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The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

Nothing else so conduces to clean
milk and clean cows under ordinary
conditions as platform Of proper
width and a gutter of sufficient width
and depth. For large cows | prefer
platform four feet and eight to ten
inches wide and gutter from sixteen
to twenty inches wide and eight to ten
inches deep. If there is sufficient
room gutter OF the larger dimensions
will be found satisfactory and with
no defects like cutters either en-
tirely Of cement or of four inch brick
walls on each side, with inside of walls
and bottom cemented, the latter direct
~ on earth II the bottom Is good. The
wall next to the platform should be
covered by a plank two by twelve,
fastened 30 that 1t will not slide over
the edge of the gutter.-J. w. Z. In
New England Homestead.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
Truck Patch.

l am very much In favor Of fall ma
nuring of the truck patch. Spread on
heavy cont and pillow 1t in next
spring. The top of the burrows will
then be well fortified. the soil being
saturated with the most available por-
ton of the manure and ready to start
any kind of seed that may be planted
In 1t.
Some things the best farmer cannot
do, and one of them is to grow good
garden crops on land that Is not well
drained. Before the fall rains come
on is a fine time to do ditchlng. Make
a start, at any rate. Coming years will
give you chance to carry the work
on to the end. The thing now is to
make the beginning,-Farm Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
Some Experience.
SHEEP AS GRUBBERS.
Probably Employed In Cleaning Up
the Fnrm.

Probably Employed In Ciean1nB Up
the Farm.
The writer has witnessed the clear
ing of many thousands of acres by the
grub hoe and ak at an expense for
labor that could have been done as
effectually by sheep without any ex-
pense, and at the same tine the sheep
would have paid their way as they
proceeded with the work.
Where good sheep are employed as
grubbers there will re a tendency to
work them too hard. The owner, in his
anxiety to clear his land, will withhold
feed from his flock so that they will do
more effectual work and thus suffer
loss in thrift of flock. This is unwise.
Sheep that are worked too hard will
seldom prove profitable, and one should
use them as grubbers only secondarlly
and not let this feature get in the way
of a profitable fleece and a good sal
able sheep.
Sheep can also be used as cleaners
about farm and the service they rem
der along this line Is incalcula BILE
When turned in stubble, they will pick
up any grain that may be left and will
also eat of all kinds of weeds which
may be growing there and thus keep
them from going to seed. They will
clean up the fence rows and waste
places and do enFectual service that
can be performed as cheaply in no 9th
er way. When turned in cornfields,
with proper restraint and manage
ment, they will clean up the growth of
weeds and foXtail which has been al
lowed to grow In the corn without do
ing material damage to the growing
corn. Under proper management
flock of sheep can be made to do as
good service as cleaners without doing
them any particular harm as could be
done by the best methods known to
manual labor, and that. too, without
any expense. In the employment of
flock of sheep as cleaners one must
not lose sight of the fact that they are
to be made profitable, and they should
not be "overworked" in a desire to rid
farm OF noxious growth Of any kind.
Iowa Homestead.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
KeepinR Potatoes.

II you pour the potatoes pellmell into
the bin don't be surprised If they rot
Bruised potatoes are very apt to spoil
That means loss, and loss means hard
times by and by.
Keep the potatoes from the light and
air from the time they are dug. They
should lie on the ground only just long
enough to dry little so that the moist
dirt will rattle Off when they are han
died. Keep the bin covered with old
blankets, bran sacks, etc. all the time,
and keep the cellar windows closed
after they are all In. Take a lesson
from nature and see how the potatoes
grow If they grew exposed to the
light they wouldn't be At to eat.-Farm
Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

When a man axes whlskev TIA cNld
he do SUI care he HI he X yer il or
no..
Regulates the bowels, promotes asy natural
moveme Is cuTes coDstIJ atioD-Doan's Regn-
let's. Ask your druggist for item IS cents a
box.
To lie, your light shine b fore men it
su', Mt cessary TO make Fl ework, DIS
play.
Baby won't suffer FIVE n inutPs with Group il
you app Or. The mas EeleolTic Oil at once. 1t
acls libe magic.
Perhaps the reason a prophet is not
honored 10 his own country is be- ause we
get tired hearing him say told you So "
The man Who makes his m ,oev in trade
is sneered at by he man who makes hi,
by marrying il.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

The Geneva On. " station has dem
onstrated to Long Island potato grow
ers that on the average the largest
profit is realized from the use of 1000
pounds per acre of commercial fer
tlliEers containing 4 per cent Of nitro
gen, 8 per cent of available phosphoric
acid and 10 per cent of potash, and
that the large quantities Of potash
used by many Long Island farmers
are not economically. I. Schultz.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
IN THE ORCHARD.
NuIchinR Trees With Protection
Against Mice.

Against Mice.
The system of mulehing employed by
the Rural New Yorker, as explained to
one of its correspondents, is here given:
With us mulchng the young tree
means piling weeds, grass or any trash
that will decay around the base of the
tree. We cannot do this and feel sure
that the mice will not work there I'M
less we protect the tree. The best
way to do this is to wrap small sheet
of wire cloth around the lower trunk
Of the tree, pushing it lightly into the
soil and fastening by tapping over the
edges or putting wire around it. This
keeps Off mice aud also prevents some
Of the work of borers. Another method
Is to fasten on thin strips of wood or
veneer to the lower trunk. We have
not protected many trees in this way,
and in late November we go over the
orchard. push the mulch away from
the tree and make mound Of earth
around the base 10y throwing several
spadefuls of earth and pressing it
down. With this method we have had
but little trouble with mice.
An Advantage In Winter.
The plan of protecting the trees is
better. for then the mulch can be left
around the trees all winter. an ad-
vantage. we are sure. Whenever we
have been able to obtain enough mulch
ing material this plan has given US as
good results as cultivation. The trou-
lie with us Is to obtain all the mulch
we need We consider 1t better to cut
the grass or weeds, rake and pile under
the trees as far out as the branches ex-
tend We throw 1t up against the
trunks of the trees. Although reports
are sent to us of cases where mice
have done great damage In summer,
they have only injured US In winter. 1t
is much safer to protect the trees. We
know from experience that 1t takes
courage to try this or any other new
plan which Is opposed to general prac-
tice.
Some Experience.
Our experience shows that there are
few more foolish things than planting
a tree In sod and then letting 1t alone
without culture or mulch, cutting the
grass and taking it away for hay, yet
many Of the arguments against the
mulch method seem to be based on the
results of such an experiment. 1t
would be almost as foolish to put
thick mulch around an unprotected
tree and leave 1t there for the entire
year. The mice will nest under the
mulch and gnaw the tree unless some
thing harder than their teeth is put
around 1t.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
Essentials of n SiIO.
(Faiming.)

The proper construction OF The silo
is Of greatest importance, II the sides
of the silo are not airtight, TOO much sIr
Is admitted and the silage will spoil. II
the walls are not perfectly rigid the
pressure of the silage will cause them TO
spring out thus allowing air to enter b.
tween the silsge and the wall, and again,
the result is decayed silage.
Before building a silo the most care
full attention should be given To loca-
ion, siz form and method Of construc-
lion. These will diff somewhat ac-
cording to locality and individual needs.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
THE NEW WAY TO CURE DYSPEPSIA
GERMS OF THE STOMACH TRx

quantity of the purest Pepsin and other ex-
pensive drugs each tablet contains, (see
formula on bottle.) Pepsoids are sold at so
cents bottle on an absolute guarantee to
cure, or money refunded. We will send
you, if you have not used Pepsoids before,
a 5o-cent bottle FREE; merely send US
your name and address, and you will re-
ceive promptly full sized bottle. You do
not obigate yourself to pay cent. All we
ask after Pepsoids have cured or greatly
benefited you is, that you recommend
Pepsoids to your friends. Every man
IN skowhegan by c. r. FoCC, RDrut
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
HAD A CLOSE CALL.

"a dangerous surgical operation, involving
the removal of malignant ulcer, as large as
my hand from my daughters hip, was pre-
vented by the application of Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve," says A. c. Stickel, of Miletus, w.
Va. persistent use of the Salve completely
cured it," Cures Cuts, Burns and Injuries.
a5c at Sampson & Avores's and G. R. Fogg's,
druggists,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
Dancing Proves Fatal.

Many men and women catch cold at
dances which terminate in pneumonia
and consumption. After exposure. if
Fo'ey's Honey and Tar is taken 1t will
break up a cola and no serious results
need be feared Refuse any but the
genuine in yellow package. G. r.
Fogg
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema that
had annoyed me long time The cure wa
commentator. s. ". Matthew Commits
soner of Labor statistics, augusta, Me
Never cal man IDOL unless you kt ow
he is lool enough TO stand for II
A woman is tired of her husband when
she no longer Cares to quarrel with him.
The rev woman would probably enter
the ministry il /, wasu't Tor ner aversion
to taking orders.
When woman offends man she 8
never satlsf-d ill he apoligizs.
The man who Is satis6 to sit down
and wait for some thing to tu'n up will
need good thick Gu hion to his seat.
The devil pats him self on the back
every time he discovers new hypocrite
Success is often the result, OF one-c4rd
draw 10 the ga ne OF life.
There Is no excuse for The pessimist
who has never been married.
Only The rich Can afford 10 be stingy.
At any rate, the loser is never accused
of cheating.
Impure blood runs you down--mskes you an
easy victim for organic discs ses. Buruock
Blood Btters purfes the blood-cures the cause
builds you up.
The iell)w who is imbued with the idea
that the world es him living c,n get
it 10 the penitentiary.
For Over Sixty YearA
MRS. WIHsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has
n cd IN nv IL ma nj mn h p Z
| for their children while leething. with perfect
| succe as II soothes the child ,soitei s the gums
allays all pain; cures wind colo, and Is tie
| best remedy for Diarrhoea. II will relieve the
| poor little sufferer imme diatey Sol by
Druggists In every part of the world. Twenty.
| five cents bottle. BE sure aud ask for mrs
Wiuslows Soothing syrup" andtske no other
| kind.
Only fool will rock the boat on the
sea OF ma rimouy.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
1|I.llGJ EIKl51S$H
Arrangements of Trains in Effect
October 8. 1906.

Trains leave ekowhegan as follows: Sis, s as A.
NJ for all points west; also Bangor, Vanceboro. St
las P. NJ, for Watervile, Oakland. Bingham, Lewis
ton Augusta, Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland and
Boston, Dexter Dover and Foxcroft, Greenvile, Ban
gor. Oldtown, Patten and Houlton via b A. K.
and Mattawamkeag - 80 P. NJ. (mixed) Tor Water
vile enabling passengers connect for Oakland and
to take night Pullman for Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.s5 A NJ mixed from Waierville
daily excert Sundays,-1o 30 A. NJ. Passenger from
Portland, Oakland Waerville, Augusta and Bangor
II 90 A. NJ, mixed from Waterville, Sunday only -
90 and $40 p. NJ from all points Sundays only,
II.3o A NJ from Portland, Augusta and Waerville
GEO EVANS, Vice Pres and Gen Mgr.
F E BOOTHBY, General Pasr. Agent
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

Pepsoids cure the worst forms of Dys-
pepsia and all other Acute or Chronic
Stomach Disorders by repairing the worm
out lining of the stomach and destroys
all disease germs. Dyspepsia once cured
in this way never returns. Pepsoids is
not patent medicine, but the successful
prescription of DIR. Oldham who has
cured thousands of cases Of Chronic
Stomach Troubles, among them Cancer
of the Stomach. 1t cost more money to
produce Pepsoids than any similar prepa-
ration on the market, owing to the large
Sold
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
SET KETTLE,

cemented stone as that Is put in place,
as Is also the piece OF stove pipe The
kettles lip will rest upon the four
walls, and the corners will be covered
over with cement and fat stones.
Quantities Of waste apples. inferior po-
tatoes and vegetables can be worked
up into splendid hog or poultry feed by
means of such set kettle.-Farm Jour
nal.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
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BEN DAVIS APPLES.

Keeping Qualities of the Fruit-Its
Market Value.
There is more or less unevenness,
with complaints OF bitter rot in parts
of the west and of apples falling bad
~ further east, although, as a whole,
the apple crop of the United States
will prove of liberal proportions. The
cut suggests the activities of the pick
Ing season.
Say what one will about the quail
lty of the Ben Davis apple, all must
admit that 1t Is a great market sort,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
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or woman now has the opportunity OF
possessing a strong and healthy stonl-
ach. Will you grasp itP People with
weak stomachs are always In misery
Pepsoids have made thousands of people
happy by giving them what nature IN
tended everyone should possess--a strong
and healthy stomach, SO as to enjoy the
best there is in life. Try Pepsoids to-day,
price only so cents bottle at drug store.
Or you may have full sized bottle free by
writing the Medical Department of The
Vic Chemical Co., Chicago, Ill. 2
glst. sm25
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

usually lying about.
Use cement and lay
the stones up with
even outside faces,
setting an old oven
door into the front,
as shown In the cut.
The posts that sup
port the slantlng
rouof ora cot In fha
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
HeatinH water Out Of Doors.

Heating Water Out % UOOFs.
Here Is a set kettle that can be used
for heating water for scaldlng hogs,
cooking food for hogs or poultry and
for any other purpose that large ket-
tie, with a chance for a fire under 1t,
could be used. Any one can build this
himself of the rough stones that are
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

Corn In the ear also is the farmers
strongest guarantee against the fraud
ulent practices Of INSCRIPTIONS seeds
men who often purchase entire fields or
cribs and shell 1t and ship 1t without
care for selection or real merit
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08

Wise is the man who having taken
drop too much, also taketh tumble to
himself
The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
For Sale

Registered Hereford Cows, Bulls and Heiiei
calves. The are bred right and will be oid
right MANLEY T.. WING,
TIA Wellington, Maine.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-31
Little CannibaIs.

Every once in a while we hear OF
breeders complaining of the cannibal-
istic habits among growing fowls. espe-
cially among those still in the days of
their early babyhood. This pernicfous
habit, when once the young birds be-
come thoroughly addicted to 1t. is rath-
er difficult to control and suppress.
Usually it finds its chief expression In
flocks confined to close quarters, where
the ground Is bare and the feed is
wanting In animal matter. Bird life
under natural conditions finds oppor-
tunity for work and play in the hunt
ing of insects for food and in the care
full selection of such vegetable mat
ter as Its system may demand. Young
chicks, when confined, are obviously
deprived of these opportunities for a
healthful exercise; the result is that
they become idle, which engenders
vicious habits and craving for some
thing to do as we'll as for animal food.
When in this condition il member
of the little flock shows wound or
effects of blood, the chances are that
one or two will at once commence to
peck at it. which leads the others on,
and soon the whole flock will be rend-
ing the little one into shreds, devour-
ing it before one has opportunity to re-
lieve its misery or to isolate 1t from
the flock The remedy, of course. is
obvious, namely afford the young
chicks wider range and be more care
full in your feeding by making it a
point to keep them busy by throwing
the food into litter or suspending a
head of lettuce or cabbage where they
can peck at it; also supply in one form
or another animal food. A good way
to do this Is to take the underground
scratching chick feeds. which of them
selves are balanced ration, and scat
ter the same in a litter of chopped
straw or hay, about one and one-half
or two inches deep. In fact, anything
that will make litter may be consid-
cred available.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-31
THE FIGHTING INSTINCT.
Story of a Desperate Hand to Hand
Encounter Against Heavy Odds.

. Now and then among the brutali-
ties and crimes that form the chief
subjects of daily journalism in this
country, there comes an item that
not only appeals to our morbid nature
but gets in close to the primal love
of fight which springs eternal in the
human animal. Most of US have no
feeling except Of loathing in the case
of the secret assassination OF six ltal-
ians in Minneapolis, because their
modes of fight are Latin in country
of Anglo-Saxon prejudices. But just
week before. the press dispatches
from Bristol, Tennessee, told of the
sudden demise of seven Italians who
with others had conspired to murder
their section foreman, because he was
'hard boss Doubtless he was!
Nevertheless, the old fighting blood
tingles at the bare account Of the bat
tie that the foreman, Haverly, whose
name suggests his nationality. waged
single-handed against the body OF Ia
borers that rushed" him. Had he
been armed with a revolver, he would
have no sympathy, but he depended on
the first weapon at hand-a crowbar.
Backed against an embankment, he
withstood the combined attack of the
entire gang of laborers, all bent on his
murder, and armed, against him. with
picks. axes, and spades, in addition
to their knives. Repugnant as the idea
of killing may be, one can scarcely
help thrill at the thought of the fore
man, Haverly, at bay like a knight of
former days, fighting for his life, and
so sturdily and valiantly laying about
him, weapon for weapon, steel against
steel. until he stretched seven Of his
assailants dead before him and routed
the rest. Haverly may be brute and
bully; he may have deserved what
the laborers, rising like desperate
slaves against tyrant. had in store
for him. Yet, somehow, that Is hard to
believe because the innate love for
combat in our nature challenges ad-
miration for man who displays des-
perate courage and physical prowess.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-31
Sa@S15oo50es5 So
"THE DESPERATE MIDDLE FACED THIS WAY AND rr

close to the ranch, and we were spurred
1t opened much like the last. Late in
the afternoon we sighted n gray fellow
with tail up, not half mile on. AS we
rose to the upland and sighted the chase
came up with the Wolf and snapped at
his haunch. The Gray wolf turned round
to fight. and we had fine view. The
Dogs came up by two and threes, barking
At him in ring, till last. Snap. the
little white one rushed up. He wasted
no time barking. but rushed straight at
the Volts throat and missed It. yet
ten big Dogs closed in. and In two minutes
the wolf was dead. Snap had lived up
to my promises for him.
Now 1t was my turn to crow, and did
not lose the chance. Snap had shown
them how, and at last the Mendoza
There were two things to mar the
victory somewhat; first, it was a young
Wolf, a mere Cub; second, Snap was
wounded-the Wolf had given him a bad
cut in the shoulder.
AS we rode In proud procession home,
saw he limped a little. Here. i
to up s9fs s saddle as 5a 5s eea
not: Here Hilton. lit him up to tor me. %
Mathematics was the reply. for all knew
now that 1t was not safe to meddle with
bis person. Here, Snap. take hold"
seized T. and BY that ! lifted him to the
how to nn the weak place in their pack;
the Foxhounds may be good and the
Greyhounds swift and the Russians and
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-31
NEW FRENCH MOTOR RAILROAD TRUCK.

of the white tie and pearl studs that
must be worn with the tailed coat.
The American speaks of his Tuxedo
suit and his dress suit. The English
man talks of his evening clothes, and
would as soon think of changing his
trousers to match his smoking jacket,
as of changing his studs and tie to
accord with his Tuxedo.
While the vast majority of men buy
their clothes ready or "semi-ready''
made, most men regard with envy the
one who has time and money to have
his clothes made and fitted. The En-
glishman of means considers it his
duty to have his clothes made by the
very best tailors and to wear them as
badly as possible. AS he can rarely
remain long at a time within his own
country, London custom tailors have
stored in their safes measurements OF
hundreds of wandering Britons who
usually cable from various parts OF
the world when they need new
clothes. These measurements are a
valuable asset and insurance on them
frequently amounts to several thou
sand pounds sterling.
AS matter of fact, the best dressed
man in the world is neither the New
Yorker nor the Londoner but the mar
who gets his frock coat, cutaway and
evening clothes from the Bond Street
tailors. who have made these styles
Of masculine dress for centuries, and
his sack suits and overcoats from
Fifth Avenue, where one might say
they were invented.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-31
A Sudden Change.

Two commercial travellers, one from
London and one from New York. were
discussing the weather in their respec-
tive countries.
The Englishman said that English
weather had one great faults sud
den changes
"A person may take a walk one
day." he said. 'attired in light sum-
mer suit, and still feel quite warm.
Next day he needs an overcoat."
That's nothing" said the American.
My two friends, Johnson and Jones,
were once having an argument. There
were eight or nine inches of snow on
the ground. The argument got heated,
and johnson picked up a SNOWFALL and
threw 1t at Jones from distance of
not more than five yards. During the
transit of that SNOWFALL, sir, believe
me or not. as you like, the weather
suddenly changed and became hot and
summer-like, and Jones, instead Of be-
ing hit with SNOWFALL, was-er-
scalded with hot water!"