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The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

Mrs. WINsLow 8 SOOTHING SYRUP has be- n
used TO over 81 years by millions Of mothers
for tb cir children while ieethiug. with perfect
succ IS 1t soothes the child ,softe the gums
allays all pain; cures wiud colo. and is the
bes remedy for DiArrhoea. 1t will relieve the
Door little sufferer INNS diately, Soil by
Ave cents bottle. BE sure and ask for "Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind.
Perhaps Mohammed went to the mountain
because he WAS tired Of the sesshore,
Dyspepsla-bane of human existence. Bur
dock Blood Bitters cures IL, promptly, perma.
nently. Regulates and tones the stomach.
The reason 1t takes two women so long to
say good by Is that they both determined
to have the last word.
Is 1t burnp Use Dr. Thomas Electric OIL.
cut? Csc d. Thomas Eclectric OIL. At your
druggists.
Agirl is never satisfied with her { west dress
doesn't like IT.
With some people the entertainment OF an
idea is an intellectual feast.
Everybody's liable TO itching piles Rich and
poor, old and young- terrible the torture they
suffer Only one sure cure; Doan's Ointment.
Absolutely safe; can't fail
Making faces al her ably is an u n pardonab e
offepse in the eyes OF a mother.
Three spectres that threaten baby's life,
tholera intan'nm dysentery. diarrh9a. Dr.
Fower's EXTRACT OF win Strawberry never fails
to conquer them.
There is no patent On trouble. yet lots of
meu have been Arreu td for making 1t.
You are liable to an attack of some form OF
Bowel Complaint and should provide yourself
with the best nown Remedy. Dir. Seth Arnod's
balsam. Warranted by q. r. Fogg 1881
Perhaps n few rich men may oe able to get
int heaven by showing heir tax receipts.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
7 redwood.
By Messenger wilkes. 2:23.

Trotwood Is dark bay, foaled June
81, 1893 stands IL hands (strong) and
weighs l, 10 pounds is smoothly turn
ed, pure gated trotter, wi h perfect feet
and legs, and has great endurance as a
road horse; he has never been handled
for speed. but has shown quarters in 81
seconds: besides being fast and the sire
of speed, is a large, handsome, bold-go-
ing horse, with high action and perfect
disposition His get are of such as the
market calls for as soon as matured, are
uniform IN color. fearless and kind
L is well known fact that the get OF
this hersp fad ready market and COM
mand higher prices than any other stall
lion In somerset Co owing to their color,
size action and good disposition
Trotw0Od will stand at Leroy Judkins'
stable, Athens. Tuesdays; all the rest Of
the time at Elm Tree stock Farm (Mal
bon's Wills, Sko"hegan,
Terms, $40 to " arrant Foal
Mares disposed of considered In foal and fee
will be cha ged; all accidents and escapes at
owners risk, 2m20
Positively no business done on sunday
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
Cut Down the Feed Bill.

To the farmers OF no state does the
warning, cul down the bill tor purchased
cattle feeds, appeal with greater force
than TO those of our own state, especially
to dairy ia mers. They do not grow a
sufticency OF the mixed grains for feeding
and the grain bills are far 100 high on
most dairy farms.
This truth is emphasized by writer in
recent number of The Country Gentle
man who says: There are some hard pr op-
ositions before the me-, but we are OF the
opinion the past year or 20 has been
one OF the most difficult aud dlscouraglog.
The prices OF muk. bu er and cheese
have ruled low and feeds have been ex-
termely high; and TO b,e * even has been
hard work. How these c nditIons shall be
remedied is the question. Aside from
the price OF feed there has been another
trouble -wages have been high and help
scarce, and mostly Inferior Tor dairy work.
Here is one solution OF these CONDITIONS
that We think must be successful. Cut
down your herd to such size as Can be
supported and cared TOR from the products
OF your own farm. BY doing This you cur
our feed bills. ard in most instances quite
a deal OF hired help. We know there is
alwys more or less pride in being Called
dairyman with a large hetd, but TOO often
the honor, if there te any, /, rather expen-
sve and to be da''yman with smaller
herd and good profit zach yeat would be
decidedly much more pleasant
We are satisfied from experer &c aud
observation that at least one-thId OF he
cows in the state do not pay their board
and careful sci. citing and wedding out OF
this class should be one Of the first things
to do 1t is not hard thing to do with
the convenience of the scales and the Bah
cock test. This will cut out one-thitd OF
The iced, as well as ont bird of the labor,
and still the income will not be affected.
When we see dairyman getting out at
a. M, and working II to ID hours per Cay.
taking care Of cows, riding miles in all
sorts OF weather over often almost impass-
abb roads to deliver his milk at factory or
station and, then, at the end OF the mouth,
take all the money his milk brought to pay
months feed bil>, We cannot butt admire
his pluck and perseverance, bu we must
pity him for his lack oil good blu 'ineNs ability
that ought to set him 10 s,udspg the cost
OF production ana prices as sold.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

For club root in cabbage SOW lime
broadcast at the rate of scventy-tive
bushels per acre before planting and
harrow in, or avoid using infested
land. Destroy wild mustard and char
lock. as these weeds will harhor the
disease
For aphis spray with soapsuds or
Kerosene emulsion.
For maggot cut circular pieces of
tarred paper about three inches in
diameter, cut slit in each from cen
ter to circumference and place one Of
these pieces about the stem of zach
plant at time of transpantingQ or
spray with carbolic acid emulsion.
For cabbage worm spray with pa :
green and rosin mixtures when the
plants are small, later with pyreth-
rum or hot water When the caterpil-
lars first appear hand picking may be
resorted To-
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

and assimilative processes 6dnp be hurried.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
cures diseases of the stomach and the 1850
ciated organs of digestion and nutrition.
The source of all physical strength is food,
properly digested and perfectly assimilated.
BY enabling the perfect digestion and assim-
ilation of food Golden Medical Discovery"
increases and enriches the blood supply
and sends new strength to every organ of
the body
81 was at one time as l thought almost at
deaths door" writes Mr.. J. He'll, OF I.eando,
Van Buren, Co. Iowa 81 confined to my
house and part Of the time to my bed. had
taken quantities of medicines but they only
seemed to feed the disease but must say that
Golden Medical Discovery has cured me, and
to-day stonter than have been for twenty
years. am now forty-three years old"
FREE DR.. Pierces Medical Adviser sent
/,ee to you on receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Send thirty one
one-cent stamps for cloth bound book or
twenty one stamps for paper covers to DR..
K. v Pierce, Buffalo. N Y
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
Dying of Famine

is, in its torments, like dying of con-
sumption. The progress of consump-
ton, from the beginning to the very end,
is long torture, both to victim and
friends. when had consumption in
its first stages" writes VIM. Myers, of
Cearfoss, Md, latter trying different
medicines and good doctor, in vain, !
at last took DIR. Kings New Discovery,
which quickly and perfectly cured me.
Prompt relief and sure cure for coughs,
colds, sore throat, bronchitis, etc. Pos
itively prevents pneumonia. Guaran-
teed at Geo. E. Simpsons drug store,
price SOC and 81 90 a bottle. Trial bot
tie free.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

LIVING MONUMENT TO SKIM MILK
lAVnraEe daily gain for los days, 20
pounds
milk calf. $3.50, and we have left $4.61
to pay for the expenses of milking and
hauling 9a3 pounds of milk to the
creamery.
These figures do not tell the whole
story as to the profit. Cows that are
MIXED produce larger yields than
when sucking calf For instance.
the college herd has averaged 6.213.G
pounds of milk per COW during the
year 1902 The amount of skim milk
consumed by the skim milk calf repre-
SCENTS 1878 pounds of whole milk. Sub
tract this from the average product of
the average COW in the college herd,
and we have 4,2n1.6 pounds 10 he cred
tied to raising calves on skim milk.
According to the average test of the
herd this milk would contain 1T5.26
pounds of butter fat. which. ut 2l.Os
cents per pound. would amount TO
1868 This 4.2956 pounds of extra
whole milk produced by the COW that
is MIXED would yield 3.SG61 pounds of
skim milk, which. at II cents per 100,
would be worth $3.50 or Il total Of
$40. - additional income per COW Add
to this the Sl70l. the income from the
butter fat secured from the milk fur
nishing the skim milk for the calf and
we have Il total of $5976. Deduct from
this the cost of raising Il calf 81 43.
and we have left S12.33 to pay for the
expenses of milking and the hauling
of 6.213.6 pounds of milk TO the cream.
arv
According to statements received
from successful Kansas darymen. IT
takes thirteen minutes to milk COW.
Assuming that an average COW will
milk 300 days, we have II total of six
ty-tive hours to be charged to each
COW. At l2l2 cents per hour this costs
ssh. 1t will probably cost 1919 cents
per 100 pounds to haul the milk. max
ing an expense of 1874 per COW. max
ing the total expense for milking and
hauling $l5.96 Subtract this from
S5233. and we have left S36.37 per
head TO pay interest on the money in
vested in a common cow. besides pay
ing for the labor OF the men and boys
on the farm.
The figures just given represent av
erages. No enterprising daryman will
be satisfied with averages. The expe-
rience in raising calves outlined above
indicates clearly that unless the COW
gives considerably more milk than Is
needed for the calf II will not pay to
milk her
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
EHKM. -A,.ae=eC
lN7z11SS'isss:.:: r 1'1'EErT'>
Si sss!Asf9sI2aiqHN2EN
CORN ROOT WORM.

Its Destructive work aud Measures
10 Prevent II.
The beetle of the eoru root worm is
of nearly IN form pale hut grass green
or greenish vel .ow color. 1t is abo 1t
the same size as the striped Gu lumber
cote, measuring about IA fifth of or II
little more than an i'll a in len Ii and ,
Il little moeo slender and less i1ear
haped. Thu larva attaius a length Of
only fonrten,hs OF an inch.
Occurrence of the corn root worm is
known from central New York west
ward to Kansas and Nebraska. it being
most troublesome in Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio aud Mis-
souri,.
The devolping larvae live entirely be
meath the surface, feeding on the roots,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

[Diahrotica loneieornis-heetle. larva or
root worm and leg OF the same; all en-
larged.
which they mine either upward or
downward and seem capable of traye!-
ing from one root to another.
Losses can be prevented by simply
following crop rotltien. since the III
sect, as far as observed, feeds IN lis
larval condition only on com. the plant
ing of infested land to amy o,her crog
leads to the starvation of the young
when they hatch in the spring. One
other measure is to he recommended
as n general farm practice. 1t consists
in the maintenance of the fertility of
the soil 10y the use of manures and 9th
err fertilizers. Although III : does not
diminish attack. il sometimes enables
the pants II wit stand injury Ii.
Chittenden.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

Good Outlook For Horse Breeding.
As to comparative profits in stock
raising. my observation teaches me
that the average man will succeed in
the following order: Cows. sheep. pigs
horses. III the man has the ability and
fancy. sheep far outclass all other
stock for sure thing At the present
time horses are very high and in great
demand In fact, in the twenty-five
years that have been in the business
there has been no time with the ex
ception of 1893 and 1894, but that
the demand for Il strictly first class
business and family driving horse has
been greater than | could supply. The
business Of horse breeding is the most
aluring of all as well as the most
risky and hazardous, says Vermont
correspondent in Rural New Yorker
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

The figures show the size the seed
lings should be when handled and tht
maximum distances apart they should
be after thinning:
Asparagus inches high. "A by 80.
Chard-3 inches high, l. by IS.
Spinach inch high. 6 10y Is.
Bcets-4 inches high. . by Is.
Carrot inches high. Is by is.
Parsnip-3 inches high, e 10y IS.
Radish-2 inches high, , by s.
Turnip-3 inches high. 4 by Is.
Lettuce-3 inches high, & by T.
Beams inches high. - by "A.
Corn-6 inches high. Il by 36.
Cucumber inches high. 70 by SO.
Muskmelon--4 inches high 80 by 60.
Okra-5 inches high, 1S by p.
Parsley inches high. 6 by -
Onion inches high. l. by 20.
Tomato-3 inches high, 36 by As.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
Chamberiain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
Better than Doctors Prescription.

Mr.. j. w. Turner, of Truhart, Va.
says that Cham berain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets have done him more good
than anything he could get from the
doctor. If any physician in this coun-
try was able to compound a medicine
that would produce such gratifying re.
suits in cases of stomach troubles. bill.
iousness or constipation, his whole time
would be used In preparing this one
medicine. For sale by G. R. Fogg's
drug store. Skowhegan; L. c. Williams,
Athens; Sullivan Newton, Jackman
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
Clean Culture For CodIinR Moth.

Clean culture pays without question
against the codling moth Clods fur
nish places for the larvae to pupate,
and brush and prunngs furnish ia
vorite quarters for such purposes.
Many cocoonS We're found under
brush, and trees under which brush
was allowed to lie showed CORE
spending decrease in the number Of
cocoons under the bark flakes and
bands
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08

When q man wants money or assistance the
world is charitable enough to let him keep
right on wanting 1t.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
Eastern Steamship
Company.
kEhkEBEc DlvisloN.
KE,UMPTIoN OF SERVICE


Commencing Saturday. April Is, 1895,
Steamer Della Collins" leaves Augusta
at 80 p. M, Hallowell at 2 p, NJ, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, con-
Meeting with main line steamer leayinZ
Gardiner at 35. Rich nond at 20 and
Bath at 6 p. NJ, for Boston.
Returning steamer leaves Union Wharf 4,
Boston, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at p M. for landings on the river,
connecting at Gardiner with Steamer
Della Collins for Hallowell and Au
gusta.
All cargo, except Live Stock, via
steamers of this Company, is insured
against fire and marine risk.
Allen Partridge. Agent, Augusta, Me.
G.. Cole, Agent. Hal1owell, Me.
A. II. IianscOm. q. p. & T. A.
CALVIN AUSTIN V. P. & Gen'l Manager
Boston. Mass
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
HURRY UPy
Everywhere one hears that expression
hurry upln II is a genuine Auericanisn

xpre sslV { OF the
"rush in which we
live Nothing is swift
enough for us We
race against ste a III
and lightning and find
the III slow We
grudge the time given
to eating and rush
through meals as
though life depended
upon our haste.
Life does depend on
our haste but not in
that sense. Look at
the obituary columns
of the papers any
see how many PROM
nent men are carried
away by rs I o m a c b
trouble acute indi-
gestion and other re-
lated diseases. Their
lives have in general
been sacrificed to the
haste and rush of
business which over
looked the fact that
food can only nourish
the body when digest
ed and assimilsted
and that the dige stive
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
Thin Them Twice.

Seedlings that are allowed to remain
where soWn need to be Trimmed as care
fully as possible. the first time when
they are about two inches high. in some
cases even sooner The stockiest plants
should be allowed TO remain. after
thinning them to about onehalf the
distance the plants are to stand from
one another When these plantlets
have a still sturdier growth they may
he finally thinned to the distance apart
At which they are to remain, tirming
the soil each time in order that the
roots of those that remain may not be
left loose
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
THINNING VEGETABLES.
The Kind of Information That il
Not In the Books.

Not In the Books.
II lias been said that more good veg
etab.cs have been ruined for want Of
heing Trimmed 1T the proper time than
hY any other cause. However that
may he one o. the most pu2Zling thing ;
for the he inner Is to find out whethe.
any particular Vegetables should be
thnned or tl.ansplaGt.d and how fat
apart the plants should stand after
ward. says the Garden Magazine in
preface to the following:
Seeds are soWn very thickly with the
idea of having plenty of young plants
so as 10 provide against accidents or
loss from insects. The Trimmings Of
the following crops can be used in the
kitchen: Celery, lettuce, carrots. bcets
and spinach. The home gardener
therefore. had better do the thinning
of such crops by degrces-not at one
time. as is the rule with the gardener
for market Thin out as necessity
arises. but don't hesitate to pull Up
and destroy the young plants before
the row gets too crowded and tue
plants become Spindling
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-03-03
PRACTICALLY LOST
Are Chances OF Passage Of Statehood
Bill by Present Congress.

Washington, March 1.-The con-
ferees on the statehood bill were in
session three hours Tuesday but were
unable to agree. nor is any hope held
out by the con:erees that there will
be an ultimate agreement. The house
conferees declined to consider the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter.
ritory alone and it still appears that
the Foraker amendment, which would
admit New Mexico and Arizona as
state If both territories voted TO adopt
a constitution. is the only chance of
statehood legislation. One of the
members of the conference committee
said after the meeting, land that
chance is one in a thousand"
Conferees declared that no deadlock
exists and that considerable progress
was made in the tentative reconcilia-
ton of minor details of the bill.
The senate spent almost the entire
day considering items in the Indian APP
preparation bill which were not passed
on Monday. and extended the session
into the night for that purpose. There
was quite lengthy discussion of the
support Of sectarian schools. The pro
vision was modified so as to allow in
dividual members OF tribes TO use
their proportion OF funds in support OF
such schools. and as thus amended
was agreed to. Many other features
OF the bill were also debated.
Another feature OF the day was a
speech by Mr. Kearns of Utah on the
Mormon church. He charged that the
church controls the politics and bust
ness Of Utah. He denied in emphatic
terms that he had paid Lorenzo Snow
then president Of the church. for sup
port of himself for senator.
A half dozen bills intended TO rem
edy the defects in the laws as to in,
spection Of steam vessels, which were
brought TO the surface by the disaster
to the General Slocum in New York
were passed.
As an evidence of the approaching
adjournme mt a large number OF bills
were passed by unanimous consent in
the house Tuesday, and an evening
session was held in order to discuss
the general deficiency appropriation
hill
During the day the bills amending
the homestead laws as TO lands in
South Dakota and Colorado so as to
permit the entry OF $40 acres instead
of leo. were discussed. Final action
on them however, was prevented by
the dilatory tactics of the opposition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-03-03
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The West Shore railroad in New
York is about to introduce electricity
as means OF power.
The Indiana senate has passed
bill appropriating $4,000 for a statue
OF Gen. Lew Wallace to be placed in
the capitol at Washington.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson en-
tertained Tuesday night at his annual
dinner in honor of the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt at the New Willard ho-
tel in Washington.
BY the records cf the New York
weather bureau. the winter just passed
was the coolest but one that New York
has seen since the bureau was estab-
lishcd. thirty-four years ago
The strikers on various sugar plan.
tations in Porto Rico have returned
to work. slight increase of wages
has been granted in some sections Of
the island
A religious minstrel show" Is
planned by the Peoria 0ll) Central
Y. NJ. c. A. TO take place in May. Two
prominent clergymen, whose names
are kent secret. will act as end men.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-03-03
Diooino Up Remains Of Soldiers.

Chattanooga. Tenn, March In
removing a hill in the eastern part OF
the city to supply earth for the APP
proaches of a viaduct, workmen have
during the last two days unearthed
twenty skeletons. supposed to be the
remains of union soldiers. Brass but
tons bearing the insignia of the union
forces we're found near the skeletons
II Is believed the remains are those
OF soldiers killed in the desperate as
sauts on Missionary Ridge The in
tons will be removed before the work
is finished
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-03-03
HAPPY RESULTS.
Have Made Many Alma Resi-
dents Enthusiastic.

No wonder scores of Alma citizens
have grown enthusiastic. Ii is enough
to make anyone happy TO find relief
after years of suffering, Public state
ments like the following are but truth
full representations of the daily work
done in Alma by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Mrs Robert Carpenter, of Grant street
says: Il complained of kidney trouble
for great many years, causing heavy
bearing down pains through my loins,
and when | stopped | could hardly
straighten up. could not rest comfort
ably at night, and arose in the morning
tired and unrefreshed. Ny heart both
cred me and at times my limbs We're
quite badly swollen. / have read quite
"A good deal about what Doan's Kidney
Pills had done for others who suffered
as was suffering, so got "A box When
| finished the box | felt very much inn
proved. "
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