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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28
ANOTHER MILL SHUT DOWN.
Twenty-Five Hundred Hands Thrown
Out of Work.
4 rA-
{ Special to The PostJ

New York, Angus. 81 ~evenl Of the
Massachusetts cc.ton mills that have
struggled 80 keep open during the last
month or two have finally decided to close
their doors Among them Is the fremont
and Suffolk mill Of Lowell involving some
25oO hands the announcement OF the shut
down was received with some surprise
here. as 1t had been generally understood
that the dullest period in the textile situa-
ton was about over. The determina-
tion 10 close the works was apparently
made on Sunday last.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28
Tint run 90 plnner Pail.
III paso News.

ri paso News. !.
The full dinner pail is setuns Y
chesnutty campaign picture TINS 80 .,,,
licsn management viii probably h'A.s
campaign pictures of Overaovins s.a ,os.
ers'' I'd circulate among the GermaN ct
iation. But the men VINO ns., drlnk
from tin buckets and take 'nsn ,.rb %
from beer cans are not dun usr;akias
not know that the champagne avn the
and terrapin stew feeders ~nS Ssther the
trust factories. do not care
dirner pan is filled or smry'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

years IL moat Of the cities is shoFn to
have been steady and substantial. even IL
It has been below expectations. II has
averaged more than 90 per cent. and u
the country at large has approximately
approached the same figure. ia It's sxpan-
sion Of population. the American Nation
ought now to number close to 5000, 900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

The failures In this country for the past
wear have lnereased by comnarison with tbs
preceding year. In England. on ire other
hand. there was Q large decrease in the bank
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

continued military occupation Of 4.
Philippine islands.
vastly greater advantages can Ma ~
tanned by treatment which the pson,s !,
these Islands will recognize as gsns-sr.
on our part. and which the civilized unr,s
will denominate just
In addition to these most lmpc,ta,,
subjects the democratic party mus, S,,l.
with the question of trusts. They are 4.
legitimate offspring of republican lsvi,.
lation. F'ostered by an enormous pro.
tectiye tariff. they have, during the pres.
ent administration. grown to such mar
moth proportions that the whole country
Is appalled, by the danger they threaten
the Republican party can never be trusted
TO strangle Its own children. Already ii
has begun the search for excuses for tAel,
existence. Thsv fill its Golfers with can.
paign funds. If they die they viii dis
at the hands of the democratic party.
There should be and will be no disposi-
ton on the part of that party to interiors
with legitimate business interests but
no combination Of capital, however formed
or wherever located. that has the power.
whether exercised al present or net, to
dictate prices to be paid for labor OF lis
products, must be permitted TO escape tie
unyielding opposition of that party
Imperialism Is Il ghost that win nj;
down, 1t will haunt the American con.
science until some party will deal /. i
death blow. I want the democratic party
to bear in history the everlasting honor
that Will come to those who deal thai
blow. .. 80
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

In these latter days OF the month thoss
chinese Boxers continue as act We au II their
Horton law was about to be AMENDED.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28
W. c. Allen
John Chandler,
7 II, DAVIS.
Co1np,iftap

John H. Reagan has addressed listen
ing senates and sat in the cabinet coun-
ell Of the Contederacy but the proudest
day OF his life, doubtless. was the 29ud
of August. 1900. spent under the shadow
of the blue Smoky mountains OF old
East Tennessee, with the honest but
plain country folks. exerring themselves
to show their appreciation OF the dis
tinction which his name and labors had
achieved.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28
JOHN H. REAGAN's WELCOME HONE

Slxty-two years ago a poor boy with
a limited education went away from his
home in SEWER county. East Tennessee.
to begin his battle with the world.
How well nc fought the fight, how
great we're the prizes he won. how not
able his fame and with what pride that
mountain county in the old Volunteer
State looks upon the fact OF his nativity
within its borders. is told in the fol-
lowing announcement in the seyierville
Vlndlcator OF the welcome 10 be accorded
Hon. John II Reagan upon his recent
visit TO the scenes OF his childhood:
Great Day in Severville. Wednesday.
Aug ST p, 1900. Hon. John Va, Reagan OF
Texas returns 10 SEWER county. the land o.
his birth, after an absence o. sixty two years.
lie comes 10 look once more up0n his moth-
sr' grave who Is buried Ia Seyieryille, and
10 view perhaps tor the last time the beautl-
ful scenery surrounding the little town OF
SevieEvilie, where he spent his early hoyhOod
days. The Brotherhood OF Fddlers." from
Knoxville. VIII accompany nm here and
make music for the occasion. Also the Jones
Cove brass band will meet him at rrdndle's
Cross Roads, where about loo horscbacA
riders from the Tenth district viii fall IN
line, Al Boyd's Greek an additional numb 7
o. horseback riders viii Join the processio D.
Al Cat'et snurg and other points along tbs
entire march horseback riders will be con
stantly falling in line
IL Is only once IN n lifetime that We have
the opportunity q doing honor 10 a man as
deserving as John H Reagan. Let al OF
Sewer eountys citizens turn out in mass "a
meet this distinguished guest
W. c. Alien
John Chandler,
I, H. DAVIS.
CofnpnIttee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

Don't for a moment lose sight Of the fael
that Paris is COINS TO have cotton mill
Even Bonham is laughing at us We don
uiind furnishing amusement for those people
80 much. but We dislike 10 act the clown and
Paris News.
Just remind those chaps who seem so vastly
amused that he laughs best who laughs
last" then get out do something, and give
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

rurtry caves u our alliance With England
can not brinE US an eaual division OF Pros
ocrity 1t Is high time to drop il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

Mr.. John ) Valentine. prealdeut OF the
wells-Fargc Express company VINO did such
srtai wsrk for Mckinley in 1896 is out for
Bryan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

The republican party Is now hanging with
breathloss expectancy upon every utterauce Of
Mr. Bryan In hope Of obtaining some eneour-
agement FOR resurrectiug the campaign Of
1886
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

sousa's band has started home after very
successful tour Of Europe. But it didn't re-
ouro this demonstration TO convince the
Europeans that We know how TO blow with
~ .a.r,,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

Wonder bow long the war department pro-
noses to continue the publ cation Of It's cam
paien series OF letters captured in the
Philippnes!r We would like 10 have few
OF those suppressed Official reports Just tc
vary The monotony.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

small farm paid for and well Improved
Is worth more as n money maker than a big
farm bought on credit with interest to meet
every year. and large held half cultivated.
The sooner some bone seekers learn this the
better off they viii bell Campo Eagle
1t would appear that, regarding state
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

The New York citizens and the Nsw York
police continue their '.nieser-hasuus Caa't
civilization do anything for New YORK;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

Possibly the offer Of the decoration Of the
Legion OF Honor to Commissioner General
Peck hy TIE French government was kindly
meant TO OFFSET the very general criticism in
this country OF the gentleman's official con-
duct
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

The census figures give Kansas city p7pl-
iauou OF only is3.coc, against 1900 in 1900
Here Is another case for doctor with res.
toratves
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Family Life "a Bore.

Family life bores the modern Amer
can girl" writes An American Moth
err" in The Ladies' Home Journal.
"She boasts that she has climbed to
higher levels. She has done with nee
dies. pots and pans and-cradles. The
world is her field of action. tits wait
ing for her. Its crops are white unto
the harvest. IL she has money. s'.t
usually begins to reap by going to IL
rope. She IS there today hy the thou
sands and tens of thousands. II the
modern girl marries. her life Is but lit
tie altered Size drifts here and there
like rags of seaweed on the heavir2
waves. She Toes not want home un
less she has luoney enough to have two
or three IL which. with a corps of sei'v
ants and an English housekeeper in
command she can have house parties
the yek round. If she have money
she lives in huge hotel: If poor, in :!
cheap boarding house. Her childrcl
are brought Up on the stairs. There l.
not much Of the cachet of the ni.ns
about that Some for them, Prescott.
she. too. goes abroad. She tells bel
friends that she is on the verge of
nerve prostration. which is usually
true. and that Europe is the only
chance of cure. which is not true. Eei
husbapd stays at home TO drudge fol
the money which she spends"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

Practical mining does not seem 10
suggest itself as a field in which wo-
men can achieve distinction, but the
constantly increasing number of wo-
men mine owners In Colorado and 9th
or mining states proves that there Is no
reason why the women of the future
will not compete with the men OF
equal ground in this important depart
ment of industry. Many mines In Col
orado are owned by women, and some
are even directed by their feminine
owners, who have quickly adapted
themselves to the work. says the Den
yer Republican.
Two or three years ago a school
teacher while spending her vacation in
Arizona located some promising claims
through her knowledge of geology. She
secured some good specimens. sold her
locations In Denver and then turned
professional prospector She has fol
lowed the business with persistence
and intelligence and Is NOW making n
most excellent livelihood, with good
prospect of securing a fortune.
A Seattle exchange recently recorded
the sale of two groups of mines located
by woman in the Kalso (B. c. dis.
trict. The locations had been made by
the woman, and she stood by them foi
seven years until she finally negotiated
a SALE She secured $125.000 as her
share, the buyers being English and
French capitalists.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
lie Merely Didn't Think.

Used to let his poor old mother go and carry
in the wood;
She was just a packhorse for him, but he never
understood;
Never thought OF bringin' water from the
spring down by the lane;
Or OF helpin' her to gather in the clos before
the rain;
Let her keep a-waitin' on him, though her
back was achin' So
'rwasn't cause he didn't love her-he just did
MT think, you know.
Then he went away and married-left her
livin' there alone
Course his wife she didn't want her-she had
people of her own
And he carried In the kindlin' and he built the
fires too;
And, 10 tell the truth, dunno what there was
he didn't do
Had to hustle, now tell you, Got to thinkin',
too, at last,
That he might have been q little mite more
thoughtful in the past.
all away,
the poor old soul, one day,
they pushed the lid aside
Poor old hands, didn't wonder that her boy
sat there and cried,
at as II he couldn't bear it-just as II his
heart'd break
He had kind OF got to SEEM what she'd suffer
ed for his sake
There's a lot Of kinds OF sinnin' that the good
book tells about
Sins concernin' which body needn't ever be
in doubt
But there's one sin that reckon many a man
who doesn't think,
Will be held to strict account for when he
goes acrost the brink
For the wrong that's done q person by anoth-
er's want OF thought,
Hurts as much as though the injured was the
victim OF plotl
Chicago Times. Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

The man who raises corn. clover and
hogs need adopt no other line of farm
ing. He has his hands full. and the
three go together so well that he need
not add third crop to them, remarks
the Boston Cult -ator. Even the fertili-
ty of the soil can be kept up with these
three products. so there will be little
or no degeneration in II. BY curing
plenty of clover hay for winter use we
secure mt the same time cheap food
and one that keeps up the health Of the
hogs better than If they had corn alone.
A liberal supply of this clover hay
stacked away for winter use will ena-
BILE a farmer to winter his hogs at a
cost much lower than another who de-
ponds chiefly upon corn and scraps.
The leaves and chaff of the clover
hay formerly made considerable item
of waste. These today are fed to the
hogs by mixing them up with a small
amount of bran and middlings and
then soaking them overnight in water.
Let the water be hot where poured in,
and then feed when cold. The hogs
relish this mixture and eat'it greedily
the next morning. When all the loose
leaves and chaff have been used up in
this way, the clover hay can be cut up
and soaked apd mixed with middings,
bran or cracked corn.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

LEV Err AND CLOD CRUSHER
holes In the rear plank are for attach
ing short pieces Of heavy chain, which
will mark sufficiently plain for either
corn or potato planting
The foregoing is described in the
Ohio Farmer In which correspondent
also tells of good shield for cult.
vator. He says:
In cultivating corn when it is small,
1t requires the greatest care not to Gov
er up or roll hard Jumps of dirt on the
tender sprouts. The shields that come
with cultivators are very uncertain and
unsatisfactory In their work. For sew
eral years we have tried this trough
and find 1t most satisfactory device.
Take two hard wood inch boards eight
inches wide and about FIVE feet long
and fashion the forward end of each
In the shape of a sleigh runner. Then
take a 2 by the same length as
the boards and bevel the edges in such
a way that when the boards are nailed
on they will spread out at the bottom
until they are about eight inches apart,
This trough is to pass. inverted, over
the corn row between the shovels of
the cultivator its sloping sides catch
ing the loose soil and leaving 1t lying
loosely next the corn, but never on 1t.
To fasten this trough to the cultivator,
bore an inch hole through the sides
near the front end and just beneath
the top by A. Through these run
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Cabbage Worm. and Pari. Green.

Concerning the use Of paris green for
cabbage worms and the danger con-
nected with II Professor Brunette Of
the Louisiana station says: Paris
green is not absorbed by the vegeta-
bles and usually is all washed off by
the first rain, but If cabbage growers
would use 1t promptly on their young
cabbages. killing all the worms while
young. there would be few butterflies
left to lay the eggs for the later
broods. One pound Of paris green to
100 pounds of lime or plaster thor
oughly mixed. would kin all the worms
and not be dangerous even on cabbage
which was heading, but the point is
that If the successive broods Of worms
are killed on the young plants there
will be very few worms found on the
heading cabbage thus avoiding tie
necessity of application Of the insect-
eide at that time.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Agricultural Exports.

The agricultural products exported
from the United States during the five
years lS.)4-S had an average annual
value OF Stital.a36 "0l OF these rnor'
nous exports about 60 per cent found
a mn rket in the United Kingdom and
its various dependencies The sum
paid by the British people for the
American farm produce purchased dur
ing the period mentioned reached az
high ms Si03, 1913 1913 a year.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

Selecting Corn With q Large Germ.
Chemical analysis of the several
parts of the corn kernel has shown
that the germ ia richest in proteds.
Therefore choosing corn In which
the germ Is In large proportion is all
that is necessary to insure getting that
which Is richer In proteids. Selecting
corn with a large germ is not as diff
cult as might be supposed. Take few
grains from the ear. neglecting the
butt and tip. where they are more or
less distorted In form. with a sharp
pocketknife, begin at the tip of kerr
mel where It was attached TO the cob
and make several cross sections from
one thirty-second TO one-sixteenth of an
inch In thickness and observe the rela-
tive proportion of germ that the sec
ton shows. Repeat this on number
of kernels and make longitudinal sec
tons of other kernels also. These sec
tons can be made in less time than It
takes to tell how to make them. and by
means of them very useful judgment
can be passed upon the corn. says ]. T.
Willard of Kansas
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
PROBATE NOTICES.

To All parsons Interested In either - ~.
Estates he. .4iuafier named.
Alta COURT or PROB>TE held al -tos
bAhegan. within and for the county OF Som
erset, on the
: CoNp TUESDAY, ur APRIL.
In the year OF our Lord one thousand riat '
hundred and ninety nine the following bus =
ness having been presented for action there,
That public notice thereof be given to all pe
sons Interested, that they may appear a b
Probate Court to be holde. at said SkowLeyA.
at the Probate Office on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF MAY,
next at min. OF the clock in the forenoon, NJ
be heard the reon and object II the see car
Nathaniel L. Ho' per, late OF Cambridge,
deceased. viii petition for proba, e
thereof pr seDte by r ia Jane n, oper and
Samuel r. WATSON. xecuers named lie ein
Susapnah T. Moody, late OF Lexington. de-
ceased. First acc IN, oi John NJ ody, admin
i>trator, presented.
Isabelle NJ. mccarthy. of Pi t. felt. Petition
to have anne changed to Isabelle NJ. Barns
presented.
Peter Bennett. late of Curnville. deceased.
Petition Tor beers, to self anr convey reA
estate presence by Jam, = NJ. Sanborn. al mill
traitor vii b the will anne xed.
Mary A. Hutchins. of New Portland OF un.
sound mino. First account OF Hiram F. Wey-
mouth, guardian presented.
Oliver II. p. Davis. late OF Mercer. deceased.
Will a petition Tor probate thereof present
Gu ny MhIk6Tcb ~ bAftSs WiuoW vi ucC npcu
Benjamin Snow. late OF Skowhegan. de.
ce seq. Peri ion for partial isiribution
presented by Robert K. Snow, administrator.
sarah j. Dinsmore, late OF Norridgewock,
deceas. Win and Pr tition for probate
thereof pr esented by Frederick R. Buck
ecntor al trustee named therein.
Isaiah w Young, late OF Detroit. deceased.
Final account Of Henry Young, guardian OF
Irving W Young, minor heir. presented.
Thomas Wells, late CT Corpville, deceased.
Widows petition for allowance presented.
Elizabeth Parks, late OF Pittsfeld. deceasl
ed. Final account of Lois Tabbut 'orme rly
Parks) and Gorge Nj. Parks, trustees for
Frank K. Parks. ben eficiary.
Jonathan Bsssett, late Of Moscow. deceas.
ed. Petition for the appointment of Laura q.
Basseit, or some other suitable person. pre-
sented by tn said Laura e. Bassett, daughter
Of the deceased. 3wl6
E. F. DANFORTH, Judge.
Attest:-NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
Post Office address, Judge and Registe,
Skowhesan. Me-
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
CORN SHIELD.

a small. strong rope and tie each end
to the cultivator In such a way that
the trough will be kept little in ad-
vance of the shoyels.
1t Is best to leave this rope to play
loosely through the trough. as 1t would
otherwise upset IN turning at the end
of the rows. The Illustration shows
the construction exactly.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
ANNUAL MEETING.

The members of the Skowhegan Saw
ings Bark corporation are hereby notified
that their annual M citing for the choice
of officers and the transaction OF any other
business thought pFoper will be held at the
Bank on Monday the seventh day of May
next at ten o'clock a. m. 3wI6
Skowhegan, April -, 1900.
Z p. PAGE Sec.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU?

II not, drink Grain O--made from pure
grains lady writes: 1.-THE first time made
Grain. O did not like 1t but after using IL for
one week nothing would Induce me to 60 back
to coffee" II nourshes and leeds the system.
The children can drink IL freely with great
benefit. 1t 10 the strengthening substance OF
pure grains. Get pack age today frt m your
grocer follow the direction . In making IT anf
you will have delicious and healthful table
beverage for old and yeung. lbc. and 26c.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
HOMEMADE IMPLEMENTS.

A Three Plank Leveler-C uitivator
Shield For Corn.
To prepare land properly for grass
seeding or for com or potato planting
Il three plank levcler and clod crusher,
such as is shown in the accompanying
cut. is often very useful, convenient
and effective. II is simple and easy to
make. Tie planks are held together by
a chain and bolts with large washers
which pass through the links. The
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
rheumatism Cured.

NV wife has used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great relief.
and | can r. commend it ~ a splendid
iniment for rheumatism and other housp.
hold use for which we have found ii
N. Y.
Mr.. Cuvlpr IL one Of the leading mer-
chants of This village and one of The
most prominent men in this vicinity -
w. G. PHIPPN, + iitor Red Greek Her
aid. For sale nv II. w. Gushing, Skow-
hogan, aud Sullivan Newton, JAckman.
Quite natural. Dix: "Did that policeman
die a natural deatb?" Xix; ayes; he Just
went from one sleep IL to another until he fell
into the last sleep"