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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
Wintering Onions.

The freezing process Is a good way to
keep onions sound throughout the entire
winter The whole idea is to freeze them
and keep them frozen. But the tempera-
ture should not be allowed to go below
IS degrees as very severe freezing Injuries
the bulb. Store the onions in barn, a
pit. or any place where they will be partly
protected, let them freeze, then cover
with hay. straw or baggng and let them
stay until they thaw out of themselves in
spring weather. If the floor of the store
house is not perfectly dry hay or straw
should be put under the onions.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

The pure bred poultry business
abounds 10 close competition, but the de-
mand has also increased greatly of late
years. There is probably as good a
chance as ever for young man to estab.
lish a reputation and become noted
breeder If he choose a breed whose
popularity is increasing, and has sufficient
brains and enterprise to push the business.
1t is not matter of luck. Well known
breeders are men whose ability would
have brought them success in other lines.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
West Athens.

Mrs. Sabrina Savage of East Madison,
is in town visiting.
DR.. Z. B. Ham of Kezar Falls, Me-,
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. Furbush of Lewiston, was in town
Saturday.
Miss Viola Noyes and her sister. Mrs.
Bert Hodgdon and children of Skowhe-
gan, were in town visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Moves, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray of Roslin-
dale. Mass, spent Thanksgiving with his
p; rents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Gray.
Mrs. B. M. Clements who has been
visiting at East New Portland has come
here to visit her sister, Mrs. T. NJ. Gray.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

LIBEL FOR DIVORCE,

10 the Honorable Justice of the Supreme Ju.
diciAl Court, next to be holden at SkOwhegan,
State Of Maine.
Frank L. Harding Of Madison, in the County
Of Somerset and State Of Maine, respectfully
ropfesents that on the twenty fifth day OF sep
tember A. d. 1885, at said Skowhegan, he was
lawfully married to Mary M. Gilfllan, then of
aid Madison. by Rev Charles X: Evans, a min.
Utter Of the gospel and person duly authorized
10 D0lemnize marriages In this State that the
after their said marriage; that the said libelant
Eesided In this State when the cause of divorce
Accrued a. hereinafter set forth, and had resided
here In good faith one year prior to the date
% his marriage obligations but that the said
llbelee has been unmindful Of the same; that on
che seventeenth day of October A. ID. 1895, she
utterly deserted the libelant without reasonable
cause, and has continued such desert,on for
three consecutive years next prior to the filing
~ this libel.
Wherefore he prays that divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony between himself and said
And your libelant further represents that he
has used reasonable diligence to ascertain the
present residence of the said libelee, but is una
bic 90 to do, and does not know where 1t Is,
and that 1t cannot be ascertaind by reasonable
diligence.
Dated November 9th, 1898.
FRANK l.. HARDING.
6rATE OF MAINE. SOMERSET 81.
November 9Th A. d. 1898.
Personally appeared the said libelant and
made oath that the above allegation as TO the
Eeeidence of the libelee is true.
Before me, q. D. SMALL,
Justice of the Peace,
From Office of C. o. Small, Office No. 1850.
SOMERSET S. November A. ID. 1898
Received and filed in Clerks Office, sup. Jud.
Attest: N. W, BRAINERD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
TRY ALIENS FooT.EAsE,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Az
this season your feet swollen and hot, and get
tired easily. II you have smsrting feet or tight
noes, try Aliens Foot Ease. II cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents
spots Relieves corns and bunions OF all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try II to-day. Sold
by ali druggists and shoe stores for 2bo. Trial
Ie Row, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Fowls are obliged to throw off much of
the waste of the body through the lungs.
They do not sweat but instead breathe
several times faster than sweating animals
when heated. To keep in good health a
hen requires nearly seven times the
amount OF fresh air in proportion to its
size as does a horse.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
Maine Central RI
o4psYsNfaen
1850
Arrangements Of Train Effect
Nnu ~ 1909

Trains leave Skowhegan as follows: $40 A.
M. for all paints West also to Bangor. Vance
boro. st. Stephen, Houlton, Woods stock, st.
John and Hslifax-1.35 P. NJ. for Wateryille
Oakland, North Arson, lewiston Augusta,
Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland and Bos-
ton, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft, Greenville,
Bangor, Old Town, Patten and Houlton via B.
& A. r. R. & Mattawsmkeag;-3.t0 P. M.
(mixed d. for Waterville enabling passengers to
connect for Oakland and to take night Pull
man 20 Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.00 A. M. mixed from Water.
Vile, daily except Mondays:-10.40 A. M.
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, Winthrop
Waterville Augusta and Bangor;-6l5 p. n
from all points.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr.
F. q. BOOTHBY, General Pas'r Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
CORRESPONDENCE.
Brighton.

Miss Isola Farrin, who has been on
the sick list for long time, Ia gaining
slowly.
Schools all closed In town, Friday,
Nov. 20.
Some of nur lodge members Visited the
Bingham L"dge, Nov. Is. A fine time
was reported.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Bodily pain loses it's terror If you've a bottle
of DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil in the house. In
slant relief In cases of burns, cuts sprains acct
dents of any sort.
Don't get the bighead-it will cost you too
much for hats.
Don't yawn when your employer is telling
an alleged funny story.
Neglected colds make fat graveyards." DR..
Woods Norway Pine syrup helps men and
women To happy vigorous old age.
Don't eg ect to know a little more than you
let people think you know.
Don't use gallon OF words in expressing a
teaspoonful OF thought.
Eczema, scald head, hives. itchness of the
skin OF a v sort instantly relieved and perma-
nently cnred. Doans Ointment. At any drug
store.
Don't air the faults OF other people until you
have renovated your own.
Don't think all medical students are snobs
because they cut people dead
While There Is Life There Is Hope.
taste smell and could hear but little Ely's
Cream Balm cured it.--Marcus g. Shautz, Rah-
way Nj.
The Balm reached me safely and the effect Is
surprising. My son says the first application
gave decided relief. Respectfully, Mrs. Frank
lin Freeman, Dover, N. H.
A l0c trial size or the SOC. size of Elys Cream
Balm will he mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely
Brothers, 66 Wa rem St., N Y.
Don't despise little things. The mosquito Is
more bother than the elephant.
Don't think because men were born to rule
and women TO obey that they always do
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
The Morning Meal.

"Now, children" said the teacher,
"what do You call the meal that you
eat in the morning?"
Oatmeal. promptly responded a
numbe Of the class. What to Eat.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE Of MAINE.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IN VACATION.
Skowhegan November o, 1898
Upon the annexed Libel, 1t IL ordered, by
me, the undersigned, a Justice of said Court,
that notice be given to the Libeee by pub
lishing an attested copy of the same, together
with this order thereon three weeks success
sively In the SOMERSET REPORTER, a newspa-
per printed In Skowhegan, In the County of
Somerset, the last publication To be twenty
days ut least before the next term of said
Court, to be holden AT Skowhegan, within
and for said County, on the third Tuesday of
December, next, that she may then and there
appear In said Court and answer thereto, II
she see IT.
VIM. p. WHITEHOUSE,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
true copy of libel and order of court thereon.
Attest IN. w. BRAINERD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

AS--Flag stations; Al which trains will stop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
twin not stop except TO leave or take Freight.
MIXED train between North Arson and Bling ham.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
Al Eorriogewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field land Electro, Cars to and from Skowhe-
GAM
At Arson 70 Sawyer's Mills, (Starks).
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
for Forks, Moose River. Mayield. Kingsbury
and Abbott
W.M. AVER SuPT.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Hot water bottles will keep the feet
warm. Sizes l, 2, 3 and A quarts at
SIMPSONS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

"What are you crying about now.
dearie?" asked the fond mother. "Is
there something mammals sweetest
wants?"
Eyes
"What is it?''
ell don't know! That's what I'm
crying about r'-Indianapolis Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Women love clear healthy complexion.
Pure blood makes it. Burdock Blood Btters
makes pure blood.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
Somerset Railway
CHANGE OF TIME
Commencing October 3 1898

OUHmt1CIHS VCCUUtT 1910
Trains will run as follows, connecting at Oak.
land with Maine Central Railroad Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Watervills
Augusta, Gardiner. Bath Skowhegan and Ban.
gor.
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, wAterville
Augusta, HkOwhegAn and bangor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Pains in the chest when person has a
cold indicate tendency toward pneu-
mOnia. A piece of fl lnnel dampened
with Chamberlaiu's Pain Balm and
bound on to the chest over the seat of
pain will promptly relieve the pain and
prevent the threatened attack of pneu-
lame back in few hours. Sold by Fl.
w. Gushing, Skowhegan; Sullivan New
ton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

The Reporter Office is head
quarters for Job Printing Of all
kinds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
"A GREAT record Of cures, une-
- qualled in medical history, proves
Hoods SarsaparilIa possesses merit un-
known to any other NJ EDlClNE.

HOOD SarSaparllia possesses merit I'M
known to any other NJ e DlClNE.
Don't employ physician who recommends
q change-and then takes all you have left
Snase chsrmers ought to make excellent
bartenders.
Relief In Six Hours.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseags re-
leved In SIX hours by NEW GREAT SOUTH
AMERICAN KIDNEY CUEE." 1t is great sur
prise on account OF its exceeding promptness
in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back,
in male or female. Relieves retention OF water
almost immediately. II you want quick relief
and cur this is the remedy. ly6l
Sold by Horatio W. Cushing, Druggist,
1917 Wat.r st. Skowhegan Me.
The tongue OF liberty usually belongs TO a
married woman,
A thing of comfort i seldom a Joy to the
woman OF f-shion.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. WIrsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used Tor over fifty years by millions OF moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t sotthes the child. seftens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Twenty. five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. 1y3S
Some men are worth more than others and
some are Worthless,
Reformers should devote more of their time
to reforming reforms.
Unless q man possesses self control he is
little better than o slave.
Distressing Stomach Disease
Permanently cured by the mastery powers OF
South American Nervine Tonic. Invalids need
suffer no longer. because this great remedy
can cure them all. 1t is q cure for the whole
world OF stomach weakness and Indigestion.
The cure begins with the first dose. The relief
1t brings is marvellous and surprising. II
makes no failure; never disappoints. No
matter how long you have suffered. your cure
is certain under the use OF this great health
giving force, Pleasant and always safe. 1y5I
Sold by Horatio W. Cushing, Druggist.
l07 Water st. Skowhegan, Me
Mrs. whites: What most surprised you
when you arrived in Parish
Mrs. Jaunter; Why, the fact that little
children OF three or four years could talk
French. 1t was perfectly amazing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Don't employ physician who recommends
q change and then takes all you have left
SNAKE chsrmers ought to make excellent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27

Evidences of substantial prosperity
are abundantly supplied by the COM
mercial statistics. Dun's Review draws
attention to the enormous Volume of
business done in August, a month us
ually one of the most inactive Of the en-
tire year, and remarks:
Postponement during the months Of war
of some contracts and purchases which
have now come forward explains part of
the increase, and the strong absorption Of
securities explains part, burt there has also
been great decline in the average Of
prices for all commodities, SO that it takes
a much larger volume Of business i'll tons
or bushels to make up transactions
amounting to u million than in 1892. 1t is
therefore strictly true that business is
larger than in the very best of all past
years, and vet there is every prospect of
much further increase.
Each year Of settled protection prom
Uses to eclipse in business and indus
trial activity every preceding year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
TORPEDO.BOAT KILLS SEVEN.
Trial Trip of the Davis Near Portland
Results in Explosion.

Seven men were killed by an explosion
on the torpedo boat Davis, which was
making her official trial trip on the Co1nl.
bia river Thursday, The accident occur
red near Skamokawa, about seventyfve
miles from Portland, Ore.
The Davis started from Walkers island
to run two hours at a minimum speed Of
twenty-five knots. Every thing went we'll
until Skamokawa was reached. Sudden
ly an explosion occurred and the engine
room was filled with boiling water and
steam, enveloping the men at work in
there. a river steamer happened along
just after the accident. The Davis pas
sengers and the killed were transferred to
her and she towed the disabled torpedo
boat to Astoria.
The Davis was built by Wolff & Zwick-
er Of Portland and this trip was to be the
final one for acceptance by the Navy De-
partment The boiler was of tubular pat
tern and was designed to carry 25O pounds
of steam pressure. Through some defect
some of the tubes gave way. This filed
the closed freehold with steam and the
men there were caught like ra in trap
AS the boat had not been accepted the loss
falls upon the builders. None of the men
killed was in the Government service. All
were employees of the builders.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
President in the West,

The President is not the advance
agent of prosperity on this trip, but he
is out to see the country, to which gen
eral prosperity is me.-1ndianapolis
Journal.
President Mckinley describes the
war with Spain accurately. He says it
was ''unequaled in its completeness
and the quick succession with which
victory followed victory" The impair
tial historian will put the case in the
same way.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
I'm this age of frequent interchange
and mutual dependency" said Presi-
dent Mckinley at Omaha, 1--WE cannot
shirk our international responsibilities
if we would. They must be met with
courage and wisdom, and we must fol-
low duty even if desire opposes" The
people approve the sentiment They
believe in honorable expansion when
duty backs it up.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
In his eloquent tribute to the Ameri-
can soldier and sailor, in his affirmation
of the lofty purpose of the nation in
going to war with Spain, and in his re-
proachful illusions to those who would
detract from the glory which the nation
has won through the heroic deeds Of
the actors in that war, President Nc
kinley's utterance at Omaha will meet
with the approval of the countrywide
troit Free Press.
And so it comes to pass that a Re
publican President has honored by
name in a public address Confederate
heroes. Truly the civil war is a splen-
did memory, and the bravery of the
Federal and the Confederates is the
glory of all citizens of the republic.
President Mckinley has honored him
self by paying tribute to valor, whether
it moved to battle the man who wore
the blue or him who fought under the
stars and bars of the Confederacy.-
Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
WHEAT IS IN DANGER.
MILLIONS OF BUSHELS STAND.
ING IN THE FIELDS.
Raiu and Snow in North Dakota ana
Manitoba Threatens to Destroy the
Entire Unthrashed Crop
Farmers Are in Despair.

Rerorts from the wheat fields OF Norm
Dakota and Manitoba are of the most dis,
couracinr character 1t has been either
raining or showing for nine days. III
Manitoba only about 100000 bushels or
wheat Of a CROP of 26,000,000 bushels has
been thrashed. and the balance, stanulhg
in stacks and shocks, is threatened win
destruction. Farmers almost despair "l
saving the balance of these crops. ne
barley and oat crops are also all out III the
fields.
The rain and snow throughout the Red
river valley and North Dakota causht
many of the farmers with their grain I'M
thrashed, and the present prospect is tnat
much of it will remain in the stack until
spring. This is especially the case IN the
interior townships and localities at a dls-
lance from the railways and villages. just
what the loss will be it is impossible to
estima te, but it is safe to say that tie
greater portion of that which remains ID
the shock throughout the winter Will be or
little value except for fodder.
Samples Of wheat brought to Mnncapo-
lis which had been exposed to the ram
were so thoroughly bleached and swollen
as to resemble the Washington and Ore
gon product Such grain will have to be
dried out and cleaned before its value can
be determined The estimates on the
number of bushels thus affected in Mari
toba is 100000 On the same basis 1O,-
100000 to 100000 bushels would be
damaged in the Red river valley and North
Dakota, and the total loss may amount to
several million dollars.
The bad weather has very materially af-
fected the general movement of the crop.
Farmers are unable to come to market,
and the elevator men cannot handle the
crop expeditiousIy. Many of the mills in
the Northwest are running day and night,
and the stock on hand has been considera-
bly, reduced. All in all the Northwestern
crop has largely deteriorated from the
early estimates.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27

Under the Wilson bill all importatlonS
of lead ore from Mexico and British
Columbia to the United States, when
the shipment was over 80 per cent. al
yalorem of silver, were admitted free
of duty, and as the tariff was three
fourths of one cent per pound. OF S'.oo
per 1000 pounds, the shipments were
always mixed to save paying the duty
and, therefore, admitted free.
Under the Dingley bill, all lead ore
imported into the United States must
be assayed and a tariff of one and one
half cents per pound, or S15 per LOCO
pounds, paid. Lead ore in the Joplin
district is now worth S23 per 1000
pounds, and Mexican or British Column
ban lead. after paying the SO tariff,
would have only SIS left to pay for min
ing and freighting to the Mississippi
Valley Now if the Mexican and Brit
ish Columbian lead mines can mine and
pay freight for SIS per 1000 pounds,
even without a profit, they could, under
the Wilson bill, have net profit Of $40
per 10OO pounds, and such profit to
foreign miner would give such an i'm
petus to the business of importing lead
ore to the United States from these two
countries that the Joplin miners would
soon find their lead ore price where it
was under the Wilson bill in 1S96-S14
per 1000 pounds. If the Joplin miners
are willing to see this result they may
have it by helping to elect Free Trade
Benton. But if they like $23 or $24 per
1000 for lead ore, vote for Major
Frank E. Williams will show their APP
probation of these prices. There is
nothing in politics to the mass of voters
except business. and $24 for lead ore,
instead of $14, is the business of it.
Joplin MOI News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27

do with the prosperity of the farmers:
point out, if you know how, where the
tOiling masses on the farms get one di-
rect benefit from him and his protective
tariff policy"
"Oh, husband and she stamped her
foot lightly, betraying the Impotence
which she felt, ''how can you be SO in
consistent? Where did you get the
money to buy the few hundred dollars
worth of Government bonds, which
made you feel so good? What did you
sell?''
sheep And he fiinched before the
argument which he knew was coming.
Yes, sheep. Your business sense was
better than your political sense, thank
goodness. When McI<inley's election
was assured didn't you buy sheep?
Didn't you think they would go up?
What made you think that? Was it be-
cause you thought that more wool or
less wool would be imported un@er the
laws he would give us? Didn't you
know that his tariff law, his protective
tariff law, on wool would shut out
most of the cheap wool that was COM
ing from the four corners of the earth
and that the law would enable our
home farmers to raise wool at profit :?
Hasn't that made sheep so up in price ::
Isn't that where you get your profit?
Answer me-"
But he answered not.
Now. think of this she proceeded
Taking the average of all our people.
the country over. it takes the wool of
one sheep to supply the needs of each
person: possibly triae more In 1897
it took about SA pounds to each person,
while the average weight OF a fleece of
wool was about 6A pounds. Yet on
basis of the amount used in 1894, 1895
and 1896 that quantity would have
very nearly supplied each person. Then
we have it, one person, one sheep need
ed. We have over 100000 inhabit-
ants. but how many sheep? Look up
the Government records and you will
find that in 1893 we had about 47.OOO.-
600 in the entire country-enough to
supply little over half our wool. Did
the tariff reform party that was in
power then try to help you and me by
saving our home market for us? You
know as we'll as | do that they put wool
on the free list. so that it could come
from everywhere: and in four years our
fiocks dwindled down so that in 1897
there We're only about 36,0OO.OOO sheen
in the country-not enough to supply
half our wool
Why this decline: 1t was because
the American farmer could not produce
wool Al a profit and compete with the
cheap wool of the world. Think of il.
huSband-think of it. We. an agricul-
tural people. suffering hardships during
those tariff reform times, looking for
diversified branches of agriculture. ac-
tually sending everywhere for wool.
when we could have produced it in
abundance on our own pastures. Why.
that coat you have on, you don't know
whether the wool came from Servia, or
Turkey. or China. or some other conn
try Of cheap labor and cheap living. In
the last year of that free trade in wool
policy England sold us over SOS. OOO,-
OCO worth, not raised in England. but
bought of Russia and Seryia and Spain
and Turkey and Argentina and Peru
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Egyptian Geological Survey.

For more than year now the Egyptia n
Government has been carrying on an i'm
portant geological survey in the noun.
tains along by the Red Sea and in the
Sinai Peninsula. English biologists are
engaged in the work, and their duty is to
investigate the mineral possibilities of the
country, report on matters of archaeolog-
zeal interest, draw maps, etc. The places
they explore have not, in some cases, been
visited for perhaps 1000 years, and they
are finding many evidences of mineral
wealth, including old emerald mines,