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The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
THE CHANCE CAME.
Dams Father Said He Never Would
Set tire River on Fire.

Several years before the discovery of
oil at Pithole an freshman named Nc
Carthy ana his son Dan came to this
country from the Emerald Isle. Dan
was Young man of twenty, but his
father looked upon him as a mere boy
and seemed 10 take delight in ridicul-
ing him before people.
"Yis, Dan is good by he would
say sarcastically. but, Danny, me by,
veil niver set the river on fire"
This was his stock witticism, and 1t
annoyed Dan. very much, but he did
his best and soon surprised the old
gentleman by securing lucrative job.
"Yis, Danny has job all right he
said. Its $3.50 a day, but the by ii
niver set the river on fire-not he"
When oil was found at Pithole, Dan
hurried to the scene and was soon
earning unusually large wages as
teamster. All the petroleum was
drawn In barrels, and teams were in
great demand. He saved his money,
bought an acre of land and soon had
well drilled that was producing 100
barrels of oil per day at $40 per barrel.
The elder Mccarthy joined him, saw
the well, received liberal gift Of mon
ey and then shook bis head ominously.
"'Tis good thing, Danny" be croak-
ed, we're dom well; but, mark me
worruds. yell niyer set the river on
FIRE, me by"
few days later food wrecked one
Of Dams small wooden tanks, the oil
ran down the river, and there was
great excitement AS Dan and his ia
Their stood on the bank watching the
oil float away Dan drew a match and
lighted it.
Father" be said coolly, 1.-The next
tonne yez say Oil niver set the river
on fire place reminder that OF had a
chance wanst and-and didn't do ut,
bedad."
Then he blew out the match.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Tragedy In the Life of a Russian
Military Officer.

Lieutenant Won Lemsberg Of the Rus
sian guards endured thirty-one years
of penal exile and penal service in ST.
IBERIA. He was In his day fine looking
and highly accomplished officer. Like
many of his fellows, he borrowed mon
ey from City Councillor Wlassow, an
old, good natured bachelor. Young Won
Lemsberg's notes continued to grow,
and the old money lender threatened to
sue unless some of them were redeem
ed. Then the young lieutenant became
engaged TO the daughter of Count To
dleben and called on Wassow to tell
him the news and to ask for time.
You wait" said he, In a sneering way.
"I'll give you wedding present to be
remembered" Believing this to have
been a threat, the lieutenant called at
the house the next day and deliberate
ly cut his throat. He opened the old
mans desk to find his promissOry notes
and discovered them neatly tied up.
marked PAID and a document by
which he would have become the heir
of the man be had murdered. Over
COile ny ItllIOis t bt sui W tbV
authorities and was sentenced to life
servitude In Siberia. Because of good
conduct his irons were taken off after
seven years. he married a woman who
went into voluntary exile to be near
relative. started a vegetable shop in
the penal settlement which grew until
1t became a great mercantile establish
To-
broke out he volunteered, became an
officer, was decorated for bravery and
received a full pardon.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Cheesecloth Enclosures.

For four seasons experiments have
been tried at the Ottawa Canada eX-
pertinent station to learn with what
success vegetables could be grown in
an inclosure maae Of ,heesecloth, che
top sides and ends Of the framewor',
being completely coyerc with cheese
cloth It has been found that lettuce
radish, beans and canli4ower succeed
best inside the inclosure and are
earlier and r,ore tender than outside.
The inelosure prevents cauihowers
and radshes from being injured b.!
the root magget. The eheesecloth Ill
closure should he Of use in cities am
towns where It Is difficult to have 9
garden owing to the injury done 10y
cats. dogs and even young children
Vegetables are tenderer. as a rule, than
those grown outside.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
The Bride Wins,

At Yarmouth. in St Nicholas church,
one of the most curious objects is
known as the Devils Chair. 1t Is
formed out of the huge jawbone Of a
whale and stands at the west end Of
the church. When fisher lasses get
married. they think 1t good for the
newly welded couple to race from the
chancel, and they believe that whoever
reaches the Devils Chair first will rule
the roost in the little household they
are about to set up.-London Graphic.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
EARN EurroMR.

Keep the crust broken up around
young plants to destroy small weeds
and conserve moisture. tooth har-
row Is the thing for this.
Here Is wrinkle In horsemanship
Instead of putting twitch on the
nose, put II on the ear and you can
make any horse say. PUSSY, pussy,
as II were
Don't make life misera BILE for the
family another season by trying to
grow poultry and garden truck on the
same piece of land. One fence VII
fence In the garden and fence out the
poultry Iowa Homestead.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

\ rather careful sta.H Of the potato
situation II Maine Its been mace b.!
l. G. Dodge. an g. ri sent into the
potato section u lie department o.
agriculture 7 GHts the industry in u
fourishing condition.
A Common Rotation.
\ common rotation il northern Maine
is 10 pillow under a clover sod from
which ole crop Of lay las been taken
and then plant the potatoes, followed
by oats, with clover sown in the oats.
The heavy clover sod is plOwed under
in the fall, securing a rich foundation
for the crop and lessenlng the tenden-
cy To scab. From | oO0 to 1900 pounds
of high grade commercial fertilizer are
used. In some cases the extra SOC
pounds of fertilizer yield an increase IL
the crop sufficient to pay for the Who'll,
/ 1000 pounds. The fertilizer cost Is $50
to $35 per acre and seems to be the
chief item in the larger expense as
compared with western potato grow
ing. Fertilizers containing high pei
cent of potash are approved, and the
Aroostook farmers object to barnyard
manure and ashes because of liability
to cause scab This system Of farming
requires but little live stock, and the
clover, hay and oats obtained in the 70
tatlon are often sold off the farm.
Spraying to Control Blight.
Most of the large growers spray with
bordeaux mixture 10 control blight. On
some farms the potato beetles are so
scarce that the paris green spraying Is
not considered necessary The spray
Ing season extends from the first OF
July to the middle of August, the mum
Der of sprayings depending on the
weather
Potatoes are generally planted with
machine planter In rows three feet
apart and twelve TO fifteen inches IN
the rows. Cultivation begins within
week after planting, using the horse
hoe and slightly killing the rows. Then
follows the two horse cultivator when
the potatoes begin to break the ground.
Cultivation is repeated about once
week alternating horse hoe with the
cultivator. and giving altogether five
to seven civilizations.
Equipment of Large Farm.
For equipment Of large farm grow
Ing fifty acres Of potatoes yearly are
required two men and two teams, with
two sulky plows, two spring tooth har
rows, one planter, one two-horse rid
ing cultiyator, one horse pillow, one pc.
tato sprayer, one digger; total cost of
machinery. 500.
As compared with western potato
growing the chief points of advantage
seem to be the use of heavy clover sod
thorough cultivation by machinery
thorough spraying for blight and, In
general, the USE of machinery in every
part of the process of raising and
handling the crop.-American Cultiva-
for
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Cottinq PIGS.

During the summer season "cotting
and yardlng cannot be excelled as q
means of handling nearly all classes OF
pigs. Cots are especially desirable fol
dry brood sows and young males ant
females being reared for breeding pur
poses, Their great advantages are
that they provide an abundance OF
fresh air, sunshine and exercise.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
To Raise a Carcass or weioht.

One of my neighbors uses a kind Of
derrick for lifting carcasses or other
heavy weight. says a writer in Amer
lean Cultivator. After lifting the hog
or steer Is hung from a common sta
tionary butchers hook. The litter Is
substantially made. the post being o.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Notice of Foreclosure

Whereas, John X. Nye. OF WRterN lie i.'
nebec County. state OF Maine by ms 'I'
re deed dated the tenth day OF APP.
deeds, Book 276 Page 10. on eyed 10 MT
undersigned certain parcel of real tSl".'
uate in said Somerset County aud lohI'
follows: one hundred acres oil my
mon and undivided. in township two,
three, west of the kennehec river, son
County. being an undivided interes' D"
hundred and sixteen and two thiTd7 ''
said I'VE by William H. Moore, by deed
ed the 18th day of May 1904, and reeoI
the Somerset Registry of Deeds OIL -''
81. And whereas the condition oil saii
gage has been broken now therefor
Son of the breach OF the condition thc''
claim foreclosure of said mortgage
Bangor June 10Th. 1907. ......,.,......
3w26 HANS CHRIST EN -
BY T. p Norwood his Attot"''
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Forever sixty Years

MRS MISSIONS SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over 80 years by millions of mothers
for their children while teethng, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child. softens the
gums allays all pain; cures wind collie. and Is
the best remedy for piarrhoea 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists IN every part of the world. TWEEN
ty-iVe cents n bottle. BE sure and ask for
Mrs Winslow's Soothing syrup. and take
no other kind. Guaranteed under the Food
and Drug Act, June Both, 1905, Serial Number
IOqS
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
HE FIRED THE STICK.

have fired the walking-stick I've carried
over 30 wears, on account of a sore that re
sisted every kind of treatment, until | tried
Bucklen's Arnca Salve; that has healed the
sore and made me a happy man." writes
John Garrett of North Mills n. c. Guar
anteed for Piles. Burns, etc. by Sampson &
Avore and G. K. Fogg, druggists 25c,
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
An Invaluable
Family
Remedy
Hampden Corner, Me.

Hampden Corner, Me,
August "a, 1906.
Would say in regard to L. F. At
woods Bitters they are invaluable IN
cases of indigestion, biliousness SICK
headache, etc. l would not be with,
out them in the house for family use
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. Mary Stevens.
The II. FL Atwood's Bitters have
earned a great reputation by relieving
sickness and promoting health They
are the family physician the great
household remedy in thousands 81
homes-always handy-always safe-aI-
ways reliable and efbcauous. At me
store, 35c.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

"Was no one injured in the railway
collision. COUNT
"No. but nevertheless 1t was a most
painful situation. First. second, third
and fourth class passengers all min
gled together! Simply unheard off,
Fliegende Batter.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
DIAGRAM Fon MARKING ROWS.

the line When we plant day after
day, we do not take up the lines at
night but simply loosen one end to
prevent their breaking from shrinkage.
The time to wind up the lines would
cost far more than they are worth.
We can better afford to buy new lines,
say every two years.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
David DaIey's
Decision
To try Father Johns
Medicine Results ir
Health and Strength.

Last September
. got a very stub
Jorn cough which
could not get rid
Z. Hearing ofFa-
her John $ Medi-
line, l decided to
ny that wonderful
'emedy. Before the
second bottle=vas
used, the cough
ad left me. I con-
inued taking il and
became stronger
han I ever was
.F1r In H.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
First CUTTING of Alfalfa.

The first cutting of alfalfa contains
more protein than the later cutting,
and the hay will be richer in this con-
stituent II cut at the beginning Of
bloom, according to Farming. From
then till half bloom II Is at Its best
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

,ommenl Father Johns Medicine to
my person suffering from a cough Of
cd" SAYS David Daley of SCI HeveS
s., Manchester. y. Fl.
AS body builder. Father Johns
Medicine has no equal
Cures all throat and lung troubles,
not a patent medicine and free from
poisonous drugs or alcohol, so years in
use
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

chestnut, taperinp
from eight inches
at the bottom tc
three and one-half
inches ut the top
Make the iron bear
ings connecting arm
and w heel Will
stout wrought iron
two inches de. aS
there are strain and
liability Of break
ing AT these points
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Money Crop For Careful Growers.

AS a money crop for careful growers
onions are In many sections very de
slrable. Though the price varies with
different years. If reasonable amount
f raised each season without regard
to the price the preceding year onions
Will generally average a good profit.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
a Canine Secret.

You can always tell the people who
are unhappy from the look of their
faces" said the tired woman, but If
you look out into the court Of morn
ing you never can tell which dog it Is
that has cried all night and kept you
awake. New York Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
The confession OF evil works is the
beginning of good works.-Augustine

No greater mistake can be made
than TO consider lightly the evidence
of disease in your system. Don't
take desperate chances on ordinary
medicines. Use HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
let's. G. R. Fogg.
If you ever get even with fellow
that does you wrong you will have to
drop to his level. Revenge is sweet,
but if fellow has to do that, revenge
costs too much.
Never can tell when you'll mash a finger
or suffer n cut, bruise. burn or scald. BE pre-
pared. Dr. Thomas Ecectric oil instantly
relieves the pain-quickly cures the wound
Nothing can be more noble than the
frank admission of wrong
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

Get a free sample of DR.. Shops "Health
Coffee" at our store. If real coffee disturhs
your Stomach, your Heart or Kidneys. then
try this clever Coffee imitation. DR.. Shoop
has closely matched Old Java and Mocha
Coffee in flavor and taste. yet it has not a
single grain of real Coffee in it. DR.. Shops
Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure
etc. Made in a minute. No tedious wait,
You will surely like it. Sold by G.. r. Fogg
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

FARM DERRICK The wheel wa.
from an old chain pump. 1t stopped
when wanted by blocking spoke y
blacksmith helped make the iron parts
The litter can be used without a wheel
simply winding the haul rope around &
peg in the post to hold at the right
place
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
4RAgsSzzA{tsex
sNAsAHA
THE CELERY CROP.
Unique Method of Marking Straight
Rows by DIAGRAMS.

The old saying, More crops grow In
crooked than in straight rows may
find favor with some growers, but Gel
cry growers get best results from
straight rows. Straight rows look
more workmanlike. and IN cultvatinR,
blanchlng and harvesting straight eel
cry rows are a necessity. To enable
one man to mark out straight rows IN
the quickest possible way we stretch
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
SOMERSET TRACTION co.
Summer Arrangement Of Cars
Effective Monday, June IL, Z

~ ~ 700 900 II 9os
LEAVE
63o73 $50
ARRvEM ms
100 500 1000 II oo 4so
~ 500 900 II roo $50
IRhyE
AspvHs S'' ' ' ' ~ ~ -
ubett ell
Gloss connections Ce
for a npGnsE adW and n D.
M al
M al t94
with
hi land eeanas $50
specialize Furnishe n In
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Generally speaking, the sensational
is always degrading,

Don't let the baby suffer from eczema
sores OF any itching of the skin. Doans ONT
ment gives instant relief cures quickly. Per-
fectly safe for children. All druggists sell IL
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

Trains leave Skowhegan follows: stsA NJ, ior
Oakland, Lewiston, Wateryille Augusta, Bruns"l.s,
Portland, Boston, Montreal and Quebec.-8 IS NJ.
for Somerset Railway, Moosehead Lake and all points
west; also to Bangor and Bar Harbor.-I2 IS +. VI
for Somerset Railway. doosehead Lake. WaiervlIe,
Oakland, bingham Lewiston, Augusta, Gardner and
Brunswick, Portland and boston Dexter, Dover and
Foxcroft, Greenville, Bangor, Odtown, Fancstofo.
Maritime Provinces, II. John and Halifax, b " A.
r K
SOP NJ tmixed) for Waterville enabling pssser-
gers 10 connect with express for Lewiston. banyIt
lunc., Portland, Boston and with through sleeper 70
New York. and tate night Pullman for Pori'auG
and Boston and all points east; also with the o-d
train leaving atervle AT Gag NJ. for So. Gardner
and way stations sundays only. o3o +. Io' wa
terville.
ARRIVAL - 20 A. NJ. mixed from Water".s'
10 40 A NJ passenger from Portland, brurs@l x.
Augusta. Oakland Wsterville and anger I'D r.
NJ. from all points.-9 o. ?. n from oston. ~
land and Lewiston and points east 10 40 A. NJ
Sundays only, Portland, Lewiston, Winthrop. '"-
land, Brunswick, Gardiner, Augusta and "a'er''e
also from bangor and way stations .
GEO +, W : Wee Pres and Gcu 70
+ BOOTH Y, General Pas>r Ar-'"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
Travelling "For Health"

"My doctor recommends Europe"
q "Going?"
Dunno yet My lawyer seems to
think Canada will do" - Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27

A man who has no will of his own is
characterless.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
People generally sheer on thing
they can never acquire.

III stop your pain free. To show you first
before you spend psnny-what my Pink
Pain Tablets can do, will nail you free, a
Trial Package Of them-Dr. Shops Head
ache Tablets, Neuralgia, Headache Tooth
ache, Period pains, etc, are due alone to
blood congestion. Dr. Shops Headache
Tablets simply kill pain by eoaxing away the
unnatural blood pressure. That is all. Ad-
dress Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis Sold by G.
X. Fogg.
If men were compelled to practice
what they preach most of them would
give up the preaching habit.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-27
POTATOES IN MAINE.
The Industry In Flourishine State
Expense of Fertilizers.

\ rather careful stay Of the potato
situation II Maine Its been mace b!
l. G. Dodge. an g. ri. sent into tn,
potato section u lie department Of
agriculture. L aHts the industry in
q ..,,rt-t.f,,4, y5.,.tsti.n
The Marshall republican., 1907-07-05
Sank Her Barge

The steamer G w. LYONS. towing
three barges VI Portland cement from
ksnsAs City To New Orlesns, struck .
nigh bar 10 the bird sh"ve Miami
md lost % oi the bargts Tuesday
afternoon,
The ooat wss tskicg souadipgs al
he time aud Thought the water was
su~ficieptly deep until the foremost
barge struck,
The three bsrges we're arranged two
abreast aud me 10 front. THE front
barge struck the bar and broke tie
ropes thus releasing the three bsrges.
The drst barge upset aud sank with
5000 sscks Of csmsuS. One at ths
other bargps was tied up IA the bark
but tie other drifted rapidly down
stream. Three OF the crew gave chase
III n skin sud ucees dsd 10 lsudipg
The barge iost below Miami,
The Lyon lay a the Sbarf Tuesday
night aud proceeded On her journey
Wednesday a~itsreoou.-Miam. News.
The Marshall republican., 1907-07-05

iirhere. Bob. 7 thought you would
know II was time TO wake up" She
bent over and kissed him on the
eyes again with the loving srdor q
child bestows upon its pets.
He slowly rose 10. his feet. I could
see from his eyes and the shudder
that went over him a. he caught sight
OF the paper or the desk that he was
himself; that memory OF the happen.
ings OF the day had not fed In his
sleep. He rose TO his full height. his
head went up. and his shoulders back.
but only from habit and for an IN.
slant. Then he folded Beulah Sands
10 hts breast and dropped his head
upon her shoulder. He scbbed like q
father with the corpse OF his child.
Why. Bob, my Bob. IN this the way
you treat your poulnh when she's let
you sleep 30 your beautiful eyes
would be pretty for the ~weddlng7 Is
this the way 10 act before this kind
man who has come 10 take US 70 the
church? Naughty. naughty Bob"
looked AZ her. At Bob. In horror.
I was BEGINNING 10 realize the abso-
lutte, deafness OF this woman From
thefnrst look had known that her
mind had fed. but knowledge Is not
always realization. She did not even
know whs I was. Her mind was dead
b all but the man she loved. the
mar who through all those long days
u her suffering she had silently wcr
shipe1. ro all but him she vas new
Born.
A. the sound OF "weddisa.'
-ehurch." Rch's head slowly rose from
Aer shoulder. saw h,s decision the
Instant 7 csusht h!s eye; reaiitst
sAe useiesfrese Of opposing Il. s.4.
sick et heart and horsihed. 7 listened
- he sale N q voice row calm ans
soothing 40 that OF q father to HE
sAiid; yes. Beuiah. my darling. Z
Asve slept too long. Bob has bese
saughty. bat We will make up for
kst time. Get your hat and CLOAK
and wen hurry 70 the church. or vs
viii be late"
With q laugh OF Joy she followed
him TO the closet where hung the
nttle gray turban and the pretty gray
Racket. He took them from their Pc
and gave them 10 her.
met q word. Jim" he bade ms. IN
The name Of God and all our friend
ship. not Q word. Beulah Sands win
~ my wife ~ oon a. I can hnd Q
minister to marry us. II 10 best. best.
n IL right. II 10 as God would have
\, or I am not capable Of knowing
right from wrong. Anyway. II 10 what
will be. She has no father. no moth
~. nc sister, nc = TO protect and
shield her. The system has robbed
Der OF all IN life. even OF herself. Of
everything. Jim. but ms. ! must try
y win her back TO herself. OF TO make
her new world . happy one-a happy
zee for her" adj 5 W
ITO Be continusdJ