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The advocate., 1897-03-31
American Apples in Germany.

In late report by Consul Monaghan
of Chemnitz, he writes of the opening
there for American apples. "There 10
no doubt" he says, "thst New Eng.
land apples are welcome In the mar
kets of Germany. Here, they have no
apples to compare with our Rhode
Island Greetings, the Baldwin, Rus
set and Northern Spy. The Germans
are very fond Of apples, which they eat
raw and cooked. Their physicians rec
ommend them as a most heslthful ar
ticle of diet. But their best apples are
by no means as good as the worst we
produce. There IL no reason why each
year should not see as sending mil
lions Of dollars worth where we only
send thousands. Good winter apples,
especially Baldwins, GreeningS, Rus
sets and the Northern Spy, IL carefully
selected and packed, are sure to sell.
There may be many other sorts whose
qualities 1 do not know; mention
these because I believe them to be the
best suited to bear transportation and
because they improve for long time
before decay begins. The Baldwins
and Greetings grow mellow after stor-
age for two or three months in a dry
cellar. A little experimenting, with
careful noting Of results, will certainly
reward the merchants for their trouble.
Boston, Baltimore, New York, Phila-
del phla, In fact, all our Atlantic cities,
whence fast freight stesmerB cross toI
The advocate., 1897-03-31

harrow or weeder should begin before
the plants appear. When the plants
are about four inches high they should
be thinned to stand six inches apart.
Cultivation should be sa frequent as
necessary to keep the weeds down and
the surface loose and mellow. Aim to
get q perfect stand, and to grow as
many medlum-sized Deets as possible.
Beets weighing one and one-hslf to
two pounds are richer in sugar than
larger ones, and more valuable for
either stock food or sugar-making."
The advocate., 1897-03-31
Healthy Baby
When Born
In Three Months HumOr Spread
Over His Forehead
Into His Eyes and All Over His
Hands
such Itching, Burning Torture
How Bt Ended.

When a child is cured of the itching
torture and burning inflammation Of
eczema or salt rheum, it is no wonder
that words fail to express the joy Of
the grateful parents, and that they
gladly tell in Us strong terms as pos
sible the plain story of suffering re-
lieved and health restored. Many
testimonials relate the wonderful sue
cess of Hoods Sarsaparilla in such
cases, even after all other prescriptions
and medicines fail. Here is one:
&C. /. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Dear Sirs: Our boy Harvey will re-
member the good Hoods sarsaparilla did
him as long as he lives. He was healthy
baby when he was born, but before he
was three months old breaking out ap-
peared on both sides OF his face. Physi-
clans did him little good and said but for
his strong constitution he could not have
lived through his dreadful suffering. The
humor spread over his forehead, into his
eyes, and came out on his hands. It was
indeed pitiful to witness the poor child's
suferings. It was very painful for him
to open or shut his eyes, and we had to
tie his little hands to prevent him from
scratching the itching, burning skin.
My mother urged US to try Hoods sar-
saparilla. We did 80, and a short time
after he began to take this medicine we
psw q change for the better. We con-
tinued until we had given him five bot
ties, and then the lszenla had entirely
disappeared, and be has ever since been
perfectly cured OF this dreadful disease.
His sufferings extended over two and a
half years. People for miles around knew
his dreadful condition and know that
Hoods SarsapariIla cured him. HeisnO
a bright, boy, perfectly healthy and has
the finest skin OF any Of my five children"
MRS. L. KLAUsFELDER, Collegeville, Pa.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold by all drug"
gists. ST.; six torS5. BE sure to get Hoods,
The advocate., 1897-03-31
Things a Good Farmer Ought to Know.

Things a Good Farmer Ought TO KROw,
A writer In the Gentleman Farmer
says, very truthfully, that "tO be sue.
Cessful in agricultural pursuits the
farmer should learn the composition of
the land he Cultlvstes. He should un.
derstand the deficiencies of the soil
and srti6cislly supply them. This is
the climax of agricultural science. To
acquire this knowledge should be the
ambition and effort Of all who adopt
farming ss q means to support life and
to win prosperity and happiness. We
cannot too strongly emphasize the ne
cessity of deep plOwing as the initial
effort of the farmer. The more the
soil is rendered frisble and perViOus,
the more nutriment 1t will afford for
the sustensnCe of the crop which may
be planted upon it. When exposed to
the winters frost and atmospheric &C.
blOuS cA0mbuJb lHloub AA Az WALL Uo AAU
Grated and easily absorbed by the hun
gerlng roots, which, meeting no resist.
anCe, will spread In all directions In
search of nutriment In the form Of
carbon and moisture. No farmer will
be rewarded by a prOpitiOus harvest
who denies to his crops sutiiciency of
carbonaceous and atmospheric susie
nance. The nitrogen which most
largely enters into the composition Of
air is, with hydrogen gas and carbon,
the food of vegetables. To enable
them to freely absorb these, the plant
ing should be generously open. This
will also enable the farmer to use with
facility the cultivstor for the destruc
tion of weeds that rob the soil of the
nutriment needed for the crop, exclud.
ing In addition large measure of the
nitrogen and moisture from the
plants"
The advocate., 1897-03-31
Sugar Beets as stock Feed.

A writer in Farm and FireSide
truthfully says the sugar beet Is Q very
profitable crop TO raise for stock food
alone, And he offers these practical
suggestions concerning the method Of
growing the beets: "For an expert.
mental patch select rich, sandy loan,
well-drained soil, as free from weeds
as possible, preferably clean clover
sod. Plow early and deep, and puIver.
ize thoroughly. Sow the beet seed at
complaining time. 1t is best sown
with q good garden drill set to drop
seeds three inches apart in rows about
thirty inches apart. It may be sown
by hand in shallow burrows made by a
common sled marker, and covered one
inch deep, lFming the earth over the
seeds. Cultivation with q smoothing
The advocate., 1897-03-31

England and the Continent, should do
good business in this branch. have
seen Bsldwins sent here via Hamburg,
snapped up very quickly. The price
at which l was offered barrel Of about
two and a half bushels (size of -four
barely was 30 marks t$7l4). / bought
half barrel, and when l went back
two days later, the whole consignment
had been sold"
The advocate., 1897-03-31

Beet Sugar Factories In the United states.
During the year 1896 beet sugar fac.
tories operated at Norfolk, Neb.; Grand
leland, Neb.; Lehi, Utah; AlvsradO,
Cal; Wataonville, CAL; Chino, Cal.
The estimated output of these six eS.
tsblIshments for the year is 60,OO0,OOO
pounds. A new factory began opera
tlons in the fall at Eddy, N. M, and
another was started at Menominee
Falls, Wis.
The advocate., 1897-03-31

their Oranges (which are there highly
organized), have been for some years
past engaged In investigating the prob
lem of taxation with reference to all
interests. The question Of taxing
land, buildings and personal property
was referred to q committee of farm
ers exclusively selected from leading
Oranges. This committee reported
that it would be a greet benefit to
farmers If all buildings, fences, planted
trees and other improvements upon
land were exempted from taxation and
the California idea of assessing cult,
vated land no higher than unculti-
waited were adopted, but that the sbo-
litlon of the tax upon personal prop.
erty would increase the burden of
farmers. This report was not accom-
panied by any statistics, although 1t
may very well have been founded
upon large mass of statistics which
were furnished by other branches of
the general commission.
1t was In view of these various and
conflicting suggestions, all based upon
sincere opinions and supported by ref
erenCe to very imperfect statistics, that
the present Investigation was ordered,
the sole object of which is to consider
the special interest Of farmers as a
class with regard to methods Of taxa.
tion.
Having compared values Of real es
tate with the improvements and with
out them, and made the best study
practicable of the taxation Of personal
property 80 as to ascertain what effect
present methods of taxing real and
personal property have on farmers, the
report says:
"These statistics show that IL farms
were assessed only at their strictly un,
improved value, that would be less
than 40 per cent, of the improved value,
while, on the other hand, an assess-
ment Of city lots upon their unim.
proved value would amount to rather
more than SO per cent. Of tho improved
value.
"The great advantage which would
sccrue to the farmer by this change is
manifest from this simple statement,
but in order to make it perfectly clear
1t is necessary to give further expls-
nation.
"SIppOSlng a State to exist In which
the entire value of the real estate were
equally divided between cities and
farms, then, under the system of tax
ing real estate at It's full value, iftaxes
for 81, ,0OO,O were levied on real es-
tate the cities would pay $50O0O0 and
the farms S5O0,0OO.
"But if the assessed value Of real es.
tate were in each case reduced to the
actual value of the land, excluding
buildings, improvements and cultiva-
ton, the cities would pay $597 900 and
the farms would pay $4OS, 900, making
a reduction of 1874 per cent. in the bur
dens on the farm"
The advocate., 1897-03-31
Local Taxation as Affecting
Farms.

time ago DeRan an lnVesClBhJlou VI INC
general subject of local taxation, with
the view of determining as far as prac-
ticsble how and to what extent farm.
ers as such are affect d.
The Secretary directed the employ
ment of q few experts to make thor.
Ough investigation in purely farming
districts of those facts which need to
be known before any intelligent dis
Cussion of this subject can be had.
They were instructed to visit as many
farms as possible within the short
period allowed to them and personally
to inquire and estimate the value of all
visible property upon each farm,
In compliance with these inetruc.
tions the experts personally visited
LILA farms In 1895, selecting the ex-
treme eastern and western sections of
the State Of New York. They OBJ
tsined from the owner Of each farm
his personal estimate Of the actual
market value OF his entire visible prop
erty, separating & buildings from land
and also separating from the natural
value of the land in its primitive form
the value given to it by cultivation,
for the purpose of studying the posi-
BILE effect of that provision in the con-
stitution of California of 1879 which
directs that cultivated and unculti-
waited land shall be assessed alike,
which provision has been very prop.
erly interpreted by the courts as mean.
ing that the most highly cultivated
land is to be assessed no higher than it
would be If 1t were absolutely without
cultivation.
In a recent preliminary report pre-
pared by Henry A. Robinson, Statisti-
cisn of the Department, the Secretary
has published some tables showing the
details of the investigation. The AID.
voCATE does not give these tables nor
the descriptive reading matter, for the
reason that the conclusions reached by
the Department can be stated quite as
we'll in much less space than is oecu.
pied by the report.
1t appears that the practical working
of the existing method of taxation,
whether in New York, where no de-
tailed list is required from the tax
payer, or in Massachusetts, Ohio,
California and other States, where
such list is required, has grievously
disappointed the farming interest. A
larger proportion of personal property
Is returned under the listing system
than is returned under the other sys.
tenn; but in all cities governed under
that system the proportion Of personal
property to real property shrinks about
ss much with each succeeding year as
in cities, where no lists are required;
while the proportion Of personal prop.
erty belonging to farmers which is as
sessed and taxed under the listing sys-
tenn is greater than it is where that
system does not exist.
These facts have been very fully set
forth in official reports of the Board of
Equalization in California and in q
very full report made in Ohio by a tax
commission appointed by Governor
Mckinley in 1893. In this last report
the commission stated in most en-
The advocate., 1897-03-31
In the Lead.

If you are going to Kansas City, Chicago,
St, Louis or other Eastern cities, the
Union Pacific offers the best service and
the fastest time. Don't purchase your
tickets until you have consulted our time
card, or made inquiry regarding rates and
through car service.
r. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent.
J. G. FULTON, Depot Agent Topeka, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-03-31

Can't you find something that you
want and need In the ADVOCATES
prerninna llstP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06

sign of animation. For the most part
these spells We're limited to half an
hour and when they We're over she
would resume the quiet repose char
acteristic of the illness.
About the middle of the afternoon.
however, a more serious sinking spell
occurred and lasted for two hours.
Several times those keeping the vigil
thought the last flutter of life's fame
had gone. The attack passed away At
last leaving the patient almost the
same as before it occurred.
There is still a possibility that she
may survive the night or even longer
but those who have been at the bed
side most constantly have the least
hope of such result. They have seen
the patient weaken so steadily that
they cannot hope that she will much
longer endure.
Communication was established with
the White House as soon as the President
arrived there. this morning. and tele
graph wire is constantly open to Wash
ington to advise the President of every
occurrence in the sick room. Besides this
he has several times talked with his
brother Ahner by telephone.
DR.. Phillips. the attending physician.
has made a number of calls during the
day. This evening. he said he could re-
port nothing particularly new. There had
been no notable change in the patient
during the day. She had continued to
grow weaker in the same manner at
about the same rate as during the past
few days.
He was satisfied that this condition
would prevail to the end. Asked as tn the
prospects of her surviving the night he
said: Yes. there is a possibility OF her
living until morning. Indeed. | am in
clined to think that she will. But she
has been weakening so long that no one
can make prediction for the future with
any assurance of certainty. The case is
one in which we must be prepared for the
end at any moment. When the end
comes it will merely be the passing out of
the comatose condition in which she now
rests to the sleep of death. There will be
no rally. no more conscious periods. no
final struggle.
The patient has taken no nouriShment,
since Thursday. 1t cannot be admins
tered by ordinary methods and the case is
one which heroic methods of administer
ing food are not regarded justitiable.
They could not restore health, would be
distressing and annoying and might
hasten the end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
ESQ. r. BLODGETT DEAD.
Shot Friday by Burglar. Dies Saturday, Was
Native OF Maine.

Schenectady. n. Y. Dec. 5.-George X.
Blodgett. who was shot by Il burglar
early Friday morning, died. Saturday
afternoon. The man who killed him is
still at liberty.
Mr. Blodgett was born in Bucksport,
Me. 81 years ago. He was Il descendant
of one of the oldest families in New
England. After a preliminary education
he entered Phillips academy. Andovcr.
Mass. from which he was graduated in
1880. The following fall he entered Yale
as Il member of the class of "a. and was
graduated with honors four years later.
He secured Il position as examiner in
the L. S. patent office. and while holding
this position he studied law at Columbian
University in Washington. He completed
his law studies in 1856 and two years later
began practicing in New York. In 1893 he
became associated with the General Elec
trio Co. and was soon made chief of the
patent department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The storm IN
the upper Lake region has hoved to the
mouth of the st. Lawrence. increasing
in intensity. A second storm has NOV
ed from the north of Oregon to Mani
toba.
The pressure continues high in the
middle Plateau region and high pres
sure area appears to be advancing
eastward from the north of Lake SUI
perior.
Light snow or rain has fallen in the
Atlantic states. the Lake regions, the
Ohio. Missouri and middle and upper
Mississippi valleys. The temperature
has fallen in the Lake regions and the
Red River of the North valley and in
the Atlantic states, except New Eng
land. and has risen or remained nearly
stationary elsewhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
CAPT. ANDERSON LOST.
Schooner Norman Fishers Captain Drowned
WAS Native OF Maine.

Gloucester Mass. Dec. 5.-The schooner
Norman Fisher arrived here, late this
afternoon, from La Have Banks. with
the loss of her young skipper. Haw1ey
Anderson. who WAS snapped into the sea
while attempting TO clear the main boom
just as the vessel was filling away for
home.
AS the mainsail went aloft the peak
haliards became caught on the gaff.
Captain Anderson jumped on the taffrail
with one of the seamen to clear the hal
Hard. when suddenly the ship gave n
lurch and the boom swinging over.
snapped both men overheard.
The seaman as he fell caught one of the
foot ropes on the boom. and reached out
to grasp the captain. but all he clasped
was the captains mitten. which remained
in his hand. while the skipper plunged
into the sea and as the vessel had filled
away. he was not seen again.
Captain Anderson was b years of age
and was a native of Deer Isle. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
Over 100 Cars on Way to Portland 459
Cars Of Wheat Arrive Sunday.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 5.-Freight trains
were coming in on the Grand Trunk,
today, at the rate of two an hour, and
ass cars of grain alone were received
during the day. There are at present
about 1900 loaded freight cars in the
Grand Trunk yard and 1900 more cars
are now on their way to Portland.
Over 1000 head of cattle are expected
at the East Deering stock yards, this
week.
The present steamship season will
undoubtedly be a record breaker. The
Dominion liner Scotsman arrived, this
morning, after very fair passage
from Liverpool. The steamer had
about 1880 tons of freight and 66 pas
sengers. The majority of the passen-
gers left for Canada. this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
MOTHER MCKINLEY
Still Living Though the Spark
Of Life Is Very Dim.
Constantly Grows Weaker ard End
May Come at Any Moment.
The President in Constant Communication
With the Sick Room.

Canton, Ohio. Dec. 5-MOther Nc
kinley passed the fourth day of her ill.,
ness and entered upon the fourth night
with. the spark of life still burning.
There has not been any material
development in her case today. Her
condition has continued one of steadily
wasting away, the constitution grow
ing weaker hour by hour under the as
sault of the disease.
The family watched by the bedside
all day prepared for the end at any
moment and sometimes feeling that it
had come, as the patient was seized
with sinking spells such as they, yes
terday. mistook for second stroke OF
paralysis During these attacks she
would perceptibly weaken, almost
cease to breathe and show scarcely o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
sKAreD THROUGH THE ICE.
Arthur FoIIett. Aged " Years, Drowned q,
Wnaihavcn, Saturday.

Rockland, Me-, Dec. 5.-The first skat-
ing fatality of the season occurred at
Vinalhaven. Saturday. when Arthur. the
12-years-old son of VOney Follett. was
drowned in one of the islands ponds. The
lad was skating by himself at the time.
hut his shrieks were heard by young
friends, who rushed to his asstance. Their
efforts We're unavailing. however. The
body was recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
Fell from Wharf and Was Drowned.

Calais Me-. Dec. 5.-Charles Barker of
Windsor. n. S., a seaman on the schooner
Senator Grimes, which arrived here. last
night fell overheard from the wharf,
about 10 O'Clock, and was drowned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
FAIR AND COLDER.

Boston, Dec. 5.--Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Monday: Fair;
colder; westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
Washington Forecast.

Washington. Dec. 5-For New Eng
land and Eastern New York: Gener-
ally fair; colder; northwesterly winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06

Ladies Gauntlet Il inches long.
Baltic Seal, Price $3.50.
For size. send number of inches around
hand or size of glove worn. Either Of
the above articles sent to any address
prepaid by mail or express on receipt of
price and may be returned and money
refunded if not perfectly satisfactory.
II. G. BARKER,
Furrier,
corner store, Gardiner. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06

BENJAMIN Bacon of Paris, 92 years old.
raised 1000 hills of as fine cabbage one
could wish to see, the past season, hoeing
them himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06

This water is endorsed by the physi-
clans Of Augusta. 1t will be delivered in
nice clean carboys every day at $3.50
per gallon per month.
Visitors are cordially welcomed to the
spring and bottling houses. Address all
orders, HERBERT w. NORCROSS,
go State Street, Augusta, Maine
mon, wed&fri,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
G. D. LIBBY, GaIdire r, Maine.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE FANous-
G|'aHs'l Spring Water.

quantitive analysis by Prof. F. Z.
Robinson of Bowdoin college shows this
water to be absolutely pure. 1t has great
solvent qualities, and, aside from the
security to health it affords, will be found
. positive help to all forms Of kidney
trouble.
A Pure Water supply Prevents
Rickmeaa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
sPoR sMtN

do not send your specimens Of
game you wish mounted, to am
ateur and unlicensed taxider-
mists, for they are liable to
seizure and you will never see
your specimens again, but send
them to
HOMER r.. DILL,
GARDINER, MAINE.
The only Licensed Taxidermist In this
section of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
FURS!
FURS!

Better facilities than ever for doing
fine fur work. In order to keep up the
increasing business, I have employed
an expert fur cutter of wide experience
ing seal coats a speciality.