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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
The Tribune Farmer.

For a short time, or until May Is, WI
will furnish the New York Tribune
Farmer with the soMERsET REPORTER
at the very low rate Of s175 per year
for the two papers.
The regular price of the Farmer Is
s1.00 per year and this special fl 7
holds good until May 10, only.
Send your order and money to the
SOMERSET REPORTER. skou hogan,
Maine, or drop into the REPORTER cfise
and subs erhe.
Send your name and address on y
postal card to The New York Tri, uue
Farmer, New York City, and get =
free sample copy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
Triangulation For Map Work In
Maine

During the summer of 1902, in CO.
operation with the State OF Maine, the
! United States Geological Survey *
tended a network OF triaaguation rs II
basis for future topographic mapping,
over Franklin, Somerset and Piscata-
quis counties. Starting from geodetie
position established by the nited States
Coast and Geodetic Survey on Sabattus
HIN not far from Lewiston and one simi.
larly established on Mount Blue rear
Pennington. thu work WAS extended up
he valley of the Kenuebec River n"afls
,u he northern end of Moosehead l. -.
" hich is the source Of the kennt be.
MIR L. l.. McNair, topographer, OF the
United States Geological survey, was ID
immediate charge of the field operations
An area of about 2300 square miles, coy
= ing eleven Of the quadlangles into
hich the State is divided for map-mak-
ing purposes, Is controlled by this work.
nd topographic maps will be eonstruc :
I'd in cooperation with the state n
rapidly Ms Iunds are available.
Twenty three stations we're seltc
ia the progress Of the work and W.
marked by bronze tablets eementod
solid rock, over which we're built tim
her signals conferred over the tablets.
Observations were then made for the
determination of the latitude and loL-
gitude of these points aud their szimuth
from one another. In all, the angles Of
60 triangles were observed, with an
average error OF closure of about three
seconds OF arc. These observations
have been completed during the winter,
and are now available for use. Among
the stations selected were the mountain
peaks of Moxie, Bigelow, Bald, Russell,
Barren, squaw, Baker, kineo, and Spen-
Ger, all locally well known.
Aside from agriculture, the principal
industry of the region is numbering, SO
called, although nearly all OF the forest
product is sent from the Stale in the
form of pulp for the manufacture Of
paper, and not as lumber. The pine,
once go noted as the product Of the State,
IL practically exhausted. The spruce Is
now the tree most used, and as 1t readily
reproduces itself over cut areas, and as
more intelligent methods OF numbering
have been adopted, it seems probable
hat Its growth In this region is now
about equal to its consumption.
The Topographic maps, when con-
structed, will show In detail the noun
tains, streams, lakes, roads, and trails,
and will be Of greater value to the lum-
bering interests as well rs TO summer
tourists and sportsmen who, In large
aud increasing numbers, yearly visit his
r. gion ir pursuit of health and recrea.
ton. - Surrey Bulletin
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GUARANTEED BY F W. / UCKNAM.
HYomei the Only cure for Catarrh
Which Returns Your Money ifNot
satisfactory.

f1fCH1et tftG OPtJ SOTS TOT NdtdFTfl
Which Returns Your Money ifkot
Satisfactory.
1t is seldom tibet adruggist has enough
faith in the medicine he sells even when
prepared by himself, to be willing to re
fund the money if it does not cure; but
Hyomei has cured SO many cases of ca
'tarrh among the customers of Frank w.
Bucknam that he offers to refund the
money to AL WHO use it and report that
they are not satisfied
Hyomei is the simplest and most con-
venient remedy for catarrh ever offered
to the public. Breathed through an in.
haler SO small that it can be carried in
the vest pocket, for few minutes four
times a day, il will absolutely kill all the
germs of catarrh and cure the disease
Catarrh cannot exist where HyOmei is
used. 1t has two fold action, killing
all the germs in the air passages and
lungs and soothing and healing the irri
tated mucns membrane.
Many OF the prominent men and wo
men of the country have gladly given
testimonials to Hyomei After seeking
relief in vain for years, tbis wonderful
remedy has cured them of eatarrh, and
it is no wonder that they want others to
knoH it.
Rev. DR.. Stryker, of the 34lh street
Church, of New York City, writes: ely
omei gives wonderful relief in catarrh
when other remedies have failed 1t has
been of great service to me"
If yon have catarrh, accept F. w. Buck
nam proposition and use Hyomei.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
THE HORSE COLLAR o. K.
Comfort For the Good Beast-Best
Draft For the Load.

The thin shouldered horse needs a
tight collar and tie thick one a heavy
enough collar at the point where the
hametug crosses TO hold the hametug
away from the sides of the shoulder.
Before the horse IS harnessed for work
with the new collar or changed collar
of another horse the collar should be
wrapped round and round its entire
surface with several thickneSses of
burlaps. old blanket material or any
cloth thoroughly wet and set to ono
side for several hours or long enoush
to soften the leather so that it Will
readily give at any point. This cover
ing material can be wet again and
again If necessary to accomplish the
object, as in the case of an old, very
dry hard collar. When this is done and
while the collar is still very damp, with
a piece of smooth wood like fork
handle the face of the collar, new or
old. should be beaten all along just
that portion which will come in cor
tact with the surface of the horses
shoulders to loosen up the filling mate
rial and make it plant.
Hames Well Adjusted.
Now put the collar on the horse and
adjust the names 30 as to bring the
hametug at the right point on the
shoulder to utilize as much OF the
horses shoulder for draft pressure as
possible-not too high and especially
not too low or the shoulders of the
horse will not only become sore near
their points. but the top of the neck as
well-a large majority of our horses
are working with the draft on the col
lar too low. The next very important
and never to be neglected point is to
see that the names are made to con-
form to the shape of the horses neck.
so that the collar in buckllng the hame
straps can be made to fit the sides of
the horses neck snugly from top to
bottom, not even admitting the fingers
between the collar and the neck with
out pressing the flesh away. If the
names are not the right form, try to
make them so with bits of wood, cloth,
leather or other material tackled upon
the edges of the names at the right
places to force the collar to the neck
all around. When this Is all done well,
work the horse in this damp collar one
day at moderate work and he will
mold the collar to the inequalities of
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
SEASON OF 1908.
STIRLING

needs no word of praise His breeding
is all right, combining the blood of
Names two greatest sires. WILKEI and
MEL ON, on the gamiesl foundation for
road horses ever bred in Maine-The
DIRE :.
His colts are all right. They are gait
ed right, have size, high action, finish,
and large per cent promise high rate
of speed. Examine his stock about town
and be convinced.
He will be in Canaan every Tuesday,
Hartland, Wednesday. All the rest of
the time at my stable in >kowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
| guarantee this 10 be true
FRANK w. BUCHANAN,
70 Water Street, Skowhegan, Me.

Enough has been osen eeqa,n the aooss and hnndeas Of
all
breaking quickly
disappear (kno1n d. d. d. J.
Gases Eczema SAT- Rheum Ring Ho'n Psoriasis 6gr6s Heh Afne &C.
@apsed ana fhetE
PRESERVATION placed the PonS a6
IfnAp 6eheUe thew
(SiRneO ". BUCRAa1L
benin living hell
It's and
Ecm of
OF
with
tina
trouble
ionabe proofs his
prescription above drug 81 90 for liberal bottle
Chicago
everywhere.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14

Recent experiments, by practical tests
and examination with the aid of the X
Rays, establish it as fact that Catarrh
of the Stomach is not disease of itself,
but that it results from repeated attacks
of indigestion. "How Can / lure My
IndigestionP' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is
curing thousands. 1t will cure you of
indigestion and dyspepsia, and prevent
or cure atarrh of the Stomach Kodcl
digests what You eat-mskes the stomach
sweet >od by Geo. + sampson
Towne-"I didn't see much OF you ON Sun
days during the summer Brow EMO.
I've been spepdii & my Sundaysin nice, quiet
place, wher there was no danger of being
crowded" Towpe-"That so? Where was
thatf" Browne In church"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
TROTW0OD.

S3275 90 have been distributed among
the farmers of this vicinity for Trotwood
colts, at prices ranging from $50 90 for
weaniings to $4,000 for tour year olds.
The pedigree OF mosr stations standing
for service, looks well or paper bur should
not breeders he more considetate of what
stallion produces.
A lock a the get of Trotwood will dis
close the fact, that rom eight seasons in
the stud he has produced The bay color
with but ur exceptions, ii styled and
dIspositioned like himself
Trolwood is a magnificent individual
standing sixteen hands ard weighing 200
pounds. kind and fearless goes with high
action, and with good turn efspeed.
Trotwood stands al the tam of owner
for season OF 1903, 2I2 miles GU; Madi-
son Ave on East Madison road.
Terms $1,000 % wdrran
Wares al owners risk.
For u'scrit tive circular address
FRED KINCAID
SKOWHEGAN Me
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14

"And what brought you to ihis2" asked the
good man who was posing through the police
station. DE hurry up wagon replied the
tough boy behind the bsr-; did yer link |
come I" tailyho wit som'b oy on top tootin'
a horu?'
II viii surprise you-try 1t.
1t j. the medicine above al others Tor catarfh
and Is worth IT'S weight III gold Ely's Cream
Balm does all that is claimed for til. ".
Speiry, Hartford. oun.
MY son was afflicted with catarrh. Fl e used
Ey's ream halm and the disaereeable cataTrh
all left HIM. j. c. Omstead, Arcola. Ill.
The balm does not irfitate or cause sneeZing.
Sold BY druggists at Sets. mailed by Ely
Brothers, Is Warren St. New York. 2w20
Mrs Korseley-"f don't see your lady friend
with YOU an, more" Mis- Cunnen-"No, but
you mas have oticed my lady friends gentle
now"
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what Sweat Pads Do.


maker could fit him by special meas
urement.
what Sweat Pads Do.
From our almost universal impracti-
cal method of attachment of the hame-
tug to the hame, we are forced TO have
the collar very much larger and fuller
Just where the tug crosses the collar
than 1t should be to prevent the tug
from rubbing or pressing the sides of
the horses shoulders as it extends
backward, which practically makes
fulcrum of that portion of the collar
over which the tug rotutes. twists and
grinds the collar over the shoulder,
with a constant tendency To spread the
collar or pull it away from the sides
of the neck of the horse, which sooner
or later calls for the use of sweat pads
to FIJI up and prevent the horse crawl
ing through his collar. Sweat pads to
q horses shoulders in hot weather are
just about what rubber overshoes
would be to our feet in summer time
make them tender. with tendency to
scald rather than tougher them.
buckle the Hame Straps Tight.
Fig. / in the illustration shows the
light collar (but same length where
the names have been made to fit the
collar to the neck and the hame straps
always kept buckled tight, and Fig. 2
is the heavy. strong unyielding collar
where the hame straps have been more
or less neglected and the other collar
and names never properly made TO con-
form to the horses neck G. Curryer
In National Stockman.
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Bananas on the London Market.

Bananas of American or of West In
dian growth are taking a good hold on
our markets and now run to 100000
punches a year, says a London CORE
spondent of Country Gentleman. 1t Is
easy to see how this has happened. In
most fruits you have either a trouble
some process of peeling or you have to
swallow them skin and all. But In the
case of the banana the peeling is over
almost before you have begun, and be
sides being most nutritious 1t secures
you from any risk of eating dust or
other Objectionable matter. Little Won
der that the masses take to 1t kindly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
E. gs for Matching

Cleveiand's Improved II. I. Reds, the most
popu ar strain. Ny birds are grand in shape
color and size, the kind that lay in winter.
Eggs and stock for sale, Write your wants.
Smosl4 G l.. CLEVELAND,
Box 63S >kowhepsu. Me
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TWO STYLES OF COLLARS.

maker could fit him by special meas
urement.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23
AUKUM.

AUKUM, Jan. 20.-Mr. Farnsworth,
the Uno merchant. who has been sick
for some time; is able to be around
once more.
Mrs. Carter and son Ben, who have
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Evans,
of FlOrin, for the past week, returned
home Saturday.
Clara Hite visited at Mrs. Doxtrator's
Sunday.
Will Seeley and wife, of Placeryille,
are visiting the formers mother of this
place.
Ada Carter, who has been visiting
her parents for two weeks, has re-
turned to Sacramento, where she is
working.
Lizzie, Lena, and Ana Uhlinger
visited with Mrs. Coffinett Sunday.
Shooting matches seem to be the
rage in this vicinity. One every Sunday.
Mr.. Brumfield and family have moved
to the Bay State, where Mr.. Brum-
field and two sons are engaged in W ork
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Starks are visiting
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rholey, of Gait.
Bertha Bell, who has been in Ply
mouth for week, returned home Sun
day. 4
Laura Votaw, who has been in Sac
ramento for the past week, returned
home last week. NOME.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23

The contested election case of Salcido
VS.. Roberts, involvinga supervisorship
in Calaveras county, which was set for
the 7th instant, with Judge Rust of
this county as the trial Judge, was set
tied out of court on the evening pre-
ceding the day set for trial. Judge
Rust went over to San Andreas to con-
duct the trial, only to learn that the
matter had been amicably settled be-
tween the parties. Roberts, who was
declared elected on the official returns,
and who has held the seat through one
contest, the judgment of which was
finally reversed by the supreme court
and new trial ordered, will continue
in the Office. Both parties seem to
have realized that there was not enough
involved to justify any more costly
litigation, especially as it has been de-
cided that the acting official, pending
the final decision of an election contest,
is entitled to the salary for the time he
actually serves, no matter who eventu-
ally wins the seat. This rational de-
cision seems TO have taken all the vim
out of the case, and will tend to lessen
the number of contests hereafter on
frivolous technicalities,
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23

The following instruments have been filed
for record in the recorders office since our last
report. We publish a complete list of docu-
ments recorded, and must decline to accede to
any request to suppress any document from
these columns. Don't ask us to do SOL
DEEDS.
e. d. Botto ct al to M. j. MEG ee-4O
acres, 1-3 int in Sci of NWl sec 81 twp
Il + 10 .; So.
Gideon Devore to Elizabeth j. De-
wore and sons-5l0 acres in secs s and
8 twp7 mrs o; love and affection.
E. q. Turner to John S. Davis
int in lots II and 5 block l, Amador
City, known as Turner's shop and hall
and paint shop; SO.
Lorenzo Oneto to John S. Davis
int in before mentioned lots; $40.
}. w. Violet ct TX to A. l.. Adams
los acres known as Pardee ranch in
lone valley; $1,000. AZ q,
f. w. Chase to J.T. Chase-Half of
Tom & Dick and Fraction quartz
claims, Volcano district; 81.
j. T. Chase to F. B. Joyce-Half of
Tom & Dick and Fraction quartz
claims, Volcano district; $50.
Mary [. Crocker ct al to Mrs. Nellie
Bell-4O acres, SW4 of SW4 sec 81, twp
IN 8 Q; $500.
IhomaS u. Barrett ct uX to Arthur
G. Barrett-160 acres, } of Ed of eNE4
sec 81, and WI of NW4 sec 80 twps7n r
II 9; So. -
NJ. E. Odell to Ogalolla Gold Mining
Company-60 acres known us Posey
Hill and East Posey Hill gold claims,
sec twp n II @; 81. ..f 81 Z
Loue Bono to John Waters Water
rights in secs 20 and II twp n i iIoe;
recorded Aug. 80, 1889; 81. g." s.7
A. M, Vaughan to G. c. CantrelE-
7-l6 int in Bryan quartz claim, Ply
mouth district; 81. 80
L. Bryson to Samuel D. Robinson
II 69-100 acres in secs 20 and 2l tw o Z n
r 10 e; So
MISCELLANEOUS. IL s.
Estray-10 head of hogs found by
Annie Allen near Sutter Creek, Jan.
10, 1903.
Lease-V. F. Rocco to Joe Jones
Theatre restaurant, Jackson.
A. l.. Coset to Joe Joues-Rear part
of saloon on lot 13, block 3, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23
CHILD LABOR.

Strong influences are being
brought to bear upon congress and
state legislature to enact laws to
curtail what is called the evil of
child labor. The scope of these pro-
hibitory labor laws is to prevent
children of tender years employing
their time in any remunerative work
whatever. 1t is getting to be un-
popular for minors to earn wages.
The proper thing is for them to go
to school and college until manhood
overtakes them, without any expert
ence in the life work of being self
supporting, and without the least
idea of what their life calling shall
be. This is the up-to-date notion of
education, and the duties of minors
to their parents and parents TO their
children According to these wise
acres, the less work of the kind that
counts that a person does before ar
irving at his majority, the better
prepared he is apt to be for the real
business of life. This is Ger tainly a
new departure in sociology. We
have no hesitation in branding it as
a backward instead of forward
movement. The spirit of independ-
ence and self reliance that prompts
minors to try to earn something by
their own efforts should be fostered
rather than smothered in its incipi-
ency. Parents will be sooner
relieved of the arduous burden of
their support by this course, than
by the ruinous course of throwing
them upon the world at full man
hood without any definite aim in the
all-important matter of easning their
own livelihood. We are not arguing G
for regular and long hours of employ
ment for children, but we do con-
tend that the desire to contribute
by their own endeavors to their own
support should be encouraged at as
early a period as possible. The
children will make better men in the
matter of making livelihood. This
notion that work is necessarily in
furious to either children or adults
is absurd. 1t is natural to work.
Every power we possess, from in
fancy to old age, is developed by
eXercise-work. 1t is just as natural
for child to do physical work of
some kind as it is to eat. AS a rule
children work harder at play than
all other spheres of labor put to-
gether tits simply in response to
the craving of their nature for eXer-
else, Far more harm is done by
taxing the young brain to the verge
of distress by multitude of studies
in the school room, than any possible
evil results that might follow the
effort to direct child labor into re-
munerative channels.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23

The Record Union protests against
the proposed creation of school of
forestry in connection with the Sta te
University as entirely uncalled-for
extravaganza. California is a long
way from the condition to demand
special school for the rehabilition
of her forests. Steps for the pro-
lection of reasonable area of her
present forest lands may be in or
der. A famine of timber is too re-
mote to demand special legislation
for its correction. The tendency to
make the University the dumping
ground of every crank educational
notion that comes along, is a far
menace to the interests of
the state than the probability of dis
aster from lack of forest area.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23

1t is proposed to submit consti-
tutional amendment limiting the
amountot expense the state legis-
laLure shall be allowed to incur for
attaches. Such an amendment would
pass by a practically unanimous vote.
1t would look better, however, if the
members of the present legislature,
in addition to passing the proposed
amendment, would practice little
economy in the same direction them
selves. Instead of this they use up
the limit of So per day for assembly
man and $40 per day for senator
without so much as blinking an eve.
However, let us have the proposed
amendment by all means, and stop
this bi annual carnival of extrava-
gance in the interest of political
hangers-on.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-23
SALARY GRAB AGAIN.

A bill has been introduced in the
state legislature to increase the
salaries of superior judges to $4,000
per year. except in certain sparsely
populated counties. AS Amador
does not figure in the list of coun-
ties to be exempted, the inference
is that this county is to share in the
proposed salary increase. At present
the salary of the superior Judge of
Amador county is $500, 1t was
originally fixed at $4,000, but the
politicians got their work in several
years ago, and boosted it $500. Now
it is in order to jump it $2500 more,
making it Just double the sum that
was named when the superior court
was instituted in 1880, when the new
constitution went into effect. This
bill is fathered by, one of the San
Francisco members. Perhaps it
may be true, that in the courts of
the metropolis the judges are poorly
paid, considering the amount of
work they are called upon to do.
But we see no reason why Amador
county should be included in this
salary scheme. The work here is
not one whit more arduous than it
was 20 years ago At that time it
was considered fairly snug Office
at $4,000 per year. 1t is deemed a
still snugger Office at $500. Nobody
in this county, that we are aware of,
has the effrontery to contend that it
is not well provided for. Certainly
there is no lack of good material to
accept it at current rates. What
then is the true inwardness of this
proposed raise? We may here state
that should this proposed salary
grab bill become law, it will not
affect present incumbents, as the
constitution provides that no official S
salary shall be increased or decreased
during his term of office. So that it
cannot affect this county for the
next six years. For all this, we
must protest against the measure as
far as Amador county is concerned.
We hope our representatives at Sac
ramento will insist that Amador be
exempted from the counties affected.
To strengthen the hands of our SEN
ator and assemblyman on this propo-
sltion, we suggest that citizens in
every part of the county Join in de-
manding that the judges salary be
left untouched. There is no COM
plaint that salaries are graded at too
low a figure. The tendency is all
the other way, that the taxpayers
are paying rather too dearly for, the
services of public officials.