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The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

If you want to have smooth sailing,
just grant that every fellow totes as
much gray matter in his pate as you
do, and that your hearts are about the
same size.
Farmers. mechanics, railroaders, laborers
rely on Or. Thomas's Eclectric OIL Takes
the sting out of cuts burns or bruises at
once. Pain cannot stay where II Is used
Help us to remember that greater
than any church or creed is kindness.
No girl ever sees a good looking
young man without speculatively
wondering whose sweetheart he Is.
Don't think that piles can't be cured.
Thousands OF obstinate cases have been
by Doans Ointment, 80 cents at any drug
store.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

The one whom my soul loveth sent
away starved for a word of endear-
ment, and l set feast before a beg
gar whose need was only food that
any one might have given him.
Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Tongue
coated? Bitter taste? Complexion sallow?
Liver needs waking up. Doans Re ulets
cure bilious attacks. y cents at any drug
store.
The willy fatterer still stands head
and shoulders above the one who is
too full OF mean suspicious to be fiat
tered.
"Generally debilitated for years. Had sick
headaches, lacked ambition, was worn out
and all rundown. Burdock Blood Bitters
made me O well woman.'-Mrs Chas Fret
toy, Moosup, Conn.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Origin of sausage temporarily and
substantially has been In doubt In the
minds OF a good many folks for long
time. The Butchers Advocate Is an-
thorlty for the statement that 1t dates
back to the year S97, when it contained
much the same elements as the French
Canadian blood pudding Not until the
tenth century was sausage made from
hashed pork. 1t was not until about
1900, following the introduction of Gin
namon and saffron into Germany, that
the savory Frankfort sausages acquir-
ed an international reputation. which
they have maintained up to the pres
ent
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Charles b. IIutchins of Mercer in
the County OF Somerset state of Maine by his
mortgage deed dated the lith day of be-
cember A. ID. 1906. and recorded in the Som
erset Registry of Deed Book 2Sl, Page "A,
conveyed to william ID. Hutchins. trustee OF
Augusta. in the County of kennebeC and the
state OF Maine, the following described real
and personal properly: The first parcel be-
Ing situated In said Mercer and being Il Ger.
tam lot or parcel of land together with the
mill and buildings thereon standing. con-
tanning one acre and bounded and descr bed
as follows: Beginning at the center of the
swale near the old house where Asa V.
Smith lived on the south line of the road
leading from Mercer village to Norridge
wock; thence running cas- erlv on the line of
said road sixteen tl6D rods; thence aoutherly
(lOl rods; thence westerly six teen 49, rods;
thence northerly ten 100 rods to the point
begun at, being the same premises convened
To the said Charles b. iIutChIns by deed Of
prey =. Watts dated January nth 1908, and
recorded In somerset registry of deed, book
272. page 3SS. Also all the machinery belt
ing, shafting. puleys, and all other personal
property of every description stuat d In
said mill, said personal property I'm part only
consisting OF the following: twenty five II.
Z. steam engine end boiler one boiling ma
cnn e: one lathe machine; one cutting Off
saw; one stave edger one lead rounder; one
shlngle saw; one champling croZing ma
chine
The second parcel of land being situa ted in
Smithheld in said County OF somerset,
bounded as follows: on the west by the
highway leading from Smlthfield to Oak
Hill; on the north by land owned by Otis
Sawyer: on the east by land owned by James
Iuttle, on the south by land of John M
Thompson to the above mentioned highway
containing twenty-six l26i acres, more or
less, being the same premises conveyed to
the said Charles b. Hutchins by Daniel M
Stevens by warranty deed dated February
Eth, 1903 and recorded In Somerset registry
If deeds, book %, page 52l.
\ nd Whereas thu above described mort
gage was assigned by the said William j.
Hutchins. Trustee, by his assignment dated
the 18th day of December 1906, and recorded
In the Somerset registry deeds hook
page go to the Augusta Trust Company and
Its successors
And Whereas the condition of said mort
gage is broken.
Now, Therefore, by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof 1t claims a force losure
of said mortgage.
Dece m Der 3rd 1908
AUGUSTA TRUST COMPANY
3w;0 by F. r.. Smith Treas
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

"A cattle feeder living at Stanton.
Neb., recently topped the Omaha cattle
market with four carloads of fat cattle
which weighed on an average 1872
pounds each and brought $50 per hun
dred This feeder bought the bunch
last November for $500 per hundred,
when they weighed LILO pounds each
An interesting fact in connection with
this feeding experiment is that the
steers were given an exclusive bal
aneed ration of corn and alfalfa. The
price, $50. was the highest that had
been paid on the Omaha market since
1902 In view of this showing special
interest will attach to feature OF the
big corn exposition which Is to be held
In Omaha next December. which will
consist of an alfalfa palace that will
not only be artstically constructed,
but will give a complete exhibit of
alfalfa and its products as well as fur
nlsh literature proving its value as a
stock ration. In localities where 1t will
grow alfalfa and corn constitute twin
representatives of the highest type of
agricultural prosperity.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

1t has been determined from feeding
tests that In spite of the fact that hogs
will eat immature apples with great
relish their feeding value LIS slight, of
ten not serving TO Offset the damage
resulting from an acid condition Of
stomach which they produce. When
the apples are thoroughly ripe and the
starch they contain has been largely
converted into sugar they possess II
greater though not large value as a
food ration.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
DIR. EDWARDS
DandeliOn
Best Known Remedy

FOR
Rheumatism and Malaria. Stimulates
the kidneys so as to eliminate the uric
acid that causes Rheumatism and Kid
ney Disease, regulates Torpid Liver;
acts gently and without gripping on the
bowels; disinfects the entire Aliment-
airy Canal and produces a clean,
smooth Skin and clear Complexion, by
eliminating all poisons from the sys-
Iem.
Unequalled for Dyspepsia and all
Stomach trouble; is purely vegetable
and Is so guaranteed under the Pure
S)od and Drugs Act Csc a box at
Frank w. Buchanan, SkOwhegan. Me.
Send postal for free sample to Schenck
Chemical Co, 5I-56 Franklin St. New FORK
city, Manufacturers.
"A PERFECT BLOOD PURIFIER"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Statistics give evidence that one of
the big leaks for which residents of
agricultural communities have to stand
good results from the loss sustained in
the hauling of produce to market over
bad roads Being one of the necessary
items of expense, that of hauling Is
sort of taken for granted, little account
being given by the average farmer TO
the annual tax which he pays under
the head of hauling expense. On roads
which are likely to be bad in spots
from ton to ton and half Is good
load for the average team. Where
roads are In first class shape, hard and
smooth, and vehicles of sufficient ca
pacity this load could be increased
from 60 to 100 per cent with virtually
no increase in cost of moving. This
matter. is one In which every grower
of stock or produce is vitality interested
and consequently one TINT should re
celve his careful attention.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

The rather stringent way In which
the pure food officials OF several states
are enforcing the pure food laws rela-
tive to the sale of stale and added
eggs would seem TO call for some
changes In the care of poultry on the
farm which will result in the hens do
ing more of their busy work In the
henhouse and less in the haymow.
hangers and straw stacks on the place.
Perhaps little can be done to bring
about a reformation, but fixing up
of the henhouse where needed and the
arranging of plenty of clean and at
tractive nests will go far toward caus
ing the hens to lay in their own quar-
tiers. If the poultry house is fixed up
as well as may be In the particular
mentioned. there will still be need Of
looking in inviting places over the
farm for eggs. but smaller number
will be found there
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

A heavy windstorm will often reveal
weaknesses in the corn plant that are
not manifest In fair weather Perhaps
the injury Is done by the corn root
louise. the corn root worm or the stalk
borer, which works higher up. but r
any of these pests have been getting in
their work 1t will come to light at such
Airnnc
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

One year with another experience
proves that early potatoes will do bet
ter II planted before rather than after
the 1st of June. While the later plant
ing may do all right If there is sufficient
rainfall during July and August, 1t Will
suffer severely II there Is not and the
yield be correspondingly reduced. If
planted earlier the vines make a good
growth and shade the ground before
the drought weather comes on.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

The estimate in which one is held by
the members of his own family and
the dumb animals of which he Has the
care constitutes a truer rating of a
mans worth and character than the
lines of poetry that may be carved on
his tombstone.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Recent census reports are to the eff
feet that there are IN the United States
10000, 900 horses aud 100000 mules,
the largest numbers ever reported, and
this in spite Of the unprecedented in
PRODUCTION of automobiles and an I'M
usual development of the trolley car
system
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

AS soon as the tops of the potato
vines are ripe and dry it is just as well
to- dig the potatoes at once and put
them into dry cool place as to leave
them in the ground through the Sep
TENDER rains with the likelihood that
some of them will rot. 1t Is good
thing from the standpoint Of the pota-
toes and likewise enables one to clean
the weeds from the field before they
shed all their seed.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

In no season for the past ten years
has the weather prevailing throughout
the middle western states been more
favorable than this for the securing. of
the hay crop. which both from the
standpoint Of quality and yield has
been far above the average.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

According to reports from the Ha-
waian Islands, the sugar crop OF the
islands for the year 19O7S bids fair to
surpass any crop ever harvested there.
From sources Of information available
1t is estimated that the crop for this
year will be ABB. 100 short tons as COM
pared with 3S6,012 tons for the year
tOAp
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

One Iowa county has paid out the
sum of $5,234.50 within a little less
than two years in the shape of pocket
gopher bounties Eight cents goes to
the trapper. while the officer taking the
affidavit receives cents The returns
indicate that in this county 1896
gophers were trapped in 1907, while
this year $4,000 lost their claws.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Professor Ferbush. state ornitholo.
gist of Massachusetts, has recently
come out In an edict favoring the ex-
termination of cats within the state.
He asserts that the crops of the state
suffer irreparable loss because of the
destruction by eats of bird life, while
the felines are prolific source for the
transmission of diphtheria, smallpox.
tuberculosis and other diseases.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
TO THE PUBLIC.

We Know the Guarantee is Genuine
G. r. Fogg.
Partisan Sage, the quick acting
hair restorer, is guaranteed
To stop falling hair,
To cure dandrutf,
To cure itching Of the scalp,
To put life into faded hair,
To make harsh hair soft and
luxuriant,
To make hair grow, or money
back.
1t is the most delightful hair dress
ing made, and is a great fayorite with
ladies who desire beautiful aud
luxuriant hair. Price so cents large
bottle at g. R. Fogg's, or by express,
all charges prepaid, from Giroux
Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

A right system OF farming presup-
poses good fences. which mean that
hogs will have abundant pasture and
sheep will have place ON the farm.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

In June we are of the opinion there
Is no combination that holds a candle
10 stra wberries and Jersey cream; In
september, that 1t is difficult to have
more delicious dish than ripe fleshy
tomatoes and the same kind of dress
ing
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
NOTICE

This Is to notify all persons from har boring
or trusting my wife, Ivie Bean, after this
date, for | shall pay none of her bills. Any
person giving her credit must look to her for
payment 3w4s
Nov. %, 1908. MELVIN BEAN
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcements,
calling cards, ETC., taken at the RE-
PORTER Office.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
Will Buy Your Potatoes

will buy your potatoes In any quantity,
paying the highest cash price. Am prepared
tdaccept them at any time, as | have ample
storage room when cars are not obtalnable.
tf40 /. G. TRAFToN.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

A report issued by the bureau of sta
tIstics of the department of agriculture
under date of July 81 last gives the
average condition OF cotton on July %
as SO per cent of a normal as COM
pared with 10 per cent on July 25. 1907,
and 81.4 per cent. the average for ten
years The report shows that this year
Texas will produce 30 per cent of the
country's cotton. Georgia - per cent.
Alabama II per cent and Mississippi
10 per cent
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

A brighter day is dawnlng for the
Irish peasant as result Of the move
ment which has lately been made by
the government which enables the
poorer classes to borrow money on
long time at low rate of interest for
the purchase of small tracts of the
landlord estates. A recent bond issue
by the government for $25,000,0 900 on a
per cent basis was oversubscribed
forty times Various schemes for bet
tering the lot of the Irish peasant have
been suggested by English and Irish
statesmen, but none of them has be.
fore proved practicable or effective.
ignoring the fact that the highest de-
gree of thrift and enterprise can only
be awakened In a man when he owns
the land on which he labors to earn
his daily bread.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
No, 208
Report Of the Condition
OF
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK.

OF sKoWHEGAN.
At Skowhegan in the State OF Maine At the close of
business, Nov. ~, 1908
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts S313,7s6 II
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured, 1000
u. ). Bonds secure circulation, las, 10000
Bonds, securities ETC., aoI ,o37,so
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. To 900 90
Other real estate owned. 265II
Due from National Banks mot reserve agents)
6,s71.zI
Due from approved reserve agents, s3,5so II
Checks and other cash items, I,o57.7s
Notes of other National banks
Fractional paper currency nickes and cents, 2oo.
Lawful money reserve in bank, VIZ
Specie, 100000
Legal-tender notes, $4,000 so,sto. 40
Redemption fund with u s. Treasurer
Is per cent Of circulation), 6.z5ooo
Total, n,,, 1913 .66t.37
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in, $Izs,ooo 90
Surplus fund, 10000 90
Undivided profits. less expenses and taxes
paid, 7o.6z4.a3
National Bank notes outstanding, r2,, 400 90
Due approved reserve agents, @,7o2.6a
Dividends unpaid Is 90
Individual deposits subject to check I64.864 II
Savings Deposits, 4o7 .o63 As
Cashiers Checks outstanding, 7,o95 60
TOTAL. ss7s.666 81
STATE OF MAINE.
County Of Somerset, ss:--
l. James Fellows Cashier of the above namedbank
do solemnly that the above statement is true
the best OF my knowledge and belief
Subscribed and sworn before this 18th day Of
December. 1908
ERNEST c. BUTLER Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
JoHN WESTON, ! Directors.
EDWARD F. DANroRrH. J
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
KINEo TO OAKLAND

CONNECTIONS
Al Oakland with Maine Central Railroad. At Som
erset Junction with Canadian Pacific Railway. Az
Kneo Station with Coburn Steamboat Company Tor
Il, points on Moosehead Lake. At Norridgewock
with stages for Skowhegan, Smithfcld and Mercer.
At Arson for 5awyer's Mills. At North Arson for
North and West New Portland, Dead River, Flag
staff and Eustis. At Bingham for Forks, Carratunk,
Moose River. Mayfeld, Kingsbury and Abbott.
NORRIS MCDONALD, Vice President
+. E. BOOTHBY. General Passenger Agent
Portland, Me
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Automobile owners In two central
Iowa towns have formed clubs and
voluntarily taxed themselves $40 each,
which is put into a road fund. Imme-
diately after every rain a man is hired
at 40 cents an hour to go over the c0un-
try roads with King road drag, which
puts them in tlptop shape In short
time. 1t Is said that farm lands lying
adjacent to the treated roads have
risen materially in value and that as a
result of this farmers in nearby locali-
ties are anxious to have the same treat
ment extended to the roads In their
neighborhood. The plan Is a practical
Bile one and is worthy Of extension.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

The strength of fence like that of
a chain is determined by its weakest
r,rirnA
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
No. 230-
Report of the Condition
OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
OF SKOWHEGAN.
Al Skowhegan. in the State OF Maine the close o
business Nov ~, 1903.

"
business Nov az 1903.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, S37s,o84 90
Overdrats, secured and unsecured. 1880 "a
U. s. Bonds to circulation, 10000 90
Bonds. Securities. etc, 9s, 10000
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 100000
Due from approved reserve agents, 46,oS6.54
Checks and other cash items, 7.to4ss
Notes of other National banks IS 76s.oo
Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents. 783.co
Lawful money reserve in bank, wiz
Specie. 1885,
Legaltender notes. 1870 SO, 265.oo
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
Is per cent Of crculatonl 10000
Total, $76ols9.os
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, Sr5o,ooo.oo
Surplus fund, 50, ooo.o 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes
paid, 66,9l443
National Bank notes outstanding, I5oooo.oo
Due TO Trust Companies and Savings
Banks, 34,6sr go
Dividends unpaid, 7sa.4o
Individual deposits subject to check. s76, 1905
oils payable including certificates Of deposits
for money borrowed, 100000
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

MONEY MAKING FARMS Sc SEND s.i is1
onr Catalogue OF Real Estate Bargains. Good
farms at all prices from 500 TO 10000. h.
MERRIMAN Real Estate Agent Madison. Me
L,t
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
xx,yy;Hah'
Health
Never Fails to Restore
Gray Hair TO its Natural
Color and Beauty.

No matter how long It has been gray
or faded. Promotes luxuriapt growth
of healthy hair. Stops it's falling out
and positively removes DAN
druh. Keeps hair soft and glossy. Re-
fuse all substitutes. 2 u times as much
in 81 90 as Soc. size. Is Not a Dye.
81 and soc. bottles, At druggists
Send DC for free book The Care OF the Hair"
., Philo Hay Spec. Co, Newark, M.
Hays Harfina Soap cures Pimp,es.
red, rough and chapped hands, and all skin dis
eases Keeps skin fine ami soft. 2sc. druggists.
Send &c for free book THE Care OF the Skin"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
s769.rsoo8

STATE OF MAINE.
County Of Somerset, ss:-
|, slin W. Page, Cashier OF the above named bank
do solemnly that the above is
the best OF my knowledge and belief
BLIH W. PAGE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before this ard day Of
Dec 1908.
l. 81 GEoRGE W. COVER, Notary Public.
Correct--A Attest:
CHAs. R. Cook,
IA I: a P ? vo,,,1 Directors.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-15
MOTHERS CAN'T RESIST IT.
5aby's Picture on Pony Gets the
Money Every Time.

With a pony as a property, en-
terprising photographers have been
reaping a harvest. The pony is Of the
Shetland variety and calico" in pat
tern.
THE fond mother who can with
stand the temptation of having darling
baby photographed, astride Of the
pony, has not vet been found" one Of
the photographers explained. I'VE get
from four to ten orders in each block
in well populated neighborhoods. All
sorts Of subterfuges are used by the
women. One of them forced us to re-
hearse' baby on the pony for half
hour before the picture was taken.
She wanted some of the pictures on
post cards, she said, SO she could send
copies to friends back east. She
wished baby to look natural on the
animal SO that the eastern friends
would think the family out here had
struck it rich and were maintaining
a stable Of saddlers.
Another woman who. was not salts
fed to allow the picture taken with
her modest home in the background,
asked US to take the picture over In
the next block, where there was an
unoccupied house of rather preten-
tious exterior. We did it and the
woman ordered two dozen copies. Ba-
bies look so cute on the pony. the
women say. Next year we are going
to introduce a big, kind-faced New
foundland dog as property. Don't
be surprised If you receive picture
Of somebody's darlingest darling with
It's chubby hands lost in the wavy hair
on the dogs neck. We've got Chaun-
cey Olcott beaten to whisper in rig
ging up cut scenes. Kansas City
Star.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-15
PASSING the Time.

From an eastern city comes sad
story Of a pawnbroker. He was en-
joying a beauty sleep when furious
knocking at the street door brought
him to the window with jerk.
Whats the matter?" he shouted.
Come down." demanded the knock
er.
. But"
Come down."
The man Of many nephews FASTENED
downstairs and peeped around the
door.
Nov, sir?" he demanded, Il vanish
know the time" said the reveler.
"Do you mean to say you knocked
me up for that? How dare your"
The midnight visitor looked injured.
well, you've got my watch" he said.
Arogonaut.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-15

set IN Cne center ana rnus supports
practically the entire load, while the
handles are supported in part by a
strap or rope over the shoulders Of
the man who operates it.
AS a result the coolie in China will
transport nearly half ton on his
wheel Wheelbarrows are much used
In the country where the roads are
but little developed, and / have heard
that passengers sometimes make the
entire trip from Shanghai to Peking, a
distance of 600 miles, by barrow.
A two-passenger barrow will make
about 20 miles day, and the coolie
is content with a pay of about 20 cents
day, or an average Of about half a
cent a mile for each passenger.
On the level, well-kept streets Of
the foreign quarters Of such cities as
Hongkong, Shanghai and Peking the
wheelbarrow coolie will struggle along
with a load of six or even eight people.
Washington Herald.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-15
Charity Begins at Home.

In regard to the duties Of the club-
woman to her own family a writer In
current periodical says: "The hus-
band and home have the first claim
on wife's individual attention, 1t be-
Ing consideration of the proper
meeting Of domestic demands that she
receives her board, lodging and such
other emoluments as are her portion.
For, apart from sentimental considera-
tons, marriage is a business arrange
ment on cash basis, and a woman is
no more justified in delegating her OBJ
legations to a hireling, who can not
possibly be qualified substitute, than
she would be in undertaking CONNER
cial position on a salary and then
turning over part Of her important
work to the Office boy while collect
ing the pay for full service"