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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
A Model Dairy Farm

II was my good for une, recently, to
spend few hours ut Flirview Farm.
skowhegan, F. G. Pool r. Prop, aud
look at the fne herd OF 40 Jersey COWS
and h'ifers kept at this farm. The
barns are kept scrupulously clean, the
cows hre cleaned and brushed at Least
once day, aid are given the mosl
aromatic, Wholesome and pnnrishinp
food, which is absolutely necessary to
produce the high grade milk OF which
this farm Ia noted and of which we will
speak later.
The cows In this herd are full blood
and high grade Jerseys, there are several
of the thoroughbred COWS with hutter
tests, such as Ogonlz Il lbs., 90 oz.
In seven days; May n ,omi II lbs :.
10R OF, MIXED "A lbs. In one da, Post
script ID lbs, Z Z. and quite number
of grades capable Of making two pounds
of butter per day II gwen little extra
feed and care.
The pride OF he herd of course is Brown
Bessle's son 10Th, two year old hull, Just
returned from very successful trip Al the
big Western Fairs with the Hood Farm
show herd. A description of him is
unnecessary as his r. cord at the fairs
will tell the story. He was SNOW n fv,
times and won four seconds and one
first. He was second best bull NJ
Toronto, Canada, beating the bull that
had won he sweepstake prize two
wears in succession. He was s, cond hi
the Wis. State fair, second nj p,ingtield.
headed the fret priz. herd at Indianau-
lis, lnd., heating bull that had never
been beaten before, ~ also won second
AT st. Louis. He was pronounced By
good Judges to be one of the best two
year old oulls they ever saw. This is
certainly very rtmarkahe showing
when it is considered that he WAS up
against the very best Jerseys in Ameri-
Ca. Mr.. Pooler was told 10y responsi.
BILE party, who was ut these fairs, tina,
he should have won first at Toronto and
| also at st. Louis. We saw ten or twelve
head of young stock bv him and they
were certainly grand lot.
A few words as to how the milk Is
handled at Fairview Farm. The cows
are MIXED into sanitary dairy pail on
strikes this strainer before passing into
the pail, thereby Keeping out Every
particle of dirt or hairs. II il then
| taken to the milk room and poured
thr ugh another file wire strainer and
run over cooling aerdtor. This appar-
atus contains cold water and The nlilA
passes over the Out side in thin sheet
and through four thicknessea of cheese
cloth into can, which after II or Is
quarts have been thus treated /, set int
cold water and remains there until
bottled in quart and pint ,rs for de-
livery.
| II has been Mr.. Pooler's aim TO pro.
duce high class product and that he
has come pretty near the mark is shown
by his taking second priz. on milk Al
the State ID ,irv Meeting held in Lewis
ton III" 11th, 18th and Ii h o. Deem
her 1899 The milk was Judged nv ex.
perts and WAS tested for butter fat.
total solids, color, Fl vor aud the at
traciveness of the package. This milk
was herd sample aud is inst what is
sold to his customers every day.
ANY one interested in cattle or the
handling of milk it would pay them to
visit this farm, No visitors are always
welcome and stock cheerfully shown
any day except Sunday. -"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

Portland Advertiser: In spite of the
recent financial furry in New York and
Boston, resulting from speculation in
water and wind, it has been one of the
best years industrislly and commercially
that the country has ever experienced.
Bradstreet reports the volume Of foreign
trade during the twelve months as ex-
ceeding two tillion dollars, which breaks
the record. This is the estimate: Elk
ports, $3.50 600; imports, $500. 900;
making The apparent balance of trade in
our favor $4S0,000 A feature that
stumps free traders is the great volume
and increase of manufactured exports,
while agricultural exports have fallen off
somewhat. 1t makes havoc with some
anti-tariff arguments of few years ago.
There has been general advance of
wages, manufacturers order books are
filled for two to six months ahead, and
the number of failures has been the
smallest for seventeen years. Business
men have reason to look forward with
hope and confidence.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

At the meeting of the Governor and
Council, this week, Col. A. G. Blunt. the
councillor from the 3rd district and
chairman Of the committee on military
afftirs, presented a stack of bills that
are outgrowths OF the Spanish war.
The total Of the bills was 90 233. %. IL
was explained that the last Legislature
left directions for the Governor and
Council to learn what bills there were
against the State incident to the span
lsh war, but no appropriation was made
to pay these bills The bills have been
presented to the council aud now comes
the question of payment. 1t was
thought perhaps 1t would be advisable
to place certain of them on file for the
next Legislature to settle. Ii was speci.
fled that the bills incurred by the towns
and cities were to be paid from money
not otherwise appropriated, but this
seemed rather Indirect when there was
nothing of the sort, so the councillors
thought. The bills for the care OF
soldiers for ills contracted In the service
we're to be paid from the military fund.
There are many of these and they will
be sorted from the rest for action. But
those where towns incurred expense
otherwise will probably lag over.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

September 7, Eugene fraafud and
Nellie Blanche ward u, Fred H..
Wing and II. len Clark.
October 2. N0sh - mo aud Lena
Zero; ID William a. Clougb Of SI"A h.
gtD MA Augusta Il. Il LEY of w ter.
vile; .. Theodore Baile. aud Al, linr +
fogR; %, Charles A. Fafbfotfrr aud
Susie NJ. Brookinps; ~, JOHN II. Lau.
caster and SUSIE Prr-i
Novembrr II, .hp w o and
Mattel X. Bernard; 13. Will Beau Gu
and Marie Rneaum; 3. John Gihbon, j.
OF Skowhrgan and E Barlow Of
Water vile.
December |. Arthur ID. Bailey and
fena X. Horn; 81, hA- T.. NcInrire
and Minnie NJ, G"uld u. Harry W
Austia and Frankie E E.tes:2l stephen
>. Adams and Maui Murray.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
"This Too shall Pass Away >

A mighty monarch in tie Gays II old
Made offer d high honor nealfb an gsd.
T. one who $40 ID pre3Hee in IN cIuefse
A motto for his gsiGaHes, terse. YET We
preeept. - thin 10 BIZ h.urs hon
Yet one la Ia his . ofPeFous day VOL warn.
Many the marin7 senl fh- ling. u.er "a.
I'll on be chose TIM UJo shal pa.s a way.
On, jewel 49, tsnes on ne mius # razAl
" hat ricbes contains Tor eartru b.
No stately epic. N. asufed ana sublime.
g. cpmfof >. u - Guns j.. for q. tiue
AZ these few words. % WIZ them On your
heart,
And make them II your fe r4rt
Has some mIsf9uune fallen u ysur lo.2
his o will pas away abs ID The thought,
And wait, - ur wal log y ~ not - ia Y4in
Time giids with gold he Il links Of pam.
Tie DARK To-Day leads INTO fgtt morroz:
There Is 70 etdle-s y no neie-s o f9w
Are you upon earh.s hslghts1 No cloud Ia
81. ~
60 read your motto once "a u This To
Shall ass away: FAM. gl,ry. place and power
They are but lit ie baube # IN hour
Flung b. the rathl s. YEAR down 10 he DIST.
Take warning a1d he worthy Of cod. irllst
Use well your proves While 1t a., leave
bloom.
Not blight, TO mark your footprints 70 The tomb.
The trues creatures II. il being kind
Tie iruest wisdom IL a happy mn
He who desponds his Makers judgment mocks:
The gloomy ChristiAu i PARADOX
only the sunny sui expects is 9 u.
Since lie il hort We nee - ma. It tread;
Since life is brief W. need 70 make it bright.
Then keep the old kings motto Vel il sight,
And let / s meaning permeate each Gay.
Whatever comes II Is - sha pass away"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

The neurology record of 1899 is long
and bears many eminent names. In the
politicafworld death claimed such men
as Nelson Dingley, ex-President Faure
of France, Chancellor Caprivi, the sue
cessol Of Bismarck, CASTELAR,, the fore
most republican of Spain, Vice Presi
dent Hobart, President Heureux of San
Domingo, by assassination, Nubar
Pasha. Egyptian statesman, John Rus
sell Young, ex Attorney General Gar.
land, Grand Duke George, heir to the
Russian throne. Prince Napoleon Charles
Bonaparte, j. Madison Wells of Louisi-
ana, Ex-Governor Oglesby Of Illinois.
Roswell P. Flower, George w. Julian,
ex-President Guzman Blanco of Vene.
zuela, IN Scheurer- Kestner, ex-senator
Harlan, last survivor of Lincoln's
cabinet, Senator HAYWARD of Nebraska,
ex Ambassador Eustis of Alabama,
Baron Herschel, lord high chancellor of
England, Congressman Bland of
Missouri, Calvin S. Brice, Senator
Morrill,.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
Old People Made Young.

J & Sherman, the veteran editor of
the Verm2ntville (Nlch } Echo, has
discovered the remarkable secret of
keeping old people young. For years
he has avoided nervousness, sleepess
ness, indigestion, heart trouble, consti.
patton and rheumatism by using Elec
trio Bitters and he writes: 1t can't he
praised ton highly. i gently stimulates
the kidneys tones the stomach, aids
digestion and gives splendid appetite
1t has worked wonders for my wife and
me It's marvellous remedy for old
peoples complaints" Only soc
Att IT, Wings Drug tore.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

II, as some think, Mr.. Rndvard Kip
ling has been the subj ct of too much
lautation, wholesome corrective Is
afforded In the keen and biting treatment
which he receives Mt the hands of M.
Robert Buchanan, In the paper called
"rhp Vo,ce of The HnnIigAn'" which
The Living Age for Jan 6 reprints from
The Contemporary Review. The true es.
innate OF kipling lies somewhere be-
tween the extreme OF laudation and such
unsparing criticism as this.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

spread rapidly, and it was soon demonstrated
beyond doubt that cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer. Evidence has accu-
mulated which is incontrovertible, of which
the following is specimen
"Cancer is hereditary in family, my father,
sister and an aunt having died from this dreadful
disease. My feelings may be imagined when the hor-
ribe disease made its appearance on my sde 1t was
q malignant Cancer, eating nwardly in such way
TO cause great alarm The disease seemed beyond the
skill of the doctors. for their treatment did no good
whatever the Cancer growing worse all the while
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

Boston Journal: You probably read,
the other day, the opinion that alcohol
VA. nutritious. Now read this opinion
nv Prof. AtwaIer Of Wesleyan: $50 TYR
from regarding the results of these ex-
p"riments as showing that the moderate
use Of alcoholic quors Is generally de-
,irahl" would iudnrse the saw Ing sAlco.
hnl ia Nh excellent thing for p opl.- III
good health, and especially for Young
people to let alone IL seems to be u
temperate remark.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
His Wife Saved Him.

"My wife's good advices saved my
life" writes f NJ. Ross of intield,
Tenn, for had such a bad cough |
could hardly breathe | steadily grew
worse under doctors treatment, but my
wife urged me to use DR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption which com.
pletely cured me Coughs, colds,
bronchitis, la grippe, pneumonia,
asthma, hay fever and all malAdies of
chest, throat and lu, gs are positively
cure b, this marvellous medicine SOC
and 81 90 Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles free
AT f II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund he money on n 80 cent BOTTLE
of Greene's Warranted ~ rup of tar II 1t
fails to cure your cough or cold. W.
also guarantee a % cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or mooney refunded. On &c
II. w. CUSHING, RIXBY Il BUCK.
W. Ii. FULLER, ~ +. h. WING.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

When corporation is organized under
on the amount Of the capitalization, and
nanv mining company has turned n
halt thousand into the State treasury.
This years receipts from the corpora
tions am"un's To 500 075; last yrar they
were onl, $24 $40 ,n, 1897 bur S28, As.
All this money is 80 much clear gain
for the State, aud u prrusal of the
dilv lat of new corporations will show
that rs per cent of 1t comes from out of
the State.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

Portland Press If Secretary Hay
succeeds in getting promises from all
the powers to maintain the open door in
China-and the prospect appears To be
good-he will have accomplished some
hing that will entitle him TO the graft
tude of the world, aud bring great honor
aud fame 10 his country. England tried
TO do what Mr.. Hv appears likely to
succeed In and failed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

70 deadly especially
Specific Is ST. which,
elapsed s. g. s. is the
for CAncer.-MRs 8 N. IDOL, Winston N c.
book Cancer containing other testimonials valuable
information will be sent free to address by the Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

A very stately, solemn pageant was
the burial of the Names two hundred
dead In Arlington. President and
Cabinet, members OF Congress were
there, and Capt. Slgshee himself direct
ed the ceremonies, with blue jackets aud
marines from the Texas, the Names
sister ship, which had brought the
coffned bodies from Fl ,vapa. A great
monument will some time rise above the
Names crew and the other martyrs of
the Spanish war. who lie rank bv rank
On he Potomac hillside near thousands
of he men of 1861 -65.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
|Send Job Printing TO the Reporter Office
Proverb Calendar for 1900.

K ,ch year when we receive the Hood s
Sarsaparilla Calendar We wonder how 1t
is possible to originate such clever de
signs. The "Provrrb Calendar" itself Is
-u> pended In front OF two little tots, one
rnbed IN delicate pink and the other In
olue. o. the reverse side there are the
usual astronomical calculations and other
facts. The Calendtr il made TO stand
alone on desk or table. or it may be sus-
pended on The wall. You should he sure
To get one of these Calendars from your
or one will be mailed to you by
sending cents in stamps to G. |. Hood
& Co., Lowell, M ,ss.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

Her Incredulity Delbette; "You are the
only girl | ever lovec!" Miss Hsddum: ~
don't believe you'll" Delbette. That's funny!
AL The rest of 'em didl'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
Results Fatally In Nine
Gases Out Of Ten-A
Cure Found at Last.

operation, because the disease is vrulent
the blood circulating throughout the system and although
the ulcerknown the Cancermay be away tho
poison remains the blood and promptly breaks ash with
renewed violence
The wonderful s. S. s. curing obstinate deepeeatd
considered ncurabe induced
spng sufferers try for Cancer after exhaustng the skill Of
the without Much to their delight S. proved
equal to the disease and promptly effected The glad
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04
CANCER IS DEADL Y!

This fearful disease often first appears
as a mere scratch, pimple or lump in
the breast. too small to attract any
notice, until in many cases, the deadly
disease is fully developed.
Cancer can not be cured by a surgical
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

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,
a5c. If it fails to cure, we will cheerfully
refund your money. Trial size free.
FREQ H Wing, Druggist, IS Water Street,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-04

1t has been demonstrated repeatedly 10
every State IN the Union and In MANY
foreign countries that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is n certain preventative
aud re for Group. l. has Income the
niversal rem' DIV for thar disease. NJ.
v. Fisher of Liberty, w w., only re-
peats what has been sail around The
globe when he writes: II have used
Chamberla rs Cough r mrdv in m,
family for several years and always with
perfect success. We believe tht II Is
not only IN best cough remedy. hut
that Il |. sure cure for Group. | has
saved the lives of our children n numb r
If times" This remedy Is for sale nv
H. w. Cushing S<owhegan, u d sullivan
Newton. JackmaD.
His Pr, ference: snow, Freddy, what do
you want for Christmasf" "Ot gran'pa, GIN
mr. some pin real sill> gran'ma a lus q We me
some pin St nsibie."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20

Il
who have spread over the northern
provinces and threaten the Very stabil,-
tS of the government. Whether. as rs.,-
al. this mighty mass Of bigotry and IA
naticism will melt away before the OIL
set of the determined men Of the west,
or whether, Hike prairie fire, it Will
sweep over the empire and probably
overthrow the effete dynasty in Pekin,
are questions which no man at the pres
ent moment can answer. Unfortunately,
the disturbed district is pretty thickly
dotted with American mission stations.
The imperial troops sent to face the
Boxers have flown like chafY before the
wind, or have openly Joined their enc
mics. 1T may be that as unexpectedly
as Uncle Sam walked into Cuba aud The
Philippines. he may now be called on
to take a hand in rebuilding China.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The OttnnMa Courier thinks pres
ent indications are that China is pre-
pairing for a monster Fourth OF July
celebration with a lengthy chapter OF
accidents appended,
"If this Chinese trouble Keeps up
Dewey may have a chance to climb up
on the pedestal again. suggests the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Ackley monograph notices that
the political mud machines are now
slowing up material TO be used in the
campaign.
The Sioux City Journal says iii is
learned from a newspaper whose eds.
tor LAYS no claim 10 Knowledge OF. the
science Of medicine. but whose ,Nltor
does claim to be Well up in the science
OF finance, that appendicitis viii sue
curb 70 40 cents worth of castor oil.
What Will become of the rest 81 the
man, there is only a hint.
Not liking Cinnamon. we sexpei them
NsnsAisAeI iliSS ,tpurn our SOIL. and
that's all right, says the Des Mnines
Leader; but when Cinnamon act On
5tl1e same principle, that's different
Life In the dsnsely populated Soc
tons Of India. Observes the Rockford
Register. bids for tohe exterminated
thru the combined agency Of famine
cholera and plaque. 1t is natures .nler-
CHESS method pi' readjusting a surplus
poIetalion io3restricted food supplies
II Biyan is defeated al the coming
election the cause OF silver is forever,
dead says the Algcna Courier. and it
pleads for the elimination Of the silver
issue this year. are. making the hattle-
cry imperialism, in order that Bryan
may De elected and the Slaughter of sil-
YER delayed four years.
The Des AIoines Register commends
the candidacy Of Judge Remley for SUI
lsesl4e judge, and, referring to the
hearty communication of his home
county. saEs: THAT is the strong en-
sdolsemert OF the people Who know him
best. with wi1onlsh has lived and prom
incntly served for nearly thirty years,
and there il hot a Doubt as to8llis SUI
8peliar fitness for a seat in the highest
court of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
No, Quito Ren..y.
[chicago Evening POST.

Are you ready for your summer
onting?9" asked her dearest friend.
Not Quite replied the sweet young
thing. "Of course have my bathing
suit, my bicycle suit, my golf suit, my.
tennis suit my yachting suit. and my
riding habit, but as we are going To one
of those quiet places merely for rest
and relaxation ] will Of course have to
have a few evening gowns, and possi-
bly, half dozen suitable for lawn
parties and all that sort OF thing.
Thus she demonstrated that she had
been there before and knew what
quiet country life" meant in SUM
mer resort advertisements
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
WHAT THE BOXERS ARE.


Leslie's Weekly gives the following in
explanation Of the fanatical order that
is creating turmoil in China
Boxer" is a rough and ready trans
lation Of the three Chinese characters.
Romanized as r Ho Chuan. meaning,
In bald literalnsss. 'righteousness, har-
gmony, fists. They are the men who
kmite righteously. on behalf of true har-
smony which exists between heaven and
earth They would extirminate all who
do not take the Confucian theory OF the
universe. Foreigners with their strange
doctrines and religions. their outlanIish
ways land fearsome magic. have dis
turbed this harmony. The men that
smite with "the righteous fists" propose
to ct the universe in order by driving
out the hairy-faced, blue-eyed aliens
Is One knowing the conditions Of things
In China wonders neither at the fire.
quency Of riots nor at the rapidity with
which vast crowds can assemble under
fanatical and bigoted leaders. Peaceable
and law-abiding citizens are suddeiiy
transformed into yelling and Infatuated
monsters of destruction. The average
Chinaman lacks the power of thinking
as an Individual. He acts in mobs and
horees. Ignorant of the commonest
facts Of science. such as our children
are familiar with. he is credulous 10 an
extent whichit is hard for MS to con-
sceive. Seeing the foreigners wonder
marking an1inea machines. lanaas med
iicinS and surgery, he imagines him gift
cd with magical and malevolent powers.
Being as credulous as they are ignorant.
Therapeutics need only a few sarewd
fellows to play upon their fears and
arouse their superstitions and fanati-
sGisns. 81
81 Hence the rapid rise Of the Boxers,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
Eusnng 5arstaluun ,pp sdsssdsp m 81 1900

received by the locomotive and tender
in passing over each joint has thrown
them first one way and thenthe other.
the regularity Of the oscillation con-
forming with the length of the rail and
the reproduction of the joints. and its
violence augmenting with Increased
speed. AS a consequence, the motion OF
the locomotive under such conditions
in time swings the tender and itself
clear of the rails to Its own destruc-
ton.
So convinced has the railroad man
agement become of the correctness of
the theory of the roadmen that II has
decided to abandon the new system of
breaking joints and relay the track on
the old plan,