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The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

IA B, bed pieces; C d. crosspieces: e f.
skids; o, iron dog; P, movable pin in
two legged horse.l
crosspieces lie. The crosspeces are
flattened at the bottom and a notch cut
on the opposite or top side. At one
end a rebate Is cut to receive the skid,
and 1t is better for fear of accidents to
have the skids spiked to the support.
Handy on wooded Farm.
On a wooded farm where saving is
likely to be done for number of years
1t will pay to get couple of dogs like
o in Fig. /. They are the same as are
used in sawmills, and the curved end
hooks into staple driven into the bed
logs. The staple should be driven in the
outside upper corner of the bed log
close to the cross log. and if the cross
log Is n foot thick in the clear then
about twenty-five inches will be about
right for the entire length Of the dog.
The dog, then, when hooked in the sta
pie, would reach to the swell of the log
to be sawed, If the log was large, and
If small could be inclined diagonally.
With two dogs an entire log could be
sawed, dropping each cut as sawed. |
like to have the bottom of log | am
helping to saw at least two feet from
the ground, and the ground should be
level and smooth. With rough barked
skids sixteen feet long two men will
put up logs weighing more than a ton.
A sawhorse For Small Timber.
Where one has to work up small tim
Der which is all going into hrewood
find a two legged horse, as shown in
Fig. 2, "a great convenience. We will
take for example Il beech tree thirty
feet high and foot or so through at
the butt. 1t is sawed down and the
branches trimmed off The horse is set
close by the trunk a dozen feet from the
tip, and with handspikes the trunk is
showed along the horse until the pin (A)
is reached, which is removed and the
trunk showed by. when it is replaced.
The butt lying upon the ground ele-
Yates the tip to a good saving height,
and, commencing at the tip, length aft
er length is dropped until the horse is
reached, the lengths having previously
been marked, commencing at the butt,
so that there will be no unnecessary
saving at the last. If the log is light
enough one man lifts on the tip while
the other moves the horse eight feet or
more and some more saving is done;
then, by having a second horse, the butt
is finished, the log being held to its
place by one end of heavy stick being
upon 1t. By having the legs of the
horses removable the outfit may be
laid away In the barn and can be kept
In good condition for years
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
Avoid Small Worries.

Perhaps the secret of the sweet ex-
preston and habitual serenity of the
japanese women can be found in their
freedom from small worries. The
fashion of dress never varying saves
the wear of mind on that subject, and
the baroness of the houses and sim
plicity of diet make housekeeping a
mere bagatelle. Everything is exqui-
sitely clean and easily kept SO. There
Is no paint, no drapery, no crowd
little ornaments. no coming into the
houses with the footwear worn in q
dusty stree, And then the feeling of
living IN rooms that can be turned into
balconies and verandas at a moments
notice, of having walls that slide away
as freely as do the scenes on the stage,
and let in all out of doors or change
the suits of rooms to the shape and
size that the whim of the day or the
hour requires ,-pearson's Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
SMALL FARM, LARGE CROPS
High Priced Land, Intensive Farm
Ing and Specialization.

Farmers in thickly settled districts
take naturally to concentrated or in
tensiye' farming. They have high
priced land, manure cheap and plenty
and almost unlimited markets for the
best grades of fresh produce.
The result Is shown conspcuously in
a state like Massachusetts, where 81
per cent of the people live in cities and
where. by the rapid increase of popu-
lation during the past twenty years
the farmers nearby market has in
creased three and half times. In
acres cultivated has according to the
statistics of Professor Waugh, de
creased % per cent, and this alongside
the great enlargement of the market.
Most of the land thus gradually aban-
doned was not suited for high grade
tillage crops and has been left to pas
turage and forest growth. On the other
hand. the amount of farm products has
increased 81 per cent.
In other words, Massachusetts farm
ers raise one-half more produce on
three fourths the area as compared
with twenty years ago. Thus the work
ing farms have grown smaller, while
the crops have grown larger and more
valuable. The greater part of this
change is evidently in the farming re
gions in close touch with city markets
The more remote sections show fewer
changes in twenty years. Yet the
same tendency to concentrate efforts
on the best land is everywhere noted.
Specialization is another influence
which has raised crop values. Farm
ing under cloth. gardening under glass,
drainage heavy manuring and all the
various methods of high pressure ag-
riculture have all done their part The
farmers of the thickly settled sections
have become largely gardeners, milk
producers, fruit growers and the like,
and the old time, all around farmer is
in the minority. This tendency is from
most points of view one to be com
mended 1t tends to remove the farm
er from distant competition, to help
him learn to raise at least one product
well, to increase his skill and general
intelligence and to increase the aver
age of otit.-American Cultivator.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

In the Kentucky bottom lands along
the lower Ohio and its tributaries the
apple orchards and sugar BUSH are
things of tradition, says the Indianap-
oils News. Their places have been TAX
en- by the pecan, which yields much
greater revenue. The pecan orchard Is
usually distributed throughout one of
those immense cornfelds of several
hundred acres that formed the ante
bellum plantations. Here they are en-
riched by constant cultivation as well
as by the fertilizer from the overflow
of the Ohio that occurs always once
and frequently oftener a season. The
pecan season opens special festivities.
Society In the neighboring towns and
cities takes 1t up most enthusiastically
with pecan tours" picnics, dinners-in
truth, all varieties of fetes that such in
genuity can originate. The right to
gather the nuts is purchased and pro
fessional climber hired A woods din
ner is the most pleasing feature ofathe
occasion--bacon. chicken, broiled on a
spit before a fragrant fire; Irish pota
toes and the real, old fashioned red
sweets, onions baked in a crater of hot
Goals, kimmel rye bread, roasted cheese.
gingerbread and crabapple cider from
the farmhouse.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
A Good Recommendation.

81 have noticed that the sale ION
Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets
is almost invariably to those who have
once used them," says Mr.. j. Fl. Weber,
a prominent druggist of Cascade, Iowa.
What better recommendation could any
medicine have than for people to call
for it when again in need of such a rem.
edys Try them when you feel dull after
eating, when you have bad taste in
your mouth, feel bilious, have no appe.
title or when troubled with constipation,
and you are certain to be delighted with
the prompt relief which they afford.
For sale by G. R. Fogg, Skowhegan; l..
c. Williams, Athens; Jenness & Cham
Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
NaH saR 49,
AGARM' F0gnD
49, 1AD GARDEN
PREPARING STOVE WOOD.
Devices For the Easy Cutting of
Logs and Small Timber.

Logs and Small Timber.
The saw has become the accepted i'm
plement for preparing tirewood be
cause of its slight waste and its com
paratiye independence of knots as we'll
as the greater accuracy of its work
The improved crosscut saws of the
present time are about as perfect as it
is possible to make them, but their
efficiency depends largely upon having
them In good order and upon getting
the work in such a position that it can
be done without unnecessary fatigue
or inconvenience. says L. B. Pierce in
presenting the following sketches and
information in the Ohio Farmer:
Some time ago | had occasion to call
at farmhouse in a neighboring town
where the father and son were saving
the summer's supply Of fuel from
green maple logs. The support for the
logs, which were from twelve to TWEEN
ty inches through, consisted of two
logs laid near together with two short
ones across them. The short ones had
notches cut in them, in which the logs
to be sawed were laid. This was all
very good, as it took but a few min
utes to arrange such a support and at
the last all could be sawed into wood
and piled away. However, no arrange
ment of skds was at hand to get the
heavy logs up to the place, but they
were lifted and blocked and pried up
by main strength until in position. A
narrow new SAW of excellent pattern
was being used, bat the set was entire
ly out of the saw. and before it had cut
its narrow width it was like pulling a
wagon TO get ii back and forth.
In this case the absence of skids and
the miserable condition of the saw to-
tally neutralized the saving by having
the work at proper elevation. The
upper figure of the cut shows the ar
rangements of supports for saving logs
into stove wood and. as may be seen,
can be made from the log pile itself,
with the exception of the skids, which
are of similar size and construction to
those used for loading saw logs on to
trucks. Two logs are placed on the
ground near enough together to be out
of the way of the sawyers feet and
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
WEIGH YOURSELF EEFORE USING
r. W. Buchanan viii Refund Money
II Mi-o-na Does Not Increase


Druggist F. W BuckDam is thinking
strongly of placing a"penny in the slot"
weighing machine in his store to record
the weight of his customers when they
commence using Milo ma, the great flesh
forming food The wonderful sale he
has had on this preparation since he
the remarkable results following it's use
have made him such an enthusiastic be-
lever in the great value of Milo ma, that
he gives his personal guarantee to re-
fund the money If Mona does not
make thin people fat, cure indigestion
and restore health
This il a strong guarantee, but Druggist
F. W.. Bucknam has seen so many of
his customers who a few weeks ago
looked like walking skeletons, become
plump and well, solely through the use
of Nj o ma that he feels he cannot do
10 much to induce people To try il If
you are not at your proper weight, you
should use Mi-o-na. Weigh yourself b
fore yuu commence this treatment AID
you will notice a steady gain.
This marvellous flesh forming food is
assimilated as soon as 1t is taken into
the stomach, makes good, rich blood,
tones up the weakened digestive organs,
helps the food to digest, and makes per-
manent cures in the worst cases of indi
gestion
F W Buchanan can tell you of scores
of people who short time ago could
not eat hearty meal without suffering
from Indigestion, who today can eat
what they want, solely because of
Mi U-na
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
Domestic Troubles.

1t is exceptional to find a family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally, but these can be lessened
by having DR.. Kings New Life pills
around. Much trouble they save by
their great work in Stomach aud Liver
troubles. They. not only relieve you,
but cure. 25c, at George E. SIMPSONS
Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
OF FORECLOSURE

whereas Jerome ID. Hewett OF place called
Dead River, Somerset County now of Lexing.
ton said County by his mortgage deed dated
the nrst day of May. 1882 ano recorded In the
Somerset Registry Of Deeds, Book ITO page 572
convey ed Ia Asaph Hutchins or New Portland
and 8. j. Walton of Skowhegan certain pieces
or parcels OF land situated on the North side
Of Dead River In township Number three 49,
West OF Kennebec River and known and being
lots numbered one, two and three and con-
tanning (S87) three hundred and eie hty-seven
acres more or less and the said Assph Hutch
fns on the 2srd day OF April A. d. 1888 by his
assignment in writing duly assigned all his
right, title and interest In and to the said
mortgage deed. the note, debt and clai IN there
BY secured. and all his right title and interest
b. virtue of said mortgage in and TO the real
estate thereby secured to me the undo rsigned
which assignment is recorded In Somerset
Registry OF Deeds Vol. 262 page a.
Andwhereas the condition OF said mortgage
has been broken, now, therefore, by reason of
the beach OF the condition thereof, / claim a
foreclosure OF said Mortgage and give this
notice for that purpose. 8w3
6kowhegan, January nth, 1908
S. j. WALTON.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
Aluminium Teakettles.

Teakettles of aluminium are desir-
able owing to their lightness and clean
illness, as with little attention they can
be kept looking bright and clean. They
are cast in one piece and are conse-
quently as durable as the ordinary
types.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

Don't shut up your house lest the
sun should fade your carpets and your
hearts, lest merry. laugh should shake
down some of the musty old cobwebs
there. If you want to ruin your sons,
let them think that all mirth and social
enjoyment must be left on the thresh-
old without when they come home at
night
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

Delicious dinner bonbons are made
by chopping peanuts on almonds very
fine, mixing them with the white of an
egg, little sugar and pressing the
paste into the cavity made by remov-
ing the stones from fresh prunes or
dates. The fruit is then rolled in pow
dered sugar.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

Artistic people are taking down their
old pewter platters and basins from
the plate rails, where their function
was purely decorative. and are using
them on their tables A polished pewter
dish filled with fruit and trimmed with
green leaves makes a beautiful center
piece for the table or sideboard.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

Can't be perfect health without pure blood
Burdock Blood Btters max es pure blood. Tones
and invigorates the whole system.
The day he's married fellow is so happy he
says II must be all dream; year later he
wishes somebody would come along and wake
him up.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
WANTED.

A Special Agent for Somerset County, oapa-
BILE OF appointing and handling several local
agents. TO represent the Washington Life In
surAnce Company OF New York. To reliable
business producers an exceptionsble contract
will be given. "Remember we have large
business In force, want more, are here to get
Il, intend to have II and are willing to pay for
It," Address e. J. BRAcKErr, Mgr, Portland.
40tf
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

Mrs WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions of mothers
for their children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t sooths The child, softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately Solo by druggists
in every part of the world. twenty-five cents a
bottle he sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
ARgreasixeneas In some nennle hnrders ON
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
All the world s a stage. aud most Of the speak.
ing parts are taken bV the women.

All the world s a stage. and most Of the speak.
ing parts are taken by the women.
m'Tsn't safe to be day without DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil in the house Never can tell what
moment an accident is going to happen.
1t IL not on record, but it is probable that
when Noah tod his wife IL going to rain
for 40 days, she began to throw out hints about
how freadfully unfashionable her old mackin-
tosh was.
In reply to inquiries we have pleas ure in
announcing that Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is
like the solid preparation of that admirable
remedy in that 1t ceanses and heals membranes
affected by nasal catarrh. There is no drying or
sneezing. The Liquid Cream Balm is adapted
to use by patients who have trouble in inhaling
through the nose and prefer spraying. The
price, including spraying tube, is rs cents.
Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely Brothers 66
Warren Street, New YorE. 2wi
Any frst-class watch aker can deliver sell
ections from his own Morks.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
For Over Sixty Years.

Any frst-cass watch aker can deliver s
ections from his own works
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

Aggressiveness in some people borders on
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

81 have used Blood Wine myself
and given 1t to my mother, now 90
years Of age, and | have found 1t In.
valuable in case of colds and coughs.
1t ia superior medicine for elderly
people who are run down and ner.
vous."
The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

At the Home for Aged Couples, Mrs.
NJ. o. Welton, Bath, Me-, says;
~ have taken six bottles of Blood Wine and
know that 1t Is excellent for aged people. l was
greatly benefited by one bottle"
City Marshal Odlin, Lewiston, Maine,
who tried other remedies. writes
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
aPoLLY PRIMRosE.n

The production for "Polly Primrose,
the new play in which pretty little Ade-
laide Thurston will be seen here Wednes-
day, Nov. II, requires spe .ial sixty foot
baggage car to transport it. Every bit Of
scenery and the furniture, carpets, rugs,
draperies and b~ric-a-brac, shown in the
production viii be brought here lby the
company. A letter from Miss Thurs
toms manager to Manager Daspit says :
'All we ask of you is a clear stage and
your foot and border lights. We do the
rest. The company carries a regularly
furnished house which they viii build on
your stage, including everything from a
small hassock to a piano. You shall not
be asked for even the smallest prop =
This is in line with our desire to present
Miss Thurston in the most complete pro-
duction ever carried by a travelling com
pany."
Music by the Home Circle Orchestra
and special program for the occasion,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
SaHes Two Ftom Death.

sf0ur little daughter had an almost fatal
attack Of whooping cough and bronchi-
tis,' writes Mrs. w. X. Haviland, of
'Armonk, N. ", Shut, when all.o8her
remedies failed, we saved her life with
Dir. Kings New Discovery. Our niece,
who had Consumption in an, advanced
stage, also used this wonderful medicine
and to-day she is perfectly well.'' Des-
perate throat and lung diseases yield to
DIR. Kings New Discovery as tono other
medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs
and Colds. 50c. and Sl.00 bottles guar
anteed by The Fraisse Drug Store. Trial
bottles free.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
OF THE AUTOMOBILE.
The First to Run Along the
Streets Of Houma,

Last Sunday a novel sight was wit
messed in Houma that was nothing more.
nor less than an automo ollie that,rolled.
easily and gracefully alon Main Street.
The auto was one recently purchased by
Mr.. Alex MeCollam, Of E iendale planta-
ton aud last Sunday, Mr.. Mcclellan
came to town in it to attend church. 1t
is needless to say that the inhabitants OF
our little town were much interes6 ed in
the auto, for that goes without saying.
The machine made a fine appearance as
it passed through town.
One hundred years from now, n one
who happens to run acros3 this cop y Of
TIE CoURIER might smile. Other sw ifter
and less cumbersome time and dists nee
~destroyers will be in existence then, and
our automobile of to-day may be reoa led
as we recall the old stage coach & nd
other useful relics of by gone days Nv it'll
!. wing machines, attachable mechani ,al
vi ngs, and electrical t~ransmitters of t he
luL IAN body, our progressive descendar is
nay not quite understand why the res l.
Tents Of Houma should have shown / 10
much interest in an andquated thin g
ike the 1908 automobile.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
a MEMORY.


Beside. me, is an empty chair,
All battered, Scared, and worn
The little right hand rocker of,
The left one nearly gone;
And the seat, so torn ana useless,
Done by scissors, childhood's toy, ~.
Draws forth from ldemory's Camera,
A picture OF my boy.
See the chubby hands how busy,
For the cane is close and old,
And the pointless scissors, wall not catch,
Within a tiny hole
But by continued tears, and blows,
The. meshes break III two,
The ugly rent grows widened,
As the. lit5le INST, slips through
What a peal Of merry laughter,
Fills the empty nalI with glee,
housing sound, from drowsy silence,
Into lie, and melody
Then achuckle, Of glad mischief
Issues forth, in richest tones; +
CAlIGFen, Al-WaysWarDle sweetest,
When like blrUs, they are alone. Is
As an artist, cannot paint the, Lf4,
And rapture, Got u sallle,
So no melody can IIaltLJe
The laughter Ola child
Il rises, from the depths Of iun,
And bubbles up nglce,
And lrlIgaCes old stcrLe' hearts,
With its ricn ecstacy
Do not diamonds, plucked from dr6
ness
Into radiance and light,
FIashund twinkle 4olth glad thanks
10 the sun, that gives them sight
SO laughter, is the grateful flash,
vi happiness set free,
When little hearts most eeiRtillate,
With generosity
< X Il 4
The ball is sad and silent,
For the little. soul las tlown,.
.OuG OF its tenement uI clay,
UP to The Pearl White Throne;
And my heart, like the empty chair was
Lett,
All battered, Scared, and toIn;I
A jeweiled watch, wlCn its works all
]stlleu,
"A flower, with its fragrance blown
NJ. T. BRIDEWELL
,Honma, oct,l0O3.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
Don't forget that PoII Tax
Do Good-tt Paws.

"A Chicago man has observed that,
ttGood. deeds are better than real estate
deeds-some of the latter are worthless.
Act kindly and gently, show sympathy
and lend a helping hand. You cannot
possibly lose by it, Most men appre-
.Giate a kind word and encouragement
more than Substantial help. There are
persons in CHS community who might
trnthfully say ''My good friend, cheer
up. AfeW doses Of Chambeflam's Cough
Remedy will rid yoa 81 your cold, and
there is no danger whatever from pneu-
monia when you use that medicine, Il
always cures. / know it for il has helped
me out many a Time" Sold by The
Standard Drug Store.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
CONSTABLE SALE.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
8th. Justice Peace Court, Parish Of Terre-
bonnie.


81 M Levy vs.. no. II, Julius Broom.
Dy virtue of and in obedience to a Writ
- of Fieri Facias emanating from
the above named Court, in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, and to me di-
,rected, / have seized and taken into my
possession and will offer for sale at public
auction tothe last and highest bidder, in
'front.' of the 8th. Justice Court, in the
village of Gibson, La, on A.,
SATURDAY. THE 5th. DAY OF
DECEMBER, A. d., 1903,
between the hours of IL o'clock a. M.
and A o'clock p. M. the following de-
scrlbed property, to-Wit:
"a certain tract OF land in the Parish
Of Terrebonne, measuring . and I-lO0
acres, and known as lot No. 9 on a plan
made by o. /. Powell, surveyor, tIel7th.
day Of March, 1888, in Section 81, Town
ship 16, r. II IT,, bounded above by
Mike Harding and below by Estate Of
Charles Miller ST., and North by Bayou
Chacahoula; together with all the build
ings and Improvements thereon
Terms-CASH in U. s.. Currency.
W. 81. ROSS,
Constable Sth. Ward, Terrebonne
/ Gibson, La, Oct. 28th. 1903.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
Gnined Forty Pounds in Thirty Days

For several months our younger broth
er had been troubled with Indigestion.
He tried several remedies but go no
benefit from them. We purchased some
Of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and lie commenced taking them
Inside of thirty days he had gained forty
pounds in flesh. He is now fully recov-
cred. We have a good trade on the Tab
lets.-HoLLEY Bros, Merchants. Long
Branch, Mo. For sale by The Standard
Drug Store.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

The drouth continues and as re-
suit thesupply of cisternsWater is be-
coming exhausted some ofthe plant-
ers have been boring wells for water for
their fefneries asthe swamps are un-
preceaently dry and in some sections
the parish some preparation has to
Dc. made for water for the sugar houses
in anticipation ola continuance Of the
dr0nth. The grinding season is now
full Roadway and the blowing Of
the refinery whistles can be heard all
-af6end.