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The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
The Tobacco Industry.

According to report OF the secretary
OF agriculture. the tobacco crop this
year declined to 645,2 1900 pounds, II
per cent below the average in quanti-
ty. with a value Of $GI 100000, or
per cent above the average. The crop
is smaller than for many years.
A leaf approaching Sumatra tobacco
in texture has been produced in the
Connecticut valley In Florida wrap
per leaf has been produced which is
taking foremost rank as real com
petitor with Sumatra leaf. Hundreds
of acres Of land in Texas and Alabama
are now producing the finest filler leaf
Of the Cuban type and methods Of fer
mentation and handling tobacco in
Ohio have been revolutionized
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Maine's Remarkable Old Men.

The following complimentary arti-
cIes covering one of our we'll known
citizens has been circulated among
Maine's papers the past week:
Another remarkably smart man of
Maine is B. r. Flagg of Skowhegan,
and he is worthy of mention for Sew
eral things besides his age which he
carries SO well. He is 30 years Old,
having been born in Gardiner in 1918.
He has never had the professional
services of a doctor except once to
set a broken leg. He has no symp-
toms of badness. His teeth are good
and four new ones are growing. VI
his family of five children, three boys
and two girls, but one son, b. ).
Flagg, with whom he lives, is now
alive. Hi, wife died about ten years
ago. His mother lived to be 80 and
his paternal grandfather to SO. he
has never used glasses about his work
or for re aiding. For several years he
has been employed in the Morrison
rug factory and usually walks back
and forth to the shop, distance OF
about mile, although he has pass
on the elt ctric cars. lie il com
petent workman and can do fine bit
of work new. ast summer he spent
three months visiting relatives in
New Hampshire and Mas sac chusetts,
making the trip alone. Since Weston
made his famous walk to Chicago Mr..
Flagg has been talking some of walk
ing from Skowhegan to Waterville
and is confident that he can do the
trick in six hours or eight at the most.
A. vigorous old man MIR. Flagg is
ce certainly hard to beat and few towns
in Maine can produce his equal.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
LARGEST PEPPER.
Gigantic Fruits In Fashion-Quality as
Superb as Size.

Gigantic Fruits In Fashion-0uality as
Superb as Size.
Since the Introduction about seven
years ago of the Chinese giant pepper
very large pepper fruits have become
common at exhibitions and In the gar
dens of careful amateurs. Some are
veritable monsters, but Rural New
Yorker says 1t knows of none larger
than shown in the accompanying cut
in which ten peppers Of the Magnum
Dulce variety, grown by the origina
to-. #. NJ. White of New Jersey. ell
tirely fill sixteen quart standard
peach basket. The ten peppers to-
gether weigh just ten pounds, the lar
gest one reaching one and a quarter
pounds and measuring six inches in
diameter. or eighteen inches in circum-
ference. and is seven inches long
Twenty-one Of these great peppers
filled bushe basket and sixty seven
an ordinary apple barrel These Il
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Oickan. and His Beard

Firth painted Charles Dickens por
trait when the novelist began 10 grow
beard and told this anecdote Of the
occasion:
We'll. one day when Dickens was
sitting The servant came up to tell me
Sir Edwin Landseer WAS below. Dick
ems said. Lets have him up; he hasn't
seen my beard and mustache yet.
Charles I.andseer and Edwin had been
abroad for some time together in Italy
and they hadn't all met for months
Edwin came up and took no notice oil
the beard. and ut last Dickens said
Well Lanny. what about all this
D'you like 1t? Think It's an improve
mentT oh, Il great Improvement.
Landseer said quite gravely. 1t hides
SO much Of your face Dickens WASH
the least offended. He'd let 'Lanny
say anything"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
FIELD MICE.
prsventives That Secure Practical I'm
munity From Their Ravages.
BY DAVID E. LENTZ.

BY DAVID E. LENTZ.
Field mice because of their snail
size. secretive habits and great fecun-
dity often become menace to farm
and orchard crops in many parts of the
country. Preventive measures If care
fully carried out are sufficient to avoid
serious losses. or first importance In
orchards and nurseries always is clean
tillage. So well Is this understood by
the majority of experienced nursery
men that by clean tillage the secure
practical immunity from the ravages
Of mice except In winters Of deep and
long lying snow. II grass and weeds
are destroyed In fence corners and
waste lands near the nursery complete
immunity from mice ravages can be
depended upon even In winters of
deep snow.
Unfortunately nurserymen cannot
control the lands which environ their
trees, and when snow falls to con-
siderable depth prompt measures are
sometimes necessary to keep mice
from destroying them. This can be
accomplished most readily by drag
ging heavy log or stick of timber
several times around each block Of
trees. packing the snow so firmly that
mice cannot tunnel under It, Where
this precaution Is taken promptly after
the first snowfall subsequent falls will
require but little attention.
Lime and Sulphur Wash.
Reports recently received by the bio
logical survey seem to indicate that
the ordinary lime and sulphur wash
recommended for the winter spraying
Of trees to destroy the San Jose scale
is an effective preventive of the at
tacks of both mice and rabbits. Per
sonal observations during the winter OF
190G-07 indicate that this claim Is well
founded. Several correspondents state
that they have tried the wash success
fully. aud the matter Is worth further
Investigation. The wash is very cheap
from TO . cents Il gallon when pre-
pared in fortyfye to fifty gallon quan.
tities) and is easily applied to the
spray or by the use Of brush. The
ingredients OF the wash are twenty
pounds of unslaked lime, fifteen
pounds Of flowers of sulphur and wa
ter to make forty-five to fifty gallons
The mixture should be boiled In an
iron kettle at least an hour and ap
piled to the trees while warm.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Farm, Field
ana Garden
A SHIFT IN DAlRYlNG.

The Milking Shorthorn Pushing to the
Front.
In the readjustment of the dairy In
dustry that has been forced to some
extent by the prevailing high prices Of
foodstuffs il se ms that farmers will
be wise to consider not only milk pro-
ductlon, but such byprodncts as calves
and steers. A great deal has been said
to the disadvantage of the dual pur
pose COW, but circumstances alter
cases. Shorthorns have been bred in
this country mainly for beef produc-
ton, but their dairy value is one Of
considerable distinction Indeed. in
the old days, before special purpose
cattle bad gained their present vogue.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Notice Of First Meeting Ct Creditors

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Maine in Bankruptcy.
cAaT'ss VI sas :. 'II IssasSsl In Bankruptcy
To the creditors of Charles s. Hunnewell, of
West Forks Pl. In the County OF Somerset
and District aforesaid, q bankrupt.
Notice 10 hereby given that on the 18th day
OF january, A. d. 1908 said Charles 8. Hume
well was duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that
the first meeting OF his creditors will be held at
Daniel Lewis Office, in Skow hegan, Maine, on
the 9th day OF February, A. d. 1908, at ten
o'clock In the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend prove their claims,
appoint trustee examine the bankrupt,
and transact such other business may
properly come before said meeting.
January %, A. ID. 1908.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Company to Copcede This

In each and every where Sexine Pills do not
bring back strength and steady nerves any man
woman who has used boxes, the company will
either give wnou, additions boxes more fer
more pr ioonged treatment. will refund your hve
and still docs So without qub le red tape. BE-
sides they do you hesitate TO send IN your
clam il necessary Sent sealed ! he Peal VI edicine
Company ie Gland, Ohio Sold by +. W Buck
nam, druggist. ~
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Barley In Montana.

At the Montana experiment station
In tests OF barley the largest feed re-
turns come from the hulless barley
The two rowed varieties give much
larger yields than the six rowed varl-
eties. In the two and six rowed vari-
ties large yields of grain are associat-
ed with large yields Of straw.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23

Excluding Rats From Buildings.
The best way Of excluding rats from
buildings, whether In the city or coun.
try. is by the use Of cement In con
struction, AS the advantages of this
material are coming to be generally
understood its use is rapidly extend
ing to all kinds Of building. Dwellings,
dairies, barns, stables. chicken houses,
tcehouscs. bridges, dams. silos. tanks.
cisterns, root cellars, hotbeds, side
walks and curbs are now often made
wholly OF concrete. In constructing
dwelling houses the additional cost of
making the foundations rat proof Is
slight AS compared with the advAn-
tages The cellar walls should have
concrete footings and the walls them.
selves he laid In cement mortar. The
cellar floor should he of medium"
rather than lean" concrete, and all
water and drain pipes should be sur
rounded with concrete. Even an Old
cellar may be made rat proof at com
paratiyely small expense. Rat holes
may be permanently closed by mix
ture OF cement, sand and broken glass
or sharp bits Of stone.-David f. Lantz,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23

1t fills the arteries with rich, red
blood, makes new flesh, and healthy
men, women and children. Nothing
can take it's place; no remedy has
done so much good as Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c, Tea or
Tablets. G.. r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
RANK FOOLIsBNEsS.

"When attacked by cough or cold,
or when your throat is sore, il is rank fool
ishness to take any other medicine than DR..
Kings New Diccovery." says c. o. Eldridge,
Of Empire, Ga. ~ have used New Dscov
cry ssVen years and know il is the best
remedy on earth for coughs and colds, Group
and all throat and lung troubles. My child
rem are subject to Group, but New Discovery
quickly cures every attack" Known the
world over as the King OF throat and lung
remedies. Sold under guarantee at G. X.
Foggs drug store. soc and sI.oo. Trial
bottle free.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23

Doan's Regulets cure constipation, tone.the
stomach. stimulate the liver, promote diges-
tion and appetite and easy passages of the
bowels ASK your druggist for them. y
cents box.
Before people acquired the fiat
dwelling habit, race suicide was un-
known.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23

There's nothing 10 good for a sore throat rs
Dr. Thomas Eclectric OH. Cures IL in n few
hours. Relieves any pain In any part.
When it comes to getting his dues
his Satanic majesty never gets left.
Torturing eczema spread its burning area
every day. Doans Ointment quickly stops
Its spreading, instantly relieves the itching,
cures it permanently. At any drug store
II the wife is a bad cook the hus-
band is apt to be a good roaster.
For Over Sixty Ysars
MRS. WINsLows 3 SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over 10 years by millions OF mothers
for their children while teethlng, with perfect
success. 1t soOthes the child softens the
gums allays all pain; cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists in every part Of the world. Twen-
ty-ive cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for
Mrs Wmslow's Soothing Syrup" and take
no other kind. Guaranteed under the Food
and Drug Act June 3oth, 1906, Serial Number
lfgS.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
Notice of Foreclosure

Whereas Charles B. ELLIS of Concord in the
county of Somerset and State of Maine, by
his mortgage deed, dated the twenty fourth
day OF Septem ber A. ID. 1906, and recorded In
Somerset county Registry of Deeds In Book
g76 Page 1913, conveyed to the undersigned,
Fred II. Preble and Walter f. Robinson do
Ing business at Bingham In said county
under the name of Preble Robinson, a GER
tain lot or parcel of land situated In said
town OF Concord, and described as follows
Being bounded porth by the road: west by
the David Bates place, so called; south by the
Savage lots, SO called; and east by land OF
Ambrose VIttuIn. Containing fifty acres
more or less, and being my said Charles B.
Ellisl one fourth interest therein as heir OF
Charles Ellis, deceased, and being land where
he Charles Ellis) lived for several years.
Also buildings thereon; and whereas the con-
dition OF said mortgage has been broken,
now therefore, by reason OF the breach of the
condition thereof, we claim foreclosure OF
said mortgage.
Dated at Bingham, Maine. this first day Of
january, A. u. 1903
FRED II. PREBLE,
WALTER f.. ROBINSON,
by
W. Il. Jordan
3w2 Their Atty. duly authorized.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23


the Shorthorn was quite as pre-emi
nent at the pail as at the block. Thus
the Jonas Whitaker cows were cele-
brated throughout England for their
great udders aud heavy mix flow. ard
Bates laid as much stress on the bur
ter records as ON the beef qualities oi
his animals. while the Fawsley Fill
pals carried In their names the sug
gestion of we'll won reputation
When they were first br ught over
here they were recommended quite az
much for milk as for beef production.
or course the milking habit may be
easily discouraged, and Of late years
In the west this has occurred almost
universally, but at the Worlds fair In
Chicago, where they came In comlWti-
tion with the dlstinctively dairy
breeds, the result was anything but
disappointing. While they were win
ming in the beef contests minority
of the prizes over all breeds combined
their champion milk producer. Nora.
In ninety days made 3.679.S pounds
against the Jersey Brown Bessie's
1854 and the Guernsey Materna's
3,512. Again, in tests two, three and
four the three best Shorthorns, one In
each class. including the two-year- old
heifer, gave 1851 pounds while Jer
seys Of the same description gave
$3.50. show ing in favor of the Short
horns 53l pounds.
In dairying quality rather than
quantity is what Is wanted. Here
again the Shorthorns have made an
excellent showing In the test OF the
Columbia Dairy school for large sup
ply of milk OF the best flavor Short
horns led the other two breeds (Guern-
seys and Jerseys and were good dairy
cows In every sense OF the word.
Today there Is an ever increasing
demand for baby beef and fine native
sides. Why should we of New York
and New England let the west reap
all this profit? In central New York
there are a few enterprising farmers
who export Shorthorn steers to Liver
pool every year and make about $50
profit on each beast.
The foregoing are the views OF an
eastern farmer expressed in Country
Gentleman. In the same paper occurs
the cut OF the very handsome Short
horn bull OF milking strain, General
Clay. son of Duke Buttercup and Ma
mie Clay IL. and a member Of the well
known Glenside herd at Granville Cen
ter, Pa. His dam. with her first four
calves, gave 47.4429 pounds Of milk,
an average OF II $50 pounds for each
milking period
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23

1t takes a woman to fall in love
with man only after discovering
that he isn't worthy of her love.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23

Wise is the woman who wears a
on her gossips department.
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Increase of Selling Marked
{ Weekend Dealings.
FURTHER DROP IN PRICES
Closing Figures Were Lowest of the
Day.
LACK OF INTEREST NOTABLE
inclusion of Trust Company Figures
Affected the Bank Statement to
Large Extent.

NEW YORK, February S,-There was
nothing striking in the news to account
for the increase of selling pressure in the
of cumulative effect of the feeling of the
discoura cement that has grown UP dur
ing the week as to any prospect for an
early revival of widespread demand for
securities such as can only form the
proper basis for successful speculative
operations. A considerable period of dull
ness and neglect of the stock market is
the clearly expressed. anticipation heard
among habitual operators and voiced In
the action Of the market.
There is the apprehension also of posi-
BILE delay in the revival of industrial and
business activity in the country. Sundry
items of information which appeared to-
day were of a>nore cheerful complexion
on this subject than has been the recent
rule, but their purport Was ignored in
the movement of prices.
The placing of orders for steel rails by
some o. the railroad companies following
the determination of the new type of IA
promised some revival Of that import ant
industry, and the president OF the United
States Steel Corporation impaired the in
formation that II was now operating at
between 40 and 30 per cent of its usual
production, compared with only 36 per
cent OF it's capacity at the low tide in the
middle of December The ratio of de-
crease in gross earnings of railroads re-
porting for the later weeks of January
shows a less favorable comparison With
last years corresponding period than In
earlier stages of the contraction. giving
ground .or an inference of betterment in
that field Of ENTERPRISE.
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THE FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, February S.-The recent buoy
ancy of the gilt-edge section of the stool
market was replaced this week by quie
tude. accompanied by profit-taking owing
to dearer money. Quotations on consols
after touching So closed at SIN. which i:
on y five-eighths higher than the price OF
last Saturday. while home rails were de-
pressed at the weekend by poor board OF
trade returns, following unsatis factory
dividends.
The dearness of money caused by rev.
enue collections, which necessitated the
market borrowing from the banks; the
fact that discount rates suddenly grew
firm when it became apparent that France
would take tn: gold borrowed during the
American crisis instead of renewing her
bills. coupled with the reaction on the
New York Stock Exchange. which cloude
the prospects of early gold shipments fro a
New York to London. made a reduct.o in
the Bank of Enslands rate OF discount
less probable for a time.
THESE severa. influences. with spe cu.a
tive profit taking, acted adversely on quo
tations; but the intrinsic position of tins
market is sound, and good authorit es
point to prospects of a steady rise in tn
near future, as trade contraction is liabl
to release much money which will
available for investment and speculation
The course of the Wall street markel
during the past week was not calculate
to inspire confidence nromot- op5.a-
tons in American rails here. Prices o.
the American section moved listlessly an
generally downward. Trade contraction
poor earnings and prObab borrowing.
assisted the bears to depress the market
and in spite OF occasional influential sup.
port values on Americans closed from two
to six points lower than last Saturday.
The foreign section of the market was
depressed early in the week by the Lisbon
tragedy. Portuguese bonds fell three
points, but later they recovered, together
with other for ign securities, on more con.
fident support from Paris.
PARIS. February S.--Trading on the
bourse today was quiet. with prices firm
BERLIN. February s.-Prices on the
bourse today were weaker. American.
We're lower
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FIRE LOSSES BREAK RECORDS.
$29, $50, 800 Burned Up in First
Thirty DAYS Of New Year.

PHIL ELPHIA, February S.-January
made a record for itself in the matter OF
fire losses sustained in the United States
and Canada. 1t was by far the worst
January on record: not only because OF
the enormous extent of property losses
but also because Of the unusually large
number Of fires that did damage to the
extent Of 100000 or more in each instance
From the underwriters view it was the
most costly January they have ever ex-
perienced, and in addition was the worst
month they have ever had In which nc
large cOnf1agration occurred.
The total losses during the month ag-
gregated SO, Us, go. according to statistics
just compiled! This is the high st figure
since the San Francisco earthquake, ir
April, 1876, when the property losses to-
taleo 1922, 5O .1JO 1t compares with $24,
SIT 1850 for January, 1906.
During the month there were 49, fires
where the loss in each instance exceeded
100000. THIS city added 100000 to the
months losses.
Underwriters in this city declare thai
the year could not have opened in a more
discOuraging fashion for them. They
agree that many companies here doins
busine IS in other parts of the lr,
went through the month with heavy trade
losses.
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Old Age Pensions in France
From Charities and the Commons.


No system Of REFRESHING mendicancy is
justifiable. therefore. which does not dis.
tinguish the aged and infirm from the
motley troupe of habitual beggars. and
provide for them by special act.
This distinction was made by the
French parliament in the act of July II.
1905. which went into effect in 1907, ex-
tending compulsory assistance to the de-
pendent aged and to incurables Any
old person of seventy years is entitled
to this relief. which may be claimed by
the crippled and incurable ut the age of
sixteen years. Such aid may take the
form either of a pension. of admission
to an asylum or of placing out among
strangers. Beneficiaries of this law
have means of redress, if they think
themselves injured. The idea of redress
is not entirely new. By virtue OF our
law of 1893. free medical aid entailed
this privilege. Of which, however, few
have awaited themselves. Free medical
aid is an uncertain benefit. On the con-
trary, the right to old age benefit is an
advantage pension at home,
or admission to an asylum.
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CALLS 1T GHOST DANCING.
Striking Treatment of Country's
Condition by J. J. Hill.

NEW YORK, February S.-James ]. Hill
came back from the northwest yesterday
with the advice to the country to stop
ghost dancing with the added assurance
that If it did everything would work out
we'll.
Il am not so much of an optim'st," he
said, "as to predict that railroad earnings
this summer will not be below those OF
.ast summer. ! am sure that they will be.
But there are more people in this country
today than ever before. and they are peo-
pie of cair intelligence. What the coun-
try needs now Is rest. Let 1t have rest
and let stop be put to this ghost dane
ing and everything will work out all right.
Things are quiet enough everywhere.
but up in the northwest we are feeling 1t
less than in some other places. We have
no large Industrial plants there, and the
farmers will plant as much wheat as ever.
l should say that the percentage Of idle
equipment on the Great Northern was
somewhat less than the percentage re-
ported to be idle on the roads Of the coun-
try as a whole"
Mr. Hill was asked for his views of the
Presidents recent message. His reply
was:
Il haven't read it,"
was suggested to him. but he parried
with the question:
Have I?' And that was all he would
say.
Mr.. Hill said he had not heard OF the
steps taken in the Senate on Thursday by
Senator Hepburn looking to an investiga-
ton into the organization Of the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Commenting on the earnings of the
Great Northern, which q few days age
reported a large increase in gross for the
month of January. Mr.. Hill said that il
had to be borne in mind that comparison
was being made with the same period last
year. when the road was greatly handi'
capped by an unusually severe winter.
Mr.. Hill, In reply to questions, said that
he could not foresee how long present
conditions would last.
IF knew" he said. Il would be glad
to tell you. But l cannot predict how
long 1t will be before things right them.
selves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

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