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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
WONDERFUL SUCCESS
A Talk OF Interest to the Young
by One Who Has Had Both
Bad and Good Fortune.

Success rarely, if ever, comes until
after many failures, said Mr.. Emory t.
Hubbard. 1.-The failures we do not
hear of, but the successes make men
famous.
Mr. Hubbard is man who, after many
failures, at last achieved success and he
talks interestingly about it. He is a
trained nurse and masseur, hvingat No.
1879 May street, Pasadena, Calf. To q
reporter he said:
al had almost given up hope, but
finally attained that for which sought
health. Something over ten years ago
underwent two surgical operations and
as a result my nervous system broke
down. | became all run down, weak
and exhausted; could not sleep, was
constipated, my liver was bad and my
blood very much out of order.
"In the latter part of 1895, after five
doctors had been treating me for as many
years without doing me any good, saw
an advertisement in the paper and began
taking Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. When 1 had taken half the
second box found was getting better
aud / kept on until was cured.
always keep the pills by me and, when
ever a long, hard case has caused me to
feel run down, take them to brace me
up. DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People did wonders for me and l am
confident they will do as much for others
who are troubled as was"
Few people are better qualified to
Judge of the merits of medicine than
the trained nurse. His range of expert
ence is wider even than the physician g,
for he is in constant attendance upon
his patient, day and night, often for
weeks and months at a time; he sees all
the varied phases of every case and notes
every change in his condition. Familiar
with sickness from the hundreds of cases
he has cared for, q recommendation Of
medicine by professional nurse bears
great weight and moro especially when
he has tried the remedy himself. DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People will
not only cure cases similar to that of Mr..
Hubbard but, containing as they do, all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves, they have proved eff
cacious in O wide range of diseases.
They are sold by all dealers or will be
sent postpaid on receipt Of price, fifty
cents box; six boxes, two dollars and
fifty cents, by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

MUSHROOM BED IN COOL CELLAR.
doors. where there is dry bottom on
which to set the beds, where a uni
form and moderate temperature can
be maintained and where the beds can
be- protected from wet overhead and
from winds. drought and direct sun
shine. To grow mushrooms for profit
they should be cultivated only under
favorable circumstances. Where the
conditions or the materials are In the
least unfayorable the crop should be
let alone, advises William Falconer
who gives the following instructions:
Among the most desirable places In
which to grow mushrooms are barns
cellars. closed tunnels. sheds, pits
greenhouses and regular mushroom
houses. Total darkness is not impera
tive for mushrooms grow we'll in open
light If shaded from sunshine. The
temperature and moisture are more
apt to be equable in dark places than
in open, light ones. and 1t Is largely
for this reason that mushroom houses
are kept dark.
A cellar is an excellent place in
which to grow mushrooms. II the
floor is free from water, 1t matters not
whether it Is made of cement or OF
wood. The windows and doors should
be closed up and darkened. In case
only part of the cellar is devoted to
!, 10, auto hn n
ed off with cheap boards, or If that is
impracticable the beds themselves may
be covered over with mats, straw, etc
or may be boarded up. Ii the cellar Is
not heated, the beds should be built on
the floor only and should be fourteen
inches deep. If the cellar Is heated,
besides the beds on the floor, shelf
beds eight to ten inches deep may be
used. In the case of cool cellar, a
warm shed or tunnel being given up
altogether to mushrooms 1t Is not an
uncommon way to spread the beds, or
bed rather, all over the floor with a
Path one board wide raised over the
bed.
A cave or q tunnel Is practically the
same as a cellar, except that these are
seldom artifcially heated. For this
reason the beds are seldom in raised
shelves, but are nearly always built on
the floor. With beds built in this way
and a good dry bottom caves or tun-
nels make excellent places In which to
grow the crop. A mushroom house Is
paneraIIv n wooden building or shed
built above ground or partly sunk and
fitted up for the purpose of growing
this crop. Any house or barnlike shed
that can be kept tight, warm (oG degrees
F., moderately moist, without being
musty, and dry should make a good
place In which to grow mushrooms.
The empty spaces under the benches
in greenhouses are good places fol-
mushroom beds. Many florists grow
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
The Care of Your Teeth.

The proper time to brush the teeth is
af er each meal and at bedtime. Before
thi, is done all particles Of food should be
removed from between the teeth by means
OF a toothpick. or, better, dental floss
Then they should be brushed thoroughly
with brush OF medium stiffness dipped
in tepid water. Very hot and very cold
water are equally harmful.
The brush should be used with an up
and down movement. and not sideways
only, and the backs of the teeth should be
brushed even more carefully than the
fronts, for it is there that tartar tends to
accumulate. Many think that tartar is
harmless, but this is an erroneous belief
It's accumulation is one of the principal
causes of the loosenlng Of the teeth, and
its presence exposes one constantly to the
recurrence of gum boils.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Fairview Farm Sa'es.

F. G. Pooler has recently sold to N.
L. Purington, Bath, the promising
yearling bull May Naomi's Son 10th,
by Brown Bessie's Son, out OF Tormen-
tors Fancy Wax, test 10 lbs. 41aoz., by
Imp. Tormentor. The dam of this
young bull is May Naomi, test IA lbs.,
1917 o., MIXED A lbs. In one day, she
by Golden Ray, by Imp. Rayon DO;
second dam Naomi B., which made 10
lbs. of butter in a week, and MIXED
over 40 lbs. per day. This bull is 3
good bred one, and with such good
COW for mother he should be a valua-
BILE addition to Mr.. Purington's herd,
and will prove good sire.
Also the following sales of Berk-
shires. To J. n. Cannon, Gardiner,
boar by Highclare King XI of Fl. F.,
out of Baroness Lee V Of II. F. To
s. L. Crowell, Skowhegan, SOW by
Highclare King; dam Lady Oxford.
To B. w. Rivers, South Cushing, boar
by same sire as above; dam Lady
Oxford, and SOW by same sire; dam
Baroness Lee V of II. f. To j. T.
Bfaley, Hallowell, boar by same sire
and dam.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
RHODE ISLAND REDS.
Good Layers and Dress on as Good
Looking Fowls For the Market.

As a factor in the poultry world
Rhode Island holds an enviable repu-
tation. and those chicken raisers of
other sections who are on the lookout
for good things in unfamiliar breeds
will therefore be Interested in her
Reds" variety of fowl which has
proved of great utility In the hands of
the farmers of the state. 1t is not
new. having originated there fifty
years ago as Il result of the efforts of
William Trip and John Macomber
New Bedford marketmen, to get, by
crossing different strains of fowls, bet
ter layers than the fowls of the sur
rounding country and also better look
ing poultry for the market. son of
Mr.. Trip is quoted in some notes on
this breed. published by the state sta
ton, as follows:
THE result of their trials was the
production of the so called Rhode Is
land Reds of today. Previous to that
they were called the John Macomber
or the Trip fowls. 1t is only about
eight years since they were called the
Rhode Island Reds. Ny father OBJ
tanned the best results. and In doing 1t
he crossed the fowls through two gen
erations by putting n Chitagong cock
with the pulets he had raised from
what was called the Cochin China,
these being the original fowls that both
men started with. The result proved
so satisfactory that both Mr.. Macom-
Der and my father kept the strain for
their own use for about five years, but
kept picking out the best pullets and
cockrels that they both raised and ex-
cha nged cocks until they came up to
the present standard.
at was my fathers intention to get
the best layers and what would dress
off as the best looking fowls for the
market. The original Cochin China,
as they were called at that time, were
about all feathered on the legs and. also
on the feet, but by continuous picking
out of pullets and cockerels without
feathers on their feet and legs he got
out of them. He also picked the pull
lets and cockerels with bright yellow
legs and marketed those that were off
color.
when his fowls began to take the
lead as winter layers, about thirty
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

years ago, people wanted to get some
OF the Trip fowls and commenced to
come after eggs to set, as they found
out that his fowls were great layers,
and he also got 3 to 4 cents more per
dozen for his eggs than the rest of the
farmers In the town. Not until the
last few years of his life did he take
much pains about the build and plum
age of the cockerels. as long as they
did not have black feathers on the body
and feathers on the legs. They had to
have bright yellow legs to be kept. In
the last of his fowl raising he was
picking for the best looking plumage,
best shape and not too coarse boned
fowl"
In flock descended from the original
stock have been found three cockerels
having respectively single, rose and
pea combs.
The laying of handsome brown eggs
of nice shape and size Is a characteris-
tic of the Rhode Island Reds which
should not be left out of consideration
Their quality Of developing plump
DItdSiS anu SlluHhS hiluOul CANtSoift
coarseness or fineness of bone and their
ready adaptability at any age for the
table or for market are also points not
to be forgotten.
The Rhode Island station has sug.
gested standard for breeders which
emphasizes utility" qualities and also
gives full consideration to plumage,
appendages and other so called fancy"
points. 1t is said that the surface color
should show red all over the fowl with
out striking contrasts in shades except
for the black of wing and tail feathers.
The weights are heavy enough to in
sure Il reasonably heavy carcass when
dressed for market and yet light
enough to retain the excellent egg pro-
dueing quality of the breed. The
breeder with late Matched chicks also
has chance at these weights in the
fall shows.
Breeders of single and rose comb
Rhode Island Reds will very likely in
sist that these varieties be allowed.
The pea comb has the advantage of
being well adapted to the cold and
variable climate of Rhode Island and
the states of like latitude.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

Ice will cool down with everything else
or a cold night to zero or below. What
should prevent i,2 On day wh,n it is
just free zing block OF iron. a block oil
ice. outdoors win stay at thirty-two degre )
Il the weather grows warmer the iron wi
warm up with the weather, bu, the ice will
stay at thirty 1.-TWO degrees and mel, away
But if the weather grows colder. the ircn
and the ICE will cool off, and one just as
much as the other.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

Secretary Wilson reports that
Macaroni wheats are being success
fully grown in our semiarid localities
Sumatra tobacco is being successful
~ grown in the Connecticut valley and
in Florida.
Extensive areas Of alkali lands In
the mountain states are being reclaim
ed
New processes of tobacco fermenta-
ton avoid losses by black rot
Experimentation is being conducted
in Pennsylvania in the growing Of
Havana filler tobacco.
The importation of the date palm
has been success.
Egyptian cottons are being success
fully grown.
It's folly to suffer from that horrible plague of
the night, itching piles Doan's Ointment curss
quickly and permanently. AT any drug store, 80
cents.
Blanch-"why did she break off the engage
mentP" Edith--"Wh,, they had heen engaged
8 month and he never once told her she was
too good for him"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Child Worth Millions,

"My child is worth millions to me"
says Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg, Pa ,
"yet would have lost Ter by Group had
/ not purchased bottle of One Minute
Cough Cure" One Minute Cough Cure
ia sure cure for coughs, Group and throat
and lung troubles. An absolutely safe
cure which acts Immediately. Geo. e
SAMPSON.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

AS the ice grows colder it gets harder
and more brittle. There can DC no hlck-
DRY bend on a skating pond on zero day,
for then the ice is too brittle. Slivers OF
ice dipped into liquid air become so hard
that they will cut glass. Water thrown
on ice in the Arctic regions will shiver it
like pouring boiling water upon glass.
This is because the ice is colder than the
water
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
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MUSHROOM CULTURE.
How TO Grow This Fashionable Del
cacy In the Ordinary Cellar.

How TO Grow This Fashionable Deli
cacy In the Ordinary Cellar.
Mushrooms are winter crop, com
ing in from September till April or
May-that Is. the work of preparing
the manure begins in September and
ends in February, and the packing Of
the crop begins in October and Novem-
Der and ends in May. Under extraor-
binary conditions the season may be-
gin earlier and last longer. and, in fact
it may continue all summer.
Mushrooms can be grown almost
anywhere out of doors and also in
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
SHELF BEDS IN WARM CELLAR.

mushrooms extensively in this way. A
pit, such as sunken frame, If it can
be kept dry at the bottom and sides,
makes u fairly good place for mush-
rooms. There must be deep bed of
manure. however, and the place should
be covered over with shutters to keep
an even temperature.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

Can't be perfect health without pure blood.
Bgrdock BLOOD BtteTs makes pure blood. Tones
and invigorates the whole syst m.
Faith in your own ability is two-thirds OF
the battle.
Neglected colds make fat graveyards.' DIR
Woods Norway Pine Syrup helps men aud wo-
men to a happy, vigorous old age.
Women OF means rarely take kindly to
women's charity soclals.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

VIM H. Walker of Peru, although
almost 80 years CID, has a farm OF 22o
acres which he conducts together with
his son Charles. s Walker. They have
green hous s, and make specially of
beets and small fruit. Last season they
marketed al bushels of strawberli,s.
There is a fine granite quarry on the place
from winch was taken The stone tor the
DixheId bridge.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

Realistic. -Mamma--"For goodness sake.
why are you shouting In that disersceful fash
Ion? Why can't you be quiet like willief"
Elsie-"He has to be quiet, the way we're plav-
ing. He's papa coming home late. and I'm
you"
'Tisn't safe to be a day without DIR. Thomas
| Eclectrio OIL in the house. Never can tell what
moment an accident Is going to happen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
lbkc Ut leaNe iIeikht'
STAGE CONNECTIONS.

phHbeDReTs.
tStop to take or leave freight
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At HoTridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field and with Electri, Cars to and from
Skowhegsn. At Arson, 20 Sswyer's Mills,
(Stsrks). At No. Arson, for North and West
New Portland, Dead River, Flsgstsn anu
Eustis. At bingham tor Forks, Moose River
Mavheld, Kingsbur and Abbott.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE-Somerset train
No. will connect with Maine Ce ntral train
leaving Oakland at $50 P. Nj. for Waterville
where close connections will be made with
pre- SIS trains pullman servic for Bangor and
the east also points via Augusta through to
Boston.
W. NJ. AVER, suPr.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

a MERlCA'S Greatest Medicine is
~ Hoods Sarsaparilla, because it pos
sesses unequalled curative powers and
its record of cures is GREATEST.
Papa-"See that spider, my boy, spinning
his web. Is it not wonderful Do you reflect
that. try as he may, man could spin that
webb" Johnpy-"What of it? See me spin
this top! Do you reflect. try as he may, no
spider could spin this topH'
For Over Sixty Years.
Mrs. wINsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has bee.
used for sixty years by millions OF mother .
Tor their children while teething, with perfect
success II soothes the child, softens the gums,
alays all pain, cures wind collie and Is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. 1t 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. Wiz slows
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
Dissatisfied House holder-"Do you mean to
say that this meter measures the amount Of
gas we burnt" Gas Collector--"1 will enter
into no controversy, sir; but / may say that
the me er measures the amount OF gas you will
have to pay for"
Convince yourself that Ely's Cream Balm
deserves all that has been said of it as means
of quick relief and final cure in obstinate cases
of nasal catarrh and hay fever. trial size
costs but ten cents. Full size. so cents. Sold by
druggists or mailed by Ely BROS, Sc Warren
Street, New York.
Mt. Olive, Ark, May II, 1901.
Messrs ELY Bros. PLEASE send me one bot
tie of Cream Balm, family size. think 1t Is the
best medicine for cstarrh in the world. Very
respectfully, j. NJ. SCHoLTz. 2w4
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
COLUMBIA DESK CALENDAR
FOR 1902.

This calendar has been a fixture IN
many business offices and homes for
many years, Its great popularity being
largely due to the thoroughness with
which it serves its purpose as a memo
randum device. It is a most conve
nient repository OF things to bs remem-
bered and at the same time possesse s
all the requisite features of an almanac
for everyday use. The printed part,
as in former years, largely consists Of
voluntary contributions from bicycle
riders OF nearly every Country in the
world. The new edition is very hand.
somely printed and mounted on steel
holder, whereby the calendar can be
hung in any convenient location or
placed at any desired angle on the desk
Copies may be obtained by sending
ten cents in postage to the American
Bicycle Company, Eastern Sales De-
partment, l52 Franklin Street, New
York City.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
FATAL SHOOTING IN EDGE
COMBE.
Cor. to News and Observe.

Cor. to News and Observer.
iarboro, N. c., Jan. 6,-News has
Just been received here of a homicide
In Mr.. Pennington Vests store at
Virgins Gross Roads, Edgecom be
county, about eight miles from Tarboro.
A white man by the name OF E. l..
Breedlove shot and killed a negro by
the nan.e of Elisha Lancaster.
The story as told by white man
from that section is that Breedlove
walked into Vests store and remarked
to Lancaster, "You have told lie on
me and 1t would not take much fer me
to put load OF lead in you" Iancas-
ter replied, Y on can't do any more tO
me than [ can to you" Breedlove
drew his pistol and fired. Lancaster
ran behind g barrel. Breedlove went
to the barrel, reached over and again
turning around walked towards the
door of the store As he did Lancaste,
fired and missed, Breedloye returned
and fret twice more, the balls entering
Lancaster's breast, from which he died
Mr.. Breedloye was taken by the
sheriff and brought to Tarboro Tor trial
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
FARMERS MEETING.

The Farmers Association vii! meet
in Scotland Neck tomorrow, Friday
Jan. 10, for the purpose OF making
permanent organization for work dur
ing 1902.
1t is highly important that every
member of'the organization be present
and that Others will attend and Join
also. Some OF the members say they
think they can already see good grow
ing out of the meetings which have
been held and they hope to accom-
pllsh much this year.
Some time after the Farmers Insti.
tute which was held here in November
by Commissioner S. L. Patterson, Dr.
Butler and Prof. Kilgore, the editor Of
The COMMONWEALTH received a per.
sonal letter from Mr.. Patterson in
which he made pleasing and encourag.
Ing reference to the agricultural out.
look around Scotland Neck. He
closed his letter thus:
81 believe if the farmers Of your soc
ton would organize and hold a meet
ing every year, they would find it no.
only OF interest, but of great value In {
few years time. Certainly you have
one OF the finest sections of the State ]
have seen, and an organization such q
L speak OF would stimulate renewed in
terest and energy in their business
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09

An article which will prove of the
widest interest to all those engaged IN
teaching or who may be interested in
education, is one in the January Cos
mopolitan by Elisha Benjamin An
drews, ex-President of Brown Univef-
sity who for the first time, in lead
ing moazine, has had the courage to
show the great evils resulting from the
private contract school-book system
educational officials corrupted, school
books often the poorest selected, anc
the prices paid by the children them
selves OF the highest-an annual tax
going up into the millions which
could be very easily avoided if the
proper organization were brought into
this effort.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
SENATE SEATS GOING CHEAP.

Joe Mitchell Chapple in January National.
In the cryPt directly under the dome
ipgton desired to be buried, are stored
the old seats O? the Senate and House.
1t looks like an auction sale. The
seats brought $3.50 each, which ia
likely the lowest price ever paid tor a
senatorial scat. There has been a
great demand for these seats as house
hold and family relics. Bja'n3's desk
is claimed b. over a score who have
purchase, and there is no telling how
many times the desks %! Webster, Cal
houn and Clay may turn Up in Louise
hold legends hereafter
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
NOTHING SMALL ABOUT SMALL

Richmond Dispatch.
It IS said of Congressman Small, oil
North Carolina, who liz an old newspa-
per man, that he has never forgotten
his Newspaper training, and flom force
of habit notes the Important happen.
lngs OF each days session of the House
He makes it rule, too, it is said, &c
answer every letter he receives the day
he receives it--a most excellent thing
III Congressman Or any other public
parsonage We are not particular,
we'll acquainted with Mr.. Small, hu,
we know this, that in spite of his name
there is nothing small about him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
HOMICIDE NEAR GREENVILLE

Greenviie Reflector 9th.
Sunday morning Ben Dancy, an old
colored man, was found dead beside
the railroad track about two miles
from town. One leg and one arm were
broken and there was also wound on
the head. When last seen alive Sat-
urday night the old man was walking
along the railroad track, and it is sup
posed he was struck by the southbound
train
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-09
THE "OUILOOK" FOR JANUARY

The Outlook Is a weekly newspaper
and monthly magazine III one and
under one subscription price. Its
Magazine Number for January has
eight illustrated articles, two stories
Zone by Sarah Orne Jewett) a carefully
written history of the weeks doines
and many book reviews. There are
full, page portraits of new political
figures OF prominence, articles OF anec-
dotal biography, most entertaining
instalment OF edward Everett Hale's
Memories Of Hundred Years." and
much else OF permanent value.