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The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

10 IUt UaIItT OF
Charles W. Harris In Bankruptcy
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors OF Charles W. Harris Of
Madison in the county OF Somerset sud
District aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day Of July, A. d. 1904. said Charles W
Harris WAS duly sdjudicated bankrupt and
that the first meeting OF his creditors viii
be held at Daniel Lewis office, n SkowhegSn.
Maine on the 9th dsv OF August, A d. 1904,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims
appoint strustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may proper
~ come before said meeting. 1W3V
July 49, A. d. 1901
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
The TramD,s Taste

Tramp (at the kitchen door)-Can you
give me something to eat, lady? Lady
There's the wood pile Tramp i
can't eat wood, lady. Lady-You can
saw 1t, can't you? Tramp-Id rather
cat 1t, lady Good morning!-Detroit
Free Press
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

A shrewd observer says that some.
times woman cries just TO get her
self petted," circumstance which
shows that there may be method In
grief as well as in madness.-Bridge-
port Telegram.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
NnfhInR Serioun.

The Heiress-And I've been intro
duced to quite a number of the Euro
pean nobility. Her Friend-Thinking
of marrying any of them? The Heir
ess-Oh. no. don't intend to buy IT,
tie. I'm merely shopping Puck.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

We judge ourselves by what we feel
capable of doing while others judge
us by what we have already done
Longfellow.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

There would not be 50 many open
mouths II there We're not 20 many
open ears.-HMl
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

In the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred s1d -FOUR. The following mat
ters having been presented FOR the action
thereupon. hereinafter indicated, Il is hereby
Ordered That notice thereof be given TO al
pc sons interested, by causing copy OF this
order to be published three weeks successive
ly in TIE SOMERSET RRPoRTRR, newspaper
published 81 skowhegan. in said County, THAI
they may appear It Probate Court TO De
held at said 8kowh ga on the
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
DR.. Humphreys.

After fifty years DR.. Humphreys
Societies enjoy the greatest popularity
u " largest sale in their history, due to
.a.rinsic merit. They cure the sick.
CURES. PRIcEa
S-reyers, COMPOSITIONS, Infammations. 40
= worms. Worm Fever, Worm Colic... 10
S-Teething, Collie, Crying, wakefulness .25
s-n,arrhea, of Children or Adults...... AZ
s-couChs, Colds, Bronchitis. ............ AZ
s-NepysIgia, Toothache, Faeeache. .25
o-ueadache, Sick Headache, Vertigo. .25
.a-nyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak stomach.25
ss-snppressed or Painful Periods.... 10
o-Xhites, Too Profuse Periods......... .25
so-c,oup, Laryngitis. Hoarseness..... Id
s.-salt Rheum, Eryslpelas, Eruptlons.. .25
ss-pbeumatlsm. Rheumatic Palms,. AS
seNaIaria, Chills, Fever and Ague..... .25
soLcatnrrh, Influenza, Cold in the Head .25
on-Xhooping-Cough. ................... 30
o5-Kidney Diseases ...................... 20
os-Neryous Debility. .....................1.OO
oo-Trinary Weakness. Wetting Bed. rs
S1-Grip, Hay Fever. ....................... 10
Sold by druggists or sent on receipt of price
ns- DR.. Humphreys New Pocket Manual
NJ all Diseases mailed free
Humphreys Medicine Co. Cor. William and
1ohn sts., New York
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
PROBATE NOTICES.
To All persons interested In either of tie
Estates hereinafter named.
SRcosp TCRspAY OF JrrY.

MTA PROBATE COURT held at skov he.
PAgsu in and Tor the county OF Son erset.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

The only two aIh@ais wA@ss braiRs
are heavier thAA that Of man are the
whale and tho elephant
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
STATE OF MAINE.

So2ER>EI
.-- SrFkENE ! HrlriA- CprRT-
Marco TEN, ls.t
Ne. 343.
Ellas I Weber y J. 9. Geddes and X c Ged-
de-. Principal Defendants. AID Warren Tttle
and Charles Tdtrle Trustees
ORDERED. that notice n sit D., given g. the
Defendants Ny publishing a attesJel copy OF
the PLAINTIFFS writ or an abstract ot IL, together
with this ordeT thereon three weeks Successive
ly In the tnerset Reporter. newspaper prin--
ed al S.owheEan, IL the county Of Somerset. the
sst publication u IL not les than thirty DAYS
before the next l. I'm of this Court. to he holden
at SkowheEani within and FOR SAID County Of
somerset, on tie third Tuesday of >crteu her
A. d l.Q4 that they may then and there arrear
in said Cour, and answer - said suit 10 they
see IL.
Attest. ". 7 SEEKINS. Clerk.
Abstract Of PLAINTIFF s!Wrt
Date OF VIII Jan. r. 1904 Ad-lamuuu.. 400.
Writ retuinab!e and entered March Teuu a.
Action Of assulnpsit or lr9ui>Spry note
dated september 2lst. 1905 payable 30 ar ae.ore
January LIST. 1874
Writ also contains the money counts follower
by she following allegation, 10 W..
Under this count the pallt" Gains g. -A
cover the SUN of siXty-t.ve collars !-- htU. the
said plaintiff as evidenced by ctrt,,a writing
dated September q. LA, and signed p tse said
defendants and h he Fro3Uce6 .r CoG-,."
RUTLER & RI rLtK Attorneys tfr Plaintiff
A true copy Fl IT, a-le- az Court. WIKI al
strAtt Of writ
8NH Aite,, " 7. sEEKINS, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

When you bury anlmosity do not set
up headstone over Its grave.-Dick-
ems
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Indigestion Causes
Catarrh Of the
Stomach.

sw msny years It has been supposed 49,
astarrt Of the Stomach caused indigssasee
sa1 dyspepsia. but the truth 70 sxsealy rs
snoesits. Indigestion Causes oatarA. Re-
ssetsa attacks OF indigestion inflames De
esosw membranes lining the stomach as4
su,ssss the nerves Of the stomach. thss eese
- she glands to secrete muoin instead ef
~ juices Of natural digestion. THIS b
49, caiarzh OF the Stomach.
kodoI Dyspepsia Cure
.ssvss all Inflammation OF the nueo@
esmbssnes lining the stomach. prstsso ~
ssrvss. and cures bad breath. SOU sisaneA. Q
ssass II fuiiness after eating. iaAesslSea.
Avwspsia and all stomach troubles.
kodol Digests What You Eag
Make the Stomach Sweet.
azfsiss only. Regular size 81 90. holding n eznss
the trial size, which soils Tor so csn4A
eseearsx by Z. o. DEWITT a co.. ohssagss q
For sale by George Il. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court OF the United State
for the District of Maine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
HIS MAXIMS CAME AFTER.
Sclf-NRdc Man Worked Ton u,u.,
To bother About Fine
sayings.

And now, MIR. Selfmade," said the
reporter, at the close of the interview
according to London Tft-Bits, "per-
haps you have some maxims which
you have followed throughout your
career and which have contributed 10
your success-maNims which might
help the youth of our broad land in
their Struggles
I've got some maxims.' said Mr..
selfmade. pulling a small bunch from
his pocket, and you can put EN- in
your paper. But between you and me
my son, I'll tell you something abou,
those maxims ii you'll give me Won
word Of honor as a man-not as n
reporter-that you won't publish t."
Il promise" said the reporter, fer.
rently. May | never get another In.
terview If | print a word more than
YOU authorize?"
III trust you. Well. the cold fact
is had TO work too hard to bother
about maxims, so | just went ahead
and made my success first and my
maxlms afterwards
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
Inaccessible BoRota,

Bogota, the capital of Colombia, Ii
called the Athens of South America.
and has a population of 125 900. The ma
tional university is located in the city
and there is a valuable library of so, 900
volumes. an observatory, a picture gal
lery and several learned institutions.
An intending visitor to Bogota is landed
at Barranquila, at the mouth of the
Magdalena river; thence he proceeds
by steamer up the river for 592B miles
to Honda, then by rail % miles to La
Dorado, then by mules 45 miles to Faca-
tatira, and thence by rail "a miles, when
he finally reaches the Colombian cap
ital. 1t takes IL days to get from the
coast to the capital. - National Ge-
ographic Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
R~ASPBERRIES IN HILLS.
bat IA Very Profitable and
Satisfactory One.

A correspondent asks whether any
one has tried raising raspberries In hills,
SO as to allow cross-cultivation and to
eliminate the necessity of hand hoeing.
| have, and consider it a perfect sue
cess, although a little hard work around
the hills will be necessary If no weeds
or grass are allowed to make seed.
| have always used a stake at each
hill and tied up the vines for a part of the
year at least. When first trimmed, |
like to tie them up fairly close until
thoroughly cultivated; then loosen the
string and let them spread, but not fall.
This | regard as the ideal treatment, but
1t makes tWotyings of each hill necessary.
Still If such yields could be had as We
used to get from a patch Of Kirkland red
raspberries grown in hills between
grapes which were on stakes eight feet
both ways, almost any amount of care
would be justified. | have picked three
.pints OF berries from a single hill at a
single picking when the patch was be-
ing picked twice each week, and a
quart per hill per picking was not I'M
common from the best parts ofthepateh.
These berries were grown with from
three to six canes let in each hill, and
loosely tied about two and one-half Oh
three feet from the ground. The tops,
when fruit laden and fully spread, occu-
pied a space of possibly three and one
half feet in diameter. OF course, ber-
ries thus grown car be allowed Il at
tain a much greater height than when
no support is given.
The Kirkland was a fairly vigorous
grower, berries of only medium size,
and soft, but in yield and flavor | have
never seen them excelled. With the
introduction of better shipping berries,
we lost the stock, and | have not seen
them advertised for years. | should be
glad to learn if anyone still has this va
riety in cultivation.
| am now growing only small patches,
but they are all stahed and eross-culti-
waited, the labor being no greater than
when grown in a row and tied to a wire.
and the greater height of cane giving
larger crop than | believe | could get
II cut off short, so as to be self-sup-
1orting.-Country Gentleman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
Increased Demnnd for Woo,

During the past decade manufactur-
ers of dry goods have been using mora
cotton and less wool in order to cheanen
the cost OF the fabric. The result of
this was a s~tagnation in the wool mar
ket and a great depression in prices
Methods We're employed V in the
manufacture of wooden" goods where
cotton was mixed in very literally. Now
cotton has reached such a high price
tina the demand for wool has increased
materially and prices have hardened
some. Sheep men are glad 10 see affairs
.ake this turn. for they are reaping some
peneht from the better outlet for wool
u is said the south will gain 5000 600, 600
this year by the rise in the price Of cot
tons--Chlcagc Daily Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
USEFUL DAIRY HINTS.

The power to produce a large Del
cent. OF butter fat is inherited by 6
COW.
Butter quality is a certain indication
of its actual worth for manufacturers
purposes.
1t is a dead loss to let milk sour be-
fore Swimming, unless the cream can
be churned at once. ,tm
Churn promptly when the cream is
ready. Every moment it stands after
that is detrimental.
MIX keeps better, even in cold
weather, if cooled at once after being
drawn from the COW.
A COW will never milk SO well when
she is allowed to suffer from over
crowding of the udder.
A COW becomes restless if She is kont
at milking longer than is necessary.
consequently will not give down freely,
Absolute cleanliness is essential
about the dairy, and any, departure
from this is detrimental 20 the product
Mill, while needing to be suddenly
cooled FOR getting all the cream.
should not be disturbed while the COOL
ing is going on.
When only a few cows are kept deem
is the best method of managing
milk and a creamery Is the hest
method of p~racticing It.
u4y 1
With a good creamery the work of
handling the milk is greatly lessened
and butter of a more uniform quality
be MADE. --Cincinnati commercial
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
BY GRANGE.
Patrons of Husbandry Pass Resoiu.
tiOn I'm Favor of National Aid
for Good Roads.

The farmers are a class conservative
in their views, and slow to move. They
do their thinking first and their talk
ing afterwards. For some reason the
farmers of this country have been read
ing and thinking about road improve
ment and the best way to secure that
much desired result. They have con-
sidered local taxation and labor as the
means of building good roads, and have
found this long-tried plan to be a fall
ure except in limited localities. They
nave studied the state-aid plan, and OBJ
served the great advance made under ii.
Finally they have been studying the
question of national aid, and they ap-
pear to have concluded that sit is the
way they long have sought and mourned
because they found it not" At any
rate that fine, conservative old farmers
organization, the Patrons of H~usbandry,
commonly spoken of as the Grange"
in its national meeting at Buffalo a few
days ago came out with the following
strong and unequiyocal declaration:
Whereas, The United States govern
ment has expended vast amounts OF
money in the improvement of trans
p%ortation facilities by river and har-
Dor appropriations, and has donated
vast tracts of valuable land in aid of the
construction of railroads,
Therefore, Be it resolved, That the
National Grange fayors the Inaugural
ton OF a national policy for the i'm
'provement of highways, and the appro-
priation by congress Of a liberal amount
to establish a comprehensive system of
road improvement through the coopera-
ton of the federal and state govern
ments, suggesting that the general fea-
lures of what is termed the Brownlow
bill embody, with some notifications.
the essential features OF such a policy.
Resolved, That we call upon all state,
Pomona and subordinate oranges to
take prompt and vigorous action upon
this important matter; and we hereby
authorize the legislative committee of
the National Grange to inaugurate and
conduct an aggressive campaign in Sc
federal aid for improvement of
highways. Also that our legislative
be authorized to gather all
the information possible regarding the
road laws and systems of road building
n the several states, and that such in
be published in such form as
The committee deems best"
These resolutions will set in motion a
force that move slowly, but ire
'istibly; for 1t must be remembered that
he National Grange usually gets what
t goes after, whether it is a state freight
ate law, the creation of a national de-
'artment of agriculture or the passage
an oleomargarine bill. This is by far
he most important Endorsement the
'roWnlow bill has yet received.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

Two natives of the soil in a New Eng
land village were overheard discussing
the prospects Of Jim Means. who had for
saken a factory for agricultural pur-
suits.
Il hear that Jim has gone to farmin',"
said one Of the village worthless.
"Yaas, he has was the drawing re-
ply, but he amt went into it very steep
yit. He has hired a boss for the sum-
mer an rented a keow an borrowed a
hen to put a settin' of eggs under. an
his folks give him a peeg. but he amt
farmin' it on the scale | hear they do
cut west"
NO assented the other; Still. he's
got considerable of a start. an ort to
do well, if his eggs hatch an his peeg
ihrives, an the keow is a good butter
maker.'-Lippincott's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
GATE FOR FARM GARDEN.

top of paling. Also two pieces with
hooks on ends, to nail on railing on in
side Of gate six feet eight inches from
the end. Put strap hinges on three feet
from other end, and saw in two. Have a
piece of iron pipe 20 inches long, four
inches in diameter, set in ground so as
to leave about two inches out of round
six feet eight inches from post. Make
post to fit in pipe neat, but not tight,
ard drive two staples in temporary post,
and TWO in end post and hang gate on.
When necessary to drive or haul
through, simply lift gate off and set to
one side, and lift post out of iron pipe
and you have lots of room to drive
through.-W. S. Cohenour, in Epito-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

A supply OF energy, particular ele-
ments, change OF temperature, and
abundance of water are necessary TO
life. as 1t is known. Scientific scrutiny
has not discovered the equivalent of
these necessities in any one of the mem
bers of the solar system. Therefore +. ].
Allen claims that there can be no such
life as ours on any of the heavenly bod
les, but life may exist under their con
ditions for aught that is known,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
RAT AND ROACH CATCHING.
Work of Men Who Clear WhnryeR
and Ships of the Destruc-
tive Pests.

Rat and roach catching at the steam
er wharVes and on ocean liners is on,
OF the queer ways men have OF making
a living, says the New York Tribune.
A good living they make OF 1t, too,
not less than $4,000 a year, and some,
times more.
Rats are everywhere on the wharvey
but reaches have a special liking for
rope lockers, and here they swarm by
tens Of thousands unless owners of the
piers have a contract with the rat and
roach catcher.
Before men went into the business of
rat and roach catching cats were kept
to look after the rats and the sailors
had the job Of keeping the ship clear
of reaches.
The sailors ~favorite way of catching
reaches was to put Il cob" of bread on
top of a coli Of rope. In a very few
minutes 1t would be covered with hun
cry brown bugs, and these they knocked
into a well-greased biscuit pan. The
grease kept the reaches from crawling
up the sides Of the pan, and the sailor
was poor at the business who did not
have four or five inches Of reaches when
he was through. Then in a few days
he could begin and do 1t all over again.
Now the professional roach catcher
takes n night to do the work for a
year.
On this side of the Atlantic roach
catching is the more important business,
while on the other side the wharyes are
almost as full of rat catchers as the
ships are Of rats.
Every time an ocean liner reaches
port, whether on this side or the
other, it is turned over to these men.
The cats that are always aboard steam
er5 and around the wharves do much
toward keeping them clear Of rats, but
Of course have no effect on reaches.
There was a time when rat catchers
worked with ~ferrets. but this method has
been superseded by chemicals. Large
cagelike traps are used, in which lettuce
are placed after being sprinkled
with a liQutd-only the rat catcher
knows what.
Whatever it is. It is Irresistible to
rats, as irresistible as the weird piping
Of the Pied Piper was to the rats of
iamelin town, No matter how choice
food in the lockers and the hold of
ship, the rats leave it instantly when
hey get a Whit of the mysterious LIQUID
IN the lettuce leaves. Live rats are
worth money, particularly in England,
where they are much used for training
errierS. Dead rats are worth money.
Llso, their skins being used in the man s
fracture of gloves. At five or six cents s
a half hundred rats are worth
aVing; and on any of the older ships 4
his is not an unusual catch. |
Reaches are treated with powder. and t
he secret of the man on this side is not r
he secret of the man on the other. Each |
uards his secret well. The business is h
ways done at night, when sailors are J
sleep and the wharves deserted, the "
me when rats and reaches hold high |
arrival. All that the men aboard ships V
r WORKING about the docks know next c
~ is that the rats and reaches have #
and instead there are
aces Of powder where there were nom ly
lie day before. T
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
Scale Bug. ON Foliage Plants.

scale n mealy bugs are the worst
enemies of foliage plants. Both may be
routed by persistence In the use OF suds
made Of fir-tree oil soap. Dip a long
handled brush Of soft bristles into the
SUES I'M brush them off with it. The
mealy bugs look like bits OF white wool
or cotton among the axis Of the
leaves just where they are hardest to
get at. The scale is SO inconspicuods.
Just IKE a tiny bit of brown bark ad-
nering to leaf or stalk. but scrape it of
ana you viii find beneath the shen 4
I'VE creature that is suckingtea life from
the plant.-Farm Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
N GARDEN GATE.
An Idea from Pennsylvania Which
Has the Endorsement OF All
Who Have Tested II.

A handy garden gate is made as per
description. Railing is two by four by
ten feet long. Paling is three by three
fourths by four feet. Saw in railing
three-tourths inch so as to leave paling
level with railing and nail on. Have
old buggy tire IS inches long, with
three holes in. Nail or bolt on railing on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
MORE BIRD EXPERIENCE,
Eat of Your Fruit and Have
Music with the Meal.

1t was a kind-hearted farmer in the
Michigan fruit belt who turned the noz-
zle Of the insect spraying hose away
from a plum tree in which a robin with
an appealing eye had its nest. The hus-
bandman used the hose on all his other
plum trees, but when he came to pick
his crop, 10, the robin tree yielded four
fold that of the others. The kindly
farmer saw a great light, and now saws
it would be well if every plum tree bore
a robins nest.
The cold scientist will tell the farmer
that the robins did not eat largely of the
pests which preyed on his plums. for
the robin CLEANS mostly from the
ground, but the scientist will add that
the sparing of the tree from the poison
spray made it the dining-table of hum
dreds of birds, which like insects, but
DO not wish them served with poison
sauce. One songster is worth two
sprayers as a destroyer of noxious in
sects. Learn of the Michigan man and
be wise, all We tillers of the soil.
1t has been put down by some ope
h a doubtless the first bird that Adam
saw was pecking at a cherry, and that
first bird Eve saw was some fam
ing scarlet tanager flashing across a
'unlit meadow. Adam said; THE bird
a thief" Eve said: THE bird is a
beauty and from that day to this the
hand of man and the head of woman
been against the bird. The bird
owes a bug dinner and a fruit dessert.
His destroying of the destroyer
makes the fruit possible. Give him a
title Of your plenty and grudge not.
spare the birds that you may eat OF
our fruit and have music with the
neal.-Chicago Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30
Teaching Patriotism
By Hon. Albert j. Beveridge,
United States Senator from Indiana.

We expect our nation TO lead the other
nations Of the world. But America will not
succeed in so doing unless the sense Of civic
duty is as exalted as faith. And to make it SO
is the duty OF every teacher. In a republic, in
short, civic education is the soul of the school.
Patriotism can be taught. Our forefathcrs
were taught it in the stern school Of experience.
Those heroic days gave birth to a patriotism
which laid the foundations OF this great repub-
lie, But to-day conditions and circumstances
have changed and patriotism must be taught in
the schools very much as the other branches of
are. 1t can be taught, 1t must be
Other nations are teaching it to the rising
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

fastened at n end of each board. and
the corners secured by pins through the
loops, as shown in the drawing. The
frames, If housed after using, will last
a long time, especially If painted with
gas tar. The sash should also be care
fully painted and left outdoors no longer
needed. A. Fiske, In Farm and
Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-30

Nearest thou a maj say to his beast:
Come, brother. and draw the pillow with
thy strength, while guide it with my
understanding. that when the harvest is
ripe we may partake together, and give
also TO those that are destitute?' Know
thou that such a man is beloved of the
gods.