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The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
STORYTELLING SPOTS.

"Surface Indications is a phrase tha
well describes those common Il S, Eczema
and Salt Rheum The real disease is il
the blood, and the humor is but the spo
that tells the story OF impurities that have
invaded the blood. To remove the caus'
is the only way by which the disease can
be removed. To do that ointments or loca
applications are useless Nature has real
remedy in Ypsilanti Specific. 1t is the
greatest of known blood purifiers, If you
do not know of its marvellous power you
ought to test it, Your druggist will supply
you, or ifyou will send your address to the
YPsILANTI SPECIFIC Co, Io4 BROAD ST.,
Boston, they will see that you are supplied.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

The total amount allowed by the gov
ernmcut for sugar bounty claims is So, q
0S5, 600, This includes the bounty on
maple and beet, but is mostly for cane
sugars
1t is said that all the states except
Washington have some legislation on
the subject of forest fires.
1t is suggested by The Rural New
Yorker that farmers have their name
and address, also name of farm printed
ON letter heads and envelopes, cheap
but effective way OF advertising.
In most OF the important corn dis
tricts the rate of yield, also quality. is
Disappointing.
1t is reported that so per cent of the
increase in exports of American bread
stutfs is found at southern ports like
Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans and
Galveston.
A Kansas farmer says that the only
time for killing weeds is on a clear day
with high barometer. At other times
about all you do is to transplant the
weeds
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

FIND OUT HOW YOU STAND.
I:nsinesr Tal< to Farmers by Bnsi-
ness Aian.

a i:asinosr Talk to Farmers by Busi-
ness Aian.
\ man Of business expresses himself
a follows in the columns Of The New
England Homestead: 1t is certainly
worth while tn make good deal of an
effort to square up such accounts If the
settlement shows that you owe bal
ance, pay it, if possible, in cash or trade,
especially if you can get discount of
for so doing. If II appears that the other
man owes you. 1t IS equally important
to square up the matter and If you have
doubts about his ability to pay you had
better sacrifice something now to fix il
up than run the risk of q bigger loss
later The least that can be done Is to
have perfect understanding Of the ae-
count. Even If the balance is not set
tied both parties then know exactly
how much it is. This done, you are IN
shape TO take an inventory.
First, make full list Of everything
on the farm-differcnt lots of land, the
buildings. the animals, all tools ma
chimes, vehicles, ete., and amount of
each crop, feed. manure, fertilizer, wood,
lumber or other stuff on hand that is
used on the farm This list includes
everything, from thr most important
and costly down to that Of least eonse.
quence. 70 see that nothing is missed
have grand clearing up about build
ings and farm. You may find lots of
little things that have been lost. Then
each article must be closely Inspected 10
Judge its value, and this leads to many
repairs that would be neglected other
wise, but that can be easily made dur
ing winter at small expense. The list
must include any and all other proper
ty; also dchts owing to you, notes or
cash on hand, etc. The valuation to be
applied is What each article is worth in
the business of the farm, No use de-
ceiving yourself by putting the value of
an article too high or too low. You
want to get it as near right as possible
The total of all these items of what
you own makes up your assets. The to-
tai of what you owe constitutes your IL
abilities. II the latter exceed the for
mer, You are by so much in hole
If your assets exceed your liabilities
you are that much ahead, unless you
have deceived yourself by putting too
high value on your inventory. Even
if you don keep IA book account during
the year your inventory, if compared
with the one taken year ago, will show
whether you have gained or lost during
the year. 1T Will show how the list of
your stock crops, etc, compares now
with then. twill give you lots of points
about making the most Of success and
failure. 1t will be an eye opener to any
farmer, however good or poor it may be-
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14


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Fuddy-strangc that the rejected lover
should SO often take to drink. Duddy--I
don't know.-lt is only change from sweet
to sour mash.
Pure blood is the secret Of health. Burdock
Blood 3itters insuTes pure blood
The fool and his money soon parted But I
the money did not leave the fool, the fool in
the end would have to leave the money.
The full inter sity of liveng Is reached only
by the perfectly h. althy, Sickness discounts
the capacity for enjoyment. II his body is all
out of order and run down. he will not be able
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The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Protect the Trees

good law in Massachusetts, allows
the selectmen of any town to appoint
tree committee, who may go over all the
highways of the town and designate
what trees must not be cut down by
driving a spike into them six feet from
the ground. This protects from ruthless
owners, who have no taste for the beau
tiful, trees in which should center pub.
lie interest and local pride The Farm
journal, commenting on the foregoing,
says: The sentiment may well be com
mended to tho lawmakers of other
states And when insect depredators are
despoiling the foliage and making
town hideous and loathsome, thus di-
rectly damaging its real estate values,
the local authorities should have the
power to buy and use sprayers or compel
owners to do so, by which to protect the
interests of the townspeople and the
travelling public.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
CELERY CULTURE.

Views of Eastern Market Gardeners and
Western Celery Growers on Varieties.
An enormous impetus has been given
to celery growing since the Introduction
Of the self banching sorts have been in
troduced. With proper management Gel
cry may now be had nearly all the year
round, and CONSUMERS have become more
discriminating as tothp qualities of the
different varieties, rs IS evidenced hY
the following inquiry from one of the
largest celery growers in Ohio: rs it
not advisable for growers to use more
of the self hlanching varieties Of celery,
like Perfection, HeartWell or Perle le
Grando, and less Golden Self Blanching,
and are not the pink and red varieties
the best for marketings This inquiry
was submitted to IA number of expert
eneed celery growers in various sections
of the country by The American Agri-
culturist, and their replies, some of
which are here reproduced show how
the tastes of buyers differ in different
localities and how important it is for
growers to aCquaint themselves with the
requirements of their markets, Nearly
all agree that the eating qualities of the
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of glass roof Plants which are much
improved by naked light may be ben
Gifted by a protected light. The light
can be suspended even above the house
with good effect. As a rule plants are
earlier under the electric light than
when grown under ordinary conditions.
Lettuce is greatly forced and improved
by this light. An average of five hours
of light per night hastened maturity
from week to ten days at distance Of
from 0 To II feet. At 10 feet. with
difTused light, the effect was striking.
The light appeared to injure young,
newly transplanted plants. Radishes
were benefited by the light Caulifiowers
grew taller and made fewer ard smaller
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The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
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Electric Culture,

Professor Bailey of Cornell university
shows that this fact is mainly owing
to the careful compilation of data
which has been made by himself. He
shows that the effect of the light is
marked even Mt a distance Of 100 feet
From his experiments are drawn the fol
lowing conclusions: The influence of
the electric arc light upon greenhouse
plants is greatly modfed by the use of
"a clear glasS Iioae, or thn interposition
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

The favorite method of the croaker now
is to. predict that the present improve
ment in business will be only temporary.
Thus, Bryan is quoted as saying that
wheat will be down again next year to
the old figure. Doubtless some of the
present rise has been due Ito short crops
in Europe and Asia, and of course an
abundant crop next year will neutraliZe
SO much of it. But some of it has been
due to the general improvement in busi-
ness which has increased consumption in
this country and is destined to increase
it more if it continues. Permanency of
prosperity can no more be assured in this
world of changes than permanency OF any
thing else, but the patriotic Acitizen who
has the interest of his country at heart
refrains from going about the country
making direful predictions just as the
wise doctor who wants to cure his
patients refrains from saying anything
unnecessarily that will depress the latter's
spirits.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

purpose of defrauding the insurance COM
panies. One man was found to have set
seventeen fires for the sake of getting the
insurance; and an old man Of seventy
four. who was arrested and convicted,
had collected insurance fifteen times on
what was practically the same stock OF
goods. The records show that before the
establishment of the Fire Marshal's office
the percentage of convictions for incen-
diarism was less than eighteen per cent
while during the past year, out of the
seventy nine persons arrested, sixty four
have already been convicted, and six are
yet to be tried
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05
MILLIONS IN PATRONAGE.
The offices That Will be at the Dispose
of the Mayor of Greater New York.

The next Mayor of Greater New York
will have direct and indirect control of
patronage greater than any other Mayor
in the world has at his disposal. At the
election on Nov. 2 there will also be
chosen a controller and % sheriff and
county clerk for the County of Kings,
each of whom will receive a compensation
at times greater than that received by the
President of the United States.
Theirssrespective oompensations, which
are largely made up of fees, are estimated
asssfollows:
Controller-From $4,000 to SIS, 900.
Depending on amount Of fees.
County Clerk of Kings-About $4,000.
Sheriff of Kings-About $50, 900.
Under the law lately passed, the offices
of county clerk and sheriff of New York
are much less remunerative than they
were under the old law, when each of
these offices was regarded as worth more
than 500, 900 annually.
In point of patronage the county offices
are much less desirable than the office OF
Mayor. The first Mayor of Greater New
York will have at his disposal the follow
ing positions:
City Chamberlain-Saiary, $4,000.
Corporation Counsel-$15, GOO.
Four Police Commissioners-$5 IS, 900
each.
President Of the Board of Public I'm.
provements-$S, 900.
Six Commissioners of improvements
81, 800 each.
One Tax Commissioners, 600.
Four Tax Commissioners-S6,O 900 each.
One Health Commisssioner-$7,60 800.
Two Health Commissioners-S6, 900
each.
Five Municipal Court Justices -$5, 900
each.
Fifteen City Magistrates-s6.o 900 each.
Five City Magistrates-S5,0 900 each.
Ten Special Sessions Justices-$6, 900
each.
Two Commissioners of Accounts-s5, 900
each.
One Chief of Bureau of Statistics--
s., 800.
Three Park Commissioners-s5, 900
each.
Two Building Commissioners-$7,O 900
each.
One Building Commissioner-S3,5 800.
Two Charities Commissioners-$7,5 500
each.
One Charities Commissioner-s2,5 800.
One Corrections Commissioner-$7 500.
One Dock Commissioner-$6,00 600.
Two Dock Commissioners-S5 900 each
Commissioner of Jurors-Salary, j IS 5000.
Sixty-three City Observation-Disclosures to
| be fixed.
Inspectors and Sealers of Weights and
| Measures.
Eighty-four School Commissioners.
| Six Art Commissioners.
Six Civil Service Commissioners.
| Besides these there will be heads oi
various commi ssions. The civil list OF
Greater New York will, it is said, contain
more than $4,000 names of municipal en-
| ployes, who will receive salaries aggrega'
ting S9,000,000 The budget of Greater
J New York will be sos, 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

The Post Office Department has hung
up'' temporarily great number of ap-
plications for appointment as postmas-
ters filed by colored politicians in the
Southern States. Perhaps this action
was inspired by thesmost humane motives
for with the fate of Lotion, the colored
postmaster at Hogansville, Ca, fresh in
mind, the applicants themelves might be
hung up'' at the hands of a demoniac
mob should their claims for appointments
b. favoralby considered
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

Secretary Long will ask for three bat
tleships and ten or twelve torpedo-boats
No vessels of the cruiser or gunboat
class will be recommended. Five battle
ships are under construction and six
more in commission, but it will be sew
eral years before the navy can assemble
enough armor clads, excepting the moni-
tors, to form fieet-that is sixteen ships.
Secretary Long recommendations entire.
ly in line With the recommendations OF
his predecessors and are supported by the
weight of the best naval authorities.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

It is by no means certain that Gen.
Weyler has been recalled from Cuba,
thoughTagverysse sseircumstantial- story Is told
to that effect, but there can scarcely be
doubt that he will be recalled II Senor
Sagasta becomes prime minister. Sagasta
is committed to some change OF policy
towards the Cuban rebels, generally un-
derstood to be in the direction of leniency,
and to carry out such policy as that
captain general of different record and
different disposition from Wey-
Ter is essential. An olive branch
held out by Weyler would excite
great suspicion and distrust, and
it is doubtful if any Cuban would accept
it. Furthermore, If Sagasta should con-
clude to continue the policy of coercion
Weyler would hardly be retained, for
the very good reason that it has been
abundSntly shown that Weyler in entire
ly unequal to that task. When he went
to Cuba he promised to restore order to
the count ry, and bring back the Cubans
under the Spanish yoke in two years.
The two years are almost up, yet from
the best information that can be obtained
the Cuban army is stronger today than
when Martinez Campos left the island,
and the people more determined to con-
tinue the contest. Weyler has bankrupted
Spain, has wasted the lives of tens of
thousands of its young men and has
practically nothing to show for it. The
task he undertook may have been an i'm
possible one for anybody, but it has been
demonstrated beyond the shadow of a
doubt that it is an impossible one for
Wey1er. That being the case no new
ministry can retain him unless it courts
the fate which has just befallen the old
one. Whatever the policy of the Sagasta
government, whether of conciliation or
continued coercion, Weyler's retention is
practically certain to ensure its failure.
He is Jonah who must be thrown
overheard before the ship will have even
chance of salvation
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05
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The London Mail is preparing the pub
lie mind for Carlist uprising in Spain
and thinks 1t sees signs of the coming
storm. Carlist emissaries are visiting
the provinces of Navarro and Castellon,
where the party has it's strongest sup
porters-and in which the revolt will
probably occur. The Basque provinces
are obviously uneasy and altogether the
situation is serious enough to demand
the attention and solicitude of the Span
ish government
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

A ST. Petersburg despatch intimates
that the Ameer of Afghanistan has been
promised Russian aid in the event Of
British encroachnents on his domain.
swarming with Muscovite emihsaries and
spies, and it should not be a matter of
great surprise if proof were forthcoming
that Russian intrigue was at the bottom
of many of the disturbances of recent
date il Northern India.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

Tammany is rather equivocal about
many of the leading issues of the day but
stands solidly in favor of "up to date
balls'' of the French order and that too
every day in the week. If Tammany can
have an issue of its choosing the ''per-
sonal liberty cry and "down with the
Raines' law will drown,all others.