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The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Orchard MaulIring.

Orchards draw more heavily on the soil
than is commonly supposed. A fair crop
of apples for example, demands each year
about 60 pounds of nitrogen, IS ounds of
potash, and 20 pounds OF phosphoric acid
per acre. Fair crops Of wheat or corn re.
move as much or more nitrogen and phos-
pilates, but considerably less potash. In
fact potash is the important ingredient in
fruit culture. 1t effects the transference
of starchy matters and builds up the pu ply
substance of fruit; also, is the essential
agent in fixing both flavor and color.
Farmyard manures are unsafe on or
chards, unless fortified with potash be-
cause, the large relative quantity of highly
available nitrogen is apt to promote the
growth of wood beyond the ability of the
mineral fertilizers TO properly mature. An
excess of nitrogen also tends to produce
leaf buds rather than fruit buds. The
mineral fertilizers mayl be applied to or
chards by simply broad-casitng; ia very
rolling country, it is best to work in the
soil if washing rains are common. Once
incor yerated with the soil there is little
danger of loss through drainage.
moderate application of fertilizers is
500 pounds per acre OF a mixture contain
ing 9 per cent of potash. If grass is
grown, feed much more literally 1t is
questionaby practice to grow grass in or
chards. but if it must be done, keep clip
ed, or pastured, close until the fruit is fully
set; after which, the free use of water by
the grass may assist in maturing not only
the fruit and new wood but also forward
the formation OF fruit buds K. GARwooD.
LII l[niHe k0tN1er
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Care of Orchards.

In many parts of the State the apple is
so well suited TO the climate and soil tina,
orchards will exist and bear partial crops
of f irly good frui, even if they a utterly
neglected To grow an abundance Of
smooth fruit of good quality should be the
aim OF each oTchardist. whether be have
one tree or thousand Prof. Munson's
bulletin on the care of orchards will be
carefully read by all interested 10 apple
growing. 1t gives concise directions for
renovating old orchards and tor the care Of
newly set trees. The photographs show
ing two orchards situated side by side,
one cultivated, the other neglected, are
instructive object lessons.
This Bulletin (No 4o) will be sent free
TO all who apply 10 the Agricultural Ex
pertinent Station, Orono, Me. In writing
please mention this paper.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Where a mulch is not used on straw
berries and especially if the land has
not been properly treated the first year,
it sometimes becomes necessary to work
the ground in the spring in order to
keep it free from weeds In this case
the Michigan station advises that the
cultivation should be given rs early as
possible and should not be kept up aft
er the plants are in blossom. Where the
hill plants have not been mulched there
will be even greater necessity for spring
cultivation. Some growers dispense en-
tirely with the mulch. but even though
it is not used in the fall, the best fruit
will only be secured when the plants
are mulched. and if they are not mulch
ed in the winter it should be applied in
the spring before the fruit has set. 1t
will not only keep the berries clean. but
it will be of great value in conserving
moisture if the season is dry. Many
growers who mulch in the fall find it
advisable to cultivate their plants. how
ever, in the spring, and to do this the
mulch must be taken off and again re
placed after the cultivation has been
given. By throwing four or five rows
together it can he done with little labor.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
How to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on healthy
condition of the vital organs. If the
liver is inactive you have bilious at
tack; if your stomach is disordered you
have dyspeptic look; if your kidneys
are affected you have pinched look
Secure good health and You Will surely
have good looks. Electric Bitters is q
good Alternative and tonic. Acts directly
on the stomach, liver and kidneys, pu-
rifles the blood, cures pimples, blotches
and boils and gives good complexion.
Every bottle guaranteed. sold
G. w. Folsom's Drug Store.
so cents per bottle
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09


of using the house cellar, as no odor or
dampness will arise, not even as much
as from the potato bin Never peel the
dark grown rhubarb for table use, as
it grows so crisp and tender that there
is no necessity for it, and by so doing
one loses much of the flavor and rare
coloring of the sauce or other relishes.
Set the roots closely together, leaving
occasional narrow passageways for con-
vienence in gathering The roots may
be dug out at any time and may be set
in the cellar as late as the middle of
February. They will stand from four to
six weeks of heavy forcing after begin
ming to pull, depending on the vigor of
the roots. When the stalks begin to
grow weak or spindling the roots should
be removed from the cellar, piled up
with sufficient covering to prevent too
much freezing and thawing, and left
until the season will permit of trans
planting They can then be divided
with a spade into three or four parts
and reset in rich ground four to five
feet apart, each way. where, with thor
ough culture and plenty of manure,
they should be left to make root, and
they will be ready for forcing again in
from two to three years. The rhubarb
from these roots should not be gathered
in summer. Merely pull out the seed
stalks and let all the tops go back on to
the ground.
In regard to making a "eellar' for
this purpose. the writer presents the ac-
companying illustration and explana.
ton: The cellar is II by 30 feet and
holds between 500 and 900 plants, set
either side about five feet wide with a
passageway of about two feet in the
center running the entire length. The
ground was exca 9ated about two feet in
depth and boarded up about a foot
above the ground. The roof is of sutfi-
cient pitch to shed water, giving n
height to the cellar of three feet at sides
and about seven feet in center. The roof
is of boards running lengthwise and COW
cred eight inches with manure. The
entrance is at one end of the cellar
through an outer door leading into an
entry way about q by IL feet for the
storage of wood, etc. An inner door
leads into the main cellar, entirely ex
Guiding light and frost. A small box
stove is used for heating, setting back
about one-third the distance through
the cellar The pipe extends back to a
fue at the rear end When sufficient
manure is at hand to cover the cellar to
a dpDtl of = inches or two feet little
other heat will be required.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

lettered thus A, 2 by 4; B, 316 feet
long; c, "a rod hinge; D, ? by 4 E, l
by 4 ; f. by /.
MY marker marks five rows. The
runners are BE feet long, made of by
s plank. with 2 by 4 crosspieces, notch
ed in runners and spiked. The hinges
are made by boring hole through the
2 by 4 crosspieces and then putting a
three eighths rod through them. The
tongue pieces can be put on to suit for
sleigh or wagon tongue, If the out
side runners do not make plain mark,
| spike block of wood on them for a
weight Farmers should make these
things when they can get time, and not
walt till spring work liz rushing them
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Dlckenn' Chnrnctern.

Dickens simply reveled in Mr.. Peck
sniff and in what is perhaps his great
est creation, Mrs. Camp That admir-
able lady is worthy Of the creator Of
Dame Quickly, so mastery, so large is
the handling, so flowing in her contour.
for Sairey in her way has IAN outline
which Mr. Mantalini desiderated in a
person of quality Near her. but not
actually on her level is the friendly
Mr. Swiveler, whose Marchioness ex-
hibits right pathos. which does not har-
row, being bathed in humor Mr. Swiv-
eller no doubt is a raft and would have
been proud of the title, but raft of
delicacy with the kindest heart. and
in tho matter of poetry he finds in it all
the consolation and counsel which, in
Mr. Matthew Arnold's opinion make
poetry an eligible substitute for re-
ligion.
One thinks of those enchanted char
acters down to Miss Walckes and
Quilp's boy with an inexpressihle affec
tion Our hearts are simply peopled
with those creations which gathered
round Dickens when he wrote like
amiable spirits summoned by one sweep
of a magician $ wand. Could there be
WEAKNESS in the brain which dubbed
up. as it were, with these creatures Of
delight-with Mrs. Todgers and Bailey,
Jr., the Mantalinis, and Betsey Prig,
and Hannibal Chollop, and the Literary
Ladies, and Jefferson Brick Andrew
Lang in Fortnightly Review
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Rev. f. Edwards, pastor Of the Eng.
lish Baptist Church at Minersville, Pa.
when suffering with rheumatism, was
advised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm
He says: IA few applications of this
liniment proved of great service to me-
Ii subdued the Inflammation and reliev.
ed the pain. Should any sufferer profit
by giving Pain Balm trial IT. will please
me-" For sale by II. w. Cushing
Skowhegan, and Sullivan Newton
Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

advertising don't pay.n some people
say, yet the most successful firms are al
ways the largest advertisers. There is a
way OF advertising that don't pay and it is
TO place an ad in paper because ii has a
cheaper rate than some others. Judicious
advertising always pays. and that paper is
the cheapest which brings the best results
no matter what its rate may be.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
A Homemade Level.

The cut from The Farm Journal
shows an easy way to decide whether
the bottom of "A ditch is level or inclined
without getting down into it with
straightedge and spirit level
Nail long and short board at exact
ly right angles and have the edge of
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

@'Flag stations; at which trains will stop
signal or notice to Conductor.
tWill not stop except to leave or take Freight
mixed train between North Arson and Bink ham
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer and Smiln'
field land Electri, 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 BiRghAn
tor Forks, Moose River. Msyfeld, KingsbuH
and Abbott.
w. M. AVER SUPT
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
EAdR%N '.5
SGsaa7FcHH2BgN
CELLAR GARDENING

Spark Grown" Rhubarb "A Promising
and Little known Industry.
A new departure with rhubarb, or at
least one not generally known or prac-
ticed, is forcing it in dark cellar A
writer who has been giving a detailed
account of the process in The Rural
New Yorker says: Do not be afraid tc
use "A cellar with cement or other hard
floor, only supply loose earth enough to
fill up all spaces underneath and be-
tween the roots. Being closely trimmed,
the roots will not grow to any extent
during the forcing season. Have no fear
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

StIlDdilG HllSVi
Il was suffering with what the doctors called
chronic indigestion, torpid liver. and vertigo. ;"
writes Mrs Martha f. Barham of Neville
Prince George Co, Va. The doctor did me
no good Ny symptoms were giddiness III
the head pains in the chest and an uneasy
feeling all over. | also suffered with female
weakness
was all rundown and could not do any
work at all without suffering from nervous at
tacks wrote to DR. r V Pierce of Buffalo,
y y for advice. He advised to use DR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Pre-
scriptlon did so. and used FIVE bottles of
each and | cannot express the benefit have
received from these medicines | gained in
health and strength When commenced to
use the medicines | weighed only ia pounds
now l weigh I4o pounds. I thank God and
DR. Pierce for my recovery My husband and
friends all thought would die but to-day am
a well woman.
The wonderful effects of this great Dis
covery are genuine and permanent they
are not due to any false or alcoholic stimu-
lus for it contains no alcohol Real sub
stantial healthy musuclar strength is built
up; the stomach and liver are toned; the
blood is purified and vitalized; the nerves
are steaded; the entire constitution is re-
juvenated and renewed.
In case of constipation. there is nothing
quite so effective as DIR. Pierces Pleasant
Pellets. They act comfortably though
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but nothing else is like them.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

same height. After this it made a
growth of, perhaps, six inches when
frost occurred. The tassels began to
shed their pollen upon the silks of three
sets, the uppermost of which was 0 feet
above the soil The lowest set was eight
feet above the soil There were nine
whorls of aerial roots, eight of which
are shown in the cut the highest being
four feet above the soil. The longest
leaves were five feet in length and four
inches in width.
We have raised this variety of corn
for three seasons, and while all other
kinds were more or less lodged by high
winds not plant of the Mexican June
was broken or bent from a perpendicu-
lar position This is readily accounted
for by its wonderful root system and
the elasticity and toughness of the
stalks, which resemble so many bamboo
fishing rods Following are some notes
with which some Of our readers have
favored MS. which will show how the
Mexican June corn conducted itself
with them
Charles Macon of Ingleside. n c.,
writes under date of Sept. 22: 81 have
two rows Of Mexican June corn. The
stalks will average rs feet in height
some of them Is feet They have fair
sized ears that | think will mature
they are about half matured now.
Mr.. Benjamin Buchanan of Farming
dale, Ills, as early as Sept. 12 wrote:
1.-THE tallest stalks of the Mexican June
corn have reached the height Of II feet,
and if we have two weeks of warm
weather the ears now showing will
produce seeds that will grow.
The lower whorls of aerial stems send
ont as many fibrous roots az does the
main stem itself, and these unquestion
ably absorb nutriment from the soil.
Hence it is fair to suppose that the
Mexican June corn will thrive in poorer
soils and during severer droughts than
other varieties
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

mine times out of ten you will plant
hill of corn in track made by the
horses if marked with two or four
rowed marker. where if marked with a
three or five rowed marker you will new
er plant in the horse track. and five
rowed marker will mark on rolling or
uneven ground as well as level ground.
if made like the Enclosed plan, says an
Ohio Farmer correspondent. The plan is
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

No matter how long yol have had the cough
1t hasn't already developed into consumption
DR., Woods No way Pine syrup will cure 1t.
"They say marriage is a failure"
There's q great difference"
"Why7"
AIN marriage the wife takes the husbands
name, and in failure the husband takes the
wite's name"
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Watts: They say that Rockefeler's income
is more than $25 minute now.
Potts: No wonder he doesn't try to spend IL.


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My son was afflicted with catarrh. He uset
Ely's Cream BALM and the disagreeable catarrf
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A loo. trial size or he SOC. size of Ely's Cream
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Reverend DIR, Fourthly: DO you not think
you ought to give up bicycling during Lent
Miss VIII eler?'
Miss Wheeler; "Oh, no, doctor; could moi
do that. But am willing to sacrifice part
of my bicycle skirt
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
To Cure a 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 fail- To cure, your money
will be refunded. II. w. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

The Editor: You'll have to revise this dog
show story.
Reporter: Too long7
rhe Eoi orr No; bat it ought to be more
sDappy.
Builds up the system. puts pure, rich blood
In the veins; makes men and women strong and
healthy-Burdock Blood Bitters. At any drug
store.
Watts; do you know why they call a
policeman a copper"
Potts: ~ think the name comes from the
color OF his nose"
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Some mems idea of snarr'ms is one VINO
win spend an hour any time to talk with
them.
al suffered for months from sore throat Ec-
lectrc Oil cured me in twenty-four hours " NJ.
s. Gist, Hawesve Ky.
After wearing ones old shoes to rest his
feet, one wonders why he ever purchased new
ones.
Years of suffering relieved in night, Itching
piles yield AT once to he cura i've p opertes of
Doan's Ointment. Never fails. At any drug
store, 80 cents.
some book agents idea Of j1llviug folks is
to tell them they want only he names of PEG
pie with IN 1nence.
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MRS. WINsLcw's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions OF moth
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perfect success. IT SO, thes the child. self, ems
the gums, allavs all pain, cures wind collie and
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sold by Dirt ggists IN every part Of the world
Twenty Ave cents = bottle. Be sure and AK
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup" and
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The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
HANDY IN DITCHING.

bottom board straight. Hang plumb
bob on the perpendicular board and
make black line in the center at right
angles to the bottom of the lower board.
A level or an incline is then shown at a
glance when the device is placed in the
ditch
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Somerset Railway.
CHANGE OF TIME
Arrangement of Train Effect
Nov. az, 1898

Commencing October 3 1898
Trains Will ru as follows, connecting at Oak.
land with NJ aine Central Railroad Trains to and
Augusta. Gardiner, Bath Skowhegan and Ban.
gor.
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, WSterville,
Augusta, SkowheRnn and Bangor.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
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5fARN%p CARDEN
65155 56 sEsTsT
MEXICAN JUNE CORN.
Advantages From Its Wonderful Ae-
rial Root system.


rial Root system.
The Mexican June is an interesting
variety of corn and The Rural New
Yorker gives an instructive story about
it. in which occur the following items
with illustration:
A second planting was made the last
week in May. After the plants were
we'll up all were destroyed but two.
Liberal dressings of nitrate of soda,
sulphate of potash, wood ashes, bone
-four and horse manure were made from
time to time Our object was to find
ont how tail this corn could be forced to
grow During the season of 1897 the
stalks grew to height of 10 feet, and
this in a rather poor soil under ordinary
field culture. The nodes or leaves aver
aged seven inches apart, the old leaves
averaged about four feet long and four
inches wide 1t will be seen that such
plants would give an immense amount
of foliage per acre The following table
will show approximately the rate of
rrrovt-+b fYa,,, xuaaly 10 xUpply
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Our next measurement was not until
Sept. %. when the taller plant measur-
ed IA feet. the other being nearly the