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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Late Seed Potatoes In Cold storage.

Late Seed Potatoes In Cold Storage.
One important factor when raising
late potatoes is to store the seed where
they will not sprout and exhaust their
strength. Early In the winter the po-
tatoes wanted for late planting the fol-
lowing season should be packed in new
-four barrels and headed. then removed
to cold storage and kept there until
planting time. The seed potatoes will
come out Of the cold storage just as
fresh and nice in appearance as when
they were taken from the soil. The
tubers do not send out sprouts as eel
lar kept tubers do. The strength of
the potato Is retained. We had a good
opportunity of making very thorough
test of this method for raising late po-
tatoes. We had planted out two fields
alongside each other using for one
field cellar kept seed and for the other
seed taken from cold storage. The
field of cellar kept seed was total
failure, while the other field was salts
factory in every way.-A. Gardener,
Southern Indiana, In American Agri-
culturist
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Domestic Troubles,

1t is exceptional to find family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally, but these can be lessened
by having DR.. Kings New Life Pills
around. Much trouble they save by
their great work in Stomach and Liver
troubles. They not only relieve you.
hut cure. 25c, at George E. SIMPSONS
Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.

There was no supervision Of Insurance
In Maine prior to 1868 at which time the
Office Of bank and insurance examiner was
created. In 1870 the office OF insurance
commissioner was established and a sepa-
rate department was organized. OF sixty
eight foreign fire and marine insurance
companies then doing business in the state.
but twenty remained AT the close Of 1901.
OF forty -four old-lne life insurance com
panies, then under the supervision Of the
department, only seventeen were licensed
in 1901
There Is not single stock fire insurance
company organized under tho laws OF
Maine. which is doing business In the state
at the present time, our fire underwriting
Nineteen companies, with capital aggre
eating S4.J0O. 900. withdrew from tile
state in 1901, and 1t Is now impossible to
secure adequate insurance In licensed com
panes. 1t IL unwise to impose upon these
corporations unnecessary or burdensome re
strictions, which must either force them
to withdraw from the state. or charge in
creased premiums for insurance.
There has been Il much smaller number
of incendiary fires since the law was en-
acted giving the commissioner authority to
years several persons have beeu convicted
OF incendiarsm, and are now confined In
the state prison.
In 1901 the property loss by fire in this
Pie same was S1356,723 leaving a direct
loss to property owners of more than
$S0,oo0 during II single year
There has been n very large increase In
the amount of business done In this state
by the life Insurance companies during the
last ten years. On December 31st, 1901.
risks to the amount Of $7G 462 S57 were In
force. as against S3t, 72i. 436 on December
B1st, 1891 There has also been large in
crease In the membership Of the fraternal
beneficiary organizations, whose members
are to be found In nearly every town In the
state Over ne class Of insurance corpora
lions does the law give the department 81
little control. and there are none whose
operations should be more carefully guard
ed and protected
The fees Of this department In 1870
amounted to $3.777. no tax being imposed
at that time In 1902 the fees collected
by the insurance commissioner amounted
to s16,60I50. the largest In the history of
the department: and the tax paid by the
companies was SO, 7.7s, making a total
revenue from this source of 500 81. %.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
STATE PRISON.

There are one hundred and eighty three
Inmates OF the state prison, thirty six Of
whom are under life sentence. Forty seven
nave been admitted lied dnrlhg the past year
have died. On account of the advance In
price OF nearly all food products. there has
been Il considerable increase IN the cost OF
maintaining the subsistence department,
but on the whole the prison has made a
fair showing and will not require so large
an appropriation as two years ago.
only four of these convicts are women,
but am convinced that this institution
should have II matron, whose duty 1t shall
be to take immediate charge of female
prisoners. The state Is not doing Its whole
duty in this respect, and | trust you viii
take some action to place this department
of the prison on right and proper basis
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

The total number of citizens Of this state.
between the ages of eighteen and forty
FIVE. able to perform military duty, accord
the present law, the active militia is des-
lgnated THE National Guard Of the State
Of Maine AS now constituted 1t consists
OF two regiments of infantry Of twelve com
panies each naval reserve; Il signal corps
and an ambulance corps total Of 1918
men.
There has been great improvement in thu
work Of these troops as result Of the
active interest In the service which his
been shown by both officers and men. The
Spanish War has given us many veteran
officers whose services are Of great value.
and whose work has done much to improve
the morals and increase the efficiency Of
the guard. The annual encampment has
been productive OF good results aud both
regiments have made noticeable and praise
worthy advancement.
The signal corps and ambulance corps
are worthy of special mention for the pro
fcieney Of their drill and the interest which
their members manifest In the discharge Of
their duties.
The naval reserve consisting of three
officers and forty six men. is most fortu
nate In being commanded by officers who
have made themselves thoroughly familiar
with their duties. The command would
not suffer by comparison with Hnv similar
organization in the country The practical
result Of their cruise each summer. his
famiiariZed them with the service per
formed at sea, both officers and men being
assigned to regular duty and treated in
every way as II they Were members of the
United States navy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

ITCHING, oozing, scaling Salt
I Rheum is cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, the great, unequalled remedy
for every kind of SKIN DISEASE.
Mrs Kidder (at the theater)-"Grscious!
That william smokes a lot of cigarettes" Mr..
kdder -"Oh! well, he don't care. He knows
he's got to die In the third act, anyhow"
Trust those who have tried.
/ suffered from catarrh of the worst kin d
and never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm
SEE ms to do even that.-Oscar Ostrom. As War
rem Ave, Chicago, Ill.
1 suffered IRON catarrh; it got so bad could
not work; used Ely's Cream Balm and am =
tirely well-A. C. Clarke, 34l Shawmut Ave-,
Boston, Mass.
The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing.
Sold by druggists at so cts. or mailed by Ely
Brothers, So Warren ST., New York. 2w2
rs he Iich?' NO; he can't be. He has
written an article for one Of the mage ir es
showing how to live on 100000 8 year. and
claiming to speak from person al ex perience."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

"And you say Gittup's new production Is
problem playf" THAT'S what" whats the
problem?" Why, the problem is how Gittup
can stand on the sheriff"
Don't let the little ones suffer from eczema or
other torturing skin diseases. No need for it.
Doan's Ointment cures. Can't harm the most
delicate skin. At any drug store. so cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
BUREAU OF INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR
STATISTICS.

There is growing interest In the re
ports of the bureau of industrial and labor
statistics as the value Of the work done
by this department becomes better known
and understood This Is shown In n COZ.
stantly increasing demand for these
ports, and by the large number OF inquiries
received regarding the various industries
and resources Of the state which has
added materially to the work of this de-
partmcnt.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
PEMAQIID COMMISSION.

The commissioners In charge OF Fort
William Henry at bemaquid will ask for
serve and care for the fort. nS well as for
the many valuable memorials which have
been found there. Their report, which will
soon he before you, IS full OF interest. and
gives some account of the work which has
already been done In this direction by citi-
zens Of Bristol and Others. small amount
only would be required to preserve aud to
some degree restore this ancient fortihca-
tlOD.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Governor Hills Message.

Because of the crowded condition OF
our columns, last week, we were Obliged
to leave out that part of his message in
which he treated of the following topic ::
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
NoRroN's Hoo TROUGH. END VIEW

NoRToN's HOG TROUGH. END VIEW
you walk out on. 8 the side braces that
keep the hogs from turning sidewse
and getting their front feet in the
trough; 6 and are the top and bottom
boards that brace the side braces; the
hogs will get their feet over I, but new
er in the trough, 8 is the storm doors,
connected by rope to pulleys at 8.
A Few Working Notes.
For sills eleven strips by or 2 by d.
six feet long, or, better still, eight feet
long, are set up parallel about nineteen
inches apart. Two planks 2 inches
thick, IL inches wide and 16 feet long
are spiked down to these stills, placing
the plank crosswise Of the sills and side
by side near the center of the sills. thus
forming the bottom of double trough.
Around these planks nail | by strip
to form the edges of the trough, and on
each side of these pIanks lay down
boards and nail them to the stills, and
we have the bottom of a trough aud the
board floor at each side of it that the
hogs are to stand their front feet on
while drinking.
There are four inches of space be
tween the partition boards in the cen
ter of the trough.
There are eleven of the side braces
OH each side. Their top ends are bev-
eled to hold the second story trough or
hopper and they keep the hogs out
of the trough. At the top of the braces
nail board nine inches wide on each
side of the trough. This leaves a space
of twelve inches to put a twelve inch
board in that is to be hung at the top
edge with hinges. and these two
hinged boards and a twelve inch board
on top of the second story or hopper
of the trough will exclude any storm;
also the hogs when not wanted at the
trough.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Under the management and direction OF
our efficient superintendent Of public
buildings. many needed improvements have
been made in the state capitol These
changes, which have given our State House
a much more creditshle appearance, have
been made NJ comparatively small cost aud
without the necessity OF any large or I'M
usual appropriations
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
EASTERN MAINE INSANE HOSPITAL

The Eastern Maine Insane Hospital was
opened July Sd, 1901, with one hundred
and forty seven patleE'S who were trans
ferred from the asylum at Augusta The
number had increased to wo hundred and
nine November 30th 1902 of whom one
hundred and fifteen were men and ninety
four were women. During the twelve
months preyiops - this date. hundred
aud eleven patients were admitted. Sixty.
right were discharged. thirty-seven having
recovered and twenty-siN h"ing greatly I'M
proved.
Much has been don" under the direction
pf tn" management to make the surround
ings of this hospital more attractive. Trees
and shrubs have been planted. necessary
roddWayS have been constructed. and the
grounds have been graded and improved. so
far as funds available would permit. Still
more, however. must he accomplished to
complete this work. and considerable APP
propration will be necessary to meet the
requirements Of the institution In lis yari-
Gus departments and to provide furnishings
and equipment needed to maintain the hos
pltal at n proper standard.
sufficient sum should also be provided
to meet the deficiency in running ex-
penSeS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
How the Trough Is Used.

The board on top is used as cover
and also to walk out on and has q
trapdoor in the center 8 inches wide
by 20 inches long where the slop is
thrown down. The whole board is on
hinges. Set the trough perfectly level
with one end up within four feet of the
fence and connect an outside stile with
the top of the trough by stout plank
and carry the slop out on top and turn
it down in the center of the trough.
There will be twenty stalls nineteen
inches wide for the hogs to drink out
of, and they will accommodate twenty
of the very largest hogs.
A lady In silk dress can slop the
most vicious hogs without getting n
particle soiled, and not pinch of feed
is wasted and no filth can possibly get
into the trough
What MIR. Norton Thinks of 1t.
These troughs will last ten to twenty
years and will save enough feed in one
year to pay for themselves, and they
are genuine treasure to have.
Skids can be put under the troughs
to move them around with, and shorter
troughs can be made for smaller NUN
bers of hogs. Forty young pigs can
easily use one trough
AS sanitary measure there is moth
Ing to equal It, The hinged top and
side boards need be used only in winter
time, as storm water can be drawn
off through hole bored in the bot
serted
Build one trough and use it awhile.
and then you will be prepared to build
aoma mara
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
MAINE INSANE HOSPITAL.

There were six hundred and thirty-one
patients in the Maine Insane Hospital
November both, 1902, three hundred and
sixty-three of whom were men and two
hundred and sixty-eight were women. This
is an increase of thirtyone over the pre-
ceding year There has been n slight in
crease in the death-rate due to the admis
sion of an unusually large number Of aged
people. but the institution has been entirely
free from infectious or contagious diseases
Of any kind.
The asylum has been crowded In the
woman's department, on account OF the re-
construction of entire wing. This
work, which Is now completed, Is 6reproof
and contains many convcnieHces which will
add greatly to the comfort ~ its occupants.
The work of reconstruction should be
continued, and all the older portion OF the
asylum should be thoroughly modernlzed.
The superintendent states that the remain
Ing wings, properly arranged will provide
for SiXty-four additional patients and fur
Iish accommodations much superior to
those now existing. | recommend al appro-
prlatlor for this purpose. This portion OF
the hospital is greatly in need Of repairs
and in Il condition not cred table 10 the
state. a reasonable expenditure will not
only put the institution in thoroughly first
flass condition. but afford ample accomniu-
dations far such additional patients ms may
he admitted te the asylum for some time to
come.
The per capita cost of The board Of the
patients in this institution during the past
year has been S4.G9 per week This covers
every expenditure in tie manageme of the
Institution.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

ten thousand books ana pamphlets nave
been added. 1t now contains over 1S.OUO
law reports, dgests and statutes, embrac-
States, canada, England. ireland and Scot
land There is not another library east OF
Boston so fully and completely equipped
as this for the use of the student. the law
yer or the man Of affairs. Inc librarian re-
ports that every available inch of space
where a book can be placed Is now occu
pied; that every storeroom outside the H.
brary proper is crowded, and that there is
urgent need of additional room In which to
put the rapidly accommodating volumes as
well as to provide space for the aecommo
dalton of the people, for with all these
valuable collections, there is not a single
room where books may be consulted with
out Inconvenience and interruption.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-11-14

COMEBODY said in explanation of the rath
er incredulous tale that George Washing
ton once threw silver dollar across the
Potomac that ga dollar would go great deal
farther in those days than now" That may
be true in some cases, but not at this store.
There never was time when dollar would
buy so much thoroughly good and reliable
Hardware as it will now and here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-11-14

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-27
EAGLE RIVER BALL CLUB
DEFEATS BRANDON NINE
Game Was a One-SIded Affair-Our
Team Was Easy Winners
Score "a to 10.

Our Regular Nine made a trip to
Crandon Thursday and met the Ball
tossers of that place on the diamond,
in what was thought would be very
close game, but which turned out to
be very one~sided affair. The Re-
galars started the ball rolling in the
first inning by making two runs; in
the second inning Z more runs was
made; in the third inning the boys
took rest and only got one run,
while in the fourth, three men made
the circuit of the diamond; in the fifth
they made another run for luck, but
in the sixth the boys were getting
doggy and went ont in one two three
order; when the seventh inning al
rived the boys woke up and added 3
runs to their long list. while the
eighth inning they were awarded
second goose egg, but in the final time
at bat four runs were made and the
boys being tired, stopped running.
The Crandon didn't make a score
until the 9th inning. when Diamond
muffed pop-up which allowed two
men cross the home plate. which gave
them courage, and they squeezed in
another run in the 9TH inning, which
they followed up in the Sth inning
by runs and closed the game in the
9th with two more making the circuit
safely. One of the main features of
the game was the absence of the US
uaI roasting of the players, as the UNI
pire stated at the opening of the game
that rooters wouldn't he allowed on
the grounds and it stood up. Al
though the Crandon team lost, their
treated our team and citizens in a
most gentlemanly and courteous man
mar and nothing but goods words is
heard from all for the Crandon citi-
zens. The teams were made up as
follows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-27
IDEAL FARMING SECTION.
An Iowa Paper Gives Wisconsin The
Credit Deserved.
,es Moines 1owa) Daily News

Des Moines Gowa) Daily News:
Nowhere can a man with little
money do as much as be can in North
ern Wisconsin. Land is cheap; he
has a fine home market at highest
prices for all he can raise; his fuel can
be had simply by the use of the axe,
everything on the land in the way of
cordwOod, ties, posts or logs, bring
cash, and in addition, the various in
dustries incident to the pine and hard
wood forests furnish him steady en-
ployment through the winter at re-
muneratiye wages.
Sheep men are looking toward
Northern Wisconsin as a region
where fine quality of both wool and
mutton can be successfully produced.
Several carloads of sheep from Mon
tana and other western states have
been placed on ranches here and
sheep raising has become one of the
permanent industries. The winter
feeding seasons are practically the
same as Illinois, and the food required
for sheep is much more cheaply
grown on this land.
Our reporter has returned from
Northern Wisconsin, and bis report
of the same is we'll worth looking in
to by those who are seeking improv-
ed or unimproved lands, from which
to make home. Nature has indeed
been lavish in the distribution of her
resources i'm this locality. Climate,
timber, soil, water, cheap transport
tatiOn, and convenient market-all
are here. and everything combines to
make it an ideal place for diversified
farming.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-27

Mrs. Buggetta, Miss Lottie Col
Inns and brother Lorenzo, of Silesia,
Montana, and Mrs. Dennis, of Hackin-
sack, Mimi, will return to their re-
spective homes Wednesday. after
two weeks visit at the homes of their
uncles, Ed. and Rem. Carpenter.
The band boys turned out Satur-
day night and gave an open air con-
cert at the band stand. The boys
are certainly doing finely since their
organized. and our citizens are well
pleased with their music. We under
stand that the boys will attend the
Oneida County Fair at RhinelandeI in
September and compete for prize in
the band contest. With more prac-
tice our boys will be able to carry off
one of the best prizes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-27
Met peatIl While in Bathing.

Herman Dahl. of Hurley, who re-
Gently bought 40 acres of land near
Pioneer lake from the Blue Grass
Land Company, was drowned below
Twin Lake Dam last Monday morn
ing while in bathing. 1t appears that
the young man couldn't swim and
getting in a deep bole sank below as
sistance could be given him. He was
a single man only % years old, and
was making home for himself.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from j. j. Roderick's under
taking rooms, the Rev. w. K. Dixon
ofiiciated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-27
Preparing Strawberry Plants for Fall.
Practical Farmer:

Practical Farmer:
Now is the time TO do this. Get a
lot of S-inch flower pots, and prepare
a rich compost for them. Go into the
strawberry patch and find the young
runners that have made little white
roots an inch or so long. Take these
to a convenient table end put them in
the three inch pots. Now in an un-
used cold frame spread bed of coal
ashes and on these set the pots close
ly together. Water we'll and shade
with a screen of building laths nailed
an inch apart and then see that the
plants never suffer for water. You
can attend to large number in this
way, and in the fail You will have a
lot of plants that Gamble knocked out
of the pots and so as TO get strong
enough to make full crop the next
spring. The books will tell you lot
about growing pot plants of straw
berries by crawling about the patch
and burying pots and putting the run
ners in them TO root. But all this is a
waste of time and labor. and you can
have just as good potted plants by
taking up the young runners as sug-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-27
Wisconsin a Dairy State.
MinocQua Times:

LNlnOcQud llInSas
Some have thought that much of
the editorial talk about Wisconsin as
a dairy state has been exaggeratien or
inauguration. But when we learn
that there are in Wisconsin 100000
COWS. it shows that this is n good
state for cows, ut least. Then when
we learn that the marketed dairy pro-
ducts were worth S26, 100000 last
year, we ere forced 10 conclude that
the water. climate and forage agree
with cows. Then when we learn from
official sources that butter and cheese
of Northern Wisconsin ranks with the
best in the world for color, substance,
flavor and keeping qualities. it is
plain that the aforesaid editors have
not been drawing the long bow by no
means. The dairy man who skips
Northern Wisconsin makes a mistake,
and the farmer who fails to start a
heard as soon as possible makes mis-
take also.