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The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
lie Was Justly Indignant.

"rye come to kill printer" said the
little man.
ANY printer in particularly asked
the foreman.
ooh any one would do; would pre-
fer small one, but I've got to make
some sort of a bluff at fight or leave
home, since the paper called my Wife
pink tea 'swil affair indianapolis
journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
RucNlIn,a Arnlca s alive.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required, 1t is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box.
c. w. Folsom's Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

We, the undersigned, agree to refund
the money on n tifty-ceut bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a twenty-five cent bottle
10 prove satisfactory or NO pay. 6mo40
II. w. CUSHING, BIXBY & BUCK
w. II. FULLER, {. w. FoLsoH.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

He 80 You visited Pompeiis"
She; "Oh. Yes"
He; "How did you like it,"
She: "Well, must say | was swfully dis
appointed in the place OF course, IL WAS
beautifully located and all that, but ii was
dreadfully out OF repair"
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
Didn't Like II.

A lady in town takes exceptions TO an
editorial item in recent number of the
REPORTER and rs a punishment, as she
says, asks us TO publish the following
poem. We have forgotten the import of
the editorial and have not carefully read
the poem, but put lish it on recommend
alton OF the lady heretofore mentioned.
and to cofeilliate her.
The War Correspondent.
Who kissed the correspondent-ih fellow
who went to
And told the fellows who stayed at home what
the boys were lighting for?
DO the great throngs ever cheer him when the
trains in the station roll?
Who cuddles up for kiss from him?
Never single SOUL
Who kissed the correspondent who followed
the bugle's bare
And straddled the neck of a cannon, and
wrote in the lightning's glare
OF the brave bows who were fighting in far
and foreign land,
And dried the lux on his letters where bullets
sprinkled the sandY
All right about MIR. Hobson-his deed forever
will shine;
But why not pass the kisses a lit along the
line?
Is there never another hero, who stood in the
battles fiame2
A kiss for the corr, spondent will win them a
world of fame!
Think Had his tongue been silent-if his
pen had ceased to write
How many colonels-captains-had ever been
known in the ightP
Had he sumbered on his pillow when the
storm OF battle came.
Dewey would rest in Manila and cry to the
gods for fame!
Now, since the strife is ended-since the
cannon has ceased to sound
They should equaize the kisses and sprinkle
'em all around!
All right about Mister Hobson-hs coed like
a star will shine
But why not pass the kisses a little along the
line
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

The Halowell News, formerly owned
and published by {. A. Prescott. has
been sold to ;. b. Thayer, newspaper
man well known IN his and other States.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

-
Der that Pabst Malt
Extract, The Best
Tonic, was the only
malt preparation
declared perfect
by the judges at
the W orld's Fair,
and alone marked
with 100 points of
perfection. The
way to obtain the
greatest amount of
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

The settlement of affairs in Cuba seem
to be progressing fayorably. Gen.
Gomez has agreed 10 the plan Of paying
off the Cuban army with SO 600, 900 adj
yanced by the United States 10 be re-
couppd from revenues collected in Cuba.
Mr.. Robert Z. Porter WAS given au-
thority to make this offer and its ac-
ceptance by Gen. Gomez and Cubans
generally greatly simplities the work of
establishing peace and good government
on the island.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

benefit for the least amount OF money liz
to have your druggist deliver you a
dozen bottles at time.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

Two weeks ago we stated in the RE-
PORTER that the "Bacheller Bill" would
not receive favorable action by the legis-
lativr committee TO which it WAS re
ferred, unless the friends of the bill
should show that it was desired by a
reasonable nnmber of our citizens. This
they did not do or even attempt to do.
Mr.. Bachelor submitted written argu-
ment in it's favor hut this did not count
in the absence of evidence that there was
a call for the measure. Hard headed
legislators do not usually enact laws
upon sentimental grounds, or because
they read beautifully in l point type in
the volumes of the "aets and resolves
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

Pioneer Lodge, NJ II, Knights Of
Pythias Of Pittsfeld installed officers at
the regular meeting, tuesday evening
u D. G. c, II. +. Libby, assisted by II.
., Hunter As g Y. -, J. + Annis As
G NJ. at A. Abel Davis, Esq, as G.
Prelate, performed the installation Ger
emonies in a very impressive manner
The new officers are: c. C., II. ".
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
THE WHEEL IN MEXICO.
sweIIs Of Cactus Land Have Taken 60
the American bicycle with
Real Enthusiasm.

Down here In Mexico, where an era
of progressiveness seems to have set in.
the bicycle has become almost as pop-
ular as il is with US. In the larger cities
Of Mexico one sees all kinds of wheels
III the streets, used for pleasure and
various unitarian purposes, the. same
as here. There is one important differ
ence, however, in that practically no
Mexican women ride bicycles.
+ When a wheelwoman is encountered
n Mexico she is almost sure to be an
American. All citizens Of the United
States are called Americans in Mexico
as they are in Canada. 1t is considered
Slangy by many to use the term Yankee.
The reason Mexican women do not
ride bicycles is the moral wall that is
built around women in our sister repub-
lie. The senorita is guarded at all mo-
ments by her duenna. She is not al
Il wed to move one step unattended, and
her apparel is such as to hide her iden.
tity and to make ease of action or free
dom oflimbi impossible. Hence she does
not ride a horse, indulge in outdoor
sports or enjoy the ]recreations of girl:
CT more advanced nations, and, oil
course, the bicycle is beyond her reach
1t will take generations before the Mex.
lean girl is freed from her bonds.
There are no bicycle factories in Mex,
leo. The wheels used there are nearly
all of American make. The prominent
municipalities seen on our boulevards are
also on viewin Mexican cities. The ma.
chimes are sent across the border in
parts and assembled in Mexico, II be.
ing cheaper TO import the parts than
the finished bicycle, because of the dis.
crepancy in the Mexican tariff laws.
In the City of Mexico good wheeling
roads are plentiful, and cycling is the
popular pastime. There are several sue
cessful wheelmen's clubs there, the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18

in China in connection with all re-
ligious rites, are to be seen the most
gorgeous costumes. The Chinese ladies
spare no pains in arraying themselves
at such times, and arrive in their best
silks and s%atins, ornamented with many
pearls and much jewelry, often going
as far as wearing two sets of earrings
at one time. Their hair is wonderfully
dressed and heavily gummed, and dec
GRATED with all manner of gaudy arti-
fetal flowers; while their cheeks and
lips are p~rofusely colored with rouge.
The average height of a Chinese
woman is about four feet six inches,
but in their trousers and TUNES. which
are the most common articles of female
dress, they look even shorter. AS a
nation, they are extremely supersti-
tious, particularly the lower classes;
and men and women alike are much
given to gambling. 1t is nc uncommon
thing to see a woman burning joss
sticks and Offering up petitions and
prayers for good luck to attend her
gambling sp]ecUlatiOns to Flu ii, the
God of Earth, who is believed by the
lower classes to favor all gambling.
Before a Chinese mi is married,
she sends with great pomp and state to
her future home her entire trousseau,
which is packed in large boxes, the
keys of which she brings with her when
she comes, and on no account is the
bridegroom w supposed to be al
lowed to see what is contained in these
precious trunks until after the we'd
ding is over, when they are shown to
him with much pride and ceremony.
In a number of ways the Chinese diff
fer totally in custom from Europeans.
For instance, it is considered the great
est mark of distinction to remove ones
hat in company; and the greatest COM
pliment it is possible to pay a Chinese
man or mn is to tell them they
look older than they are. Again, no
Chinaman or wOman would, on any ac-
count. ever dream of eating off a white
cloth, looking upon it with great horror
and superstitious d~iStaste. much in the
same way as we would regard a wind
ing shee.
Another popularity of the lower
class of women is their slavish fear
andregardfor their mothers-in-law, who
take advantage of their position OF
being dependent on their daughters-in-
law, to whom they often behave most
cruelty, and whom the law places with
In their power. To their children the
Chinese are devoted, and to all
strangers, if kindly treated by them,
exceedingly faithful and pclite.-St.
FauI's.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
SELECTING SEED R
Every Single Ear shOuld BE Chosen
Solely on Account of It's Being
Near q standard.

My father practiced~ selecting his seed
corr at husking time. His first rule
was to choose the upper ear on a stalk
having two OF more good plump ears.
A few of the inner husks were left on
the ear 10 mark It for saving, when put
ting the corn in the crib. When all the
seed was collected, the ears were braid
ed into large bundles and hung up to
dry, out of the reach of mice or rats
The second rule of selection was mora
useful than the first. He chose only
tie ears set close TO the stalks, having a
short footstalk and a small or medium
sized shank at the erd of the cob. Such
ears husk easily, as the cob breaks close
TO the corn and the husks cling to the
footstalk and not to the ear when husk-
ing.
Following these directions we always
saved a large supply of seed corn, and
the type o: ears and corn and ear-set.
ting became noted and uniform. Many
hills Of corn having two stalks would
yield three ears each, and where there
were three or our stalks in a hill often
all but one of them had two ears each.
Prolific bearing was the rule. And this
was clearly produced by constant, per-
sistent selection following one line,
At the same time the ears were set close
to the stalks so that the weight Of grain
was balanced. Thus storms would not
so readily tangle and twist the crop,
or carry it down TO the ground.
I know of farmers to-day who have
been saving their seed on another line
for many years. They choose the long.
est ears to be found, without any regard
to the stalks or footstalks. The result
has been TO establish a type Of corn
with one long ear growing on a long
footstalk, attached TO the main stalk
low down, often close to the ground
so that when cutting the cory the foot.
stalk is cut and the ear is thus sepa.
rated from the stalk, and has to BE-
picked up and put in the stout. Anc
when the ears are not thus cut off they
hang down and drop to the ground and
become -watersoAked or rot by the tins
of husking. These long, dropping ear,
often bear down so heavily that tn,
stalks are carried to the ground early
in the season and cannot fully mature
the erop.-Country Gentleman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
How to wash China SILK.

Silk should be washed as rapidly as
possible. Examine the articles to be
washed, and if there are any parts es-
pecially sOiled clean with a little ben
zine or gasoline applied with a flannel
cloth. Then prepare a soapsuds Of
lukewarm water and plunge the gar
ments in it, sousing them up and down
and rubbing them thoroughly in this
sud. Rinse them into water a little
cooler. and then into a third water still
a little cooler, and so on until the final
rinsing water is perfectly cold, Do not
blue them. Wiring them as dry as
possible with a machine. Lay them in
sheets and heavy cloths. and roll them
as hard as you a in firm rolls. Put
them away for an hour, and at the end
of that time iron them ON the wrong
side.-N. Y. Ledger Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18

feet; do not scald the legs of any fowl
If possible to avoid it. After the feath-
ers are all off dip them in boiling water
for a few seconds and then Immediate
ly in ice water-this is what is called
Pumping. The next step is TO cool off
the fowl thoroughly; this can be hur-
ried by leaving them in the Ice wa -er
a little while, then hang up to dry. In
cold weather do not let them freeze.
Pack close IN the packages, using clean,
dry straw between the layers. Big cof-
fee boxes make the best for dry pack
ing, and barrels where ice is used. Put
very little ice between, but plenty on
top; cover with four or five thicknesses
of heavy burlap and nail the hoop on
over it tight. Be clean and neat with
your packages, sc they will open up
nice and present a good appearance;
this is one of the principal indueements
for a good price.-E. E. Page, in Ohio
Farmer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
L~oNG-DIsTANCE RAC1NN
Changes in Wheels Used by the DevO-
tees Of This yDOrt Have BceM
Quite Noticeable.

The tendency towards the long-diS-
lance racing among the devotees of
the sport is working some great
changes in the ideas of the racing men
with regard to what constitutes a pea
feet racing machine.
Three or four years ago the machine
which, was in greatest demand among
racing men was the one which had the
gTeatest rake" One well-known make
in particular was ridden by more riders
and was considered faster, easier to
handle and every way superior because
the designer of the machine was an ad.
vocate Of plenty of rake for the en-
tire machine, as well as considerable
curve in the front fork. At that time
the popular gear was from " to 80.
with a tendency toward the smaller.
The popular idea as to the correct posi-
ton OF the wheel was that the rider
should be considerably back of his
work, many of the best-known men go
ing to the extreme in this respect.
To the person who gives any atten-
ton TO these details nowadays il will
be very evident that the ideal machine
has undergone some great changes.
The big gear necessary for fast-paced
work at long distances has caused the
rider to shift his position to the ex-
IRENE front; the closer over the pedals
the better. With a view to getting
closer to the big machines upon which
depend everything in the long-distance
game the rider Of to-day is demanding
that the front forks of the machine
shall have no curve and as little rake
as possible. The forward position "a
the saddle necessitates an extreme for
ward curve TO the handle-bars. and
even with this many riders are finding
1t necessary TO have a forward extension
to the bar. Twenty-six-inch wheels for.
ward are also becoming a feature of the
ideal racing machine, for by their use
the rider is enabled to get low out II
the wind and at the same time it is
possible to shorten up the wheel base,
another point which is being consid-
cred more than ever in machines de.
signed for speed. The drop TO the
crank hanger is being carried to the
lowest extreme considered possible for
use on steeply-banked tracks of to-day,
not only because it brings the rider
closer to the ground but because the
weight of the rider is more evenly bal
anced.
A machine which has lately been con-
structed for McDaffee. the well-known
middle-distance champion. is consid-
cred an ideal machine by many riders,
and it will probably be in great demand
the coming season. 1t has 22-inch frame,
short head. WITH very little rake 70
head or forks. 26-inch wheel in front,
3H-inch drop to the hanger. 100 gear
and six-inch forward-extension to the
hanlle-bar. The wheel base is only 3s1;
inches. where a few years ago "A inche.
was considered about right for the av
erage machine.-Cleveland CyclingJGa
/ WRHHn -AH
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
zee WOMEN on CHINA.
Their Manners and Customs Diner
Widely from Those in Vogue
ia Our Country.

At the present moment, when it may
be said, without fear of contradiction,
that in the whole of the civilized world
there is no woman who is attracting
more universal attention and interest
than the dowager empress of China
lin favor of whom the emperor has re-
signed, and who is described as being
"a woman in her siXty-fourth year,
who has not yet lost her love of pow
cry, a few notes about the
and customs of Chinese ONE may
be of general interest.
Somehow il is difficult for us to credit
any Chinese woman with the love of
power when, for years we have been
accustomed to think of the female pop
ulation Of the celestial empire as be-
inC remarkable only for their tiny feet,
deformed from infancy by tight BAN
dages for the simple reason that in aft
er life the women may be easily de-
tanned as prisoners. But, although the
chief part of a Chinese lady's costume
may in our eyes be her shoes, embroid-
cred chiefly by her OWE hand and of
such small dimensions hat they would
only fit the infants of other nations,
there will remain q great deal of inter-
est in the other articles of her ward
robe, which consists of beautifully en-
broidered silk robes and satin TUNES,
lined in winter with the softest fur.
Even the peasant women wear orna,
mental garments, especially the bet.
ter-class ones, who affect bright-col,
ored TUNES, such as bright blue ones
worn over bright red trousers, or light
blue over pink trousers.
Perhaps at the theatrical perform
ances, which play so prominent a part
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
ALL AROUND THE FARM.

Plants, like animals, need food, and
Ike animals, do best on a balanced ra-
ton.
Alcohol in large quantities is used
n making smokeless powder. 1t is used
to kill, as it nearly always is.
We have raised So bushels of kair
corn to the acre, when alongside of 1t
in the same field We only raised 80
bushels of corn.
1t may be accepted as rue that
where corn is grown for the gram
each plant should have al opportunity
for its fullest development.
Experimental work thus fer con.
Quoted indicates that it makes but little
difference, so far as yield is concerned
whether corn is grown in drills or in
hills
The 100000. 900 people inhabiting the
United States, Canada, Europe and Aus
traiia annually consume the product of
252, OOO 900 acres of rye and wheat, be-
ing at the rate OF 90 of an acre per
capita.
We hear of soils wearing out. This
often means that the finest soil grains
have been dissolved in the process u
feeding the plants leaving the SON mass
with a coarser mechanical arrange.
menL which reduces its power to &c
tain moisture Western PIOwman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18

made at home or purchased for a small
amount; in either case a half yard of
goods is sufficient for the front and
back.
The back and side widths of the app on
are slightly gored to give it more shape,
but the front breadth is made very full
so that when gathered upon the yoke it
falls in folds not unlike those noticed in
empire effects.
Straps are made of the apron materi-
al finished upon the shoulders with
small bows of ribbon. The sash is also
of lawn trimmed only with two or three
rows of tucks above the hem. The skirt
of the apron has also groups of tuckp
around the foot.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18

Inventions of bicycle sundries are
apparently the most profitable channels
in which mechanical ingenuity can be
directed. All the really meritorious de-
vices on the markets for wheels and
wheelmen are selling well and return
fine dividends to their owners. And the
most remarkable feature of the case ia
the fact that these prove paying invest
ments from the start, and II o losing sys-
tenn of introducing them is necessary,
as in other businesses. One of tbs
most remarkable instances of this state
of affairs is the case of a popular saddle.
II was invented less than twoyears ago,
and has beer the market but a short
time. Yet this year theksales have al
ready reached $4,000, anG there are
more TO come. On this $4,000 the ia
yentor realized so cents apiece, or $40,-
600, a tidy little sum, which would be
considered a fortune by some people,
and does fairly well for an annual in
come on a bicycle sundry.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18

center large enough to get & fowls
head through.
Take the fowl, put the head through
the center hole, fold the cloth back
over the body, drawing the legs back,
and pull the drawstring tight around
the legs, as In Fig. 2. Leave a Loop in
the drawstring, and the fowl can be
hung in an empty nail key, or on a
fence, nail or anything convenient. By
following this plan you do not have the
blood of the fowl all spattered over
everything, and it looks more humane,
1t is better to put a hem around the
center hole, or it may tear by the
fowls struggles.
For market slaughter houseS. the
wooden funnel, as illustrated in Fig. 8
is an ideal holder. 1t Is made of four
pieces IL inches wide at top and four
inches at bottom, and IS inches lorg
and nailed together, as per Fig. 3, with
one edge overlapping and one meeting
the other. These can be arranged in a
series side by side, as many as desired
The size given will hold turkeys oil
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18

o prominent being the Mexican Club
young men.
The uniform of this club, worn on
state occasions, is the picturesque cos
tune of the Mexican yHquero, eNag-
gerated in elegance and color. 1t makes
an effective and striking picture, and
when the entire club turns ont SO at
tired a spectacular aspect is given to the
wheelmen which is novel and pleasing
to the onlooker. Otherwise the clothes
worn by Mexicans awheel are not par
ticularly attractive. Our golting trou-
sers and knickerDockers are seldom
seen. Long trousers, fastened with
straps or bits of string at the bottoms,
are the staples.
Several interesting tours in the vicin-
ity of the City of Mexico are available
iCr the cyclists. The most remarkable
of these Is the trip up the mountain, %
miles TO the monastery. the Oldest insti-
| tuition of the kind in Mexico. The road
is a steady climb, twisting in a snake
like course up the mountain and pass
ing through two old brigand villages.
One of these. San Lorenzo, was feared
and avoided by peaceful MeNicans in
days gone by. Travellers to the monas-
terry never went through it in those
times. but made q detour of many miles
to arrive at their destination safely.
The going to the monastery is hard
work, but the coming back is eXhilarat-
ing in the extreme. 1t is a coast all the
way home, and no brake exists that can
hold the wheel under perfect control.
With the ordinary lever brake the
arm would become paralyzed before the
! trip were half over. The Mexicans over
come this condition in a novel way.
They cut a small sapling, or a branch
Of a larger tree, and tying it to the seat
! post, use it as a drag. This impeachment
serves to hold the bicycle in check suffi-
GENTLY to enable the rider TO make the
| sharp turns without danger of plunging
over the steep banks. At that, the
| brake is often called into play.
Mexicans do not lack for good roads,
except in a few remote localities. The
merchants oG that country agree nat
the wheel will soon come into such gem
eral use there hat it will pay to manu-
lecture bicycles in Mexico in the near
future.-City of Mexico Letter. in ST.
| Louis Globe Democrat.
4 la ron t,,r.lg affurIs sfrb+ rnr,Jzr
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1899-02-18
Monnrrameh GIones.

The ~monogramed glove is the very
latest thing and, of course, it is worn
only by the extremists of fashion. To
make the m"onogramed gloves you get
a pair of plain kid gloves with as little
stitching upon the back as possible.
Black and white are tko best colors.
Now mark upon the back of the gloves
your monogram, or get it stamped
there. With silk the color of your
walking suit you low embroider the
monogram. After it is completed ii is
about as large as a silver quarter. You
will lind that it is very becoming to the
hand and the custom Of wearing the EN-.
~broidered glove viii grow upon you I'M
! til you will Waut no other.