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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
FIVE THOUSAND SHARES.
Spring Valley Stock Readily Taken at
&97 90 Per Share.

S91 90 Per Share.
The Spring Valley Water Works. need
ing a half million dollars to meet obliga-
tions on account of construction, decided
10 put out 5000 shares of the reserve stock
Bids were solicited and the new shares is
sued were taken at ar average of S97 20
per share.
Some OF the brokers fancied that the
extra issue would diminish the value OF
the stock in the market and conducted
transactions on that theory. They were
disappointed in their calculations. The
stock went out at the time that money
was being withdrawn from safe-deposit
boxes for investment in interest paying
securities, and as a result the 5000 shares
were readily accepted as good invest
ment for idle money.
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|AND NOW TO BUSINESS!

Having unbounded in of
election and in anticipation prosperity
hand purchases Fall goods
the amount OF former owing the terrific depre
then prevailing they thirty
than they could be bought to-day
enabled to make THE STRONGEST KIND BID FOR
LIONS SHARE OF THE TRADE, practically begins
pro ductons
Flo 0rRS That AhS0IntRlV C9nn0t IA DnnljcatGd
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We're ready to talk
christmas presents" as
soon as you are.
The pretty things are
coming in every day, and a
goodly number are ready to
be looked at now.
Won't you come on a
visiting trip-not to buy,
understand-just to look
around and think
Picture above-a hint at
one of the new shapes in
ladies' desks.
California Furniture Company
IN Cole & Coz Carpets
117 Caor,, Street Rugs
11l 0oaly oo-oos Mattings
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COLORED DRESS GOODS.

placed 25c yard
HEAVY A1oe s17S 1ff1lor STORM SERGE regular
price ST. will be placed on sale at SOC yard
M Ta sTGfs sale s P @ sas
HEAVY AMoe Ekss BICYCLING su1r1se r.,n.-
price$1 wi placed sale 81
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
SERGE worth 4o will be
sold 25c yard
.e,soH EXTRA FINE Hocf E 2st sse,sH srRars
worth viii be sold at 5oc yard. - ''
cease, 4sscH FIGURED Esd1i5a noazRs different designs worth 7
WILDE a yard -e' ~ ~
ALwooL 81 So will sold 81
SILK DEPARTMENT.
piece. BLACK y1etbS S a SIR neat ss. regular
specials a - p-N ''" oN
60 n.... or ANeEA BfE At rzTTrSG "a Gea1ts
lar price 9Oc on special 75c yard s ' s'' vs.
ffRf1 six handsome designs. regular price
Is pieces BAah sam z, 5sr, quality r.sa. p..
81 So on special sale at ST. yard
LADIES' KID GLOVES.
4BUrToN ds5s p 6n ooors TAM brown and
regular price ST. on special sale t9ca
o2 dozen 4BUTroN DERRY K16 AG G1oeRs e S9 G ,
brown regular pair
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SANTA RI EXPRESS.
To Chicago via A. & r.
Direct Line

Direct Line &BfE4
Leaves daily at 1850 p. NJ, carving .ulinian Palace
Drawingr room and Modern Upholstered Tourisr
Sleeping-cars. which run daily through 10 Chicago
via Kansas City. Annex cars for Denver and s.
Louis
Montreal and the White Mountains leave every
Wednesday.
The best railway from California to the East
New rails, new ties; no dust: interesting seen erv
and good meals in Harvey's dining-rooms.
San Francisco Ticket Office, 64A Market
ST.. Chronicle building. Telephone Main
1851 Oakland. 1113 Broadway.
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be emaed reeon -
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At $3.50.

LADIES MACKINrOSHES 1.-TWO capes),
with brown velvet collar, value $I2.
| will be offered at So 90.
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urGS That Absolutely Cannot Be Duplicated.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
At 10 Cents Each.

500 dozen LADIES' WHITE SHEER
LAWN SCALLOPED EMBROID-
Erred HANDkERCHIEFS, regular
price$2 25 dozen, on special sale at 1Oc
each.
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At $500.

LADIES MACkiNIosHES 1.-TWO capes),
offered at S.
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LADIES' UNION SUITS.
Aft X1.O0,

At $1.O0.
LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED WHITE
COTTON AND WOOL UNION SUITS,
high neck, long sleeves, nonshrink-
able, worth 81 so, on special sale at 81.
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MEMS FURNISHINGS.
At 60 Cents.

About 25 dozeu-The balance of our PER-
GALE AND CHEVIOT TLAUNDRIED
SHIRTS, with detached collars and
cuffs, new shapes. which were sold at
81 and 81 25, will be placed on special
sale at 60c each.
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At S1.SO

LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED WOOL and
COTTON UNION SUITS, high neck,
long sleeves, ankle length, white and
natural gray, worth 81, on special sale
at 81 so.
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AZ 5000

LADIES JERSEY RIBBED UNION
SUITS. 20 per cent wool, high neck,
long sleeves, ankle length, unshrink-
able, white and natural color, worth
50 so, on special sale at 81 each.
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MOUNT TAMALPAIS.

Irains connect with North Pacific
Coast Railroad.
WEN DA4s-Leave s. F. 9:15A NJ. l:4sP n
s,- xTne.urning-Arrive s. 4. 3:25 NJ 6:20 p NJ.
SoN DA fS- Leave 8 F. SA. IL 80 A. N. 80 p Il
HssuTnlng-Arrive S.F.1:15 Pm 4 30 p. M 7:36 r. n
tickets @ for sale in Mill Valley or
IHO>. COOK & SONS, 62l Market st. 8. F.
Aas ValleS and Mount Tanslpais scenic Railway
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At 10 Cents a Pair.

100 dozen MEMS FULL-FINISHED
HEAVY COTTON SOCKS, in brown
m xed, states, grays, ETC., with double
splIced heels and toes, regular price
81 so dozen, on special sale at 10c pair.
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At o5 Cents a Pair.

cases HEAVY WOOL SOCKS, war;
ranted thoroughly shrunk. IN natural
grays. camel 's-bair. vicunas, blacks,
etc., extra good value for $4 dozen,
on special sale at 25c pair.
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At 25 Cents Each

At 25 Cents Each.
200 dozen LADIES WHITE SHEER
LAWN SCALLOPED EMBROID-
Erred HANDKERCHIEFS regular
value So dozen, on special sale at 25c
each.
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At Is Cents Each

300 dozen LADIES' WHITE SHEER
LAWN SCALLOPED EMBROID-
Erred HANDKERCHIEFS, regular
value So dozen, on specia! sale at 15c
each.
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MACKINTOSHES.

At $500.
MISSES MACKINTOSHES, in navy.
black and assorted colors, value So
will be offered at So.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
PACIFIC sYsTESr.)
Trains leave and due tn arrive al
SAN FRA Nc;ESC0.
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Atlantic
AND
Pacific

RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive, at
Narket-Street Ferry.
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at 2S Cents.
FINE ALL-WOOL FANCY MIXED CHEW
ill be placed on sale at 25c a yard.
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Potash Salts.

Potash salts is the general name APP
piled to group of substances rich in
potash that are mined about Stassfurt,
Germany. The New England Homestead
says: The cheapest form in the Ameri-
can market is kainit. finely ground,
containing about 2 per cent of actual
potash combined with sulphuric acid,
so that 23 per cent Of the mass is sui
phate of potash The next cheapest form
in common use is muriate of potash,
which contains az to 58 per cent of &C
tual potash, according to grade, combin-
ed with muriatic acid or chlorine The
highest priced potash salt for fertilizing
purposes is sulphate of potash, CON
tanning 30 per cent or more of pure pot
ash united with about as much sulphur.
ic acid. The sulphate appears to give
rather better results than muriate on
tobacco, potatoes, lettuce, etc, but on
some soils not enough TO warrant the
extra cost. Potash salts are meeting a
constantly increasing sale in America,
where on most soils and for many crops
an excess of potash proves to be neces-
sary to profitable farming.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12
HOW COMEDIAN CRANE WAS sNuBBED
He Gives n Young Actor Some Good Adj
vice About Self Conceit.

A very young nan who made a hit
In new play in this city called on
William II. Crane one morning and in
very patronizing manner remarked
that he would eans. TT an offcr II join
the comedians company. The actor
greeted lin very cordially. for he had
always been very nice, modest young
man. but it was not long before the
actor discovered that there was some
thing the matter with his young friend.
lie held his head very high and showed
certain unmistakahle signs of being
caddish. 1t did not take the actor long
to zee that the boy WAS suffering from
the affection known as "bi9 head, and
calling to his valet to shut the door
from the outside he proceeded to do
what he considered bis duty.
Look, here, my h. said he, lyon
are suffering with WINS Now, don't
start Sit still till get through. One
hit doesn't make an actor any more
than one swallow is going to mako nest
summer. Yen remind me of myself
when l was but prentice hand. got
a chance to play small part and ac
copied it. In my own valuable estima-
ion | made the biggest kind of hit in
it. The morning after | walked around
the lobby of the cheap hotel III which |
was then proud to stop as happy as any
lord. / wanted everybody to point me
out as that bright young actor who made
he big hit the night before.
For long time no one noticed me,
and | could not understand 1t. Finally
d sharp eyed man called me to him,
which | thought was strange proceed
ing, and asked me if hadn t appeared
in the show the night before l was
nearly tickled to death, for l had been
discovered. proudly replied that | had
First appearance he asked. yes, sir,
l replied What salary do you get:' was
his next question | told him that got
nothing jnst then, which was the truth.
The inquisit1ye one shifted his cigar,
looked mo over 10y carefully for II
minute. and tmnhg on his heel said |
was we'll paid The reply nearly para
lyzed me. don't knew but that | went
up to my room and cried. The man took
all the conceit out of me, and today he
is my warmest friend. Get yourself back
to earth now, and take my words in
kindly sense None of us can afford to
have big heads. 3"
The young man left very angry, but
next day wrote the actor letter, apol-
ogizing for his conduct and thanking
him for his advice. New York Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12

The continued grunting of the pig is
Of interest as revealing something of the
conditions of life of his wild ancestors
A herd of swine scattered in the long
grass or among the brackens of Euro
pean forest would soon lose sight Of one
another. But the grunts of each would
still advertise his presence to his neigh
bors, and SO the individual members Of
the herd would not lose touch with the
main body. Then there are grunts and
grunts. If one of my readers will imi.
tate the ingenious Mr.. Garner and take
a photograph to the nearest pigsty. he
might get material to make up book
on the language and grammar of the
hog. However thick the jungle, tile
wild pig could, by taking note Of the
pitch and emphasis of the grunts to
right and left Of him, tell pretty much
what his hidden colleagues were think
ing about. North American Review.
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nerset Reporter, Skowhegan, Maine.
MatileWs-Tukey.

We clip from the Damarscotta Her
aid an announcement from Newcastle,
which will be of interest to people in
Skowhegan, as the Rev. r. B. Mathews
was the former pastor of the Congation-
al church here.
A very pretty wedding took place in
the Congregational church, last evening
when Rev. X. b. Matthews and Miss
Jennie NJ. Turkey of this place, were
united in marriage The ceremony was
strictly private, only the immediate
families of the bride and groom being
present. The Episcopal service, with
the marriage ring, was very impressive
ly performed by Rev. X. T. Hack of the
Payson Memorial church, Portland.
Mr.. c. W. Parsons acted as best man
and Miss Mabel Baker as maid of honor.
Mrs. A. 5. league presided at the organ,
the bridal party entering as the beauti-
full strains of the wedding march from
"Lohengrin'' floated through the
church, while De koyens 20, Promise
Me-" made the service itself doubly
pretty and impressive. The bride $
beauty was well set off with a gown of
tan cloth trimmed with seal fur and
white carnations in her hair and at her
corsage The maid of honor was be-
comingly attired in dress of brown
silk and wool, also wearing white car
nations. Mr.. Matthews is the popular
young pastor of the Congregational
church and his bride is one of our most
beautiful and estimable young ladies.
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Not to be Trlfied With.


Will people never learn that "cold"
is an accident to be dreaded and that
when 1t occurs treatment should be
promptly applied? There is no knowing
where the trouble will end; and while
complete recovery Is the rule, the excep-
tions are terribly frequent. and thous-
ands upon thousands of fatal Illnesses
occur every year ushered in by little
injudicious exposure and seemingly tri-
fling symptoms. Beyond this, there are
to-day countless invalids who can trace
their complaints to "colds," which at
the time of occurrence gave no concern,
and were therefore neglected. When
troubled with cold use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t is prompt and effec-
tual. % and 80 cent bottles for sale by
Bixby & Buck, Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12

In all northern localities underdrains
should be put down to at least three feet
in depth if good outlet can be had.
Shallow drains are soon washed out, or
the frost penetrates to their bottom in
severe weather and disarranges the tile
or stone used as waterway. We have
frequently seen drains put down to a
depth of 20 inches or two feet that after
few years would be worthless. We
have dug and laid drains upward of SO
years ago that are yet in good condition.
They were all three feet or more in
depth. American Cultivator.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12

If newspaper correspondent is cor
rectly informed, the town of Cambridge
has a remarkable fire record. He says:
There is one town in Somerset county
that insurance agents entertain consid-
cradle respect for and that is the town of
Cambridge in the extreme eastern part
of the county. This town was incorpor-
ated over sixty years ago, being before
that time part of Ripley, the postoffice
being called North Ripley. The town
contains quite nice village consisting
of mills, stores, shops and houses. In
all of these years of business there never
has been fire in that town where a
dollar has been received for insurance.
During the many years of prosperity
which Cambridge has enjoyed there
have been only four fires and they were
uninsured buildings.
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Reminded Him.

81 observe, Brother Rocksworthy, "
said the Rev. DR.. Fourthly, THAT when
l spoke in my sermon yesterday of the
evils of gambling in stocks, and ex-
pressed the hope that no member Of my
congregation ever frequented places
where such gambling was made bust
ness. you slapped your thigh emphatical-
ly. l am glad if the sentiment met
your approval.
"Why-aw--the fact is, DOCTOR" re-
piled Brother Rocksworthy, IL sud
denly remembered where l had left my
umbrella. Chicago Tribune.
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Your Boy Won't Live Month

SO Mr. Gilman Brown, of "a Mill ST.,
South Gardner, Mass, was told by the
doctors. His son had Lung trouble,
following Typhoid Malaria, and he spent
three hundred and seventy-tive dollars
with doctors, who finally gave him up,
saying: "Your boy won't live month";
He tried DIR. Kings New Discovery and
a few bottles restored him to health and
enabled him to go to work perfectly
well man. He says he owes his present
good health to use of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and knows it to be the best
in the world for Lung trouble. Trial
Bottles Free at Roland I. Patterns Drug
Store.
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TOMATO CULTURE.
Tae Plan In Detail Practiced by q New
York Market Gardener.

York Market Gardener.
A Westehester county market gardener
gives in Gardening the following ac-
count of his own experience with toma-
toes. He says:
As soon as possible after the 10Th of
March | sow my tomato seed III hot
bed. prefer sowing i'll rows about three
inches apart, putting in plenty of seed.
When they are up, they should be gone
over and thinnfd to an inch between
each plant. They should have as much
air as possible without chilling them
and not too much water. The object is
to make them hardy and to keep them
short, so that they may be the more
safely transplanted. At the end Of the
first week IN April cold frame is pre-
pared in as warm spot as convenient,
and into this frame the young plants
are planted six inches apart each way.
If the frame has been in use during the
winter, simply digging 1t up and rakiDg
it over are sufficient. If a new frame, lot
the sashes stay ON for few days to warm
il before planting. Before raking give
a dressing of superphosphate, with a
little nitrate of soda added, about half Il
pound of nitrate to four pounds Of su.
perphosphate, and this to every ten
sashes, raked we'll in.
II the soil is damp, the plants will
not need watering when transplanted.
If they must be watered, then give as
little as possible keeping them close fol
few days until they root again. If
they have been we'll hardened in the
hotbed, they will stand the change to a
cold bottom without much suffering In
airing the cold frame care should be
taken to close ii up some time before
the sun has left it, and as soon as the
sun has gone and before the frame loses
its heat cover up snugly with mats Oh
hay or other material used for that pur-
pose When the plare are we'll estab-
lished in the cold frame, give air on
bright days and not too much water.
The idea is to get short, stocky plant,
with three or four branches showing by
the LIST of May. After that time the
sashes can be removed during the day and
put on toward evening for ten or twelve
days, after which they may remain off
for three or four nights.
After the 10Th of May it is usually
safe to set them out in this section.
Broadcast a light dressing Of manure,
pillow it in, harrow once and mark of
the rows AZ feet apart and the places
for the plants 4 q feet asunder in the
rows. Scatter double handful Of super
phosphate and tablespoonful of nitrate
of soda for each plant. Set the plants
in the soil down to the seed leaf. When
they have made a strong start and begin
to branch, keep them spread ont evenly
around not allowing them to grow up
in clump, but giving sun and air a
chance to reach the center. Do not tie
up to stakes or prune. Keep the spaces
between the rows worked until the
plants cover all the ground. Plants
grown in this way will lift with good
balls Of earth and can be easily set in
the field.
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THE CRACKED COIN GAME.
How the Shrewd Man Wins Bets with
"Hocused" lit of Silver.


"Hocused" BIT of Silver.
Two blithe and confident young men
entered the subtreasury one day last
week, and one of them dropped Il silver
half dollar, or something which looked
like it, on the desk before one of Uncle
Sam money sharps. 1t fell with a dull
and leadlike sound.
"Good or bad?" asked the first blithe
young man.
The clerk investigated.
"Good, -" said he.
Good enough, said the first blitho
young man. Five dollars, please.
The second young man, not quite so
blithe, passed over a bill, apparently
the amount of bet, and together they
left the place Ct gold and silver. The
subtreasury clerk smiled and closed one
eye,
ITS good one, " he said 81 have
heard Of it before. Guess some of the
sharp 'uns' are making good thing out
of it.
You see, if you take silver com
and crack 1t some way or other, on an
anvil Say 9bu fdll Tint All lDt rug bul
of it without IN any way spelling the
looks Of the coin. Then all You have to
do is to get confederate and work the
saloons and cafes for suckers. Bang
your coin hard on the mahogany. The
barkeeper looks at it with suspicion
You hastily substitute another coin for
it that rings like Old Trinity's chimes,
but grumblingly murmur your belief
that the first coin is all right. Your con
1ederate offers to bet that it isn't. You
do little verbal fencing back and
forth. The sucker comes forward, as
he always does, for they are born every
minute. The confederate backs him up
with IL slap on the back and confident
assertion that the coin is lead. A bet is
made. The money is put up. All adjourn
to bank in the vicinity to test the mat
ter. The coin is pronounced O. h,
and the sucker pockets his loss. New
York World
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From the Delaware station comes the
information that there are five varieties
Of crimson clover, Trifolium incarna-
tum. They differ in regard to the size
of the plants and in hardness -Four va
rieties produce crimson blossoms. The
fifth differs in the color of the flowers,
which are white. A liberal application
of potash to the soil produces great in
crease in the growth of crimson clover.
The imported seed cannot be relied upon
to give satisfactory growth, and farm
ers in this state will not use it.
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STATE NEWS.


Joseph Narcotic, aged NIFTY oil sal
mon Falls, \. H.. laborer in the en-
ploy OF the Boston and Maine railroad
lost his footing while clearing debris
from tie trestle underneath the rall-
- 5.,Ia ,pta
l.ad,. laa,.t ....ad tto 1aa,os
..i,ya.1 80. ,s,,
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.,,,,..as Ill J.. IT,. :. =. u'o og.ct
1,,t t,a .a..l.,a4.. H. H. r;oht of
choice tho f,ao,oan, him, far dofend-
ant.
Tho estinat. af sfo noo ooo for all
>faine,s losses IL aaod Vas mona 70
1,;ob pot,,rn. ~ .,3, oo,,;nc, -
Eror,, hacL ,a,,., ro...+, lii, doroaoos
Tho biobya,.s lin iii !. ororn,o,.
,,l -. - So, .1..,...,,.l .l,,,,.
ND g da1,... A. IT,. 900 h,;d,,os
hin, a,d it'll. 49, l.,., ,.ar,iod o,,,,,.
Tho lost va,es a,d b,siness itorn ie
hio in the mil towns
Inc o'ate boata OIL iidue VIII ho'u
It's oeml-ahnaai meeting at the ColieBe
Wv ~, '''''>' 80,
~. 49, N'''' Wv
'e ~ p'0e '''''''0 " ''''
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Inc patriarch Oh all MAINE olluBeS'
Ihae gray-thatched structure between
uardiher ana randolph, carried away
ny the hood MONDAY AFTERNOON was "9o
leet long ana had suood Since 1000
D.
charged from April TIL the close Oh
Navigation the dfa"-tehdef was Always
e''
'''iu u ''s'' y" Ing ioo' 'o''' anu 'U''.Do.
:, W W.
'''YY's' - ~ $500 ,
y ''i'0' e'i''' - 0'ie 'o'' Wv
i90
lhere Il remarKaoie eondltlon Oh
AFFAIRS IN merryfhee1ihg pay from WHICH
'he ice ala not go out Inc VhouS"hus
OF lee1 Oh logs lhat nave run down the
Androseoggln before the hood are
strangely enough, running up the Men
heoec' Inns curious reversal OIL CON
ditons IL que 10 lhe TACT that Ihe
AhoroScogBih waters are h'sher 'h"h
the henheoec ana mus Che ''oeS Oh
that river are driven BACK 10 the north.
AS yet not stick of timber has passed
Bath to the sea. 1t is not believed,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12

Plow in spring as early as possible
a sod field preferred if one is after a
large yield. Harrow until the surface is
as fine as need be. We SOW fertilizer
(high grade completely before the last
narrowing. When we raised our grea,
yield, we sowed fertilizer on one field
twice, Oh another thrice-say, 500
pounds at first, 900 when knee high
and $50 before the last cultivation. The
seed is drilled IN, the drills feet
apart, the kernels about A inches apart.
1t is we'll to plant thicker than this,
and to leave the plants Ia inches apart
after the first hoeing. The first cultiva-
ton may be rather deep, subsequent
ones merely mellowing the surface.
Killing up is avoided. Our best yields
have come from the Chester County
Mammoth.