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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
A SIMPLE DERRICK.

same way and supported as best suits
the case on hand will often be useful
tor other purposes, such as getting out
stone, loading ice, etc.
For the derrick post use a piece of
stout timber not less than by inches
square, or a round pole II preferable
The length of this pole will be govern
ed somewhat by the length of the boom
and by the situation Of the derrick
For the boom use a round or square
piece of light but strong wood 10 to Is
feet long Insert heavy iron pin in
the top and the foot Of the post and
put on iron bands Hinge one end Of
the boom with iron straps and bolt 1t
to the post about five feet from the bot
tom, and on the other end put a band
with eyes or hoops. as is shOwn>in the
partial illustration of the derrick.
If the post is round instead Of square,
as pictured, the boom may be attached
by using q band on the post and the
iron device on the boom, like those
shown In one corner of the same Illus
tration, both of which may be made
NUN II utINS NdSDll llIt anu luSltlIeh
In place by bolts In the holes made for
this purpose.
The top of the post and the end Of
the boom are connected by a rope and
pair of single pulleys or, better, by
double block tackle
The lower pin of the derrick post re-
wolves In a wooden block having an
iron socket or a heavy stone with
hole drilled to receive It, and the top
pin is held by strong projecting wood
or iron cleat or one of the building
timbers.
The part of the post above the point
at which the boom is hinged should
be as long as the boom, so as not to
have the tackle work with too great
loss of power.
When the boom Is elevated to hori-
zontal position, the article being lifted
will be about the right height for load
ing on a wagon. and the end of the
boom may by means of the revolving
post be swung round to the point de-
sired.
With a double block tackle one man
by ordinary exertion ought to be able
to handle conveniently weight of 800
or 400 pounds.
BY attaching a hay rope pulley to n
firm stake near the foot of the derrick
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Building and Filling q Silo.

The main thing in building any silo,
either OF slaves or boards. is to secure
timber that is free from rotten knots and
decaped centers. Select good chestnut,
which will outlast most lumber, and have
it cut from comparatively old. well matur-
ed trees. If well seasoned timber there
will be little likelihood of the structure
warpipg ard drawing in summer when
empty.
AS foundation for the sill make an ex-
cavation fully three feet in depth and at
least two feet wider than the silo walls
Fill this excavation with small stones, and
mix enough good cement with them to
make it solid and finn. Then top over
with mixture of one part cemeh, to two
parts clean. coarse sand On this founda-
ton the frame can be built. Such floor
ing will be permanent AID not give way
until several structures have rotted and
tumbled down. With good chestnut
slaves or lumber fitted and matched snug
ly together the silo should be painted with
hot gas tar and the outside with metallic
paint. The roof should be made double,
with roohngpaper spread between the
walls and painted with graphite paint. In
lIlIo way tHc STU WOulu SntQ water anu
prove practically as tight as needed.
Tarring the inside of the silo not only
helps to exclude air and moisture but II
prevents rottiDg OF the wood and destroys
insects that live in many woods.
In filling the silo the corn should be cut
at the glazing period. The curing and
filling should then be carried on as rapidly
as possible so that the last OF the crop will
no, get too old before 1t can be harvested.
The corn for the silo should be planted in
rows about three feet apart and one foot
apart in the row. If properly parted and
replan,ed early enough every stalk should
reach good size and produce an ear
The silo should be filed as soon as
possible after the corn has reached the
proper stage, and then if handled rightly
not pound of it should be wasted. A
good deal of the waste in slo comes from
carelessuess. The rain, moisture and air
must be excluded from the silo but freez-
ing and thawing should not injure the en-
silage in winter or spring. Good ensilage
should be as nourishing and palatable 10
the spring as in the early part of winter =
James S. Wilson in Michigan Farmer
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
LATEST THING IN BEES.
Beekeepers Are After the Red Glover
HOney-The Long TonRued Zee.

The latest fad In bees is a strain with
long tongues that can extract the nee
tar from the deep tubes of the red clo-
Yer blossoms. Beekeepers have for q
long time coveted the honey In the red
clover blossoms, and the Italian bees
when introduced into this country were
supposed TO be able to reach 1t, and the
job was placed in their hands. But
after a lapse of time it was discovered
that but small per cent Of theR did
any work on red clover blossoms.
OF late the fact has been developed
that some bees have longer tongues
than others. Various ingenious contriv-
ances have been made to get the ex-
act measurements Of the bees tongues,
and it has been found that they vary in
length all the way from fifteen one
hundredths to twenty-three one-hun-
dredths of an inch, the last named be-
ing very rare. If l am not mistaken,
few perhaps have exceeded this. 1t
seems that the required length is about
twenty-five one-hundredths.
Every beekeeper of note Is now busy
If you We're to pick up bee journal of
the present you would find in most Of
the advertisements Of queen breeders
the announcement of the tongue length
of his breeding stock. Everybody Is
confident that 1t will require but lit
tie time and patience to add a length
to the tongues of all bees, for there has
been so much attained in breeding bees
In other ways that this does not seem
impossible. 1t is well known that the
common red clover is perhaps the
heaviest nectar producing plant known,
and honey from 1t is of fine quality.
The value will not altogether lie in the
honey crop, but the complete fertillza-
ton of the bloom will add greatly to
the seed crop, thus beneflting the farm
er, concludes A. Ii. Duff In Kansas
Farmer
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Corn Growing.

For many years we have suggested to
the farmers that if they grew their own
corn they would be independent of rail-
road strikes and high freight rates, and
that they could feed their stock even If a
drought struck the Western States This
year some Of them will see the wisdom of
our advice 1t would be much easier to
60 to the bin and bring out two bushels cf
corn than to pay $I.so or 81 for it. at
least to mos ia mers. and especially such
as could use ~ the corn slower and have
hay to sell We never saw any hay.
excepting early cut or rowen clover. that
would produce as much milk as well-cured
coru fodder course we have not tried
alfalfa or cow peas. but We are doubtful if
either would succeed as well In a New
England climate As they do here. Clever
is OF quality good enough Tor US and we'll
Cureo corn fodder. fine cut and moistened
with steam or hot water. gave results that
were satisfactory to he ones most
interested, ourselves and the cows The
farmer who has not ens'Iage or cured
corn fodder for winter use is very much
ike the fellow upset ia the stream without
knowledge of swimming He is more
likely TO 60 down than 10 escape scot free.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Chamberlain'S Gongh Remedy Il
Great FnyOrite,

The soothing and healing properties
of this remedy. its pleasant taste ana
prompt and permanent cures have made
il great faYoIite with people every
whore 1t is especially priced by
mothers of small children for colds,
Group and whooping cough, as it always
affords quick relief. and as it contains
no opium or other harmful drug, it may
an adult. For sale by G.. r. Fogg,
Skowhegan; l.. C. Williams, Athens;
Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
Orange Cilizen-"Did you say he had on his
Sunday clothes?"
Newark Man-"Yes, he bad on his golf suit
lid Darling, 1912 Howard st, Port
Huron, Mich. writes: 81 have tried
many pills and laxatives but DeWitt's
Little Early Risers are far the best pills
have ever used They never grippe
Geo E Sampson
Man wants but little here below remarked
the leudlsdy And here is the elace to get
it, continued The fscetiOus boarder.
For Over Fifty Years
Mrs. WiNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has bee
used for over fifty years by millions Of motheis
for their children while teething, with perfect
success. II soothes the child, softens the gums
lays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea Ii will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by druggists
In every part of the world Twenty five cents a
bottle BE sure and ask for Mrs winslow's
Soothing syrup and take no other kind.
Her Opinion--Ths Captain "Why. YES,
we can ell when storm is approach ing.
There are weather prophets at sea-"
The Passenger: Il hope they are not so
often at sea as those on land.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
THE CAREFUL CAPON.

VIII Mother Young Chicks, Brood
Them, Scratch For and Feed Them.
Besides furnishing an abundance of
excellent food capons are very useful
IN taking care of broods of young
chickens. They take them without any
trouble and care for them just as well,
and we think better than a hen. We
have now three capons with broods of
20 chickens each.
They are always glad to take the
chicks They will scratch for them and
feed them in the daytime and cover
them at night and take as good care Of
them as hen and will carry them as
long as the chickens will stay with
them.
As soon as the chickens are large
enough they can be taken away aud
another brood given to the capon. Ca
pons never mott as do other fowls,
and their plumase becomes very long.
Owing to their large size and long
plumage they can carry a much larger
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

Big crops of wheat. oats and barley
are reported for the Canadian north
west.
"All signs" says the British consul
general, point to a tremendous devel-
opment of the sugar industry in Cuba"
The almost total failure of the Sibe-
rian grain crop is reported.
Flowing for macaroni wheat should
be done very early, the preceding sum-
mer in case of spring sowing,
In a Baltimore public park they have
in the playground section kinder
garten farm" for giving children some
ideas about farming and gardening
Farming on a large scale as an in
vestment for capital. strictly bust.
ness enterprise which offers better
profits at less risk than most indus
tries, is a topic of the present.
commercial wool show will be
held at the Pan American exposition in
October.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
II viii surprise you-try 1t.

1t is the me iicine above all others for catarrh
and is wol III its weight in gold. Evs Cream
Balm does all that Is c'''med for it-B. W.
Speri =, Han .tord, Conn.
My son was afflicted with catarrh. He used
Ely's Cream Balm and the disagreeable catarrh
all left him. c. Olmstead, Arto Ill.
The Balm does not irritate or cause sno ezng.
Sold by di dggists at so cts. or mPied by Ely
Brothers, SO Warren St. New York
Qne>tionsble-"On portion might be
enough for two. sir" For two men IL mig hit
he; but dye thiuk it'd be enough for a man
an boyf"
Terrible plaques those itching, Fostering dis
eases of the skin. tut an end to mise !. Doan' 8
Ointment cures. AT any drug store.
The Dachshund-A bright American yeung-
ster's description OF the dacbshund: lone OF
those dogs that is dog and halt long and
only half q dog high"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
The Best Endorsement.

Baxter's Mandrake Btters is sold and
guaranteed to cure the diseases for
which it is designed, by every druggist
in the United States, or money refunded.
What better Endorsement can be given
a medicine. 1t cures constipation, sick
headache, biliousness, dizziness, jaun-
dice, expels all poison from the blood,
and makes you well and strong. In
liquid or tablets, 25 cents. Try it,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05


One tablespoonful of gasoline and
four ounces of sweet milk well shaken
together is a good dose for sheep weigh
ing anywhere from 60 to 100 pounds
The quantity of milk may be reduced
or increased slightly without detrimen-
tai results
Each sheep or lamb should be set on
his rump and so held that he will not
struggle while the dose is given as a
drench. aud his head should not be
thrown back farther than the natural
position while standing.
This stomach worm treatment should
be given only after II to Is hours fast
Ing, and neither water nor feed should
be given inside of two hours after Civ
ing the medicine.
Treatment should be given three days
consecutively then repeated one week
or ten days later for the same number
Of days.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

SCRATCHING FOR AND FEEDING CHICKS.
brood than hen. They are especially
valuable for taking care Of chickens
hatched by artificial means. The great
trouble connected with artificial incu-
baton has been In raising the chickens
after they are hatched. 1t Is not only
a great deal less trouble to have ca
pons carry the chick, but much larger
per cent can be raised.
We avoid the crowding that we have
in breeders. and the heat, being natural,
Is of course just what we need. II you
do not use an incubator they are very
serviceable in taking the first chicks
hatched in the spring. You can give
the chicks to a capon and either reset
the hen or put her to laying again.
When meat alone is desired the large
breeds, as Brahma. Cochin, Langshan.
etc, are best, but for carrying chicks
we would advise the use of the smaller
and more industrious breeds, as Leg
horn, Game. etc. The Plymouth Rock,
Dorking and Wyandotte fill the middle
ground and are useful for either pur-
pose.-o. NJ. Watson. South Carolina.
HydrOcyanic Acid Gas FumigatiOn.
STORED grains and other seeds may
be fumigated with hydrocyanic acid
gas of required strength and for sutti-
cient time to insure the destruction of
insect pests without injury to the ger
minating quality of the seeds and with
This is the opinion OF Professor Town
send of Maryland who has thoroughly
investigated the matter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
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HANDY FARM DERRICK.
A Cheap Continuance For Handling
Barrels and Sacks of Produce.

buFfeAs anu SAcks Oh Erouucfs
A simple and cheaply constructed
boom derrick arranged as illustrated
Will be found of much service by a
great many farmers. and the time and
labor that will be saved by its use will
more than equal that required to make
1t, says an Ohio Farmer writer. When
boxes, barrels or sacks of produce are
stored in a basement, one man without
some mechanical assistance of this
kind will be unable to lift them from
the cellar way and load on a wagon
conveniently. and even if several men
engage in the work they cannot remove
and load the articles as easily and
speedily without the derrick as they
can by its help. A derrick made in the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

No need to fear sudden attacks of cholera in
fantum, dysentery diarrhRa, summer complaint
of any sort II you have DIR. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry In the medicine chest
THAT mob scene was handled with splendid
effect said the critic "Oh, ves," remark ed
the manager. "You see, we hire the Williams
creditors to go on In that scene"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
DETAIL OF DERRICK.

or to the building the rope may be
conducted over 1t and have single
tree attached for a horse when it is
necessary to lift more than ordinary
heavy object from the cellarway
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| learned, as he carried the secret to the 1 grave it was said hie hands were not l free from blood when he entered the
 army.
 When the Confederate forces evacuat- ed Corinth and fell back to Tupelo, | Doyles guard was scarcely nominal, as
 it was hoped he would go within the | federal lines and save the necessity of
 his trial and execution. It availed not, for a day or two after Bragg's army 1 went into camp at Tupelo to the amazement and deep regret of all, Doyle of his own free will, unguarded, stalk ed into the guardhouse and to his death.
 Though General Bragg was the most rigid disciplinarian in the army, he re- spected what he thought was Doyles adherence to principle, and delayed the trial. There was a weird, sad fascina- tion for the man, desire to lay bare the secret of that gloomy soul, who stunned his kind, talked with none ex- cept the good, old Catholic priese, who in vain tried to dissuade him from his almost suicidal purpose. The morning of his execution whs as bright and DGdulll LII , OilG iS ever illNltSu liitlli " enjoy and wish for long life, but it had no bright side for Doyle.
 From where his snackles were struck off to the spot chosen for his death was fully a quarter of a mile, yet he refused to ride, walked behind the wagon that carried his coffin, keeping step to the mournful music and beat of drum
 Lieutenant Colonel Steevers, of the Twenty first Louisiana, was officer of the day. and it was his duty to carry out the death sentence. The place chos- en was a seni-circle of rising ground, on which the brigade was drawn up, with depression of level ground, in which was the open grave, and by A a rough, unpainted coffin, near which Doyle stood, refusing to kneel eyes ban daged, which he at first rejected The firing party, twelve in number, stood ten paces in front of him; one of the rifles held a blank cartridge. When Colonel Steevers bandaged his eyes he begged him to re-enlist and his life would be spared, but a shake of his head was his only answer. Then the colonel stepped aside, dropped white trembling fingers pressed the triggers, and Doyle fell back a corpse.
 But can the members of that court martial, the general who approved the sentence of death, and those who took his life plead and justification for it, go fore his Maker with the plea that by the rules of war they were justified? Under no law of right of humanity, was his a mutiny.-F. D. Jodon in the Portland Oregonian.
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kind was quite the usual thing It was not Intended in any way as a bribe The property was not worth more than $55,000 It's owners were getting good price for their line. There was nothing out of the way about It.
 The more Marr thought of the mat ter the more it seemed to him that per- haps he would be justified in taking the $3000. He had secured the price fixed by the owners of the line. Surely there was no harm in his making a little out of it on his own account. Be sides he needed the money badly, If, after thinking it over, he concluded that it would be best not to keep the money he could turn it over when the price agreed on was paid. | Uppman took him out to dinner that evening. They dlned at club and Marr drank more wine than he was used to. By 10 o'clock he had decided to take the money and settle it with his conscience later. Next day the deal was completed. Marr got his $3000 in cash and the papers were signed for the transfer of the Hartil street car line.
 On the next train Uppman followed
 
 went straight through to Hartil, where the street car people congratulated him on the successful completion of his work. Uppman stopepd off at Carton and reported to Swerin and Senator Gitkinz. Ten days later he and Swerin went up to the state capital to open the senator's campaign headquarters One of the first men Uppman met in the lobby of the hotel was Senator Marr, just come down to attend the session. The legislator recognized him with evident signs of embarrassment, But the politician wasted little time.
 How do you do, Senator Marr?" he began I'm glad to see you aga,n Come down to look the ground over a little in advance?"
 Yes, MT. Uppman, but what brings you here just now?"
 70! I'm Senator Gitkinzs private secretary, you know I've come down to open his Headquarters for the cam paign. By the way, Senator we'd like to have you call on us as soon as you can, conveniently, Parlor G, second floor"
 Senator Marr hlushed, hesitated, and iooNCp Nlpuhd dS II iC iitiu bcSli dStCSl- ed in some dishonorable act.
 You're Senator Gitkinzs private sec retary?" he stammered "I thought | you were a street railway man.
 %! I have little interest in one or two lines, but what I'm chiefly inter ested In Is to get Senator Gitkinz sent | back to the Senate. I trust you'll call | on us to-day. You and I know each | other pretty well already you know As | friends we ought to stick together, | don't you think? I hate these bitter | political quarres, and I'm sure we shall | get along together without any trouble. | You'll come and see me, won't you?"
 For a moment the two men fought | a duel with their eyes. Then Marr's glance dropped. He felt he was defeat ed.
 "Yes," he answered hesitatingly, "I'n come"
 When Uppman reported the result of his interview to Swerin, who was sit ting quietly up-strs in an inner room, the latter gentleman smiled grimly.
 "Checkmate.'' he said, T thought we had the old man where he couldn't get away.'-Chicago Tribune.
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mo watersoaks" perfdiously broken. as usual. It is the boy with the big | gest tippit that will hit the least and | be soaked" the most.
 ! We have no especial desire to revive the tippit Its day is over. Babies are practically born in sweaters, we believe, in these more accomplished time. But what has become of the mittns-or or should it be "mituns'? The mitt'n
 was the friend Of man and boy. There is nothing equal to it as a hand warm
 CT. Why don't people wear mitt'ns In
 this town? Is there nobody that can make those admirable fathers of gloves? Gone, indeed are Aunt Persis
 and Grandma Diadamy, and all the
 lovely old ladies in cap and bands who
 knitted, knitted, knitted all day long
 While the fat cat by the fireplace
 washed it's own white mittns and won
 dered vaguely where all the feet for all the blue woolen stockings and all the hands for all the blue wooden init t'ns came from; and Daniel Webster dying majestically in a flaming litho- graph on the east wall, was still cheer ed, as with some resemblance of slain Pfoconsuls, by the sight of William Henry Harrison dying maiestically, surrounded by his weeping cabinet, in a fiery Autograph on the west wall.
 Hearts are just as warm now, but are the hands? The young women of today make many things of exquisite work manship and mysterious use, but do they knit? Can they knit mitt'ns? Of course they can, if they will We hope to see Mitt'n Knittin clubs spring up all over the state and wherever snow falls or ice forms.
 Our wise and pious ancesors used to get drink of New England or West India rum whenever they went to the village store to buy a ]tnittin' needle That was kind of libation to a modest and useful household god. In the hands Of women entirely great, the knittin' needle wrought many marvels It could test infallibly a pie It could make coldseorning mitt'ns. Where is the pie? Where are mitt'ns now?- New York Sun.