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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

One Of the principal reasons for
President Gompers' visit to New York
z week or 50 ago was to lay the plans
for the reorganization of the employees
OF the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company. He left an organizer in
the city 10 represent the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. and so well has the
work been done that in a short time a
strong union IS promised. which will
affiliate with the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Street and Electric Railroad
Employees, al whose head is ". D.
Nahon. President Gompers is re-
ported 70 have had an interview with
President Belmont OF the Interborough
Railroad. and il was promised that no
discrimination against organized Ia
Dor would be made by officials Of the
road. II is proposed TO organize both
the motormen and the other employees
es a local % the amalgamated associa-
tion. with divisions representing the
motormen and the trainmen- The un-
fortunate strike some time ago was an
irregular one, and was not sanctioned
BY the parent body.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

One Of the most successful conven-
tions ever he'd by the International
PIssterers' Union has just closed at
Toronto. The new officers are as fol-
lows: President. James Mahady; vice
president, George Reid; second vice
president. Martin Lydon; third vice
president. James Ward; secretary
treasurer. John McIlvern general or
ganizer. James Kavanaugh: editor Of
the official journal William OKeefe;
trustees. Messrs. Woln MeCIusky and
Roiands- The next convention is to
be held in New Orleans.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

News reaches this city that at a
recent meeting Of the Carpenters
Union No. 15S Of Los Angeles fifty
three members were added TO the roll
and that most Of them were the nom
union men who had been imported to
work on the Hotel Wentworth, Pasa-
dena- This Information was impaired
by one OF the union carpenters who
arrived in this city from Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

Rhode Island state Bureau cf In
6ustrisl Statistics has just issued its
annual report for 1875 It shows that
the number OF wase-earners has in
creased nearly 10 per cent over 1904,
with 5s,f3s. as against 54,I6s the pre-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

BARRIERS, Union No las was in ses-
sion II sz5 Webster street last Monday
rfzhr The action OF the mass meet
ine last Sunday afternoon was Endorsed
IS 70 prices 10 be charged. Henceforth
The hours are 70 be from 70 s every
Fav with the exception OF Saturdays,
when closing tine viii be - ?. m. sun
Esv morning the hours wil5 De from 5
Ia u o'clock Seven canda adateS were
obIfeated thirteen applications for
membership received and fourteen
refnstatements were announced New
shop cards VIII be Issued Immediately.
ChfIdren under y years VIII be charged
Is cents for hairc Utting week days. ex-
cert Saturdays. Sundays and holidays
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

vii be given by the JourneyI1en
Butchers Protective and Benevolent
Association at the new club hall Sat
urday evening November 3. These af-
fairs OF the butchers are always wei
f1gtronized. and it IS expected that an
- mense crowd viii be present.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

Eight candidates were obligated at
the last meeting Of Plasterers' Union
No. SIS and fourteen applications for
membership we're received Members
are requested 70 be present at the meet
tnE next Friday night. when election of
officers viii be the order Of the even
ing Fines viii be imposed for non
attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

BIacksmiths' Helpers Union 10. s1s
met Monday night at 2se Noe street
Organizer Allison from the East IS in
The city and attended the meeting He
suggested that q territorial district
council should be formed. including
san Francisco. Oakland Point Rich
uoud and San Rafael A committee OF
three was appointed 20 meet commit
tees from the other organizations and
form 4 council Five candidates were
initiated and FIVE applications received.
The union is fourishing
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

Non-union garment workers in many
shops throughout the State OF New
York have gone on strike 70 better
their conditions Many are docking 10
the unions and asking to be admitted.
The reports made at the New Eng
land label conference Of cigsrmakers'
unions IN Portland. Ne, recently were
most interesting. 1t was shown that
there is but one non union cigar fac
tory in all New England and that
there are but twenty cigarmakers en-
ployed in the six States who are not
nlerr hers Of the union
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

Max E. Licht. first vice president OF
the Retail Clerks International Pro
rective Association has called a meet
ing of the clerks in furniture stores
for tomorrow night AT 1922 Steiner
street Al this meeting q permanent
labor organization viii be formed and
charter sent Tor Immediately.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

Augnstin Robin the French sculptor,
had a great struggle with poverty and
adverse criticism in his youth. OF an
episode of This early period a writer
says With thai mAeXible will and
singleness Of purpose that never failed
him throughout his career the young
sculptor set himself to express in clay,
marble or bronze his conception of life
and art lie used his leisure in work
ing mt nighttime in a deserted stable
he had transformed into Il studio, at
his wonderful mask Of The Man With
the Broken Nose After eighteen
months of hard and patient labor he
finished this mask and sent it to the
salon. II took the hanging committee
fourteen years to discover any merit
in the work. fpr it WAS rejected in 1864
and finally accepted only in 1878"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

The three heaviest men of whom any
mention is made in history were Miles
Dardcn of Tennessee, Lewis Cornelius
of Pennsylvania and Daniel Lambert
of England Darden died in 1851.
When in health be was seven feet six
inches in height and weighed over 1900
pounds There is no record of the date
of the death Of Cornelius which oc-
CURED IN PIKE county, Pa. but the ac-
count says that he was born in 1874.
When in his prime he measured eight
feet two inches around the waist, WIS
six feet tall aud weighed B4512 pounds.
Daniel Lambert was an English freak
Of the early part of the century and
died in June. 1893 He was of average
height but weighed 139 pounds.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

An incipicnl orris root craze has
arisen and may reach ginseng proper
tions The department Of agriculture
apparently desires 10 prevent travel on
this new quick road to wealth" Or
ris root is 4 product of Il common
species Of iris The department states
that from numerous inquiries received
it appears that advertisements are
booming thr growing of orriS root and
representing lis market value in very
misleading terms. As n matter of fact.
according to the department. the inn
portation of orris root from Italy. the
chief center Of production. is about
100000 annually and ii is free from
duty. Alsn during the past two years
the orrs business in italy has heen in
dubious condition owing to low prices
and lack Of profit TO the growers
Uncle Samuel is clearly not in the boom
business in this Instance
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

hay. We present II craving Of The
hayrack we have most in use on our
sheep farm. and after having tried
many other kinds have come back TO
this one 1t is easily made. convenient
for both shepherd and sheep
The hay never gels out OF the reach
OF sheep if the rack is made at II proper
width, which is about three and one
half feet and the length can he made
fourteen or sixteen feet. These racks
can be made III such manner as to
answer for partitions between two
apartments in the same baru 1t will
also be we'll 10 make them So there will
be no sharp corners projecting or uar-
row passages between tw" racks. or
sheep will frequently get hurt Iowa
Homestead.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
FARM BREVITIES

In spite Of high prices POTATOES have
moved very freely
4 commission man says much poul-
try arrives in bad condition from not
being properly COOLED before shipping.
The animal hest should Ice removed
gradually
More and more is the clover belt
pushing westward aud northward. It
is interesting Ia the clover growers of
Ohio aud lndanl 10 note the steadnesS
of its norlhWe-tWard march, remarks
mn exchange.
Winter ventilation for the poultry
house by means Of the open OF cloth
covered front is now all the talk.
There is profit in huttcrnut growing.
according t. the Nut Journal.
r Diuwid,lie If Arkansas Says that
where hogs are allowed free access Ia
rotton seed thoN VIII probably poison
themselves unless freely supplied with
other food.
Apples and POTATOES are money bring
crs IL tire farmers who have them for
sale this winter
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
Odd EnifnnhA-

A correspondent of the Chicago Rec
ord Herald contributes Il few odd cpl
taphs from cemeteries in various parts
of this country The following is
found ON tombstone in a cemetery al
Trenton y. J. Although the fact Is
not stated in the inscription, 1t wound
appear that the subject was a scale
maker or had something to do with
weighing machines:
His ways were ways of pleasantness
In All lifes titful dream
He struck balance with the world,
And then he kicked the beam.
In the cemetery ut Cops Hill, Mass
10 found the following epitaph.
Sacred 20 the Memory of
Hannah.
Beloved wife Of I'd Garlick.
She slipped her wind
After doing 4 weeks baking.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

A season ago the Utah experiment
station bought u number of turkeys on
Nov. % and fed them four weeks to
find out whether it was a paying bust
ness TO feed turkeys intended for mar
ket The principal articles Of food
were whole wheat and corn. The tur-
keys also had all the skim milk they
would drink and all the sugar beets
and alfalfa leaves they would cat
During a portion OF the time they We're
given a mash of ground wheat aud
bran once day The food cost of the
gain in weight during the experiment
was little over cents per pound.
The quality Of the meat was extra
good. and the test showed n good mar
Gin of prOfit
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

PRODUCTIVE AND A BARREN STALK.
five inches in length. The first cut IL.
lustrates good stalk and slender
barren stalk which grew slngly and
but eighteen inches apart.
II should be borne in mind that the
stalk is the individual and that II cor
responds TO the individual animal,
which. with good breeders, is so care
fully chosen Experiments conducted
by the department of agriculture have
demonstrated that important stalk
characters. such as height height Of
ear, character of root growth, quantity
and width Of foliage, number of suck.
ers, number of stalks per ear. etc. are
transmitted to strong degree. II is
therefore necessary to select seed ears
from stalks that are well developed,
and this can be done only by selection
from standing stalks at ripening time.
The most important character seed
ears can possess is ability to repro
duce abundantly Il good quality of ears.
and this can be determined only by
comparative growing tests. There are
many visible characters that a good
seed ear should possess, and corn
having them, in addition 10 the charae-
ter of great productivity, can be Sc
cured by selecting such ears from the
progeny of those ears that yield most
in the comparative production tests
Both aims can he accomplished at the
same time by persistent selection To
type from the progeny OF the most pro
ductiye seed ears.
An ear of cylindrical shape. well
rounded at each end, affords the largest
percentage Of grain per cob rs well az
kernels of the most uniform shape.
The cob should be neither too large nor
too small and should possess the prop
erty of drying well and quickly, caus-
ing 1t to be of light weight and of a
bright. healthy color The kernels
should fit compactly together through
ont their full length on both sides and
edges and should be uniform in shape
and length on all portions OF the ear.
The second cut illustrates the visible
characters of II desirable seed ear.
Length is Il very desirable character
for the kernels of corn TO possess, as 1t
is by increased length in proportion 10
the diameter of the cob that the per
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

Sometimes the business cares Of man
fa to worry him until he goes home to
dinner.
alt was almost miracle. Burdock Blood
Bltters cured me of = terrible breaking out all
over the body | am very. grateful Miss
Julia Filbridge, West Cornwell. Conn.
Consider your own faults and you will
have less TO say about the faults of others.
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains,
stinss Instant relief. DR.. Thomas Eclectric
on. AT any drug store
There is nolhng wrong with the mind
OF man who minds his own business.
"Cure the cough and save the life" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures cough AND
colds, down to the very verge Of consumption.
Let them give credit to whom cTedi, is
due-but insist on spot Cash for yourself.
Don't let the little ones suffer from eczema, or
other torturing skin diseases No need for 1t.
Doan's Ointment cures. Can't harm the most
delicate skin. At any drug store, ~ cents.
Don't imagine that because one OF the
participants 10 a quarrel is wrong the
other is altogether light.
For Over Sixty Yeara
MRS. wlHsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over 80 years by millions OF mothers
for their children while teething, with perfect
success. II soothes the child softer the gums
allsys sill pain; cures wind collie, and Is the
best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately, Boil by
Druggists In every part OF the world. Twenty
FIVE cents q bottle. BE sure and ask for . MRS.
VIII slows Soothing syrup" and take no other
kind.
An average mao is never satisfied until
after he has called some other man fool
to his face at least once,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
TWO DESIRABLE EARS.

centage OF grain is increased. Soft,
chaffy kernels. though long. or kernels
with prolonged chatfy caps are not de-
sired. 1t is much better to select for
increased length of kernel than to So.
lect for small cob. Selecting for small
cob results in reducing the size of the
ear. and il is also an easy matter to
reduce the size of the cob to such an
extent that the pressure of the kernels
causes tire ear to break. Desirable
shape Of kernel is that of wedge hay
ing straight sides and edges. This
shape admits Of the kernels fitting to
gether so cOmpactly that little or no
space is wasted. The germ, the most
nutritious portion and the portion in
which is located the embryo plant.
should he large. smooth and firm.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

The annual report of Bernes o. Nor
ton of Belfast. warden of the state
presented to the Governor and council
this week, will show that the various
shops at the prison were run at profit
the past year, something that has not
happened for several Yeas Part of
the appropriation for maintaining the
institution and the running expenses
will lapse into the treasury. At the
next council meeting the pardon case of
Lewis G. Reynolds, who is serving a
sentence for breaking. entering and
larceny, will be heard.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

The most sensational and spectacular
term of court ever held in Waldo county
came to an end, last week. 1t will g.
down in history AS the term which
marked the practical wind-up of thu
liquor business in Belfast. for the TIM
being at least, as every liquor dealer il
now in jail or under bonds or driven GU
the business. 1t has been demonstrated
in Waldo county that it is possible to
enforce the prohibitoIy law with such a
sheriff as Amos r Carleton and his able
and reliable 81 aft of deputies.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
a Modern Miracle.

"Truly miraculous seemed the recovery~of
Mrs. Mollie Holt of this place." writes J. o,
X. Hooper, Woodford. Tenn, "she was so
wasted by coughing up puss from her lungs.
Doctors declared her end so near that her
family had watched by her bedside forty.
eight hours; when, at my urgent request DR.,
Kings New Discovery was given her, with
the astonishing result that improvement be-
gan, and continued until she finally COM
pletely recovered, and is healthy woman
today" Guaranteed cure for coughs and
colds. soc and SI,oo at Sampson & Azores
and G r. Fogg's, druggists. Trial bottle
free
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
a Jamaican Lady Speaks Highlylof Cham
berlaina 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 Cough Rem.
edy for coughs, Group and whooping cough
and has found it very beneficial. She has
implicit confidence in il and would not be
without a bottle of it in her home Sold by
G. K. Fogg's Drug Store, Skowhegan L. c.
Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton, Iackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
Stimulation without Irritation

In cases of stomach and live trouble
the proper treatment Is to stimulate
these organs without irritating them.
Orino Laxative Fruit syrup aids diges-
ton and stimulates the liver and bowels
without irritating these organs like pills
or ordinary cathartIcs. 1t does not
nauseate or grippe and is mild and pleas
ant to take. r. W. Bucknam
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
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CORN BREEDING.
Selection of Seed-FrOm stink In the
Field to SheIled Kernels.

Ky {. = HAItllst1-
A desirable stalk of corn is one with
out suckers, or offshoots. thick at TIT
base. with we'll developed roots, grad
ually tapering toward the top and bear
ing good ear or ears slightly below
its middle point. 1t is perhaps not ad
visable. even III the southern states. tc
obtain Il taller growth of stalk than
ten feet. and in the extreme north the
short growing season does not permit
of more than half this growth of stalk
The stalk should be free from smut OF
other disease possess well formed
blades. preferably twelve to sixteen,
and have its ears attached by an ear
stalk or shank not more than four or
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
How to Prevent nillaus 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 6. K. Fogg's Drug Store
Skowhrgan; L. c. Williams, Athens; Sulli.
van Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
FOIEYSKIDNEYCURE
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right

Pepsoids cure the worst forms of Dys-
pepsia and all other Acute or Chronic
Stomach Disorders byrepairing 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
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
nnnd, Feed Rnck For sheen.

In the care Of sheep in winter when
a good deal of hay is fed to them. il IS
necessary to have handy racks that Will
preclude the waste which often occurs
and also prevent filling the tleece full
OF halseed and the wearing off of HE
wool on the parts of the neck where
the sheep reach through to get at the
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

The little babes we're restled in bed,
I'm 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., 1906-01-18
Mixed.

Casey-'Tis hard luck about Kearney
Oh hear he had TO have his leg cut of
bechune the ankle an the knee. Cas-
tidy-Ay, the docthers decided that to
save the whole leg they'd have to cut
off part of it.-Philadelphia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

1t invigorates. strengthens and builds
up. 1t keeps you in condition physical
ly. mentally and morally That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will do.
IS cents, lea or Tablets. 6. r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

Papa-I hear you were bad girl to-
,lay and had to be whipped. Small
paughter-Mamma is awful strict. II
I'd "a known she used to be school
teacher I'd "a told you not to marry
her
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

AFTER WEAKNESS COMES STRENGTH.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is
tphdt docs It all. It's n ,oor,der ,oOrker for
tuOrnen because II is Natures remedy,
adapted TO the needs OF twentieth CEN
fury women.
No ALCOHOL, NO NARCOTIC, NO INJURI-
Gus DRUG. Made OF glyceric extracts
from roots, therefore their virtues grew
in them in Natures laboratory, viz:
Lady's Slipper root. Black Cohosh root,
Unicorn root. Blue Cohosh root, and
Golden Seal root; extracted, combined,
preserved without alcohol, by Doctor
Pterce's olDTl peculiar process. and in
the most exact proportions TO secure
the best effects.
II in need of careful, competent advice
before beginning treatment, you will re-
celve it without charge by writing and
stating your case, to DR.. Il. V. Pierce, 663
Main Street. Buffalo, n. Y. All letters
contdentially received and answers sent
in securely sealed envelopes.
II was a great sufferer for six years. p
writes Mrs. Geo Sogden. OF 641 Bonda Street.
Saginaw Mich II commenced 10 take your
FavOrite Prescription and have taken ten
bottles In all. Am now regular, after having
missed two years and suffered with pain in
the head and back. | was SO nervous could
not eat or sleep. Now | can thank you for
my recovery
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. One little Pellet is a gentle
laxative. and TWO mild cathartic.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

When one woman is unable to reply to
the keen wit OF another she gets even by
hating her and talking about her behind
her back.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

If you but knew the splendid merit of
Foley's Honey and Tar you would never
be without it. A dose or two will pre-
vent an attack of pneumonia or lagrippe
1t may save your life. F. W. Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

You will not find beauty in rouge pot
or complexion whitewash. True beauty
comes to them only that take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t is wonderful
tonic and besutifier. 35 cents Tea or
Tablets. G.. r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

A woman may not be able to convince
a man that he is mistaken, but she can
prove to his satisfaction that it is foolish
to argue with the fair sex.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18

Our idea ct a good salesman is one who
can make customer want what he sees
when he doesn't see what he wants.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
9 IEENEl&6l
Arrangements of Trains In Effect
October 9, 1905.

Trains leave SHOWN. gan follows: 6.i5, so
A. NJ, for all points West: also to Bangor
vsnceboro. st. Stephen. Houlton, Woodstock
St. John and Halifax l.35 p, NJ, for Water
vile, Oaklsr d. Bingham, Lewiston, Augusta
Gardiner and Bruins wick. Port land and Boston
Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft, Greenville Ban
goy, Oldtown, Patten and Houlton via B. B. A
R. r. and Mattawamkeag,-2.40 P. M, tmixed)
for Waierville, enabling passengers to connect
for Oakland and to take night Pullman for
Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.l6A A. NJ. mixed from Water
willie daily except Sundays.--l0.s0 A. NJ. Pas
senger from Portland, Oakland, Wsterville
Augusta and Bsngor.-ll.3 30 A. M, miE ed from
Wsterville. Sunday only and 500 P. NJ.
from all points Sundays Inly. II 80 A. 81
from Portland, Augusta and Wateryille.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. K. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r. Agent.