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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

THERE was only one important thing
said in yesterdays debate in the House
by any opponent of the bill. This was
Mr.. Walkers question as to whether so
large an amount of money as 500, ooo, 900
would be needed. Mr.. Walker, by the
way. is a Republican from Massachusetts.
He said
The fortfHcations of Matanzas had been
reduced in thirty mute Havana could
be reduced in two hours, and the war
would be at an end. The war should be
Havana would fall before Sampson. the
Philippines before Dewey, and the Span
1sh feet, croWding across the Atlantic,
before the onset of the flying squadron.
The seriousness of the situation was thor
oughly exaggerated While our fleet was
being held IN leash the population of Ha-
we aimed, the relief of humanity, was
being defeated
OF course. Mr.. Walkers Inference that,
because our ships made short work of
the Matanzas batteries, Havana would be
subdued in a couple Of hours. is a wholly
rnwarranted induction. The Matanzas
batteries were earthworks, incomplete and
mounted with eight-inch guns. The Ha-
midable defences, and their guns run up
to IL and 13-inch Krupps, mounted in steel
turrets. Still, Mr.. Walker voices an i'm
preston, which is growing, that the war
has. 50 far, been far too much a civilians
war. The operations have lacked the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
Bon Ton

The management of the Bon Ton Thea
tire for the week commencing Monday
matinee. May 2, promises that in Flynn
& S~heridan's New City Sports Big Show
they will witness the most novel per-
torrance ever seen by the public. The
show is said to be of the spectacular or
order more than of the burlesque, and
has a varied programme of novelties.
MatineHs daily,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

enemy by showing him what we cam DO.
As ii is. Spain grows more ~insolently con-
fdent every day-an Inevitable and OBJ
vious result OF our foolish restraint.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
GEN

AGENTS WAN4ED-Patented perforated fry
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more greasy stoves; no unsavory frying.
Kitchen Specially CO., Reading, Pa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
SATURDAY. APRIL 50. 1898.

This paper is Democratic ~ principles
and is Independent IN its vieos on all toca
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

All a moment when war and all its APP
,,;a,.as ara .snoots have an especial in
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be Rudyard Kipling's poem on the tor
pcdo. The conditions of the present mo-
ment give a special interest to Mr.. Ham
lin Garland's intimate story of the last
year in the life of General Grant. since
Grant is still our proudest memory and
sad;es4 insnira tion in a season of par
-
Ocular warWarq impulse:
This nufnbe contains two excellent
short stories hv new writer's. One is a
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

Dated March 81, 1898.
Jersey City News and Jersey City Democrat.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
The Observance of Easter.

The observance of Easter dates back to
about the year So, at which time there
was much contention among the Eastern
and Western churches as to what day the
festival should be observed. 1t was
finally ordained at the council of Nice in
the year 325 that it must be observed
throughout the Christian world on the
same day. This decision settled that
Easter should be kept upon the Sunday
first after the fourteenth day of the first
Jewish month, but no general conclusion
was arrived at as the cycle by which the
festival was to be regulated, and some
churches adopted one rule and some
another. This diversity of usage was put
an end to, and the Roman rule making
Easter the first Sunday after the four
teenth day of the calendar moon was
established in England in o6o. After nine
cent? res discrepancy in the keeping Of
Easter was caused by the authorities Of
the English Church declining to adopt the
reformation of the Gregorian Calendar in
1882. The difference was settled in 1882
by the adoption of the rule which makes
Easter Day always the first Sunday after
the full moon which appears on or next
after the twenty first day of March. II
the full moon happens upon Sunday,
Easter is the Sunday ter."-April
Laaies' Home Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
,JaDanese Children.

"A joyous heart is always pure, say the
Japanese, and they encourage and take
part in the amusements of their little ones
with zest that shows their belief. The
Japenese are naturally gentle and child
like race, fond of gaiety, while brave and
chivalrous in action and earnest in study
The boys and girls while at play romp
laugh, and shout, and have ''royal gooo
time" but travellers say they do not see
among them quarrels nor angry words
and gestures. Score this to the credit o.
our dark eyed little cousins in the land o.
the suns source"
They have the adv ntage of being
loosely and warmly dressed, and of being
our great deal in the open air. In theil
homes there is but little furniture &c
tumble over, and are few useless orna.
ments which they are told mot to touch
-[From 1.-THE Little Japanese at Home
by Ida Tigner Hodnett, in the April St
Nicholas.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Care of Poultry.

Though the price of of eggs has fallen
off, and they are now, perhaps, about as
cheap as they will be, it will still pay to
give the poultry good care. Many Of
them will be anxious to sit, and if their
intentions are serious in this direction, it
is better to humor them with the work of
raising and bringing up family. If well
fed and watered while the chicks are
small, most hens will begin laying again
as quickly after sitting as they would if
the most determined efforts were made to
break up the habit. No matter how good
the range of the fowls, they should have a
little feed Of whole wheat night and morn
ing, to mix with their ration of worms and
insects. Lack of grain feeding shuts of
the egg supply prematurely at the begin
ming Of summer, and it also postpones
and prolongs the moulting season, which,
as the hens produce nothing, it should be
the poulterers' care to make as short as
possible. On a diet of grass and insects
the hen does not get the material for an
abundant supply of the best quality OF
eggs.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
A Virginian COuntry-StOre.

A glance at the walls and the showcases
made it plain that one store was enough
tor the village, writes Bradford Torrey in
the April Atlantic. You had only to ask
for what you wanted: shotgun, re-
volver, a violin case, shovel, plug of
tobacco, pound of sugar, coffee-pot, a
dress pattern, ribbon, pair of trousers,
or what not.
The place was like beehive customers
of both sexes and both colors going and
coming with ceaseless buzz Of gossip
and bargaining, while the proprietor and
his clerks--two of them smoking cigar
ettes-busiled to and fro behind the
counters, improving the shining hour.
One strapping young colored man stand
ing near me inquired for suspenders, and
being shown them selected without
hesitation Git is good customer who
knows his own mindD brilliant yellow
pair embroidered or edged with equally
brilliant red. And having bought them at
an outlay of twelve cents, he proceeded 10
the piazza where he took off his coat and
put them on. That was what he had
bought them for. His taste was impress
ionistic thought He believed in the
primary colors.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Out of the Mouths of Babes.

A little south side girl was standing at
the window as drayload of hides was
passing by. Running into the next room
she exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, there goes a
whole pile of cows overcoats.
Little 4-year old Oracle had been sit
ting very quiet for some time, seemingly
lost in thought. "What are you thinking
about dear?" asked her mother. "Oh,''
she replied, 81 was just wondering where
the to days 60 when they get to be yester-
days.
Tommy, aged 3, was playing out on the
lawn one evening and, happening to see
a shooting star for the first time, he ran
into the house exclaiming: ''mamma,
mamma tome here, quick; God jes' let
one of his stars fallr'
An observing girl of 5 was visiting one
of her playmates who owned an orguin-
cite, and she was very much taken with
it. On her return home she described i,
to her mother as machine in which they
poked porous plas,ers and ground them
up into music.
Little Willie disliked to attend school.
so one morning he thought he would
play off sick "What is the matter with
you, Willie?" asked his mother. Not
knowing whole vocabulary of ailments
to select from, on the spur of the moment
he replied :" Why, my teeth Itch"
A bright little fellow of who had been
engaged In combat with another boy
was reproved by his mother, who told
him he ought to have waited until the
other boy commenced it. well" replied
the youthful hero, "If I'd waited for him
to begin it there wouldn't have been nc
fight.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Lettuce In Pots.

Lettuce growing in pots was success
at the New York Experiment Station
Seedlings were transplanted in pots wher
about two inches high, and the pots were
embedded in soil. The plants so treated
grew rather better than those set in
benches.
When ready for market the lettuce
could be tapped out of the pots and
shipped with the ball of roots and sol
wrapped in paper. In this way, the let
tuce could be kept fresh and in good
shape until ready for use. For local
trade, it is suggested that lettuce be
marketed in pots and the pots returned
after the lettuce is used. The pot method
gives somewhat less yield in the same
amount of space than the ordinary plant.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Milk and Cream Testing

Secretary McKeen Of the Maine BOARD
of Agriculture sends out the following
circular relating to testing cream and
milk:
Noting the interest many of our dairy.
man take in the Babcock Milk Test. am
led to make the following arrangement in
relation to illustrating its use: During
the Summer months, and at any time
when can, without interfering with the
regular Institute work, will visit such
oranges or communities as may desire me
to do so, and will make local arrange
ments for public meeting. will bring
tester which will be operated and ex
planned.
All are invited to bring samples o.
whole milk, skim milk, buttermilk or
or cream for testing, providing they will
comply with certain conditions, which will
be outlined on blanks, copy of which is
enclosed herewith.
These blanks will be forwarded on ap.
plication to the office. and a supply viii
be in readiness for use at the meetings.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Fertility Wasted.

Professor Roberts considers $3.50 a safe
estimate of the value Of manure produced
during the seven winter months on a farm
carrying four horses, twenty cows, fifty
sheep and ten pigs. 1t often happens
that from third to half of this value is
lost by neglect and poor management,
1t has been shown by actual tests at
Cornell THAT horse manure thrown in a
loose pile and subjected to the action OF
the elements will lose nearly one-half OF
its valuable fertiizing constituents in the
course of six months; and that mixed
horse and cow manure in a compact mass,
and so placed that all water falling upon
it quickly runs through and off, is sub
jected to considerable, though not so
great loss. "-P2oneAman.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
SHERIFF SALE.
STATE OF MAINE

SOMERSET ss:-Taken this fifteenth day OF
April A. ID. 1898 on an execution dated April
thirteenth A. d. 1888 issued on q judgement
rendered by the Supreme Juicial Court, for
the County Of Somerset, at the term thereof
begun and held on the third Tuesday of March
a. d. 1898, to wit; On the thirty first day OF
March A. ID. 1888 in favor OF South ward Walker
OF Concord in said County against Mary E.
Lane and Charles F. Lane both OF EmbdeD In
said County for two hundred nineteen dollars
seventy three cents damage, and fifteen dol.
lars and three cents costs Of suit and will be
sold at public auction at George w. Covers
office in 5kowhegan in said County to the
highest BIDDER on the twenty eighth day OF
May, A. D. 1898 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
the following described real estate and all the
right, title and interest which the said Mary
E. Lane and Charles F. Lane, or either Of them
has in and to the same or had on the twelfth
day Of April A. d. 1877 at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, the time when the same was attach.
ed on the writ in the sa me suit to witt GER
tain lot or parcel Of land situated in Embden
in the County Of Somerset and State OF Maine
Known as the Waterman Hilton farm, bound
ed on the north by land OF Winfield Lane and
land Of R. T. Durrell, on the east by Kennebec
the Of sden Of "a LsSy
Railway, on the west by the Somerset Railway
to land OF VIII field Lane, containing one hun
decided to Charles e. Lane by Calvin F. Walker
by his deed dated August 10, 1891. Recorded
In Somerset Registry Of Deeds, Book 2l6 Page
1885, Also one other parcel Of land described
as follows. to wit: A certain let or parcel OF
land situated in said Embden, bounded and
described IS follows, to wit: On the north by
land owned or occupied by John Skillings; on
the east by land Of G. A. Halves on the south
by land OF Carroll Caswell; on the west by
land owned or occupied by said Skillings and
containing (25) twenty five acres more or less,
being the same piece of land conveyed to
Charles F. Lane by Nathan Thompson BY deed
dated Oct. 20, 1896, and Recorded in Somerset
Registry Of Deeds, Book 235, Page 65s also one
other piece or parcel of land situated in said
Embden described as,follows. to wit: Bound
ed on the south by the old town road leadin Z
from Solen Ferry to the Atkinson School
house; on the west by land OF Walter Salley:
on the north by lands of c. Caswell and r. W.
Lane; on the east by land of Mrs. Harriet
Butterfeld, and con tanning seventy-ive (75)
acres more or less.
Also one other CO rtain lot or parcel Of land
situated In said Embden bounded and des-
cribed as follows to wit: Being the east part
OF the Samuel Savage farm 80 called, lying on
the easterly side of the road leading from
North Arson Village to Solen Ferry; bounded
on the west by said road south by land owned
by Samuel Bunker and Ansel Stevens; east BY
the Kennebec River. and north by land owned
by A. J. Libby containing seventy five acres
more or Tess 3w16
Dated this fifteenth day OF April A. d. 1888.
FRANK L. HARDING. Deputy Sheriff.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Are Jersey Cattle Going Wrong?

Mr.. F. S. Peer, the Jersey expert, in
speaking-of Island cattle, recommends a
certain strain of blood to breeders in the
States for the reason that "our cattle are
becoming so universally deficient in tore
udder." Our observations among Jersey
cattle for twenty years, instead of finding
indications of growing deficiency in
fore-udders, lead US to just the opposite
conclusion. The early importations OF
Jerseys into New England, nearly all oil
them bore the long, pendant udders, de-
fective when judged by present standard,
both fore and aft. This has been gradu-
ally overcome by judicious breeding till
now that old-fashioned udder is rarely
met in Jersey COW. In its place has
come the ideal udder Mr.. Peer would
have, reaching well back and forward and
teats well spread. The improvement in
this respect, as we have noted, has been
gradual, yet marked and sure. True, an
occasional partial exception is still met,
which of course shows there is still room
for Improvement. But that there is grow
ing tendency in the other direction
certainly is not true as regards our East.
ern representatives of the breed.-Maint
Farmer.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Messengers Notice.
STATE OF MAINE.


SOMERSET So: COURT OF INSOLVENCY
In the case OF Orlando Walker OF Arson,
Insolvent Debtor.
This is to give notice that on the l4th day OF
Apr. A. D. 1893, q warrant in Insolvency was
issued out Of the Court of Insolvency for said
County of Somerset, against the estate of
said Orlando walker OF Arson. adiudged
to be an ins0lvent de btor on petition OF said
debtor, which petition was filed on the i4th day
of Apr A. ID. 1898, to which date interest on
claims is to be computed That the payment
Of any debts to or by said debtor, and the
transfer and delivery of any property by him
are forbidden by law That meeting OF the
creditors OF said debtor. to prove their debts
and in case there are assets sufficient to
authorize the same to choose one or more
assignees OF his estate. will be held at a Court
Of Insolvency to be holden at the Probate
Court Room in Skowh hogan, in said County,
on Tuesday. the 10th day OF May ID, 1895
at one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. r-u avid
FRANK L. HARDING, Deputy Sheriff,
as Messenger Of said Court OF Insolvency.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21

Germany has a method of producing
glass which will transmit light freely but
not heat. A plate of the material, four
tenths of an inch thick, containing twenty
eight per cent of iron in the form describ-
ed as ferrous Chord, allowed only d o6
per cent of radiant heat to pass through
it. while another plate of equal thickness,
and containing quite as much iron in the
shape of ferric Chord, permitted II.2 per
cent to pass. The chemical distinction is
very small, but the effect is said to be
marked. A thinner slab of this glass al
lowed less than one per cent of the heat
of gass flames to pass. although trans
mitted twelve per cent of heat from sun
light. Ordinary window glass, on the
other hand, lets some eighty-six per cent
of the heat through.
An island it is announced in Paris has
suddenly appeared on the northwest coast
of Borneo, opposite the town Labuan. Its
appearance appears to be due to the earth
quake which happened in September near
Kudat, in British Boreno. The island is
composed of clay and rock. 1t measures
two hundred yards in length by fifty in
width, and it has gone on increasing since
Its hrSt appearance.
Watches should be wound in the morn
ing says an experienced jeweler The
handspring of watch should be relaxed
at night when the watch is still, and tight
when the watch is carried about in the
pocket during the day. Winding every
morning will effect this purpose, and in.
variably secure the most accurate time.
The superintendent of the Missouri
State Fish Hatchery was recently surpris-
ed on draining off pond containing bass
to find very few fish in it. At first theft
was suspected, but closer investigation
revealed the missing fish in condition OF
Information, or winter sleep. in the mud
covering the bottom of the pond.
The rate Of the growth of human hair
varies. In some cases it has been known
to exceed two inches per month. The
average for man or woman is about hall
an inch every thirty days.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21

prepare few flower beds, and secure the
seeds or bulbs from some reliable seeds
man. Such beds will naturally be made
where the rubbish heaps have long laid,
for there the grass will be killed. Beds
of blooming flowers will be great i'm
provement over the unsightly heaps that
they replace.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21

The Best Liniment. -"Cha mberlain's
Pain Balm is the finest on EARTH" write
Edwards & Parker of Plains, Ga. This
is the verdict of all who use it. For
rheumatism, lame back, sprains, SWELL
ings and the numerous slight ailments
and accidents common TO every house.
hold, this lniment has no equal. With
1t ia the house, great deal of pain and
suffering may he avoided. For sale by
Horatio W. Cushing, d uggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
Beautifying the Home

Now that snow is off the ground, all the
wood and other rubbish which naturally
accumulate around the farmhouse in win
ter should be cleared away. Most Of
this rubbish is nuisance near the house.
and If taken away and burned, the women
folks, at least, will be greatly pleased, and
their pleasure will make the house more
attractive. Take the time, il possible, to
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
PHYSICAL Effects.

In England a medical Declaration"
was drawn up in IS47 and signed by more
than 2,ooo of the most prominent physici.
ans Among other things it said;
Perfect health is compatible with total
abstinence from all intoxicating bever-
ages that all such drinks can, with
perfect safety. be discontinued either sud
denly or gradually, and tina, total and
universal abstinence from alcoholic liquors
and Intoxicating beverages of all sorts
would greatly contribute to the health,
the prosperity, the morality and the
happiness of the human race.
The process of intoxication is described
by another authority thus; IF man
drink considerable quantity of an alco.
holic liquor, large amount of the alcohol
passes unchanged through the bodily
system as such. The alcohol mingles
with his blood, and is carried with it
through every part of the body, SO that,
if he die soon after drinking, 1t may be
found in all the large organs. This is
notably the case with the liver, but most
of all with the nervous system. A kind
of elective affinity seems TO exist be-
tween brain.tissu and alcohol; and it is
on this account that we regard drunken
ness as essentially nervous affection.
Before the general narcotic effect is
brought about it has a primary selective
action on the nerve centers which regulate
the blood-supply, and in particular the
blood-supply OF the lervous system.
This immediate result of alcohol is called
stimulation and occurs, for the most
part, before the alcohol has been long in
contact with the brain tissue
1t is an established fact that alcohol
interferes with the function of the blood,
SO altering its character as to impede
aeration of the tissues and the repair of
waste. The brain shares with the other
organs in this defect on nutrition. The
action induced in the brain is of the
nature of progressive paralysis. Moral
qualities and the higher processes of
intelligence are therefore first invaded.
Self control is lost, and judgment defec-
tive; at later stage with the abolition
of Imagination, feeling and will, the man
becomes stupid, dull and passive"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
NOTICE..

hereby forbid all persons to trust anyone
by me in writing, as / shall hereafter nav nc
debts unless contracted by myself / also
forbid the payment of any debts due me except
to myself or to my written order.
Norridgewock, April 1, 1893
3wl4' ANN N. TILTON
The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21
FREEDOM NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby, given that have this day
given my son F. W. Gibbs his time during the
none Of bis wages or pay any debts Contracted
by him after this date,
Dated at Skowhegan. this Thirty frst day 10
JAMES w GJRRS