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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-20
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The dry weather has been very favor
able for harvesting crops, but very little
blowing has been done yet. Apples are
light crop and no cider has been made
at the mills yet.
But few oxen and steers have been
sold this fall and prices are not high
enough to tempt farmers to part with
them.
The Moosehead Pulp & Paper Co. are
carrying lumber to their mill from Farm
ingdale, which was run by their mill in
the summer.
Miss Sadie Irvine was at Skowhegan,
recently.
George Webb and a gentleman friend
of Skowhegan, were in town few days
ago.
Miss Carrie Witham has gone to Lew.
iston. Miss Witham will work in Port
land, this winter.
Miss Olive Lander and Miss Bertha
Whipple have gone to Portland, where
they are to work at dress making for a
few months.
Ernest Patten returned home from
Boston, last week.
S. Matson has purchased a lot one
mile east of town and is building a
house on it which he expects to have
finished so as to move into it by the
middle of next month.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-20
A Clever Trick,

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. ANYBODY can
try it who has lame back and weak kid
neys, malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he can cure himself right away by
taking Electric Bitters. This medicine
tones up the whole system, acts as a
stimulent to the liver and kidneys, is a
blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t cures
constipation, headache, fainting spells,
sleeplessness and melancholy. 1t is
purely vegetable, mild laxative, and
restores the system to its natural vigor.
Try Electric Bitters and be convinced
that they are miracle worker. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only SOC. bottle at
c. W. Folsom's Drug store.
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st. Adams.

C. H. Curtis returned to his home In
Richmond, the 18th, after passing his
vacation with his cousin, B. l.. Palmer.
He spent his time In shouting partridge
aud watching for deer but was unable to
obtain one.
Mr.. Mitchell, an aged resident of Pal
myra, living with his daughter, Mrs.
Gatien, at Henry Shaw's, fell from his
chair and died instantly last Friday.
Funeral Monday.
F. T. Palmer and family have gone to
FOxcroft to visit his parents. Their son,
Willard, was awarded the first prize for
being the handsomest babe at the Grange
fair.
Walter Hilton had very narrow es-
cape, last week. He was driving a pair
of spirited horses, heavily loaded, down
a hill, when the pole yoke broke. He,
With presence Of mind, managed to keep
them in the road, thereby saving his
horses.
The Palmyra Grange fair was a sue
cess. Nearly all the fancy work was
new and 1t did any one good to look upon
the large pumpkins, squash, and In fact,
everything In the vegetable line. The
OueOi oothiAhJ ONOhihS1 was
fine.S
Mrs. Permelia Longley Is on the sick
list. DR.. Murphy was called to attend
her.
Alvin Stevens has gone into the woods
hunting and trapping. He intends to
have line Of traps beginning at Sebec
Lake and extending as far as Moosehead
Lake.
The Saturdays rain did not help the
dry wells but 1t will aid the farmers in
doing their fall's blowing.
The Union Grange meets with Palmyra
Grange, the 10th.
The mill owners say they never knew
the water so low but once for a good
many years. Can run but part Of the
time.
There has been quite lot of repairing
and shingling done.
There were two parties In town, last
week, looking for winter apples, but the
crop Is very small.
The most of the farmers have had
their grain threshed and get good yield
on an average.
Mrs. G. M. Jewett Is very low and
can survive but very short time.
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Water the Horses.

Now is the time that many poor
horse must suffer. Hard work and not
even enough water. Many do not water
their stock of any kind enough. Some
water three times day, which is not half
will drink five times day. Those poor
horses with cribs sticking out" may get
enough corn but not enough water. What
induced me to write this just now is,
had young man hauling manure for me
with his own team. He watered them
before feeding at noon. They had drank
at nine a. m. 1t was hot day. He got
done at noon and started for home to
plough for himself. He led one horse to
the wagon to hitch up; the other one
went straight TO the water trough and
drank heartily. asked him why he did
not water the other horse. He said he
did not let them drink only before meals
at noon. demonstrated and told him to
unhiich and let him drink with the other
which had his head down in the trough,
drinking the fresh drawn water. told
him to unbuckle the troopers so it did
not draw the collar against the throat
In short they had their fill. This proves
tina, they were dry, after eating big feed
of corn. He would have plowed till
supper time and let them drink while hot
and very dry. Any careful teamster will
see the danger of such treatment. This
instance is not an exception, but think
it is the general rule. Cattle do not
drink SO often; twice day will satisfy
them generally Not SO with fowls.
They will drink about forty times day.
There is much suffering among fowls on
farms where there is no running water
They consequently get the cholera and
die; chicks in particular are much
neglected. Their water pans are too
often dry.--/ndiana Farmer.
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Fairfield.

The road over Emery hill is to be
changed. The county commissioners
have given the location, and the land
damages asked by William Osborn have
been satisfactorily settled. AS soon as
William Atwoed's claim is settled the
work can claim.
The work of laying the rails on the
Benton and Benton Falls Electric Rail-
road is being pushed rapidly. More than
mile has already been covered. The
rails used are the regular Maine Cent
rails, which were taken up along the line
when the heavier rails, now in use, were
laid.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Page and their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Mansur Of Houlton,
are on carriage drive TO Dead River.
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Agricultural Reports.

For the ten years previous to 1897, the
reports of the Bureau of Animal Industry
of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
have been issued bennially; but hereafter
they will appear annually, as a special
The annual report for 1897 was not taken
in hand until late in the fiscal year, but
its contents are still timely. The table OF
contents shows list of interesting
popular articles, including some investiga.
tons relative to sheep scab, anthrax,
rabies, etc., conducted by the Bureau.
Under the head of "Some agricultural
experiment station work" are abstracts of
several bulletins issued by experiment
stations. 1t is believed that this feature
of these reports will be of practical benefit.
For convenience of reference there is
brought together in this volume large
amount of tabular matter, including the
movement of farm animals for series of
years; the number and value of farm
animals from 1870 to 1896, inclusive,
compiled from the reports OF the Statist-
clan of the Department; and the imports
and exports of animals and animal
products for the years 1892 to 1906,
inclusive, compiled from the reports
issued by the Bureau of Statistics of the
Treasury Department. A strenuous effort
has been made to secure all the State and
Territorial laws relative to contagious and
infectious diseases which have not been
published in the previous reports of the
Bureau. The volume also contains the
State and Territorial laws relating to the
various phases of the dairy industry.
Considerable space is also given to a
compilation of the orders which have been
issued by the Bureau since its organiza-
ton. This volume is published by order
of Congress and distributed by Senators
sud Representatives.
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Athens.

Merton Stickney of "Stickney Hip
has Thought out" Mr.. Calden's interest
In the partnership lately formed by
Sharp & Calden and will move to the
village. Mr.. Stickney will occupy a
part of Mr.. Pratt's house.
}. S. II. Leavitt of Worcester, Mass,
has been visiting his parents, Hon. and
Mrs. Albert Leavitt.
There was large crowd at West
Athens, Thursday, 10 attendance upon
the cattle show and fair. 1t was great
success.
Eben York, Jr., of Portland, is visit
ing In Athens. -
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A Gard.

We guarantee every bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and will refund the money to
any one who is not satisfied after using
It. 1t is the most successful medicine In
the world for bowel complaints, both
for children and adults. H. w. Cush-
ing, Skowhegan; Sullivan Newton, Jack
man,
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Manager-What qualifications have
you for the position of night wstchmanp
APPLICABILITY, wake at the least
noise. f
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TRY GRAIA.O! TRY GRAIN.0l

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you pacr
age OF GRAINO, the new food drink thM
drink it without injury as well as the adult
All who try it, like 1t. GRAIN-O has that rice
seal brown OF Mocha or Java, but 1t is mace
from pure grains, and the most dei u M
price Of coffee. 25c. and % cts. per package
Sold by all grocers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-20

Most delicate Perfumes and choicest
Toilet Preparations at Simpsons Corner
Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-20

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.
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at the time promised.
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WE
III do your work
IN a neat and pains
taking manner, at a
FAIR percentage OF
profit.
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CORPORATION RETURNS.

Six more returns have been filed in the town clerks office by joint stock corporations. They are as follows:
 Southern New England Telephone Co.,, capital stock paid in, $2,511 ,OOO, debts s57S,9S6.45, credits $1S5, ,774.1S, value of real estate $16O, ,29S.OS, personal estate, exclusive of patents, 2,6S0, ,944 53.
 The W. H. Garde Co.,, capital stock paid in $5,0O0, personal estate $5,OOO, debts $500, credits $500.
 The Buckingham-R -Routh Co.,, capital stock paid in $S,OOO, personal estate $11,- 300, debts $7,542.66, credits $7,579.13.
 The Myers & Herz Shoe Co.,, capital stock paid in $1O,OOO, personal estate a4,o76.74, debts $16,S9L43, credits $16,- 777.21.
 United States Coach Lamp Co.,, capi- tai stock paid in $15OOO, real estate $5,- 900, personal estate $1O,73445, debts $4,- 2SO.S5, credits s1,S75.SO.
 The Fort Bascom Cattle Raising Co.,, capital paid in $260 900, real estate $12S,- 220, debts S25O,O00, credits nothing.
 Hygeia Ice Co.,, capital stock paid in Sl22,SOO, real estate S42, ,9SO, personal property $136,67451, debts SIG, ,195.5S, credits S6,5S24s.
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WALLINGFoRD EVENTS.

Two years ago during the Cleveland cutting down of the old soldiers pen sions there were several in this town who were the victims of the raid. Among them was Alden Hull, a. veteran of the Twentieth c. w., who was receiv- ing $S per month for wounds received during service. His pension was taken away entirely and since that time he has had pension agents at work and now has received notification that his pension in full for two years has been restored and his papers have been duly filled out and sent to Boston. The check for the amount is expected to arrive here soon. There are others who suffered the same loss at that time who have not yet been so fortunate in getting it restored.
 The condition of James Curran last evening was reported as extremely crit ical and all hopes of his recovery have been given up. He still remains uncon- scious and it is feared that he will not regain consciousness but will gradually pttS5S cW dys
 Mrs. Thomas Leeds of Yalesville died yesterday from cancerous troubles, aged sixty-five years.
 o. B. Lane, R. S. Austin and s. l.. Hall will take in the drummers' con- vention in Southington to-day, if the weather is favorable.
 The Sanitary Relief association will hold a meeting in the parlors of the Congregational church this afternoon.
 c. H. Dickinson started yesterday for Boston and from there will go to Will Iiamsburg, Vt.
 Mrs. Francis Carrigan has returned from an extended visit in Vermont.
 The democrats will hold caucus on Monday evening next to select dele gates to the various conventions.
 The weather for the past two days has not been an agreeable change from even the hot weather of the past three or more weeks.
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The Spanish American Iron comma ny, which has its main office in New
 York, and is made up largely of capi-
 tallsts who have been active in the iron
 ore business in the Lake Superior re-
 zion, have also done an extensive busi-
 ness in Cuba. The Colbys, the Eyls
 and the Rockefellers are the chief stock
 owners. A few years ago the company
 acquired control of several thousand
 acres or valuable iron ore deposits be-
 tween Santiago and Guantanamo, on
 the south side of Cuba. A large amount of money was expended in ex-
 ploring the property, opening mines
 and establishing facilities for handling
 the output. There is no harbor nearer
 than Santiago, and in order to ship ore
 economically it was necessary to con-
 struct an artificial harbor by building a great breakWater on the open coast.
 Extensive loading piers were built, large enough to load four steamers at a time. All these preparations were practically completed several years be- fore they were put to any use. No shipments were made, because the company adopted the policy of waiting for advantageous market conditions.
 The reduction of the duty on iron ore from seVenty-five cents to forty cents
 per ton and the increased demand for
 Bessemer iron ore in eastern Pennsyl- Vania finally started the shipments.
 The SpanishAmerican Iron company | made contract with the Johnson Steamship company to transport thirty thousand tons of ore to ports north of
 Cape Hatteras. A good deal of it was
 discharged at Port Richmond and car
 ried to furnaces along the line of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad i That is the third large company which has .opened iron mines in Cuba The oldest and largest is the Juragua Iron company, which is jointly owned by the Pennsylvania Steel company and the Bethlehem Iron company. The Sagua Iron company was also organized in i Philadelphia. It is estimated that l these three companies have invested
 not less than ten million dollars in Gu
 ban mining property. y.-Correspondence
 of the Philadelphia Record.
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CHESHIRE.


 Aug. n.-Miss Maud Brown has been spending some days visiting friends in Deep River.
 Quite number from here attended the reunion of the Twentieth regiment at Compounce Tuesday, August 9.
 Howard Frost, who has been serious ly i'll for two weeks, is slowly on the improve under Dr. E. T. Cornwalls s treatment.
 Alfred s. Bennett is having an arte- sian well made on his place. Boring was commenced last week Wednesday morning.
 At the regular morning service last Sunday in the Baptist church the right hand of Christian fellowship was given to six persons by letter and experience, and the singing at both services was well rendered by a select choir.
 Rev. MT. Hough conducted the ser vice Sunday afternoon in the mission chapel at Brookvale.
 Rev. MT. Hough's daughter, who re- sides in Derby, was at his home Sum- day.
 The consolidated Sunday schools did not start for Mansfleld's Grove We'd nesday morning on account of the rain but will go the first fair day.
 Mrs. w. H. Marshall of Ogdensburgh, N Y, has been spending several days with her son, John H. Marshall.
 Mrs. Mary Chandler and daughter of Meriden has been the guest for week of Mrs. Norris Hotchkiss.
 At the reunion of the Twentieth regi- ment, c. w., held Tuesday at Lake Compounce, among the officers elected were A. E. Smith of Cheshire, secretary and treasurer Following the business meeting a sheep barbecue was enjoyed by all.
 A horse and traders convention will be held August IF near the hotel in West Cheshire. A sale of horses will take place and genuine Rhode Island clam bake will be served in a tent.
 Wednesday afternoon Samuel Try thall's young horse, Mischief, came very near being badly hurt by falling through the stable floor to the base ment below, a distance of some eight feet He escaped with few bruises and scratches.
 There are quite a number of acres of grass uncut and hay is so cheap that it hardly pays to cut it. Barns are full and there are many stacks outside Some of the farmers look blue over the prospect of getting rich this fall.
 Dr. M. N. Chamberlin has been on a two days visit to his sister, who re- sides in Sturbr1dge, Mass.
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FORTUNES MADE IN CUBA.
Americans Who Have Grown Rich on
 the Island.

Outside of Cuba one hears little ptout the Valley of Trinidad: yet it is The very garden spot of the island-not t, nnly for extraordinary beauty, fertility and perfection of climate, but is the nlaces par excellence for growing coffee and sugar. I have been told, but can mot say with how much truth, that the English and American syndicates which have secured rich concessions in the valley are keeping their operations as secret as possible to avoid competi- tion. Trinidad City lies at the sea- ward edge of the valley of the same name. on the south shore of Santa Cla- ra province, about fifty miles east rom Cienfuegos. You may reach It rom Havana, going all the way around by water: or by railway to Cienfuegos, and thence by steamer; or, as did, by rail to Batabano, the southern port of Havana province, and then on lels- ,1rely cruise of one hundred and fifty miles among innumerable cays and 1s- lets.
 One who does not mind hard climbing finds Trinidad the most charming place in the world, with views on every hand which would drive an artist wild with enthusiasm. Rambling and hllly, with antique casas and palm-shaded gar dens, the old town clings to the side of viiia Watch Tower) Mountain, six hundred feet above the Caribbean. Fxposed to both mountain and ocean breezes, with neither excessive heat nor cold from year to year, its climate is about the most perfect under the sun. Surely this is the heart of that Hand wherein it is always afternoon" Eve rybody seems to sleep through the hours of sunshine. In long walk at midday through the town or thirty thousand inhabitants you meet only here and there a lazy donkey or a sleeping dog-not human being except at rare intervals a barefooted servant shufling along the shady side of wall. he only drawback to the place is it's loneliness and the feeling which pos sesses the foreigner of complete isola-
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Express Trains. xLocal Express c. T. HAMPSTEAD.
 General Passenear rart
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8icyrIes.
RICYCLES.

', Greatest Markdowp Ever Known, No of firm of the highest standing and stabll- ny; of people in business for many years and who will remain In business though all others fail. You know what that means! o., Chicago; Union Cycle Mfg Co.,, High IanadVille, Mass. 100 Ajax Bicycles, list 33499,os55S; 6 El Rey Bicycles, list $75;-$$2; bard Bicycles, list $ioo.@S4o:: Lady lib bard bard Bicycles, list S100,-$40; 4 Union Whlteheads, at cost; 6 Union Specials, at eost: UNION CYCLE CO.,, 1S5 Orange st. Sundries and repairing au11
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Yraue11ers' 6a,ide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford K. R.
June l2. 1898.


 roh NEW YORk-*4:05. "4:5O, x6:1O, !oO, $500, "S:10, 8:3O, @9:35, x1O:SO a. n;, !z:VO, 12:O5, *1:30 (parlor car limit eoJ, ~l:S5, BOO, '2:3O. 800, "4:OO, "4;17, a'oo' ~o:lO. ~6:2O, 5:S5, 6:30, #7:10, %s:10, o'!o' lBrldgeport accommodation, 9:1O, S'1o p. m. Sundays-*4:05. %4:50, 500 a. M', X4;SO, X6;15, "7:1o, *S:10, S:SO, *9:lO p. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem Hiver-*1:O6, 'll:50 p. m. (daiIvl FOR BOSTON via Springfield-.1.,o SSi0;do, 1l1:05 a. m.. *1:45. .5:52 D, 'mn1. m.
 EIlo1aayS0rl:lo Eoay a. m., *5:52 p. m. "caaroV11;uence-*2:10. car "2:2O, ..11:35 (parlor ar s1.sr hmited) as1ed) a. m, *12:o5. *2:47. "4:16 n oo' o;oo D. m.- Sundays--*2:10, s2:20 a' m.. -4:55. s6;66 p. m.
 FOR MERlDEN, HARTFoRD. epohdNGFlELD. etc.-*1:10, $40, 500. Slo:lo' HOBO for White Mountains. .nIsI stop Hartford), *11:O5 a. m., 12:O6, l:ao' S:10, 5:0O, *5:b2 (6:15 to Hartford). e:oo. lo:oo, l1;15 (to Meriden) p. m. Sun- aays-Sl:1O a. n., "5:52, S:2S D. m. NEW LONDON DIVISION roa NeW London, etc.-%2:1O, s2:2O. 1'oo' So,ll:O5, *l1:35 (parlor car limitedl a. m', "l2:o5, F2:47. 800, *4:15, APO, "4:55. o o:!o to Saybrook Junction), 6:15, .6:55, o:V (Guilford accommodation D. m. sunday-*2:1O, *2:2O. $50 a. m., *4:55, *655 D. m.
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 NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For shelburne Falls. Turner's Falls. Wllllamsourg, Holyoke. New Hartford ana intermediate stations-7:50 q. m. ana 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter- mediate stations, 5:57 p. m.
 For Pennington, New Hartford ana 6:57 D. m. BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia, etc.-7:OO. 500, 9:s5 a. m., 12;OO 2:3g. 3:57, 5:35, 7:5O, 11:2O D. m. Sundays- S:10 a. m. and 8:30 D. m. For Waterbury--7:OO, 500, 9:35 a. nn 12:00. 2:39, 5.S5. 7:BO, 11:20 D. m. Sundays -S:l0 a. m., 8:15 p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction). ''s'-oA
 For Winsted-7:00, 9:35 a. m.. 2.s9. 5:S5, 7:5O p. m. Sundays-S:1O a. m. o'1o p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction).
 For Shelton. Botsford, Newtown. Danbury, Pittsf1eld. State line-9:35 a, m., 3:57 D. m.
 For Albany. Buffalo. Detroit, cincin- natl, St. Louis. Chicago, and the west vla Bridgeport-6:10 a. m; via State line-9:35 a. n., 3:57 D. m.
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AME RICAM LINE.
ANCHOR LINE.
United States Mail Steamships

StHt6S NHHII otetsI0SHFpy Sail rom New York every Saturday for GLASGOW VIA LONDONDERRY
 Rates for Saloon Passage CITY OF ROME, S6O. Other St'rs, S5e.5O.
 second Cabin Rome. S37.5O. Furnessia, $35.OO. Other
 Strs., $32 50.
 Steerage Passage Rome, S25.5O. Furnessla, S24.5O. Other
 .Strs., S23.5O.
 For Book of Tours and information apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS, General Agents, Bowling Green, New York; or NJ. B. Newton X O., 6 Orange st., or Bishop Ss Co.,. TOP Chapel st., or Jas Mustarde. 94 Grown st., or Richard M Sheridan. 665 Grand ave, or J. Aug. Svenson, S2s Grand ave-. or Thos. H. Pease & Son. 1O2 Church street New Haven au4 3m