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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-10-20
he Truth of an Extraordinary Story
Effectually Established
Statements and AffidavitS Bearing
Upon One of the Most Remark
able Cases on Record

last winter there appeared in the columns Of the Cow
MERclA description Of remarkable cure effected by the use OF
known and highly esteemed citizen Of Upper saltwater The pc
known remedy by Bangor doing
P I on sr@or re1 to & e r oS % ' % ad
had any communication with him in any way.
In the latter part of June representative of Browns sarsaara
Company accompanied by artist paid visit to Mr. Severance at his
home for the purpose Of obtaining his picture a4 MeT Of ms dgmq
ner by Mr. Severance wife expressed
merits Of remedy proven itself their own home
effected in this case were printed in the CouGRc1A of saturday ny
3D. naturally attracted widespread attention and remark The
s ~S SO 5reVe ia the ORE @ stated
ncurabe did the publication aood
and dywthoqt having examns him since rendering the decision
With view placing the facts in the case beyond dispute and to
ulous party gentlemen including Warren of the
Browns sarsaarIa Company and Collector Davis drove out few
lip. those of his wife and the story of his of sun
erng and his restoration to health and strength.
His story taken down from his lips and sworn before Mr. a
appears below also the statement his Wife affirming tn"
per Saltwater declaring their knowledge of his tkne and and
Powerful as story remarkable told
his sworn statement conveys but 1 ,ea OF the ~@
he referred the sovereign remedy to which under Goo" he attributes
Not one party, they g,slc hand the kindly old
gentleman and his pleasant faced wife at parting but felt that they h
cordial wishes that health mgl long remain with him TO
Te following are the antvits statements
o
About
Of 1t gradually
anJnn
ed food
Of oa pissed
In o
that weighed should
llSx | III
silr lhe
the obliged to abandon work entirely aud took
but the enmg of the mmor
The risk the be-
l. justify ii.
lett leia q
% than did
able to 10
all bless invented this medicine
RIII,A y while live KrlluN SEVERANCE
July : leoh
of the aboves signed Before
sick
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p,x,p
the
of abe ST Before
lSirneD d. +.
of Upper saltwater Clown {" ooNn Me-
have known Reuben
land know he
Postmaster GEORGE l. NfHsItf2 With Iuek'f
Druggist
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WIN, H. IIIlfK
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kindly ask The people 10 examine II feel.
ing that yon will be richly compensated.
Morrison's hall will be used His even.
ing as RENDEZVOUS for The hungry. The
good cooks Of the rniver,al,t >ociefy
are to give one Of their popular supuer-
At his place, from to O'Clock. consist
ing of vegetable dishes Of every variety
with eorned beef as side together
with beans and brown bread. and all that
goes to make up n regular antiquarian
meal. All are invited.
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Rheumatism

We doubt If there is. or can he, specific
remedy for rheumatism; but thousands Vine
have suffered its pains have been greatly ben
Gifted by Hoods Sarsaparilla. If you have
failed TO find relief, Try this great remedy
Il was afflicted with rheumatism twenty
wears. Previous to 1SSi found no relief, but
grew worse, and at one time was almost help
less. Hoods Sarsapariila did me more good
than all the other medicine l ever had.
II. T. BALcoM Shirley Village Mass.
Il had rheumatism three years. and got no
relief till took Hoods SarSaparilla. II has
done great things for me. recommend it to
Others" LEWIS BURBANK, Biddciord. Me.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is characterized by
three pccullsrtieS lat, the combination Of
remedial agents. I'd, the proporion; Sd, the
process Of securing the active medicinal
qualities. The result is a medicine of unlsuM
strength, esecting cures hitherto unknown.
Send for book containing additional evidence.
"IIood'. Snrsaparlla tones up my system,
puri1cs my blood. slarpens my appetite, ana
seems to make me over j. 7. THOMPSON,
Register Of Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
"Hood's Sarsaparla beats all others, and
Isworth IFS weight in gold" DARLINGTON,
1870 Bank Street, New York City.
Hoods Sarsaparllla
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for s6. Made
only by c. /. HOOD & Co, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
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A coming Maine horse is the chestnut
mare. Kate. owned by f. 5. Watts. South
Norridgowock, which Won two races III
ropsham fair this week getting record
of ? 81. and showing speed enough 10
warrant the belief that She could trot
three heats over that track in 30 She
is seven or eight years old, and was sired
by a winthrop horse owned by Amon
Russell of X adheld. Her dam was a
daughter of Gray Fearnaught, zone of
the very best of the whole Fearnaught
tribe. and the sire of the best lot of gen
tlcmens drivers ever credited to one sire
in Name, which makes her inbred in the
Morgan lines. Mr.. Watts i conNiderin!
an ofier of $1,000 which he has received
for her. She trotted half i'm the third
heat at Topsham in l,l4.-Le'rist"" 'I'"r-
UUI
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Job Printing,

Inc Job Printing Establishment connected with
fht SOMERSET RrroRrER is prepared To do all cts.
a" work, the richest as well as the most common
,hs. Competent and experienced workmen are
employed and large stock OF paper, envelopes, ad.
vertsing, wedding and business cards in great va
ricty Orders of dances, bills of fare programs
etc, etc. printed in great variety of STYLES on short
by mail will receive careful attention.
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Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas John W. Hayden of MaNfeld IN the
Comfy ~ snmprse. and state of Maine. bv his
decd dated Nov T. 1850, sud recorded IN som,
crset Registry Of Deeds, Noi. 49, PaSr 3tt' Nor
tgnged 10 Joel Cohy Of Bingham. in said 'oun-
II. "A certain peice or parcel of land situated III
said MnvfIrld hong one hundred ac,es OF OF the
south side ot lot NJ, ten, range six, also one
hundred acres oil OF the south side Of lot mum
said Colby conveyed snid Mortgage to me on
the Flrst day Of April, A. 1884. The cond
ton OF said Mortgage aying been broker
claim foreclosure and hive this notice srenrd'
ingly, HIRAM III mil
Skowhcgan, oct. 10th 1886 3wia
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There is no end to the frauds placed be
fore the public by great advertising
schemcs-The proprietor Of Bells Sar-
saparilla has had II years experience in
compromising prescriptions, and guaran-
tees every bottle To be put up with the
same care. 1t i the best blood medicine
in the market. (Only 30 cts. per bottle.)
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TILE PRETrIEsT LADY IN Ortean WIS asked
what made her complexion 40 clear and beau
tifu She said II was by using Gilmorc's
Aromatic Wine. For sale by IIorato cushing
ONE OfIllE MOST NOTED European ply
siciau- S,lid: Neuralgia WI. The prayer for
diseased urrNr for healthy blood. L -e q l.
more'S Aromatic Wine for thchlood. fur >dc
by IIorHtiu Gushing
REV. ". Fisk REQt OF Aurorn, III. saGs
al hive used tilmorc'- \rumatie Mluc aud frl
il an excellent honschnlh remedy that none
Ought to do without" For sal, by lloratip ".
Cushing.
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SHILOHS CArARRll REMEDf-a
positive cure for Catarrh, Dipthcria ann
Canker Mouth. Sold by II. W. Gushing
ARE YOU MADE miserable nv lndi-
gestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss OF
Appetite, Yellow skin? Shlioh's Nitallzer
is positive cure. Sold by IL. w. Cnsh'
Ing.
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II was all run down, and Hoods Sar-
saparilIa proved just the medicine need
ed, write hundreds of people. Take 1t
now.
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,EpNEsDAY, OCT. 10th, 1886
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Tor Sale w. II. Ward
far aale-F \ joaquin
Clnaks-N. NJ Nickery
IlIrdware--A. 6. Blunt.
Cold Hoods ID. Arnold.
Cluakings-W. Il. Steward.
OF lnterest-D. II Bartlett.
Foreclosure - II IRAN Bnrrill
Change of Time-M. c X. X.
Cnhurn Hale. c. Heseltom.
breeding Mare-D II Bartlett.
Probate Notices-s II Goodwin.
MilIinary-T. Is. Il ]. A. Colby.
Come and be Healc1-D o. Fitzgerald.
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New Portlmd-og S, Ar. roIls Wyman, aye
Nt.lrG
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Six new lots of ready made undcrWare.
at Colby's, this week.
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WHY WILL. YOU cough when SuilVhs
Cure will give immediate relief Price IN
cts 80 cts. and ST. sold by II W Cnsa-
ing.
FOR SpEPSIA and Liver complain
YOU have printed guarantee on every
hottie of Shilah's Nitali1er. l. never
fails u, cure Sold Ii. W. Gushing
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Marin Lihbey, of Gardiner, i, tbo
guest of W. NJ. L Brown and family.
Mr.. j. n Smith and wife. accompanied
by Mrs. l. j. Smith. are visiting in b.
ton
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
BOW to Load a Boulder.

For rolling large stone on the
stoneboat use log chain with a
trolling hitch," or, better still have
a cant hook made that will grapple a
boulder three or four it. through /;
lever should be five IT. long, three
inches in diameter at the top and
four at the slot through which the
hook is to pass. Eight inches from
the top end bore half-incl hole for
the attachment of a clevis and an
other clevis should be attached to the
further end Of the chain for the
evener. Ii still more power be
needed procure twenty tt. of one.
inch MANILA rope pass the rope
through a three.inch wood pulley,
which is to be hook ed into the cleyis
at the top of the lever instead of the
chain. Eight #. from the boulder
drive stout stake, and to this
fasten one end of the rope; pass up
and through pulley. attach team to
the other end. With this arrange.
ment and a steady pulling team IL
will be surprise how easily large
boulder can be "yanked" from its
prehistoric repose; and reflection
will naturally occur as to possibilit-
les of muscle, fabricated with
brains.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
A Stone Giant in Florada.

While digging in the mound back
of the garrison in search of Indian
relics some gentleman discovered a
a petrified Indian giant-as natural
as if chissled from solid block Of
granite by mastery hand, and free
from a single blsmish except an in.
dentation on the thigh made by the
pick. In Gloss proximity were a
number of flint arrowheads and other
implements of Indian warfare. A
stone jar was also discovered under
the giants head. which, upon being
opened, was found to contain u
calumet. lot Of brass jewellery and
a number of copper and Spanish
gold coins, which were black with
times corr oding breath. The dis.
coyery has created quite stir. The
value Of the gold coin, as near as
can be ascertained, is about twenty
three hundred d0ilars-quite a snug
little sum for these ha d times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
The Blunder of Great Men.

A writer says of Daniel Webster:
Among statesmen he was the great
est Of mortals; among financiers
the greatest of fools.'' 1t is a we'll
known fact that in money matters
tho average STRIPPING of dozen
summers, exceeds Mr.. Webster, His
lack of sbrewdness and talent in this
direction became, during his life
time, standing joke" of the nation.
We recall, also, the story of Sir Tsaa C
Newton'S house for his cats. Fer
the convenience Of the cat he cut a
large hole for enterance, and then
cut another smaller hole for the
kittens. Thus the man of marvel.
Gus intellectual power could not
grasp so simple an idea as that a
hole large enough to accommodate q
full grown cat would suffice for a
kitten also. It is related of Sberi-
dan that he climbed fence for two
days in going to and from a country
hons which he had rented. When
asked by friend why he did not
90 through the gate, he replied :
Because it is tied with, string
aud can't unloose the knot. "Cut
it, them" said the friend. Mr.. Sheri
dan slowly drew penknife from his
pocket and severed the string, the
gate instantly flying open. AS the
fact of his stupidity is not thinking
that he could cut the string fully
dawned upon him, he kicked the
luckless gate off its hinges, saying
to his friend, "Now serve me as /
have served the gate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
Poultry Notes.

The lime process for preserving
eggs is as follows Take salt one
pint, lime one quart and water SUM.
cient. Slack with hot water and add
water enough to make four gallons.
After it has settled pour the clear
of into pan or some suitable YES.
sci, aud add eggs rs desired, being
careful not to crack the shell or
they will spoil. You can Id FIRE b
eggs at any time. Keep the vessel
in dark cool place.
Fowls prefer as well as need.
good pure, cold water, especially in
warm, sultry we t .er.
Young chickens may be allowed
the run of the garden, the mother
being cooped, and the havo, they
make among insects is an excellent
thing.
TIL, hens of Kansas yield six
times as mucn as tho orchards,
eight times as much as the market
gardens and sixteen times as much
as the potato fields Of that State.
We should not desire to develop the
fat of the fowl at the same time we
are endeavoring to secure eggs.
Wheat, oats, milk, meat, and green
foods are better matcri Ills for laying
Lens tina n in corn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
The Journalist.

There is no profession in which a
man stands more suprenely on his
merits than in that of journalism.
In many other promotions is more a
a question Of influence, of good for
tune, or of time, than of actual
working capacity. In journalism
influence goes for little or nothing,
unless there be on the part of the as.
pirant real efficiency to perform the
work that has to be done. There
never was there greater competition
in the press than there is at the
present day, and that competition is
more likely to become keener than
to diminish. 1t is becoming more
and mere question of the survival
of the fittest, and special eminence
is ever more difficult to attain. The
Incompetent and inexperienced
must therefore, inevitably go to the
wall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
Russian Amusements.

Russian girls frequently amuse
thcmseles by attempting to discover
what sort of husband will even.
tual'y lead them to the alter. The
female Who is tired of a celibate life
sits, in the mystic hours of the
night, between two large mirrors.
On each side she place candle, and
then eagerly watches until she can
see twelve reflected lights.If the fates
are propitious, she ought also to
discern the husband she desires, por.
ltrayed in the glass before her. An
other way of divinatien Is havesup.
per laid for two. If the young lady
is in luck, the apparition of the
future husband Will come and sit
down beside her; but in order to
secure success, the girl must not di-
vulge to anyone her intention of
thus attem pting to dive into futurity.
There is a story told in Russia to the
effect that the daughter of = rich far
mer was in love with a young lieu
tenant and he snspecting that she
would probably have supper laid for
two, climbed the walls of the gar
deu, and, sitting down by her side,
partook of the prepared banquet,
the girl being under the impression
that it was his apparition, and not
real Simon Pare. On leaving the
room the officer forgot his sword,
which he had unbuckled before he
sat down to supper. The girl find.
ing the weapon after his departure,
hid it in the cupboard as nement
of his visit. Later on she married
a lether saiter. and he fancied that
there was some rival who .supplanted
him in his wife's affections, AMI one
day discovering the sword, was con.
firmed in his suspicious, and killed
her in a fit Of passion. A very
favorite amusement at this season
of the year, and when several girls
are cengregated under the same roof,
is to divine by the aid of cock.
Each girl, taking some corn, makes
4 small leap on the floor, and there
conceals ring. The chanticlecr is
then introduced, and is let loose
beside the corn. Presently he be.
gins to peck at the heaps Of grain.
At last one Of the rings is exposed to
view, when its owner, according to
the popular belief, will outstrip her
com panions in the race of matrl-
mony.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
Ladies Department.
Something to Think About.

Every woman, says writer In
Good Housekeeping, SHOULD have
some special thing to think about
except the regular weekly round of
duties in fact, some aim in life ex-
cept that of cooking, eating, and
sleeping and the contingent possi-
bility of dying soon to get rid Of all.
No aim and no change make asylums
overflow, leaving children mother
less, and make life not worth the
living. Every woman had her am
bilious dreams once-what were
they? To write? Then let her write
every day, if but three lines. on some
subject she is most familiar with.
To paint9 Let her get water-colors,
paint flowers, and work at it every
day, If for only half an hour. II one
has but half chance let her prove
that she can do more than many who
have not only whole chance, but
many chances.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04


Religion is nota passive enjoy
ment. 1t is not jewel, which one
looks in casket and hides in his
bosom. 1t is life ; it is action ; il is
practical beneficence. He lives the
longest who is most useful. He is
the true Methusaleh, who put in mo-
ton thoughts and deeds most pro.
ductive of happiness to others.
Many lives are wasted. The power
which is in them is never developed /;
the tree bears no fruit. The longest,
greatest, most eventful life ever
passed upon tho earth, Though 33
years were its measurement in time,
was that of the Son of God, our Re.
deemer and Exemplar. He prolongs
his own life the most who most
closely initiates the well-doing OF
his Master whether by wise
thoughts. benevolent purposes, by
speech, by gifts, by toll. by acton
plishing the most in blessing his
species. Rely upon it, this is the
very substance of life, the credit sum
when the balance is struck-practi
cal usefulness. He lives to gooi
purpose who lives to do good /; and
when his stewardship is ended, hi!
works follow him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
RELIGIOUS.
Great Preaching.

treat freacnlng.
The instructor recalls an anecdote
of John Brown of Hadingtoa, which
very happily illustrates the relation
he always sustained to the Saviour
the relation, close and confidential,
which every minister must sustain
to him in order to be truly eloquent
and effective, and to proclaim the
gospel with junction. and power. A
Scotch nobieman and his party were
out hunting upon an occasion. They
came to one of those field meetings
for religious services at which great
multitudes were want to assemble.
They stood and listened while a
"pert, proud and fiprant" speaker
preached a discourse. One of the
party asked of another. What do
you think of that?" II think" he
replied. "that the man himself did
not believe a word he has said"
Thereupon John Brown took the
stand, aid poured forth stream of
rich gospel treasures which were
swelling up within his own heart.
The noble listened with rapt atten-
ton, and was asked at the conclus-
ion, "and what do you think of that?
"Think! don't know what to think.
Why it seemed to me as if he tho't
Jesus stood behind him, and every
little while he would stop as il he
were asking, Now, Lord, what shall
I say next?'"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04

HARD GINGERBREAD.-One cup of
n olasses, one cup Of sugar, one-half
cup of milk, half cup of butter,
one-half cup of lard, a little salt, one
egg, a scant teasposnful of ginger
and heaPing teaspoonful of salera.
tus. Mix quite hard. Roll out, cut
in cards to suit your pan, which
should be shallow one. Have your
oven hot when you put your bread
in, be careful not to burn it. Some.
times you may put in one teaspoon
full of cream Of tartar, bat it is not
necessary. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04

Like flakes OF snow unperceived on
the earth, the seemingly unimportant
events of life succeed one another.
As the snow gathers together. so are
our habits formed. No single fake
that is added to the pile produces a
sensible change; no single action Gre
ates, however it may exhibit, mans
character. Jeremy Taylor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
A Sense Of Honor.

There is little doubt that the thing
which needs to be preached to this
generation of Americans. by minis
ters of the gospel, by all who have
public influence or private authority,
is-a sense of honorl 1t must be
shown and insisted upon that every
position in lite where one person Is
employed by another to do a certain
work, imposes an obligation to fulfil
the duties of the place with an
honorable and disinterested regard
for the interests of the employer. 1t
must be shown thai this view of en-
ployment applies to the cook, the or.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04

rand.boy, the cashier, the legislator,
the Governor, the President. This is
trite. and apparently simple, and
perhaps somewhat stupid view of
the opportunities of "smart" and
ambitious young American Of our
day; but unless this comm en- place
view of responsibility is laid hold of
by increasing numbers in the future
OF cur country, we will not say that
our society will 60 to pieces, but We
will say that our calamit:es will in
crease, and that we will get into
troubles, and not soon out of them,
compared with which the dangers
and distresses of the past will seem
almost Insignificant.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04

As father should PROV ids for the
religious education of his children,
so should government for the in.
struction Of her subjects.
There is a gift that is almost a
blow, and there is a kind word that
is munificence so much il there II
the way Of doing things.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
What is Farming7

1t Is something more than stayin
on farm. It is something more
than skimming the soil. 1t is more
than selling hay or potatoes, aud
bulky CROPS unanimalized., Farm
ing is business, profession, a prac-
tical and scientific operation, The
The process of nature must be un.
derstood, and worked in harmony
with the chemistry of the earth
and air. The processes of nature
must be understood, il not in. their
technical terms and language in that
common way, in that sensible under
standing, that Common sense way,
that their own advantage and capa-
bilities may be turned to, the. best
account. The lawyer works By law
and precedent. the physician work
by SYMPTOMS and indications, the
merchant by rules and capacities.
The farmer must work by abby
rules, laws, observation. and ex-
pertinent. He must be a skilled
workman In the productive, opera
tive AID commercial circles in which
his business lies and his sphere OF
circulation extends.