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The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

HEN AND CHICKENS IN COOPS ON GRASS.
ing house, which permits of his being
Independent of outside temperature,
he will have to content himself with
incubator and outside brooder. His
outside brooder is placed on the rap
idly growing grass, and with proper
care and food the young chicks will be
found to make famous progress.
At the experimental farms when the
hens became broody they were set in
wooden boxes placed in vacant pens in
q house. The wooden nest boxes con-
tanned no bottoms and had a hinged
door in front. The nests were made
of dry lawn clippings. which were
found to answer the purpose much bet
ter than cut straw. Grain, grit and
drink water were constantly before
the sitters. On being made the nests
were thoroughly busted with n disn-
fecting powder. and SO were the sitters
before being put on the nests. 1t was
found beneficial to place two or three
china eggs in the nests as arranged
and allow the broody hens to sit on
them for n day or two. The sitters
having proved reliable, the china eggs
were removed and replaced by the
valuable ones. In the morning the
doors of the nest boxes. which had
been closed from the previous day,
were opened and the sitters allowed
opportunity to get out for food. water
and a short run. In early spring, when
the weather is likely to be cold. the
sitter should return to her nest inside
of ten minutes. The foregoing details
are all important in the successful
Matching of chickens by hens.
Late April and May hen Matched
chickens did the best at the Canadian
farms. In the case of hen hatched
chickens the latter were permitted to
remain in their nest for "a or SO hours,
when, with the mother hen, they were
placed In n Slated coop on the grass
outside. The coop was SO arranged
that it could be securely closed at
night while ventilation was secured,
Through the Stats the chicks could run
on the grass outside. while the hen re-
NAMED inside. On the floor of the
coop was sand to the depth of two
inches. On taking the mother hen
from her nest she was given food and
water. She would be more likely to
brood the chicks contentedly after be-
ing fed than If hungry or thirsty. How
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Spraying for Apples.

An Indiana farmer, IN paper read be-
fore one of the county institutes recently,
spoke out quite emphatically on the sub
ject of spraying, and his advice seems to
be worth following. He said:
I'VE live on fairly good farm in a
good neighborhood. We farm as well as
our neighbors in general way, and get
fairly good results. but by far the most
paying thing we do is spraying our fruit
trees. 1t would be truthful to say it pays
US five times as much as any other work
on the farm; and for the results obtained
the machinery costs Us far less We
have been spraying for seven years; COM
menced about the time many others did.
and for two years got little, if any, advan-
tage. We had cheap. Intellectual spray
pumo SO had our neighbors AS we had
snll some faith in spraying we determined
to invest in good business pump outfit.
We did and it cost the enormous sum of
S24; as much as good harrow. Yes, as
much as we got for six barrels OF apples
last year. 1t is this enormous sum that it
takes to buy good pump and outfit that
has caused forty-nine fiftieths of Hoosiers
to do without apples for the last four
years But ;hey aren't going to do with
out any longer. Thousands of them are
going TO buy pnmps and spray this spring.
Yes, here comes the harvest for the cheap
pump man, again continued harvest for
US. Their spraying will b no good and
we'll get 81 barrel for our apples again"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
@6NkdtuPe'S ARfldOfe
FOR
oSoNafuPe'S POlSonS,

Is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison
Ivy, and all noxious plants. 1t is COM
posed exclusively of roots and herbs. Now
Is the time to get the poison out of your
system, as delay makes your condition
worse. Don't experiment longer with
salvcs, washes and soaps-they never cure.
Mr.. S. NJ. Marshall bookkeeper OF the Atlanta
iCa) Gas Light Co., was poisoned with Poison
Oak He took Sulphur, Arsenic and various
other drugs, and applied externally numerous
lotions and saves with no benefit At times the
swelling and Inflammation was so severe he was
almost blind For eight years the poison would
break out every season. His condition was much
improved after taking one bottle Of s. s. S. and
few bottles cleared his blood Of the poison and
all evidences Of the disease disappeared.
People are often poisoned without
knowing when or how. Explain your case
fully to our physicians, and they will
cheerfully give such information and adj
vice as you require, without charge, and
we will send at the same time an interest
ing book on Blood and Skin Diseases.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
A Very Remarkable Remedy.

1T is with good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that | recommend
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy" says Druggist A. W.
Sawtelle. of Hartford, Conn. "a lady
Gust )mer, seeing the remedy exposed
for sale on my show case, said to me:
Il really believe that medicine saved my
life the past summer while at the shore,
and she became so enthusiastic over its
merits that at once made up my mind
to recommend it in the future. Recent
ly a gentleman came into my store SO
overcome with collie pains that he sank
at once to the floor. | gave him dose
of this remedy which helped him.
repeated the dose and in fifteen minutes
he left my store smilingly informing me
that he felt as well as ever" Sold by
G. r. Fogg, Skowhegan; L. c. Williams,
Athens sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
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POULTRY GROWING.
For the General Farmer-IncubatOF
and Hen Matched Chicks.

For the General FRrmer-IncubatOF
and Hen Hatched Chicks.
The position of the farmer with re-
gard to poultry is entirely different
from that of the specialist with large
plant. To the farmer such information
. as the following from a late report of
a. G. Gilbert, manager of the Canadian
experimental farms, is especially di-
rccted.
Farmers have given increased atten-
ton during the past few years to the
artificial Matching and rearing Of
chickens, which have been pursued by
two methods
BY filling the incubator and begin
ming operations in late February or
early March.
BY deferring Matching operations
until the hens have had a run outside,
and as a result their eggs will hatch
better.
In connection with the second
method, unless the farmer has a brood.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

According to the report of the United
States Commission of Agriculture, New
York State consumes as many eggs as
England, both disposing OF $I8 900, ooo
worth of hen fruit annually. The United
States yearly consumes $500 ooc, 900
worth of eggs ard poultry. Canada ex-
ports $50. 900 900 worth of eggs annu9lly
This egg industry is worth $3.50 900 900
more than all the dairy products OF this
nation. The poultry products OF this
country aggregate more in year than
any single crop OF all the counlrys in
dustries the poultry industry is most gen
orally pursued. List year the poultry
earnings of the United States amounted
to over $500, 900 900. being greater val.
ue by $50, ooo, 900 than our entire wheat
crop. sIo5 900, 900 greater than our swine
brought us, $50, 900 900 more than our
cotton crop, more than three times as
grea a all the interest paid on mortgages
during the year, SUE, 900 900 more than
we spend for schools, and yet there are
people who think The hen "small pota
toes"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Glorious Spring.

If with the coming of the warm, glori-
GUS days of spring, you feel a lack of
vigor, do not relish your food, mouth
"tastes bad" eyes dull, and you feel
tired all over, do not be alarmed.
Take Baxter's Mandrake Bitters before
meals, for a week or two. 1t will won
derfully assist nature in throwing off The
accumulated poisons of winter, and you
will soon be restored to your normal
health and strength. Get Baxters Man
drake Bitters at any druggists, at rs cts.
a bottle or box.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23


thicker on tie ground than it should be
planted where tie object is TO produce
grain Corn Is dlstinctively sun plant,
and if it Is 50 thickly seeded that the
sun cannot reach all parts of tie grow
ing plant there Is produced a product
which is lacking in digestbiify and
which is not relished by farm stock.
few years ago some experiments
were conducted by the Cornell expert
ment station. the object being to deter
mine what method of planting corn
produced greatest food value. Certain
plats were drilled in thickly so that no
ears would develop, other plats were
planted with the rows 40 inches apart
and with the plants close together in
the row, and other plats were planted
in hills from to 31a feet apart While
a larger quantity of produce was OBJ
tanned per acre where the corn was
drilled in thickly, yet it contained
higher per cent of moisture and was de-
icient in protein and in fat.
While the money value Of the broad
casted corn is not very different from
the value of that grown on the other
plat. this estimate does not take into
account the dgestibility of the various
products.
The variety of corn which shall be
planted must be determined somewhat
by local conditions. In central New
York the Pride of the North gives very
satisfactory results. Whatever variety
is selected it should be one which shall
approach maturity before frost The
man who plants SO thickly that he cuts
1t with the reaper Is surely falling to
get best results. says Country Gentle
man in conclusion to the foregoing ad-
yipp
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Literary " Otes.

American readers will be glad to know
that the important Quarterly Review
article on "The Character of the Queen
will be printed entire in The Living Age
for May % and June l. No article re-
garding the Queen has made such still
in England as this: and no other is
written from so close and intimate a
knowledge. The London correspondent
of The New York Tribune cables thai
there is almost as much speculation as to
its author as there has been regarding
IAN Englishwoman's Love Letters
The two numbers of The Living Age
containing the article will be mailed,
postpaid, for twenty. five cents.
Two articles in the May Review of
Reviews deal with the Russo-Japanese
situation. MI. Charles johnson explains
in detail Russa's apparent readiness for
war as shown by her state of prepare
tion on the military as well as the naval
side. Mr.. Samuel E. Notfett, on tn,
other hand, describes Japan's navy,
which has made a truly remarkable
record of growth since the war with
China, seven years ago. Both article,
are Illustrated with pictures of fighting
ships.
A powerful chapter from one of the
most remarkable of recorded human
experiences appears in McClure's mags
zine for May-Captain Alfred Dreyfus' :,
own story of his arrest, degradation and
transportation to DEVILS Isle. To this
story is added portion of the diarN
kept by Dreyfus on the island, for his
wife, and referred to so often and So
mysteriously in the Rennes trial, bu'
never made public. A more intense aud
convincing expression OF human agon'
than that found IN these fragments i,
incOncpiveablp
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
NEST BOX FOR SITTING HENS

important it is to have early chicks
carefully brooded is well known to all
experienced breeders. The rations
adopted were stale bread crumbs, fol
lowed by stale bread soaked in milk
and squeezed dry; this for a day or
two, when graduated oatmeal was
given. Crushed corn was not given un-
ill after eight days, and whole wheat
was not fed until the twelfth or four
teenth day. AS the chicks grew a
mash composed Of shorts. cornmeal,
stale bread and small quantity of
skimmilk. allowed to cool and was CIV
en- three or four times per day. MIX
and water were both furnished for
drink.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

Americans can make farming in Mex
leo pay, writes correspondent to the
New York Commercial Advertiser. II
they know how And the knowing
how, in his opinion. is in part to pass
by coffee and rubber and stick to cot
ton. corn and irrigation" Titles are
good land is cheap. the laws are ia
vorable. the government is friendly, it
Is easy to do business, markets are ex-
cellent and transportation facilities am
pie.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
A Snoring Child,

Snoring is a symptom that should
not be neglected in children. 1t shows
that there is some obstruction to the
free passage of air from the nose to the
throat. The tonslls may be enlarged
and SO partially close the passage AT it's
lower opening. There may be a poly
pus or some small tumor in the nasal
passage itself or catarrh Of the throat
or nose or both. a physician should be
consulted. I Ladies' Home Journal.
The wise man makes dollars from the fool s
want OF sense.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
From Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta
Waterville, 5koWhegan and Bangor.

A-+Flag stations; at which trains will soy
on signal or notice to Conductor.
sStoDs only to takeIor leave Freight.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and smith,
field and with Electri, Cars to and from
Skowhegan. At Arson, fol Sawyer's Mlll',
lStsrks). At No. Arson, for North and we"
New Portland, Dead River, Flagstaff Ans
Eustis. At Bingham for Forks, Moose hi's''
Mayfield, Kingsbur, and Abbott.
W. M. AVER SUPT
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Breed the Correct Type, and with
ii get Size, Style, Action, Speed.
TROTW00D.

TRoTWOOD is eight years old, stands
sixteen hands and weighs over 1850 lbs
He is a smoothly turned. pure gated
trotter that can 90 fast and with the high
action that the market demands; is a
bright bay in color, and has al the
qualities of breeding, conformation size,
style. action and disposition that go to
make an ideal sire, which he is.
His grand sire is the greatest living sire
of speed having 100 with records from
2 o634 to 80
TROTWOOD'S half-brother "Dash"
was a champion show ring performer,
winning over 81, 900 in prizes and selling
for 81 600; Berkshire. prize winner and
many others; besides being himself a
prize winner at the Boston Horse Show
Maine State Fair and in fact where ever
he has been shown.
TROTWOOD will stand at farm of his
owner. 2 y miles from Skowhegan p O.
on East Madison road. for the season OF
1901 every day except Monday. Mares at
owners risk. Terms $1,000 to warrant,
FRED KlNCAID, P. 0. Sktwhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
CORN FOR THE SlLO.
A Itr~- Th"ory-YOu VIII Take Out
Tar A.. = Nniuc You Put In.

Tho l.a.e en- there is put into the
silo the =. ar vi be the value of the
product reaoYed from the silo. There
Is IA pop ar notion that the ensilaging
Of corn adds something to its value
which / Let contained in the original
Ills notion is wrong, and
the greater the feed value of the prod
uct put into lie s.lo the greater Will be
the value of tae ensilage. Corn should
be planted for the silo but little If any
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

How Long 10 Grow the Same Plants
Beans may often he grown for ten
years in succession upon the same
land aud peas even longer bur egg.
plants have been found 10 dete:.orate
after the third year and tomatoes,
melons aud most other vegetable fruit
plants need new land frequently, if not
every vr""
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
FRED KlNCAID, P. 0. Sktwhsgan.
Notice of First Meeting Of Creditors.

NV 9NsHN N ~ r w.
In the matter of
ANGUS MCPHERSON. In Bankruptcy,
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors Of ANGUS MCPHERSON of
Fairfield in the county of Somerset, and
district aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby give n that on the 18th day OF
May, A. D., 1901, said Angus Mcpherson
was duly adjudicsted bankrupt, and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be held at
Daniel Lewis office, in Skowhegan. Maine,
on the 7th day of June, A. D.. 1901, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business may properly
come before said meeting. 1TN
May 20, A. D., 1901.
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

Skin affections will readily disappear
by using Dew tits Witch Hazel Salve.
1t is the quick and positive cure for
piles. Geo. E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

Ine DISIrlCI OF Walnt.
In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
CLARENCE L. SMITH, In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT.
To the Creditors OF CLARENCE L. SMITH of
Pittsfeld in the County of Somerset and
District aforesaid, a ban krupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day OF May, A. D. 1901 said Clarence l..
Smith was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and
that the first meeting OF his Creditors will be
held at Daniel Lewis office in Skowh egsn
Maine. on the 8th day of June, A. d 1901
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time the
said Creditors may attend prove their claims
appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may properly
come before said meeting. lw2l
May 20, A. D., 1901.
DANIEL LEWIS. Referee In Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

almost as soon as the little blisters and
pustules appeared the poison had reached
the blood, and will break out at regular
intervals and each time In more aggra-
waited form. This poison will loiter in the
system for years, aud every atom of it
must be forced out of the blood before you
can expect q perfect. permanent cure.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Somerset RAILWAY,

Winter Arrangement OF Trains
Effective Monday, Oct. s. 1900.
Trains will run rs follows, connecting at OAK.
land with Maine Central Rail road Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, WsterVlle
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath, Skowhegan and Ban
gor.
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, WaterEille
AngHsta. SkowheRan and Bangor.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

@All the healing, balsamlc virtues of the Norway
Pine are concentrat ID in DIR. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup, natures own remedy for coughs and
colds
Astute-"Ah's got nah rabbit foot long Miss
Iohnsing," said the astute Mr.. jackson. $50
whatevah yo' does'll be lucky for mel Does
course M self respecting maiden would let 1t
mass that man was in luck to be refused by
her.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Rain to me. | can
emphasize his statement. sit is a positive cure
for catairh 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 catarrh. Joseph Stew
art, Grand Ave-, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Balm does not irritate cause sneezing.
Sold by druggists at 80 cts. or mailed by Ely
Brothers, So Warren st., New York. 2w20
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
FARM FOR SALE.

Situated on the road from SkowheVan to
Scion; six and one-half miles from Madison
and six and one-hslf miles from Skowhegan
containing 100 acres; new buildings, built two
years ago; good orchard OF 80 old and lo0 young
apple trees; cranberry bog bearing from to s
bushels annually; cuts l6 tons OF hay; plenty
of wood and timber; farming tools consisting
of moving machine, horse rake, carts and
racks. wagon, 10 tons OF hay, etc. sw18
HORACE E. SPEAR, Madison Centre, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
Poison Oak
Poison IVu

are among the best known
OF the many dangerous
wild plants and shrubs.
To touch or handle them
quickly produces swelling
and Inflammation with in
tense itching and burning
of the skin. The eruption
soon disappears, the suf-
ferer hopes forever: but
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-30
A Fiendlsh Attack.

An attack was lately made on c. f..
Collier OF Cherokee, Iowa, that near
ly proved fatal. 1t came through his
kidneys His back got so lame he
could not stoop without great pain,
nor sit in a chair except propped by
cushins. No remedy helped him un-
I'll he tried Electric Bitters which
effected such a wonderful change that
he writes he feels like new man.
This marvellous medicine cures back
ache and kidney trouble purifies the
blood and builds up your health. On
ly 50c at a. +. Gray's drug store
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Tot Causes MIGHT Alarm.

"One night my brothers. baby VISA
taken with Group, writes Mrs. J. c.
snider, CT Crittenden. KY, at seemed
it would strangle before we could get
doctor, so we gave it DR.. Kings
New Discovery, which gave quick re-
lief and permanently cured it. We
always keep it in the house to protect
our children from Group and Nhoop-
ing Cough. It cured me of chronic
bronchial trouble that no other rene
dy would relieve" Infalliable for
Coughs, Colds, Throat and Lung
troubles. soc and S1.OO. Trial bot
ties free at A. e. Gray's.
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Came Near Dying.

'-eor three days and nights l sur
fered agony untold from an attack Of
cholera morbus brought on by eat
ing cucumbers." says NJ. e. Lowther.
clerk Of the district court, Centerville.
Iowa. u thought l should surely die.
Aad tried a dozen different medicines
but an TO no purpose. sent for a
bottle Of Chamberlains Collie, Chol-
sra and Dlarrhoea Remedy and three
doses relieved me entirely. / went
TO sleep and di dnot awake for eight
hours. On awakening few hours
ago ! felt SO gratided that the nrst
work I do on going 10 the Office is to
write TO the manufacturers OF this
REMEDY and offer them my grateful
thanks and say, God bless you and
fhe splendid medicine you make
This remedy is for sale by C. R. Ren
fro.
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"Quo Vadis" viii be produced at the
Brooks and is one of the most pro
nounced popular successes Of the
year, ITS combination OF dramatic and
scenic merit gives st an unusual title
TO consideration. It has been said
that Wilson Barrett got the idea for
his melodrama from the book QUO
Vadls.p II he did not eoertainly
came as near to certain Of its episodes
as accident ever allows. The discov-
cry by the Roman lover of the Chris
tian girl in the house Of the patriarch
TO whom she has fed for refuge and
the arena scene itself have the look
of being something more than coin
oidenees. thought the giant was left
ont Of the Sign OF the Cross" and
the struggle be.ween Ursus and the
bull was not given. The play "Quo
vadis" has dared a parallel with Bar
rett's production. The Indication that
comparison is not feared is not 10 be
wondered at AS picture play alone,
Quo vadis' has an attraetiveness
which memory at least does not give
10 "The Sign Of the Cross" as a
drama.
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eoTHA's NARROW ESCAPE.
British Column Makes Night March to
Effect Capture.
tBy Associated Press.l

Pretoria, oct SO.-Commandant
General Botha's recent escape from
the British columns was a close affair.
Major Remington marched on the com
mander-in-chiers quarters at right on
ly TO find that Botha had got a few
hundred yards start leaving hat revol-
yer and slippers behind. Ten prison
err, including Commandart Hans
Botha, and former Landrost schueete,
were captured
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FEDERAL JAIL NOTES.

Bob Peck and l. f. Altiser, dispos-
ing.
C w Burnett and R. F. Burnett de.
frauding.
Thos. Haokman and John " Wilson
were fitted up with a suit of clothes
and $500 in cash and released from
the federal jail yesterday.
Deputy United States Marshal W.
w Graves brought down from Ponca
City the following prisoners, who have
been committed to the federal Jail.
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O are the
the
dand tito
andn
THer the t Of confined Ito
are
while IN this
The burning fluid that through the skin often little puues and
which when rubbed off Itching honeo echf characteristics
Il
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CALLED ON ROOSEVELT.

And VIII Probably Get An Amy Com
mission.
Lawrence kas., Oct s0.-captain
Adna G. Clarke. who went to Washing
ton week ago to make application for
an appointment in the regular army,
has been designated for examination
as the result OF call on President
Roosevelt, Saturday. He will remain
in the East about a month parfecting
himself FOR examination.