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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19
October Publications.

| The Review of Reviews for October
contains the first complete account of
the remarkable Hearst architectural
competition for the University of Cal.
| ifornia, which came to amend September
| Z with the award of first prize OF
| S10,0 to the eminent French archi-
tect, E. Bernard, and OF four other prizes
amounting to An equal sum to American
competitors. The article in the Re-
view. which was written by Mr.. H. s.
Allen, OF San Francisco, Is illustrated
with perspective views of the prize
plans, q portrait of Mrs. Phebe Hearst,
whose munifcence made the competi
ton possible, and portraits of the dis
| tinguished architects who served on the
jury of award.
The October number Of the Atlantic
Monthly contains the following articles {:
Recent Changes 10 Secondary Educa-
| ton, Chas. w. Eliot; The United States
and Rome, H. d. Sedgwick, Jr; Qua.
train, Albert Phelps; Language as In
terpreter of Life, Benjamin Ide Wheel
err; TO Have and to Hold, XIX.,XXlI.,
Mary Johnston; The Novels Of George
Meredith, Paul Elmer More; Letting
In the Light, Jacob A. Riis; His Letter,
Martha Gilbert Dickinson; Through
Old. Rose Glasses, Mary Tracy Earle !;
The Road to England, Thos. Wentworth
Higginson The Flaw in our Democracy,
j. N. Larned; An Old Virginia Cores
pondence The Louisiana In Its World
Aspect, Chas. M. Harvey; The Apoth
costs Of Pitt Jean, Helen Choate Prince !;
The Autobiography OF Mrs. Oliphant,
Harriet Waters Preston; A Century of
Indian Epigrams.
The special fashion number of Har,
per's Bazaar, published October 9TH,
contains a comprehensive and authoH
tative presentation of autumn and win
| ter fashions The number Is elaborate
ly illustrated, and gives full descriptions
OF the reception gowns, outing costumes
capes, wraps, house gowns, and negligee
costumes which will be worn during
the coming autumn and winter. The
| large number OF new and original fash
ion hints make this issue invaluable to
| every woman.
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Rough ON the Reporter.

The late Sir John Macdonald once
gave orders to the leading Ottawa pa
per that his speeches were always to
be reported verbatim. as he prided
himself on the perfection Of his ex'
tempore style. But on one occasion,
when he spoke after dining generous
ly. the reporters notes turned out 80
incoherent that the editor took fright
and sent the young man to get Sir
Johns own revision Of his remarks.
That statesman gravely corrected the
reporters literal transcript Of what he
had said and as gravely said to him on
taking leave: Young man. let me give
you piece of advice. Of which | fear
you stand in need. Never touch liquor.
San francisco Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19
AN UNEVEN HAY CROP.
Shorter Tonnage Than Usual and q
Rank Growth of Weeds.

Shorter Tonnage Than Usual and q
Rank Growth of Weeds.
The hay crop is outlined as 'unusu-
ally irregular and uneven" by the
American Agriculturist, which says Of
the general conditions The range Is
from almost complete failure to mag
nificent luxuriance. and when the view
Is narrowed to take In state conditions
only the range Is almost as great. Not
only Is there great disparity in state
conditions. but within the state the
same irregularlty exists. 1t is thus
difficult to summarize the condition for
the whole field. but the careful returns
of our country correspondents furnish
abundant basis for the claim that the
hay crop this year will be small in
comparison with the abundant product
of last year.
East of the Alleghanies and in the
south the long spring drought came at
time when its full effect was appar-
ent In the grass crop. Not only was
the crop cut short, but on material
areas no attempt was made to cut any
hay, cattle being pastured on meadows
In the absence of any nourishment on
regular pasture areas. In New Eng
land the crop locally runs from one
fourth to one-half a crop. In New
York and Pennsylvania only three
fourths of a crop is In sight. With
ouch q sttua finp I'm fboca ypporfa NJ ba W
districts 1t naturally follows that the
general average of condition for the
whole crop Is low.
West of the Alleghanies the season
has presented radically different condi-
lions, Instead Of drought the whole
spring and summer have been marked
by a great excess of rainfall and not
looking beyond the bare records of pre-
cipitation the public has been convinc-
ed that the grass of the west would
make good any deficiencies in the east.
But such Is not assured. Instead of q
great hay crop as result of the unu-
sual rainfall in the central valleys, the
crop Is inferior to last year for the belt
as a whole. and in many localities it is
decidedly smaller than the average for
a series Of years.
While the partial failure in the east is
the result OF the drought entirely, the
uneven crop of the west is due to a
cause which is apt to be more lasting
and farreaching. The severe winter
weather which so nearly destroyed the
winter wheat crop over large district
left heavy mark on the meadows as
we'll Glover suffered to an extent al
most beyond precedent, and meadows
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19

On the 10th of December, 1896. Rev.
s. A. Donahoe, pastor M. E. Church.
South, PIT. Pleasant, w. Va, contracted
a severe cold which was attended from
the beginning by violent coughing. He
says: "After resorting to number Of
so.called specifics, usually kept In the
house, TO no purpose, purchased bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which acted like charm. | most cheer
fully recommend 1t to the public" For
sale by Fl. w. Gushing, Skowhegan, and
Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
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were left In such shape In many sec-
tons that the pillow was the only RENE
dy. On this account there was larger
area Of grass land put to corn than for
many years. and much Of what was
spared will another year be plowed.
The crop promise of the west Is NJ
up to the usual standard. Not only will
there be a shortage In tonnage. but the
usual rankness in weed growth this
year will lower the quality of the crop.
In portions of Ohio. Indiana and Hi
nois the complaint of white top
greater than ever before, and this pest
will necessitate further blowing up Of
grass land.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19
Maine Central R. R.
A
Arrangements Of TrslnEnect

TT Inns leave skowhegan as follows: $40 A
N. for all points West also to Bangor. Vance
boro, St. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock, st
John and Halifax-1.a5 P. NJ. for waterville
Oakland, North Arson, lewiston. Augusta
Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland and Bos
ton, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft, Greenyille
Bangor, Old Town, Patten and Houlton via
& A. r. R. q Mattawamk eag 500 P. N
(mixtd) for Waterville enabling pAssenge I,
connect for Oakland and to take night Pull
man for Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-700 A. N. mixed from Waite,
Vile, daily except Mondays:-l030 A. M
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, Winthrop
Waterville, Augusta and Bangor;-6.loP. n
from all points.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. q. BOOTHBY, General Pas'r Agent
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The Best People: 1t Is easy enough to get
e best people to attend the primaries. II we
only go the right way about 1t. We have only
to hold the primaries at Ave o'clock. serve tea,
and keep every body else away.
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 NoTo-
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or u. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago.or New York
Too late to cure q cold after consumption has
fastened It's deadly grip on the lungs. Take
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup while there is
time
Bride Throwing her arms about the BRIDE
groom's neck): "you are my prisoner for life"
Bridegroom: Its not imprisonment for life,
love It's capital punishment"
Dyspepsia bane Of human existence. Burdock
Blood Bitters cures it, promptly, permanent
ly. Regulates and tones the stomach.
Don't abuse the rabbit for timidity think OF
the times yoa are robbed and imposed ON
when little courage would have saved you.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19

tFlag stations; At which trains will atop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
iwill not stop except to leave take Freight
mixed train between North Arson and Bling ham
ehixsd Train and does hot connect with Maine
Central trains
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field (And Electric Cars to and from Skowhe.
GAM
At Arson 70, Sswyer's Mills, (Starks).
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Binghsa
tor Forks, Moose River. Mayfeld, Kingsbury
and Abbott.
W. M. AYRR SuPf.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19

Geo. w. Patten, a prominent farmer
in the west part of the town, is wide
awake man and believes in making a
study of the things which he observes
Oh his farm and which many would not
give a passing thought. During the
summer when the potato bug pests
were getting in some of their best work
on his potatoes he noticed that sudden
ly some insect was making havoc among
them. lie succeeded in capturing a
specimen of the insect and sent it to
the state Board of Agriculture. The
etomologist of the board, Prof. F. L..
Harvey, of Orono, has this to say in
regard to the insect. 1.-THE specimens
you sent for Identification which were
received from Mr.. Geo. w. Patten of
West Pittsfeld are the Cheat Tree-bug,
Podisus cynicus. 1t belongs to the
Order Hemiptera Half winged insects J
This species feeds uually upon the sap
of apple, oak and other trees, but is
sometimes carnivorous, sticking it's
ueak into other insects and sucking the
soft part out of them. The habit of
suckiI juices out of the slugs of pota-
to beetles reported by Mr.. Patten was
recorded in the year book of the U. s..
Department of Agriculture, 1875, p.
11s, where the species is figured some.
what enlarged. We have not taken
this species in Maine and are glad to
welcome 1t. We feel sure that Maine
would be good State for all the Great
Tree-bugs with such habits to migrate
to, as there would be no lack of food
supply" says the Pittsfeld Advertiser
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DROPPED DEAD.

The man with heart trouble never
knows when his time may come. When
he leaves home for work he may never
return alive. He may drop dead on the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19

The following bills of cost were allowed at
the March adjourned term OF the County Com
missioners Court, 1899.
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To Cure Nervousness in One Week
To Cure Constipation in One Week
To Cure Indigestion in One Week
To Purify the Blood in One Week
Take Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea,
25c. If it fails to cure, we will cheerfully
refund your money. Trial size free
Fred II Wing, Druggist, 46 Water Street.
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Railway,


Effective Monday October 2, 80
land with Maine Central Rs lroad Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Watervills
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath Skowhegap and Ban.
gor.
ror Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Waterville,
Augusta, SkowhegAn and Bangor
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19
How Are Your Kidneysf
DR. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills So.
pie free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or N.

free %ad CO.. cSiossO
crank Is often a man who refuses to loan
money to dead beat who has no expectation
OF paying back.
Is 1t burnp Use DR.. Thomas Eclectrc Oil.
A cut? Use Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. Al
your druggists.
The Carpet Knight Yes, Miss vitriol,
have smelled powder.
Miss vi,rioi: Indeed Infant or faoef
To Cure Constip patton Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or CSC.
II c. c. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
There are two kinds Of fools In his world for
whom there is no earthly hope OF wisdom. One
is afraid of nothing and the other is afraid OF
everything.
@URE rheumatism oy taking
~ Hoods Sarsaparilla, which by neu-
Trailing the acid in the blood perma-
nently relieves aches and PAINS.
No Joke: WED like to have some football
jokes" said the editor. "Sorry," replied the
amateur humorist. But you know. I'm play
ing the game myself"
can't be cured mistake to suffer day longer
than you can help. Doan's Ointment brings
instant relief and permanent relief and perma-
nent cure. At any drug store, 80 cents.
Wisdom is an excellent thing in Its place
but its place Is not in loveletter IL you would
make 1t interesting.
For Over Fifty Years.
MRS. WIrsLow'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. Ave cents Q bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. ly38
Suspicious Resemblance Here's
q note from me father to excuse me for no,
comm yesterday" Teacher: "Your father
writes and spells too much like you, Johnny
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a 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, l0c, Csc, SOC.
At the Cake Walk.-Committee "Mlstah
White, doan yo' know it's polite to hab yo
ovahcost on 20 arm?" Mr.. White: Eyes, but
at place lake dis it's safer to hab yo arm on
yo' obercoat."
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Candid-Mrs Henpecker: ~ must tell you,
Mr. Blunt, that II you marry my daughter you
will find she has = temper OF her own" Mr.
Blunt: az don't mind that, madam, SO long ss
she hasn't any Of yours"
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State VS. Liquors. ....... 5000
Ruahev hafora0 A priaat A ~
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17
STATE HOMEOPATHIC SOCIETY
Annual Meeting Held mt Grace Hospital
Yesterday.

The forty-ninth annual meeting of the
Connecticut Homeopathic Medical soci-
ETY. was held at the Grace hospital yes
terday. About seventy delegates at
| tended.
The routine business was taken up at
the morning session and reports of the
| auditing, examining and medical legisa-
| ton committees read and accepted.
| Propositions for membership were re-
ceived from Drs. j. w, Jewett of this
city, a graduate Of the New York uni
versity f. w. Dewitt of Deep River, a
graduate Of the Cleveland (Ohio) Medi-
cal college, and Walter ]. Robbins of
this city, who was graduated from the
Hahneman College of Medicine in Phil
adelphia, and who is now house surgeon
at the Grace hospital.
The delegates from the Massachusetts
Homeopathic society, Drs. Wood of
Holyoke and Currier of Somerville, were
introduced. and the Connecticut dele
gates to meetings of other societies re-
ported of their visits. The next semi
annual meeting, which takes place in
October, will be held at Meriden and
next years annual meeting will be held
at Hartford. Officers for the ensuing
year chosen were: President, Dr. Ed
win S. Smith, Bridgeport; vice presi
dent DR.. Adelaide Lambert, New Ha-
ven; treasurer, DR.. e. j. Walker, also of
this city. and secretary, Dr. Hills Cole,
Hartford
The report Of the retiring board of CEN
sors, consisting of Amos j. Givens, M.
D.. Stamford; ]. H. Allen, M. d., Nor
wich, Adelaide Lambert, M. D., New
Haven; Theodore st. John, M. D.,
Thomaston, and C. e. Stark, NJ. D.,
Norwich, closed the business of the ses-
sion.
President Vishnos address was fol-
lowed by adjournment for dinner.
The dinner was attended by about
seventy-five people and was given by
the Grace Hospital society. The menu
was an excellent one and enjoyed by ALL
At it's conclusion General e. S. Greeley
made a short address, in which he well
coined the doctors to the city and the
hospital Dr. E. J, Walker of this city
made short statistical report of the
work done at Grace hospital last year.
Number of cases treated, &c., patients
discharged as cured, 261 discharged as
improved, 26; not improved, 16; died. 27;
remaining a present, n.
The percentage Of death rate was II.
There. have been 104 operations and not
a single fatality. DR. George G.. Shell
ton, professor Of materio-medico in the
New York Homeopathic callege and
hospital, made an address on medical
education with reference to homeopathy
in particular. He paid warm tribute
to Ex-Governor Flower of New York, re-
Gently deceased, for his generosity to-
ward the above hospital and homeopa-
thy in general.
The report of the committee on legis-
latiou was to the effect that an effort
is being made to have another state in
sane asylum erected either in Norwich
or Norwalk.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17
RUBBER COMPANr,s MEE1ING.
Trcasurer's Report Shows Increased
Earnings for the Past Year

l
Earnings for the Past Year.
| New Brunswick, May 16.--The annual
| meeting Of the United States Rubber
company was held here to-day. Presi-
dent Frederick M. Shepard said in his
report that the operations Of the past
year had been the most important since
the organization of the company. The
report of the treasurer, Charles r.
| Flint showed the profits from operating
plants and dividends in investments to
be $2,519, 231.32, and the net income from
commissions on sales of goods $685.
1896.
Deductlng the four per cent. divi-
dends for the year up to the July divi-
dend of this year, the surplus amounts
to $S23, 522,96. This is against a surplus
of $l0S SO for the year ending on
March 81, 1898. The manufacturing
companies in which the United States
company has investments earned for the
year in excess of dividends paid S438-
S71.39. The undivided earnings in the
treasures of such companies amount to
$2,4SS,364 SO.
The following We're elected to the
board of directors: Samuel p. Colt,
Providence; E. S. Converse, Boston; H.
Il. Converse, Boston; Charles r. Flint,
New York; James B. Ford, New York;
]. Howard Ford New York; Robert M.
Galloway, New York; Henry L. Hotch-
kiss, New Haven Charles l.. Johnson,
New Haven; M. C. Martin New Bruins
wick; Frederick M. Shepard. East Or
a.
York; John D. Vermuele, New York;
George E. Weed, New York Samuel N.
Williams, Williamsport, Pa; Lester Lee
land. Boston, and Frederick c. Sayles,
Providence.
A number of the directors accom-
panied Treasurer Flint back to New
York on his yacht NADIA.
President Shepard in his statement to
the stockholders said that the relations
between the company in its manufac-
turing department 5 and with its custom
ers had been most harmonious and
friendly. He added that "the company
has secured from some of the claims re-
ferred to in the last annual report as be-
ing in process of settlement, securities
at market value amounting to $3S4405,
which will be included in the statement
when all matters are fully adjusted. The
physical condition of the factory
properties has been kept good and the
cost charged in expense accounts" The
manufacturing companies, ir which the
United States Rubber company has in
vestments, earned $43S,S7l, as compared
with 1854 JAP last year; and the undivid-
ed earnings in the treasures of such
companies are now $24SS,364, showing
an increase of $4SS,S71 over the previous
year.
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Wornen's Silk w aists,

We are ardent believers in
constant Improvement. These
Silk Waists illustrate the idea.
They are better in every way
than have ever before been
offered at equal prices Wo-
men who buy this week, will
be luckier than those who
bought last week. The spirit
of progress is ever active here
and the store grows nearer
and nearer to your ideal. It's
worth your while to come
every day. $500 each.
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Committee on Railroads and
Bridges.

The Committee ON Railroads and Bridges
will meet in rooms 10 and III, City Hall
Thursday, May 18th, 1899, at p. M. wien
the following matters will be considered ;-
Petition Of the Fair Haven and Westvill6s
Railroad Company for the location OF double
tracks in Whitney avenue. s
Petition of the Fair Haven and WeStviile5
Railroad Company for permission to- extend
Its tracks In Derby avenue to the line Of thAS
town of Orange
Persons interested in the foregoing are no.
titled to attend and be heard thereon With
out further notice. Per order,
HENRY DONOVAN, Chairman
Attest: JAMES b. MARTIN,
my16 3t Assistant City Clerk, @
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17

Perkins (facetiousy)-Tha is a pic
ture of my wife's first husband
Smith-Heavens! What a brainless
looking asst But ] didn't know your
wife was married before she met you.
Perkins (dryly)-She wasn't. That
is picture of myself at the age of
twenty.-Judge.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17

Auction sale, commencing Monday,
May Is, 1899, at a. m. Smedley Bros.
& Co, will sell at auction 100 lots of
furniture, pianos, organs, etc, at their
storehouse, No. III Brewery st. Sale
will continue each day until all are dis
posed of. R. B. MALLORY,
a12 tt Auctioneer.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17
Percales.

Measure the merits of our Wash
Goods stock by the display of psrcales
The collection is prodigal. The piles
Of percales are palpable evidences that
our exertions were effective eighty
styles. including solid colors. best grade
l21a cents.
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If the Baby is Cutting Teeth.

Be sure and use that old and well.tried rem.
edy, Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup, for
children teethlng 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy for diar.
rhoea. Twenty five cents a bottle
dill MWF&w 1y
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17
Scotch Ginghans.

Decided novelties. heavily corded
lavshly and queerly tufted. They win
friends instantly. The present show
represents twenty three distinct designs
and colors, excellent value at 80 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17
Nav 18th 1904 ~

District of New Haven, IS. Probate Court,
May 18th, 1899
ESTATE of RALPH T. HUBBARD, late Of
New Haven, in said District. deceased
Theodore f. Lamb of New Haven having
made written application praying that adj
ministra lion of said estate may be granted,
as by said application file in this Court
more fully appears, 1t is
ORDERED That said application be
heard and determined at n Court Of Probate
to be held at New Haven, IN said District,
on the 22d day of May 1899, at ten O'clock
in the forenoon, and that public notice Of
the tendency of said application, and of the
time and place of the hearing thereon, be
given to all parties interested in said estat,,
by publishing this order three times In q
newspaper having circulation In said Dis
trict BY order Of Court,
my16 st ALBERT +. WELLNS, CLERK.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-17
EXTRAORDINARY.

PEOPLE who formerly used ordinary Tar
Paper for roofing are now using the extra
ordinary "Neponset." Straight / cent n
foot including Nails and Tins for ''Nepon-
set. roofing paper easier to care for
and more durable and satisfactory than
any of its predecessors.
LINSLHY & LIGHTBOURN,
my12 II 33 and 30 broadway.