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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
The State Grange,

The next session of the Maine State
Grange will be held in Augusta.
The dates and places of the lecture
series to be given by National Master
Jones, who comes from his home In In
diana to pass several days in this State
are as follows: Friday, July 2S, Houl.
ton; Saturday, July 20, Etns camp
ground; Monday, July 81, Sebago Lake
Saturday, August 5, Norway; Monday
August 7, Windmere Park; Tuesday,
August s, Vassalboro; Wednesday, Au.
gust 8, Hayden Lake; Thursday, Au-
gust 10, Androscoggin county, (place to
he decided later); Friday, August H.
Nobleboro. All these meetings are tc
be day meetings, and the public is in.
vited. State Master Gardiner or State
Lecturer Cook will be with Master Jones
during the series.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

Ing, but now is as steady as any one; in tact
seems entirely cured"
The Golden Medical Discovery " is a
medicine that will help you no matter
what ails you. This is true because it
works directly at the roots of all disease
the digestive system, the blood, the
nerves Keep these in healthy condi-
ton and YOU cannot be sick.
Many of the cures of the Golden
Medical Discovery seem almost mirac-
ulous. It's effect is almost immediate.
1t takes hold at once It tones up the
stomach, invigorates the liver, regulates
the bowels.
1t gets right into the blood and carries
strength and comfort to every fiber of
the body. 1t nourishes and invigorates
the weakened irritated nerves and puts
the entire system in perfect tune
1t is a safe medicine. Safe for adults
safe for children. 1t contains no sugar,
syrup, whisky, alcohol or dangerous OPT
ates. Therefore, it does not create a
craving for stimulants 1t is distinctly
a temperance medicine.
If medicine dealer tries to substitute
some other preparation when you ask for
" Golden Medical Discovery look out
for him. He is either ignorant or dis
honest and you can't trust him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
LODGED GLOVER.
Much Depends on the Way IL is Cut,
Pr~sent Crop and AftergrOwth.


Present Crop and Aftergrowth.
On very rich land clover often grows
so large that its own weight brings 1t
to the ground, and if this breaking
down occurs while the air is still the
clover is usually twisted so badly that
except with mower and on smooth
surface it is almost impossible to cut 1t,
says American Cultivator. A good deal
depends on the way the clover Is cut,
not merely for the present hay crop,
bnt for the aftergrowth. If cut close
10 the ground there will be a large
amount of coarse stalks that are diff
cult to cure though they may be when
cured as sweet and nutritious as any of
the hay. If not cut close. as must be
the case when the mower runs the way
that most of the clover leans, a long,
coarse stubble is left from which the
clover growth is very small. much as IT
would be if a mass of young buds were
left to grow en- newly transplanted
tree, instead of reducing the top to
merely one bud and allowing that to
make all the growth it will.
Most farmers for the good of the
clover try to cut as low as possible. In
deed we have known SOME when the
mower had left long stubble to follow 1t
with a scythe and cut down what the
mower knives passed over Where the
clover has been beaten down by rains
NEST of it will fall one way. 1t Is then
possible by what is called 'carry ing
the swath to cut the whole against
the fallen clover and by letting the
knives down close to the ground get the
whole and make a closer cut than could
be done by the most skillful mower
with the scythe.
In cutting clover no cod is left. The
clover plants do not send out many
small leaves at the base Of their stems,
az all the grasses do. Consequently
clover stubble is harsh to bare feet, and
as ii exudes gum makes the shoe slip
perry in walking over it. As this gum
quickly dries when it is exposed to the
air, il makes smooth coating over
the leather.
1t is the gum which the thick clover
etalks contain that makes clover hay
ferment so quickly when piled in
masses Yet so long as it is not diluted
with rains or dews this heating will
usually dry ont the clover without in
jury, So that it can be put in the barn
without fear that it will there rot down
into manure. After one heating in a
small heap this clover has its moisture
drawn ont of it and is really much less
likely to heat injuriously than it was
before.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

Mr.. c. B. Bush, president of the Gil
mtr county court, tells briefly his ex-
perience with an epidemic of bloody flux
in his family He writes under date of
October s, 1896, at Auburn, W. Va.
During the pasf summer we had three
cases of bloody hux in our family which
re cured 10 less than one week with
Caamherain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
hoea Remedy. In some instances there
were twenty hemorrhages day" This
remedy never Fails to cure the worst
cases of bloody flux and all howell CON-
plants and every family should keep Ii
at hard. For sale by Horatio W. Cush-
ing. Skowhegan. and Sullivan Newton.
Jackman, druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

The fiscal year 1898 was q remark
able one in the history of our foreign
trade. While our exports were decided
ly the largest ever recorded, our i'm
ports were exceptionally small. For ey-
cry dollar worth of foreign merchan.
disc brought into this country nearly
two dollars worth of our own commod-
tiles found market in other lands
The value of our domestic exports
reached the enormous sum Of $l,210,
291 ,913. exceeding the record breaking
figures of the preceding year by Sl7S,
2S4, $40.
Our 1898 imports, on the other hand.
with value of only $816 049, 654, ex-
hibited decline of $14S, $50, 1873 from
the figures of the year before, and were
the smallest since 1885
AS compared with our imports, our
domestic exports showed an excess of
1894, PAP. 259 or more than twice the
excess for 1891. which was the largest
previously reported, says the chief of
the section of foreign markets in his re-
port TO the secretary of agriculture.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

The old rule of delay the sowing of
buckwheat until the 4th of July is
hardly safe one to follow in northern
states, where frost often nips this ten
derest of all vegetables before its grain
is perfected There is. of course. dan
ger from too early sowing Of this grain,
exposing it to the severe heats which
sometimes prove as destructive as
frosts, blasting the blossoms so that
they do not set with grain. But if the
buckwheat can be sown during the last
days of June there is little danger that
it will be blasted by the heat, and the
loss from untimely frosts, which is the
evil that is most to be feared, will be
avoided. This is the advice of The
American Cultivator
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

$50 you we're at Bull Run, were you, Pat
and did you rum"
yet"
Women love clear, healthy complexion.
Pure blood makes it. Burdock Blood Bitters
makes pure blood.
Admiral Schley has never forgotten the less
ons he learned as a boy on his fathers farm
and said the other day that his hand is as skill
full at the pillow as it had ever been.
wheelman's tool bag isn't complete without
n bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil. Heals
cuts. bruises, stings, sprains. Monarch over
pain.
General Fitzhugh Lee is said to be contem-
plating the writing OF life OF his uncle, R. E.
Lee.
Ten thousand demons gnawing away at ones
vitals couldn't be much worse than the tortures
of itching piles. Yet there's cure. Doan s
Ointment never fails.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

To the farmer Special Agent Taylor
of the agricultural department says:
MAKE the acquaintance of the sugar
beet Grow it. feed it and encourage
the sugar industry. The sugar beet is
extending to farmers who live in the
right localities the most friendly greet
ing of any product | know of that can
be grown on the farm. 1t is the feeding
value Of the beet, and especially of
the pulp, that is going to make the
sugar beet Industry master of the stu
alton as compared with the cane sugar
industry.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
TB0T
BY Messenger Wilkes, 2. 23

Will make a short season at farm of his
owner, miles above Skowhegau village
out Madison Ave. on Joseph Wyman
farm.
TROTWOOD is an ideal road horse of
high action and fine finish, standing 10
hands and weighing over 1850 lbs, dark
bay color, with good turn of speed.
TROTWOOD has demonstrated his
string qualities both in the show ring and
in his produce which are his best adver-
tisement, showing that he transmits his
good qualities to his offspring in remark
able degree. Out of four seasons in the
stud he has produced the bay color in
every case. From mares of all color and
breading you can see the Trotwood styles
and action.
Breeders can spend little time in no
better way than in investigating the breed
ing and produce of the stallion you wish to
patronize. for in these times you can not
afford to spend time or money on expert
ments or uncertainties.
TROTWOOD will serve limited
number of approved mares at $40 90 to
warrant mare in foal, payable when mare
proves in foal. 2Itf
f. KINCAID, SkOWhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

"Our customers say you manufacture
three of the best remedies on earth,
said the mercantile firm of Haas, Harris,
Brim & McLain, Of Dawson. Ga, In a
recent letter to the Chamberlain Medi-
cine Co. This is the universal verdict.
Chamberlain Pain Balm is the finest
preparation in the world for rheumatism,
neuralgia, lame back, qunsey, sore
throat, cuts bruises. burns, scalds. pains
and swellngs. A % cent bottle of this
liniment in the house, will save great
deal of suffering. Buy it at Horatio W.
Cushing's, Skowhegan, and Sullivan
Newton's, Jackman, drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

on a wagon with one man to pump and
another to apply the spray. In spraying
potatoes a liberal length of hose should
be used-50 feet or more.
farmer naturally hesitates to drive
over a field of thrifty "tops, but the
injury is hardly to be considered as
against the benefit of spraying. With
a good length of hose the necessity of
driving over the field is reduced to a
minimum
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

Take Cleveland's Lung Healer, 25c, trial
size free. IL it fails to cure, your money
will be refunded. II. w. Gushing.
To Cure Cough in One Day
To Cure Cold in One Day
To Cure Sore Throat in One Day
To Cure Hoarseness in One Day
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
EHAtR 2A lAaas:z,:
1IseasscER7BggA
SIlO BUILDING.
How to Mount the Frame and Set Up
Stave SiIo.

HOW to Mount the frame ana set Up
Stave Silo.
In the course of a series of articles
on silos and ensilage in the Ohio Farm
er John Gould gives concise and clear
directions for building the now popular
round slo. He says:
In settinsnp stave silo it is neces-
sary to make staging, so that it will
nearly conform to the cylindrical form
of the silo To do this it is best to set
four posts solid in the ground close to
the outside of the silo and mount on
this frame, as shown in Fig. of the
first cut. This can be readily made Of
16 feet boards, with the corner boards.
as shown.
Make the inside measure of this
frame just as large as the outside di-
ameter of the silo will be, SO that it
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

The figure shows an outfit for spray.
ing potatoes or frnit trees, which the
New Hampshire station recommends az
convenient. A pump specially designed
for spraying, mounted on a barrel OF
about 30 gallons capacity and drawn
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

exposed. The question of silage becom-
ing frozen is not much more discussed,
as it is found that the freezing is only
slight in the most intense zero weather,
and if soon fed out does not seem to be
injured to any noticeable extent. The
carrier to this silo fills into the top at b
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27

she writes ::
- As a cough
re m e dy a n d
b 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 twitch-
-. 81
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
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, 1899-07-27
For Over Fifty Years.

FOr Uver F1fty fehrE.
Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. It soothes the child, seftens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
leve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
sold by Druggists in every part OF the world.
Twenty FIVE cents a bottle. Be sure and ask
for "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. ly3S
Spacer; 81 believe that II SHAKESPEARE were
alive at the present time and trying to live by
his pen in London, the comic papers would re
ject many of his best jokes" humorist; ~
know it. | have tried 'em al -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
Maine Central R.R.
Arrangements OF Train Effect

Arrangements OF Train Eject
June 25th, 1898.
TT inns leave Skowhegan as follows; $40 A.
NJ. for all points West also to Bangor Vance
boro, st. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock, St.
John and Halifax-12.60 P. NJ. for WateTvile,
Oakland, North Arson, Lewiston. Augusta
Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland and Bos-
ton, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft, Greenyille,
Bangor, Old Town, Patten and Houlton via B.
& A. r. R. & Mattawamkeag $50 P. NJ
tmixtd) for Wsterville enabling passengers to
connect for Oakland and to take night Pull.
man toi Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-700 A. M. mixed from Water
vile, daily except Montays:-10.30 A. M
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, winthrop,
Waterville, Augusta and Bangori-51 0P.
from all points.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. M'g'r.
F. 70. BOOTHBY. General Pss'r Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
Railway,
CHANGE OF TIME
Commencing Monday June 26'99

Trains will run as follows, connecting at OAk.
land with Maine Central Rail road Train to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Wateryillt
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath Skowhegsn and Ban
gor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15
ANDALUsIA AIRINGS.

Andalusia. Feb. WEDNESDAY
evening. March :, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
ton BuiTum were surprised 10y quite {
mum Der of their friends and neigh
bors. The evening was spent very
pleasantly. Mr.. and Mrs. Buffum
were presented with very pretty
lamp. Mr.. and Mrs. BufTum expect
this week to move to near De Witt.
Iowa.
The button factory has resum ed oP
erations.
Clyde Schneider was in our village
Monday.
Our people are enjoying average
good health.
Theodore Simmons has recovered
from the humps.
Mrs. Tarpy. of Elgington, was in
our village last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wcstbav, Of
Rock Island, are visiting here.
Miss Mary Carothers, of near Taylor
Ridge, was in our village last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Simmons expect
soon to move to near De Witt. Iowa.
Miss Edith Slropcs has gone to the
country. where she will remain for
the present.
Mcssrs. John Beaumont. Louis
Struhmcir and Charles Doilarhide
have gone trapping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15
BRYAN RESPONDS TO BELMONT.
Want, to Know IT the Latter Has Retractcd
His HIaiInrm Renmdialion.

New York, March 15.-The following
dispatch has been received by Perry
Belmont. president OF the Democratic
club, IN response to an invitation which
was sent 20 William J. Bryan to attend
the banquet go he given by the club in
honor of Thomas jefferson on Apr.
IL 1t * dated Lincoln. Neb.. March L..
Invitation received. Remembering
that YOU openly repudiated the Demo-
cratic platform in the last campaign
desire To know before answering invi-
tatiOu whether you have since the cleo
ton publicly announced your conversion
To- the principles set forth in that Plat
form"
In answer Belmont telcEraphed as
follows to Bryan: The invitation eX-
tended 20 YOU is on behalf of the Demo-
cratic club. Individual opinions have
not been considered IN Issuing the in
vitatiors To- celebrate the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15
IIIsIifc Wa saNc,I.

J. L. Lilly. prominent citizen
Of Hannibal, Mo. lately had u won
dcrful deliverauco from frightful
death. Ia telling of it lac SAYS: Il
was taken with typhoid fever that ran
into pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. | was so weak couldn t
even sit up in bed. Nothing helped
me. l expected to soon die of con-
sumption, when heard of Dr.. Kings
New Discovery. One bottle gave great
relief. l continued TO use it. and now
am well and strong. l can't say too
much in its praise" This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world Tor all throat and
lung trouble. Regular sizes 80 cents
and 81. Trial bottles free at HART X
Ullemeyer's drug store; every bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15

Francisco at rate of one fare. Ticket:
good to return up to July To- For in
formation regarding rates, through
car service, stopovers, etc.. apply &c
c.. X. /. Il p. ticket office.
The annual institute of the Rock
Island County Teachers association
will be held in June. The meeting
place is undecided, but Supt- Fergu-
son says it will probably be at Au-
gustana college, the use of that insti-
tuition having been rendered for the
occasion.
AT the Fifth ward caucus last night
! it was unanimously voted, upon suc-
gestiOn of j. w. Cavanaugh, that the
city be requested to provide more
ample ace ommodations in the ward
for holding primaries. Mr.. Cava-
naugh was delegated as a committee
of one to present the matter before
the city council.
1t is Just possible that AntiWash-
board soap may not suit you; don I
condemn home manufactured soaps
on that account. Try the Imperial or
any other brand of Rock Island soap.
The wrappers from any brand are
valuable for premiums. We make
all grades OF soap, but Anti-Wash
board is the best.
\ dispatch from La Crosse tells of
the death of Joseph Heinrich in the
KIondike by freezing. Mr.. Heinrich
was an engineer and had worked on
the river steamers for the past %
years and was well known from St.
Paul to St. Louis. Last April he went
TO Alaska and had been working on
the Yukon river under contract of
800 per month for two years. He was
an unmarried man.
The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Bore was
held from the home at 1908 Third
avenue to St. Joseph's church, where
requiem mass was celebrated by Rev.
Thomas Mackin at . O'Clock this
morning. The pallbearers were +.
+. La Velle. Henry Prick, John Flan-
nigun, T.. j. Lee, Louis COOsigha and
Charles Ballarini. the latter two of
Davenport. The remains were in
TERED at Calvary.
Not Il few Of the passengers on one
OF the Bridge line cars last night were
quite indignant over the clubbing OF a
man on the bridge by one of the
guards. The incident took place
about the draw span, and the general
opinion was that the clubbing which
the guard in question gave the man
he had captured was unjustiiiable and
brutal. The man in custody APP
peared to have been under the inilu-
ence of liquor. He had refused TO
turn back when ordered To do so by
the guard. The man was taken to
lie is charged with re-
sisting an officer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15
D.rnocrat-. Attention.

Tie democratic township caucus
of South Rock Island will b. held
at the town hall Friday evening.
March l.. at $50. All democrats are
IT, attend.
J. Z. F.BsEs. Chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15
BRONCHITIS

brOIIcIIus Is very PREVALENT To gem
orally begins with a common cold, at
tended with cough, hoarseness, sore
ness of the lungs, tightness of the
chest and difficulty in breathing. If
not cured, it becomes dangerous
thousands die from bronchitis annual
". DR.. John w. Bulls Cough Syrup
l. the best remedy for this disease it
relieves the cough at once, eases ex-
pectoration, and cures in few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-15

J. NJ. SHERIER, Observer
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-01
KIMBERLY ALL WELL
Was the Report Up to November 23-Boers
Beaten Back at LadysHlith

Was the Report Up to November 23-Boers
Beaten Back at Ladysmith.
LONDON, November 30.-The war
Office to-day makes public the follow
ing despatch from the officer COM
handing at Cape Town, under date of
November 20:
Kimberley all well to November %.
Rail and telegraph open to Modder
river. Gatacre reports, November %,
that the situation is unchanged"
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing despatch from General Butler,
datea Pietermaritzburg, Wednesday,
November 20:
Mitchell, telegraphist, has just
made his way out of Ladysmith to
Weenen, whence he sends the follow
ing message:
"On November 9 we beat back the
Beers with great loss to the enemy.
Our total casualties were remarkably
small. There were only eight men kill
ed during the siege by shells, and in all
the battles, ETC., only hundred men
have been killed or wounded.
"'I left Ladysmith the night of No
vember %. Since November 8 no at
tempt has been made to attack Lady
smith in force"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-01
FAMILY FRACAS.
A Sons Late Hours Led to a Stab
bling ARRAY Which Present Some
Elements of Mystery.

NEW YORK, November 3o.-Thomas
Doyle, a grocer's clerk, who came home in
the early hours to-day after Thanksgiv-
ing celebration, is in a hospital in crit
ical condition, due to a severe stab wound.
The father, who arose TO admit his SON,
upbraided the young man for keeping late
hours. The lad struck his father several
times and they were soon fighting each
other furiously. In the struggle the whole
family, mother another son, William, and
daughter of II, strove with the two COM
batants to keep them from injuring each
other, but without avail. When it was all
over, Thomas was helpless upon the floor
with three stab wounds, which may prove
fatal The other son, William, was also
badly stabbed in the hands, and the little
girl, who was thrown across the room,
was severely bruised.
Lawrence Doyle was arrested and held
in $3.50 bail to await the result of his
sons injuries. He emphatically denied
having stabbed his son, and the latter stat
ed at the hospital that 1T was not his IA
Their who injured him. He would make no
other statement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-01
THEIR PLANS.
Silver Republicans Will Seek Alliance
With All Dissatisfied Elements of
the Party.

CHICAGO, November 30.-The Sill
yer Republicans in conference here
Tuesday and Wednesday, planned, it
Is announced, to ally themselves with
and to make use of the "anti-imper-
ialism" agitation, especially in East
ern States, where the silver issue does
not attract. Cooperation with Edward
Atkinson's following will be sought.
The purpose of the Silver Republicans
is to gain, If possible, with this new
issue, a foothold in eastern States, so
that their party can more truly claim to
be national organization and thus
become a more effective whip for
holding the Democrats to the Bryan
and 16 to l line. This is one reason
why the Silver Republicans want to
hold big national convention of 1900
or more delegates next year. Confirm
alton of this plan came to-day from
Fred j. Dubois, former Senator from
Idaho, and chairman of the Silver Re-
publican executive committee.