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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
New England Likes Rape For Pas


The sowing of rape as a pasture for
sheep and hogs seems likely to work
revolution In farming in many sections.
So far as we have seen reports of its
use, says American Cultiyator, all
parties seem to be much pleased with
the results, and 1t seems to be as good
as clover or alfalfa for pasturing, be-
sides being more easily and quickly
grown. The cost of the seed Is small.
being but about 10 cents pound at
wholesale, and but 2la pounds are re-
quired for an acre. Not only will this
food be valuable of itself, but. being
substitute for clover pasturage, 1t will
cause more clover to be cut and cured
for hay, which will increase the ability
of many farms for dairy production
and also for the raising of young stock.
We believe clover or alfalfa. which Is
of the clover species, as green feed or
as hay is the best feed for those pur-
poses, and In New England 1t Is too
valuable to be used as a pasture for
hogs. The care necessary In turning
sheep or young stock on rape to pre-
vent bloating is not much greater than
Is required when turning them into a
clover field. Rape always has been
found a cheap and desirable green food
for fowls that are confined to yards.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
GLASS HOUSE,
The Uscs the Farmer Can Make of
Them-Ehe IU.d t.Tapery.

The Uses the Farmer can Wake OF
Them-Fhe tu,d hFapery.
The use Of glass houses fOr growing
plants. flowers and vegetables of all
kinds is far more prevalent than il was
40 or 30 years ago Then hothouses, OF
greenhouses, as they We're generally
called, were almost exclusively the lux
urirs of the very wealthy. Next they
were taken up by nurserymen and gar
dcnerS to forward Il small portion Ul
their crop or To carry on operations
during winter and produce more sets
for spring planting Now the green
house with steam heat is becoming
recognized as one of the most impOi.
tant and best paying adJuncts of ev.
cry farm whose owner has the skill
and intelligence required to run IT.
The greenhouse opens "A new field of
industry. 1t provides interesting, in
structiye and profitable employment
during months when farm operations
and the consumption of a large part of
what the farm has produced during the
summer.
1t does not cost nearly so much to
put up glass houses now and fit them
out with steam heat as it did a gen
Grafton ago. The creation of such an
establishment on any farm must add
far more to its selling value than the
cost, and the farmer must be indeed a
poor manager If he cannot by its use
forward the vegetables he will himself
grow and sell much more each year
than all the cost of keeping 1t in op-
era ton. Besides, there Is the luxury
Of maintaining Il bit of summer with
all kinds of green things growing for
wife and little ones to enjoy while
cold near to zero prevails outside.
There is hardly anything that very lit
tie children wonder at more or are
more pleased with than to go from a
cold outside winters day into green
house where the air. though moist, is
kept at summer heat
Glass Is now made so cheaply and
greenhouses are so little expense that
they are protitably used for growing
many things for market that were for
merly grown out of doors. All the
best foreign varieties of grapes are
grown by some Of the leading nursery
men in cold graperies. where no heat
Is used. and the vines are resting dur
ing the winter just the same as they do
out of doors. But under glass in the
cold grapery the buds will start sew
eral weeks earlier than they can in the
open air. The grapes will not be chill
ed at night by dews, as they are out of
doors even during most of the summer
months. Hence they will ripen with
out mildewing the foliage or having
the fruit attacked by fungus.
In concluding the foregoing sug-
gestive article The American Guilt
vator says that to some extent the
growers OF native grapes are taking a
hint from the cold grapery under glass.
If native vine is trained so that some
of its fruit is ripened under a protect
ing awning such fruit will be much
finer and better than 1t ever can be
grown on parts of the vine that are not
| thus protected.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
The Best Plslster.

A piece II q e.f unuupened with
hamberlsin's r in Hahn and bound on
the Fl CT. d pari- Ia superior 10 any
plaster. When troubled With q pain In
he chest or -idr, ar lame back, give II
trial. You are Gel tam TO he more than
pl ssed wnh rhf p mpt relief which it
frds. Pain X I'm ia slso certain
aurr for rheumaIism For sale nv Hora.
10 " Gushing. >k"Whegau, and Suili
van Newton. j ,ckman
Freddie--"Wbat is circumstancial evi
dence?" Cobwigger: AS a geBeral thing it s
the theory OF an expert which is proved to be
entirely wrong when the truth comes out
How Are Your Kidneysf
Or Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills Sam
pie free Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or N T.
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FARM CONVENlENCES.

Wagon Gate Useful In HusLing Time.
Crate For Roots. Apples. Etc.
A sketch of "A very convenient tail
board or end gate. which can be at
tached to any wagon bed and which
saves much time and labor in unload
ing corn or coal, is sent. to the Ohio
Farmer by a correspondent, who says:
1.-THE size of wagon beds varies so
much that it Is useless to give dimen-
sions, but make the part A b C d long
enough TO extend at least six inches
above the sideboards of the wagon and
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From New Zealand.

Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. %, 1896.
am very pleased to state that since
took the agency of Chamberlain's medi-
cines the sale has been very large, more
especially of the Cough Remedy. In
two years have sold more Of this par
ticular remedy than of all other makes
for the previous five years. As to its
efficacy, | have been informed by scores
of persons of che good results they have
received from 1t, and know its value
from the use of it in my own household.
1t is so pleasant to take that we have
to place the bottle beyond the reach OF
the children. K. J. SCANTLEBURY.
For sale by Horatio w. Cushing,
Skowhegan, and Sullivan Newton, Jack
man,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

have the mistaken idea Just the re-
verse of this and form their conclu-
sions that the purely liquid article is
the pure honey and that the graduated
article is some kind of sugar. The
granulation of honey should not be
objected to by consumers. and when
once they thoroughly accustom them
selves to the use of it in this condition
they will find it much more preferable.
says A. II. Duff in an exchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
fell1I1l WI
LII It Ny
CRATE FOR POTATOES, TURNIPs, ETC.

importance, the enduring qualities of
all such depending chiefly on their be-
ing kept whole and nice.
Provided there is only one man to
handle them, crates holding half II
bushel each are plenty large enough,
but where two pairs of hands are pres
ent to take them in charge it is bet
ter to have them as large again at
least Kept properly housed, such
crates will last one d lifetime.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
Wine without Grapes.

"Thanks to one Of the latest discov-
cries of science, we are now able to
make excellent wines of various kinds
without resorting to the grape" said
an expert of the department of agri-
culture. Take sip of this and tell
me what you think of it,"
Its sherry, and good stuff, too, )"
murmured your correspondent.
apple juice, nothing but apple
Juice" replied the professor. "Now
try this"
Madeira"
apple juice again. Now this"
"Sauterne, Of course"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

Arran OF Train Eject
Oct. LIST, 1899
N Office.

KENNEBEC COUNTY:-In Probate Cous
held at Augusta on the second Monday OF
November. A. ID. 1882.
On petition OF Edward F. Danforth. Judgs
OF the Probate Court within and for tns
County o Somerset, pray ing for the confirms
ton OF his appointing Mt as Trusl zee under ths
last will and testament OF Luella Fl. Cleveland
late Of Skowhegan in said County of Some rse,,
deceased, OF certain estate therein bequesthea,
for the use and benefit OF Harriet l.. h'
Charles c. Clevelapc.
Ordered, that notice tn ereof be given three
weeks ccessiyely prior to the second mon
day Of December next In the SOMERSET N
PORTER a newspaper printed In Skowhegsa
that all persons interested may attend al
Probate Court then to be held at Augusta, ana
show cause. II any, why said appointment
should not be confirmed.
3w47 G. IT. STEVENS, Judge
Attest: W. A. NEwCOMB, Registef'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

AFtFlag stations; At which trains will atop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
kWil not stop except TO leave or take Freight
fMixed train between North Anson and Bin ham,
qMixed Train and does lot connect with Maine
Central trains
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field land Electro Cars to and from Skowhe.
GAM
At Arson 10 Sawyer's Mills, (Starks).
No. Arson, for North and West New Portlant
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At BinghAn
for Forks, Moose River, Mayfeld, Kingsbury
and Abbott.
w. LAYER SUPT.
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Notice.

KENNEBEC COUNTY:-In Probate Coui,,
held at Augusta, on the second Monday o.
Move mber, 1899. 80.
Edward +. Danforth, Judge of the PropsSs
Court in and for the County Of Somerset, any, w,
Executor of the last will and Testament IL. n,
Luella II. Cleveland late Of Skowhe gan in ssla
County OF Somerset, deceased. having presen0s,
ed his first and final account as Executor VI
said will for allowance: .....
Ordered, that notice thereof be given tnrs e.
weeks successfully prior to the second MOI os
day Of December next, in the SOMERSET M ~,
PORTER . newspaper printed in skowhestrs
that all persons interested may attend y, sd
Probate Court then to be held at Augusta sn n.
show cause, II any, why the same should NV
be allowed. .o
3w47 q. T. STEVENS, Juus''
Attest: w. A. NEwCoMB, Register
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THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use OF coffee. Recently
there has been piaceo in all the grocery stores
q new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of
pure grains that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives it without
distress, ard but few can tell it from coffee.
1t does not cost over Il as much. Children
m ay drink it with great benefit. 10 cts. and 25
cts. per package. T'y 1t. Ask for GRAIN o.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

The Modern Farmer Business Man.
We have heard much of the man
with the hoe" Now comes the other
side. A recent author devotes his at
tention to THE Modern Farmer in
his business relations. According to
Mr.. E. f. Adams, the modern farmer
is or should be primarily a business
man. He must know not only how to
make crops grow, but how TO produce
them so that they will sell for less than
they cost. Under the conditions of to-
day he is compelled to sell for money
what he raises and to buy with money
what he consumes. With the enormous
increase in the facilities for transpor-
tatlon every farmer in the civilized
world Is the competitor to certain
degree of every other, even in the sale
of products consumed at his very door.
To be successful he must know more
of the business Of the world. not only
what is being done. but also how it Is
done. He must have the best machin-
cry. and to use it to the greatest ad-
vantage he must have a large place.
The successful farmer will be the
broadly and thoroughly educated one.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

az suffered for months from sore throat
Eclectric Oil cures me in twenty -four hours.
NJ. S. Gist. Hawesville Ky.
Caught. cousin Clara has just answered a
letter l wrote her year ago" That's
queer" mo, it isn't. You probably didn't
mail it until you got ont your winter overcoat
this week."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
For more than four
years Mrs. Bender
has been using DR..
Pierce's Golden Med

ical Discovery as family medicine.
Mrs. E. A. Bender lives in Keene,
Coshocton Co., Ohio, and from there
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

she writes :
/" As a cough
re IN edy an d
, blood purifier
there is nothing
better, and after
having the grip
is just the right
medicine for a
complete bracing
up. Our boy has
taken three bot
ties for St, Vitus's
dance. He was
very nervous and
constantly jerk
ing and twitcii-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it.. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Zoe, Csc, SOC.
The Industrious Apt--First Ant: 1--WE pro-
pose to organize thoroughly and then & on a
strike" Second Ant: "For what?" First
Ant: "For longer hours"
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder-worlter, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30

apple juice once more" said the
professor. "These wines, all of them
capital, as you will have noticed, are
simply apple juice fermented with
yeasts of different kinds. but the
yeasts are. wine. yeasts brought from
famous grape growing districts in Eu-
rope.
"In the soil of the district of Here's
certain species of minute fungi exist
which, floating about in the air or adj
herring to the skins of the ripened
grapes, get into the watts of the fresh
ly expressed grape juice and multiply
in the latter in incalculable numbers,
feeding upon it and incidentally Civ
ing to it the peculiar sherry flavor.
We merely substitute apple juice,
which serves equally well as basis.
add to ii a small quantity of the same
species Of germs. procured directly
from the Spanish vineyards. and, 10.
we have sherry wine. possessing the
true flavor and aroma. There are con-
Germs now In France and other parts
of Europe that make a business of
propa eating the yeasts of various
kinds of wines and putting them up in
Theoretically sealed bottles for such
uses. "-Washington Post.
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Somerset Railway
Winter Arrange ment of Trains
Effective Monday October 2, '99

Trains will rue aa follows, connecting At OAa
land with Maine Central Railroad Trains to ant
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Watervill'
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath Skowhegan and Ban
gor.
Cor Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Watervillt
Augusta. Skowhegan and Bangor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-30
For 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 soothes the child, ssftens
the gums allays all pain, cures wind collie and
Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
sold by Druggists in every part OF the world.
Twenty FIVE cents bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. 1y38
A Possibility-L Larry: "Be hivins, Dinnyl
Thot ould hin is atm sthrray tacks." Din
ny-"Maybe she is goin' to lay q carpet. Who
knows?"
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic cure constipation forever.
i0c, o5c. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
'This ham" 1t was the new boarder who
spoke. and his remarss were listened to with
breat bless interest "This ham must have
been cured by Christian Science"
Builds up the system; puts pure, rich blood In
the veins; makes men and women strong and
healthy. Burdock Blood Bitters. At any drug
store.
Henderson tells me he means to name his
new boy George" "Old or new stylef"
"What do you meanP" Washington or
Deweyf"
The state herald., 1899-06-09
THE REV. IRL r. HICKS

Annual Almanac and monthly paper
Word and Works, are now known from
sea to sea. We are pleased to call the
attention OF our readers to the Almanac
tor 1899, now ready. 1t is II splendidly
printed and illustrated book Of lie pages
and the storm forecasts and diagrams
and astronomical and scientific matter
are supeior to anything that has ever
been seep Lefore in % cent book. His
monthly journal, Word and Works, is one
OF the best literary, home and scientific
magazines in the country, besides con-
taining his monthly storm forecasts with
explanations. The subscription price OF
Word and Works is 81 per year and n
copy of the Hicks Almanac is sent as u
premium to every yearly subscriber.
Single copies OF Word and Works, 10 G.
Price OF Almanac alone, a5 cents Send
your order to Word and Works Pub. Co,
22Ol Locust Street, st. Louis, Mo.
The state herald., 1899-06-09

Hopkins, OF Illinois has withdrawn
from the race for speaker of the hous.
IN favor Of Col. u. Is. Henderson. of
Iowa, aud this insuros Hsnderson's
election. The Chicago Inter Ocean has
been very much opposed 10 Ecnderson
On th- ground, Us II claimed, that hi.
election would mean continuation "
lieedism with iia opposition TO the u,l
ministratioa on several questions Of
nationnl Importance. In mmtn,ing on
Ilcnderson's cand'dacy tho Inter 0u.an
recently Raid: with all due rtep,'r, to
the irfeproscbable personality OF tho
gentleman in question. truth cpmpels ,he
statement that worse choic. could
hardly bo made" Thn, Ia put,ing i,s
opposition TO Colonel Henderrop In
pretty strong terms bnI. nos tha, Hop.
hin-. Of Illinois, has Withdrawn from tho
race, the loier Ocean will climb into the
Henderson band wagon aud will som be
making as much noise aa any of the most
"nthusiantic advocates Of Rredisn.
The state herald., 1899-06-09

| While Colorado has done we'll in scar
ing up one beet sugar factory the run
down state Of Michigan has secursd
twelve and a regular boom has struck
that country. The cut-ovsr pine lands
have long been an eyesore TO the people
OF Michigan. Once they were covered
with valuable pine, but the ravages of
the saw mills and forest fires robbed
them of their value, and large sections
OF the state which produced much
wealth while numbering hourished he
came barren and unproducsive when the
timber and the saw mills had departed.
The soil Is sandy and farmers who settled
in the cut-over country met with little
encouragement from the sterile soil.
Their clearings were surrounded by
dense thickets Of underground, and
thousands OF acres uf lands in thu lower
and upper peninsulas are unbroken
wastes of tangled underground and sap
ling cedars. The solution WAS accident
ally hit upon two years ago, when the
legislature passed bill allowing
bounty for the production of beet sugar.
Experiments were made all over the
state, and it was found tha, in the sandy
soil of the pine belt the sugar beet grew
large and sweet. The Legislature appro-
priated S400,000 for bunties on beet
sugar this year. This law allows one
cent pound bounty on all beet sugar
produced, aud provides that the factory
must pay farmers at least 81 a ton for
sugar beets averaging fourteen percent
of saccharlne, and fifty cents ton for
each additional percent OF sacchar,ne.
This insures tho farmer dollar a ton
profit, with chance ior more, and as the
lands yield sixteen tons an acre, the beet
industry will prove good thing The
slate will get its money back in ume Oh
tayes-Ex
The state herald., 1899-06-09

The recent revision Of the civil service
rules removes about five thousand Of
iices from the control OF civil service
rules. Ii civil service is good thing,
this is reforming backward but, II the
rules are TO be enforced no more success
fully than they have been in the past
then the sooner the civil service farce
ends the better. Civil service reform
sounds well in campaign, but civil
service in practices has proven 10 be any
thing but a success.
The state herald., 1899-06-09
A Card Of Thanks.

l wish to say that feel under lasting
Obligations for what Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has done for our family
We have used 1t in so many cases oi
coughs. lung troubles and whoopins
cough, and it has always given the most
perfect satisfaction, we feel greatly in
debted to the manufacturers Of this rem
edy and wish them to please accept our
hearty thanks.-Respectfully, MRS. S.
DoTY, Des Moines, Iowa. For safe by
+. X. Noblet.
The state herald., 1899-06-09

Tho way To 20 10 Catalonia IL In a
tourist ear personally conducted. via the
Burlington Route. You don't change
cars, for make last time. Yoa SEQ ,h.
iinc-t scenery on tho globe.
Your car Ia not 70 cspenslycly finished
nor no ilno 10 look nj as u palace sleeper
but IT Is jest us clean. Just as comforta-
bic. Just m good to idc In, and nearly
go cheaper.
Tb. burlington exeurpiona leave every
Thursday reaching San Francisco Sun
day and Los Angeles Monday. Porter
''i,h ench car. Excursion manager with
ehcb party. For folder giving fnli infor.
nation cali at ncnre-, u. * N. Il. II. do
po, or write TO j. Francis. Gent pnancn
nsr Agent Omaha, Neb. iuna6
The state herald., 1899-06-09
DON'T LOSE ANY TIME ABOUT 1T.

DON'T LOSE ANY TIME ABOUT 1T.
If you expect to go west this spring
ask the nearest Burlington Route agent
about the specially reduced rates now In
effect to Montana, Utah, California, Ore
gon and Washington points. Ask about
them right taway-today. They may be
withdrawn at any moment.
Through tourist sleeping car service
to San Francisco and Los Angeles every
Thursday-to Butte, Spokane and Seat
tie every Tuesday and Thursday.
The state herald., 1899-06-09

The Penny Magazine, New York, which
is the lowest-priced magazine in Ameri-
ca GO cents year., and which is owned
by Hon. Chauncey NJ. Delew, the emil
nent American orator, wants II represent
ative in this vicinity. 1t is good OPP
portunity for one Of our ambitious young
men or young women. Applications
should be addressed to the Subscription
Department, The Penny Magazine, Tenn
pie Court, New York City.
The state herald., 1899-06-09

The Ohio republican state convention
held last week shows that Boss Han1a
still controls the party in that state. His
candidate Tor governor, George X, Nash,
was nominated. with continuation oi
Hannaism in the administration, there
should by all means be n continuation OF
Eeedlsm In the house for It is always
safer and much more entertaining Ior
the people TO have two political bosses
than one
The state herald., 1899-06-09

The latest exchange added to the
HERALD list is The Platte Valley Gazette
edited and published by S. A. Smith, at
Fort Morgan. The Gazette is a bright,
and interesting papss ard its columns
are well flied with advertising and
news. The Gazette is published in a
prosperous town and county aud the
HERALD wishes Bro. Smith abundant
success IN his newspaper enterprise.