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The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
Frightening Up Dark Places.

There are places around many homes
that look dark and vacant all summer
when at little expense they can be
made beautiful to look upon. The east
est way to decorate these lonesome
spots is by growing some of the easily
cared for ANNALS OF the tall growing
annual plants the cosmos. nicotianas
and cleomes are among the most de-
servedly popular. The better way to
plant these is between scattered shrub
berry, although they can be used in
beds. Cosmos blooms in the fall. 1t
grows gracefully to the height of five
feet, spreading out rich, green, feath-
cry foliage, and bears an abundance OF
delicately colored single flowers on
long stems
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

The average woman is willing to pa'ch
up quarrel with her neighbor because Of
the pleasure it affords her TO rip the patch
# again.
Single blessednesS is better than double
misery.
Heavy impure blood makes muddy, pimply
compile xion, headaches. nausea, indigestion.
Thin blood makes you wea<, pale, sckly. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters makes The blood rich, red,
pure-rest res perfect health.
Marrying is to much like COMM ting
suicide You don't know whether it will
land you 10 heaven OF hades.
stops itching instantly. Cures piles. eczema
salt rheum, Ter ter, itch, hives, herpes, scabies-
Doan's Ointment. At any dtug store.
The Bible takes special pains to inform
US that thee will be no marrying in heav-
en- Why?
For mild easy action OF the bowels, single
dose of Doan'r Regulets is enough Treatment
cures habitual constipation. % cents box.
Ask your druggist for them
All women are angels -hgu'atively
speakine-and if wise they'll let II 60 at
that.
DR. Thomas Eclectric OIL is the best remedy
for u at often fatal dIsease Group. Has been
used with success III our family Tor eli ht years -
Mrs. L. WhiteacTe, buffalo, y. Y.
Alter marriage many a girl di'cov,fs
that she trifltd with the wrong man.
For over Sixty Years
Mrs. WIHsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has bee n
used for over 50 years by III lions of mothers
for their children white ttethinK, with perfect
success 1t soothes the child ,sotie 8 the gums
ahsys all pain; cures wiud conc, and Is tie
best remedy for DiaTrhoes. II will relieve the
poor little sufferer immediately. Soil by
Druggists IN every part OF he world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. he sure and ask for M RS.
Wi, slows Soothing syrup" and take no other
kind.
Some women's idea o. &c ,nomy is 20
spend less money for food and moIe for
clothes.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
Preparing For Timber Sales.

The demand for lodgepole pine ties
by the western railroads, which prefer
them to any other because of the ease
with which they take personalities,
has greatly increased the market value
of the Rocky mountain forests in
northern Colorado, Wyoming, eastern
Idaho and southern Montana, where
lodgepole pine is the predominant tree.
The forest service has completed a
working plan TO permit the sale of such
mature timber as may be safely spared
on 10000 acres in the Wyoming dlvi-
sion OF the Medicine Bow reserve. The
Medicine Bow forest reserve contains
the largest continuous body of lodge
pole pine to be found In the Rocky
mountains.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

GRAIN SMUT.
Dakota Farmers Method of Treat
ing Seed Wheat.

A Dakota Farmers Method of Treat
ing Seed Wheat.
]. II. Wilkinson In the Dakota Farm
cr gives the following method of han
ding wheat when treated for smut:
81 have seen wheat treated for smut
by sprInkling and shoveling on barn
floor; By dipping with a perforated
Icoop In a trough by filling a barrel
with wheat. then pouring on the mix
ture and after soaking letting the wa
ter off through a vent, then emptying
the wheat out and drying it; also by
using the wagon tank method. But the
quickest safest and most successful
method Is as follows: Take two boards
sixteen feet long and one foot wide
and make two troughs eight feet long.
Cut a kerosene barrel In halves to
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
THE NEW WAY TO CURE DYSPEPSIA


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
Sois
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

The farm buildings of Andrew Small
on the Pond road about one mile from
hina village were struck by lightning
about 2 p m, Monday and totally des-
'yed by the fire which followed. The
house, ell, shed and barn were all burn
ed, aud 80 fierce was the fire that even
the live stock could not be removed and
Is head of cattle persisted ip the barn
A few of the household goods were saw
ed from the house which burned last.
The loss is $2500 to $4,000 with a partial
insurance
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

Finely ground, kiln dried alfalfa hay
is called alfalfa meal and has given
satisfactory results AZ a feeding stun
The commercial article Is said to be
made from selected alfalfa and mixed
with sugar beet molasses In the pro
portion OF rs per cent alfalfa and %
DER cent molasses,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
DEATHS FROM APPENDICITIS.

decrease in the same ratio that the use OF DR..
Kings New Life Pills increases. They save
you from danger and bring quick and painless
release from constipation and the ills growing
out Of it. Strength and vigor always follow
their use. Guaranteed by Geo. +. Sampson,
C. K. Fogg, Druggists Skowhegan. 25c.
Try them.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
Out.ide the Meeting Room.

When agricultural societies of any
description are not making satlsfac-
tory progress 1t Is because they are
really doing nothing. creating nothing.
In order to be alive the society must
be aggressive. 1t must carry its tenets
and principles beyond the confines of
the meeting room and attack its prob
lens In the open.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
Eastern Steamship
Company.
kennebec Division.
Resumption of Service

commencing Thursday, April 10, 1906,
Steamer "City of Augusta" leaves Au-
gusfa at p. m Hallpwell Is, Gardi.
ner 3 35, and Richmond %, connecting
at Bath at p. M. with main line steam
er for Boston
RETURNING steamer leaves Union
Wharf, Boston, Mondays, ednesdays
and Fridays at p. m. for Bath, con-
Meeting with Steamer "City of Augusta
for Richmond, Gardiner, Hallowell and
Augusta
All cargo. except live stock. via the
steamers Of this Company. is insured
against fire and marine risk
Allen Par ridge. Agent. Augusta, Maine
C. A. Cole, Agent. Hallowell Maine.
CALVIN AUSTIN, Prest & Cent Manager,
Boston, Ma
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
DIPPING SEED WHEAT IN SACKS.

make two tubs. Set these tubs on the
granary floor nearly eight feet from
wall (see illustration and nail one end
OF the trough to the wall about six
inches above the top of the tub. Put a
concaye six inch board under each
trough to strengthen 1t and carry of
leakage. Use gunny sacks and dip one
bushel at a time, letting the grain re-
main In the mixture about two min
utes. Six sacks can be set In each
trough and will quickly drain so as to
be set on the floor. In this manner |
have dipped grain early in the morning
and sowed in an ordinary seeder after
dinner without removing the grain
from the sacks to dry. | have always
made the solution stronger than rec
commended"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

quantity of the purest Pepsin and other ex1
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
In skowhegan by c. r. FoCc, Dru
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates. and will not constipate like
nearly all other cough medicines Re-
fuse substitutes r. w. Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
a(ZL9[ NKl5lEm
Arrangements of Trains In Effect
October 9, 1905.

Trains leave Skowh gan as follows: 6.l5 s.&
A. NJ, for all points West: also to Bangor,
Vancehoro, St. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock,
St John and Halifsx.- 1885 r. NJ. for Water
willie, Oskls d, Bingham, Lewiston, Augusta,
Gardiner and Bruins wick. Portland and Bost on,
Dexter, Dover and Foxcrott, Greenvile. Ban
gor, Oldtown, Patten and Houlton via B. Il A.
r. r. and MattawaDlkeag,-2.40 =. M. tmiIed)
for Wa erville, enabling passengers to connect
tor Oakland and II take piyht Pullman for
Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS;-7.1b A. M. mixed from Water
willie daily except Sund .ys.--l0 80 A. NJ. Pas
Angus a aud Bangor.-li.3O A. NJ, mix ed from
Wsterville. Sunday only .--4.5b and 800 P. NJ :,
from all points. Sundays only, ll.30 A. N.
from Portland, Augusta and Waterville.
4EO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. f. BpOTHBY. General Pss'r. Agent.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

Among other lost arts is tlat of keeping
ones mouh closed when there's nothing
more to say.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
CnbbnRe Planting.
Push the Eggplant.

Transplant the eggplant seedlings
into good sized plant boxes and try to
get them of good size by the time they
go into the open ground. They like a
rather warm temperature at all times.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
IN THE ARD EN-

| Set out the Prizetakers into the open
ground as fast as the plants are of
proper size. Sow seed of other on
ions if you want them and of picking
onions and sets in we'll prepared soil
having rows foot apart Keep ahead
of the weeds by the free use of the
wheel hoe.
The Way with Lettuce.
Sow lettuce seed in open ground.
The soil cannot be too rich for 1t. Thin
the plants early to stand about four
inches apart. When the plants have
begun to form little heads you may
then take up and use for the table
every other plant, leaving the others to
come to full growth.
Horseradish.
Plant horseradish sets between the
rows of early cabbages or have u sepa-
rate row off one side in the garden,
where it can be given regular atten-
ton with the cultivator and hoe.
For Greens.
Sow dandelion seed in open ground
as you would SOW carrot seed, perhaps
not cutie as thiekly, and be sure TO thin
plants to stand few inches apart.
Growing Strawberries.
A plan that has worked well when
summers are hot and dry and the sun
scorching is described by a Kansas
gardener as follows: Plant strawber-
ries in spring, rows four feet apart,
plants two feet apart In the row. Cul-
tivate well until June 10, training the
runners in the row; then put between
the rows plenty of coarse stable ma
nure, but without covering the plants,
A little careful placing and tramping
will be necessary In order to get the
ground we'll covered close to the plants.
l never thought one could mulch too
heavily and have been liberal with it.
Mulch settles and rots quite fast, and
plants will root through a good depth
of it, If the season should be dry no
more attention will be required until
fall, when runners should be clipped
and weeds kept down. In practicing
this plan for eight years | have not
failed once to get splendid crop.
Cabbage Planting.
Let the cabbage plants that were
wintered over in cold frame or grown
in an early hotbed or greenhouse go in
open ground just as soon as the latter
can be made ready to receive them.
| The ground should be very rich and
kept well cultivated right along. Try
a tablespoonful Of nitrate of soda to
the plant, scattering it well around.
Push the Eggplant.
Transplant the eggplant seedlings
into good sized plant boxes and try to
nrak thnrnn az rrnnd oirn hu tho Tina thnr,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

u
hl m a anu thankful tina oloWe1h
diseases
mt re-
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
INTERESTING PRODUCT.

Expression of Opinion Concerning
the New Perennial celery"
Writing of the Silver King Hardy
Celery In Rural New Yorker w. V. +.
says: The name of Professor w. w.
Hilborn, superintendent of the Ontario
experimental farm, bennington, Ont,
being given as reference, we applied to
him for information, inclosing circu-
lar exploiting this phenomenal novelty.
Here Is his reply under date of March
10:
81 did not see the circular until last
week. They have no authority to put
my name to any such testimonial.
What ! did say was that 1T Is very
good substitute for, but would never
take the place of, celery. At the date
! gave that testimonial | had not seen
the foliage and did not recognize the
plant. We tested a large sample of
the stalks last spring. At first our
family ate quite freely of it and
thought It a very good substitute for
celery, especially as 1t came early in
the spring when there was no other.
After using Tor tnree OF louf udyS
most of the members of the family ate
very little of the vegetable. During
| the summer | saw the plant growing
and believe 1t to be the same thing we
! grew in our garden over forty years
ago. 1t was called lovage' or smell
| age The leaf is not unlike celery, but
when you crush 1t between your
thumb and fingers it has n very rank
odor not at all like celery"
The Lovage Plant.
The lovage plant is not a celery at
ALL the stalks being only useful as n
substitute in the same manner as the
blanched shoots of chlcory or fennel.
The root of lovage is long lived and
may be increased by division like rhu-
barb. 1t is quite possible that the
promoters of the new hardy celery
believe they have valuable new prod
uct and are reasonably justified in de-
manding a large Introductory price for
the roots, but IL Professor Hilborn's
F, Identification Is correct and they are
really disseminating the old and com
paratively valueless lovage plant az a
sensational novelty they cannot be in
| formed too soon.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

or woman now has the opportunity OF
possessing a strong and healthy stom-
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 a full sized bottle free by
writing the Medical Department OF The
Vic Chemical Co., Chicago. Ill.
,gIst. slnii
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, HEALTH AND vIGOR.
DR., GREENE'S NERvURA
BLOOD AND NERVE REMEDY
The Most Wonde rfu Spring Remedy Restore Health

The world cares only for youth and
vigor 1t has no use for weak nerves,
exhausted bodies, tired limbs, dull
eyes, suuken cheeks.
We have learned that youth lies
only in health. The sick man or
woman is already old. Ask them.
They will tell you how dreary they
find the world. how weary they find
life.
The secret of youth is health-the
secret of health is Dr. Greene's Ner
vura blood aud nerve remedy, which
gives To all glowing bounding health,
vigorous strengtb-tbe strong nerves
and pure blood of perfect health. Ii
was prepared by DR.. Greene after
years of study and practice among
the sick. He discovered Just what
the nerves and blood need when thew
become run down. weakened and ex-
hausted, and the result was DR.
Greene's Nervura, the worlds great
est remedy
1t awaits every weaK. weary mortal
Creep out from the dark shadow OF
Disess into the pure. life-giving "a
mosphere which comes with the Sun
of Health. DR. Greene's Nervura will
make new being of you. L. ia the
most magnificent spring tonic and re
storatiye and in all diseases of the
blood, nerves, stomach, liver and kid
neys, 1t has no equal
Miss NJ. HARrUNG go Central Avenue
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

GA - TO rita.
,..r, tbs n, Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
signature of &xHAzzzMI
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
STATEMENTS JANUARY /, 1906.

Boston Insurance Company
OF Massachusetts.
Capital q ,ooo,ooo 90
Assets Jan. /, 1900 443o,794 65
Liabilities and Capital, 7,29o,3o7 IA
Net Surplus, 2,t3o,9S7.sI
Income for 1905 1896, s6sI3
Expenditures r,588,4qso4
Premiums received in Maine 4,tazoo
Losses incurred 25,S7o 50
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
The Way with Lettuce.

Plant horseradish sets between the
rows of early cabbages or have u sepa-
rate row off one side in the garden,
where it can be given regular atten-
ton with the cultivator and hoe.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

James II. Lord Thomas Butler Ia
Sarah Vigue Joseph G Cover.
Charles Green. Samuel T. Morrill,.
Richard w Brown (2) Nelson W. Richardson.
II. {. Ormsby. Alvah Kimball Farm.
Albert G. Blunt. A. w. Gaichell.
leora NJ. Withce {. A. Ross ct al. Ia
Thomas Doogan Walter Pierce.
Chas. + Cleveland. W. K. Trask.
Island Ave. Church. Jos. p. Oak.
Rev. r. B. Mathews. Chas. b. Dodge.
Morrill, & Whiting. W. P. Ordway. (7)
Mrs c. b. Whiting. Blunt Hdw. Co.
Mrs b. +. Eaton. Clara J Williams.
Frank Thompson. Ia Ed. p Page.
Daniel Thompson. Skowhegan Pulp Co.
L. s. Allen Lila Daggett
Mrs +. l.. Walker Ia Rose f Estes t2)
Anna NJ. Parks. VIM l.. Walker.
Elmer f. Virgins. Frank P. Moore
Sarah Berry. Kate NJ Kendall
Joseph GToder. John K. Mcclellan.
N. Weston Clark. ] Palmer Merrill
Chandler ]. Dow Olive Deaey.
Joseph Lessard.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
Solid Indemnity.
The Skill OF Experience.
Fair Treatment for al years
AND DAMAGES FOR PAST TwENrY.sIx YEARS IN sKowHEGA

to OF
the entmany
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
For Greens.

Sow dandelion seed in open ground
as you would SOW carrot seed perhaps
not cutie as thiekly, and be sure to thin
plants to stand few inches apart.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03

Miss NJ HARrUNG 2sO Central Avenue
Brooklyn, n. Y, says;-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
? ARDON EXPECTED
BY MRS. BRENNAN
SHE EXPECTS A SPEEDY RELEASE
FROM PRISON.
Her Attorney Has Not as Yet De-
cided Whether or Not an Appeal
Will Be Taken, but Will Work to
Secure an Arrest Of Judgment.

E. S. Cary, attorney for Mrs. Stella
Brennan, now awaiting sentence for the
murder Of her stepdaughter, will move
for an arrest of Judgment tomorrow
morning, when his client is brought be.
fore Judge II. D. Dickinson. He stated
today that he wanted some time in
which to decide whether or not he would
make motion for a new trial.
The convicted murderess has been re-
turned to her solitary cell in the coun-
ty jail. She has slept both nights
since hearing the jury's verdict that
means for her imprisonment for life and
her appetite has not suffered. She said
today that she would not have to stay
in the penitentiary for more than q
year, as she says she expects to be par
doned out.
Local county officials hope that no
stay Of Judgment will be granted by the
court, for every day that the prisoner
is kept in jail here the county has to
pay 81 a day to the two guards, one OF
whom is with Mrs. Brennan all Of the
time; and in addition to this, there Is
the cost Of the maintenance Of the three
women.
James Brennan, the husband of the
defendant, wanted to make a New
Year IS call on the prisoner, but he was
told by Tailor Clausen that he would
have to see Sheriff Dreger, as no Wis
itors are allowed in the Jail on holi
days. The sheriff informed MI. Bren
nan g lawyer that he would have to gel
an order Of court, and up to noon this
order had not been secured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
SAYS RAILROAD TIME
CHECKS ARE AN EVIL

Time checks given by the railroads to
men employed on temporary work, such
as clearing the tracks Of snow, are, ac-
cording to G. NJ. Stocking, superinten-
dent of the Union City Mission, a great
cause Of idleness and poverty.
"The chief cause Of many men g
lying around the lodging houses doing
nothing and often in actual want,' said
Mr.. Stocking, els the time-cheek system
of paying temporary 1aborers employed
BY The railroads. These men engage to
do, say, week 8 work shoveling snow.
When they are thru they are given a
time-check and shipped back to town.
These checks cannot be cashed except
at the division office and by the payee
himself Often the payroll is not ready
when the man comes in and. will not
be for several days.
If he wants to get the money he has
earned he must lie around town until
the roll is ready. In the meantime he
is out of work and often out of money
One man whom I took in yesterday
morning had a time-check: for a gooe
sum, but not a cent Of ready money
He had deposited the check with {
hotelkeeper as security for a supper
and nights lodging valued at fifty
cents. I have had twenty-six men il
similar circumstances on my hands a
one time.
q, 1T can readily. be see>~how. this sys
TEN helps maintain class Of floating
labor, frequently out Of employment bu
always ready when the railroads want {
crew of any sort for temporary service
+ think that the time-check is to blam
fox much pauperism and perhaps som
criNe.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
LESSON is LEARNED
BY 1.-THE ERRAND Boy

Billy B. Van, "The Errand Boy,n
programs this week, is telling New
Years temperance story with moral
today. The story contains bit Of phil
osophy or rather an observation by
Mr.. Van that has not been answered.
In his show Mr.. Van does a little
stunt with the leading lady and bot
tie of wine. During the stunt he
sticks the bottle of wine in his trous-
ers pocket upside down. It is part Of
the turn to pretend that the wine leaks
over his person, but that Is only a pre-
tension. for Mr.. Van steps the neck Of
the bottle with his finger.
Yesterday afternoon, tho, the finger
came out and likewise the wine while
the bottle was upside down in the
pocket. Mr.. Van hung the wine
ator in his dressing;room. When he
turn last night they were stiff as a
board. He broke the crease in them
by hammering them over the edge Of
trunk, but still they were stiff.
just as he was completing the opera
ton and saying. things about the af
fair the Journal man and the bust
ness manager dropped in for a little
call After explaining the situation
Mr.. Van remarked, eff that stuff will
do that to your pants, what will It dc
to your stomach? I think I see why
have felt queer on two or three occa
sions when the juice went inside in
stead of out''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
ARMY is GRATEFUL
Brigadier Cousins Issues Thanks for
Christmas Contributions.

Brigadier John W. Cousins, provin-
cial commander Of the Salvation Army,
has issued a letter thanking the people
of Minneapolis for their contributions
towards the Army's> Christmas dinner
to the poor and reporting on the
amount Of food distributed. In his
letter he says: 80 $780,.
"The total donations from all sources
were y ere in advance Of last year. About
5000 uncooked dinners and 1000
cooked meals were given away. A
poor widow with crippled daughter at
home to support voiced the feelings of
many others as she looked on a we'll.
filled basket that was handed to he1
and said, all this for me-and this
fruit9' while tears Of gratitude ran
down her face. With scores Of others
she went off, happy with her basket OF
Christmas cheer. The men, women
and children at the public dinner were
equally appreciative. =, No one who saw
the poor people go Off with their bas
kets or those who sat down at the table
dinner, but was convinced that the
poorest of our city had been reached
To the aged, blind and sick, baskets oil
cheer were delivered at their homes.
q A gentleman, after making one do
nation, kindly. asked the privilege o.
paying one bin for 1893 pounds q
chicken, and 605 pounds Of turkey. HI
said since, Il enjoyed my Christina
better for doing it. A.. -. ~:.,