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The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
VALUABLE ALFALFA.
Its Inoreased Cuitivation-COmpar With
other Prominent Forage Crops.

It's Inoreased CuItivation-Compa With
other Prominent Forage Crops.
Alfalfa bias spread by successive steps
from IT'S probable native home IN the
west Asian valleys 10 Greece, Rome,
the Mediterranean colonies, Mexico,
South America, California and our
western mountain and prairie states.
As lucerne it was raised in New York
many years ago without success, bat its
remarkable popularity in the west has
again attracted attention to its merits,
and its culture is rapidly extending. 1t
has been grown at the New York sta
ton for several years and has yielded
heavy crops Of very nutritious fodder.
Experiments in feeding alfalfa to milk
cows has given at this station very ia
vorable results.
In bulletin from the New York sta
ton alfalfa is compared with corn as
follows: Farm animals of all kinds find
the fresh material very palatable, as
much so as corn, and it is much richer
in the heterogeneous, or muscle forming,
matters than is corn. 1t thus supple
ments the nitrogenous poor corn ration
and supplies the lacking ingredient in
highly relished form. AS compared
with the mature fresh corn fodder fed
at the station, the alfalfa forage con-
tains little more moisture, ash, fiber
and fat, much less starch and similar
compounds, but nearly l1a times as
much Of the heterogeneous protein, and of
this protein about n per cent is III the
form of easily digestible albuminoids.
Alfalfa will furnish three or more
cuttings each year, and from fields at
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
Barnyard Manure.

Conclusions reached by German au-
thority are that the manure pile must
be carefully constructed and protected
shine. 1t should be kept moist, but not
wet 1t is we'll to turn cattle in upon
it occasionally to tramp it down, ano
thus exclude excess of air. When tbs
heap is completed, it should be covered
with earth. If these precautions are OBJ
served, the use of preservatives may bt
dispensed with. The profitableness Of
the use Of the latter in any case is de
termined by their cost.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

DRINKING TROUGH For CALVES.

allowing it to turn around and are
made high enough to prevent stealing
from or interfering in any way with its
neiRhbor. The advantage of this ar
raneement is the calves do not have to
be taught to drink. Take them from
the COW, turn them into the stall, put
in the milk, and they will soon learn
to drink without aid. Again it prevents
their sucking each other after taking
their milk, for they can be left in their
stalls until the taste is out of their
mouths.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
A MARKETING WAGON.

les lower part boxed in and floored over.
Access is had to this inclosed space by
raising the drivers seat In front, by a
door on each side in the middle and by
two doors in the rear. At one side two
drawers are shown. One of these Is most
convenient for carrying the fat parch-
ment covered prints of butter to market,
carrying the drawer to the customer s
door to avoid handling. The other can
be used for eggs, using the ordinary
pasteboard filters placed one upon an
other The rear can have drawers or not,
according to the nature Of the produce
10 be carried.
Above the rear doors are two metal
openwork doors that hold in the vege-
tables or other articles that are piled
In loosely in the wagons top. The CEN
Ter of this top space ID easily reached
from the canvas door in either side. The
top Is Of course covered with canva.
and should have the name of the farm
painted upon each side, with the nature
of the goods carried This will advertise
and enlarge ones trade.
When one carries to the customers on
his route or to the general market va
riety of farm products, as butter, eggs,
berries, etc, it is often desirable to
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Here is a chunk of wisdom handed
out to beginners by The Progressive
Beekeeper
would advise a beginner TO com
mence with a small number of colonies,
say from two to five, as, however well
he may study and understand the theory
of beekeeping, he will find that prac-
teal experience is necessary, and the
knowledge he will obtain in handling a
small number of colonies and multiply
ing them will give him the requisite
experience to manage them when his
colonies become numerous. If he makes
plumbers with few before he becomes
expert, the loss will not be so great,
while, if he should commit the same
blunders with great number, it might
prove too costly tuition fee to pay for
the experience acquired and turn hin.
from the pursuit in disgust
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
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YIELD AND FOOD VALUE COMPARED.
the station from to years old which
have hardly attained their prime and
on soils not thought to be best adapted
to heavy growth the average yield of
green fodder from five crops of four cut
tings each was over II tons per acre.
This yield and its food value as com.
pared with high average yields of other
prominent forage crops of the farm are
graphically shown in the cut here re-
produced from the bulletin quoted. The
blocks at the left represent by their
width the comparative relations between
the total crop yields, the shaded portions
show the relative amounts of digestible
matter i'll the yields, and the black
areas are proportionate to the quantities
of digestible protein.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
Cereal Coffee Drinkers BEWARE!

II you have been deceived and tried one Of
the cheap bran substil utes now on the market,
claiming to be the original and to have great
food value. and you got pound of poorly
roasted bran for your Csc. and a poor. weak,
sickish drink what can you expect from
BRAN. don't be discour aged but try GRAIN-O.
Ii is made from solid grain, nicely Drowned
and pounds for Csc. Grain o takes the place
OF coffee at IA the price. Get package OF your
grocer to day.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Kennebec Journal: From a dozen
towns over the State complaints are made
that flowers and plants are frequently
stolen from the cemeteries. Such con-
temptible meanness is beyond all COM
prehension. Even savage people show
respect Tor the graves Of the dead, and
how anyone in this enlightened age and
country can commit such acts of desecra-
ton passes the understanding OF ordinary
people.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

A handy pen for feeding calves is a
great saving of time and labor. The
plan here given Of drinking trough
can hardly be improved upon, although
it is an old idea and has been the sub
ject of illustration in times past. 1t
consists simply of plank trough raised
to a convenient drinking distance from
the floor, with partitions in it. The
stalls are made from each partition
large enough to admit the calf without
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

nal and is also here given. This box ia
made Of such light material that 1t can
BIO carried easily, even when we'll filled.
The handles are arranged to fall down
over the ends that the cover may be
raised. The shelves can be movable and
made either solid or of Stats. Make the
ends of three quarter inch stuff and the
rest Of three-eighth inch pine.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
r1HB72,2s As
r. sc;NAs>'tss7essFSfSS
FOR MARKETING PRODUCE.

Wagon For selling From Door to Door.
BOX For Various Products.
Many gardeners and farmers have
discovered that much more money is
made by selling their produce at first
hands from door 10 door than by selling
30 merchants or commission men. A
convenient wagon is Of the greatest i'm
portance if one is thus TO market his
produce Such a wagon is shown in
the cut here reproduced from American
Gardening. 1t is low hung" and has
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Nine bundles of grain make better
"shock" than the old fashioned dozen,
writes a contribute to The Farm Jour
nal He says: Get up four in a cross,
then four more, one in each Of the
spaces betw cen two of the first four,
and cap with the ninth, well broken,
and the tops toward the prevailing
wind. If we'll set-that is, each sheat
standing on its own bottom and
thoroughly closed in at the top-suoh q
shock will stand a stiff windstorm and
a three days rain without harm.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Professor Brooks of the Massachusetts
Agricultural college is credited with
strongly recommending the barnyard
variety of japanese millets (Panicum
crus GALLO as IA fodder crop, either to be
cut and fed green, for the silo or for
hay for horses
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
SOMERSET COUNTY PROBATE COURT
IlrIX Term u 1897

ON the foregoing petition. ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons interested
therein that they may appear at Probate Court
to be held at Skowhegan il said County, on the
second Tuesday of September next, at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause, if any
they have, against the same First publication
10 he at least thirty days before said second
Tuesday of September.
EDWARD F. DANFORTH, Judge
A true copy. Attest:
NATHAN FOWLER Register
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
Do You Know
Or Brann's Pennyroyai Pills.

The only safe, sure and reliable Female
regulator ever offered to ladies. These pills
have undergone some of the most severe tests,
AMI have given universal satisfaction in all
cases where properly employed, price $1.0o
per box, boxes for $500, by mail. 3mls r a
LONDON MEDICINE CO., Dexter, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Have just received another gross Of
our cough remedy-Compound syrup Of
White Pine and Tar Sampson, the
Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Agents to solicit insurance for q first class
Old Line Life insurance Company. good
and remuneratve contract will be made with
the right men to work in Somerset County
and elsewhere. Inquire OF NJ. B. Heselton or
at the Office of 26tf
SOMERSET REPORTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

have n box that
q YES separate
space for each
variety. Suoh a
box was depicted
not long ago In
Thu Farm Tnur,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

A caterpillar pest, supposed to be the
gypsy moth, has invaded Delaware and
Queens counties in New York state.
Road dust is reported as an insect
ride by farmer who has used it suo-
oessfully against the striped cucumber
beetles
The Connecticut legislature has
passed a new cattle disease law 1t
provides for the appointment of cattle
commissioner who shall be farmer
familiar with cattle. The presence of
disease is to be determined by physical
examination alone-tuberculin being
prescribed as a diaRnostio agent.
Reports make it appear that the Hud-
son river valley is infested with the San
Jose scale.
Experiments in spraying give results
that testify to its efficacy, whether in
field, garden or orchard.
Experiments in sugar beet culture
under the direction of the New York
state department of agriculture are now
we'll under way.
N low AduululH vi straw uuutt tDt
tomato vines will keep the fruit off the
wet ground and prevent rotting.
my mother, my wife and myself use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy whenever
troubled with cough or cold. 1t is tbs
medicine of our home. do not know
how we could do without it. We fee
that it is an indispensable article. The
people in this vicinity too are beginning
to learn of the merits of this excellent
medicine. | never lose an opportunity
to testify to Its value for it has saved
many doctors bill in my family. W
$. Musser, proprietor of the Mussel
House, Wilhelm, Pa" This remedy /:
famous for its cures of bad colds. Try
it and you too will recommend 1t II
your friends. For sale by Horatio W
Cushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

Remember and get your Paris Green
at SIMPSONS, corner druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
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won't underbid some
other concern in or
der to get it, who is
now doing your work
if they are doing it at
a fair and reasonable
price.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29
For Over Fifty Years.

Omens. Julia. you did not accept Mr.. Fitz-
jones'" 81 was afraid to; he proposed to me
on bargain daY.'
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-29

will give you the
benefit of our exper-
fence in the printing
business and help
you to get out a job
that will both please
your eye and the eye
of the public.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
a GOOD THING
For Women to Remember,

f,.at in addressing Mrs. Pinkliam they
are communicating with woMan-a
woman whose experience i'm treating
woman's ills is greater than that Of any
living physician-maleO or female.
woman can talk freely to a woman
when it is revolving to relate her private
troubles to Il man-besides, a man does not
understand-smply because he is Il man.
Many women suffer in silence and drift
along from bad 10 worse, knowing full
well that they should have immediate as
,sistance, but IA natural modesty impels
them to shrink from exposing themselves
to the questions and probable examina-
tons of even their family physician. 1t
is unnecessary. Without money or price
you can consult a woman, whose knOwl-
edge from actual experience Is greater than
any local physician living.
The following invitation is freely offered;
accept it in the same spirit:
Women suffering from any form Of
female weakness are invited to freely
communicate with Mrs. Pinklam at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are received.
opened, read and answered by women
only, thus has been established the
eternal confidence between Mrs Pinkham
and the wOmen Of America which has
never been broken and has induced more
than 100 900 sufferers to write her for al.
vice during the last four months. Out OF
the vast volume Of experience which she
has to draw from, 1t is more than possible
that she has gained the very knowledge
that will help your case. She asks nothing
in return except your good will. and her
advice has relieved thousands. Surely any
woman, rich or door, is very foolish If she
does not take advantage of this generous
offer Of assistance.-Lydia E. Plnkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30

York lawyer. and as soon as young
Woolworth left Hamilton College he
began the study Of law under the pre-
ceptorship Of his father. AS early as
1896 left Syracuse, \. y. and went
to Omaha. He was the first City At
torney of Omaha. and has stcadfastly
devoted himself to the pursuit Of his
profession, declining all temptations to
wander into political fields foreign to
the law. He was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States in 1SG2o. and since that time
he has argued more cases before that
court than any lawyer west of Chicago.
Apart from law books. Mr.. Woolworth's
studies have been wide and varied. His
essays. addresses and lectures on gen
eral subjects show his great versatility
and comprehensiveness Of mind. In
1910 Racine College conferred upon
him the degree of LII. u. In 1892 the
University of Nebraska made him
l.. II. D., and in 1890 he was given the
degree OF d. G. l.. by Trinity Univer-
sity Of Toronto. He has laid by snug
fortune from his earnings, and is a
aarge part Of the backbone Of the ciU.
Zenship Of Omaha.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30

Thirty thousand elk are wintering in
the Jackson's Hole country of Wyo-
ming. according to the estimate Of the
game warden. who says that in one
herd which he saw there were 1J,OU2
Of them, stretching over Il distance OF
six miles. The sight. he said, surpassed
amazed him. The elks' trail over the
snow was like liint ice, he said, so hard
had the snow been packed down. The
animals are seen by thousands any
morning. movin: along the Snake river
from the Great Swamp TO tue Gros.
Ventre hills, and ut night the walls OF
the calves straying from their mothers
may be heard
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Inhabitants OF Washington, d. G

The residents of Washington do not
vote. The persons living there who
have no legal residence there vote at
their old homes If they vote at all. Be-
tween 1871 and 1873 the District Of Co.
lumbia had territorial government
aud the Inhabitants voted; but in 1873
most of the taxpayers appealed to Con-
gress to abolish the territorial govern
ment rs 1t was too expensive and cor
rupt. Congress heard their prayer, and
now the residents have no voice in tie
government Of the District, which 10
managed wholly by Congress-.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Horse ana Boar.

A desperate fight between a horse aud
a boar, which resulted In the death Of
both animals, is reported from the coun-
ty line eighteen miles north Of Warsaw,
Ind. The animals were on the farm OF
Arthur Munson and got together in q
field, when the combat began. At the
end of twenty minutes the horse was
torn and bleeding. bad wounds being
inflicted by the tusks of the angry hog.
which was also In dying condition, its
head and legs being broken by the tre-
mendous kicks administered by the
horse. The animals survived the fight
only 4 short time
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30


ing the first man who will bring his
head to the New Mexico White Caps.
In April Of last year, Brown. Deputy
Sheriff William Green and William
Kelley were called upon to arrest cat
tie thieves who were carrying on ex-
tensive threats in the San Isidoro coun-
try, not far from Las Animas, In south
ern Colorado. Both Green and Kelley
were killed and their murderers are
reported to have received the $1,000
sums promised for their dead bodies.
Mr.. Brown was wise enough to leave
the country. He is persistent in his
declarations that the White Caps were
behind the opposition to the law. The
valiant survivor of these various trays
Is now travelling one Of the most des.
perate districts in Denver
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Rolling Prisons or Texas.

Texas. according to those who have
driven through the State, has some
queer ways. The climate is said to be
the hottest, coolest. wettest and driest
in all the country.
COnvicts work on the roads in this
State. Following the chain gang is a
wagon conveying a big cage in which
bioodhounds are kept in the daytime.
escaped prisoners.
At night the brutes are turned out
and the convicts sleep in the cage. The
chain gang professions are seen in the
roads summer and winter-Toledo
EiaCp s'. -
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Shake Into YOur ShOcA

Aliens Foot Ease. powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen. smart
ing feet, and Instantly takes the sting
out of corns and buniOns. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes ught-fttin.
or new shoes feel easy. 1t Is certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot.
tired. aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. BY
mail for - cents. In stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address. Allen S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy. n. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30

toned In Denver,
for active work
among the outlaws
of Colorado and
n e w NJ e < CO.
Thanks to Mr..
Browns zeal In
tracing criminals,
he was compelled
to depart from
southern Colorado,
and there Is a
$1,000 DriZe await
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
LAST MONTH
or the Tennessee Centennial and
Industrial Exposition.

or the Tennessee Centennial and
Industrial Exposition.
The month Of October closes this great
est of all Expositions ever held in the
South, and next to the Columbian, the best
ever held in this country. For the closing
month special attractions have been
arranged, and the rates from all parts Of
the country have been made lower than
ever before known. The location Nash
vile, Tenn is on the main line of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, directly
ION its through car route between the North
and South, and the trip in either direction
via that city can be made as chcaply, if
not cheaper, than via any other route.
Ask your ticket agent for rates, or write to
C. p. Atmore, General Passenger Agent,
Louisville, KY, for rates and information.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Real Rest and Comfort.

There is a powder to be shaken into the
by lien s. O!msted, LIE Roy, n. Y, which
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
thing they have ever sold to cure swollen,
burning and tender or aching feet. Some
dealers claim that it makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t certainly will cur.
corns and bunions and relieve instantly
sweating. hot or smartin. feet II costs
on.y quarter, and the inventor will send
q sample free to any address.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
ABLE OMAHA LAWYER.

James N. Woolworth Who Addressed
the American Bar Associations.
James NJ. Woolworth, of Omaha,
whose SENSATIONAL address to the Amerl-
can Bar Association at its Cleveland
meeting created much comment, is per-
haps the foremost lawyer in Nebraska
and one Of the most remarkable men In
America. His father was noted New
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
That Terrible ecour1e.

Malarial disease is invariably supplement-
ed ~ disturbance OF the liver. the bowels,
the stomach and the nerves. To the re-
letters Stomach Bitters is fully adequate.
1t ''flls the bin as no other remedy duer,
performing Its work thoroughly. Its in
gradients are pure and wholesome, and 1t
admirably serves to build up q system
broken by III health and shorn Of strength.
Constipation. liver and kidney complaint
and nervousness are conquered By 1t
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
DANG er0ue.

what has caused Ganderson to
change SO lately? He used to be one
of the steadiest men ever knew. Now
he never goes home before midnight"
Yes, poor fellow! His wife has made
lot Of root beer, and he's afraid to
remain in the house. cleveland
Leader.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30

"What nonsense it is?" remarked the
sentimental girl, Ito take daisies and
by plucking of the petals try to learn
whether or not a man loves you"
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne; at is
very silly. A much better method is to
take the roses he sends you around to
the florists and find out how much they
ost."-Washington Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Neutrality-suspicious..


MOthcr-The General has asked for
your hand.
Daughter-But, mother, he's too old
for me.
Mother-He's only IS, and how can
he be Older for you than for the rest of
the world ?-Meggendorfer Batter.
A Sample Of What He Must Endure.
Miss Emma, l love"
stop! Before you offer yourself for
good and all. wait till you hear me play
the piano" Batter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Boom inU,

How do you find business?" asked
the kind old lady Of the man at the
back door with Il pail on his arm.
"E:erything's on the jump with mt.
Could sell you some frog iegsy'-De-
trOit Free Press
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
SUFFERING WOMEN.
How Many Of Them Have Quietly
Obtained Advice That Made
Them Well.

My sister, if you find that in spite Of
following faithfully your family doc.
tors advice, you are not getting well,
why do you not try another course
Many and many q woman has quietly
written to Mrs. PinlSham, of Lynn,
Mass, stating her symptoms plainly
and clearly, and taken her advice, which
was promptly received. The follow.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Sayings that Are Cheer.
full to Old or Young-Funny Selec.
sions that Everybody Will Enjoy.