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The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
Literary Otes.

A director of the STANDARD Oil Com
pany has recently published in The In
dependent an article declaring trusts to
be good for The working man. To the
May Century, Andrew Carnegie of the
Carnegie Company, which rivals the
Standard Oil for first place among the
worlds great corporal ons, will con-
tribute an essay taking the same ground.
In this article, which hears the title.
popular Illusions about Trusts" TIN
great steel manufacturer argues that the
evils of trusts are generally self correC-
tive that no trust can live long unless j.
secures virtual monopoly Of the con
modify it deals in; and that 1.-THE only
people who have reason TO fear trusts
are those who trust them"
Thirteen noteworthy papers on a.
many topics make up the current mum.
Der of The Forum. Among the sub
jects discussed are The New Financial
Law" Frank A. Membership; 9TH
Puerto Rican Relief Bill" Hon. Alher
j. Hopkins "Russia's Lien on Persia,
Hon. Truxton Beale; Literature as a
Profession" Pruf. Brander Matthews
"Immrdate Naval Needs" Capt. william
n. J qnes; The Paradoxical Profess
SON." Henry }. Barrymore; "Some
Things We May Learn from Europe =
Hor. 5. j. Barrovs; and THE Nerd for
Advanced Commercial Education" FL.
A, Stimson.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
Japanese Mil1efs.

OF Japanese millets three species
namely. broom corn. barnyard and
Italian millet-haye been tested at the
New JERSEY station and have proved
very desirable The best yields have
been obtained from the broom corn va
riety averaging for the crops grown
nine tons per acre as against seven and
eight from the barnyard and Italian.
As IA soiing crop. however. the barn
yard variety is very satisfactory and,
If cut before fully mature, is more pal
atable Millet may be seeded from
May - to Aug. ID. The crop will be
ready for feeding from 40 to 60 days
after seeding. When seeded early,
two crops may be obtained from the
same area in moist seasons. For soil
ing cutting may begin before they are
in bloom. and they should preferably
be fed before the seeds are hardened.
When these conditions are observed.
so to 60 pounds may be fed daily to
each animal, with good results.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
ABOUT BEANS.
BY New York Grower Who Knows
Them Thoroughly.

BY . New York Grower Who Knows
Them Thoroughly.
3 l am living in county that grows
more beans than any other of its size
In the world. or at least in the United
States, and, having worked in bean
fields for the last % years. am quite
sure that | know beans" at least
when I see them. and | am willing to
give my experience in raising them,
says New York correspondent of The
Stockman and Farmer.
Beans have yielded as high as 40
bushels per acre in this county. but
only under the most favorable condi-
tons and on the very best land. The
cost to grow one acre Is from $40 to
$12. not counting any fertilizers or
barnyard manure.
The standard varieties grown here
are marrows, mediums and peas. Peas
will yield five or six bushels more than
marrows in the same field under the
same conditions. We never have any
trouble here about gathering pea vines
after the puller if the beans are proper.
ly taken care of before harvesting.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

The amount of satisfy. or vegetable
oyster plant. grown appears to be in
creasing. and it is said to bring remu-
nerative prices, Mr.. \. Dickens of the
Kansas station tells that it Is easily
grown. cultivated and easily stored for
winter Use. The seeds are sometimes
planted with a drill, but on account of
being so sharply curved at the ends it
Is rather difficult to obtain an even dis
tribution in this way unless they are
very thoroughly cleaned. They may be
planted thickly. to be thinned later on
or the seeds may he dropped from four
to six inches apart In the first place
The soil should be rich. but with well
rotted manure work ed deep and thor
oughly. the roots having a tendency
to branch where fresh manure is ap
piled. The plants should be cultivated
as parsnips are. They are very hardy.
are not affected by frost and may be
left in the ground all winter without
harm. But to have the roots ready for
use they should be dug in the fall and
stored away in soil or sand where the
temperature is low. If exposed to the
air. the roots become shriveled and
tasteless and are without value.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

Peas take the lead by far and marrow1
next in the number of acres planted.
Fifteen or20 bushels are good average
crop. The best yield in this county for
1899 was % bushels per acre, which
was extra good considering the dry
season, while some fields went as low
as three to five bushels ON account OF
being planted very late duly S-12l and
the dry weather. | would not plant be
fore June 1 or after June 20 if could
possibly help it.
There are two ways to plant beans.
One is with a planter. two rows at
time. rows % inches apart and about
II inches in the row "a few plant rows
% inches apart. planting three pecks
per acre. The second and best way is
with an II hoed drill. planting three
rows at a time. % inches apart and
putting in about one bnshel of seed per
acre. In using a drill you save the la
Dor of one man. which you must have
with all ordinary planters. Farmers
will have no trouble using a drill If
they will first thoroughly fit their
beans in moist dirt. if there is any,
which is "A great advantage in dry
season to get all to start at once. If
your ground is a little rough. fasten a
weight to each drill hoe that beans run
through. an old plow point or any
weight that Is handy All our best
farmers drill their beans. as 1t is faster
and better
have never had very satisfactory
results from fertiizing beans. and as
they are our standard grain crop here
manure is the thing. MI our best
farmers draw manure as soon as pos
sible after it is made. spreading from
sleigh or wagon as fast as drawn. !
am quite sure that the best way TO in
sure good bean crop is to draw all
manure on to your meadow in winter
If possible. and pillow just as soon as
possible in the spring. working your
ground thoroughly before planting time
to kill all weeds that may start. BY
Lplowing early and working ground of
ten you can hold moisture enough to
stand very dry season.
Our buyers always pay for quality.
Fodder brings about 81 per load: this
season ii is So per ton. 1t is good fer
sheep and cattle. | should not advise
any one to feed that alone; once a day
will do. Horses viii rarely, if ever,
touch the bean fodder.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
Asparnpus Rust.

We have not learned that sulphur
has been successfully used as remedy
for asparagus rust says Rural New
Yorker. High fertilization and thor
Ough culture seem to enable asparagus
to withstand to considerable extent
the ravages of the rust, and such vari-
cites as Palmetto and Argenteuil are
proving to be more resistant than 9th
ers to the rust, as they have a powdery
skin or cuticle which does not moisten
readily and encourage infection from
the rust spores.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

bumped as rapidly or hold out at it as
long as he can when walking erect.
The plan so frequently advised of
perching the plant on a mound of dirt
in the middle of an excavation, with
its roots carefully and deliberately
spread out in cone shape, may do for
fancy garden plat, but no practical
bergman need be told that 1t would
summon the sheriff in short order If at
tempted on large scale
The berries whose comparative form
and size are illustrated are: 1, Cloud:
2, Crescent; 3. Cumberland; 4, Beecher;
5, Belmont; 6, Bismarck.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

certain rainfall and the light, loose
character of the soil permit successful
late summer or early fall planting
ranging from July to October, accord
ing to Professor Hugh Starnes of Geor-
gia, from whose interesting cultural
directions the following notes on trans
planting are made. Being intended for
a particular locality they should be re-
garded as more or less elastic for other
sections:
Only the amateur, growing on
small scale or regardless of expense,
can afford to use potted plants. Much
less expensive is the use of one of the
improved hand transplanters. with
these transplanters, setting may pro
coed at almost any time during the
growing season as safely as with pot
ted plants. One transplanter consists OF
an "excavator," with which the holes
for the reception of the plants are
made: "transplanter," which is a
small zinc cup, in which the plant Is
taken up and conveyed to the field, ana
an "ejector," having a slotted disk at
the end for the accommodation Of the
crown of the plant, by which the plant
is expelled after the cup has been
placed in the hole. One hundred extra
cups will enable the operator to take
wagon load at one time from the old
plat to the new.
No two planters ever agree as to the
best mechanical routine in transplant
~ ta
following plan, however, has been
found effective and expeditions: Secure
the plants for resetting by using
spade or. better, a spadlng fork, and
loosen the entire row. Take up, throw
out the old plants, which are worthless
separate and bunch up in convenient
handfus trimming off the remains OF
runners and dead tops and shortening
in the roots one-thrd. Place In buck
cts, with an inch or so of water to keep
the roots moist. Standing thus day
or two will not hurt.
In putting out the plants man with
a spading fork. which is better than a
spade or any form of trowel should
precede n boy with the plants In a
bucket. Let the fork be inserted in
the ground crosswise with the row at
an angle of some go degrees. Raise
the handle Of the fork to n perpendicn-
lar. Have the boy insert plant, witt
the roots spread fan shape. in the crev-
ice thus made Place the foot against
the fork on the opposite side from the
plant and lower the handle of the fork
at the same time Withdrawing it. The
dirt will thus be pressed firmly against
the roots as the fork comes out, and
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

Sap is placed in store tank in sugar
house. From this II runs into heat
ing tank made of galvanized iron
around the furnace pipe, heating 1t to
the boiling point. This tank holds ~
gallons. The pipe from the store tank
delivers the cold sap in the bottom of
the heater tank. and it is drawn out ut
the top. thus keeping up a constant
circulation. increasing the capacity of
the evaporator nearly fourth, says a
New England Homestead correspond
ent.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU?

II not, drink Grain. O-made from pure
Grain. o did not like 1t but after using 1t for
one week nothing would induce me to 60 back
to coffee" 1t nourishes and feeds the system.
benefit. 1t is the strengthening substance Of
pure grairs. Get pack age today from your
grocer follow the directions In making It ano
you will have delicious and healthful table
beverage for old and young. 15c. and Csc.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
Rheumatism Cured.

My wife has used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great relief,
and can recommend it as splendid
liniment for rheumatism and other house
hold use for which we have found 1t
valuable.-W. j. CUYLER, Red Creek,
N. Y.
Mr.. Cuyler is one of the leading mer-
chants of this village and one of the
most promine, men in this vicinity -
w. G. PHIPPIN, f litor Red Greek Her
aid. For sale nv II. w. Cushing, Skow-
hogan, and Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
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The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

the operation Ia
finished. If the
soil is very loose.
a solid spade
may be found
neces sary in
place of a spad-
ing fork in order
to pre- vent the
dirt crumbling
b e [ w g en- the
tines and filling
up the crevice.
This method of
ira n s p lanting
will be found
much more rapid
and satisfactory
t h a n the old
fashioned. back
breaking trowel
dibble work. No
man can era wi
over a field on
b | s knees or
with bic hooly
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

the fact that no variety of fruit will
do equally well in all localities and
that variety which is valuable in one
section of the country may be practi-
cally worthless in another is said to he
particularly true of the rawberry.
The Kentucky station has issued n
bulletin on elm trees and their dis
eases. from which it appears that per-
haps the chief treatment for various
insect troubles is early spring spray
ing with paris green or arsenate of
lead in water
Blackberries. dewberries and rasp-
berries should be sprayed with Dor
deaux for rust. anthracnose and leaf
blight before the buds break and again
just before the blossoms open. Orange
or red rust is best treated by destroy
ing the plant in the early stages of the
attack
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
EAA 1R %NlyssEsssl2sse.s
1Issa4scHR2BgA
STRAWBERRY PLANTING.

Old Fashioned. Back Breaking Trow-
ell Work Done Away With.
At the north and In many portions OF
the south early spring is held to be the
most suitable time for transplanting
stra wberrIeS. Along the south Allan
tic and gulf coasts, however, the hui
midity of the climate, comparatively
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
Fxaaperatfnx,

Gee whizz, how my wife does az
grawate mel"
"You surprise me. Surely she doesn't
henpeck your
mo. It's her awful meekness. When,
ever we have an argument and I'm In
the right. she always signs and says,
oh, very well, dear. have 1t your own
way! "-Philadelphia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

"Doctor, what ails my daughter" Before
answer that que stion let me ask you IL you
have reason to think she has had o love disap.
pointment of any kipd?" II know she has
not" Then, madam, your daughter has the
Opin
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

a MERICA'S Greatest Medicine is
~ Hoods Sarsaparilla, because it pos
sesses unequalled curative powers and
its record of cures is GREATEST,
Calling the Bluff "Mary,"s .id he great man,
swelling out this paper peaks Of me as q
wife snxiousIy. how much did that cost your
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.
To quit tobacco IS ly and forever. be mag
netic. full of life. nerve aud vigor, take Notro-
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
"Has he got q yachtP" mo- but he has q
revenue cutter hats a regular clipper" "You
don sa T. Yes. The SCISSORS be cuts his
coupons with.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19


The little folbs love DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly haTmlf ss
positive cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis,
asthma.
Dobbs Ibid you see about that baggage ma n
who claims to have dis covered o sure cure for
iniuenzs?" Pobbs HE ought 10 know how to
check the grip"
"Itching hemori holds were The plague of my
lite. as almost wild Doan's ointment tuIed
me quickly and permanently after doe ors had
failed" G. + Cernwel1, Valley St, Saugerties,
NY.
Mr. H-nry James, the novelist, will return TO
America next fall, after a long absence in
search of material for new novel
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
J0c, 25c. II C. G. c. fail, druggists refund money
How Are Your Kidneyss
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney ills. Sam
pie free. Add. Sterling remedy Co.. Chicago or
Mrs Hetty Green is a great reader al owns
a valuable library in which are many rare
books.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or Csc.
II G. c. @. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
Jack proposed to me while turning the
music for me at the piano" "Ah. ! SET you
play ed right into his hands"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19

AT+Flag stations; at which trains will 'iop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
iwnl not stop except TO leave OF take Freeht
MIXED train between North Arson and Bint ham.
eMxed Train and does hot connect with Maine
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
.W-YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

finch is cut and prepared. but in his optimistic
opinion of the future welfare Of the bulltnch and
ether thick hedges il is scarcely possible TO agree
So far from the towering blackthOrn being re-
garded by most farmers as a valuable protection
to the beasts, ii is now generally condemned as
altogether wasteful of good fodder. In MS
anxiety to get the maximum of grass at the least
expense, the British farmer is slowly, but 1t is 10
be feared surely. coming TO the conclusion that
hedges are a mistake. He finds that their weak
places continually require repairing, that beasts
and boys and trespassing children in search OF
blackberries play continual havoc with them,
while Of these drawbacks apply to the
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

in the birth rate NJ. Plot by the way. is not
the only person who has been endeavOripg to
propose remedies against the depOpulatiOn of
France. There also the members of the
Alliance Nationale,' among whom are some
very notable men. These battling for the
modification Of succession duties, for the eXemp
tiOn from direct taxation of families with more
than three children, and for the augmented as
sesSment of married persons unburdened. or un-
blessed. as the case may be, with any offspring.
Another group of philanthropic persons have set
themselves the task of preventing much as
possible mortality among the children of the
struggling classes, which has also to be reck-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
GIFTS TO GRACE CHURCH.
A DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND A sUNDIAL
FOR THE RECTORY GARDEN.


A white stone drinking fountain of design
In harmony with the architecture Of the church
has recently been erected in front OF Grace
Church A part of the iron railing which in
o,osas the cburchyard was removed so that the
fountain could be placed half within and nan
without the fence The fountain is the gift OF
a parishioner who desires TO remain uhhho"H
In connection with the gift.
Another recent gift to the church is a sundlal'
which has been mounted in the north end of the
cburchyard in front of the rectory. The dial Is
the Gift of Mrs. George S. BowdOin- The pol
tshed brass disk is about twelve inches IN ol-
ameter and surmounted by the gnomon' Is
mounted on a pedestal made OF two OF the oiu
.-ioi,o, DinpacIes of Grace Church, which were
,.l,on down some years ago for safety. The
I.tir motto on the sundial is a play upon the
word Grace. The inscription reads:
LUX MIHI GRATIA
GRATIA TIBI LUA
SIsTE YIAT0R
GRATIAS AGE
,rro,s,atad these words read: Light is my
yraca. grace is thy light; pause. passerpy' anu
give thanks"
Another object lesson of interest IN the rec'OiS
garden is the old Roman jar mounted on OrolHe
supports The story of its coming 10 tno
,-roI,pds of Grace Church is thus told by Dr.
HuntnGton'
11,bi,s the excavations necessary for the build
ing Of the rectory of the Church OF 81. @ Faui
within the Walls at Rome, were In prosLesS.
the workTnen came upon row OF soine SH SiA -
seven terra Gotta jars (similar In size anu snaPeJ
nj which this that now adorns our c~huIcny ~ 'Iu IL
Was one The jars We're discovered thIIty m @ %
fortv feet below the surface, ana near DS tneIi
were found coins of Nero's reign showing TIA n1
Ibe ruin so strangely happened upon prouapy
dated back almost to the Christian era. w
~ The terra cottas were lifted to the surface
"a. ,bo otbers on account of their great weight
we're for the time left where they had beeh
discovered When / in Rome In 1881 the
80, iors covered with ivy, standing one
on either side II the entrance to the church-
mas hard hearted enough 20 urge upon Dr NeNlh
Ibe rector the propriety OF his showing ms APP
nreciation Of all that Grace Church mas done
toward the building Of St. Pauls by giving US
one of his two jars; and he was kind heaI.yu 'e
though to acquiesce in the suggestion. Shoruy
Lfter its arrival upon the grounds OF "rdCe
rhurch this interesting relic iell under lhe tSS
~ the late Miss Wolfe who at once petltloheu
Dr Nevin for the companion piece, with the re-
Eult that this last was soon adorning the lawn
n Vip,and Ochre Point. Newport
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
roo ELOQUENT.

From The Chicago Tribune.
That man Wixforc. who was injured In a rail-
way accident. sued the company for $40 600
damages. and pleaded his own case so ablv and
powerfully that he lost it,
How that?''
"The injury for which he vanted darDaoas 1,a.
a broken Jaw"
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
THE doom OF THE ENGLISH HEDGE.

From The London Globe
The beauty of English hedgerOws has often
been n theme fer admirers of the country and
has again this week inspired writer I'm The
Spectator" He talks with much display of
technical skill OF the manner in which q bull
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
LIFE's DIsAPPOINTMENTs.
BY HENRY HOUsMAN.

Advancing spring hath wintry days.
Ascending paths have downward ways,
And quickest flights have sore delays.
Tides oft seem ebbing while they flow,
Spring flowers are frOst-nipt ere they blow,
Returning health i'll days can show.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

oned with a cause Of depopulaton. These
good persons. all women. have banded them
selves into an association called the SolidaTtt
des Aeres. They we're astOunded and fright
ened at the record of infant mortality. No less
than 10000 children of the poor perishei an
nuaIly through want Of care and medical atteu-
ton They therefore opened an establishment
for the help of poor women about to be con-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

fined. and the institution has been working well
for several years near Paris. Appeals are now
being made for the creation of similar institu-
tOns all over France.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

wire fence with barbs on the toPrnOst strand
Once erected. such fence viii last without need
for repairs for an immense time. NeVerthe-
less It's general adoption would be a mistake for
other than aesthetic reasons. 1t is 10 be hoped
that the force OF the public opinion welded by
fox hunters, 2s we'll as the sporting farmers de-
sire for rabbits viii in the end check this un-
fortunate tendency to adopt what is cheap and
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

ugly in preference to an institution which is
dear and beautiful
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-07
Land, Act June 3, 1878
Notice for Publication.

y. S. Land Office, Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Aug
ust 13, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 3, 1873, entitled can act for the sale of
timber lanos in the states of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory as extended
to all the Public Land States by act OF August
4, 1892
EDITH NJ. RICHARDSON.
ofSpokdne, county of Spokane. state of Washing
ton, has this day filed in this Office her sworn
statement No. lS9, for the purchase OF the NE4
of Section No. a. in Township No. 80 N,
II. No. l w. b. NJ, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural purposes,
and 10 establish her claim TO said land before the
Register and Receiver of this office at Occur d.
Alene. Idaho, on Tuesday, the 23rd day OF Octo-
ber 1900.
she names as witnesses: Harry L. Richardson,
John Noble Jones, Byron Weller, Jirah b. Nose
ley, ali of Spokane, Wash.
Any ana all all persons claiming adversely
the above-descrbed lands are requested to file
theft claims i'll this Office on OF before said 23rd
day of October 1900 d. IL. BUDLoNG,
8-17-1O-I9 Register