davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20

Potato growers who want to have po
tatoes with bright. clean skins. free
from scab should not neglect to use the
necessary precautions to have them so,
advises Vick's Magazine First. plant
on new soil or that not already infested
with the scab fungus. for it is proved
that the fungus lives in the soil for a
year or two. Second. having washed
the seed potatoes. immerse them in a
solution of corrosive sublimate in order
to kill any scab fungus Use 3 Il ounces
of corrosive sublmate in Is gallons of
water Dissolve the corrosive sublimate
in two gallons of hot water and then add
10 gallons more of water Use large
tub or a barrel Metallic vessels will be
corroded by the liquid. Place the pota
toes to be treated in large. coarse sack
and sink it into the liquid. allowing it
to remain - hours AT the end Of
that time lift them ont and turn them
out on floor to dry. when they can be
cut up and planted. The sack of pota-
toes can be conveniently handled in
lifting it IN and out of the barrel by
means of lever on post near the
barrel sufficiently high to work easily.
something like an old fashioned well
sweep AS the corrosive mixture is
poisonous care should be taken not to
touch it to the hands, especially if the
skin is broken; also to keep the treated
tubers away from poultry.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20
Somerset Railway,
CHANGE OF TIME
Commencing October 3 1898

commencing UCIUUtT 1915
Trains will run as follows, connecting at OaL
Ia ID with Maine Central Railroad Trains TO and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Watervill,
Augusta, Gardiner, Rath Skowhegan and Ban
gor.
Cor Boston, Portland, Lewiston, watervillt,
Augusta, Skowhegan and Bangor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20
Practical Sheep Husbandry.

A few years experience goes TO show
that one part of cotton seed meal and
three OF bran makes the best milk produc-
ing feed for ewes. Lay in stock before
IL is wanted
Breed early lambs early feed well, give
the lambs plenty OF pure water. keep salt
and worm powders always before then,
push them at every turn, and you will beat
the stomach worm every time.
Early maturity is the present rule for
cattle and pigs. 1t is essentially applica
BILE to the sheep. For if the flock is fed a
day longer than is necessary for its fitness
for market, so much is missed in the profit
of it. Lambs month old will eat little
grain food if it is finely ground, and it will
do them good. Whatever is gained in
the first three months is twice as good as
any later gain. For. as compound inter
est grows, so does this start given to the
lambs.
When sheep carries its head on one
side and droops the ear, and green liquid
runs from its mouth, it is an indication of
indigestion Give the sheep half a teas
poonful of this mixture in some warm lin
seed cruel. Equal parts of sulphate OF
iron and ground ginger and gentan roots.
night and morning. for ten days.
The most forward lambs are not those
which are yeaned the first. AS rule it is
the best fed lamb which gets ahead And
as the lamb Is fed from the first concep.
ton OF the eve and the good feeding of
the eve helps the lamb. this is to be
thought OF just now. and every shepherd
should guide himself accordingly.
Two crops of lambs cannot be expected
in year with any sheep but the Dorsets
and Tunis, and with these it is not con
sidered desir bic to breed twice year
AS rule single lambs once year will be
found more profitable than twins or two
landings. even with the Dorsets. Climate
has very much to do with early and prolific
breeding In the southern climates early
puberty and frequent births is the rule,
but 10 the North it is different And in
Dorsetshire, England, the mild and almost
semi tropical climate encourages semi
annual breeding, which we cannot expect
here. Wheat screenings, if free from
weeds, is equal to bran for feeding ewes
rearing lambs.
The rapid increase in the consumption
of mutton, especially of the meat of young
sheep, forbids any risk of the present
OVERRIDING OF the shepherds industry AT
the same time the the worlds consump
ton of wool is steadily increasing though
the increase of civilized populations and
the opening of hitherto closed markets Of
previously savage peoples. For instance.
the fast civilizing savage tribes of Africa
are becoming consumers OF wooden cloth
ing, and millions of people are every year
doing the same who previously never
knew what Carmen, of any decent kind
was. We cannot doubt that production
must even in the future be stimulated by
consumption, and in the way the increase
OF hocks must be an absolute necessity.
-Ame,3ean ,Sheeb Breeaey.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20
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

T.Le Clcvel4nd'- Lung il"alrI, 25c, tri
size free. II II fails to cure, vpnr neutA
will he refunded. IL. w. Cushing.
Il wonder" said the library editor, why
some of hose Wall street chromOs are called
securities" ut is the same principle" re-
piled the dramatic critic, that plays which
won't draw are called attractions"
Rev. John Reid Jr, OF Great Falls. Mont,
recommended Elyis Cream Balm to me. can
emphasize his statement, III is a positive cure
for catarrh If used as directed."-Rev. Francis
w. Poole pastor Central Pres. church, Helena,
Mont.
After using Ely's Cream Balm six weeks [
believe myself cured of catarTh. Joseph stew
art. Grand Ave, Buffalo, N Y.
A I0c. trial size or the SOC. size of Elys Cream
Balm will be mailed, Kept by druggists, Ely
Brothers SO arren ST., N Y.
Judge, TO old witness ascending bench by
mistake: "ls 1t q Judge you want TO be, my
mRuf" Old witness; Maybe its all Pm fit
for now. your Lordship"
Bodily pain loses its terror IL you've bottle
of DIR. Thomas Ecectric Oil in the house. In
slant relief in case of burns cuts sprains, acct
dents of any sort.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20

Having found formalin at least as
good and apparently somewhat more
efficient than corrosive sublimate for
the disnfection of seed potatoes. the
Vermont station gives instructions for
the benefit of those who may wish to
use it The seed tubers should be soaked
for two hours in solution of 8 fluid
ounces of commercial formalin formal
dehyde) in Is gallons of water. This
soaking should be done before the
tubers ara crt. and may be done Mt any
time before planting, provided always
that precautions are taken not to recon
taminate the tubers after their disinfec-
ton by placing them in sacks or bins
which have held scabby potatoes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20
For Over Fifty Years.

MRS. WIrsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t SOC thes the child, self ems
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for DiaTrhoea. 1t will re-
leve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
sold by Druggists in every part of the world
Twenty Eve cents a bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. 1y88
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20

Now come out new features in the beef
inquiry The canned roast beef sent 10
the army was not roast beef at all, but
boiled beef. 1t was boiled until 743
pounds of it was reduced to $40 pounds.
but the beef companies say that this ia
pounds of hriLkage contains very little
nutrition, although they admit tina, ii is
what is used to furnish the material for
their beef extract, which they have hereto
fore claimed to have the nuIritive proper
ties of pounds of beef in small jar.
Ply sicians appealed to in the case agree
that the beef extract contains little nutri
ton, being only stimulant. but one OF
them said that its removal deterorated
the quality OF the beef left and ruined its
value as food product. Another said II
removed the flavor. which would have
made the meat palatable, and third said
tina, il took ou' 'he stimulating quality
which was just the particular thing needed
by the men in the field, We send to
soldiers big rations of coffee and tobacco
to use as stimulants, and if the men do
not have these things they get restless
and enervated He adds, THE idea that
without injury we can cook this (stimuIat-
ing) quality out off the beef, and send
them what is left. IS absurd"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20

The great q, T. r. elevator, Portland. one
day recently took in three hundred thousand
bushels of grain. and discharg d into the
3 eamsbip three huadred thousand bushels.
thus break ing the record of a4y elevator in the
United States.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-20


any reasonable
expe diture
which will be
the means of
restoring it
but one of the
most disheart-'
ening things
in the world
is for any one
who work 9
hard for his
money to keep
paying it out
for doctors and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

November the 18th; Miss Holland will
app ar as Fan-Fan and Helene DAT
mont alternately issunnng the role OF
the manly little urchin one evening and
that of the proud and suffering WELL
bred lady the next. Theatre goers are
alrfady sufficiently well acquainted
with the story 90 judge intelligently OF
The great contrast between these char
actcrs: and as many Of them Lave OF
ten exDressed "A wish 60 se- Miss Hui-
land In skirts on the stage; they viii
be c,ratifieI by seeing her display her
varsaHility I'm two OF the leading and
,r4,st widely divergent roles In the cast
The scenic and mechanical accessories
are fully up 10 the requiremrn.s of the
niece and. the sensational lock scene on
In seine with its sWirling. rushing
,.oiurne of real water rs as realistic IA
n In. spectasor Were on the actual
gronnd within the confines OF Paris
-, rb. cast are, Neva Harrison Bar
,,srs douglas. Anna Bodden. Bengie
Harrison. Eleanor WorthingtUn. Kath-
a,Ine Vincent. Arthur Cogliser. Fred -
a. po,tglas. Del La Barre Walter Cooke.
Harry M. Collins, w. ". Webber and
80 h,.rs Matinees at tn Empire are given
Tuesdav Thursday and Saturday.
,rbc ,attraction for the week of Nov.
on yin be Glllette's secret Service
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

and dancing play an important part.
Thev were among the marked favor
ftes of last season at this house. sat
suma. the Japanese balaucer and jug
Ter. ia no stranger here. being Wen
known for some years as the best per-
former in his line that the tloWery
kingdom has sent over for the enter-
tairment OF American audiences Tom
Hefron. the ne-legged comedian ana
dancer. whose smile Is as pleasing as
his nimbleuess is amazing is anqther
old favorite. of whose unique act
vaudeville audiences never seem To
tire. The stere pticon will display a
series of views in foreign lands; and
FOR the Bi0graph number of new
motion pictures have been provided
which are said TO illustrate the Won
derful possibilities of motion photog-
raphy with striking effect.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

act built upon lines that were very
popular with variety" audiences
some years ago. and which Is today
somewhat OF novelty in vaudeville.
II is OF the glOtesque order and Is not
inapprOpriately described - leg
mania" Introducing some remarka-
bic contorrlon and grOtesque dancing.
that never falls to win It's fun share
sig Alberti, who IS well rmem-
bered because OF the exceptional M
press on he .nade when az this house
ia.at spring, win be heard i'm violin
solos. No other violinst heard here
has been accorded such emphatic evil
dences OF apprec alton as was he; and
he will render selections designed es-
necially 10 display his capabilities at
he gnme time bhat they appeal sue
cessfully 20 the popular taste OF a
vaudeville audience.
Anna whitney. who has been termed
,thp greatest singer Of descriptive songs
and to- whom the composers OF After
the Ball" and thcr popular songs are
Indebted for their first push into pop
ular favor is now combining with her
effective singing a monOlOgue turn
that has won many compliments for
her: and she IL looked upOn as one OF
fhe notable features OF the program.
In the lire uf acrObat'c comedy.
which Is one of the regulation feat
ures OF vaudeville Dewitt and Burns
are listed. and they are said 20 DO an
not that is som what out OF the ordi-
rary and brsk ard funny enough T.
suit the most, ,eXactlng faucier of this
kind 0f an entertainmeut. BlacI-face
comedy also has its place i'm the bill,
its expOnsuf being Dan Altman whose
monologuc OF Songs dances and Jokes
has won much favor In Boston durnc
,he past week Lester and Jcrmon
hold an the German cum ly end with
n sketch i'm whiCh Miss J,fmOn's Voc
cal abilities hr1 full scope anl in
which tlr. Testers II utor.e dialect
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11
Westminster Theatre.

Rrvant & watson Australian Bur
leso,,ers will be- the attraction at The
Westminster Monday next.
Tbis clever company viii present n
nroeranl replete with an that is new
I'm addition 20 new ahd Elegantly cos
,ttind "Fun in a SOubrcttes' Art Cal
Iarv" Introducing that well known COM
ot,ian Harry &. Bryant ls list Of spe-
ct,ItisS Of universal merit such as:
r}r,,ant A Yale in new and sensation
aI sketch entitled 5tt-t- -Af1rr-fr7t- The
Quincy sisters in character songs and
dances Charlie Banks in Nothing I'd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

country las. sc5son The secret 90 r a .l
uc wholly in be inimitIbic manner n
which Miss VI Idrcd Holland assun s.
the p3ri Of Fan-Eun or In the come
mendabie fnseu ble of the entir r1et
it is attributable 100 gre lt meaF.ra tt
tho abs rbing hoart interest Cfea .ni ly
iha dev opment OF the story. ana tu
che p-ffectly natural AMI legitimate cC-
ton which leads the auditor up o. the
hnal climax
This SEASON "TVo Little Nugrlul
VIII have 10 sr..isl call 1n its MANY
strong adherenie here whom .t ti b'
presented next WEEK Ht the Efrp.I.
Theatre. coiumencinc 900 MONDAY night
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

aH.o. 'frolics in a Cafp Chautaute.
From thc time the curtain II4.- 'n
th' tirs, pari 90 th fall II thr sam
on tnc oI0s ng burlpsquc. th.u' I- u".
one dull fl4s-sa4-4-i '-----t ''-'
intr'duerd. caiuNatng dances, ,ut.hA
music pretty girls With stunning cos
TUNES ana run galore it is no Wyudt p
hc MANAGEMENT promises $50 and one
half hours ~ good SOLD 3museu 1i
NsNf week Miss Now Yo.k Ir
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11
New Empire Theatre.

1t is seldom that melo-drama, no
matter how much success It's
frs. presentation meets with, has
50 many requests for re-
turn cngag mcut as have been shower
ed on Edward G.. White, manager of
Two little Migrants which created
such great interest and attra acted -
many theatre-goers throughout tn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

ded Is the same spIennld scenic lnNes-
titure with which THE Musketeers'
was fitted out during their metropo'it-
an run
sydney Grundy, the well known au-
thor of Sowing the Wind and othef
successes, made this the latest ana
most modern adaptation OF Alexander
Dumas. Les Trois MOusquetalres.
for H. Beerbohm Tree, whose success
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

Irish Gentleman has been coihlhellueu u u
pr-oduction Mr. Mack has yet glNeu'
The entire production, under the olrec-
tion OF Rich 4 Harris, comes To lh'
Providence opera house the week CON-
mencing Monday, Nov. .. CIhahNs
giving week
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11
VI1Ill1Z
] .'.ghe Sheatrey.'.

Miss Maude Odel. NJ s. Minnie Victor
son. Miss Gertrude Bennett and Miss
NOrah O'Bren.
saturday night only Mr.. O'Neill is
seen fn Monte "Cnsto."
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman, who
will be pleasantly remembered from
their clever work I'm The Telephone
Girl" last season. come 10 the prov.-
dence opera house the week II N0Vem-
Der 20 I'm the latest New York success
THE Girl I'm the Barracks" Mr. Mann
and Miss Lipman come 10 Providence
direct from an extended run at the
Garrick and Madison square theatres.
New York, giving local theatre-goers
an opportunity OF seeing this clever
pair Of comedy artists fresh from their
metropolitan success. THE Girl In the
Barracks" is described as one conuinu-
Gus laugh ana involves the adventures
Of a young girl disguised a. solder
who on a wager lives In barracks Tor
"a hours without her identity being dis
covered. Rich a. Harris nave the man
agement OF Mr.. Mann ana Miss Llp-
man and have surrounded them WIN
a company Of clever people. which m
cludes artists of recognized abilliy IA
the comedy line.
Andrew Mack D. doing an enormous
business at the Boston Museum VIII
THE Last OF the Rohans. This new
,.to-. H.. Dap,oaV ATgpf.ia author of "A n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

x a z e m g NJ.
The produc-
tion S e "
actly1the same
as was seen
for . months
in l.. o n don,
" e W Y ork.
Not a single
drop" nor "A
solitary piece
of furniture
N IL = ID e q N
el IN / n ated
for road q"
purposes. The
equipment OF
the ten tab
lea u X n [ -
W n i g n I n e
play is divi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11
Providence 0uera House.

James O'Nein in The Musketeers"
opens at the Providence opera house
next Monday night for "A weeks en-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11

Arbitrate." Edna Urline in budget oi
new and popular songs the EnllnIe
Comedy Quartet, comprising MessIs'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-11
oIYmnIc Ihsairs.

Isham's Octoroons VIII bo tho attrso-
Continued ou rasS SiKJ
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

The boy king of Spain. according TO
the London Daily Mail, is not loved
In Madrid. His presence in the streets
arouses no popular enthusiasm. At
times, when the guard is changed at
the royal palace. his troubled face NAV
be seen at a window. gazing out; but
no one cheers, and he remains almost
unrecognized. No hat is raised or
other obeisance paid him by his sullen
subjects, when he rides abroad In mel
ancholy state! Among more gener-
GUS people, his youth. his misfortunes
consideration of the troubled future
which confronts him. would at least
awaken pity His manners. which are
placid, almost inert, have in them no
attraction. His very looks are dis
liked. He is too blonde in hair and
complexion. He is no Spaniard saw
his subjects of Madrid. and this
which is to them cause for reproach
will hardly be thus viewed bv the
world at large.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

Prof. Thomas Shaw says: or the
900 weeds and grasses growing in the
Northwest, 1t is estimated by those
that have made study Of 1t that sheep
will eat not less than SIG OF them,
while horses consume but 81 and cattle
only SIS OF them. The fact Is sheep
prefer many kinds OF weeds to
grasses, and weedy cattle and horse
pastures are always improved by turn
Ing a small flock of sheep into them.
Whenever l see boy in mustard
field Of large area pulling out the
mustard plants, where the grain grows
among the mustard rather than the
mustard among the grain, memory
goes back to the days when worked
at the discouraging task of cutting
thistles with butcher knife. There
is no way of killing weeds like turn
ing sheep on them. Take a piece of
weed-infested land and grow upon it
a success of pasture crops for one, two
or three years. according to the ten
acity Of the weeds and according to
their numbers. The aim should be to
grow them in as close a succession as
possible, and to crowd the largest num-
Der of them possible into single sea-
son. When sheep devour weeds they
do not charge anything for their
work. They do not tear the weeds out
and leave them to waste on the sur
face as does the cultivator. They do
not gather them in their arms as the
boys do and then carry them labori-
ously to the other end of the field.
They turn them into mutton, fresh,
juicy and crisp. A sleeps stomach is
the most perfect receptacle that was
ever made for weeds. 1t is sure death
to every form of weed life. No weed
seeds retain the power of resurrection
after having been buried in that liv-
ing sepulcher, the stomach of sheep.
When sheep consume weeds they take
out some of the nitrogen, a little of
the PHOSPHORUS and the potash to sup
ply their own needs, and the residue
they put back over the land to stimu-
late the growth of the crops that shall
yet be sown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

According to Corporal Henry c. Ed
wards of troops d. 4th cavalry who
was recently interviewed in Pittsburg,
Pa. American soldiers are in command
OF some OF the insurgent troops in the
Philippines and are fighting their for
mer commands. Last summer a num-
Der of the United States men were dis
honorably dismissed from our army for
various offenses. He said: "They had
no money and could not get transpor-
tation home. Being banlshed from the
camps of the Americans, and not be-
ing allowed to stay in Manila, they had
no recourse but to go to the insurgents
Aguinaldo made some of them assume
command OF his forces because they
We're better trained than the natives
Those who did not want to fight MS
were compelled to do So"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12
CHAPTER wv

There was not the slightest dificultv
in identifying the body for the mans
clothes, even to the other half OF the
broken belt, were buried with him.
When William Luke narrated his
dream, men looked at one another
aghast. Even the most skeptical could
not doubt that he had actually seen a
vision of the murder as it really han
pened. The one thing that grieved
him was that he had been unable m
see the face of the woman in the hut.
and thus his suspicious as to the con-
nection between Edward Bartlett Ammo
Dodson, and the late occupants OF the
nut remained as unconfirmed as he
fore.
Mr.. Hall at once communicated with
the police at Mount Gipps. and early
the next morning four troopers and
some black crackers appeared on the
scene.
Nearly two months had elapsed since
the departure of Baynes and his wife
and nothing at all had been heard 90
them. That they had murdered Robart
Luke there could be no possible doubt
The excitement on the station wac
intense, and people fiocked from all
parts of the country to witness tho
scene of the awful crime and In heboId
the man who had dreamed that fearful
dream. i"'
IL was suggested that an expeditiop
should be sent out to hunt ALI tho
country round about.
III they are anywhere in the colon,. >,
SAID Mr.. Hall, after a long consulta+io,
with the sergeant of the police ST is
my opinion that they have taken IN tbe
oacA country somewhere in the d;rac-
ton OF the Gray Ranges. There tbsv
nient exist for years, il they hanpanad
70 urop across good water-supply I'M
seen by any mortal eye"
nut there is vast sandy tract .,
country between this and the crov =
'here notT inquired the sergeant
Yes replied Mr.. Hall. e.. :.
Just possible that they succeeded IN
'ns IT, ihls has been an unusuaI-
" wet season; and, from WIN, 80.
soock men have told me. all the crao sre
an" elay-pans' out in that diraot $3.50
are full of water. Jack knows tha e oo.'
uy weii-better than anybodv -
TINS neishborhood. He has ottsr " LOU
OUT Tor weeks together after zee. osen
'aa.,e mat have gone that wayr
Very well, sir" said ths sou
! am willing to do whatever vo Ses ant.
think best" you may
.,, 1T is decided then" repliad ". t
we VIII take two weeks prov lei, nan.
pack-horses. and see IL we COW. a ON
across their tracks" van come
rms seemed most sensible n,ou
pursue and accordingly a nart pun 70
organized, consisting Of the 's sar was
t rnsee troopers, young Jack NJ an,'
William William Luke, and-much to NJ h.' ,i Hail'
o's 81, rs, the innkee n.s. h"l's
M MT. Hall did his utmost ~ n...
'u'hVans joining the exsedi,i prevent