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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25
To &c, rid of rroupl..oms Corn

First soak 1t In warm water 10 soften
it, then pare 1t down az closely A. posi-
BILE without drawing the blood and az
ply Chamberlains Pain Balm twice
daily; rubbing vigorously for FIVE mia
utes at each application. corn plss-
ter should be worn for = fe~ days 70
protect It from the shoe. A a general
linIment for sprains, bruises, iamensss
and rheumatism, Pain Balm is unequal
ed. For sale by g. x. Fogg, skowhs
gan; l.. C. Williams, Athens; Jsnnsss a
Chamberlain, Jaokman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25

The forecast OF sudden changes 10 the
weather SERVES notice that hoafse
voice and a heavy cough may invade the
sanctity Of hsslth IN your oSn home
Il. II. Wise, Madison. Ca, writes 4
am Indebted 10 Ose Minute Cough Cure
for my present good hesiih. aud prot.
ably my lite . n cures ougbs. Colds
LatIripPe, bronchitis. Paeumonla and
all Throat and Lung lr0ublss Geo T.
sampson.
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H. T. Mcintyre, ST. Paul, Mimi, who
has been troubled with disorded stom.
ach, says, go hamberlain's stomach and
Liver Tablets do me more good than
anything have ever taken" For sale
by g. r. Fogg, Skowhegan; l.. c. vii.
liams, Athens; Jenness & Chamberlain,
Jackman.
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LOTS MORE LIKE II.
Plenty More Proof Like This, and
All from SkoWhegan People.

No chance for argument
here.
No better proof can be had.
What a Skowbegan man
says
Is the best OF evidence for
Skowhegan people.
Read this case.
We have lots more like it.
A. 7 Harwood, farmer three aud a
half miles out on the Athens road, says:
II have never had occasion to use
Doau's Kidney Pills myself, but Mrs.
Harwood has ased them for kidney COM
plaint and thinks there is nothing like
them Al different times for sixteen
years size WAS subject to attacks OF lame
ness and soreness in her loins and back
and when these attacks were in the
acute stage a weakness ia the action
of the kidney secretioas WAS very APP
parent, particularly at night. She often
had dizziness. headaches. auj to sit long
in one position Was always irksome.
She was constantly trying different rem
edes all guaranteed II cure kidney
complaint, but If any of them had
brought permanent results she never
would have resorted TO Doans Kidney
Pills They acted Just as represented
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q 9Iaek efIateudsnt. ffunty
al ether advsFfiaed cassh medicines We
have deciasd "a use y tga Honey and
Tar sxclaslvrig 80 Sac "A nst Virginia
heform school nad # tha most ei-
fsetavs sna a6sa.a1ciy ttrm Irss. sold
By " kmeknsn rtaWheEaus Geo,
ashlaR Asdlsae
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25

Few people realize when taking cough
medicines other than Foleys Honey and
Tar, that they contain opiates which are
oonstipating besides being unsafe. par
tioularly for children. Foley's Honey
and Tar contains no opiates, is safe and
sure and will not constipate. Sold by
+ " buchanan, Skowhegan; George
Gushing, Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25
A Timely Tonic.

A. this season of coughs and colds it is
well 90 know that Foleys Honey and
Tar is the greatest throat and lung
remedy. II cures quickly aud prevents
serious results from a cold. sold by
r " Buchanan, Skowhegan; George
uahing, Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25

Supreme Judcia:-Th third Tuesday In March,
and September and fourth Tuesday in December Civil
and Criminal
Probate:-The second Tuesday of each month,
County Commissioner The first Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday In Deem
Der.
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Gard of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere thanks
to the neighbors and friends who so
kindly assisted us in our recent bereave-
ment.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ELI T. HAYDEN.
Madison, Maine, Dec. 18Th.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25

In the matter Of coliisions add derall.
ments on the railroads Of the Jalted
States the statistics gathered By The Ia
terstate commerce commission under
the law of 1901 constitute the hrst 50.
thentic record Of the Kind which has
ever been published relating 10 railroads
Of the country. The dguFes tor the
year ending June 30, 1904, show apron
Imately 2 3 collisions and ; defAiiments
per 100 miles OF railroad Tor the year
and the loses BY sccidentsi GOT inelua
ing damage to freight or sums paid e.
persons Tor bodily Injuries o. on aeeoant
of death, average, roughly, - 800 pc
100 miles OF road anBuHlly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25

Hewitt proposed to twin sisters and they
both gave me the mitten." Jewett -"Weli
there's one consolation your mittens ought TO
be mates"
Its the little colds that grow into big colds
the big colds that end in consumption and death
Watch the little colds. Dr. v Gods Norway Pine
Syrup.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts:
WILLIAM I. ISRBRINs, .Skowhegan
County Attorney:
GEORGE w. COVER, ................ Skowhegan
Judge of Probate:
kDwARp F. DANPoRTH,. ................ .Skovhegan
Register Of Probate
NATHAN fowler. ..,........'S kowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLHwKLLYN GOODWIN, .........-.........Sk owhegan
Treasurer:
r. T. PATTRN,. ................ .Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jailer:
FRANK p PRNNELL. :. - Skowhe an
DKpUrRs:-C. E. Duren, Fairfield; F. L. Harding,
Madison; S. w. Herrick, Harmony; c. B. Haskell,
Pittshed F. S. Parsons, No. Anson R. S.
Williams, Hartland; Hiram NJ. Waugh, Starks;
Charles F.. Ham, Bingham; F. F. Caswell, New
Portland; Sidney T. Baker, Scion; Calvin II.
Jones, Athens; Chas. W. Farrand, So. Norrdgewoek;
W. Guy Pennell, Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25

A kidney or bladder trouble cas- Al
vAys be cured by nsing Foley's Kidney
Cure In time Sold BY Y. W huokaam
skowhegan, Geo. Cushing, hadisoH.
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Sheriff and Jailer:
County Commissioner

County Commissioners:
ALoNlo SMITH, Convile, Post Office, Revere.)
JOHN METcALF. New Portland.
MILTON L. MERRILL. ST. Adams.
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Digest all classes OF food. tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs Gov q W Atkinson. of W.
Va. says. / have used number of
bottles Of Kodol aud have found 1t To be
q very effective aud, indeed, powerful
remedy for stomach ailments | recon-
mead il 10 my friends Geo. +. Sampson,
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M Aldarmen md cnnncllmen 4

ne aIuFFmen aud counclImeh N JOINT
session an Monday, re elected Hon.
Friedrich K. Boothhy for third term as
mayor the voters having failed of a
choice after two elections. Mayor
Boothby WAS inaugurated His IMAM
susral address gave the net city debt s
81 29s, 2l9 decrease OF SO, 657.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS.

Instead of stalking tomatoes put
straw around them. This will keep
them moist and clean.
Elder bark scraped off and fried
in fresh lard or mutton tallow makes
a salve that will cure burns and
sores.
For earache dissolve asafetida in
water. Warm u few drops and drop
into the ear, then cork the ear with
wool.
For catarrh take one-half ounce
of boraX, and one ounce of loaf sugar
pulverized. Mix and snuff five or six
times a day.
For cabbage worms dissolve one.
half teaspoonful of saltpeter in one
quart water. Sprinkle on the cab
bage in the cool of the day.
For roup in chickens mix together
a half ounce of carbolic acid, one
ounce of sweet oil, and one ounce of
Jamaica ginger. Swab out the throat
two or three times a day, confine the
sick chicken by itself, and feed soft
food. Put iron into the drinking wa
ter. | clean my hen house with
whitewash and sulphuric acid, and
am eve troubled with lice.-Mrs.
Annie Baker, in Epitomist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Water with Fixed Air.

A magazine published in 1923 gives
the following method to improve wa
ter for drinking: Let the water,
when boiled, be put into a common
barrel churn, where it may be agi-
tated to any degree that may be
wished for. In the course of it's be-
ing thus agitated it will absorb at
mospheric air, and other elastic
fluids with which it may come in
contact. 1t will thus become a liquor,
safe, palatables and wholesome, to be
obtained with little trouble and ex-
pense, and accessible in it's utmost
perfection to the poorest individual.
Those who wish to drink this whole
some beverage in its utmost perfec-
ton should, after having it boiled
and filtered, cause it to be churned
as above directed, then bottled, with
q couple of dried raisins in each bot.
tie; this will give it a sufficient guam
tity of fixed air. If then used it be-
comes truly delicious.-Detroit Free
Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Food Stunts from Trees

Chestnut groves, with full-grown
trees, produce six times as much food
per acre as any cereals, and Hum
boldt estimates that a banana or
chard will feed 25 human beings,
where a potato field of the same size
would support two and a wheat farm
only one. A time may come when the
staple of human food will be chiefly
derived from trees, thus increasing
the DEMONSTRATING capacity of our
planet more than five-fold, not to
mention the saving i'll drudgery, nor
the beneficial climatic influences of
tree plantations. No blowing, hoe
ing and moving, no worrying about
winter food for hungry cattle, no
deserts overspreading vast areas Of
tree-deprived territories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Rare Sight on Lake Ontario.

A waterspout travelled down Lake On.
tario at the rate of probably ten miles
IN hour one day lately. 1t was
first noticed by some gentlemen
who were in the board of
trade building. and was then about
IA mile out in the lake, off the center of
the island. The heavy, black clouds
overhead had approached down close
to the surface OF the lake, apparently,
and sucked the water up. The water
assembled in q straight spiral column
right to the clouds and then spread out,
the clouds being blown rapidly down
the lake, carrying the waterspout with
them. When nearly opposite the east
ern gap the spout broke, and in an in
slant disappeared, while the clouds con-
tinued on their course down the lake.
1t is said to have been nearly so years
since a waterspout has been seen on
Lake Ontario.-Toronto Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
PITH AND POINT.

When a man brags about himself you
may be ure he can find no one Else
to do it for him.-Puek.
Wit is a peculiar kind of talk that
often leads to pulled noses and broken
heads.-Chicago Daily News.
We regret that there is no well es.
tablished superstition about the bad
luck in wearing anything that is not
paid for.-Atchison Globe.
He-"How do you do. Mrs. West!
I've been Intending calling on you for
some time; but somehow I've been so
busy l haven't been able to-" She
"I'm delighted to hear it, Mr.. Hard
upp. l hope you'll continue to be
busy!"-Punch.
Boy (who has lost his way)-"I say,
mister, how far is it to Camptown
Creek?" Man (surlily)-"Find out. l
amt no city directory" Boy with
acute emphasis) "No, you amt;
you're a volume on good manners, you
are!"-Pick-Me-Up.
"What a crowd of lady shoppers
there is in the shoe department to-
day!" remarked a customer. ga
marked down sale, / suppose" YES"
replied the salesman; "all the ladies'
number skies are marked down to
No. 4, and so on."-London Answers.
Helpful Hints-"O-o-o-h-h!" 1t is the
wife who shrieks thus. "What is the
matter?" calls the husband. "Baby
has swallowed a tack" Nervously the
husband seeks his copy of First Aid
to the Injured" Quicker yet is the
wife. See! She is feeding the baby
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. American.
A w%ell-known bishop was once start.
ing on a railway journey from Chester
Station, when the stationmaster came
up to him and said, referring to his
luggage: SLOW many articles are
there. my lord?" ''Thirty-nine,' was
the reply. 81 can only find 49," an
swered the other. Chen" said the
bishop, you must be a dissenter!"--
Glasgow Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Some Authorities Believe That Greer
ManurinE Is the Best Way to
Maintain 1t,

The good business man does not per-
nit his stock in trade to depreciate by
neglect or careless handling; neither
will a thrifty farmer let his land u
down. If the farm is to be a paying
one, the fertility of the soil must never
be lost sight of. Our grandfathers
and fathers practiced enriching their
farms by scattering the manure from
the barn and %barnyard. From actual
experience, without knowing the cause,
they knew that profitable crops of
grain followed where clover sod had
been plowed under.
Commercial fertilizers were used to
some extent. but they were expen-
sive and little was known regarding
the varying needs of different soils
and crops.
The farmer of to-day has the bene-
fit of all the fertilizer Investigations
made by the various state experiment
stations. The experts of these sta
tons, realizing the great need there
is for knowledge of soil fertility, have
given this subject exhaustive study.
The subject of green manuring
should be most carefully studied by
farmers.
7. B. Terry attributes to blowing
under heavy coats of green clover the
high degrees of fertility of his farm.
This method enables the farmer to
speedily add humus to the land. A
crop of COW peas will in a few months
be ready to plow under for a grain
crop to follow. .
If your land is not yielding the re-
turn it should try green manuring as
a fertilizer. Sow COW peas. If sown
early a first crop may be harvested
and a second n own to pillow under.
A rye crop may be sown in the late
fall which will furnish some late fall
and winter pasture. The rye will act
as a winter cover and will prevent the
teaching of the land. The advantage
of rye covering is in it's saving of fer.
tility. The thrifty farmer will study
every phase of this problem. There
are times when commercial fertilizers
are profitable, but above all will the
farmer study how to make the farm
produce it's own plant food. - Rural
world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10

The teacher of the Sunday schooi
class was telling the little boys about
temptation, and showing how it some
times came in the most attractive at
tire. She used as an illustration the
paw of a cat.
Now" she said, you have all seen
the paw of a cat. 1t is as soft as velvet.
isn't it?"
"Yesem," from the class.
sand you have seen the paw of a
dog"
"Yesem."
well, although the cats paw seems
like velvet, there is. nevertheless, con-
cealed in it something that hurts. What
is it?"
No answer.
"The dog bites" said the teacher.
when he is angry; but what does the
cat do?"
Scratches" replied the boy.
Correct" said the teacher, noddine
her head approvingly. "Now what has
the cat got that the dog hasn't?"
"Whiskers," said the boy in the back
seat.-New Moon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
MISS GAME.

eight months from suppressed mem
situation, and it effected my entire
system until l became weak and dcbil-
itated, and at times felt that I had a
hundred aches in as many places. I
only used the Compound for a few
weeks, but it wrought a change in me
which / felt from the very beginning.
I have been very regular since, have no
pains, and find that my entire body is
as if it vas renewed. / gladly recon-
mend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to everybody
Miss ELIZABETH GAME, SO w. Division
ST., Fond du Lac, Wis.-$50o0 forfeit If
aboue testimonial is not genuine.
At such a time the greatest aid to
nature. is Lydia f.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. 1t prepares
the young system for the coming
change, and ID the surest reliance for
woman's ills of every nature.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all
young women who are ill to
write her for free advice. ADJ
dress Lynn, Mass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
THREW HIS CANES AWAY.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, March 24th.
Mr.. c. i. Smith of 800 Anne ST., the
Sec'y. of the Trades Council has writ
ten this startling statement for pub
LEGATION.
Il feel it my duty to make public
the facts of my recent illness and re-
covery. / was very sick and sore, and
had to walk with the aid of two
canes. 1t was a very painful attack.
but / don't know what it was. Some
said it was Lumbago, and others that
it was Sciatica or Rheumatism.
81 was told to take Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and began a treatment. After
1 had used one box | could walk with
one cane, and after two boxes were
used I could walk without any help.
I kept on and three boxes cured me
completely.
II am now well and happy without
a pain or an ache and / can very truly
say that Dodd's Kidney Pills are
worthy of my greatest praise"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
A WISCONSIN PAPER ON
WESTERN CANADA.
Saskatoon. Saskatchewan, One of the
Fnvoured Districts.

The following clipped from the cor.
respondence columns of the Eau Claire,
(Wisconcin) Leader, is but one of
many letters of a similar character
that might be published concerning
Western Canada. the land of No. 1
Hard Wheat and the best cattle on
the continent. 1t is a simple matter
to reach the lands spoken of, the Cana
dian Government having agencies es-
tablished at St. Paul and Duluth,
Minnesota; Grafton, North Dakota;
WATERFOWL, South Dakota; Omaha,
Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Des
Mines, Iowa; Wausau and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Indian
apolis. Indiana; Sault Ste. Marie, and
Detroit Michigan; Toledo and Column
bus, Ohio, and by writing to or call
ing upon any of these Agents at these
points full information can be Sc
cured. This is a great opportunity to
secure a home free of cost OF if you
desire to purchase lands; they car be
bought now at prices much lower than
will exist in a few months. But read
what the correspondent referred to
has to say of one particular district.
TO the Editor of the Leader:
"The rush of the land seekers will
be to the prairie provinces of the Do
minion of Canada. The allurements of
a soil that yields 40 bushels of wheat
to the acre are too great to be resist
ed. and an immense migration from
this country may be confidently pre-
dicted. People here laughed at first
at the idea of any one leaving the
United States for Canada, but the Do
minion authorities knew they had a
good thing and they stuck to it. Their
officials evidently knew the value of
printers ink. They spared no ex-
'pense in letting the people of this
country know that these lands were
there and that they were exactly as
i represented. They did more. They
sent out specimens of the crops raised
and samples of the grain. We have had
them here at four consecutive street
fairs, presided over by one of their
dDttSt Immigration OlllCeTS. IHlS gen
tleman spared no pains. He explained
the value of the lands and the richness
of the soil from morning to night to
all corners.
"AH this told in the long run. Sew
eral went up from here to spy out the
land, and, like Caleb, the SON of Jepuns
neh, and Joshua. the son of. Nun,
brought back a good report, and now
some ten families will leave here in a
few weeks for Saskatoon to settle
upon farms there. and others are pre-
pairing to follow. OF course many will
appear shocked at the idea of any
one leaving the stars and stripes for
the Union Jack. but patriotism is but
a nomenclature after all, and our ex-
p%erience has been that in nine hun
dred and n~inety-nine cases out of a
thousand, a mar is the most patriotic
where he can make the most money
and do the most harm to those whom
he hates"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Grass Mixture for Mcndoxv.

There is much evidence to show
that a judicious mixture of grasses
for permanent meadows is better
than n OF two varieties. The
chinks are better filled, and in the
event of one or two species dying
out there is q chance for others to
fill the space. The following has
been found very good for average
upland. The quantities are for one
acre: Four pounds red-top, 16 tim
othy, 4 tall meadow oat-grass, s
sheep f%escue, 1 white clover, 6 red
clover, 4 alsike, making 40 pounds
an acre Any first-class scotsman
a make up the above mixture. The
clovers should be mixed and sown
separately.-Rural New Yorker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Longest Fence in the World,

The longest fence in the world is
probably that which has just been fin
ished by the Erie Cattle company
along the Mexican border. 1t is rs
miles in length and separates exactly,
folfits entire distance, the two republics
of North America. The fence was built
to keep the cattle from running across
the border and falling easy prey to the
Mexican cow-punchers. Although it
cost a great deal of money, it is esti-
mated that cattle enough will be saved
in n year to more than pay for it.
1t is a b~arbed-wire fence, with mos
quite and cottonwood poles, and for the
entire length of it runs as straight as
the crow fies.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Guard the Public Roads.

A rich Philadelphia syndicate pro-
loses to buy the bankrupt trolley
systems of nothern Ohio. Safe to as
sumo these shrewd capitalists will
look out for their own interests in
the way of liberal or utterly free
franchises through country districts
traversed by the railways. With the
rapid spread of the trolley systems
in our eastern states the greatest
care should be exercised that the
farmers rights in the matter of APP
oropriating public highways r fully
yuarded.-Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
Bad Roads Hinder Traffic.

The marketing Of hogs, of corn and
wheat and other products of the
west is at present greatly hampered
by the bad condition of country
roads. a little Of the abundant
wealth of the country districts, If
applied to the construction Of good
roads, would greatly facilitate trans
portation and cheaper it's cost, re-
turning large interest for the invest.
ment. There are railroads enough,
but traffic is hindered because coun-
try roads are SO bad as to be al
most impossible at times in
Of heavy rain.-Country Gentleman.