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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-02
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Melvin j. Lesvitt of Athens in the
County b Somerset and State OF Maine, by
his mortgage deed. dated the fifth day OF June
A ID. 1894 and recorded in The Somerset Reg
istry Oi Deeds, Bo * 220. Page $50, conveyed TO
William A. FOES of Athens la said County,
Ger ain parcel OF real estate situated in Athens
in said County of Somerset, AID bounded and
described as follows:-On the South by the
road leading from the corner near the dwell
ling house of Chas. Corson to the Hartborn
school house, so called in Athens, West By
land formerly owned by J. g. Leavltt on the
North BY land of the late Eastman Jones on
the East by land or Geo W. Poland and lsrd
formerly owned by the heirs OF T. j. Young
and by land OF Fred Perkins.
Also one other parcel OF land In said Athens
containing ten acres, bounded North by lana
OF Brice H. Libby, East by land OF Edwin Lowe
South by the road and West by the west lue
OF lot No 80 ia sal Athens. And whereas the
said william A. Foss sssiVned. transferred
aud convey d to me the undersigned al his
righi, title and interest in and to said mort
gage and in and to the real state therein de-
cribed by his assignment dated April H. a.
ID. 1903 and reeorded in Some rset Re gistry oil
Deeds B lok 262 Page 20s; and whereas the con.
dition OF said mortgage has been broken, no"
therefore, by reason Of he bres CHI Of the con,
dition thereof l claim q foreclosure OF SAID
mortgage.
Solon, Maine, May IL, A. d. 1904
3w20 SAMUEL A. LIBBY
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c. r. FOCC, only.
BY Messenger Wilkes, 2:23.

Trotwood is a dark bay, foaled June
81, 1893 stands 10 hands (strong) and
weighs l ,175 pounds, is a smoothly turn
ed, pure gated lrotter, with perfect feet
and legs, and has great endurance as
road horse; he has n yer been handled
for speed, but has shown quarters in 81
seconds; besides being fast and the sire
Of speed, is large, handsome, bold-go-
ing horse, with high action and perfect
disposition His get are of such as the
market calls for as room az matured, are
uniform in color, fearless and Kind.
1t is a we'll known fact that the get of
this horse find ready market and com
mand higher prices than any other stall
lion in Somerset Co. owing to their color,
size, action and good disposition.
rro.wood will stand at Hotel Stable,
Athens, Tuesdays; all the rest of the
time at Elm Tree stock Farm, (Malbons
Mills Skowhegan.
Terms, $40 to Warrant Foal.
Mares disposed of considered in foal and fee
will be charged all accidents and escapes at
owners risk. tiff
Positively no business done on Sunday
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IOWA
ONE RESULT OF HER ACTIVITY
IN THE SPANISH WAR.
An Experience of One of Bob Evans
Marine Engineers-A Direct Legacy
of the DAYS of Action.

An Experience of One of Bob Evans
Marine Engineers-A Direct Legacy
of the Days of Action.
The part played by the U. s. battle
ship Iowa at Santiago and elsewhere in
West Indian waters during the Spanish
war, is well known People, however,
hardly dream Of some of the far-reaohing
consequences of the discipline which
had then to be main tanned.
One of the brave men aboard the Iowa
bore about with him for several years a
very unpleasant reminder Of his service
on that famous ship. This man is Mr..
George E. Parquette, now residing at
8346 Sixth avenue, Troy, NY. who was a
marine engineer on the Iowa when, un-
der command Of Captain Bob Evans, she
was performing brilliant exploits in bat
tie and in filibuster chasing in Cuban and
Porto Riean waters. OF those stirring
times Mr.. Parquette says:
Whenever we were expecting an en-
gagement our meals were very uncer-
tain, and, when we did eat, we had to
be minute men. The constant anxiety
and haste affected my stomach and put
1t in q very bad condition which lasted
for four years Notwithstanding the fact
that l was under q Doctors care. l
could scarcely keep anything on my
stomach and suffered greatly from
steady pains In the lower part Of It, Ny
appetite, too, was very poor and for four
months was in bsd.
"Other troubles developed. had
severe headaches, and at times felt ~
II something was olutohing at my heart
My blood got out OF order and I had
fever and coughing spells My stomach
finally became 30 bad that l do not
think it could possibly have been worse
when, In the fall of 1908, first heard Of
DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and began the course of treatment which
gave me surprising relief at oncs and
finally cured me-"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills agree with
the most delicate stomach and create an
appetite. They put the stomach in 8
condition to digest the food and insure
its proper assimilation. They expel poi
sons from the blood and they rapidly
build up weakened constitutions and
give new vitality to overwrought nerves.
They are sold by all druggists through
out the world.
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IMPROVED VEGETABLES.
What the Bean Growers Have Ac-
cOmDIished In This Line.


cOmpIished In This Line.
The green sorts of the bush beans,
commonly known as the snapshot,
have been much improved. The string
less are without doubt the nearest APP
proach to perfection. They are early.
large and very tender and continue
much longer in bearing than the fiat
podded sorts. 1t has also been dis
covered that the Oldest of the fiat pod
ded American sorts are excellent for
forcing and far superior to some OF
the famous imported varieties for that
purpose which we only few years
ago deemed indispensable. In the wax
podded sorts the same Announcements
have been made through constant I'M
provements. Many of these have been
brought to perfection in the produc-
ton of round podded varieties.
1t has been the object of the bean
raisers to grow for a small number OF
grain to the pod, while less profitable to
the seed producer, yet good quality Ia
the object. and also to overcome the
air cells above the seed and the neck
of the pod. thus producing less string
and more flesh. thereby producing
longer bearing season and larger pods.
In the pole varieties the same improve
ments have been achieved as in the
bush sorts, both In green and wax
sorts
The lima bean has made very percep-
tible advancement, starting with the
long podded, thick skinned, white seed
ed bean to the shorter pod, with more
beans and much thinner shell. These
are also doubly prolific and Of much
better flavor. greater luxury for the
table and more profitable for the mar
ket gardener. These types have also
been dwarfed in both large and small
lima and are now known as the bush
form Of lima bean which we now
have in about six varieties.-J. r. Thu
low Before Farmers Institute, Phila-
delphiA.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Nathaniel II. Orr, of Brighton, in
the County OF Somerset and State of Maine.
formerly OF Randolph, in the commonwealth
OF Massachusetts,, by his mortgage ceed, dated
the seventh day OF May A. D. 1908, and record-
Page 81, conveyed TO me the undersigned.
certain parcel Of real estate, situated In said
Brighton in the county of Somerset, and
bounded as follows; Being Lots 8, 10 and IL, in
tai ing three hundred and sixty (360) acres
more or less. also Que other lot or parcel OF
land, situated in said Brighton, being the
southwest qnarfer OF Lot No. TO- in the SEC
ord range OF lots. in said Brighton, contain.
ing fifty go acres, more or less being the
same premises conveyed by me to the said
Nat haniel H. Orr; and whereas, the condition
Of said mortgage has been broken, now there
fore by reason OF the breach OF the condition
thereof, claim foreclosure OF said m 1T gage.
ID ted NJ ay 10th, A d. 1904.
3w20 f j. RUSSELL.
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39R sss-=1se.zz
.1GARM.
72,s; "Ab GARDEN
SPRAYING MACHINERY.
Work on n Large or n Small Scale
Cooh POTATO SDrnyer

Work on n Large OF n Small scaIe-A
Good Potato Sprayer.
While some of the small compressed
air sprayers which are carried by the
operator will answer for a small gar
den or few small trees, they are not
suitable for a number of large trees.
For small orchards there are many
forms and sizes Of barrel pumps AS
the cost Of making the application con-
stitutes q large part of the expense Of
spraying 1t is not economical to use
the smaller sizes If one has many trees
to spray. On the other hand, the in
creased cost of the pumps of larger
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passengers.
stop to take or leave freight.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field and with Electric CARS to and from
Skowhegsn. At Arson, foi Sawyer's Mills,
(Stsrks). At No. Arson, for North and Wesi
New Portland, Dead River, Flagstaff AM
Eustis. At Bingham tor Forks, Moose River
Msy6eld, Kingsbur and Abbott.
NEW TRAIN ERVICE-Some train
No. will connect with Maine Central train
leaving Oakland at $50 P. NJ. for Wsterville
where close connections will be made with
press trains pullman service for Bangor snt
the east, also points via Augusta through tt
Boston.
w. NJ AVER 3Upr
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Athletes in Training Kept
in Healthy Condition
with BlOOdine.

One athlete prominent in New England
Sporting Circles recently remarked that
he had found Bloodine the most salts
factory medicine he had ever used owing
to its strength giving qualities. when
taken for day or two before going into
cycle race found it gave me force and
energy that | had never had before
1t contains no opiates or dangerous
drugs.
Bloodine costs but Zoe. "A bottle or. in
tablet form, SOC. box. Bloodine Liver
Pills cure Constipation, 25c. a box.
Write for booklet and sample free.
Tie Bloodne Co., Boston, Mass.
SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY
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POTATO spRAYRR AT WORK.

sizes might make 1t cheaper to pur-
chase one Of the smaller and less ex-
pensive pumps, says Professor L. II.
Taft of Michigan in American Agricul-
turist In submitting some information
as follows about spraying machinery
In general:
BY using two to four good barrel
pumps it might be possible to do as
much spraying as with a good power
pump, but the scarcity of reliable help
which prevails In most parts of the
country is a serious objection to this
plan. To make spraying effectual 1t
must be done at the proper time, and
an outfit that will make this possible
should be secured even though the cost
does seem high.
While steam Is used to some extent
for power machines, most of them use
either compressed air or gasoline en-
gines. The compressed air machines
are of two classes. In one the air is
compressed at some central point
where the spraying material Is pre-
pared either with steam or gasoline
engine, while in the other the power Is
wheels of the spraying wagon. Some
machines use one tank for both air and
spraying liquid, while others have a
tank for each.
The use of a central station for com
preston Of the air Is not feasible ex-
cept where one has a large amount OF
spraying to do or where power and
spraying material can be furnished to
neighboring orchardists. 1t seems to
be of especial value In sections where
there are large areas infested with the
San Jose scale, as the steam which Is
needed for preparing the sulphur and
lime mixture can be used for COM
pressing the air. With an air storage
tank and three spraying rigs large
amount Of work can be done by such n
plant. For the average orchardist the
traction outfits will be likely to give
much better satisfaction. They are
considerably lower in cost, simpler in
construction and will do excellent work.
With the potato sprayer shown, four
rows at time can be treated, making
the work Of applying the mixture COM
paratively light Bordeaux and paris
green can be applied at the same time.
If bugs alone are to be contended with,
only paris green need be used.
The outfits in which power is OBJ
tanned from a gasoline engine have
both advantages and disadvantages.
Among the latter are the cost and the
fact that they are somewhat compli-
Gated and require a person in charge
who Is something Of Il mechanic and
familiar with the working of an en-
CINE On the other hand, with a good
outfit and everything working right,
as 1t often does for days and weeks
without anything but ordinary atten-
ton to the engine, two men can do as
much as six or eight with barrel
pumps, and, as the pressure can be
carried at 100 pounds or more without
difficulty, 1t will be possible to secure
the finest kind of mist and thus do
much better spraying than will be pos
sible with hand pump.
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Alfalfa Meal.

alfalfa meal is the latest form of
this popular plant to be talked about
There Is said TO be quite demand for
it as made locally Mt Syracuse, n. Y,
for poultry feed that can be used as a
substitute for green feed in winter
And it is suggested that 1t would be
useful in mixing slop feed for calves
md pigs
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
SOMERSET ss

sum Z hoE So
May IA A. ~. 1904.
We, the undersigned, having been duly APP.
pointed by the Honorable Edward F ID inforth.
Judge OF Probate within and for said County
Comm ssioners to receive and decide upon the
claims of the creditors of Wilson Bigelow,
late Of St. Adams, in said County. deceased,
whose estate has been represented ipsolvent,
hereby give public notice agreeably. to the or
der OF the said Judge of Probate. that six
months from and after May a. 1904 have
been allowed to said creditors to present and
prove their claims and that we will attend TO
the duty assigned us at our Iofice in said
Skowhegan, Maine, on the 30th day OF June
1904, and November ID. 1904. at ten Of the clock
In the forenoon OF each OF seid days.
3w21
'g g6BN & Mc sfY4fs Commissioners.
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Geo. r.. Sampson

asks the readers of this paper to test the
value of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Those
persons who have used it and who have
been cured by 1t, do not hesitate to rec
ommend it to their friends kodol d.
gests what you eat, cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles.
Increases strength by enabling the
stomach and digestive organs to con-
tribute to the blood all of the nutriment
contained In the food Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is pleasant and palatsble.
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G. R FOGG THE DRUGGIST.
Steamship
Company.
kEhNEBEC DIVISION
Raeupptio1 of geFv,ce
Resumption of Service.

Commencing Thursday, April 18th,
1904, steamer Della tolhns" leaves
Augusta at 80 p N, Hallowell at 2 90
p m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days connecting with main line steamer
leaving Gardiner at 3.35, Richmond at
APO and Bath at p. m. for Boston
Returning steamer leaves Union
Wharf, Boston, Mondays, ednesdays
AND Fridays at 90 p. m. for landings on
the river, connecting at Gardiner with
Steamer "Dells Collins" for Hallowell
and Augusta.
All freight via the steamers of this
Company is insured against Fire and
Marine Risk.
Allen Partridge, Agent, Augusta, Me.
C. A Cole, Agent, HaoweI. Me.
A. H. HAESC0M, CALVIN AUSTIN.
G.P & T. A. V.P. & Gen'l Mgr
General Offices, Fosters Wharf. Boston, Mass
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Successful men know when not to tempt
failure.
'Tisnt safe to be a day without DR. Thomas
Eclectrlc on in the house Never can tell what
moment an accident Is going to happen.
Habit may be d mans best friend or his
worst enemy.
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Preventive For Black Ret In Cabbage
Cabbage and cauliflower haye be-
come very subject to black rot in New
York. The Geneva experiment station
has found that the dry seed may carry
the germs of this disease over the win
ter and that the germs may live for at
least ten months In the seed. This fact
points, of course, to disinfection of the
seed as a safeguard against black rot.
The station recommends as safe and
easy method that cabbage and cauli-
flower seed be soaked for fifteen min
utes In a one to thousand solution Of
corrosive sublimate. The seed should
then be spread out to dry. The most
convenient method of preparing the
solution is ~ using corrosive subli-
mate tablets, which are sold by drug
gists for making disinfecting solutions.
A tablet costing about n cent Is suffi-
Client to make pint Of the solution,
enough to treat one pound of seed.
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Notice Of First \ ceiling Of Creditors.
In the District Court of the United States TO
the District OF Maine.

III DAMN
In the matter OF
Moses ID. Knox, In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT.
To the creditors OF Moses d. Knox, OF
Arson In the County of Somerset and
District aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 2sth day
OF May, A. D., 1904, said Moses D. Knox
was duly sdjudicated bankrupt, and that the
first meeting OF his creditors will be held at
the 18th Gay Of June, A. ID. 1904 at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon. at which time the said credit
ors may attend, prove their claims, appoint
trustee, examine the brnkrupt, and transact
such other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting. lw23
May rs, A. d. 1904.
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy.
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A aEEMMIkg$n
Arrangements Of Trains In Enec'
October 18th, 1903

Trains leave Skowhegan as follows: 825 \
NJ. for all points West; also to Bangor, Vance-
boro, St Stephen, Houlton Woodstock, 1t. John
aud Halifax.-l.35 p. NJ. for Watervilie. Oak
land, Bingham, lewiston Augusta, Gard ner
and Brunswick, Portland and Boston, Dexter
Dover and FoXcroft. Greenville BANGOR, Old.
town, Patten and Houlton via B. & A. r.
and Mattswamk eag,-2.40 P. NJ (mixtd) tor
Watervile enabling passengers u coLnec CT
for Oakland and Ito take nightPullman for
Portland and Boston.
RivALS:-7.l5 a. n. mixed from Water
vile daily except Sundays.-l0.30A A. Ass, l.
ger from Portland, Oakland, Waterviile Au
gusta, aud Bangor-ll.30 A. NJ. mixed from
" atefville, Sunday only. 4.55 PM. from all
points.
GEO. r. EVANS, Vice Pres. and Gen. M'R'r
f. E. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r. Agent.
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Revivins Interest In SILK Culture.

The possibilities Of silk culture in
the United States are again up for con-
sideration. and the department of agri-
culture will distribute eggs and a man
ual Of instructions to persons who have
the proper foliage white mulberry or
Usage orange) for feeding the worms
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Michigan Orchards.

The Michigan peach belt consists OF
a striD VARYING from three to eight or
ten miles In width, extending along the
shores of Lake Michigan for about $50
miles. The strip Is not continuous,
however. In the noted orchards OF
Roland Morrill, of Benton Harbor the
trees are planted usually twenty feet
anart. They are headed rather high
and make an enormous growth quite
in contrast to the low headed or dwarf
trees seen in Georgia on the Hale
plantation. Large quantities of hard
wood ashes are used in these orchards.
Cultivation begins early and is kept
I'M constantly. About the LIST of Sep
TENDER Mr.. Morrill, sows oats between
his trees. The fruit is picked in one
third bushel baskets and hauled TO the
sheds in an orchard wagon. one horse
Is used on this wagon. which has fiat
ton bed. Owing to the immense size
of the trees. stepladders. some of which
are ten to twelve feet high, are neces-
sary. The fruit is sorted into three
grades. The best grade is packed in
six basket carriers These are lined
with paper. thus presenting q very at
tractive appearance. Much of the
fruit is put in fifth bushel baskets with
Slated covers. The fruit is covered
with pink tarlatan before the covers
are put on Bushel and half bushel
baskets are sometimes used for the
cheaper grades of fruit that go to the
canncries
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Interesting Development In Milling.
A very interesting statement is that
OF a process newly patented by Mis-
souri, man both in this country and
England OF a process of bleaching -four,
In which a gas and the action of cleo
tricity both play part. The flour Is
said to be purified and whitened to an
unusual degree, and at the same time
1t is claimed that the protein content
Is considerably increased.
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Phi. II is
Pile Cure Qiquid taken internally
Does This by X illing the Pile
FormatIon-Mo ney Back
IL II Falls tn Cure.

Does This by X ililng the 1lle
Formation-MoneyB Back
IL 1t Fails to Cure.
So many thousands of people have been
cured OF all kinds OF piles Protruding, Bleed
ing. Internal and External and Chronic Con-
stipstion by Winchester Pile Cure that we will
refund the price paid IL not cured. Sufferers
from Piles who ha, e be en- cured by Winches.
ter Pile Cure are grateful enough and glad to
pay the price OF medicine for cure. We
stand be hind our own remedy. We know that
1t cures. WINCHESTER PILE CURE co.
Winchester Pile Cure Is
pleasant tasting liquid remedy, which when
taken Internally acts directly on the lower
bowels, kills the pile formations in the blood.
gradually softens and dissolves away the
growths and permane ut cure is made. Sup
positories or surgical operations give only
temporary relief. II tired o: these then try
Win chester Pile Cure. Perfectly safe to take.
personal trial Is the best test. Buy bot
tie for 81; take as directed and perfect.
never-to- return cure will be made. The in
tense itching stops In day or two. IL not
cured your money viii be promptly refunded
without argument. The decision of a cure Is
left entirely with you. We trust you implic
lily. Winchester Pile Cure will also improve
your digeston. build yon up, give you pure,
rich blood and restore you to the pleasures Of
home life and business. 6m46
Sold In Skowhegan by
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FAMOUS PEACH ORCHARDS.
Facts Learned In Some of the Most
Noted Commercial Regions.

At its last meeting Professor w. {.
johnson gave one Of the most interest
ing and valuable addresses every pre-
scented before the New Jersey State
Horticultural society. The address
covered, somewhat in detail, trip
through some of the largest and most
famous commercial peach orchards In
the United States. \ few items are
here given in brief, showing the sharp
contrast in different fruit growing sec
tons.
On the immense plantation of j. ii.
Hale at Fort Valley, Ca, there were
over 100000 peach trees III bearing.
The one great commercial variety was
the Elberta. The soil is llght, sandy
loan. The trees are low headed, start
ing in many instances at eight to ten
inches from the ground. 1hey are
kept pruned back so that all the fruit
can be picked without the use OF lad
ders This quarter of a million OF
trees are regularly sprayed with Dor
deaux to prevent leaf curl, rot or any
disease of this character. The work
is usually done in January or early
February, before the buds open. Ihey
are also sprayed where necessary with
the lime, salt and sulphur wash. Mr..
Hale is a thorough cultiyator and fer
tilizes heavily each year. In his young
orchard he plants two rows OF cow
peas between the rows of trees. The
entire orchard is laid off systematical-
ly in blocks. with avenues and streets
running through It, The fruit Is pick
ed in half bushel baskets by colored
men and women and carried in wagons
to the packing sheds. Here 1t is grad
ed into three classes. The fruit is
packed in six basket carriers and ship
ped to northern markets in refrigerator
oarG
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A successful man roots while the unsuccess-
full brother stands around and squeals.
Occasionally q girl marries a man just TO
keep him from hanging around the house
evenings.