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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-02-03
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Glass MaiiMatser.
Gleaningssta ss%H Home FieIc
WHEAT QUOTATIONS..

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; !.
- Peter Dalluist is in kose,,u
holding religious meetings.
= Our he,,utifnl snow ia !. little off
color-of a rather. dark shade.
- Rev. Splctr reports very success
full meetings in the NJ. E. church.
- Nels Ahlberg, of Newfolden,
transacted business in town Tuesday.
X. j. Taralseth's special brand
''Silver Leaf -four is superior to any
other made in the Northwest. Try it.
= The girls OF Stephen have re-
solved to break up the Bachelors
Club in that place before the end OF
the year. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Brown left last
Saturday to visit.friends at Minneapo-
lis and at Rochester, MINI. They
will be gone several weeks. esa: -.
The special meetings which are
being held at the NJ D.. churh will
close Thursday evening. Rev. G. B.
Brecount expects to leave for Mime
apolis Friday evening.
The concert by the Scandina-
yian Ladies' Quartette last S,,tur-
day evening was we'll attended and
the singing Of the ladies was fine and
very much apprecia ted.
- The ladies of the Norwegian M.
E. church will have festival at their
church this Thursday evening, at
which coffee and cake will be served
and general good time enjoyed.
Everybody welcome.
- Rev. L. T. Torgerson, former
pastor of the Norwegian M. E. church
in this city, now located at Devils
Lake, stepped off the train here last
Saturday and spent several days visit
ing with his former Pensioners. He
and Rev: Gjerding, Of Stephen, con-
= Quoted the services in the Norwegian
H. r. church last Sunday. -.
- Rev. c. D.. Darling will deliver II
lecture at Argyle on Wednesday eve
ming, Feb. 8, on the subject: "Mis-
takes If the Devil, and some other
People,. Those who know Rev.
Darling can youch for that the lee
ture will b. both entertaining and
instructive. The tickets for the lee
ture contain . pretty good With
cism and read likethis: ~ ~ ~
LECTURE. 49,.
MISTAKES OF THE DEVIL. J. !:
ADMIT ONE.
- Mrs. Geo. Elliott, of Spruce
Valley, this county, died last week.
Her remains were brought to this city,
and on Sunday afternoon last at the
Presbyterian church the funeral SER
vice was conducted by Rev. G.. D.
Darling. Deceased was a sister Of
Mrs. T. w. Elliott, who died short
time ago, and whose death came as a
sad blow to her. Husband and five
children mourn her loss. She and
husband came to this county at an
early day, and during many years
lived in the vicinity Of Warren. To
the bereaved family the sympathy Of
the community is extended.
The farewell reception to Rev. G
D. Darling at the Windsor last Fri.
day evening was largely attended
During his brief stay in this city Rev
Darling has made a host OF friends
both inside and outside the church
iii which he has labored, and these
wish him a bright future and many
heavenly blessings, wherever he may
go. BY his rarnestness, ability and
Christian zeal, he has endeared him
self to the people in this community
and it is to be regretted that il
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FORTUNES BY ACCIDENT.
How = Captsis Made . Miiiios By Garry
ing One Passenger.

How . Csptsis Made . Miiiioa By Garry
ing One Passenger.
II there il anything that makes o
poor, toiling man happy 1t Ia to read
about hukes that have made fortunes
For instance, there was captain Of Q
vessel plying between English and Aus
tralian points who made lucky strike
when convicts were taken to New
South Wales.
A time expired man came to the
mariner and begged to he taken home
The former convict had no money, but
he would gladly give his plot of land
for transportation.
The captain accepted the terms, and
great is the JOY of his descendants, foi
that plot is now occupied by a wharf
and it is valued at $l.l25, 900.
A Limerick tobacconist believed him.
self to be ruined by fire that destroyed
his shop. The next day he found tins OF
snuff that had been in the fire. Curios.
ity prompted him TO open the canisters
He found that the action of the flames
had materially improved the aroma and
pungency of the snuff The discovery
made him very rich.
The discovery of the Mount Shebs
mine was purely fuke, and its output
of gold is the greatest of any mine in
the world except in the Klondike dis.
triet.
A bank clerk in London heard that
there was rich deposit of gold at a
certain place at the Cape of Good Hope.
He set about forming provisional syn
dictate among his fellow clerks, and they
raised about : i, 800 among themselves
A mining engineer was sent out. He
made thorough investigation, but
found no gold. He bad decided to give
up the search and was ready to leave
for home, when he ran across a miner.
well, stranger, " he said, Il guess
you are on hunt for the shiny. Tain I
here, boss"
"Have you claim here?" asked the
engineer
yes and | want to make tracks VI
the country. That's my claim over by
that cancels hump. J on can have il
for 500, and here's sample of the
quartz. That claim amt worth it,
weight i'll gold, but it's worth every
dollar l ask for it. -
The engineer examined the specimen
and decided that there was gold in it.
He acted quickly.
I'm tell you what I'll do, mate, " he
said. "I'll give you $50 on the risk OF
losing it. ="
The bargain was struck and the claim
carefully explored An abundance OF
gold was found in the most unlikely
veins. Today the shares, the face value
of which is 800, are worth 1900, 00C
each. New York World
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County TreasuFer's sale
Of Land.
STATE OF MANI

Whereas, the County Commissioners Of the
County Of Somerset in the month Of Septem-
Der Of each Of the years Of 1888, 1880, 1860,
1891, 1872, 1893, 1898, 1895 and 1896, as
provided by law and especially by Section 80
OF Chapter Of the Revised Statutes Of said
State, by their board, made an actual inspec
ton Of all the county roads and other roads
originally located as town roads in the town
ship and tract Of land in said COUNT, called
Mayheld, which tract vas formerly the town
OF Mayfed IN said County, being the same
tract Of land Of which said Mayheld vas com.
posed before and at the time Of the repeal u
the charter Of said town by Chapter 16I u
the Private and special Laws Of ssid State for
the year 1857, approved February 25th, 1887,
and found and adjudged at each and all u
these separate examinations certain roads
therein defective and not then in good repair
so as to be safe and convenient for public
travel and therefore at each Of the several
examinations made an estimate Of the amount
needed to put said defective roads in said
Mayheld in repair, said estimate as required
by law being made al each examination Of
said roads by said commissioners with regard
to and especially for the year beginning On the
ist day Of January after each separate exami-
nation as aforesaid, 10 wit for each Of the
years Of 1889, 1890, 1891, 1897. 1893, 1904.
1895, 1896 and 1897, SAID estimates being the
sums seyerally set down opposite t. the Year,
named a. follows.
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ally dead The young woman to whom
the future Is dfeary waste the Young
vile who Is a helpless, nervous invalid
the mother whose babes are burden in.
stead of blessing all these unless they
take the right measures to recover their
health, are better dead than living In the
majority OF cases these ghosts Of women
owe their condition 10 weakness and dis
ease OF the distinctly feminine organism
Frequently they have been deceived by
the incorrect diagnosis Of some obscure
physician and do not understand the true
nature of their trouble Il ONLY costs a
twocent postage stamp for woman to
write and describe her condition to DR.
K. Y Pierce, an eminent and skilful special
list, for thirty years chief consulting phys.
ician to the lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute of Buffalo y y He will answer
letters from ailing women without charge
He is the discovefcr Of DR. Pierce's IA
vorite Prescription the greatest of all
known medicines for women II acts
directly on the delicate organs concerned
in maternity and makes them strong.
healthy and vigorous 1t banishes the in.
dispositions of the anxious period and
makes baby's coming easy and almost
painless. Ii cures all disorders and dis
placements and checks exhausting drains
Previous to motherhood my wife was very
sick, writes Dennis 4 Counellv Esd Of Clear
Water Wright Co Minu Two bottles Of Or
Pierces Favorte Prescription made her well
and strong
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill.
iousness and constipation. One a dose.
They never grippe
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Medicine

II is true wisdom for every
body to take a thorough course of
Swift's Specific just at this season
of the year. The blood is sluggish
and impoverished, and the system
is full of impurities which should
be eliminated. In addition to
thoroughly cleansing the blood,
and toning up the system SO as to
avoid loss of appetite and gem
eral rundown feeling in the
spring, S. S. S. so strengthens and
builds up as to fortify against the
many forms of dangerous illness
that abound during the hot sum
mer season. 1t is very small
matter to take this precaution but
it insures health and strength all
summer. Swift's Specific
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WHAT'S THE TIME?
When Yon Ask, Tell Which of the Six
Kinds You Mean.

When You Ask. Tell Which of the Six
Kinds You Mean.
There are few questions more fire.
quently put than what time is it?''
Can you tell me the true time?' A
stickler for exactitude might reply
"What kind of time do you mean? Dc
you mean solar or sidereal time? APP
parent time or mean time? Local time
or standard time?' There are all these
six kinds of time, not to speak of others
1t is only within the FAST two genera
tions-within, indeed, the reign of our
sovereign, Queen Victoria-that the sub
ject of the differences of most of these
kinds of time has become of pressing
importance to any but theorists, In one
of the public gardens of Paris little
cannon is set up with burning glass
attached to it in such a manner that the
sun itself fires the cannon rs it reaches
the meridian This, of course, is the
time of Paris noon-apparent noon, but
it would be exceedingly imprudent of
any traveller through Paris who wished,
say, to catch the | o'clock express to
set his watch by the gun, for if it hap
pened to be in February he would find
when he reached the railway station
that the station clock was faster than
the gun by nearly full quarter of an
hour and that his train had gone, while
toward the end of October or the begin
ming of November he would find himself
rs much too soon.
Until machines for accurately meas
uring time were invented, apparent
time-time, that Is to say, given by The
sun itself, as by sundial-was the
only time about which men knew or
cared But when reasonably good clocks
and watches were made it was very
soon seen that at different times in the
year there was marked difference be-
tween the sundial time and that shown
by the clock-the reason being simply
that the apparent rate of motion of the
sun across the sky was not always quite
the same, while the movement of the
clock was, of course, as regular as it
could be made. Leisure Hour.
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In old times the poor of manor were
permitted to obtain as fuel the dead
wood from the surrounding woodland
The dead twigs and branches which
were beyond their reach they were al
lowed to lop off with hook or a crook
There is document among the rec
ords of the town of Bodmin which gives
the right to the burgesses of the town,
under the concession of the prior of
Bodmin, "to bear and carry away on
their backs and in no other way the lop,
crop, hoop, crook and bag wood in the
prior wood of Dunmeer -
Another part of this paper mentions
this>as "a right with hook and crook to
lop, crop and carry away fuel, etc, in
the same wood.
The date of this record is 1925. New
York World
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Messenger S Notice.
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET ss:- COURT OF lNsoLvKNcA..
This is to give notice that on the 18th day OF
Mar, a. D. ls9S, warrant in insolvency
issued by Edward r. Danforth. Judge of the
Court of Insolvency for said County Of Somer-
set, against the estate 81 Ora T.. sanford OF
Pittsfeld in said County, adiudged to be an
insolyent debtor, on petition OF said debtor,
which petition was filed on the 18th day of
Mar, A. u. ls9S. to which date interest on
claims is TO be computed. That the payment
OF any debts to or by said debtor, and the
transfer and delivery OF any property by him
are forbidden by law. That a meeting OF tie
creditors OF said debtor, to prove their debts
and in case there are assets sufficient to
authorize the same to choose one or more
assignees OF his estate, will be held at a Court
OF Insolvency to be holden at the Probate
Court Room, in Skowh egan in said county, on
the 18th day OF April a. d, 1898, al one O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
2wl2 {. h. HASKELL, Deputy Sheriff i.
as Messenger of said Court of Insolvency
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Messenger S Notice
STATE OF MAINE.


SOMERSET s.: Court or lSsolNENCN
In the case of Bert }. Tozier lnsolyent
Debtor.
This is 10 give notice that OF the 18th day OF
Mar. A u lStiS, a warrant in insolvency was
issued out Of the Court OF Insolvency for said
County of Somerset, against the estate OF
said Bert j. Tozier of Fairfield, ad-
Judged to be an insolvent debtor, on petition
OF said debtor. which petition was filed on the
18th day of Mar. A. d. 1888, to which date
interest on claims is to be computed That
the payment of any debts to or by said debtor,
and the transfer and delivery of any property
by him are forbidden by law, That a meeting
OF the creditors OF said debtor, to prove their
debts and to choose one or more assgnees of
his estate, or assign the same to the register
as provided by law will be held at Court Of
Insolvency to be holden at the Probate
Court Room in Skowhegsn, on Tuesday the
18th day of April A. d, 1898, at one o'clock
in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written 2wl2
f. p. VILES Sheriff,
as Messenger OF said Court OF Insolvency.
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what time was it, " asked the law
yer, when you discovered the prisoner
committing the crime?'
well, sub, " replied the witness, "ef
l doan dlsrememher, hit wuz con
plantin time.
II mean-what O'Clock was it,
Oar want no clock dar, sub. Oar
wuZ clock dar, but hit wuZ one er
desc heah installment plan clocks, what
you fails ter meet de notes on, en- dey
comes en- takes hit away, en- you lose all
what you has paid
You blockhead, you!" exclaimed
the lawyer II ask you to tell me what
was the hour Of the day
well, sub, replied the witness
"sence you SO ha d ter onderstan, I'll
make de matter plain fer you Comm Ell
gwine-dis way en- dat way-long en-
short, hit wuZ erbout six hours en- a
half by sunl'-A tlanta Constitution.
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1t was thought by the Danes to be
oowardly to attack an enemy after
nightfall, but on one occasion they de
waited from their usual rule. On they
crept noiseles ly and unobserved, in
their bare feet, upon the unsuspecting
Scotchmen. When near the camp, one
of the Danes trod upon thistle and in
his pain cried out. This aroused the
sleeping Scotchmen, and they gave the
alarm. The Danes were defeated with
terrible loss OF life, and ever since thar
time the thistle has been the insignia
of Scotland, with the motto, Memo me
impune laoessit philadelphia Rec
ord
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Following Miss Wizards Plan.

The general officers of the National
Woman S Christian Temperance union
have announced that it is their purpose
to carry out the plan of their late lead
er, Miss Frances +, Willard, with refer
ence to the retirement of the Chicago
temple trust bonds, Miss Cornelia Nj.
Dow, the daughter of the late General
Neal Dow of Portland, Me, who was
appointed by Miss Willard as custodian
of the temple fund, will continue to re-
oeive all money contributed and will
place the same upon interest.
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RESI-.

Let Us rest ourselves . biti
worry1 Wave Your hand to H.
Kiss your Anger tips and smile
II farewell little whilsi
Weary Of the weary way
We have come since yesterday.
Let 1t fret us not in dread
OF the weary way ahead.
While we yet look down-not up
To seek out the buttercup
And the daisy where they wave
Ger the green home Of the grave
Let as launch us smoothly on
Listless pillows OF the lawn
And drift out across the main
OF our childish dreams again.
Voyage off beneath the trees,
Ger the fields enchanted seas,
Where the lilies are our sails
And our sea gul.s nightingales.
Where no wilder storm shall beat
Than the wind that waves the wheat
And no tempests burst above
The old laughs we used to love.
Lose all troubles gain release,
Langour and exceeding peace
Cruising idly Ger the vast
Calm midocean of the past.
Let US rest ourselves biti
Worry' Wave your hand to It,
Kiss your finger tips and smile
1t farewell little whilei
james Whitoomb Riley
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S.S.S.t99fse Blood

is far ahead of all other remedies
for this purpose. 1t is a real
blood remedy which promptly
purifes the blood and thoroughly
renovates the entire system, tones
and strengthens the stomach, and
renews the appetite. 1t is the
only safe tonic, being purely vege-
table, and the only blood remedy
guaranteed to contain no arsenic,
sulphur, mercury, potash or other
mineral substance, which is of 80
much Importance to all who know
the injurious effects of these drugs.
Nature should be assisted by ma
lures remedy, S. S. S. Take
S. S. S. and be well all summer.
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Now therefore, pursuant to Chapter 3,
Section 81 Of the Revised Statutes AMI acts
additional thereto and ammendatory thereof,
notice is hereby given 10 the owners, pro-
prietors and all interested in the above de
scribed lands, that said lands will he sold at
public auction and conveyed by deed to the
highest bidder. if such bidder at said sale
shall bid an amount not less than the amount
due on said lands for the taNes, costs and
interest at 40 per cent. per year from the
several times prescribed for the payment OF
each of the several taxes, at the office OF the
County Commissioners in the Court House in
Skowhcgan, in said County Of Somerset, by
Roland T. Pattcn. treasurer for said County,
on the goth day OF MAY. \. l.. 1905, at two
O'Clock in the afternoon, SO much OF said lands
So assessed a. aforesaid, if sand taNes, interest
and lawful charges shall he then unpaid, a.
shall he necessary to pay the unpaid taxes
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for the repair II said aefestife r9sds as the
law requires. SAID agents gaze BOND t. the
treasurer Of the County Of Somerset with
sureties approved ~ said Commissioners to
e&pend the money faithfully and render
account thereof On demand, AM the said
Commissioners after making The sais several
assessments, published notices u SAL several
assessments each year, accoriing 10 the pro-
VISIONS Of the revised statutes II the state Of
Maine with the several sums assessed each
year upon san Mayheld and the roads upon
which the same were 10 be expended, in the
kennebee Journal, the State paper, printed
al Augusta IN SAL state and in the Somerset
Reporter, pubic newspaper, printed at
okawhegan IN Sal County II Somerset, three
weeks successfully IN each, the last publica-
ton n each being within three months from
the date Of sad assessments.
And the sad G0mmiss oners in the month
Of June on OF after the 18th lay thereof, in
each d the several years u 1889, 500, 1891,
1892, 1895, 1894, 1898, 896 and 1897 made
an actual examination Il said defective roads
IN said hayheld, and thereupon found and
adladged that the owners Of land in said
Mayheld, 50 a. aforesaid assessed, had not
repaired the Sal roads in sad Mayheld 10
their acceptance as the law requires and
thererpon the agents as aforesaid proceeded
Immediately after the several dates Of the
several examinations as aforesaid IN each year
to repair said roads and lawfully expended
thereon, within one year from the date of
each Of the several assessments as aforesaid,
50 much Of each several assessment for the
repair u said roads for the several years as
aforesaid to Wit for each Of the years Of 1889,
1890, 1891, 1892, 1898, 1894 1898, 1896 and
i8g7, as was necessary 70 put said roads in
good repair, and the same were thereby made
safe and convenient for public travel, and
said assessments which were dated respect
iyelg On the dates st down opposite to the
several years as follows, to Wit.
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Date

and Voc severaIIY sIgned bY thc sad County
Commissioners and were several. certified 10
the County Treasurer ~ the CLERK Of said
County commissioners tourt and whereas
the owner, II the following described lands
IN sad Mayhel5. whose names together With
the number Of acres an ealue thereof, are
set forth in the following dst of unpaid taxes
belo" for their several years, have failed for
more than Two months since the date Of each
Of saij several examinations Of sad roads IN
SAID Mayheli BY said commissioners, and still
do fail 10 pay the sum assessed on said lands
and the SAME now remain dae and unpaid as
follows, 80 wit.
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Strange Money In the Mountains.

1.-THE strangest money | ever saw,
said drummer for Main street house,
twas in the mountain districts Of Ken
lucky and West Virginia. was max
ing my semiannual tour through this
district, and l stopped one day at a lit
tie grocery and saloon. While l was
there big husky mountaineer entered
the place and called for drink. As he
finished gulping it down he reached into
big bulky pocket and drew forth what
looked to be a coonskin. He laid the
skin on the counter the barkeeper took
the skin, and opening drawer hauled
out rabbit skin, which suppose was
the change The mountaineer picked up
the rabbit skin and started to the front
part Of the store, which was the grocery.
He there bought twist of tobacco and
rendered the rabbit skin i'll payment.
He received big twist of long green,
and | was surprised to see the store
keeper reach in another drawer and ten
der him "A squirrel skin. The mountain
eer tucked the squirrel skin i'll his peck
ct, walked out, unhitched his horse and
rode away.
Il became interested and engaged the
proprietor in conversation. He told me
that sometimes he would go months
without seeing any real money, and
that the mountaineers used the skins in
all kinds of trades, such as buying
horses, etc. He said that four times
year hide buyer from Lexington or
Cincinnati visited the country and
bought up all the skins, which We're
generally concentrated in the few stores
in the vicinity. "-Louisville Dispatch.