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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-31

Ientler SEX every one Of whom should subscribe to
bemorest's Magazine. II you are unacquainted with
Is merits, send for q specimen copy Gree), and
Fou will admit that seeing these THUMBS has put
Iou I'm the way of saving money by finding In one
Magazine everything to satisfy the literary wants Of
he whole family.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

The popularity Of buff pumaee Is
doubtless responsible for the Buff Pl}m.
outh Rock. This popularity is in Itself
something remarkable. For years and
years the Buff Cochin had the honor of
being the sole representative of this col
or. Then the Pokin Bantam appeared
which was but "a diamond edition of the
Buff Cochin. This was followed by the
Buff Lcghorn and the Argonaut. and
then appeared simultaneously tho Buff
Wyandotte and Buff Plymouth Rock In
some cases these two varieties were bred
from tho same yard of fowls, those with
rose combs being called Wyandottes and
those with single combs Plymouth
Rocks.
In tho Buff Plymouth Rock, when
fully perfected, we have Il medium sized
fowl of great practical value and of re.
markable beauty Tho color is soft,
rich, even buff, color that cannot be
surpassed among solid colors for beauty,
and color that is as useful as it is
beautiful, for it harmonizes with tho de
sired rich yellow of the skin and legs,
produces pinfeathcrs that are inconspic-
uous on the dressed poultry, and does
not readily show stains and marks Of
soiling. 1t is a color therefore that
adapts the fowl to all sections of the
country and makes it of value to the
practical poultry raiser, according to II
S. Babcock, who writes the foregoing
to American Agriculturist,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
Busi, Lima Beans,

A correspondent of American Agricul
turist says: Henderson s, which is thu
Dwarf Sieva, is always prolific but the
beans are small and deficient in that deli
cacy of flavor that is conspicuous i'll the
regular limas But for wet season it
is better, as it does not mildew as the
larger kinds are apt to do. Burpeo' :
dwarf lima, which is a true largo lima
in every respect, excepting its dwarf
habit, behaved wonderfully, tho drought
and heat having been to its liking The
plants branched out widely and kept up
a continuous crop. With mo in rainy
seasons the Leans have mildewed badly,
as tho running sorts always do. near the
ground. To ho successful with this sert
it must have plenty Of root. The rows
should be three feet apart, and the plants
at least foot apart i'll the rows. This
will afford plenty of air, and in meas
uro prevent mildew. The Kumerle or
Dreer $ lima, which is dwarf potato
lima, has done remarkably well. al
though prefer the flavor of the large
sort For general purposes this is the
most profitable because it is the most
prolific.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
The Somerset Reporter---Thursday FEBRUARY %. 1898

lights in barns and spontaneous com.
bustion cause about | per cent each,
while the other fires may originate from
gasoline stoves, locomotive and steam
thrasher sparks. furnaces, fireplace and
open CRATES smokehouses, ashes III wood
en- reccptacles and other causes.
Farmers usually insure their build
ings for full value but carry little III
surance on their removable contents
There are many total LOSSES. Insurance
men generally charge "A higher rate g
barns than on dwellings and diserini
mate between old and new structures
between we'll and poorly cunstruffee
buildings, between good and bad CHIN
ncys, between uaileumhorcd prarzrs
and that With an irenelad mortgage be
tween property occupied ny the o0ua
and that hv teaant. and between lfsH
breeding barns With numerous IN
ployccs and these which are trudea hY
the owner and his family The fa1af
should provide the best possible mean
for cNtinguishing frs which may ar;-a
on his property Too much care cauuaf
h. taken with all iufammahe oils an
other materials with matches, toiae
ca, ashes and lights Orange Juds
Farmer
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
Notice of Foreclosure.

whereas, Lorenzo d Libby of Brighton,
County of Somerset and State of Maine, by his
Mortgage Deed dated the 10Th day Of October
A. D.. 1881, and recorded in Somerset Re gistry
of Deeds Vol. 100 page 226, conveyed to me, the
undersigned, n certain lot of land, with build
ings the reon. situated in said town of Brigh-
ton being the same premises conveyed by
Elizabeth Kin ball to Oliver 4. Kimball by her
deed dated August 2sth. A. d. 1872, and record
ed in Somerset Registry of Deeds Vol. l62
page 81. which deed may he referred to for a
more full and definite description of said
premises and whereas, the conditions of said
Mortgage have been broken, now therefore by
reason Of the breach of the conditions thereof
| claim IA foreclosure of said mortgage and give
this notice accordingly.
Cornville, February 10, 1895
3wSs PETER n. SAVAGE.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
Abandoned Farms.

Tho momhers of tho Massachusetts,
state board Of agriculture have reported
54l farms which We're not included IN
the last edition of their catalogue, while
% farms We're reported from other
sources, a total of 300 farms OF these
tho secretary of the board has received
descriptions of 143, which will be
added to the fifth edition Of their
catalogue, which will soon be ready
The number previously described was
400, Of which $50 have been sold,
10 withdrawn from market for various
reasons, and 1875 wish the description
continued in the fifth edition, while 46
have not been heard from. The 150
farms sold contain 10, ll0la acres and
sold for $225, l25, an average of 81, 527.-
90 each, and the 70 farms withdrawn
were valued ut $125, 925, an average of
81, 503. 9S each,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
ERKM As,s ~.
lEa>1s&.;FEEp4t ~
sS7as'..5s995<QhtsK'PEN
GARDENING BY HORSEPOWER.
1t Pays When Prices Are High For Labor
aud Low For Produce.

To grow garden stuff in sufficient
quantity Is a difficult task if wrong
methods are praeticed If correct meth
dds arc adopted, it Is "A comparatively
easy matter. IN this day Of progress 4
garden so small il cannot be worked l.
horsepower Is inexcusabIe on farm
where land Is plenty. 1t requires about
ono whole day for man 10 work over
one Of the little square gardens and put
every thing in good shape With horse
md Cuitiyatar he can work over half
acre plot Ia Is than two hours and do
the work better Besides following the
cultiyator l. easv compared With the
back breaking process Of hand hueias.
In these t1mts af high prices for farm
labor and Low prices for farm produce
certainly no one can afford to spend
much time haers IN the garden VIM
the work can h. done better and t.
times rs fast With TIM help Of IA hers
which would otherwise b" idle Most
garden crop. en- b. successfully cult
yatcd by horsepower and hy Plant, II.
horse hgo better than with the hand hoH
writes "a correspondent Of Praetiea.
Farmer, Wh9 say: OF course their ar
Some crops that III order t. save ground
should be planted too close to bo tond6
with a horse, but even then can be eul
tivatcd almost entirely without the old
fashioned hoeing If You are able to af
ford it, there are number of most *
cellcnt wheel ha6s now on the market,
and nearly all # them viii do splendid
work, and do 1t very rapidly. II you
AFRO not greatly oyerburdened with
wealth, you can get along without going
to this expense. If you viii watch tie
columns Of Tn farm papers you viii
probably soon sc Il drawing of a home
made device that viii do grand work,
and the cost vii be trihing.
But the main point is that nearly all
the cultivation III the garden ought h
be done by horsepower and as little IL
possible by hand Lay off u small plat
to be used for CLOSE planted crops and
tend them with SOME kind Of wheel hoe
But plant the main crops wide enough
to be cultivated with the horse hoe And
let the plat of ground devoted to garden
vegetables be liberal Thus homo gar.
dcning will become II pleasure rather
than an irksome task The health of the
family will ho the better for the supply
of wholesome, nutritious food.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

1t is generally believed that the
houses, barns and other buildings on
farms are seldom destroyed by fire, but
the statistics show that they are very
frequently destroyed, generally because
there are no adequate means at hand to
put out "A farm fire when it is once
started. One fourth Of tie farm fires are
of unknown origin, one-ffth Are caused
by lightning, about ono-tCnth are III
known incendiary origin, one-siXth are
caused hy defective fucs in farm dwell
iugs, nearly per cont arc caused hy
bad stoves or stoyepipcs, one-cloycnth
are caused ly sparks on roofs; children,
kerosene, carelessne,s with matches,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

every poison and impurity OF your blood
by DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Then there's clear skin and a clean syste m
letter, Salt -rheum. Eczema, Erysipelas, Rolls,
CarbuuCles, Enlarged GLANDS, lumors and
Sweniugs, and all eruption to the worst
scrofua-these are perfectly and permanently
cured by it.
In building up needed flesh and strength OF
pale, puny. scrofulous children, nothing can
equal il,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

Mrs. WINsLow' s SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years ny millions of moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success 1t soothes the child. soitens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind cole,
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will
relieve the moor 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. lS3s
South Carolina is the enly Stat in the Union
that refuses to di. solve the marital relation for
any cause whatever.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
PILES! PILES! PILES !!

Or vii inns bian Pie ointment will cure Bird
B.eiul Cloerated and Itching Piles. II ahsorhs the
umora a.ays the Itching at ou3e, acts as ronlilee.
giv, in. taut let Or. Nil.inms INDIAN !. ont
sprrparcG on,y tor Piles and Itching Of thu pri-
ynte md nothing else Each box guaIsutt ed.
So'd hv druggists. stut by mai, 300 per box.
WILLIAMS MFG co. Props, Cleveland, o.
&C. E. SAINT son, skuwhrgan Agent.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
For Sale.

House and stable, With . Ia acres land, SIT.
rated on Main street, 1-3 mile south of First
Baptist Church. House IA stories, in gooc
-epsir, city water. Stable room Tor three
aorses Price 1890. Apply to George Wymau
1yde Park, Mass, or to Fred O. Eaton OF
Sewsll W. smith Skowhesar
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
DON,T FORGFT TO REMEMBER

that impure unhealthy blood is present in all,
and the direct cause of many diseases from
which we suffer, scrofula, rheumatism and
specific Diseases which have ravaged the
earth aud poisoned the blood Of nations for
generations, and are the evil parents Of indie,
scribable horrors, are under absolute control
of p. 7. F., the only infallthle blood puriher
known, ..
The p. 7. p. Blood Cure has POSITIVELY cured
numerous cases Of Scrofula and SAT- Rhuem
in a short time where all other blood pun
hcrs have failed
Pleasant TO take; applicable to diseases in
infancy or old age.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

Delicate diseases of either sex, however in
tluced speedily and radically cured. Address
in confidence, Worlds DispensnrY Medical As
sociatiun, Buffalo. N. y.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

The Farm journal claims that a wire
stretched behind the horse stalls OF
which several hooks slide for hanging
the lantern Is ono of the best forms OF
cheap fire Insurance.
Cider into which nothing has been
put to preserve 1t sweet should make
vinegar naturally if kept in a warm, dry
place. TO let II run slowly over board
from one barrel to another viii hasten
acidity
Among Massachusetts onion growers
thoro Is "a determination to secure the
repeal in the Legislature Of the law
passed a year ago oblisiug them to fur
pi,h . poundsto the hushcl against the
old legal rate ii - pounds
If you intend 10 grow mushrooms un-
der the greenhouse benches, don for
get to trya sPinlfsrgof nitrate Of soda
on the ground g.aef Tia manure, as ad-
vi.od by Mr. Ttanltou OF the Geneva
IN, w. experiment station.
Don't neglect 10 apply for and read
the catalogues from leading seed and
nursery firms Much valuable informa=
ton Will De- gained.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
Single stones in the walls surrounding
Baalke weigh three million pounds each.
ZEAL MERIT is the character
AZ iStic of Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
cures even after other preparations lall,
Get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
For Over FIFTY Neara

Only in India and Germany do the ralroads
earn more than per cent. on their capital, the
average being 3t2.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
Maine Central R. R.
Arrange nents of Trains. Effect
Dec. 30, 1884.


IUITUWS. 6oO NJ
NJ for all points West--1.40 p. M tor Water
vile, Oakland North Arson, Lewiston, Port
land and Boston. Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft,
Moosehead Lake, Bangor Bar Harbor, st.
John and Aroostook County, Portland and
Boston;-3.00P. NJ (mixed) for Waterville, en-
abllng passengersto take night Pullman for
Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.00 A. NJ. mixed from WI ter-
vile, daily except Mon Iays:-1l.0O A. M.
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, Augusta
and Bangor:-5.l0 p. M. from all points.
PAYSON TUCKER Vice Pres, & Gen. Mgr
y. E. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r Agent
Portland. DEC. 2Sth 1891.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28

That the blood should perform its vital fnnc-
tons, it is absolutely necessary it should not
only be pure but rich in life giving elements.
| These results are best effected by the use of
that well-known standard blood purifier,
Ayers Sarsaparila.
Potatoes are a luxury in Mexico this year.
| The supply Of that county is imported from
California.
The entering wedge OF fatal complaint is
often slight cold. which a dose or two of
Az er's Cherry Pectoral might have cured at
the commencement. Therefore, it is advisable
to have this prompt and sure remedy always
at hand to meet an emergency,
The Chicago drainage canal will cost at
least s5000,000 more than the 1922 600 900, at
first estimated.
People with hair that is continually falling
out or those that are bald, can stop the falling
and get good growth of hair by using Halls
Hair Remover.
Mistress Ito chambermadl. weren't you
ashamed to let that policeman kiss youy'
Yes, but one cannot resist the authorities
"a friend In need is IA friend indeed"
A friend advised me to try Ely's Cream Balm
cured Of Catarth. 1t is most valuable rem
edy.- Joseph Stewart, 62i Grand Avenue
brooklyn, N. Y
My son was afflicted with catarrh. | induced
him to try Ely's Cream Balm and the disa-
greeable catarrhal smell all left him. He APP
pears ns well as any ONE. G. Olmstead
Arrola, III
Price OF Cream Balm is fifty cents.
Muggins-Old soak doesn't care for women,
does he? Buggins-O Only when they have
cork screw curls and gnrgle in the neck
The Somerset reporter., 1895-02-28
Expelled

Muggins-Old soak doesn't care for women.
does he? Buggins- Only when they have
cork screw curls and gurgle in the neck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29
RUMSEYS STEAMBOAT.
Records Which Show That 1t Antedated
Fulton's Product by Twenty two Years.

Records Which Show That 1t Antedated
FultOn's Product by Twcnty-two Years.
The records of Jefferson county, W.
Va, prove what is not generally known
that Robert Fulton was not the first
man to build steamboat in this coun-
try. He was anticipated over - years
by James Rumsey of Charleston, Va
now West Virginia Rumsey's steam
boat was partly constructed i'll Frederick
county, Md, i'll 1855. 1t was fitted up
with machinery partly manufactured at
a furnace called 1.-The Cococtin Fur
mace, owned by johnson Brothers, and
located near the town of Frederick.
The two cylinders, the boiler, pumps,
pipes, etc, were built in Baltimore
Part of the work was done at the old
Antietam Iron works Rumsey's boat
was 80 feet in length, and il was pro-
PEELED by an engine which worked a
vertical pump placed III the center Of the
vessel The water was drawn i'll at the
bow and forced ont at the stern through
Il horizontal pipe The entire weight of
the machinery was Go pounds. and
the tonnage of the vessel was three tons.
The entire machinery, including the
boiler, etc, took up a space of very lit
tie over feet square.
The first public experiment took place
ON the Potomac river ON March IA, 1856.
when the boat showed speed of four
miles an hour up stream The records Of
jefferson county also show that George
Washington and Governor Thomas John
son of Maryland were among the pat
rons of Rumsey, and that the experiment
was made i'll the interest of the then
proposed Chesapeake and Ohio canal
New York World.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29
EYPReAATEo NAMES.

Some Are $Gnuine, Others Simply Stand
Fer Snobb~ry-How to Distinguish.
Hyphenated names ia Europe may be
ivided into two overwhelmingly,
those wherein the hyphen is mere piece
of snobbery and affectation, and those
wherein it is consequent upon a legal
obligation. The latter are in the minor
ity and are borne almost invariably by
legatees and their descendants, who have
inherited property, usually real estate.
contingent upon their tacking the name
Of the teStatOr ON to their own, or else
they are men who have married heiresSes
and been accepted as husbands for the
latter on the condition that they should
append the family name o6 their wives
to their own patronymic.
People in the other category, who use
the hyphep merely with the object Of
creating the impression that they are of
more ancient lineage than is really the
case. invariably prefix, instead Of ap
pending, the additional name, and it is
this that enables one to distinguish the
bona fide double barrel, as Lord Ran
dolph Churchill used 70 call them, from
those who are not, for you have only to
ask Mr.. Ponsonby-JOnes for the name of
his paternal grandfather in order TO find
out that the old gentleman was a simple
Jones, devoid Of the aristocratic Ponson-
by, whereas in the case of surnames
adopted in Difference to testamentary
dispositions one Will invariably find ON
inquiry that the paternal grandfather
and ancestors bore the first of tine two
patronymics.
The persons who make use of hyphen-
ated names without being compelled TO
do so are usually the owners of patro-
nymics overwhelmingly plebeian. who
hope, vainly, it is true. 10 redeem the
commonplace character of their name by
prefixing thereto one calculated they
trust, to create the impression that they
are connected with some of the great
houses of the nobility. Thus it is quite
common to find Montmorency-S Smiths,
Plantagenet RobinSOnS and We're de
We're Browns. Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

1t isn't every man that owns a silk
hat, but it is the dream of every very
young mans life to possess one A
young man in our end of town went to
the matinee with the only girl he ever
really loved, and he wore a silk hat
He put it under the seat carefully, and
the next person who came III gave il a
kick that practically ruined it. Most
young fellows would have had fit right
there, but this one said nothing at all
He was SO philosophical that the girl
was charmed As they came ont of the
theater they met another young man.
and the three went to get some soda
water. The girl told about the young
mans hat, and how philosophical lie
was:
why, do you know, Jack, she said,
Charley didn't even look annoyed. 1t
was lovely.
"Umph, said Jack, with fire in his
eye, Its all right for him to be lovely,
but it's my hat'
1t is just such little things as this that
wreck the friendship of a lifetime. -
Washington Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

An amateur gardener has had a great
deal of trouble, year after year, with a
certain bed in her flower garden. IL was
so infested by ants that nothing could
grow there, but was invariably devoured
by the insects. She tried every vermin
destroyer known, with boiling water and
other preventives, all without success
At length she found that portion OF the
outer boarding of the shed which stood
near this bed was decayed and needed
renewal When thee boards We're taken
away, they We're found to be alive with
ants, which, being destroyed, disappear
ed from her flowers, and she has had no
more annoyance from them. Often ants
will get into the house closets and into
the food in the same way from some de-
cayed wood near at hand, in which they
nest II their source is looked up when
they come they usually may be unearth-
cd and killed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

One of the mountain peaks of north
Wales is known as the Chair of Idris, on
Cader Idris, as the Welsh people call it,
because its top is followed out like an
immense couch. According to local ira
dltion, whoever spends night in the
Chair Of Idris will, on the following
morning, be dead, raving mad or en-
dowed with the lof.iest poetical inspira-
tion. No one seems to know exactly who
ldIis was or when he lived, but he must
have been a giant if his body was in
proportion with his celebrated "chair. -
Mrs. Hemans has a fine poem with the
Chair of Idris as the theme, and Tenny
son also mentions it in Enid st
Louis Republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

Take haphaZard a number Of people
of both sexes and Of all ages. Divide
them into communities Let the doc
tors of each nation have acommunity TO
themselves-thisd division would be in
dispensable because the difference which
exists between the treatment prescribed.
say. by a French and by an English doc
tor has 10 be experienced TO be believed.
Let the allopathists, the homeopathiSts,
the hydropathists, the thousand and
one sets of medical faddists, all have a
community of their own. Give the nos
trum mongers free hands Suffer the
faith healeIs to work, unimpeded, some
where, their own sweet will, and amid
the whole number of the communities
permit one to be set apart in which no
doctor Of any SORT or kind, regular or
irregular. shall be allowed TO place q
foot or have voice If such a test were
feasible. / wonder what the result would
be. Or, rather, ! do not wonder-I
should ike TO have a wager depending
on the issue.
/ would wager that, all things being
equal-position, climate, circumstances.
constitution, ages-the physical history
of all those communities would be pretty
well of a muchness- They would all suf-
fer from the same diseases, would beat
them or be beaten by them, in much the
same way. and would die at about the
same age OF this am certain-and in
this believe that the physicians them
selves would be upon my side-that the
medically supervised communities would
be every whit as closely acquainted with
pain, disease and suffering before the
curtain finally fell as that one commu-
nifty in which no doctors were All the
Year Round
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29
Cost Of Policemen. Uniform..

The prices paid by the Baltimore po-
lice are: For oyercoats, $40; dress coats,
w. 80; biouses, S.; summer trousers,
20. Il; winter trousers, So. %. These
prices, the commissioners say, are lower
than those III amy city, with the excep-
tlon OF Philadelphia, where a different
system obtains, and where the lnen are
required to purchase new clothes every
year making the cost to them eventual
Y lnose than to the Baltimore police. -
Baltimore Snn.