my dolls other loot OF Goniouud
II as the old saylu' Is
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

Unless the stable manure can he shcl'
tered from the winter and spring storms
it Is often advisable to haul 1t every cay
or every week TO the field, dumping i.
i'll piles l. small to heat, but mot spread
ing it, What ever material is washed or
these piles by tho rains or blown utf Is
the winds VIII lodge in tho Soil where
the crops are to grow, while the leach
:ng3 and dust of the lanyard are usual
ly both loss and Il nuisance THE say
ing Of the teachings Will more than ci..
set the slight loss of ammonia I
stock will thus have cleaner yards. -.
American Ae1iCulturist.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

At tho Lcipsic experiment station il
Germany potatoes have been fed Il
cows sheep Hli swine to test their val
ne. The results justify the directors in
advising the uso of potatoes when they
arc very cheap and pl ntiful. They
should lie cooked for swine, and for fat.
tenins cattle they can be fed either raw
or cooked Wien given with hay, meal
and other substances, Cows in milk
should he fed daily % pounds of washed
raw potatoes The larger potatoes should
be crt AS feed they are not good fer
young lambs nor for cattle under 3
years of age
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

Every cent that is judiciously spent in
adding to the intrinsic value of the colt is
we'll invested, and will come back with in
terest when sold; while every cent that is
scrimped out of the youngsters food and
attendance is finally lost in his deprecia-
tive value, whether for sale or for use.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
For Over Fifty Years

NRs MISSIONS so 1THING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t Will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
sold by Druggists in every part of the world
Twenty-Five cents bottle. BE sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup" and
take no other kind. ly3S
He Don't you feel cold without a wap,
Miss Frwspee. She. Rather but can't en-
dure boa
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

Tho more progressive agricultural col
legos are having what is termed tho
short course. y single term during
the winter months is specially arranged
for farmer boys who cannot afford a lon
COR COnrSN.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

Many Frenchwomen in the rural dis
trict wash their faces in butter and rarely
use soap and water. This renders the
skin beautifully soft and elastic.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
Freedom Notice

For valuable consideration l relinquish
to my son Harold F. Lurvey, the remainder OF
his time during his minority and shall claim
none OF his earnings pay debts of his con-
traction after this date.
Skowhegan February 5, 1885.
3w6 l.. Ii. LURVEY.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

When ironing. have small board,
$ 5rinkled with salt, beside the ironing
table, and if the iron becomes rough rub
it two or three times over the salt, and it
should be perfectly smooth again
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
LIPPMAN Bios, Proprletors.
Lippman's Block, savannah, Ga

that impure unhealthy blood is present in all
and the direct cause Of many diseases from
which we suffer, Scrofua, Rheumatism and
specific Diseases which have ravaged the
earth and poisoned the blood of nations for
generations, and are the evil parents of indie
scribable horrors, are under absolute control
of p. p. r., the only infallibe blood purifier
known.
The p. p. p. Blood Cure has POSITIVELY cured
numerous cases of Scrofula and salt Rhuem
in short time. where all other blood puri-
fers have failed.
Pleasant to take; applicable to diseases in
infancy or old age.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
Chi dren who suffer

from scrofulous, skin or scalp diseases, ought
to be gwen Dr. Pcrce.s Golden Medical DIS
eoverY, tor purifying the blood. FOR children
" no are puny, pale or weak, the "plseoVtry .
Is a tonic winch builds up both desh and
strength What is said OF it for children ap-
plies equally to adults. As an appetizlng, re
storati V tonic it sets at work all the processes
of digestion and nutrition, rousts every or
gan int natural action, and brings back
health and strength. In recovering from
grippe" or in CouyalesCence from pneu=
muuia, feyers, and other wasting diseases, II
s.ccd3Jy and surely inyigofates and builds up
the whole system.
For all diseases caused 10y torpid liver or
impure blood, as Dyspepsia and IIliiousness.
II it doesn't cure in every cast, the money Is
returned.
"What is your idea of shoel?" ~ place
where they have continual investigation com
mitttes, to be sure
CDR. White is specialist, il he not? What
is his specialty?' lie has two-consulta-
nd
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

TO improve the roads increases the
value OF farm lands and facilitates the mar
keung OF produce, As civilization adyan-
ces. the roads improve. Yod can always
Judge pretty correctly the people of any
BY the condition OF their roads.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
Fer Sale.

House and stable, with IA acres land, sit.
lated on Main street, l-3 mile south OF First
8aptist Church House Ia stories, in good
-epair, city water. Stable room for three
lorses. Price $1,000 Apply to George Wyman
Hyde Park, Mass. or to Fred o. Eaton or
Sewal W Smith. Skowhevsr.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
PILES! PILES! PILES y!

Or. Williams | bian Pile ointment vii, cure Blind
BIZ cdng liberated and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the
tumora aays the Itching at on1e, acts AS poulitee
gives i'm tan re irf Dir. Williams Indian PIE out
met is prepared oLly for Piles and Itching of the pr
waite parts and nothing else zach box Is guarsnteed
Sod by druggists sent by mai, 81 90 per box.
WILLIAMS MFG CO., Props, Cleveland, o.
Gre. f. SAINT son, Skpwhegan Agent.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14
arm For Sale.

The farm formerly owned and occupied by
the late Nathan Hodgden, known as the old
Goburn Farm is offered for sale. Farm is
well wat cred and contains a fine hard wood
lot. Situated about three miles from town.
Will be sold low for cash. Inquire IF
tfia r. f. HOMESTEAD, Skowhegan,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-14

ssa.Flag station; at which trains will stop
IN signal or notice to Conductor.
MIXED between Bingham and No. Arson.
Trains connect at Oakland with trains to
and from Boston, Portland, Lewiston. Water
lille, Augusta, Gardiner, Skowhegan and Ban
Lor.
W. NJ. AVER SuPT.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock for Skowhegan and Mer-
,er; 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., 1895-02-14
Somerset Railway,
CHANGE or TtNth.

Trains VIII run MS follows, connecting at Oak
and with Maine Central Railroad Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Waterville
Augusta Gardiner, Bath Skowhegan and Ban
gOr.
for Boston, Portland, Lewiston. Waterville,
Amgmsta. SkoMheEMn and Aangnr.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

colossal. In Baden. where heads run
big. out of $500 they measured, only one
ran to ;'06 millimeters from forehead to
occiput. The most extensive head they
could find upon a savant gave a cubic
capacity of 1900 centimeters only. Bis
marck's goes this 165 cubic centimeters
better. Coming to weight of brain,
Kante, Dante. Byron, Couvier-none Of
them are in 1t with the Chancellor.
Couvier carried 3 pounds 15h ounces in
his brain pan. Bismarck puts up
pounds l ounce avoirdupois. This
weight, however. has been equaled in
the case Of British subject. reported q
couple OF weeks ago in the Lancet. He
yielded 65 ounces-the Cbancellor's fig-
ure exactly-and he was deaf, dumb
and daft.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14
EXPERT SEAMEN.
Are the Monks That Man tho "Holy
Prophet IIja."

Are the Monks That Man tho "Holy
Prophet IIja."
An Odessa letter Of recent date says:
"One OF the oldest vessels afloat ar
rived few days ago H. Odessa, and Is
moored on the lower qua. She belongs
to the convent on Mount AthOs and Is
called the Holy Prophet lila (Elias)
She is brig-rigged and sails under the
Turkish flag. but Greek cross Is car
ried on both mastheads. and she differs
from the ordinary Turkish ships by her
scrupulOus cleanness. The captain is a
Jeromonach, monk ranking higher
than friar. and all the sailors are
monks or lay brothers; STILL they are
expert seamen. The pilot. Father
Iraklij NHerculius), has crossed all the
oceans and zones. sailing around the
wide world since 1866. The entire crew
crew speak both Russian and Greek
Service on the ship alternates with wor-
ship in the little church In the fore
castle. 1t Is quite a curious sight to be-
hold these monks in their long frocks
and sandals climbing up the masts,
along the yardarms, reefing sails or
hanging almost over the water on the
foremost point of the bowsprit. The
brig brought here load of bricks from
Constantipople, and goes in ballast to
Marinpol, where she will take a cargo
of -four, corn. fish and other provisions
which are to furnish the supply for the
convent for whole year. According to
the sail-mOnks own statements. the
Holy Prophet lila is smart sailor, and
runs eleven knots an hour in fair
wind. She Is 105 feet long and carries
a cargo of 200 tons
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

At length, and except for a few
pounds. the fund for the purchase of
Carlyles old home in Chelsea has been
raised, and the house will hereafter be
a museum Of Carlyle relics-"a shrine
for visitors, mostly Americans" In tho
words of the London Daily News The
price paid is f2,0S9. The dwelling is
unimposing and even shabby, and is
likely to prove disappointing to visit
ors from this side Of the ocean. 1t con-
tains nine small rooms and a mean little
garden In the rear Perhaps the most
interesting feature Of 1t Is the attic room
with a skylight, built by Carlyle to
escape the noise of the Growing cocks
and barking dogs Of the neighborhood.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

public was less than five years old. In
the Alexander school he took a course
in classics and mathematics, and in
1858 he became teacher in the school,
In 1861 he was appointed professor of
languages in the newly-founded Libe-
ria college. After five years service
he resolved leave of absence, and &C.
cupied it in trip to Egypt and Pales-
tine. He also visited the Protestant
college at Beirut as the guest of DR..
Jessup, who is now in this country.
Here he took occasion to improve the
knowledge of Arabic, which he had be-
gun to acquire in Arabia.
On his return to Liberia, DR.. Blyden
continued his work of teaching until
1871, when he resigned, and went on a
trip through Europe. He was then ap-
pointed by the British government as
diplomatic agent to make treaties
with the powerful Mohammedan and
pagan chiefs of the interior tribes of
Africa. After three years of this work
he again took charge of the Alexander
high school, which had meantime been
removed from Monrovia to the interior
twenty-five miles up st. Paul's river.
In 1877 DR.. Blyden was appointed min
lister plenipotentiary to Great Britain,
and served in this capacity for three
years. On his return to Monrcvia he
was elected president of Liberia col
lege. He resigned in 1884, and took up
Independent educational work among
the Nnhamrpd9ns at Sierra aopo
In 1892 he was again appointed Libe-
rian representative at the Court of st,
James, which office he still holds.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

a shop for repairing telegraph
instruments and the making of new
machinery. He then went to Indian
apolis, where he invented his automatic
repeater. Later he was stationed in
Cincinnati, with an established repu-
tation as an inventor, and from there
went to Boston, where he perfected his
duplex telegraph. Shortly thereafter
Mr.. Edison was made superintendent
OF the New York Gold Indicator Com
pany and transferred his shops to New
ark, N. J. In 1876 he resigned this po-
sition and established himself perma-
nently at Menlo Park, N. j., devoting
his entire time to research and inyen-
ton. Among the productions of his
brain are the monograph, the micro
phone, the electric pen, the quadruplex
and seXtuplex transmitter. improve
ment in the electric light and the tele-
phone, etc. Mr.. Edison is of a modest,
retiring disposition. an indefatigable
worker, and when occupied in perfect
ing new invention scarcely takes time
to eat or sleep until it is completed
Remarkable as have been many of his
achievements in the past. he expects TO
produce still greater results from recent
experiments. and the public has great
miracles.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14
HYPNOTIZED INTO SICKNESS
Girl Who Acts Like Paralytic at a
Word from the Doctor.

Girl Who Acts Like u Para'ytic at
Word from the Doctor.
The most astounding instance of
hypnotism by suggestion" comes in a
report furnished to the French Society
of Hypnology and Psychology by NJ.
Gordichze, an expert in mesmerism,
says the New York World. The story
he has to tell is of little girl of eleven
in one of the French provinces who
used to accompany cousin, who was
country doctor, on his rounds, and in
this way got to understand a good many
medical expressions. One day she fell
i'll. The illness was light and she was
on the high road to recovery when her
cousin, the DOCTOR happened to say un-
thinkingly and smilingly in her pres
ence. oh, good heavens She is par
alyzed! At once the child exhibited
every symptom of paralysis and she
remained in that state at the will of the
doctor. Afterward he asked her if she
was not becoming consumptive, and i'm
mediately she began to suffer from the
dreadful coughing and blood splitting
that consumptive patients have. She
seemed so extraordinarily open to
every sort of mesmeric suggestion"
that the doctor tried her with half the
diseases known in the medical annals,
and one by one she responded to them
all. He needed only to remark that she
was cured to have her perfectly well a
moment later. Perhaps the strangest
of the experiences she went through
was when one of her schoolmates got
paper pellet in her eye. From pure
sympathy the child imagined that she
had the same trouble. too, and she
rubbed her eye to such an extent that
she felt the pain of 1t for nearly year.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

dred guns. His plan would be TO charge
the enemy with an electric current.
One shock would kill a whole army.
1t is said that he will transfer the Sc
cret to the war department free OF
cost. The idea can be utilized in naval
as well as land warfare.
Mr.. Edison enjoys the honor Of many
achievements and it may truthfully be
said that the history of the century
will contain no brighter page than
that made necessary by his genius.
Edison first saw the light of day at
Alva, Ohio, February II, 1877. The
study Of chemistry engaged his atten-
ton from early boyhood. He attended
the common school until at the age of
Is, when he became a news butcher"
on railroad train. About this time
he became interested in electricity. He
used to sit up all night at the railway
station where he had access to the tele-
graph instruments. So persistent was
he in the pursuit OF knowledge that in
a remarkably short time he became an
expert operator. He worked at his
trade in a number of places, and
while at Adrian, Mich, opened
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14
An Ornament Indeed,

The ILL., D. conferred on DIR. s. Weir
Mitchell of Philadelphia by the Univer-
sity Of Edinburgh, Is the second he has
received, the first coming from Har-
ward; but 1t was left for tho Scotch
university to do him the extraordinary
honor of referring to him as the chief
ornament to medical science in the new
world" In addition to his great at
tainments as psychologist. DR.. Mitch
ell has the unique distinction of main
tanning practice In London as well as
in Philadelphia. He Is one OF the nu-
merous physicians OF celebrity. Of whom
Smollett and Oliver Wendell Holmes
were examples. who have excelled In
letters as well as In medicine. DIR.
Mitchell is well known both as poet and
as novelist and it Is not unlikely that
run" on one OF his books would have
pleased him even more than the Edin-
burgh degree.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

The famous and fifty named German
sculptor, Schaper. who executed the
statue of Bismarck at Cologne, was
privileged to be on more familiar terms
than anybody now living, probably,
with his sitters head. He had that head
in his hand for days and surveyed,
and measured, and manipulated it 10
his hearts content. The result of his
observations and mensurations he sub
sequently placed at the disposal of sci
ence. and science has proceeded to in
stitute comparisons between the
Princes head and others-not only in
point of size, but in point of brain
weight alsO-very greatly, as may be
imagined. in the great mans favor.
The Bismarck head measures 212 and
10 in millimeters. This, it appears. is
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

The very unusual story of swapping
a daughter for wife is reported from
Toledo, Wash. A farmer named
Thompson lost his wife short time
ago. The child he took to a neighbor
by the name of Putnam to be cared for.
or course frequent visits were made to
see how the baby was getting along.
Mrs. Putnam was quite a comely per-
son, and very soon attracted the at
tcntion CT the widowed farmer. Then
he soon learned to love her, but worse
of all his love was reciprocated The
husband discovered the situation. The
lovers naturally expected a scene, but
there We're none. Instead of making
the neighboring hills resound with
Jealous rage Putnam called upon
Thompson, and they discussed the mat
ter in businesslike manner. Putnam
protested to be tired of his wife. and
said he would as lief that some other
fellow would take her away as not, buh
be wanted something in return. he
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14
MRS. YZNAGA.

dwell in South Dakota. This compare
Miss Mabel Wright, daughter of George
Curtis Wright, who made a large for
tune out of carpet designing. She met
Mr.. Yznaga. a Cuban-American. at
Newport in 1890 and married him in the
same year. He had already been mar
ried and divorced 1t is, of course,
quite possible that the divorce will be
delayed, in which case the wedding will
be delayed ALSO
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14

opera in Paris. She is only coryphee,
and is, and will always be, an indiffer-
ent danseuse But her beauty and the
fact that she was the first in the French
capital to adopt the Mystic. the Leon
ardo fashion of wearing an overlooking
wealth of hair, have led her to celeb
rity She Is tall. has placid chore-
graphic grace, and offered In her pale
blue domino rare poetic picture at
the opera masked balls last winter, a.
she threw bouquets from her loge to her
admirers below. --l =
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-14
Judge and Author.

Robert Grant, whom the book-readina
public knows as a clever author. but
who is known in Boston as a probate
judge as well, is a hard working lawyer
on the shady side of 40. but apparent
~ younger. His pen and his bicycle
consume almost equally his intervals of
leisure. When he was nominated for
judge his novels We're alleged against
his fitness for the place. and it may be
that he took the objection to heart, fof
his later writings are in a somewha.
mora serious vein.