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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-23

selflshness is disease for which sad
experience Is the remedy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

Can't be perfect health without pure blood.
Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood. Tones
and invigorates the whole system
tension: The bride was given away by her
father.
Plat: And it WAS the newspapers, believe,
that gave the Count away.
'Tisn't safe to be a day without Dir. Thomas
Eclectric Oil in the house. Never can tell what
moment an accident is going to happen.
There are more than 5000 laundries in
London
Street refuse in Italy is sold by public
auction.
only one remedy in the world that will at once
stop itchiness of the skin in any part of the
body; Doan's Ointment. At any drug store, 30
cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
The New Trusts and Their
Future.

That many of the recently organized
trusts will fail is reasonably certain. That
their collapse will cause great disturbance
in the business and financial world is more
than probable. But TO suppose that their
failure will put us back to the singlemil
system of production of even ten years ago
is absurd. The history of our great West
ern railroads will probably repeat itself. in
out oyercaptalized industrials. Most of
The present corporate trusts will probably
fall into receivers hands and be reorganiz-
ed Nearly all of the trusts of ten years
ago have been recognized. some, like the
cordage combination, more than once.
And yet in almost no instance have mills
once brought under one management been
separated. On the contrary, the re-
organizations often contain not only all of
the mills in the old trust, but many of the
new mills which have sprung up to com
pete with it. This reorganization. ANAL
gamation, and consolidation process is
going on continually. The reorganiza-
tons. however, are fewer in prosperous
than in hard times From "Trusts-The
Rush to Industrial Monopoly" in the
AmericaH Monthly Re7,jew IF ReVie7OS for
Iune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
Effective Farm Help.

Every spring at the beginning of farm
work an army of hoboes flock to the coun-
try claiming to be in search of work,
They remind US of the old English story
of two tramps who said they had walked
all over England trying to get work, but
hoping all the time they would be refused
Such help is worse than useless, yet it is
the kind that the farmer is apt to get who
puts off hiring help until he gets behind
hand with work, and then seeks the
cheapest farm help, that is, lowest price
per month that he can find Generally
these hoboes give themselves away by
asking in consideration of their low wages
that they be set only at the easiest jobs
They most always want to manage the
horses, as that they think involves little
labor Such men are dear even if they
work for nothing. The only help that
will do the farmer any good is help that
understands the business of farming, and
is not afraid to tackle any kind of work,
however hard and disagreeable it may be.
Such help is always gobbed up early in
the season, or kept on yearly contracts, so
as to be sure of them when hiring-out
time comes
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
Be Patient with the Old.

There is nothing more beautiful in this
world than to observe the tenderness of
some girls toward their aged relatives.
Dear grandmother cannot thread her
needle so easily as she used to, and is
sensitive on the subject, and does not like
to be too obviously helped, to have atten-
ton called to her failing eyesght, which
she so much regrets and does not like to
admit
There are two ways of meeting the diff
ficulty-Matie, kind hearted girl with
out much tact, will exclaim, "Oh, gran.
what perfect nonsense for you to fuss over
that needlel You know you cannot find
the hole where the thread should 90 in
your eyes are too old. Give me the thing;
I'll thread your needles" The intention
is most excellent, but the old lady is hurt
and stiles a sigh. She had young eyes
once, and she has the same independent
spirits till. Edith, in the same circum
stances, manages in another fashion She
simply threads the needle wanted at the
present time, and number more, and
leaves them in the needle book for grand
mamma. saying pleasantly at saves so
much time, dear, in these busy days TO
have ones needles all ready and waiting"
-HaYbeJ-'s ROH13X Tabif.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

suffered from catarrh of the worst kind and
never hoped for cure, but Elys Cream Balm
seems To do even that Oscar Ostrum, IS War
rem Ave, Chicago, III.
suffered from catarrh; it got so bad | could
not work | used Ely's Cream Balm and am en-
tirely well.-A. {. Clark, 3il Shawmut Ave, Bos-
ton Mass.
A Zoe. trial size or the soc size of Ely's Cream
Balm Will he mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely
Brothers, 66 Warren St, y. Y.
Poll: Aunt Sally seems wofully downcast
to- night.
Jennie: Yes, poor thing; she hasn't been
able to get her feelings hnrt at any time to-
day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
The Value of Fruit for Eating.

1t is doubtless true that we can get the
food to run the body usually cheaper in
something else besides fruit. But there is
another matter to consider. DR.. Jordan
said that as rule we eat too much dry
matter, that is, too condensed food, for
the good of our health. There is no doubt
about the truth of this statement Take
cake for example, in which we have the
sugar from the beet and the fat from the
milk, perhaps, etc, etc. Now in that
cake the nutrition is in an unnaturally
condensed form, and more or less injury
may be done to the person eating it II
he could have eaten the beets to get the
sugar, and the milk to get the fat. you see
the dry matter would not have been in
such condensed from. Now along this
line the fruit is valuable. 1t helps to dilute
the ration, so to speak. And it is palat-
able and cooling. We eat butter and
cheese and sugar, which are greatly con-
densed products. and eggs and meat that
give an excess of bloodforming material,
and fruits and vegetables are needed with
them, If we wish to enjoy perfect health,
as a rule. There is considerable danger
in eating too freely of condensed food.
think have heard my good friend, A.
l. Root, say that he had tired to see if he
could eat enough strawberries to hurt him,
but never succeeded think it an excel
lent plan to eat three or four quarts of
strawberries day for three or four weeks,
leaving off all pie, cake, buildings, ETC.,
and eating less meat, sugar, butter, etc.
Of course vegetables would answer pretty
well, but they are not as palatable as the
fruit, to many at least. Dr. Jordan said
that if he ever got the dyspepsia it would
come from having eaten something he did
not like, that his stomach rebelled against.
When a goodly part of my own diet is
fruit can eat safely all want, always,
partly because the fruit is SO palatable,
and partly because do not get too large
proportion of dry matter in my stomach.
When away from home at the Institutes |
buy fruit almost daily to eat, as l rarely
get enough at the hotels AT home we
always have an abundance in some form.
I, b. Terry, IN Rrattieai Farmer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
The Cost of Farm Land.

A good deal of the farm land which to-
day does not pay the owners on the invest
ment originally cost too much. Farm land
in many parts Of the country is too high,
out of all proportion to the cost of other
improved property in cities and towns.
Farms are often held high by the owners
because they were duped into paying too
much for them at the beginning, and they
consider times pretty poor and farming
going to the dogs il they cannot make
good interest on their poorly invested
capital
AS rule do not think it is possible
for farmer to make good living in farm
ing on land that he has paid higher than
$50 an acre. There are few exceptions to
this, where the land is we'll located near
large markets, and it is possible to get the
produce to the consumer direct. Often
such land is cheaper at $Ioo per acre than
much OF our farming land at $50 per acre,
situated many miles back from the cities.
When you hear or read of complaints
about farming does not pay, you will
generally find, if an itemized account is
given OF expenses and income, that the
land is put down at $75 or 500 per acre.
Without going any further, it is just as
well to say that the grumbler is not start
ing from the right premises He is either
vauing his land at fancy price, and ex.
poets to make interest at the rate of six
per cent on this ideal valuation. If he
paid that much for his farm land. and is
honest in his calculations. he is to be
pitied, because he probably got stuck in
purchasing the land.
l. order to make farming pay it is
necessary to reduce our valuation OF farm
land. How much is farm land worth
Merely what it will pay when refully and
properly farme d by an intelligent agrcul-
turist, and nothing more unless it is locat
ed where in the near future it will be valu-
able for building purposes. Now it is an
easy matter to figure out what land will
pay by ascertaining the cost of labor in
that region, fertilizers and transportation
rates to market, and the average prices
that have been paid for produce for five
years past. Pay for the land what it is
actually worth, and farming will be found
to pay. 1t is because so many have paid
fictitious prices for their farm land that
they cannot make a living is, over
and above the interest on the invested
capital, The plea made in some localities
that it is necessary for the good of the
place to keep the land up to a certain
figure is all nonsense. Sooner or later the
land will find its true value, or it will be
eaten up by the owners through inability
to pay for it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
DIAL. YOUTH.


Medical Discovery puts into a mans
veins. 1t gives him digestive power; it
turns his food into good nourishlng
blood: it enables the liver to keep that
blood pure and free from bilious polsons.
It fills him with muscular strength and
vitality. 1t makes him In the truest
sense young again, and keeps him so.
az am pretty we'll now for man of sixty
three years" says Mr.. John Larson OF Ashoy
Grant Co, MINI ~ had been very badly troub-
led for many years with dyspepsia. also nasal
catarrh. and got 30 bad and weak that could
not work
II could hardly eat anything without vomit-
ing had a pain IN the stomach and burning
sensation coming into the throat. ! took Or
Pierce's Golden Medal Discovery and Pleasant
Pellets, aud can truly say these medicines have
helped me wonderfully. ] commenced taxing
them in the fall and used them all winter. l
took fifteen bottles Of the Discovery and six
must say that both good honest medicines:
improved right along from the very Degin-
ming Just stopped taking medicine in the
latter part of May and then felt as well as ever
in my life. can eat all kinds Of food and 1t
dosent cause me any pain in my stomach now
il always did before took DR.. PIERCE med
icines / can cheerfully say to the public that
they need not hesitate in taking DIR. Pierce $
Golden Medical Discovery for dyspepsia IT
will eradicate and cure the disease II anything
will
If you are in poor health write to DR..
R " Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. 1t Will
cost you nothing whatever for his advice
although he is at the very head OF his
profession in the treatment OF obstinate
chronic diseases.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
GrasS-fed Figs

A few years ago. many writers on agri-
culture were enthusiastic over what they
supposed were the advantages OF keeping
ing so much less expensive than grain. be-
sides making better quality of pork. We
do not hear much about this cheapness of
grass fol pigs now. Considering their nu-
triton, grass and clover are far dearer
foods than grain. especially for the pig,
which has a smaller stomach in proportion
10 its size than any other domestic animal.
In this fact of its small stomach lies the
principal value of the hog as cheap pro-
ducer of meat. for it has more meat with
less waste matter than in any ruminant
animal. II we could obge the hog to eat
enough grass to maintain good condition,
that would enlarge the stomach beyond all
proportions for hog. and yet the animal
would be but half nourished. What feed
ing hogs on grass results in is seen in the
haf-wild hogs of the South, which are
gaunt and so feet that no negro thief in
search OF juicy pig can catch them. They
only iatten when nuts ripen in the fall
Nuts are about the most concentrated
nutriment that can be found. The pig
needs mainly concentrated food. What
else he requires is best fed to him 10
small quantities, clover in its season. But
the best food to aid digestion in pigs Is
beets. which even hogs that are highly fed
on corn or other grains will eat greedily.
Mangel wurtzel or some coarse growing
beets are usually recommended, but we
should advise growing sugar beets for this
use, and then not give the pigs all they eat
OF beets, lest they lessen their grain ration
too much. Hogs are so fond of beets
that If allowed all they will eat they will
surfeit themselves with food that is not
as nutritious as it should be for the own
ers' profit.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
Wood Ashes for Apple Trees.

In some tests at the New York Expert
mental station it was found that the foil
age was greatly improved in sections of
orchards treated with wood ashes and the
trees were free from scab. The color of
the fruit was also improved in some sea-
sons and with some varieties. but during
the seasons which favored the perfect
development of the fruit, the color was
not helped. Apparently the use of ashes
has tendency to hasten the perfect de-
velopment of the fruit. Some seasons
this ripening process was carried so far
where ashes were used that the apples did
not keep as well as on plats untreated -
.Amerifdn .dgrIcHGnytSt.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

Mr. +. Ketcham of Pike City, Cal,
says; During my brothers. late sick
ness from sciatic rheumatism, Chamber
lsin's Pain Balm was the only remedy
that gave him any relief" Many others
have testified to the prompt relief from
pain which this liniment affords. For
sale by Horatio w, Cushing, Skowhegan,
aud Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

Frank: "Some genius In Birmingham has
invented buttonless shirt" Billy: "Why
that's old. I've worn them ever since my wife
learned to ride bike ="
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
STATE OF MAINE
Treasurer S Office,

IrcaSurers Office,
Augusta, May To, $500.
Upon the following townships or tracts of
land not liable TO be taxed in any town, the
following assessments for county tax of 1900
were made by the County Commissioners Of
SOMERSET County, IN the goth day Of
March, 1909.
East part, No. ?, R. ), BPW kR, s2a 81
West part. mile strip, No. 2, r. 3,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

"Beg pardon, ma'am," said the Washing
those letters, M. c. after your name?'
Mothers Congress- sir" replied the ma
iestic matron who had just registered.
Mothers lose their dread for "that terrible
second summer when they have Or. Fowler'r
Extract of Wild Strawberry in the house. Ma
sort
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
STATE OF MAINE.
'reasurer's Office

Treasurer's Office.
Augusta, April 70, 1899.
Upon the following townships or tracts Of
land not liable to be taxed in any town, the
following assessments for the State tax of
1890 we're made by the Legislature on the
10th day of March, 1890.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01
Maine Central R,R,
Arrangements Of Train Effect

NOV. II, IHSS.
Trains leave Skowhegan as follows: $50 A.
NJ. for all points West also to Bangor. Vance
boro, st. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock, St.
John and Halifax-1.35 P. NJ. for Waterve
Oakland, North Arson, Lewiston. Augusta
Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland and Bos
ton, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft, Greenvle,
Bangor, Old Town, Pstten and Houlton via B.
& A. r. r. & Mattawam keag $40 P NJ.
(mix.d) for Waterville enabling passengers to
connect for Oakland and to take night Pull.
man fo' Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.00 A. M. mixed from Water.
vile, daily except Mondsys:-1o.4O A. NJ.
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, Winthrop,
Wsterville, Augusta and Bsngor;-6.l5 P. n
from all points
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. u. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

To Cure Cough in One Day
To Cure a 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. If it fails to cure, your money
will be refunded. II. w. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-01

Mas. WtHsLow'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, ssftena
the gums. allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoes. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
sold by Druggists in every part OF the world
Twenty five cents a bottle. BE sure and AK
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup" and
take no other kind. 1y38
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-27
alcoHPLEF5D ssoRraASD IN THREE
NONTEs.

Blsckvii!e, BsraVe:l Co Hca 80, 1899.
NJ. 7" H. Newce.:y, President Coluu bia
Business College. Coumbia. S.
M~ Dear Sir: |: sGoras me pleasure to
testify 10 lhs merits c. the Coiumaia>Rusiuess
College do no; hesitate TO say that have
received substantial ,as Sspe6cis! results.
cbeetia!ls recommend ); 10 sny person desir-
Gus CT sscolag cnsioess education Iuc-
ing ,nv course OF study 81 the college tbe,e
wss uni:orn. kird sad courteous treatment
a1d attention. Close ette2toa was given
the s.udects by tie Instructors 10 iosure ac-
curncy and thorcuahness IN their studies,
ard my progress WAS raEid. and presume,
efficient, as obtained situation as soon as
reached hone, and, SO far az l koow, am
giving satisfaction | completed my Short
hand course in three months do not think
the Columbi. Business College caa be e1celled
by any other in the State Ever Wishing
your college grand soccess. am
Your friend and old student,
(aiss) DAISY STOKES.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-27
No 3.
FERTILIZER RATE.
State Of South Carolina-Sumtel

County
Personally appeared before me, B.
P Kelley, magistrate for and IN
said county in said State, L. +.
Thomas who, on oath, says that on
the 28th day of November, 1895. at
the railroad commissioners office IN
Columbia in Ricniand county in said
State, W D Evans and j c VII
born, majority of the Board OF
Railroad Commissioners, against the
protest of Ii. R Thomas. the mloori
ty member of said board, did put in
force fertilizer rate based on errors
OF about 500, 600 dollars in the net
income of all the roads as shown on
pages III and 1876 report 1895, and
that the majority Of the board did
not know whether the Southern rail
road lost $93,lO7 28 or made $442,.
96l IS by the years operations as
shown on pages III and 1856 report
1895 And further that said W.D
EvaDs and j. G. Wilborn did enter
into trade with the railroads of the
State against which said 81. r.
Thomas protested as shown on page
so report 1896, where said W. D
Evans and j C Wilborn agreed to
raise rates on other commodities to
induce the rosds to work on illegal
fertilizer rate When the roads came
for their pay and asked for raise OF
rate under the trade OF agreement
said a R Thomas advocated re-
duction Of the cotton rate instead as
shown on pages 81 to 42 report 1897
Said W. D Evans and j. c Wllborn
voted against cotton reduction At
that time the net income of all the
roads was s2,23S $40 70 and the
price of cotton was aoou, 5 cents
In 1899 said W. D Evans and } G
Wlborn did reduce the rate on cot
ton when the ne: income Of ali the
roads was $2.162,7lS 04, aud the
price of cotton is I cents. And fur
.her that the fertilizer rate put in
force reduced the rate from the Co
iubia mills into the Piedmont section
rs per cent and from the Charleston
mills s per cent in the same section
The Charleston mi. fixed the price
all over the State This was an
illegal Discrimination in favor Of the
Columbia mills Of II per cent, about
Is cents ton on asout 20 900 tore,
eqaal to about $50 ,00o q year. The
fertilizer rate was made by Secretary
D P Duncan, who was the agent for
the Columbia mills aud who was the
beneficiary of his own set, supported
ioy eaid w B Evans and j g. vii
born Tae discrminssive and ii!ege!
fertilizer rate based on errors Of
abou, $500, 600 has rcbbed the peo-
pie Ia the Piedmont section clone
out OF some S2G0,G60 OF the one
commodity Of fertilizer since 1895.
Report 1895, pages III and ls6,
shows the impossible two iocomes
for nearly every road Il is imposs;
bic &c figure just rate IS the law
reqc!ces based or two incomes for
each road or On $500, COO erro,s.
Il P Thomas
swoTa to before me ,bis 18Th day
Of December, 1899
3 ? Kelley. Magistrate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-27
Wedgefeld, Dec 18, 1899.

Wedgefeld, Dec IS, 1899.
Hon N B McSweeney, Governor of
South Carolina
SIR: | forward you some ehidavits
and a letter which | wrote the Board
OF Railroad Commissioners last March
in regard to what / believe was a
misappropriatiou of public funds. to
which they made me party ny sign
ing my name to the report Of 1898
without my consent As they re
fused to answer a respectful letter
asking for information, in duty to
myself and the people whose servant
I was. send you several afidavits
as Is required in Sec %, Art " OF
the constitution of 1895. In the in
te7ess of the State. i beg you will
recommend toe Legislature to lpvestl
gate the fertilizer and cotton rates.
both Of which beie7c are illegal
ard against the pubic interest
Ii r Thomas
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-27

without authority or excuse, and |
beg to enquire about scme matters /
have been made to approve The
State is made to Pay for the porter
full time when the alliance exchange
has always paid half bis wages. Ia
1893 under Secretary Bartlett the
State paid porter s29. IN 1898 the
State paid for the came service $50.
In 1893 the State paid for stamps S29,
in 1898 Sal Two commissioners
attended the convention in Washing
ton and the State paid sloo expenses
You nave made me responsible and !
beg you will explain the above and
oblige, Yours truly.
81 p Thomas
Sumter Farmer" is State officer
especially charged with the duty of
protecting the interests of sumter's
citizens. The illegal cotton rate is
detrimental to the interest of every
citizen in that it destroys competi
tion and makes people victims Of a
railroad trust. No trust, is the dem
ocratic slogan for 1900, and yet the
South Carolina railroad commission
ers, contrary to law, through pure
ignorance, force railroad trust on
the people. and are commended by a
Sumter democratic law maker 1t is
"Sumter Farmers" duty to officially
find out>by what authority the Board
of Railroad Commissioners ignore
the law of the State to make a Just
rate for each road and instead fixes
the same rate for every road, to the
destruction of competition and to the
injury of the people. and how it cost
500 to 60 to Washington on free
passes, and thus protect the taxpay.
ers To assist him in bis duty |
make the following ehddavite and
forward to the governor through hir,
our representative
Fl E Thomas