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The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-28

According to the Waterville Mall, the
arrest Of travelling men sent from Boston
aud other cities to Maine to solicit orders
ior liquors, means the cutting out Of
some very smooth statesmen, the liquor
business in all Its phases being so profit
aole to everybody but the consumer, that
zoe travelling man for big liquor con-
cefn usually shows In his dress and per
'onal appearance signs of the prosperity
Vi the business with which he is connect
"in an important capacity. The Mail,
uOweVer, doubts the efficacy Of this
method of enforcing the prohibitory law
'ao suggests that efforts directed against
aoons would be more effective. In
WIS the Mail may be right but we be.
'e'e due attention given to these sleek
The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-28
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II IL fails to cure
e, W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-28

fruit blossoms. Of which there we're an
abundance.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-28
New Books.

Books received the past week at the
Free Public Library.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-28
METHODIST.

The usual services at the NJ. E. church
next Sunday morning. Worship with
sermon by the Rev. c. A. Southland at
10,45; Bible school at 12.10; E. L. prayer
meeting led by the pastor at 6. Presid-
ing Elder Southland will have charge of
the social service at !.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Literature anc TotjeCco.

Somehow or other we associate to
tacco with literary men. but not ali
writer's are lovers OF the Wei. Goethe
hated tobacco intensely aaG never
lost a chance to attt:r] X II Heinrich
Aeine sad the same dislike.
BalZes. who livad CT black cofea,
preached wisely - the young ABOUT
the vice of s.no!5i~c. ard Victol .{ugu
and Dumas were equally opposed tc
the pracsi sice. Put to list OF French
smokers COW prises many great names.
such as Ali ed de Musset, Eugens
Sue. PNul de st. Victor, Prosper Mer'
ee<l'eranger and Baudelaire.
Nine. DudeyaEt, better known as
George Sard, often INDUCED in cigas
between the Intervals OF he- literary
ahors.
The poet Bloomfield wrote sweet
pastoral rhymes with cloud of to-
bacco smoke making a fog around lis
head. Camp ell Moore and Ryfop
delighted in its temperate use. and
Tennyson was great smoker.
0Ee Of the quaint scenes IN the
realm Of letters is that Of Carlyle and
his old mother sitting together by the
chimney corner each smoking .
"dark.brown pipe aud chatting earn
Getty t:.s ~hile.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
POT ATO & u L I u X z

growth. but if continued until sprouts
form (Which are rubbed Off the yield
may be considerably reduced.
G3) Experiments Indicate that it is
more important 10 cut the tuber into
compact pieces Of nearly uniform size
than to so shape the pieces as to have
a definite number of eyes on each set.
No piece should ge entirely devoid of
eyes, and the majority of the seed
pieces should be large enough to sup
port at least two eyes, and better
three or more.
0D At distances Of one by three
feet and with seed tubers averaging
four ounces, an acre requires of quar-
ters about fifteen bushels.
15) The total yield increases with
every increase in the size of seed
piece from the single eye to the whole
potato. The increase occurs both in
chiefly in the latter.
Q6) The gross yield of salable po-
tatoes Qarge and medium) also in
creases with the size of the seed
piece from one eye to the whole po-
tato.
90 .te net yield of salable pota-
toes found by subtracting the
amount of seed pOtatOeS and the WELD
of small potatoes from the total
yielD increases with every increase
in the size of seed piece from one eye
to the half potato The half potato
affords larger net salable crop than
excessive amount of seed required in
planting entire tubers. Taking the
| found that for every 100 bushels of
| net salable crop grown from single
eyes there were ia bushels from two
eye pieces, 13l bushels from quarters
and 139 bushels from halves. but only
129 bushels from planting whole 20
j tate S.
#t1SD These results favor the use of
halves as seed pieces If seed potatoes
aill crop are assumed to be o1 equal
/ value per bushel. but when seed po-
! halves as seed pieces if seed potatoes
quarters may be used to advantage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
yoons on Sf;ps a.7c Tralps

Many Of the Transatlantic l:Gers Ar>
now equipped with cirs:nla.lng libra
ries, some steamships Id tns upward
Of half a THOUSAND volumes. princi.
eally "seaworthy stories" but good
N supp's- of s,34,antial reading as
we'll. Other lines will probably fol-
low suit. Nearly all Of the better
trains in tranStGnt;nentaI service to.
Jay have circp' tiE<s Libraries cper
.ted Oh. the same principle IN tha mat
.er OF exchange of books as obtains
on heard the European vessels. This
.yste1u ai!.ws Of passenger borrow
ing \ book from enc library and ex
changing same for another uork on
cetarEing car Or steamer ur IN pay
.uent Of nolni,": &c"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
SURVIVAL OF OLD TINES
Ancient < .ish Custom Carried On In
Present D9v

Franz Dent, an Arch street resident,
knows a hundred quaint ard curious
corners Of England that tourists never
visit. He described one of them yes
:er6ay. Back Of TWyford, which Is
near Southampton" he said, there is
al old. Old ni0raatery, with an old and
thick sIo.le wall around Il In this
wall thera IS a wicket gate, AID by the
gate q monk is always stationed. The
MoNh Is there to halt every traveller
hat gees by, and. having halted hin,
be gives him cup Of ale, a crust Of
bread and penny. Years ago, It
seems, same une died, and in his will
left to the monastery an endowment
that was 20 ease the way Of weary
travellers b, giving them this refresh.
ment and small coin. AS long. there
fore, as the monastery stands a monk
will stand by its wicket gate, ana
every trave,el who passes will be
cheered with a drink, bite and !.
pAnny. .s~-Ph lade.yhia Record,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
No Brains to Bother Anout.

The best tale that has reached me
of the eccentricities Of bullets in the
late war is most succinctly told by
James Milne In THE Epistles of At
kins,' though it is not precisely In
accordance with the story which
speedily reached army headquarters.
A doctor. looking toward the door Of
hospital marquee while attending q
patient during ore of Methuens ear.
her Euddles, saw a private Learning on
his rifle. Mr.. Milne must be responsl-
Ole for the Hibernian dialect:
"Dochtir, | jist ."ant e to take from
my ia" mere a bullet that's knocked
out two OF my teeth" Sit down:
Is that tie Only place where you feel
pain-wlere the bullet is?" That's
all, ard that S plin' = No pain else
where?' "Sona BIZ; only I'm con
fused like. no wonder, fhe bullet
got into your taW thraugk the top OF
your bead
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Wine fcrH,rses.

There is now too much win ordi.
laire' in France. owing to growers
having aDar 1oned win de luxe and
the Central Society OF Agriculture of
Herault calls attention to proprietor
sho gives the common wine to horses
as part of their diet This was done
before, in 1874 and 1875, when the
haryests were Abundant. The horses
require to be habituated to the wine
by sleeping part Of their corn in Il
and putting this in the bottom of tho
manger below corn untreated. The
proportion of corn with wine is in-
creased gradually, until the horse
comes to like it. Some horses are
thus led to drink wine almost pure
aid even to enjoy it. They trot very
well on the wine, although the ration
Of corn is diminished in proportion
NJ. Montclair has given wine to
draught horses ant, finds that bar
ley or other grains with wine are
about as stimulating az corn.-1 on
DON Globe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Same tine. Different Branch.

There is one r,an IN Tennessee who,
no matter how many years pass over
his eenial head as ex-Gov. Taylor. will
remain to the great majority of nis
friends simply Gov. Bob His wit IL
aS.keen as his oratory is clear.
when Dr. Duncan. a noted Southern
divine of the Methodist persuasion. re-
signed rom the conference to entee
the business world, it was announced
that he would go into Insurance."
insurance." repeated a questione,.
y .ife or fre?"
WHY, life, Of course, answered
GOV. Bob with ais infectious chuckle.
Hasn't lie Just resigned from ire
insurance ?"-.N1- York Tinpss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Oio Minor Tuy,eA

The minor tunes OF lorg ago.
Tte,i solemn, plaintive straiKs
Are burdened with impas.;;oneo voc
From countless hidden pains. -
In them forgotten centuries
Again tai form ar shape;
In them long-buried tragedies
From Deaths cold grasp escapA
III tham again Ger chartless wave
Steer we to Plymouth's strand:
In tuem surrounding forests grave
With pilgrim sires we stand.
In them again at Lexington
we form to meet the foe:
In them until the war is wen
Our fee: dye red the snow.
In them again DER wood and rian
AZ pioneers we roam;
Ir. them uptucn for truit and grain
Vast squares OF deadly loam
The minor tunes of Ions ago.
In foods of harmony,
Eevived tn ough sacred aisles will Do
And ne'er forgotten bt,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Goid.erod anu Neonc stAs.

: rom far-off. blue Wisconsin hills,
rhere came a gift of flowers to me,
With rrisoned sunlight in tLeir depths.
And fragrance sweet Of fed and tree.
They spoke of days long passed away
of hazy golden autumn eyes.
OF moonlight filtered softly down
And Ike fair ghosts for years laid .oN,
Come lack to haunt familiar ways.
There rose to mind the fairy dreams
Woven in lons-sone childish days;
Dreams great with noble deeds aud true,
OF hard won fame, and wea..h and
power;
tnd who shall say the eipe. years
But mock that golden fairy dower7
For speak: living Voice. as from
The pe.'fumed flowers my friend has
sent;
Tie visions of the child are true,
For what is wealth but sweet Content
10. Better then the fairies pef.
rhe hard earned wage OF honest mehj
Tho noblest deeds are every days.
Done bravely. once and yet again.
And eodler than eSaits a throne.
X we but make single life
The brighter. that It's next eur own.
The soul that lu.es It's iYiass Self
Is mightier than a sceptcr's sway.
The fairy rea,p4 of childish Greams
u lies ahf Vt ovsr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Perhaps You Will Appreciate This
knoWledue

NTIOWItEyt.
Pine Bluff has one of the finest chefs
here you will find doing business in
the country and Mr.. Adolph Baumgart-
ner, who has successfully served as
chef in some of the leading hotels and
restaurants in the United States, is
now junior partner of Newman's Ger
man Kitchen. There is nothing in the
culinary catalogue which will not be
successfully reproduced by him. You
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Cancer Cured by Blood Ba,n7-AIl Skin
and Blood Diseases Sc cured.

Ars, NJ. l.. Adams, Tredona. Ala.
took Botanic Blood Balm, v,'icf effect
ually cured eatiIl.. cancer of the
nose and face. The sores healed up
perfectly. Many doctors had given
up her case as hoHeless. Hundreds of
cases of cancer, eating sores. suppur
atlns sWellings, ETC.. liz been cured
by Blood Balm mons others, Mrs.
B. NJ. Guerney. Warrior Stand Ala
Her nose and lip We're raw as beef,
with offensive discharge from the eat
ing sore. Doctors advised cutting,
out i failed Blood Ialm healed the
sores and Mrs. Guerney is as well as
ever. Botanic Blood Balm also cures
eczema, itching humors. scabs anl
scales. pOne pains, ulcers, offensive
pimples, blood poison, carbuncles.
scrofula, risings and bumns on the
sl.in and all blood troubles. Improves
the digestion, strengthens weak kit
.lcys. Druggists. 5 per large bottle.
With complete directions for home
cure. Sample rec and prepaid by writ
ing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta. Ga
Describe trouble and sp 2s.l medical
,dvlce sent in s@9led letter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28

The Calf. Harouu, oace said IT, his
lester
81 wish you would nrocure ms 6
list Of ~, the fools in bagaad."
That would be difficult, oh, Con-
.ca..der of The Faithful, but II you
desire to krow the wise ,ueu the
catalogue may soon DE completed.
Tie sane 5etsar, BAH IS dis
covered on the Ca, .,f,, .=...ile, fol
wlica lie vas av:a. ded #..ip2ing.
Then said the jester:
..O,. Commander ., ( 'airhfu1.
sat N tl,s seat only 10 hour
and have been %nipped 10. uo1ug 10.
Ihc. do you deceive. vic Ail in Il
.-.rr Is 80"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
How He ReireG the voWr.

A man whom ne Kansas papers de
scribe as one Oh Independence rea.
benefactors, died .asl weea. He was
barber named L 2aioy One night
several Years, 500 he left la.np burn.
Ing in his shon t also burned the
shop and q s.uls:ss wv ol 1ld frame
buildings wh!cl. since .stn 60
built in brick
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28

La1e. III ..ffs1ct.
| James ", a4ey.ee. tef.1cr l..n=
Aear Orrlck, No, tacl: a chaaee &.
atoes t1is year ard USED 2p0 acre.
raising them. His venture la
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
RYAN'S Cf- RHINE

Is Gods eritt uo nlau. : =. IS a positive
cure for catarrh Of the head and nose
hay fever, asthma. headache. and vii;
cure a cold in one nights time. For
sale at al drug stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28

pared to serve theater parties and
public banquets in unlimited numbers.
This institution is worthy Of your
patronage
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-28
Haro,In's Jester.

The Calf. Haro,lu, once said tt. his
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
Personal NOTES.

New Jersey proposes to invest $3.50 900 In
good roads this year.
The republican candidate for mayor Of
Philadelphia was elected by a majority
of 1885, 900 votes.
Sir Christopher Furnass is called the j.
Pierpont Morgan OF Great Britain. He
is the president of big shipping company
and two golf clubs.
The New York Sun tells Senator Nor
gan that 1.-The tail end OF a long and gen.
orally creditable public career ought not
to be a mules tail"
J. B. Davy. Instructor in botany at the
University Of California, has been appointed
chief agriculturist and botanist of the
Transvaal government, initial salary Of
$1,000 year and expenses.
The Papyrus club Of Boston, composed
wholly OF authors, has Just celebrated it's
thirtieth anniversary. 1t has numbered
among its membership nearly all the dis
tinguished men of letters in the modern
Athens.
President Roosevelt had more run than a
schoolboy at the wedding OF Senator
Cockrells daughter-joked with the girls,
shook hands with the matrons and ex-
changed "iollying" remarks with the young
and old men.
DR.. F. L. Gardiner, one Of the leading
physicians in Washington, is dead. During
the Harrison administration he was the
first White House physician and at other
times had among his patients James @.
Blaine and Thomas B. Reed.
Colonel De Lachaise OF the French army
has been reprimanded by the minister Of
war for having told some recruits that
| ~. - A. r. .. Aur.
represented three royal fsmilies-the Ca
pets, the Valois and the BourbonS. He
manifested his resentment OF the reprimand
| by resigning his command
Congressman Fordney Of Saginaw, Mich,
was arguing in the house on behalf OF
some measure. Opposition developed on
the part Of some republicans and that made
Mr.. Fordney even more earnest in his ar
gument He reached a feverish compari-
son as to the objections raised and the
benefits that would accrue. why, Mr..
Speaker" said he. ''the objections raised
here to the passage of this bill don't
amount TO a fly track on the map of the
| world" A laugh went around the ma
hogany desks and Mr.. Fordneys bill passed
with a whoop.
General Booth, the Salvation Army
leader, cracked a few jokes with statesmen
while he was in Washington. Senator
Frye said to him: when l was In LondoI
I was much interested in your organization
In fact l thought OF joining" Better not.
said the general; you would not submit
to our discipline" Senator Alger said h'
understood Hanna intended to join. "Ah.
should make him chancellor OF the ex
ehequer," was the reVivalist's reply. Sen
ator Hoar was introduced jocularly as 9Th,
worst man in the senate" That's good,
said the general, heartily. II want to NEE
all kinds. The bad want TO help and th.
good ! want to help me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

ladrones, who are said not to be num-
erous unless financial and commercial
conditions are soon improved there Is
strong probability Of grave difficulty
with the people, many of whom are
practically destitute. Congress has al
ready unduly delayed provision for the
relief which the Philippine commission
and the commercial interests of the
archipelago have shown to be necessary
and it would be deplorable If the ses-
sion should end without something
being done. Mr.. Wright. vice governor,
says the best people among the natives
Of the ISLANDS are looking with favor
on American methods, but II cannot be
expected that they will continue to do
so If not given the relief they need.
1t seems evident that what has been
accomplished in Porto Rico furnishes
an example Of what is necessary to the
Improvement and prosperity of the
other insular possessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
ELECTIVE OR APPOIyTIVB CITY


AIIOhNE1.
One of the changes which the pro-
posed charter revision bill would en-
graft ON the Omaha charter would make
the Office of city attorney elective in
stead Of, as now, appointive. 1t would
not only take the city attorney out from
among the officers responsible to the
mayor, but would also vest him with
the power to appoint the assistant city
attorney without even confirmation by
the council. The question is, Would an
elective city attorney give better results
to the taxpayers than an appointive city
attorney?
Election has been tried in this and in
many other states. but has not proved
very successful, so that in every large
city in the country, with few exceptions,
the city attorney is appointed by the
mayor, sometimes subject to confirma-
tion by the council, but not Invariably
so. The reason is easy to gather. The
city attorney is the law officer of the
corporation of which the mayor is the
chief executive. He must be the con-
tidentlal adviser of the mayor in almost
every matter of public business, and it
is certainly highly desirable that the
mayor and his legal adviser should have
confidence in one another and pursue
the same general policy. Making the
office of attorney elective runs the risk
of having the mayor and attorney
chosen from different political parties
and committed to opposite public poll
cies. Such n condition could not but
produce constant friction to the detri-
ment of the city's interests.
Our lawmakers must remember that
they are not legislating for the day or
for particular persons when they make
charter, but are providing a frame of
government which may stand for years
to come. The present charter Of Omaha
has remained practically unchanged for
six years, and there is no telling how
long it must wait again for revision. To
revolutionize charter provision out of
spite or to make it easy for some par
| ticular person to connect with a Job
ought to be below the dignity and pur-
pose Of any legislative member. Yet the
proposed amendment relating to the city
attorney seems inspired from no other
motives. laJs
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
zALUE or ANTLREBATE Law.

The chairman of the Interstate Com
merce commission expects good results
from the antl-rebate law. He points
out that it will correct three defects in
the criminal provisions of the act to
regulate commerce. Under the old law
only the officers or agents Of n common
carrier were indlctable. The anti-rebate
law subjects the corporation to punish
ment. The original act prescribed i'm
prisonment. In the opinion Of Chairman
Knapp this was defect, because rail
road men were unwilling to give infor-
nation for fear that the result might
send friend or acquaintance to prison,
whereas they would have testified IL the
consequence was simply to impose a fine
on a rival corporation. The new law
will thus enable the commission to OBJ
tain evidence which it could not secure
before. Under the old law a shipper
was not indlctahle for taking n rebate
unless it effected an actual discrimna-
tion in his favor ut was not sufficient
to prove that a concession had been
made from the tariff by rebate or other
| device; It was necessary to also show
that some other shipper paid the tariff
rate or some other higher rate for like
| and contemporaneous service" This In
most cases was out of the question and
especially in the most fragrant instances.
The new law remedies this. Another
feature Of the Elkins law commended
by the chairman of the Interstate Com
merce commission is that expressly con-
ferring upon the federal courts turisdic-
tion to prevent rate-cutting by injunc-
! tion.
All these features of the new law had
been recommended by the commission
and they very materially enlarge and
strengthen its powers, but whether or
not the law shall be as effective as ex-
pected still depends upon its admins
/ tration, or In other words upon the
watchfulness and the diligence of the
commission. There are many who be-
lieve that more could have been accom-
! plished than has been done for the pre-
vention of unlawful determinations had
the commission been more jealous in
the performance Of its duties. We do
not question the correctness Of the views
expressed by Mr.. Knapp, who has ear
nestly sought to have the authority of the
commission broadened, yet there is need
of aggressive action on the part of that
body In order to restore public conf
dence in 1t. The new law must be
firmly and faithfully enforced. There
must be the exercise of the utmost vigil
lance to see that 1t is not violated. II
will not do to take it for granted that
the common carriers will not now ven
ture to contravene the law, or that the
large shippers will not make an effort
to induce the carriers to discriminate
In their favor. despite the fact that this
is unlawful and punishable by a heavy
hne. In word, the anti-rebate law will
prove valuable If the proper and ade.
quate effort is made by the Interstate
Commerce commission to render II effec.
tive and not otherwise. It is to be pre.
sumed that that body, which is not at
present very strong in the public conf.
dence, will now that It has secured tbe
authority It asked for be more energetic
and Jealous in enforcing the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
POEM BY sTONEwALL JACKSON.


The Richmond Times is authority for the
statement that this poem was written by
Stonewall Jackson while he was serving
with the army in the Mexican war:
The tattoo beats-the lights are gone,
The camp around in slumber lies;
The night with solemn pace moves on,
The shadows thicken DER the skies;
But sleep my weary eyes hath nown
And sad, uneasy thoughts arise.
1 think of thee. oh, dearest one.
Whose love my early life hath blest-
OF thee and him-our baby SON.
Who siumbers on thy gentle breast
God of the tender, frail and lone,
Oh, guard the tender sleeper's rest.
And hover gently, hover near
To her. whose watchtul eye Is wet-
To mother, wife-the doubly dear,
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams of love so deep and clear,
And cheer her dropping spirits yet.
Loved with a passion almost wild
BY day-by night-in JOY or Woe
BY fears oppressed or hopes besuiled'
o God, protect my wife and childI
Now, while she kneels before Thy throne.
Oh, teach her, ruler of the skies,
That while by Thy behest alone,
Earths mightiest powers fall or rise,
No tear is wept TO Thee UNKNOWN
No hair Is lost, no sparrow dles'
That Thou can'st stay the ruthless hands
OF dark disease and soothe its pain;
That only by Thy stern commands
The battles lost the soldiers slain
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly prest,
May happier visions beam upon
The Frightening current OF her breast,
No frnwning look nor angry tone
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest.