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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-28
Choice Selections.

If we can not live SO as to be happy,
let us at least live SO as to deserve hap
piness. u ichte.
In the dark cloud of a great sorrow
the beautiful bow of Gods promise is
often seen if we look up.
Death makes beautiful appeal 10
charity. When we look upon the dead
form, SO composed and still, the kind
ness and the love that are in us all come
forth. Chaplin.
There is a power in real godl ness
which commands the reverence of those
who hate us, and this the proudest SIN
ners often so far feel as to be unable to
carry on their violent opposition against
it. Robinson.
Every man has his moments of in
spiration, when he feels and thinks and
can do what at other times is impos-
sible. But they are only moments, and
not many of them at n time, and he
should therefore make the most of them.
Limited Presbyterian.
What are your boys and girls read
inge What are they going to read this
winter? What are you doing in the
way of directing their reading? To
answer these questions as intell;ge
and Chr st an parents ought to calls for
mitch thought earnest and practical
thought. 1t is very unwse for parents
not to know what books their children
read, and also not to direct them in
Their reading. And it is peculiarly I'M
fortunate for bright boys and girls, sur
rounded by SO many good books, to get
tas,e for trash. BY al little fore hought
and wise planning, fathers and mothers
may select such books as will both in
terest and instruct their boys and girls,
and in due time lead to love for solid
| reading. And here is province in
which the tea ,her may accomplish in
calculable good. Give the children
talk. o casionally, on reading. Tell
them OF Looks most worth reading.
Make up a list in history. biography,
poetry. general literature. etc. and
offer premiums for reading so many
volumes along the indicated mes, or for
the best essay on given volume
Golden Rate
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gid with strange beauty the glistening
roof. make the place seem like a bit Of
fairy-land.
The Chapel so closely resembles the
ruin of some ancient temple that it is
difficult 10 resist the idea that this is
the work OF mems hands, rather than
the result of centuries of action by wind
and wave upon the friable rock. Seen
from the beach. where the outlines are
partially concealed by the thickets. one
may fancy that here are the gloomy
portals OF some crumbling Hindoo tenn
pie, or the outer columns of the caves
of Elephanta. The dome, which is
deeply concave, is n solid mass of sand
stone one hundred and ninety feet long
and sixty feet wide. In the rear. and
on the eastern side, it is supported by
the cliff. into which IL. The cave, has
been followed, and On tie front and
west by huge columnar masses. resem-
bling in contour the supports of the
vaults of The Portal A few of these
masses stand out from the general
structure. so To speak. and one of them,
west of The Chapel few feet is about
eighty feet in height from the SUI face of
the water. The Pictured Rocks are
sta ned with the wash of mineral oxides,
and the hues prevailing are n greenish-
blue. pale blue, verdigris green, OIL
gold. pale yellow, and innumerablc
shades of brown and gray.
The ascade is bright sheet of wa
ter, about thirty feet wide. which falls
from the overhanging cliffs sheer into
the lake. having height of one hun
dred and seventy-tive feet. Tie pro-
lection of the cliff from the lip OF which
the cascade springs is so great L at Il
space OF twenty-five or thirty feet re-
mains behind the fall and between i;
and the rocky shore. 1t is the custom
of guides to invite those who do not
dread slight shower to paddle around
betwiXt the cascade and the clif'-a
proceeding entirely safe. provided the
! slight bark of the adventurer is man.
aged with steady hand. From the
ascade numerous headlands. brigh,
with color and fantastic in shape. are
in sight, and the eve may linger long
and deliShtedly on the unique panorama
that is spread out on either hand. and
Is mirrored in the transparent wave that
holds the picturesque shores in its EN-.
brace.-HaTpeT'S Weeklg.
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Two Extraordinary Gatherings.

An extraordinary scene presented it
self one night last October, in the city
Of New York, scene which would be
possible in no other country than our
own. 1t was the opening of magnifi-
cent place of amusement, built express
ly for the accommodation of the million
aires of that city. The stockholders
were, almost without exception, men of
enormous fortune, and men who had
made their fortunes BY their own efforts.
On the opening night they filled the
boxes. The dresses OF the women were
of imperial splendor. The diamonds
surpassed those in the regalia of many
European dynasties. Over six hundred
mill .ons of dollars. it was estimated,
were represented in one er. None OF
the men who had amassed these fabu-
lous riches had any ancestry to boast Of,
in fact, their pride was that they had
carved out their own fortunes by shrewd-
ness and energy. 1t was a superb sue
cess. In no other country are the
chances for such unlimited triumph
open to shrewdness and energy; and in
no other country would the possession
of huge wealth be able to constitute
distinctive society apart from any con-
siderations of education or birth.
On the same night, in the neighbor-
ing city of Philadelphia. was assembled
a great Council of ministers of one of
the Christian Churches There were
men of every age; white men, negroes
and Indians. They came from all
quarters of this country. from Alaska
to Mexico; from China, Japan and At
RIGA. Many of them with the refined
faces of scholars and gentlemen bore
marks of extreme poverty. They were
ill-fed and scantfly clothed. These
were the missionaries who traversed
the wilder parts Of the country, and
supported their wives and children on
less than the wages of a day-laborer.
Their yearly income would not have
bought one of the fans which finished
the dress of the money-queens in the
Few York opers-house.
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"No;- but l bought the other things
know they are the same. And look.
Marian. look, Madge, here's my purse,
too. with the half-dollar still in If
What can IL mean?"
No one could tell But wonders will
never cease. Another knock sounded
on the door. Theo opened it, her lips
aud cheeks scarlet with excitement
Before her stood man in a slouched
hat and seedy Overcoat, muffled up to
his chin. Theo recognized him.
Come in she commanded, i'm
periously, "and tell us the meaning of
this" And she pointed to the open
box, where figs and raisins lay scattered
about. oranges and suet lay in close
proximity TO pineapples and beef. and
the turkey had fallen helpless on hfs
back among the rosy pearmains that
lined the bottom Of the box, where he
held up one plump drum stick, as If be-
seeching the sympathy of the spectators.
The tramp walked Obligingly IN. He
pulled of the secdy overcoat he threw
down his slouched hat; and there stood
u handsome. broad-shouldered young
man. with gray eyes and crisp chestnut
hair.
Cousin Tom cried Marian. as.
founded
why, Cousin Tom echoed Madge.
But Theo stood silent, with dropping
eyes and blushing cheeks.
And have YOU no greeting for me,
Theo"' asked Tom-who, by-the-wa
was only third or fourth cousin, aftei
all.
Theo shook her head.
GLOW DO / know but that you are an
impOster?' she asked.
Tom laughed.
Il had no intention of deceiving you.
| thought recognized YOU on the street,
but il was 30 dark followed You into
the fruit-store in order TO be certain be-
fore ventur.ng To- speak"
But YOU said YOU hadn't tasted
bread for two days" pouied Theo. re.
lenting little.
"Wel'. hadn't. You sec. our train
was showed up for nearly week, and
the bread all gave out; we had plenty OF
meat. and pie. and cake. though, so we
didn't miss the bread much.
But what seedy old coat and hatr'
said Madge, cycling the cast oil gar.
mcnts suspiciously. =
They are rather seedy, to be sure
said Tom. 1.-The fact Is, when we
changed ears | CHANGED TO be taking a
nap, and when the conductor succeeded
in rousing me that coat and hat were
the ouly ones left in the car; so it was
Hobson's choice. as you see.n
While Marian and Madge were fit
ting about the room roasting the tur.
key chopPing mincemeat. seasoning
tho plum-pudding, and laying the table
for four. Theo and Cousin Tom stood
by the window, whispering together
over the yellow chrysanthemums.
And you'll never, never get jealou:
any morc"' asked TheO, with avcrted
face and tell-tale checks.
Never" declared Tom. and he
slipped plain gold ring on her finger.
and perhaps stole sly kiss, while the
two sisters discreetly basted the turkey
who knowsP-C Chicago Tribune.
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Really Refreshing.

II is almost invariably the case that
when a cashier robs, or a clerk steals.
or a treasurer defaults in any part of
the country, he begs off by declaring
that he speculated In Wall street and
lost. 1t is, therefore. really refreshing
TO learn of a case in which Wall street
was not to blame. 1t occurred in a
town in Ohio the other. day. The own
er of a private bank discovered a short
age of $1,000, and rushed for the
cashier.
Yes. took the money! was the
calm reply 81 "a y u Ia
What for?''
TO speculate in Wall street,
"And you lost it allr'
" Not much; am Just si2, 200 aheay
after paying you back. The moned
win be here by express at noon. 49, 2
" By Georgel but you are a keenef,
Joe-just too sharp and shrewd for any
thing. Put in $4,000 and become a
partner; you are chap ] can count on. Z"
Val Street NesDs.
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The wedding chest was the name
given a generation ago in Virginia and
Pennsylvania, TO a brides outfit of I'M
derwear, table and bed-linen.
When girl passed her twelfth year,
and could use her needle with skill, she
began TO prepare her own wedding
chest. Marvellous were the mysteries OF
hem-s itching, fell, embroidery and lace.
work bestowed on these snow-white
garments; each as it was finished being
laid aside for the far-off wedding.
A common Christmas gift was deli.
cately fine set of table-cloths or towels,
for the "outtit' of little girl in panta-
lettes, who would not be allowed 10
dream of lover for years That bride
was looked upon as little better than q
pauper who did not bring TO her hus-
band enough linen OF her own making
10 furnish their house.
Her mother, generation earlier,
helped to spin her outfit, custom
brought over from England by the ear
lier colonists in the South Indeed, the
word "sp;nster originally meant
woman who bad spun and prepared her
marriage outfit.
Another custom among wealthy fami-
| lies in the same section was a storing Of
| a certain amount of wine, on the birth
of daughter, to be opened on her we'd
ding day. More commendable was the
practice of putting sum out at COM
| pound interest, or the setting apart OF
| certain number of cattle or sheep,
whose increase was some day 10 furnish
the .dower for the little newborn
daughter.
| The motive at the bottom of these old
| fashioned customs was, that a woman
from her birth was regarded as pro.
spective wife and mother, aud the duty
of her parents was, according to these
old prejudices, to make her ready in
purse, plenishing. knowledge and
housewifely skill, to be helpmeet TO
her husband.
The daughter of the bonanza king,
nowadays, whose trtsseau is ordered
wholesale from Paris, and exhibited to
reporters of the press FOR publication in
the society column, is prepared fof
marriage on totally different bases OF
theory and fact.
But between these two classes there
are innumerable grades Of young girls
who have as small means as the old
fashioned farmers daughter, but whose
education, tastes and habits are the
same as though their fathers were worth
millions. They initiate in their we'd
dings and in their married life the later
fashion. No subject Is so interesting TO
them as the preparations for marriage.
Let them look at these two ways Of
making ready, and choose which II
would be wisest for them to follow
! Yossth's Companion.
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HAIL THOU NEW YEAR.

Hall. thou New Year tho thou hast come
soon,
I'm hardly willing yet 20 Say goodbye
To the old friend who laws aside bis crown,
And In the grave uf Time lies down To die.
4 had grown fond of him. and learned To know
The faults nnd virtues Of the dear Old Year;
dc brought me many comfort many a JOY,
AlthouEh-ah. yC---hc caused me many n
tear.
but for tho tcnrs o. often a. they flowed.
Tie gave me peace. he gave me smiles again.
And taught mo a. look upward % Hopes
Skies
And see the rainbow rlcaminE through tho
rain.
The dear Old Year IIc came n mcrrily
As thou dost come, jus Twelve short months
aRO.
And now, because he has grown old ~ last.
shall we forget the faithful Iifc, An. no.
Thou art n s'runRsr: whnt know men of thccI
Thy promises a. ~ AL hc fair and bright:
Hut many "a morning duwniuR ciouliCsSly
Has brought, weary duy and stormy night.
Wei, We will welcome thee. ny, trust thee,
too.
Thy face & fair nd young md glad. and we
VIII ask blessing ON t'iy rim, - king.
TIL now year shall take thu throne fiOm
thee.
Htrprr's U'srtfy
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Sunday.Sclio0l Lessons.


FOURTH QUARTEis.--lSS.
Dec. :3-Death of Saul and Jona-
- tnan ........-......i sam. oil: l-l3
Dec. 30-Rcview.
FIRST oUARTER-lSS4
Jan. 6-The Conference at Je-
ruSalem. ....... 49,. Acts IL: ILL
Jan. 13-Hearing and Doing. James L: 1-27
Jan. 20-The Power OF the
Tongue. ........... james 3: l-13
Jan. S7-Living as in Gods
Sight. James 4: 7-l7
Feb. 3-Pauls Second Mission
airy Journey 49,. Acts Is: 35-H s.
l6: Ito
Feb. 1C-The Conversion of
Lydia. Acts IS: liza
Feb. 1.-THE Conversion of the
Jailor. .............. Acts l6: % 40
Feb. 24-ThessA.o nians and Be
reans. Acts II: LA
Mch. Paul ut Athens Acts II: 1924
Mch. 9-Paul at Co.inth. Acts Is: LII
Mch- lG-The Coming of the
Lord ..................lTh eSs. 4: 10
Is & 8: Is
Mch. 25-Christian Diligence . Thcss SELLS
Mch. 50-Review: or Missionary, temperance
or. other sson selected by the
school
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To the criticisms OF families in the
MOHAWK Valley that the names Of their
ancestors on the Oriskany monument
are spelled as the old names were and
not as the modern are. the Utica HeraId
rpplies that the monument was not
erected TO the living but TO the dead,
and defends The Oneida Historical So
ciety In adhering to the actnal meth
DDS of spelling which prevailed anon,
the better educated classes Of the No
hawk Valley one hundred years ago.
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-Buckwheat should not precede
Jither corn or wheat. 1t makes the
soil TOO light and porous for wheat, and
experience shows that corn never does
we'll after buckwheat. Rural sNev
Yorker.
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The best pen-wipcr is q piece of an
Did kid-gloye- No lint sticks in the
cen-pibs as from cloth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
JOHNSON COUNTY.
The Morning Gazette social Chat.
The Old aud the New.
Uorresrondcnce OF The GAsctle.


Grandview, Dec. l. - Subscribers
to the GAzgrrE are delighted with tns
new arrangement. The snuth-bound
train of the Missouri Pacific brings
the paper in time for the ,noruinp
meal. We get now all the ncwspaner
benefits enjoyed by the city folks.
The great wonder Is why we had MOI
thought Of this before.
+ b. Baltic, the spicy and prolix
correspondent of the Alvar.do Rulie-
TN; Colonel II. nj. SAMSON, Captain
James Il. Noah and DR.. l.. IL. Deb
herd, accompanied by their wives, 10
up TO atteud the grand supper gi,en
oy me Good Samaritans nv Alvarado
tonight.
Wedding In high life is in the breeze
,-next week tits said II so, particu-
lars will bc given,
The straw that broke the cancels
back was laid upon old Graudview
this week, by the last business house
being moved To new Grandview. We
have now nill.tledged solid
railroad town with all the
equipments necessary to keep pace
with the progress of the agc--except,
yes, l must say we need u lumDer yard
and we must have one. Ii Is rumored
the lumber king. Mr. Lyon, will short
ly establish yard here.
Prof. J. G. II. Buck OF Hillshoro has
been solourning IN our town for u
couple OF days canvassing for some val
uaple books, Prot. u. Is the father OF
Beaumont y. Buck OF West Point, the
chivalrous Southerner, one of mill
lion, who indicated To Yankee in,pu.
deuce very feelihgly that hazing with
him was mo go.n
Your worthy representative, Mr.
Keller, was with us a day or so and
made good impression upon our citi-
gens.
Prof. 4. y. pittman has been quite
Ill this week, but | am glad TO report is
better to-day.
NJ. j. Reynolds, Ike many other
wise men, moved his dwelling to
totrn this week.
The weekly GAZETTE not coming to-
day disappointed some new subseri-
bers. Punctuality will win.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
FANNIN COUNTY.
An Ovation 10 Miss Crooks--The New
Daily--Cott0n Shipments.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Bonhnm, DECEMBER l.---Miss Dixi,
Crooks, the charming Texas print
donna, had n complimentary benefit
rendered her by the citizens OF Bon
ham last night, aud The Russell opcr,
house never had "a larger or more re
fined audience assembled within IL
walls. She was ably seconded by IN,
best amateur talent of our city, to-wit:
Miss Euln Mum, Miss Hendershoti,
Miss Sailie Joe Carlton, Miss Eva
Rhine, Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Alexander
and others.
Colonel James q. Chenoweth re-
lines, "a Song In Camp" and add d
fresh laurels 10 his reputation as an ell
ocutionist.
To say that everybody present were
delighted but family expresses their
verdict Of Miss Crooks beautiful
songs, the echoes of which will remain
in their hearts and memories forever.
Miss Crooks In n daughter Of Thomas
j. Crooks Of the DeDison Heruld-News,
Is recent graduate of the Boston CON
servatory ofmusic, and Is pronounced
by competent critics one of the finest
singers, amateur or professional, In
Texas
w. Il. Class, editor OF the Fannin
County Advocate, will commence the
publication OF daily next week, and
Bonhnm will greet her sister city with
the news every dhy, the first daily
ever issued here.
over 1000 bales of cotton have been
sold aud shipped here to date. Weather
fine for gathering crops, and the
wheat crop IL better and the acreage
larger than for years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
ERATH COUNTY.
Prisoners in Jall--A Deputy Sheriff
Under Bond Crop Notes.

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
StepheDville, November 30.--Timd
IL fast passing away, Christmas will
soon he here, aud but little IL heard
from this part OF the moral universe
and but little Is 20 he reported. save
and excepting 10 say that our yigiInnt
sheriff aud his argus-eyed deputies are
fast filling up our Jail. within
the last week some seven or eight pris-
oDers have been placed behind the
bars, making some IL or IA In jnil now,
all told, besides occasionally one gives
"A bond and Is permitted 10 breathe for
little while longer the free MIR.
One Raymond Gordon, who Ia said
TO he deputy OF this county, under
took 10 assist the sheriff In the capture
OF some parties charged with crime In
this county, for whom the sheriff had
warrants. aud In his meetings and
consultations with the parties IN
charged by the sheriff 10 have given
him away and frustrated his plans, for
which q complaint was made against
him. He had his examining triul to-
day aud was placed under n $50 bond
10 await the action OF the next grand
Jury that will assemble In this county.
The weather continues pleasant, aud
an occasional sOeiable or festival II in
dulged IN by old and young folks
alike, 20 pass away a portion Of the
log aud pleasant evenings.
a great deal Of wheat has BEEN sOwn
aud much OF IL Is up, and looks green
and thrifty. Cotton about all gath
cred and marketed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03

The negroes want the government
TO present Greer county 10 their race,
in which to build up n state for them
selves.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
ROOMS FOR RENT.

room l6xl6 feet, with good fire place. mud
near business portion of city. WIN rent 10
one or twu gentlemen. Address Lock Box Sc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03

WAGON AND MULES FOR SALE.-A
w good pair OF heavy mules, wagon and
hnrness for sale, cheap. The mules VIII
WORK in any harness. Address II. L. O., Ca
zctte office
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
ZOE sALE-LIyE STOCK.

FOR SALE-S0O0 HEAD OF
GSXt choice western graded cattle
SsM2R well located ON one of the finest
.aiM.r-Hl ranges In Northwestern Texas,
Win Iin1 Protection aud abu ndnnce OF never
falling water. Also 40 superior COW ponies
good headquarter ranch houses, and wellsr-
ranged and wellbuilt pens at various places
on ranch. This herd has been on present To-
cation about eight years. Is nnely graded up
by the use OF line bulls, has been well man
aged and is under fine control. Price of en-
tire outfit, 81 0,O1O-sl35,OOO cash, and balance
in twelve months with interest at per cent.
200 calves have been branded during the
the coming season, and about 1850 beef cattle
The Fort Worth Live Stock and Land Associ-
nfinn
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
WANTED -noARDERs.

municipalities WISHING BOARD
w Will find thu most desirable accomIno-
dalton on fuckers HIN, No. '0S. corner Main
and lirt adway. Win take day boardprs also.
Table trst-class. References required.
INFANT u - SEVERAL tIRST-CLASS
wv noa'ders at st. Charles hotel Table
hrst-class. ~ m. Mcintyre proprietor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03

NOR SALE-;00 HEAD OF HIGH GRADE
L short-horn bulls. Also n car load OF thor
onghbred short-horn females. These cattle
are in our hands to be sold within the next
sixty days, and parties desiring such stock,
Missouri raised, can get of us bargains out OF
This herd. TEXAS INVESTMENT Co., Limited.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
INT COLUMN.

az y u ~ this head will be IN
nords I've cents a line, eoch
ed .or 70 ne line. No adver-
We bsv avs Than Is cents. Par
ysnes ave no running account
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
PERSONAL.

nARrIEs WANTING CITY PROPERTY
viii please examine closely the double
calutnn advertisement OF the Toxas invest
sneni 10. limited, on another page OF HIS
paper.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

NOR sALE-BLANK DEEDS WITH VEN
Il doris lien retained. GAZETTE job Once.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
SPsciAl ADVERTISEMENTS,

----------------T
q. OF Il. q. a-sep
DEGULNR MeETI NGs FIRST AND
II third Sundays in each month, 2 y. m. nj
X. Y. Hall. Eo.A. wOoD, soc'y.
10. q. II
MEMBERS OF JUNCTION CITY LODGE
nj I. o. u. +. No, 10 will take notice that
there will be called meeting OF Junction
City lodge at their hall on this 18th day OF be
ceinber, 1851 at O'Clock y. IN sharp All
members are requested 10 attend. Ms business
of importance demands their attention.
By order OF
]. j. MILLER, N. q.
cIIAs GERrE, Secretary,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03

NOR sALE-BLANK DEEDS WITH Sin
4 gle and joint acknowledgment. oAzErrk
lob Office
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
Ls,sr.

r osT-TWO RING DOVES. FENDER WILL
Il be literally rewarded By leaving them or
Information oftheir whereabouts ai the "a
zErrR Office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
wANTED-RuoMs.

TWO GENTLEMEN WOULD LIKE A
L woll-furnished room near bus ness por-
ton of the city. Please state price. Address
q. A., Gazette.