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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

In the matter of Andrew F. Tibet s
bankrupt In bankruptcy
To the Honorable Clarence Hale. Judge Of the
District court of the United states for the Dis
trct Of Maine.
Andrew F. Titbetts Of itsneid, in the
County of Somerset, and State of Maine, in SAID
District respectfully represents, that on the III h
day OF March, last past he was duly adjudged
to bankruptcy: that he has duly surrendered
all his property ard rights of property, and has
full, Inplied with all the requirements II said
Acts and OF the orders of Court touching bic
bankruptcy.
Whereof e he prays that he may be derreed
by the Court To have full discharge from all
debts pruvable against his estate under SAID
ban ruptcy Acts. exc-pt such dsot- as are en-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated tins 9tl day of september, A. D, 1907
Andrew F. hbbetts, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THESt ON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
Oh this l4,h day Of september, A d. 1907 on
reading the foregoing petition, IL l.,
Ordered by the Court, that hearils be had upon
the B. me on the +th da. of October. A. ID. 1907,
before said Cont at Portland. in said District.
At IL o'clock in the forenoon; and that NOTICE
thereof be published in The Somerset Reporter,
Newspaper printed In said District and that
all known creditors. and OF her persons In interest
cause. II any they have. why the prayer OF sal
petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t IL further Ordered by the Court. that
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known credit
ors copies of said petition and this order. ad'
dressed 70 them At their places Of residepct
as stated.
Winners the Honorable CLARENCE HALE,
Judge of the said Court and the seal thereof. at
Portland, in said District, on tht 18th day Of
&. 81 JAMES E. HEwEY, Clerk.
true copy OF petition and order thereon.
iwss Attest: JAMES z. HEWEY, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19

binder over cutting by hand or sled
harvester Is the amount of work which
can be accomplished per day and the
general ease with which the work can
be done. One disadvantage which may
be credited to the corn binder Is that
1t knocks off more or less ears Of corn.
Binders consist essentially of dividers
passing one on each side of row of
corn and of cutting and binding de-
vices. A bundle carrier is usually also
attached
The present form of shocker consists
essentially of dividers revolving Ia
BILE for assembling the shock and
crane for removing 1t. The knives and
fywheel attachment for cutting the
stalks are similar to those used on the
corn binder.
Corn shockers cost about as much as
binders and weigh approximately the
same. The wear and tear on the
shocker Is probably not 80 great as on
the binders The shocker requires tba
work of but one man, whereas the
binder requires besides the driver two
or three men to follow and set up the
shocks. The corn shocker seems to be
the machine that meets the require
ments of owners Of small farms who
do their own work. 1t requires a man
of more ability to run a Germ shocker
than to operate a corn binder on &C
count of the numerous movements the
operator has to go through all at the
proper time In removing the shock
from the machine
From replies to questions we have a
total cost of harvesting corn with
shocker of $1.O8 per acre compared
with the cost Of 81 10 per acre for har-
vesting with a sled harvester and $1.50
per acre for corn binders or by hand.
The manual labor In harvesting corn
Ia the least when using the shocker.
The shock made by the corn shocker Is
not so easily loaded on a wagon as Is
that made by corn binder, as the IN
dlvidual bundles may be loaded with
pitchfork, whereas the whole shock
made with shocker can best be load
cd at once with some form of loading
device or horsepower derrick
The corn binder Is we'll adapted for
cutting corn for the silo, as the bun
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
HANDLING the Tomato Crop.

The most Important part Of the han
ding OF tomato crop is the picking,
sorting and packing. II wisely and
carefully done the results will be very
satisfactory. In picking tomatoes for
the market first go through the patch
searching closely for all the sound,
smooth ones which are in the turning
stage-that Is. with a slight shade Of
redness In color, yet green and firm.
l never pick any cracked or disfigured
tomatoes to ship to the market says
a writer In American Agriculturist.
Those that are smooth and uniform
In size are placed In crate baskets on
their sides, with the blossom end up.
so as to show TO the best advantage.
l do not crate anything but No. in a
No. package and No. 2 quality in Il
No. 2 package. Anything inferior to
No 2 will not pay to crate and ship.
l find by observing this rule l save
the cost Of many crates, also the trans
portation charges on them, as well as
the labor of putting them up, and OBJ
tain better prices for what do ship.
When picking for the market l pick
only No. l fruit first and then pick
the No. 2 fruit. 1t Is seldom that
ship any No. 2 fruit. / find by not
picking the cracked and disfgured to-
matoes green, but letting them remain
on the vines to ripen to the right stage
for canning purposes more money can
usually be realized from them than If
packed to ship. There is always some
one ready to purchase No 2 fruit to
can for winter use. In this way It
can readily be disposed of at good
price. / never overlook the great i'm
portance of packing my fruit carefully
and honestly and true to brand. Good
fruits and vegetables properly han
died are always in demand at fair
prices.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
THE PLUM.
Most Luscious Fruits When
ProperIv Grown.

EFoPStiy 0iSWb'
following interesting communi
cation In regard to growing the plum,
especially in Massachusetts, is given in
Country Gentleman:
Next to the peach the plum Is the
most important fruit grown anywhere
In the temperate regions. In many To-
calities it Is even more important than
the peach. This observation holds true
In Massachusetts, for, while In some
sections the peach is a valuable fruit
and even an important commercial
crop, there are other sections where ii
cannot be grown. Plums of some sort
can be grown, however, in every town
In the state.
This much wider adaptability of the
plum Is due to two causes. First, there
are many different varieties, derived
from very different species, some of
which thrive on one soil and some on
another, so that plums may be selected
for every kind of tillable soil Second.
these different species vary great deal
as to hardness. While some of them
are more tender than peaches, others
are even harder than apples so that
they may be grown in cold districts
and exposed situations. In spite of all
its good points the plum Is sadly neg
Iected. In fact, ii Is a rarity TO find an
adequate supply of good plums on any
farm in Massachusetts There are a
few trees on almost every farm, but
the sad fact is that a majority of them
are mere breeding places for black
knot Only few ever bear fine, sound,
clean fruit
AS Dessert Fruit.
Yet the plum is one Of the most lus-
cious fruits when properly grown and
well ripened on the tree. For eating
out of hand it is surpassed by the
peach alone. AS a dessert fruit Ii has
no superior, while for canning 1t easi-
Iy ranks next to the peach, and for
jelly making 1t completes for first place
with the red currant.
Unfortunately the general impression
has grown up that the plum is diff
cult fruit to grow. In q certain sense
this Is so. But when looked at fairly
the plum Is found to be as easily man.
aged as any other crop. The difficulty
Is that men have considered it to be OF
secondary importance and therefore
have not given the same careful atten-
ton to 1t that they have to what they
consider more important crops.
Not Difficult to Grow.
The plum is really no more difficult
to grow than corn, tobacco or straw
berries There are a few principles
which have to be understood and u
few details which have to be carefully
attended to, but these requirements
have to be met with every other croI
In order to make 1t a success.-F. A
Waugh, Massachusetts Agricultural
College.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Z arm dno
Garden
CORN HARVEST.

The Binder For Silaee Corn-The
Shocker on Small Farms.
BY c. J. ZINTHEO, ONCE of Experiment
Stations
The corn binder Is used to greatest
advantage In fields where the corn is
check rowed, as 1t Is possible to cut
around q block, keeping the machine
constantly IN operation. Average re-
suits taken from several hundred re-
plies received to a letter of inquiry
sent to farmers in different sections of
the country indicate that for all CON
ditions of corn the total cost per acre
OF harvesting corn with a corn binder
is $50 The advantage of the corn
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
DrN Land For Shnnn.

II Is generally well known that
sheep require reasonably dry eli
mate and land that Is well drained, but
II often happens that farmers under
take TO raise sheep on bottom land
and on land that Is too wet to pillow
for crop. II sheep are kept on such
land for any length of time, trouble
is sure to follow. remarks Farm Press
Sheep cannot stand wet feet and they
must have dry ground to sleep on at
night. Sheep lie down a great deal
when Eliminating. Unless the ground
Is dry and warm they are sure to
suffer. Besides foot rot, internal para
sites that affect sheep are worse on
wet land, The hoof Of the sheep is
golden only when the hoof is dry.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
A HUMANE APPEAL

A humane citizen of Richmond, Ind, Mr..
U. d. Williams. 1907 West Main ST., says
al appeal to all persons with weak lungs to
take Dr. Kings New Discovery the only
remedy that has helped me and fully comes
up to the proprietor's recommenr alton" 1t
saves more lives than all other threat and
lung remedies put together Used as a
cough and cold cure the world over. Cures
asthma, bronchitis, Group, wheoping cough,
quinsy, hoarseness. and phthisic, stops hem
orrhages of the lungs and bull them up.
Guaranteed at G. r. Fogg and Sampson &
Azores drug store. soc and sIoo. Trial
bottle free.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Notice OF First Meeting Of Creditors

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Maine in Bankruptcy.
In the IN after OF
Flint b. Moody, In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors of Flint b. Moody OF
Scion, in the County of Somerset and
District aforesaid, bankrupt Notice Is
hereby given that on the 18th day OF Sept, A.
d. 1897, said Flint b. Moody was duly adjudi-
Gated bankrupt, and that the first meeting OF
his creditors viii be held at Daniel Lewis Of
fice, in Skowhegan, Maine, and District afore-
said on the 9Th day OF October.-A. D. 1907,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine the bank
rupt, and transact such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
septic m Der i6, A. ID. 1907. 1w9S
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee in Bankruptcy
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
TOOK DR.. TRUE'S ELIXIR
AND 6oIwELL

DR.. TRUE, DEAR SIR
For more than three months one of my
children had been troubled with spells &
vomiting and symptoms of fever nearly
every week, together with canker-sor,
about the nose and mouth. | obtaint d
about two weeks ago, two bottles of yotf
Elixir, and before the first bottle was =
hausted the sores were entirely heait4 4,
and no appearance of his vomiting q
fever-spells has ever returned. | real
believe that the lives of thousands 81
children suffering from worms or canket
might be saved by timely and judicioas
use of your Elixir" Yours truly,
J. L. HAMMETT.
This is only one OF hundreds of such tesii-
monials This marvellous remedy has bet
made and sold by DR.. j. F. True d Co. for
fifty-six years, and in all that time nothing
but words OF praise have been bestowe d
upon 1t. This is what Mr.. Wing thinks Oft.
AUBURN, Me.
DR.. TRUE, DEAR SIR
For the past seven years l have cor
stantly kept supply of your Elixir l..
my house, and it never failed to give
prompt relief. 1t has been great bless
ing to my children, and unsolicited give
you this tribute of gratitude, hoping the
merits of your unrivaled family medicine
may be widely known and appreciated.
Very respectfully yours,
> CHAS. E. WING.
Even though worms may not be found
present DIR. Trues Eli xir tones up the stomach
and liver. Read what DR.. J. Haley, of Bruins
wick, thinks OF 1t:
"It is safe and efectual remedy. For
worms 1t has no equal, and is an excellent
remedy for canker of the mouth and throat -
DR.. True's Elixir is sold by druggists every.
where at 35c, &c., and 81 90 per bottle. The
booklet, ''Children and Their Diseases,' viii
be sent free by simply addressing Dir. J +
True Il Co.. Auburn, Ne. We have n special
treatment for tape.worm. Send for free book.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
300 Barrels Apples
In Season
g Acres $I,SOo.

Rich, loamy soil, level fields, cutting IL
tons OF hay, spring watered pasture for
head of stock. The milk and cream can be
sold near; wood for home use; orchard that
produces 300 barrels OF choice grated fruit in
season; less than two miles to large village,
with shoe shops and other factories; elm and
maple shade, telephone in house, and easy OF
access to Portland; 10-room house, painted,
and barn 40x60, with cellar, hen houses; in a
good far ming town, among the best OF neigh
bors. On account OF other business have re.
duced price and will include valuable 100 Id.
horse for only 81, 800 Write w. u. HUTCH
ms, In care BURLINGTON BROS, Coal,
Augusta, Maine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Where Broccoli In Grown.

Where there Is thin or poor onion
crop 1t may be worth while where
broccoli is grown to put out some
plants in the thin places. The firm soil
suits this crop well, and even II crow
bar has TO be used to plant them with
they will be none the worse for 1t.
Plants so treated are much harder
and stand the winter better than Others
that grow quickly on loose, heavily ma
nured soils.-Gardening
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
BARNARD Manure,

Perhaps the best source of humus is
stable manure containing both the liq-
uid and the solid excrement, especial.
enous foods. Even poor quality OF
barnyard manure, which has had much
Of the plant food leached out OF II, has
considerable value because of the hu,
mus II makes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Hoofs of YounQ Horses,

The hoofs OF young horses often be
come overgrown when the latter are
running on very soft pasture land, and
It is necessary in such cases TO have
the feet pared down to their regular
shape; otherwise the hoofs may be-
come permanently misshapen or the
feet may assume an irregular position
National Stockman and Farmer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Milk For Pins.

There may be a few men here and
there who can grow a bunch Of pigs
without milk as well as with, but they
are few and expert. Sweet skim milk
has as yet no equal as a bone building
flesh making food, in my opinion, re-
marks a writer in Iowa Homestead.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19

If real coffee disturbs your Stomach, youi
Heart or Kidneys. then try this clever C"ffet
imitation Or. Shops Health Coffee. DIR
Shop his closely matched old Java anc
Mocha Coffee in flavor and taste, yet it has
not a single grain Of real Coffee in it. Or
shops Health Coffee Imitation is made
from pure toasted grains or cereals, with
Malt. Nuts, etc. Made in one minute. NJ
tedious long wait You will surely like it
Get free sample at our store. G. r. Fogg
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19

To question, "What is a woman?"
the Turk answers, "a prisoner; the
Albanian, "a slave"; the Servian,
"a servant"; the Bulgarian, "a COM
panion"; the Greek, " a queen"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of Lester L. Adsms
Bank rupt. IN bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge OF the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the Distric,
)f Maine.
Lester E. Acans of Madison. In tht
County OF Somerset, an d State of Maine, In sale
District, respectfully represents. that on tb
18th day or december last past he was duly
auJudged bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress
relating To bankruptcy; that he has duly sur
rendered his property and rights of properly
tnd mas fully complied with all the requirement.
i sai'i Acts and of the orders OF Court touchint
MS bankruptcy.
Wherefore be prays, that he may be decreed
by the Court to have a full discharge from al
debts provable against his estate under saiG
bankruptcy Acts. except such debts as are OK
cepted by law from such discharge.
Date1 this 10th day of Aug t, A. ID. 1907.
Leste. Adams, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
DISTRICT OF MAINe, So
On this ,4:h day OF septic A. D., 1857, oil
reading the foregoing petition, 1t is
Ord. red by the Court That a hearing be hac
upon the same on the 4th day OF October,
ID. ls7, before said Court at Portland, in sale
District. at II o'clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The Somerset
Reporter, newspaper printed in said District
and that all known creditors. and other persons
In interest, may appear at the said time ano
place, and show cause, II any they have, why thu
prayer of said petitioner should not be granted
And IL Is further ordered by the Court. Thai
the Clerk shall send by mail To all known cred
itors cop les of said petition and this order, ad
dressed TO them at their places Of residence a.
stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale, Judge
4 the said Court, and the seal Thereof. at Port
land, in said District, on the 14th day Of
IL = JaMEs E. HEwEy, Clerk.
true copy Of petition and order thereon.
lw38 Attest: JAMES HEWEY. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
Near Farmipqtop, MAipe
IS Acres $1,000.

Splendid dairy farm, With milk, butter anc
cream sold at door; brook watered pasture
trees wood and timber for home use; neal
school, height ors, store, churches, with mai
delivered: good Groom house shaded by
naples; barn 36x 10; tie-up for head: 100 rod
to river Price only 81 800, half cash, rs sale
must be made on account OF other business.
c.. p. WHITTIER, Pennington, Maine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
HOW TO TELL IF
YOU HAVE WORMS
THE REMEDY THAT
QUICKLY ExPELS THEM

The common symptoms of worms in child
rem and adults are :-Paleness OF the face witt
occasional flushing; indigestion accom- pan iet
by an unnatural appetite at times fou
tongue and offensive breath itching nose
vomiting; grinding OF the teeth during sleeI
swelling ofthe upper lip; hard swelled bowel
gripping or collie pains also commissions am
many other unaccountable nervous symp
toms, which, II not checked in time, lead OIL
10 a0m AfhinQ aariQuR.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19

dies are bound into convenient size to
be loaded ON q wagon. However, this
saving of labor is accomplished at the
cost of Irvine, which remains around
the bundles for less than an hour and
is a total waste when cut.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19

A woman laughs when she can and
weeps when she wills.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19
KINEO To OAKLAND

Runs daily, except Saturday.
tStops on signal or notice to Conductor
qSundays only.
For trains where there is no time shown al Bingham
passengers will take and leave train at Moscow
CONNECTIONS
AT Oakland with Maine Cen,ral Railroad. At som.
erset Junction. with Canadian Pacific Railway AZ
Kineo Station with Coburn Steamboat COMPANY oi
all points on Moosehead Lake. Al Norridge*oes
with stages for Skowhegan, Smthheld and Mercer,
A; Arson for Sawyer's Mills. At North Ana1 'o'
North and West New Portland. Dead Riyet az.
staff and Eustis. At Bingham for Fork, VI 7lse
River May6eld, Kingsbury and Abbott.
GEO. F. EVANS. Vice President
F. E. BOOTHBY. General Passenger Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19

Even though worms may not be found
present DR.. Trues Eli xir tones Up the stomach
and liver. Read what DR.. J. Haley, of Bruins
wick, thinks OF 1t:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-30
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
BY BRYAN CORRESPOND Mt
sneclal Corrcsnond den 90

Special Correspondence
n RYAN, Ida, March 27--AIlss Lo.
n rena England OF this place and AT.
va Benson OF Hyrum, Utah, were
married I'm the Logan temple The Goth
inst A reception Will he rendered the
yOune couple when they return home
Friday. the 29th, under the auspices
OF the local Y NJ and Y, L. NJ. ]. A.
rhe comedy, Miss Topsy ruryy," win
be presented by members of The assoc
Citations. the proceeds Of which Will bo
used tn send delegates to ihc Confer-
ence at salt Lake In the early part OF
june
Abralm Hatch has gone 10 sodn
Springs 10 take charge of several bands
OF sheep Tor his cousin, IiS. Hatch He
rs preparing Ia tlkn several men with
him as helders
The present winter has been very mild
and farmers are us A consequences pret-
~ We'll advanced with their snTins
blowing although there has been more
wet weather this month than any oiher
month for a good many years, II haY-
ing talNed nearly every day for the past
two weeks Monday night one OF the
Wbrst billiards Of the winter struc
this place and considerable snow fell,
which. together with what rain has tat
len has made the roads almost impos-
sable for teams Wednesday night the
2Olh inst, Witnessed another gale but
II did no damage except 10 the 'peel
DUNN" which was blown down aud
part OF II flrewn upon the railroad
track
Ifshop w r Lindsay aud Ralph rs,
Robson have gone TO MUD Lake
where they have an Irrigation PROPOSE
tion In hand,