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The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

This is the problem which every poultry
raiser must solve. "A profit during this or
that month will not do. We must make
the profit in April when eggs are cheap.
as well as in December. when eggs are
high priced. 1t is possible to do this un-
der the right sort of management. and a
little show OF economy and preparation
especially emphasize the two latter-I
mean economy in handling the food for
the chickens. and preparation in ioresee-
ing any contingency that may save one
the expense of buying food when high
priced. Most people fail to raise al the
food they need in advance. Then they
have to sell off their chickens just when
they most need them, or pay out their
profits for more food.
1t is necessary to keep an accurate ac-
count OF the cost of food and the returns
for eggs and poultry in order to find out
how to make profit for each month 10
the year. 1t is The lack of such system
which prevents most people from discov-
ering the leaks in their business. Every
grain Of corn, every pound of shells or
gravel must be put down as an item that
costs, unless one can obtain either at no
expense other than the time and the labor
of the owner. In April and May, when
eggs are cheap. and all the hens are lay
ing. it is important that cost of feeding
should be lowered from the winter record
in order 10 show profit. How can this
be done? Manifestly by gathering food
in the fields, or other places. which will
not cost anything except labor. The
range for the poultry should be increased
II possible they should have range in
he woods, fields or elseW here for few
hours each day They will then make up
tor the smaller amount of feed in the yard
by picking up worms, seeds, il sects and
grass. Fresh grass cut and fed to The
poultry in the yards In he spring is not
only appreciated by the birds, but it will
help them greatly IN their health Plenty
OF good outdoor activity in the spring
Is the best tonic for laying hens. They
will take this too If given the opportuni y.
There is often much poultry food that can
be obtained free from mills, factories and
other places in the spring, and one must
be on the lockout tor this. Nearly every
swamp is retkfng with moss, seeds. ber-
ries, insects and worms which the poultry
" ou d greedily eat il they could be turned
loose in it. Upland woods are nearly as
good. Let the birds if possible range
through them.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
a Testimonial from Old
England.

81 consider Chamberlan's Cough
Remedy the best in the world for bron
chltis." says Mr. iliam Savory, of
Warrington, England at has saved
my wife's life, she having been martyr
10 bronchitis for over six years. being
most of the time confined TO her bed.
She is now quite we'll" 1t is great
pleasure to the manufacturers of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to be able to
publish testimonials of this character.
They show that great good is being
done, pain and suffering relieved and
valuable lives restored To health and
happiness by this remedy. 1t is for sale
by G. r Fogg, okowhegan; L. G. Will
liams, Athens; Sullivan Newton, Jack
man.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
The Best Remedy for
Rheumatism.
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN

QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.
All who use Chamberlain Pain Balm
for rheumatism are delighted with the
quick relief from pain which it affords.
When speaking of this Nr. d. N. Sinks,
of Troy, Ohio, says: "Some time ago ]
had severe attack of rheumatism in
my arm and shoulder I tried numer.
Gus remedies but got no relief until |
was recommended by Messrs Geo. F.
Parsons q Co, druggists of this place,
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm They
recommended it so highly that bought
bottle. was soon relieved of all
pain. | have since recommended this
llLiment to many of my friends, who
agree with me that it is The best remedy
for muscular rheumatism in the mar
ket." For sale by G r Fogg, ekowhe.
gan; L. q. Williams, Athens; Sullivan
Newton, Jackman
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
A Raging, RoarIng Flood

Washed down q telegraph line which
Chas, Ellis of Lisbon, Ia, had to re-
pair standing waist deep in 10y
WATER" he writes, "gave me q terrible
cold and cough. 1t grew worse daily.
Finally the best doctors in Oakland,
Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said had
consumption and could not live. Then
began using DIR. Kings New Discovery
aud was wholly cured by six bottles" /"
Positively guaranteed for coughs, colds
and ell throat and lung troubles
AtF. Il. Wings Drug Store
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

TRAYS AND RACK FOR sPROUTING.
were placed in a room with rather sub
dued light, having Il temperature of 30
degrees to 60 degrees +. Vigorous
sprouts soon pushed from the exposed
eyes. The whole potatoes were plant
ed in burrows in March in the same pc.
sitiOn they occupied in the boxes. The
same varieties of potatoes taken from
a storage cellar were planted in paral
lei rows. The sand sprouted potatoes
took the lead from the start in yigor
and strength Of top and produced po-
tatoes the 1St of June, a week earlier
than the storage cellar potatoes. At
the final digging they showed better
potatoes and gave 10 per cent larger
total yield.
In another experiment part of the
potatoes was treated the same as In
the first test except that the sand was
kept moistened. and the other part was
placed In open boxes and kept In 8
light room having a temperature of 80
degrees f. The tubers placed In sand
developed strong sprouts, and nearly
all rooted. When planted In the field
they outstripped both the tubers sprout
ed In open boxes and the storage cellar
tubers in vigor of growth. The tubers
started In the open boxes gave earlier
yields than were obtained from the
storage cellar tubers, but not as early
as the tubers sprouted In moist sand
The tubers sprouted In moist sand pro-
10 IN tn
days earlier than the storage cellar
seed.
At the Rhode Island station medium
sized whole potatoes sprouted on racks
In fairly warm and light room gave a
27 per cent better yield at the first dig
ging than potatoes kept in cold cellar
until planting time. and this was In
creased to 40 per cent at the final dig
ging. The percentage of large tubers
was also greater at each digging with
the sprouted tubers.
At the Rhode Island station the rack
used held nine trays Each tray was
3M feet long and IA feet wide and
would hold about one bushel of pota-
toes when spread out In a single layer
for sprouting. The bottoms of the
trays were made of pieces of lath plac-
ed about one inch apart. Nine trays
were placed in rack over each other.
leaving about nine inches of space be-
tween each tray. This method of ar
rangement has the advantage of secur-
ing a very uniform distribution of light,
heat and air for all the trays. 1t great
ly facilitates the handling of the pota.
toes and lessons the danger of break
ing off the sprouts when transferring
to the field for planting.
Another method of securing early po-
tatoes in Rhode Island on a CONNER
cial scale is that of sproutlng tubers in
a cold frame and planting out as soon
as danger of frost is passed. The tu-
bcrs are cut into pieces not smaller
than an English walnut. after rejecting
the two or three eyes nearest the stem
end which have been found to start
late. The eyes are placed side by side
In the bed, skin side upward and COW
cred about four inches deep with fine.
rich earth. Their growth can be con.
trolled by proper regulation of the cold
frame sash. At planting time the tn
bers, which should be just breaking
the surface of the soil. are carefully
lifted with manure forks. separated by
hand and placed in well fertillzed rows
and entirely covered with soil. or. If
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

TRAY PARTIALLY FILLED WITH POTATOES.
danger of frost is past. they are placed
with the apex of the sprout just at the
surface of the soil. About 218 square
feet of cold frame Is required to sprout
sufficient potatoes to plant an acre in
30 to 80 inch rows, IL inches apart.
The position Of the boxes is changed
from time to time, so that the sprouts
will be Of equal length and strength at
the planting season. A typical sprout
averages about one-half an inch In
length. Medium sized tubers selected
from the best of the crop and allowed
to lie in the field In the fall until they
become greeuish are used.-C. B. Smith,
Experiment Station Work.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

6lsszszr
EARN%cARDEN
ES ~
EXTRA EARLY POTATOES.
Methods of Securing Them-sprout
Ing In Trays, Seed End Up.

Methods of Securing Them-sprout-
Ing In Trays, Seed End Up.
One of the most important factors
having an influence on the profitable
ness of market garden crops Is that of
earliness. A difference of two or three
days or a week In placing a crop on
the market often makes the difference
between profit and loss and the prices
obtained for extra early crops have
stimulated cultural experiments with
every kind of fruit and vegetables.
AT the Kansas station seed tubers of
four different varieties OF medium sized
potatoes were placed In shallow boxes.
with the seed ends up, In February.
(The seed ends are those which are
crowded with eyes, They were pack
ed In sand, leaving the upper fourth of
the tubers exposed, and the boxes
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
Literary Notes.

Scribner's Magazine for April, in ad-
dition TO articles Of travel, adventure
and art, by Walter A. Wyckoff, John
Fox, Edwin Lord Weeks and others,
contains six short stories, three Of
them by new writers and three by
writer's whose work Is familiar In this
Magazine. On its art side this number
is also rich and varied. Walter A.
Wyckoff, the author of ",The Workers" +"
reappears after an interval Of several
years as contributor of more articles
on his unique experiences when as erl
iege man he became day-laborer. In
this number his paper is called "a Day
with Tramp" and it is a most interest
ing revelation of the intimate thoughts
and ambitions of real tramp.
q. w. Anderson of the Boston School
Committee opens the April Atlantic with
fearless exposure Of Politics and the
Public Schools; DR.. Talcott Williams
discusses The Anthracite Coal Crisis and
the coming wage adjustment In the min
ing industry; John Muir describes the
Fountains and Streams of the Yosemite !;
w. d. Lyman exploits the State Of
Washington; G. A. Dinsmore treats
Dsnte's Quest OF Liberty; Martha A.
Harris, The Renaissance of the Tragic
Stage, and Edwin Burritt Smith, The
Mkt step In Municipal Reform. Pene-
lope's Irish Experiences end, but Mis-
Jewett's Tory Lover goes on with IL =
creasing interest. r. }. Stimson, Jei =
nette Lee, Roswell Field, and Miss Dun.
bar contribute striking short stories OF
sketches. In addition to an April Sym
postum OF poetry, Henry van Dyke, John
Burroughs, and M. A. De w. Howe fur
nish single poems, and the Contributors
Club is bright as always.
Ida NJ. Tarbell will tell In McClure's
for April of "The Disbanding of the
Confederate Army" an article Of
strongest interest and, too, Of historical
importance. "Walks and Talks with
Tolstoy," by Andrew %. White, Ambas-
sador to Germany, will give a realistic
picture OF the great Russian genius.
"Pioughing," by Martha McCulloch-
Williams, will describe with delightful
~ mpathy day among fields and
burrows In the South. La fiction this
number will contain matter OF striking
{ txcellence: An installment of kim"
by Rudyard Kipling; story of emusiug
imagination In child-llte, by Josephine
a Wall Street deal, Edwin Lefevre; and
other stories.
One finds himself holding his breath
from one end to the other of Cleveland
Moffett's paper "The Pilot" In the April
st. Nicholas. This is the fourth In the
series on "Careers of Danger and Dar-
ing," and perhaps the most thrilling of
all. The Canadian voyageur is the piltt
especially considered, and 1t is hard to
say which of the scenes described Is the
more excting-Fred Ouillette on
steamboat shooting the Lachine Rapids,
or Jackson and his band getting the
Wolseley expedition up the Nile cata-
racts just too late to save Gordon at
Khartoum. Danger and daring were in-
volved In the adventure Of "Two Boys
and a Mountain Lion" narrated by
Williston Hongh.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court Of the United States for
the District OF Maine,
IN BANKRUPTCY.
WILSON II SO 4s.'fs 4: Foss, 81 In Bankruptcy.
WILSON A. FOSS
BANKRUPT,
In Bankruptcy,

To the creditors OF Wilson. A. Foss of
Fairfield in the county of Somerset, and dis
trict Aforesaid, . bankrupt.
Notice 10 hereby given that on the 30th day of
March, A. D. 1901, said Wilson A. Foss
was duly adiudicated bankrupt. and that the
hrst meeting Of his creditors will be held e
Daniel Lewis oflce, in Skowhegan, Maine,
on the 10th day Of April. A. D., 1901. at ID
O'Clock n the forenoon: ct which time the
appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt. md
tfansact such other business - may properly
come before said meeting. 1wll
April !, A. D., 1Sol.
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

Rheumatic pains ass the cries of protest
and distress from tortured muscles, aching
been poisoned by the accumulation of
longer supply the pure and health sustain
ing food they require. The whole system
feels the effect Of this acid poison; and
not until the blood has been purified and
brought back to healthy condition viii
the aches and pains cease.
Mrs. James Kell Of yo7 Ninth street, n. r.,
Warrington, D. C., writes ~ follows: IA few
months ago had an attack OF ec3atic xheunar
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

tism In IT. worst fern. The
pain was 20 intense that I
became completely pros
trated. The aftack was an
unusually severe one, end
my condition was regard
cd ~ being very danger
Gus. I was attended by
one Of the most able doc
tors in Washington, who u
also a member Of the fac
t.lty of q leading medical
college here. He told me
TO continue hi: psessrip-
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

Blind Bill twho has lust received Q oopper);
''Thankee, cdr; thankee. neo ~ you
wouldn't fergit the poor blind man directly
see yer come round the corner"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

Poultry on the farm is negle cted
p ssibilily. There is not farmer in the
land who could not increase his cash
income OF several hundred dollars ev ry
year by improving his poultry. The
small means of profit ave neglected. and
poultr, keeping is one of these small
means.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
For Women,

DR.. Tolman's Monthly Regulator has brought
happiness to hundreds of anxious women
There is positively no other remedy known
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MAN CO., ITO fremont st., Boston, Mass
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
WAAhinRtOn. d. @

Washington, ID. @.
Gennesee Pure Food Co., LIE Roy, N. Y;
Gentlemen family realize so much
from the use Of GRAIN-O that feel must
say y word to induce ethers to use It. II peo-
pie are interested In their health and the
welfare Of their children they will use NO
other beverage. have used them all, but
GRAIN o have found superior to any, for
the reason that 1t Is solid grain.
Yours for health, G. F. MYERS.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

You cannot enjoy perfect health, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes if your liver
is sluggish and your bowels clogged
DeWitt's Little Early Risers cleanse the
whole system. They never grippe. Geo
<. Sampson.
It's the little colds that grow into big colds;
the big colds that end in consumption and DEATH
Watch the little colds. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup.
Needed Cash. De Cash: ~ see you have
taken partner" De Curb: "Yes; had to.
man can't keep a suburban residence sur-
piled with servants and attend to business,
too"
For Over Fifty Years.
MRS. WINsLow 8 SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions OF moth
ers for their children while teething, wit b
perfect success. II soothes the child, ssftens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
leve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
sold by Druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty five cents q bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. 1v3s
Childhood's Happy Hours. "Are your recoI
lections OF childhood viviof" "Oh, yes; l dis
tinctly remember all those persons in our
neighborhood who used to give me things to
eat"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Atways Bought
s's~.ss-s sssss sss Of &MzZzze<

George, dear, you and would get on better
II there was q little more give and take be-
tween u.s." "Humph! A little more give on
my part and o little more take on yours,
suppose"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
4lHIT!|M3RM{kG8R 4HI!|3R{kG8R
Arrangements Of Trains In EfTecr

Arrangements OF Trains In Effecr
Oct. 9th, 1900.
Trains leave Skowhegan as fol lows:8.20 A. NJ.
for all points West also to Bangor. Vanceboro.
St. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock, st. John
and Halifax 1.85 P. M. for Waterville Oakland,
Bingham, Lewiston. Augusta, Gardiner and
Brunswick, Portland and Boston, Dexter,
Dover and Foxcroft, Greenville Bangor, Old
Town, Patten and Houlton via B. q A. r. r. q
Mattawamkeag; $40 P. M (mixe d. for Water
Vile enabling passengers to connect for Oak
and Boston.
ARRIvALS:-7.15 A. M. mixed from Water
Vile, daily except Mondays:-10.80 A. N.
Passenger from Portland, Oakland Waterville.
Augusta and Bangor;-4.b6 P. M. from all
points.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
+. e. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r. Agent.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

minerals in It to disturb the digestion and
lead to ruinous habits.
We have prepared special book on
Rheumatism which every sufferer from
this painful disease should read. 1t is the
most complete and interesting book of
the kind in existence. 1t will be sent free
to any one desiring il. Write our physi-
clans fully and freely about your case. We
make no charge for medical advice.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

Eczema, scald head, hives itchiness of the
skin OF any sort, instantly relieved, permanently
cured. Doan's Ointment. At any drug store.
=, 0obbled the Cash. Reporter: ~ am told
that your trusted cashier has left the bsnkf"
Bank President: "Did hef Thank heavens,
we have the building to start with againl"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

tions and would get we'll. After kaVinQ II hl1ed
twelve times without receiving the slightest
benefit, declined to continue his treatment any
recommended for Rheumatism, decided, almost
In despair however, to give the medicine a trial,
and after had taken q few bottles was able TO
hobble around on crutchss, and very soon there.
after had no use for them at all 8. s. S. having
cured me sound and we'll. All the distressing
and am happy to be again restored to perfect
heaitd
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
j. r. HOLMAN
ATTORNEY at Law.
Insurance Agent. Athens Maine.
PILES
Agents Wanted.

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given to enegetic men and women. From
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MAINE PUBLISHING CO.,
4w3 Box II6. Waterville, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04

thu 9 gre at vegetable
purifier and tonic, is
the ideal remedy in all
rheumatic troubles.
There are no oDiates or
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04


INDIGESTION, resulting from
weakness of the stomach, is relieved
by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great stom-
ach tonic and cure for DYSPEPSIA.
\ She: 1.-THE opera WAS bore positively no
one there Of interest" He: "How about the
DeHes1kes and Melba?" "How silly Of you.
/ meant to say there were no prominent peo
pie therei"
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial to the
use of atomizers in applying liquids into the
nasal passages for catarrhal troubles, the pro-
prietors prepare Cream Balm In liquid form,
which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream
Balm. Price including the spraying tube ID 10
cts Druggists or by mail. The liquid form
embodies the medicinal properties Of the solid
preparation. Cream Balm is quickly absorbed
by the membrane and does not dry up the se-
cretions but changes them 70 natural and
healthy character. Ely Brothers, 30 Warren
st., NY.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-04-04
Railway,
"Ihter arrangement OF Irhins
Effective Monday, Oct. 8, 1900.

Trains will run - follows, connecting at Oak
land with Maine Central Railroad Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, wAterville
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath ,Skowhegsn and Ban
gor.
Evening journal., 1901-02-27
SENATOR QUAY
In HARRISBURG
Members aud Miners Agree
on Bills to Reform
Mine Laws

Harrisburg, Feb. 27.-.Sehator Quay
reached Harrisburg yesterday after
noon from Washington. his first APP
pearance since he left for Florida. He
was accompanied by his son, Richard
II. Quay, of Sewickley. They went di-
rect to the executive mansion, where
they are the guests OF Governor Stone.
The senator has recovered his health,
and seems robust and vigorous. While
here he will be active in support of the
Pittsburg ripper" bill and the Focht
ballot reform measure.
A committee from the United Mine
Workers and the senators and mem
bers from the anthracite and BIZ
luminous regions of Pennsylvania met
in joint conference in Harrisburg yes
terday and agreed upon several bills
affecting the mining interests. The
bills provide that all anthracite coal
mining shall be paid for by weight at
2240 pounds to the ton; authorize the
placing of check weighmen at each
anthracite colliery, to be elected and
maintained by the men; provide for the
election of mine inspector by the peo-
rle for the term of three years, at q
salary Of 1200 annually, and fix q
penalty Of $500 or three months i'm.
prisonment for violation of the semi
monthly pay law
Evening journal., 1901-02-27
DIE onerntIon. snsnended.

Pittsburg, Feb. 27.-Work on the
new furnaces of the American Steel
and Wire company, on Neville Island,
near this city, has been almost COM
pletely suspended and of the hum
dreds Of workmen formerly employed
in the construction of the furnaces not
more than a dozen are now engaged on
the improvements. II was the inten-
tiOn Of the company to concentrate
their plant and to invest $4,000 600 on
the island. What will be done now Is
not known, and before work is re-
sumed, it is said. orders will have to
come from the officials of the new
steel combination.
Evening journal., 1901-02-27
NUGGETS or NEWS.

At Morgantown, W. Va, Howard
Frankanbery, 10 years old, was drown
ed while skating.
The noise of a train so terrified q
horse at Keyser, w. Va, that the anil
nal dropped dead.
At Scranton, Miss, last night John
Knox, q white man, was lynched for
the murder of Don Davis.
A new direct service between Bos-
ton and Hamburg will be inaugurated
In April by the Hamburg-American
line
Roy Sampson, a workman, threw q
lighted match IN a barrel of celluloid
scraps in a Chicago factory and two
young women were killed.
AS the result Of a family quarre
John Hemmerling, 45 years old, wal
shot dead by his wife in Cleveland. o.
last night. Mrs. Hemmerling is IL
Jail.
Signor Naguiri, a millionaire, com
United suicide at Leghorn, Italy, afte
destroying 100000 lire in Turkish Sc
curities so that no one might enjoy hi
fortune.
Evening journal., 1901-02-27
vaIunb1e Pnpyri nt Dorton.

Boston, Feb. 27-Rev. DR.. William
G. Winslow, Of this city. vice president
OF the Egypt Exploration Fund, yes.
terday announced the discovery OF Z
most valuable trophy among the larg,
number of papyri recently received b,
DR.. Winslow for distribution amonl
several universities. 20 Of which wen
TO the University Of Pennsylvania.
is the oldest fragment Of the gospel
in the wO, e now in this country. ID
Winslow states that the paprius con
tains a large part OF the first chapter @
the gospel Of St. Matthew.