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And He Did.

A womans club that invested in a
clubhouse not long ago was much
against it's will obliged to employ male
labor. The architect was woman but
it was found impossible to procure
women carpenters and masons and plas
terers and the rest One day shortly be-
fore the completion of the editice a
workman who was employed upon the
roof made a misstep and thrust his foot
through the beautiful but not yet dried
ceiling of the auditorium. Just at this
time, too, a number of club members
CHANGED to be in the building and their
emotions at sight of the pedal extremity
pendant from the ceiling may be better
imagined than described. The man was
eventually rescued and the hole mended,
but the patch still shows upon the cell
ing. AS the first vice president put it,
We'll, | knew that if a man had any
thing to do with this club he'd be sure
to put his foot in it. New York Sui.
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Married by Her Mother.

Miss Caroline Hamilton Pier was
married to John Henry Roemer at Mil
waukee recently Not only are bride
and groom lawyers, but the ceremony
was performed by the brides mother in
her capacity as court commissioner, and
the two sisters of the bride, who served
as bridesmaids, are also lawyers. The
bride herself was graduated from the
Wisconsin Law school in 1891 and has
practiced with her two sisters since that
time. The mother, who was the elder
member of the firm, has been a practi-
toner since 1889, and the father, Colo
mel Colwert X. Pier, who died in 1895
was also member of the bar
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CULTIVATION OF CORN.

Reasons why shallow Culture lie Preferred
| to Deep Culture.
Every year the question, (Which is
preferable for corn, deep or shallow
rulture?'' Is agitated, and each year the
advocates for shallow culture show an
! increase in numbers. The Farm, Field
and Fireside has recently opened its col
umns to this annual discussion. From
Columbia, Mo-, "a correspondent writes
| as follows:
Shallow culture has the preference
for these reasons: /. In the average sea
son a larger yield will be obtained, 2,
The plants are able to Withstand a
drought with less damage. 3. Cutting
the roots of the corn plant is avoided.
4. An acre of corn can be kept free from
weeds and properly crushed on the sur
face by surface tillage for less money and
with less effort than by deep tillage. o.
The land is left in condition to be bet
ter protected from washing and more
easily handled the next season, or can
be sown to grass, wheat or oats very
much more conveniently than if ridged,
as will be the case in deep tillage.
\ Macon farmer writes favoring a
thorough and deep preparation of the
soil previous to seeding, after which
shallow culture is advised. at has been
demonstrated shallow blowing on lands
deeply prepared has tendency to hold
the moisture. In the south rapid Guilt
walton is required, and an implement
that cuts wide slice is used. We use a
sweep or scrape that cuts from IS to "a
inches, that scrapes up the soil in rows
running very shallow. "
An Ohio farmer says: Shallow for
the following reasons: /. Deep cultiva-
ton cuts off the lateral roots of the
plants and thereby weakens their growth
and lessons the crop. 2. The ridges turn
the water away from the hills when
rain does come and the hollows conduct
it away from the field, if the ground is
at all rolling, or to low places, where
it is not so much needed, and the field
is left very rough. 3. Shallow cultiva-
ton implies that there are many teeth
or tongues to the cultivator, and these
stir the ground more, break up the clods
and crust if any much better, make a
good deal better mulch for the corn and
leave the ground smooth. Then when
rain comes it soaks in all over the sur
FACE and is stored up for the benefit Of
the corn. a. Shallow cultivation is east
er on man and beast and tools and can
be continued till the stalks are in tassel
with much profit.
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chicks receive more care They are hatch
ed at time when they must be protected
from necessity. They are also less liable
to lice-both the large head lice and the
little mites-and thus get good start
before the fine wea her begins. 1t is well
known that when any kind of young stock
is favored in the early stages of growth
they hold this advantage until maturity,
but any check received at the beginning
will make its influence felt throughout the
future existence of the animals or birds.
There is great loss of the early-hatched
chicks when they are neglected, and a
comparison of this loss with that occurring
among the late chicks may change the
apparent disadvantages of the latter.
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One Woman's Good Work.

A good true story is told of San
Francisco woman aud doctor with a
conscience. The doctor performed sue
cessful operation for a rich woman and
when asked for his bill presented one
for 500. The lady smiled and said, do
you consider that "a reasonable charge
considering my circumstances The
doctor replied. "1hat is my charge for
that operation. Your circumstance .
have nothing to do with it, " The lady
drew check for 5000 and presented it
to him. He banded it back, saying: Il
cannot accept this, My charge for that
operation is SOC. Very WELL" the
lady replied. Keep the check and put
the balance to my credit" Some months
after she received lengthy itemized
bill, upon which We're entered charges
for treatment of various kinds, rendered
to all sorts of odds and ends of human
ity, male and female, black and white,
who had been mended at her expense.
She was so delighted at it that she inn
mediately placed another check for $500
to her credit on the same terms, and it
is now being earned in the same way
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

1t used to be common for farmers who
had fine pastures, especially on land
that was annually overfowed, to boast
that they could fatten beeves more
cheaply on grass than on grain. But
that time has passed, according to
American Oultivator, which says:
The pasture has not been wholly su-
perseded, for the farmer who has good
pasture still has the advantage, provid-
ed he supplements pasture with grain.
In spite of the fact that the pasture sup
plies food without labor, while the corn
crop, if grown and harvested as it should
be, requires much labor, the latter is
much the cheaper feed. There is COM
paratively little beef now grown which
comes from pasture alone. Even in the
blue grass region Of Kentucky western
grain is largely used to supplement- the
feed of stock which are still fattened on
pasture. There is probably no richer
grass in the world than the Kentucky
blue grass, which is, however, identical
with the June grass in our northern
states. But for cheap nutrition, and es-
pecially for stock that is being fattened,
it is no match for Indian corn. The
grain of good corn crop has more nu-
tritive value than the grain of any Of
the smaller grains. And there is besides
a great deal of nutritiye value in the
cornstalks. This is now appreciated by
western farmers more than it ever has
been before. 1t is the value of corn
stalks as feed that has done as much as
any thing else 10 make corn supersede
pasture AS means for fattening cattle.
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From all over the country. come words

From all over the country, come words
of praise for Chamberlain's Cough Rene
DIV. Here is sample letter from Mrs. G..
Shep, of Little Rock, Ark: 81 was
suffering from very severe cold, when
read Of the cures that had been effected
by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. |
concluded to give 1t trial and accord
ingly procured bottle. 1t gave me
pr ompt relief, and have the best rea-
son for recommending it very highly,
which do with pleasure" For sale by
Horatio w. Cushing, druggist.
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So far as can be judged at present,
the spring indications are for quiet,
rather neutral tints for round hats,
toques and bonnets of fancy straw, chip
punishable and milan braids, leaving the
milliner plenty of scope to use the bril-
liant trimmings of shaded flowers, velvet
foliage nets, feathers handsome rib
bons and dainty laces which are al
ready adjoining the windows and
shelves of all the large importing houses.
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Early and Late Chicks.

1t is believed by those who have not
sought for the cause that early Matched
chicks are much more easily raised than
those Matched out late. 1t may be said
that the late chicks do not grow, but seem
to remain at about the same weight for
months. The reason is that the early
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

Trouble in the family. "We gave up
having coat.of-arms. "Whyp" "My
husband said my griffin wouldn't look
we'll dragging his ancestral milk-wagon."
Chicago Record,
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FROM BAR TO BAR.
A Young Russian Woman Who Will Prac-
tice Law In This Country.

tice Law In This Country.
The first Russian woman to become a
lawyer in this country will take the
oath in this city today and will be ad-
mitted to the New York bar. She is
Miss Alice Serber, who lives at 1870
Lexington avenue, and she is very proud
of the distinction of being the first Rus
sian woman to be admitted to the bar
In this country
Miss Serber is charming young
woman, with q serious, intellectual face
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
An Opportunity You Now Have

of testing the curative effects of Elys Cream
Balm, the most positive cure for catarrh known.
Ask your druggist for 10 cent trial size or send
10 cents. we will mail 1t. Full size 30 cents.
ELY BROS. 56 Warren St., N. Y. City.
My son was afflicted with catarrh | induced
HIM to try Ely's Cream Balm and the disagreed
bic catarrhal smell all left him. He appears as
well as anyone-J. c. Olmstead, Arcola Ill.
A boys fancy. "George.' said his mother,
"Why do you pay so much attention to that
Middleton girl? She has a face like an apple
pie" That's my favorite pie, motner"' said
GeoIge.
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Somerset Railway.
CHANGE OF TIME
Commencing Oct. 4th, 1897.

Trains will run as follows, connecting at Oak.
land with Maine Central Railroad Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston. Watervilt
Augusta Gardiner, Bath Skowhegan and Ban.
gor.
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Waterville
AuRusta SkowhsRAn and Bangor,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

For lame back or side try DR.. Edwin's
quick relief plaster, 15c, two for Zoe, at
SIMPSONS the Corner Druggist.
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From Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta,
WaterYille SkoMhegan and Bangor.

6-+Flag stations; at which trains will atop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
Twin not stop except to leave or take Freight.
MIXED train between North Arson and Bins ham.
W. M. AVER SUPT.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, (and Electric
Cars to and from Skowhegan) AT Anson foI
Sawyer's Mills, (Starks);
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At BiHghan
for Forks, Moose River. Mayfeld. Kingsbury
and Abbott.
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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 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 1t
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. 1y5l
Sold by Horatio w. Cushing, Druggist,
107 Water st. Skowhegsn, Me
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r No. 1928 i il e ' sos5sa s siil,

of the favorite prescriptions of the late Dr. j..
Robbins of So. Norridgewock, Me-, designed
to act upon the liver.
The demand for this pill for the last few
years has been so great that we have decided
to place them upon the market, that all may
derive benefit theretrom. 3tf
Inquire about them at your druggist, or
Z M CnnnIainn O Dc O. r,drama all A.
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F.W. SpauIdlng & Co, 50. Norridgewock Me.
ReliefIn Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease re-
lieyed in six hours by "NEw GREAT SOUTH
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE" 1t is great sur
prise on account OF it's exceeding promptness
in relieving pain in b adder, kidneys and back,
in male or female. Relieves retention Of water
almost Immediately. II you want quick relief
and cure this is the remedy. ly51.
Sold by Horatio w. Gushing, Druggist
107 Wate r st. Skowhegan, Me.
Wisdom. An Eastern scientist says that il
a flea were as large as a man, he could jump
from Pittsburg TO Cleveland. And he probably
would
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, q powder for the feet. IT
cures painful. swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out Of corns and bun
ions. It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight-ftting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is q certain cure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it.to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial pack
age FREE. Address, Allen g. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
~.
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"You and the new border" said the landlady,
"seem to be hand in glove" "Why not?" he
replied. Didn't you know that we were kids
together"
r. f; anthony, Ex-Postmaster, OF Promise
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism, and two doses
OF it did me more good than any medicine l
| ever took. Sold by Ho' alto W Cushing Drug
gist. l07 Water st. Skowhegan.
"Boys g." said the school teacher, "who can
| tell me George Wash ngton's motor" Several
hands went up. philip Perkasie, you may
tell" when in doubt, tell the truth"
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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.
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RHEUMATISM CURED IN ADA1

mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neu-
ralgia radically cures in to days. Its action
upon the system is re mar kable and mysterious.
1t removes at OIL ce the cause and the disease
Immediately disapp' ars. rhe first dose greatly
be mt fits rs cents. Sold by Horatio W. Cushing
Druggist. 107 Water st. Skowhegan.
Social joys: "Our wrangle japgle euchre
club has had to rent q room" "Why2" eve
have lad so many quarrels over the prizes that
none of the women will go to the others
houses"
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In order to prove the great merit OF Ely IS
Cream Balm, the most effective cure for ca
tarrh and cold in the heac your druggist will
supply generous 10 cent trial size we will
mail for 10 cents. Full size so cts.
ELY BROS. So Warren ST.. N. Y. City.
OF catarrh when everything else failed Many
acquaintance have used it with excellent re-
substituted W. Stevens, Caldwell Ohio.
Miss Beacon: Wasn't 1t Admiral Porter who
said TAX. no quarter from the enemy'7" Mr..
Lake: NAV, 1t couldn't have been--or, IL ii
was, he's the only porter that ever said such
a thing"
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A Real Catarrh Cure.


The 10 cent trial size Of Ely's Cream Balm
which can be had of the druggist is sufficient
to demonstrate it's great merit. Send 10 cents,
we will mail it. Full size Soc
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St., N. Y. City.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking and to
a great extent loss OF hearing. By the use of
Ely's Cream Balm dropping of mucous has
ceased, voice and hearing have greatly i'm
proved.-J. w. Davidson, Atty. at Law, Mon
mouth Ill.
Neither is Boss. Kelliher "Oi hear thot
Hogan an his wolfe don't git along very well
| tighter at all at an Flannery: "Oi tink
ut's bekase they're too avenly matched"
| To give you an opportunity of testing the great
merit of Ely's Cream Balm, the most reliable
cure for catarrh and cold in the head, generous
10 cent trial size can be had of your druggist or
we mail it for 10 cents. Full size so cents.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St, n. Y. City,
| 1t is the medicine above all Others for catarrh,
and is worth its weight in gold. can use Ely's
Cream Balm with safety and it does all that is
claimed for it-B. W. Sperry, Hartford, Conn.
| Both Pleased Browne: "Allow me to have
the pleasure of returning that five dollars that
| | borrowed the other day. "Smythe: Thanks
| the pleasure is mine"
~ owe my whole life to Burdock Blood
! Bitters, Scrofulous sores covered my body.
| 1 seemed beyond cure. B. b. b. has made we
a perfect, we'll woman" Mrs. Chas. Hutton,
| Berville, Mich.
| Matrimonial Explosions. "After all, a
| married man has the advantage of battle
| ship" an what respect, pray2" "When he
| gets blown up he knows what did it,"
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I'D Over Fifty Years.

MRS. WInsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth :
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t socthes 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. 1y38
The Evidence at Hand: Giles: at is said
thai the scanty garments worn by the bar
barous races account for the unusual longevity
among them" Smiles: II don't doubt it.
just look at the great age attained by our
ballet girls"
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
TRES AMIGOS SALE.

Saturday the Tres Amigos mines of Gro Blanco were sold to Peoria, Hi nois, parties. The purchase price was S50, 1000, of which good payment was down, The group comprises three claims, the Tres Amigos, the Caniada and San Juan. The properties are all gold and are unusually promising, large veins of ore which average high, an average taken from nine different workings giving a return of $41 20 gold. All of the ore will run S9 to $39 per ton. There has been 800 feet of development work at the mine. A mill will be erected at once and the mines incorporated. A large force of men will be put to work. A. P. Essen is the superintendent The purchase of these properties and their develop ment means a revival of mining in Orc Blanco, one of the richest gold districts in the territory.-Tucson Star.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

R. A. F. Penrose, the newest bo- nanza man of Arizona, IS in Denver this week.
 It is understood another company owning a number of claims near Bis bee are about to incorporate and be- gin the development of the same.
 Several prospectors outftted here yesterday and left for prospecting trip in Sonora One outfit will cover the Mule range in the hopes that the goddess of fortune will smile on them. We wish them all luck.-Prospector.
 Hon. Thomas Hughes will engage in mining. His copper properties south of town look well and the promise for a large and remunerative return is said to be good.
 Messrs. Vanderbilt and Shirley, who held 9. bond on the Swindler mining grc;'9. have sold the same to the Con- gres7 Gold company. The Swindler was first located and worked as a gold prep rty, but developed into remar- kablv good copper mine. The ore body ls from fifteen to twenty feet wide and widening with depth. It is located one and one-ha1f miles from the Agua Fria and 300 yards from the IS. F. P. & P. railroad. It is said that it bids fair to rival in output the mines of the United Verde Copper company at Jerome.
 The war tax will close up the min ing exchanges if not more 1iberally construed. Mining shares are usually of the par value of $1, but ordinarily they sell for much less. How the law would work under a reported ruling is seen by the transactions in New York the other day. The 1000 shares dealt in had market value of S952, and the tax, if indorsed, would amount to $2,040.-Albuquerq Dem ocrat
 The Southwest Bullion is credibly informed that John Finky, the inde- fatigable prospector of Fl Paso. has sold his Brewster county quicksilver mines to California parties for s300,- 900.
 A New South Wales company is opening up the Buster copper property
 in Peck district, Yavapai county.
 English capitalists are said to be looking out once more for dividend
 paying silver mines.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
of the largest and richest properties in

of the largest and richest properties in Arizona
 The development of the Louise, of the same company is showing up a strong vein of rich sulphides. There are about three or four thousand tons of fine grade ore on the dumps which will not stand transportation as far as Tucson, and which will mill very handsome profit-this means the com pany will erect mill very soon.
 The president, MT. Karl Miller, Ed ward Kibby, treasurer, his wife and her mother, Mrs. Athelton, and Ed ward Gort, the secretary, his wife and Miss Gertrude, their daughter, are all located in the camp. They occupy Casa Grande, the largest building in that region. Colonel Karl Miller is the patriarch of the colony, and they enjoy camp life, although from the city. The Star wishes the Franco American great success and much en- joyment to the happy mining colony in the white gold district" "-Tucson Star,
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
HE WHO MUST BE OBEYED.

! troop of soldiers was marching by twos from the Long Island depot to the ferry. An order brought the for ward end of the long. bristling line around a corner. Then something was the matter up front, and the men crowded back on the elastic rear of the line, which was keeping time and trying to go forward. The line was bniging badly when from around the corner came a sound like "Hah." The officer in the side street said ''Hah." at the top of his voice. The men halted
 What did he say?" asked a civilian
 "He said 'Halt!'" was the answer from a bystander evidently familiar with military usage.
 Again from up in front came the or der, 'Hah,"
 "Hah!" said the officer in the side street The men carried arms.
 What did he say?" asked the civil ian.
 'tHe said Carry arms,'" translated the other -'Hah!" came from around the cor ner.
 "Hah!" said the little officer The men grounded arms. | What did he say?" asked the civ ilian. But his informant looked tired and went away-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
(. R. GOODIN. Proprietor.

Johnson Bros, Agents at Mesa. Louis Sultan Agent at Globe. IL. K. Drais, Agent at Florence L. w. Collins, Agent at Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
THE FRANCO-AMEEICAN MINE

A. P. Essen, who is in from the Gro Blanco district, informs the Star that the Franco-American mines are show ing up very large body of high grade shipping ore in the crosscut tunnel which is being driven. The ore is sul- phide carrying copper, gold, silver and lead. If the large body of ore now being worked should continue the Franco-American will prove to be one
Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
Mesa, Florence and Globe
 ...STAGE LlNE...

Three trips a week. Daylight Travel. Fare between Mesa and Globe, s10; round trip, $15. Stage stops over night at Riverside.
 Leaves Mesa-5 a. m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Arrives at Florence at Il 30 a. m Leaves Florence at p. m., arriving at Globe at D, m. the following day.
 Leaves GlObe-7 a m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Arrives at Florence at Il a, m. the following day. Leaves Florence for Mesa at D. m. Arrives at Mesa at p. m.