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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

Bad management keeps more people
In poor circumstances than any other
one cause. To be successful one must
look ahead and plan ahead so that when
a favorable opportunity presents itself
he is ready TO take advantage of it. A
little iorethought will also save much
expense and valuable time. A prudent
and careful man will keep n bottle Of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and par-
rhoea Remedy 10 the house, the shiftless
fellow will wait until necessity cOmpels
it and then ruin his best horse going for
doctor and have big doctor bill to
pay, besides; one pays out 25 cents, the
other is out hundred dollars and then
wonders why his neighbor is getting
richer while he Is getting poorer. For
sale by Horatio W. Cushing, Skowhegan,
Sullivan Newton, Jackmsn.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
About Strawberries.

Strawberries require large quantity
of water, and this Is usually more easily
secured by thorough cultivation than ty
irrigation
In an experiment. in soil culture at
the Ohio station In 1897 there were
found to be nearly 800 barrels Of water
more per acre In the cultivated than In
the hoed plot This influenced the
growth greatly, and in the succeeding
season increased the crop from 10 to
SO per cent.
In cultivation 10 10 better 70 use a
plank clod crusher. at least half Of the
time, rather than a eultivator all Of
the time
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

l, is generally agreed that there is an
of most dairy products,
though this is less obvious now than it
was two or three years ago, when more
people were out of work and therefore were
forced to economic. We all the time
hear advice to increase production of dairy
products by improving breeds of cows and
feeding them better. But unless the num-
Der OF cows is reduced this will make the
price OF dairy products so low that the far
mer will make no more than before. The
remedy would seem to be that as better
cows were bred, two of the poorer cows
which often do not pay their way should
be turned off to the butcher That will
lessen expenses and increase the profit.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

was seriously afflicted with a cough
for several years, and last fall had a
more severe cough than ever before.
have used many remedies without re-
ceiving much relief, ana being recon-
mended to try bottle of Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy, by a friend, who, know
Ing me to be poor widow. gave 1t to
me, tried 1t, and with the most crafty
ing results. The first bottle relieved me
very much and the second bottle has alb
solutely cured me. | have not had as
good health for twenty years. Respect
fully, MRS. MARY A. BEARD, Clare
more, Ark. Sold by Horatio w. Cush-
ing, Skowhegan. and Sullivan Newton,
JackmRn.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

One of the worst evils from poor corn
seed is the uncertainty how much to plant
to get good stand. Three good stalks
in hill or four stalks in drill every 3I-2
feet will give more grain than will larger
number But wherever ,the seed IS known
to be poor there is temptation to put in a
larger number of grains. Now in warm
soil and with sufficient moisture, even poor
seed corn will terminate, but the plant
will be weak and grow slowly. Such corn
thickly planted can only be expected to
produce fodder. Thinning corn when it
is planted too thiokly is often talked of but
seldom practsed. 1t seems pity to the
farmer to pull out all but three stalks in a
hill, and where they are punched together
he fears that pulling out one or two will
uproot the others, so it does not get done
at all
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

lever and is just az il was on the orig
inal hay rake. The lever directly in
front Of the seat was taken from sulky
cultivator and is attached by chain
to the back set of teeth. Both sets of
teeth are raised with this lever. The
extra SET Of teeth Is an exact duplicate
of the other one except that the timber
representing the axle may be a trihe
lighter The two axles are hinged to-
gether by means Of irons about foot
long. properly shaped so that the back
set of teeth stand at the same angle as
the front set Different makes Of rakes
would probably require different treat
ment
MI. Rhodes says: "All weeders with
teeth slanting backward are wrong in
principle They tend to pack the soil.
This wseder with the teeth pointing
forward will lift the soil and keep it
loose on top l have tried other weeders
right by the side of this, but this one
beats them all -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

vAF HORNS UNPArBNTRD HEAD GATE
. box. or pipe. stronger than II made of
two inch lumber, having free passage
for water
For tapping reservoirs and main
bitches under high pressure put gasket
on the end of the inside box, thus max
ing it absolutely water tight.
Fig. needs no explanation other
than that the wings need not be more
than one-half as wide as drawn. and
should also extend under the bottom.
For variations make Fig. with only
three outside boards or make the out
side jacket to extend only about one
foot on the first box, just sufficient TO
hold the gate in position.
This box is the invention Of ]. A.
Van Horn Of Canon City, Colo. and is
not patented. So it may be used by any
one who irrigstes land by laterals. -
Denver Field and Farm.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas, Annie l. Maddocks, then Of Robin
son Bury. Compton County, Province OF Que
bee. Canada, now of Skowhegan, Maine, by her
mortgage deed dated April 10, A. d. 1892 and
Recorded in Vol 2l9, Page is OF Somerset
County Registry of Deeds conveyed to me the
undersigned certain tracts or parcels of land
situated in Madison, Somerset County and
Sta e of Maine and described as follows: 1t be-
ing the Seth Aver farm located in said Madi.
son, containing one hundred and thirty five
acres more or less;
The first described piece or parcel OF land
bounded as follows, To wit. on the West by the
highway leading from Isaac, Morse's place to
that OF Josiah T. Dinsmore; on the North by
the state line $50 called) on the East by lot
numbered (15) fifteen on the mile and half
strip ESQ called) and on the South by land now
or formerly owned by Joel S. and Joel Smith
containing seventy five acres more or less.
Also another piece or parcel OF land contain
ing fifty acres more or less, off the west end of
the farm formerly owned by Abel Nutting and
bounded East by q stone wall.
And whereas the conditions OF said mort
gage have been broken, now therefore by rea-
SON OF the breach OF the condition thereof, /
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage. sw2e
Skowhegan, June 26th. 1893
MARCELLUS 8. AVER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
THE WONDERS OF ALFALFA.
As Displayed at the New Jersey Tx
pertinent station.

pertinent StAttOhs
There has been good deal said about
alfalfa of late. and when Professor
Voorhees, of the New Jersey station said
he was almost ready to be enthusiastic
about this plant Mr.. Colingwood of
The Rural New Yorker concluded, as
he tells in that journal. that it was
time to go and see what basis Professor
Voorhees, had for the statement, the
latter being a careful man and not east
ly carried away by single success with
any crop So ON May 8 Mr.. Colling
wood went down to New Brunswick to
look at the alfalfa. and this is what he,
found. as reported in The New Yorker
There it stood solid mat averaging
about II inches high and so thick on
the ground that one could hardly find
even a small weed in an acre of it. The
alfalfa would average at least four
inches higher than the best crimson
clover, and its immense leaf surface as
compared with clover evidently made
1t better plant for feeding
But this is not alfalfa soill' was
my first comment, for the ground was
hard heavy. well baked. not at all like
the friable. loose, open soil IN which
alfalfa is said to delight
THAT lie true. said Professor voor-
bees But there is such thing as fit-
ting the soil for the crop and changing
its character 30 that crops will feel
more at home in it. In the first place,
we made il clean. The great reason why
so many people fail with alfalfa Is that
they let the weeds kill IL out. The
weeds will certainly do this il you give
them chance. We cleaned that soil for
two years by constant and thorough
tillage and growing clean crops upon il.
Then in the fall ID was broken up and
potash and phosphoric acid applied, with
a good coating of lime Then II was
sown to rye. In the spring this was
plowed under and the ground was thor
oughly subsoiled You know alfalfa is a
long. deep rooted plant The ideal soil
for it is one with an open, porous sub
soil into which these long roots can
easily work. BY subsoiling-that lie,
breaking up the earth TO considerable
depth-we gave these roots chance 70
get down into the ground. and they
most certainly went there. We sowed
about the lst Of May. using varying
quantities of seed at the rate Of 80 40
and so pounds per acre.
"Ycu can see for yourself that where
we have used the most seed we have
the best stand and the best crop. AL
falfa cannot stand up in fight against
weeds. The weeds came up, of course,
last year after the young alfalfa, and
we clipped them off 80 as to give the
latter chance. When il once got ahead
of the weeds. il staid ahead. and we
made one good cutting of alfalfa last
year within four months after sowing
In order TO make sure of carrying 1t
through the winter we gave it coat
Of manure last fall, and now here il ia "
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
A Modern Hay barn.

The figure from The Rural New
Yorker shows the details of construc-
ton of modern hay barn. as described
by correspondent The plan shown is
for a barn 40 feet wide, so feet long
and with posts Is feet high, with self
supporting roof. AS hay barn is called
for, it is unnecessary to have any floor
for driving space The hay should be
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

The weeder shown in a cut from The
Rural New Yorker is owned, as a cor
respondent Of that journal tells, by Mr.
Rhodes. a farmer Of Portage county,
o. The axle is shortened 30 that the
wheels are about seven feet apart. This
width is suited 10 three foot rows OF
corn. The right handed lever is lock
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
For Over Fifty Years.

ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, seftens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea, II will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
sold by Druggists in every part Of the world.
Twent Ave. cents Q bottle. Be sure and ask
for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. 1y83
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
Pills

Undue men with more bodily and mental
vigor; Danish weak ness, cure nervous debi-
ity. lack of confidence, varicocele, insomnia
and mind wandering. They help you main
tain self-controi and enable you to think
clearly Alleffects of past mistakes removed
$i.oo per box, boxes tguaranteed) $ 90
Book free, Peal Medicine Co., Cleveland, o.
old by Geo. n. Sampson. Corner Druggist
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
HOW TO BUILD HAY BARN.


carried from the wagon to the opening
in the end OF the barn by means of a
carrier or sling and then upon the track
the hay is carried to any part of the
barn desired. The sill, A A, should be
of by 8 material The beams. B B and
G c. should also be 8 by 8 and mortised
into the pests at the corners and in the
center. These beams serve as braces
and must oe securely fastened or the
barn will spread. One danger which
must be guarded against will be the
bullying of the ends To secure these
strong steel rods should run from the
side plates, the ends Of which are shown
at the top of the posTs. These steel rods
will cut off portion of the corner, as
they should be fastened about ten feet
from the ends of the plates. The details
shown will make it plain to builder
how the barn is to be constructed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

No need to fear sudden attacks of cholera
infantum dysentary, diarrhoea, or summer
complaint, If you have DR.. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry in the medicine chest
Watts: hate to see . man case hardened,
confirmed partisan. Potts; man has to be
q confirmed partisan IL he wants to be q con-
frmed postmaster.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

Did you ever notice the man in the
switching tower1 Does it ever occur to
you that the lives of every living person
on train frequently depend on the prompt
ness and intelligence with which he moves
the switch levers under his controli
If men could only realize how small
thing may act at the critical instant to
switch them from dangerous track on to
one of perfect safety, the yearly deaths
from lung diseases would be less by many
thousands.
II had a regular eonsumptive cough, of which
! was afraid. and everybody cautioned and
warned me concerning it," says Mr.. A. p.
Eovotny P. o. Box 1887, New York in siguih-
cant letter to DR.. r. V. Pierce of Bufalo'N. Y.
when I started to take your medicine was
losing pneh yabfdiy, was very pale and had
no appetite whatever used three bottles OF
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and now
my condition Is changed entirely. do NOT
cough at all; I have gained eight pounds in
weight, have gained my healthy color; and my
appetite is esoyrrosS can and will recommend
your medicine to everybody who may be la need
OF II; as II Ii a sure cure, and no humbvg -
many other patent medicines are. II 10 By fsS
the superior Of all"
One chapter Of DR. Pierces great thou
sand page illustrated book, The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser tells of
nearly one hundred men and women thus
promptly switched from tho track of death
by this matchless remedy. This book il
sent free for the bare cost of mailing, ss
one cent stamps OF cloth bound for 81
stamps. But only one copy to one family.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

~.Flag stations; at which trains will stop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
Twin not stop except TO leave or take Freight
MIXED train between North Arson and Binshss
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field land Electric Cars to and from Skowhs'
gan)
At Arson. TO- Sawyer's Mills, (Stsrks)
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At BiHghan
tor Forks, Moose River, Mayheld, KingsbuU
and Abbott.
W. M AVER SUPT
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
Maine Central R. R,
QoUHsMxM@,
ls4@R;:
Arrangements of Train Effect

June 18th, 1898
TT Ans leave Skowhegan as follows ~
NJ. for all points West also to Bangor, tAnst
boro, st. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstook, All,
John and Halifax-12.50 P. NJ. for WateIr VA
Oakland, North Arson, Lewiston: Apg9 u"..
Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland ana ri,
ton, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft Greep.nsa
Bangor, Old Town, Pstten and Houlton VIZ
& A. r. r. q Mattawam keag $50
(mixed) for Waterville enabling passen poll.
connect for Oakland and to take night i''
man for Portland and Boston. v.,r
ARRIvALS:-7.00 A. M. mixed from wv
Vile, daily except Mondays:-lO'M ~ sb,op,
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston !" np
Waterville, Augusta and Bangor W.
from all points. ,rv,,.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen, MI"
F. n. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

Mistress: Bridget, / told you wanted all
quite hard" Bridget "Sure. mum. they
were all in 20 bile the same length Of time.
only some of them felt the heat more than
others"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
TRY ALIENS FoOT.EAsE

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet swollen and hot, and get
tired easily. II You have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Allen's Foot Ease 1t cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents
swollen and sweating feet, blisters aud callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions OF all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try 1t to-day. Sold
By eli druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
IL Roy, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
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

Take Cleveland's Lung Healer, 25c, trial
size free. II it fails to cure, your money
will be refunded. FL. w. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
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A NEW lRRlGATlNG BOX.

The InVentIon of "A Man Who Does
Not Care For Patents.
Fig. is plain box made by mailing
four boards opposite each other per
fectly square ON the front end.
Fig. ? represents Fig with four
boards on the outside. breaking joints.
three of the outside boards extending
forward Of the inside box. which makes
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29

Grasse: II see that the price of Stock Bx-
change seats is constantly rising in value.
Yves IL won't be long before they cost as
much as seats in the Senate"
HOODS Sarsaparilla is the One
% True Blood Purifier, Great Nerve
Tonic, Stomach Regulator. To thou
sands its great merit lS KNOWN.
"Jane, did you break the china platter"
mum. It's weak um. 1t broke the fourth
time dropped 1t !"
Scald head is an eczema OF the scalp - very
Ointment, quick and permanent in It's results.
At any drug store 80 cents
A Comforter; Young Mr.. Issscs: der fact
Is, fader, | haf had q deessPpoint mendt in
lofe." His Father; "Vell. cheer up, my poy !
cheer upF suppose 1t vos adeesappointmendt
in peeznessl"
Energy all gomez Headache? Stomach out
of order? Simply case of torpid liver, Bur-
dock Blood Bitters will make q new man or
woman Of you.
"Oniy fool would argue with a woman" he
assorted sngrily,
Precisely" she replied.
Hundreds OF lives saved every year by having
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the house Just
when 1t is needed Cures Group, heals burns,
cuts, wounds of every sort.
Percy Quick: "Sir love your daughter
and want to marry her" The Father: How
long has this been going on. young mani"
Percy Quick: "Ob, as far back as early yester-
day morning."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
a Golden Crown

affixed to the body of tooth will last for
many years, and forms the most perfect
substitute for natural teeth that can be
devised. We excel in this as in all bran
ches OF dentistry. All the anAesthetics
carefully administered. Extractions SOC
Other charges In proportion.
DkNFORTH & BROWN. Dentists.
So korrIdgewock Me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-10
A RANK WRESTLING FAKE.
A Few Small Bettors MuIcted at the
Empire.

Ed Adamson, Harvey Parkers unknown,
made monkeys" of both his opponent and
his audience last night at the Empire Thea
ter. only about fifty dyed-in-the-wool
wrestling enthusiasts were sprnkled
throughout the house when the curtain went
up, and the fact that there were only
few of them present apparently changed the
programme of the match between Adamson
and Frank Gehle from what it was origin
ally intended to be.
The extremely cold weather kept the bet
ting sports away from the theater and
wagers were few and far between for the
Adamson crowd. Harvey Parker came to the
theater with a big wad of money but the
ease with which his man recently defeated
Murbarger, coupled with the fact that Muir
barger himself had beaten Gehle, scared the
form bettors and for a time it was impos-
sble to secure a bet of any kind. This
made bad complication for the AdamsOn
crowd, as the chief money there was in
the match in the chance of making
bets on AdamsOn. In this emergency when
the two men came upon the mat for the
first fall, Adamson simply laid down and
allowed Gehle to throw him, after what was
apparently hard work, IN ten and half
minutes, with half Nelson and crotch
hold.
Adamson seemed to be discouraged as he
came from the mat, If his face could have
been taken as an indication of his feelings
and the conviction spread through the sum
audience that Gehle had wonderfully i'm
proved in his work and that Adamson was
not in good form. This was the thing which,
1t is claimed, the crowd had been plan
ming for. Parker shook his head obviously
and said: well, that's tough for sure"
In the meantime Adamson took a couple of
good friends into his dressing room and
peeled Off few bills from q good-sZed roll
Parker looked on encouragingly and said
Get out among them and see if you can't
get 1t on"
On the apparently remarkable showing
made by Gehle, VINO Is well liked in this
city, the agents succeeded in placing some
money and then Adamson showed his hand
for what is was worth. He went at Gehle
from the start, and before the other realized
that he was wrestling Adamson had his
man on the mat, helpless in the grip of a
half Nelson and a hammer lock. Both of
Gehle's shoulders touched the mat in a nm
ute and three-quarters.
In the last fail Parker suggested to Adam
son that he "go slow and give them a
run for their money" and following out
his instructions. Adamson lOafed on the mat
for about six minutes. Then some one in
the audience yelled out: Let her CO. Ed;
We've had our moneys WORTH and Adam
son at once replied by getting a half Mel
into a double Nelson and pressed Gehle' s
shoulders slowly down to the mat for the
second time. The ease with which the last
two falls were taken by Adamson showed
conclusively that the first one had been
given away" How much the Adamson
crowd cleaned up on the trick is not known,
but it is safe TO say that the followers of
the game who were gulled by the first fall
| did not appreciate the trick so much as the
Adams0n contingent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-10
SHARKEY TO MEET MITCHELL
"Fitz" May Not Fight the Sailor, bat
VIII Take Up Jeffrics.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The chances for a
meeting between Bob Fftzslmmons and Tom
Sharkey, in a twenty-four-foot ring, for the
heavy weight championship of the world,
are rather remote 1t was generally ex-
pected that these two would have been
matched to-day for a limited round or finish
contest, but after parleying for over an
hour Martin Julian and Tom O'Rourke
failed to agree on a date for the contest and
the negotiations fell through. Julian imme
aIatey began to arrange q bout between
tIIZsimmons and Jei1ries and soon had the
matter well in hand. Jeuries was repre-
scented by j. l.. Egan, who a, ID on behalf
OF William A. Brady. now in San Francisco
The meeting which was held in the Bar
tholdi Hotel, was attended by large gath
erng of sporting men and newspaper repre-
sentatives. Julian arrived late in the after
noon from Detroit but prior to his arrival
o Rourke announced that he had signed
Sharkey to meet Charlie Mitchell, of Eng
land, for a purse Of Sll go the bout to take
place before the Bolingbroke Club London,
May 80
ana J. Egan BILLY Delaney and q. j. Cooke,
representing w A. brady. manager of
Jenries, met tonight and settled upon a
fight between t1tZslmmonS and JeTries. The
articles will be signed tomorrow morning.
These declare that the fight is TO take place
before the club Offering the largest purse,
not later than May %, the day before the
Brooklyn handicap A deposit of $500 is to
be put up by each of the men signing the
articles, and deposit of $500 must be put
up by the club securing the fgnt Clubs
will be allowed 10 bid up TO Feb. a. and
each bid must he accompanied by $3.50. The
bids are to be made TO Dave Holland. No,
94S Broadway. No club will be chosen that
cannot guarantee it's ability TO bring of the
fight. The referee will be decided upon at
the time of signing with the, cub securing
the fight, and the Lenox Club Is barred.
The tight is 10 be of twenty-five rounds III
brought Off in the State of New York and
to be to finish If in any other place There
will be hitting in clinches and the men must
break at the word of the referee. No
bandages will be permitted on the hands OF
eli her