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The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
SOIL IMPROVEMENT.
Aeration and Digestion - The SOIL
Teens With bacterial Life.

MESSRS. SOt'l.E and FERG USON, Nir-
ginia.
On many farms crops have been
grown for years on land which has not
been cultivated beyond depth of four
to six inches. The surface soil is III a
measure worn out and exhausted, but
the subsoll which extends to unknown
depths. is practically as rich in fertiliz-
ing constituents as the surface soil i'll
the days when the primeyal forest pro
tected ii. Therefore any means which
can be devised of reaching down and
bringing these hidden and unutlliZed
stores of wealth to the surface is
matter of universal concern TO the
farmer This very desirable result can
be brought about by the successful
growth of alfalfa, whose thousand roots
ramifying in every direction come in
contact with the lower soil areas and
by their vital action modify it and
bring supplies of plant food formerly
unavailable closer to the surface of the
ground, to the ultimate benefit Of both
plants and animals. The large and nu-
merous roots furnish through their de
cay large quantities Of nitrogen and hui
mus to the soil and open up channels
by which air may penetrate and so as
sist in oxidation and fermentation.
Marvellous Underground Laboratory.
Soil aeration and soil digestion const-
tute question which is neither cor
rectly understood nor appreciated, and
1t Is IN this way that alfalfa performs
one OF its most valuable functions.
Moisture as it comes down in the form
these soils until brought back to the
surface through the action of the roots
of plants. In soils OF this type air cir
culates freely and thus brings directly
to the bacteria living in the nodules the
nitrogen so essential for their nOurish-
ment and rapid multiplication. The
free movement of air through the soil
aids fermentation. promotes the break
ing up and setting free of plant food
and the development of the myriad
forms of bacterial life which are now
recognized as vital to the welfare OF
many farm crops The soil is generally
regarded as devoid of life but there
never was a greater mistake made. II
is a marvellous laboratory of bacterial
bacteria depends largely on the supply
of vegetable matter in the soil and its
proper aeratOn
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

In trapping mice sunfiower seeds
and next to them squash or pumpkin
seeds, old or new. are among the very
best things that can be used for bait,
says L. Greiner in Home and Farm.
You can coax Il rat or mouse almost
anywhere with these oily seeds. In
grocery and hardware stores you will
find little cheap traps in sizes suitable
for both kinds OF rodents, and If you
will keep these traps set with ordinary
skill and IN selected places where the
little animals have been in the habit
OF feeding you will soon see the last
of them.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

The Rev. Samuel Peters was the man
who made Connecticut's blue laws ia
NOUS by their publication in his his
tory of that state. In that interesting
volume the following original bit of
natural history is TO be found: "In the
Connecticut river. POO miles from Long
Island sound. is narrow of five yards
only, formed by two shelving noun
tains of solid rock. whose tops inter
cept the clouds. Through this chasm
are compelled 10 pass all the waters
which in the time of floods bury the
northern country. Here water is con-
solidated without frost, by pressure.
by swiftness. between the pinching.
sturdy rocks TO such degree of indu-
ration that an iron crow floats smooth
ly down its current. Here iron. lead
and cork have one common weight;
here. steady as time and harder than
marble. the stream passes. irresistible
il not swift as lightning"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

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 DR.. 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 IN
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

The earu is a standard used by the
jewellers to express both weight and
ancuess When il is used as Il weight
il is equnl IN four grains. or the one
hundred and twentieth part of an ounce
roy In determining the tineness of
precious metals twenty-four carats is
considered the highest standard of pu.
rity According TO this standard. an
eighteen carat gold ring contains three
parts of gold and one Of some base
metal
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
seiess Expense.

An old couple fell i'll of old age to-
gether. The husband died, but the wife
had more vitality. On the day follow
ing her husbands death she was bet
ter, and the doctor was congratulating
himself Oh the success of his treat
ment. But the woman's point of view
was difereHt She complained bitter
ly. for. as she forcibly pointed out "Ef
ee'd lat me alone one funeral nd a done
for us two. an look what it'll cost now
berryiHg Two of rs Separatelyn'
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

pRnsUApK AN OBSTINATE CASE rather
than lash ii into action II you want 10 see
good progress made. This k as true
when it is faulty human system As
when IL is a baulky mule.
Alcoholic stimulante and alcoholic med
icines whip the digestive functions into
ening reaction ,ohtoh follotos so closely
In cases OF impaired appetite and diges-
decentralization and wasting away, a
safe and reliable tsnic Is needed and Is
the only thing that can be relied upon
DR.. Pierce discovered, forty years ago,
that Nature had provided freely for these
needs OF her children and that in hfr "a
boratoru were the remedies. Glycsric
extracts OF Golden Seal root, Queens root,
Stone root. Black Chsrrybark. Bloodroot
and Mandrake root as prepared com
Dr. Pifrce's Golden Medical Discovery,
constitute the most effective and certain
TONIC Alternative and tissue rebuilding
remedy ever offered 20 the public.
prominent merchant, Mr.. J. Alfred
Arcand. of so Saint Lawrence Street Non
Psat Plsnc.'s Golden Medical Discovery on and
on for nine years When l have 1t In the
house | need no doctor or other medicine.
Nine ys.TYs YoaF sf0 Golden Esdes Disc Diseorery
ellmin ated the uric acid from the system.
Since that time | have never been without
1t In the house. mere is no o'hSr meo,Sine
| think so much OF. NOR none think ne
equal Every one 10 whom recommended
Il is pleased with the results. and all thank
me for advising its use 1t is splendid
remedy for stomach trouble; cures colas IN
few days and Is the onIy sure cure Ano"
OF for La Grippe"
DIR. Pieree's Common Sense Medical
Adviser Is sent free on receipt OF stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
q one-cent stamps for the psper-covered
book. or 81 stamps for the cloth bound.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. 7.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

A writer says the horse has no use
for horseradish. Recently a market
gardener stated that he had lot of
leaves. the waste from a large crop of
horseradish. and. not having any other
place for it, he gave 1t to his horses,
one of them being badly broken wind
ed. This feed effected complete cure
The remedy is easily tried if You have n
horse thus afflicted -EXchnupn
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

A door key hung outside Il house In
Sweden is a sign the family are not at
home. The custom is more courteous to
callers than the American practice OF
allowing the visitor to find out by as
certaining' through futile bell ringing
or button punching, but 1t requires
greater confidence in your fellow man.
justifable perhaps in Sweden.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
A Prolific Writer.

While was writing Gladys Fame"
! was doing my full work for the Leeds
Mercury aud WAS not only editing the
paper. hut was writing for it an aver
age of twelve columns week Gladys
Fame" is long story, containing 100
600 words. | wrote it during my scanty
leisure in exactly sixteen weeks. or at
the rate of 10000 words a week. Auto
ply Of Sir Wemyss Reid.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
vinegar That won't Make"

Many farmers and vinegar manufac-
turers make a foolish practice of add
ing fresh apple juice TO old vinegar
stock in the hope Of thus securing a
more rapid conversion OF the product
into vinegar and then complain that
their vinegar won't make The
sugar of the Juice must first undergo
alcoholic fermentation before acetic
fermentation can begin, and by adding
apple juice to old vinegar the alcoholic
fermentation may not only be checked,
but even absolutely prevented.-C. A.
Brown.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
A Jamaican Lady Speaks HiRhlyiof Cham
berlain'a Cough Remedy.

Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the superin-
tendent of Cart Service at Kingston. Jamaica,
West Indies Islands, says that she has for
some years used Chamberlain's Cough Rem,
edy for coughs, Group and whooping cough
and has found it very beneficial. She has
implicit confidence in ii and would not be
without bottle of it in her home. Sold by
G. X. Foggs Drug Store, skowhegan; L. c.
Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton, Iackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
Original Meaning of "S1l q b.

"Snob' lGeant originally in Sle land
of its origin IL person of plebeian s;a-
ton. considered from the height of
BIRTH 1t WAS ii word used with the
downward eye and upward nose of su-
pericr station or assigned to the
naughty by popular convention. Then
Ihackcray took it and rebuked with il
the social ambitions of the vulgar.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
POTATO TALK.
J. b. Terry on One Eye Seed Cuttings,
sprouting and Planting.

At the recent meeting of the vermont
Horticultural society I. u. Terry Of
Ohio gave a very interesting address on
potato growing As reported by Ameri-
can Cultivator. Mr.. Terry said among
other things:
| found that in order to get potatoes
of about uniform grade. of just about
one size-that is, what women like to
cook, not overgrown, not small. just
medium size. all alike-I must cut the
seed into one eye pieces, as we call 1t.
That would bring failure on poor soil
every time or with poor culture or poor
ly sprouted seed. but we found that
with seed that had not sprouted, that
were properly kept without sprouting
until planting time. we could gain the
results desired.
want the first sprouts to grow.
Those that come later are natures eff
forts to preserve the species. but she
cannot do her best with them. The first
sprout should grow. and with such seed
as that of the right variety and proper
ly cut and put into rich soil and well
taken care of. why. can grow more
dollars to the acre from one eye cut
tings than from any more seed.
Green In Potatoes.
| found that potatoes were sometimes
green on one end. and that spoiled
them. You know they are often yellow
inside, and that spoils them for me. i
want them snowy white What makes
~ .+a1l , Tftat nf VI a
makes the green. Too much exposure
makes the green; little exposure
makes the yellow
So we went TO work TO save the pota-
toes from exposure TO light from begin
ming TO end. That meant that we could
not plant potatoes in hills unless we
hilled them up high. and that is not
practical. because in hill you are 90
ing to put in considerable seed, and az
they grow they are going 10 crack the
ground open. the air will get In. and
you are going to have the ends green.
So we took the one eve cuttings and
planted them. one little piece about
every twelve or fifteen inches apart,
three to -four inches deep.
One Eye Cuttings.
When | speak of one eve cutting
think you all know practically what I
mean. | don't know Of any iron clad
rule-l mean TO take potatoes that have
the ordinary number of eyes, d medium
sized tuber, and cut it 40 you will get
one eye to ii piece, in the center AT
the stem end you will find a little
weak one. Reach up and take the
next one. When you get to the seed
end there is IA cluster Of eyes. Just
take your knife and cut off the cluster
of eyes and throw it away, leaving one
or two eyes then ON the piece. Suppos-
ing We didn't cut that off. what might
be the result-not always, but some
tines Why. half Il dozen eyes might
start. | have often seen it, Half a
dozen little weak sprouts would mean
forty or nifty little potatoes and no
large ones. Supposing YOU have that
weak eye from the stem end and a
poor one from the seed end. you get
about twelve good pieces and two poor
ones. One-Sixth OF your crop is poor.
That is moi business.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

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 obligate 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
skowhagan hx C. r. EOCC.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
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aGARM.F0g2D
49, 1ND @ARD9N
A ROAD DRAG.
Form of the King Drag Made with
n.

Form of the King Drag Made with
Sawed Lumber.
The original King drag was made
OF two halves OF log nine feet long.
These were placed on edge with the
fat sides to the front Two inch holes
were bored through them, and in these
strong bars were wedged These held
the halves in position. To meet the
wants OF readers who must depend
upon sawed lumber for material with
which 10 make drag, the Kansas
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

The flooring of the vet'ibule of the
Congregational church in Boylston
Center collapsed, Thursday night, under
the weight of a crowd of people who
were there to attend a turkey supper
and between 60 and 70 persons we're
preci pitated into the cellar One man
was seriously injured, several others
were so badly hurt that they required
the attention of physicians, while nearly
all suffered from shock and bruises
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

You will not find beauty in rouge pot
or complexion whitewash. True beauty
comes to them only that take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t 10 a wonderful
tonic and beautifier. 35 cents Tea or
Tablets. G.. r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
SYmDafhY.

1t may indeed be said that sympathy
exists in all minds. as Faraday has
discovered that magnetism exists in all
metals. but Il certain temperature IN
required TO develop the hidden proper
ty, whether in the metal or the mind
RulWer.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
How Prevent Bilious Attacks.

One who is subject to bilious attacks will
notice that for day or more before the at
tack he is not hungry at meal times and feels
dull after eating A dose of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets when these first
symptoms appear will ward off the attack.
They are for sale by G. X. Fogg's Drug Store,
Skowhegan; l.. c. Williams, Athens; Sulli-
van Newton. Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
The NEW WAY TO CURE DYSPEPSIA
STOMACH BOTTLE

or woman now has the opportunity of
possessing strong and healthy stom-
ach. Will you grasp it4 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
Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

Wedderly Today is the tenth ami
versary of my marriage Singleton
Well. what do You expect Wedderly-
Which do expect Singleton-i es,
congratulations or sympathy
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
Rough on the Men.

Mrs Iloyle-l believe that my hus-
band is leading II double life. Mrs.
Doyle-You ought 10 be satisfied these
days If he isn't leading triple life.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

Flying kites may be brought back by
pulling in the string hnt flying words
have no strings 10 them.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

The little babes were nestled in bed,
am name william, Willie and Bill
mother said;
Wide was her smile, for triplets they be,
She lays her good luck to Rocky Noun
tain Tea (Great baby medicine.)
G r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

A woman may be able to 90 her own
housework, but she seldom does it to the
satisfaction OF her servants.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
FOIEYSKIDNEYCURE
makss Kidneys and Bladder Right

1t takes widow to make a bach i
believe that he is the first man she ever
loved.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

Coughs cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes.
r. W. Buckpam
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25
Pneumonia and LaGrippe

What a mans wife thinks of him is no
far from the truth
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-25

II marriages are made in heaven it is
evident on the face Of the returns that di-
vorces are arranged in the other place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-19
Liable To Maximum Fine OF
$4,000
POMEROY ALSO CONVICTED
He May Have to Pay the Same Amount
Allowed Rebates to the Sugar
Trust = An Appeal Is
Expected.

New Yorl, Oct, 10, The New Yosk
Central Railroad company and its gem
eral traffic manager Frederick Il pome.
roy, were each found guilty on six
counts Of giving unlawful rebates in
1908 to the american Sugar Refining
company, BY Jury IN the United States
circuit court. criminal branch, Wcdnes-
day. The conviction makes each Of the
defendants liable 90 a fine al 100000
fer each separate oiiense. Of fine Of
sl2000O for che railroad and the same
amount for IT. employee The mdict.
ment. while indicating that about sec,
0p0 was secured by the Sugar trust M
unlawful drawbacks on the transaction,
set up, specifically alleges the payment
of not more than $4,000 IN The Of
fenscs for whiea the fines can he ini-
posed
Judge nolt did not fix the penalty al
once. Immediately after tho Jury
brought in its verdict, Austen q. Fox,
GA behalf OF the defendants, asked the
court 70 fixe a date on which lie could
hens argument on motion for arrest
Of Judgment, This argument. the next
step in the fight, was SCI down for
Friday morning at 1880. After Il IS
disposed Of. Judge DIT will iiS the pen
ates, which, II ~ expected by United
States District Attorney Henry 4. Slim
son and his assistants viii be ncar the
maximum. THESE operate only as civil
judgments, and the defendants il they
refuse TO pay them cannot be imprisoned
for their action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-19
.Hoity roityl, On a Farewell Tour.

m these days the name 81 Weber g.
Fields il one 10 conjnre with, and the
mere announcement that "Hoity Toityr I,
the marvellous $4,000 production, di-
rect from Broadway, New York. is TO
appear on farewell tour at the Barre
Opera House, Wednesday evening. Oct.
-, nsures the active use Of the :. r. @.
sign during the engagement. Weber <
Fields never do things on the half way
scale, and "Hoity Toityn has been pro
duced on scale of lavish extrava-
gance never before attempted in amnsical
comedy. The book i by Edgar Smith
and the music by John Stromberg, and
from opening chorus to finale It Is me-
lodious, and some Of the numbers haunt
one 10 the encouragement of the art Of
|whistIing. There is sufficient musical
variety Go suit al tastes from saechar
inc sentmentality to topical and tune
ful nonsense.
CONFUSION ono takes place on the
Campus at Yale University where the
millionaires 70, There arrives Philip
Sauerbraten. who has waxed wealthy
Ii tbe dclicatessen business, and who Il
accompanied by Herman katfekaken and
Frederick Schitzel The last two named,
knowing OF Phillips wealth, are anxious
to separate him from IL, and IN this
laudable enterprise they must have been
successful, we're II not for the presence
Of Lady CRATER. beautiful gambler,
who elects 10 take II all helHeIfi feat
accomplished by the aid of her trailer,
Reuben Hunter. who has side show Of
biz own, IN tile form of an Irish Ganni.
bal King. kazoo, whom he exhibits in a
cage al SO much visit There also ap-
pears General Steels, an American bill
ionaiie. along with his six radiently
beautiful daughters. AL spending money
as if tnex had Il and Harvard Yale who
| is touring the country with College
Minstrel Co. Congusion two and three
take place at Monte Carlo, and here will
be seen stage picture conceded to he
one Of the prettiest ever seen.
" is frankly admitted that the plot Of
"floitY lofty" will not prove i strain
upon tired brains aud nerves. but what
there Is Of Il, together with rs chorus Of
dazzling loveliness It's wealth Of beau.
tiful scenery its bright, 4uappy and
whatleahle music Il IL Just the kind OF
conglomeration Of mirth and nusic-
that the public most desires and admircs
for its after dinner amusement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-19
Young Nick Or St. Nick?
original.

(Originall
In the olden days, when New York
was New Amsterdam, there lived on
one Of the streets fronting the Hud-
son river an old Dutchman named
Wouter van Gaasback. Wouter was
distinguished, like most Of his fellow
citizens, for the number OF breeches
he wore and his thick skull He was
widower having an only daughter,
Anneke. who kept house for him. Tn
like most Of the Dutchmen OF those
days, Wouter would not touch schnapps
nor would be smoke pipe In all New
Amsterdam there was not so circum-
spect a man
Van Gaasback's house was the third
in row OF houses all standing with
their gable ends TO the street while in
the fifth lived young Nicholas yesey. a
gay, light hearted young fellow and
the favorite of the village. Nick and
Anneke grew up side BY side and could
not remember the time when they had
not loved each other But as to get
ting the consent Of the girls father to
their union, that was impossible. The
old man would as soon have wed his
daughter to cask OF Holland gin as
to the young Nick, who, II he wished
to sit late at night at the tavern mois-
tenlng his clay, would not scrupIe to do
So Not that he was confirmed tip
ster, for he was as abstemious as any
man In the town except Anneke's ia
Their Nicholas had often applied TO
the old man for his daughter. always
to receive the same reply
''Vas my dachter TO marry man
that spends his nights trinlSin'? You
90 way. You never git Anneke.'
Now, this was very hard ON the low
ers,-as hard as It was unjust Nick
was carpenter BY trade and during
working hours a very industrious
young man. II was rather his light
hearted ways that prejudced the old
man, who was as sour as Nick was
amiabIe.
One night Van Gaasback came home
from attending town meeting. and
Wnen ne SlOppeu Al nis own uVoI he
was astonished. He had built the
house himself and had put door in 1t
unlike ms~t OF the doors OF that time.
1t was not cut horizontally in the
middle. His establishment came from
seeing cut door Wondering how he
could have mistaken his house, 10
which he could 20 at any time with his
eyes bandaged, be went out to the
street for look. and his wonder grew
TO amazement when he saw that the
house was the tlfsfd in the row and
must be bis. Collecting his faculties
with an effort he went back into his
yard and looked again at the door II
was changed. sure enough. His heart,
which haG never been known TO beat
faster than forty to the minute. rose
Mt once to sixty. Up went bis hand to
his head for scratch. the only way
he knew to collect his faculties. Had
st. Nicholas been around changing
the doors? Had he also changed the
locks? Wouter tried his great iron
key. but 1t did not fit. There was