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Elegant Residence for Sale.

TtHE desirable 8 story French roof residence of
u Mrs. Barker's, situated on the Western
promenade, containing IA rooms, besides bath
room, has nice brick stable and carriage house,
ana lot containing fourteen thousand square feet
OF and is offered for sale, and immediate posses
sion will be given. For particulars apply to
aulSdn JOHN G. PROCTOR.
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Foreign Exnorts.

PAYSANDU, SA. Schr Henry Souther-451,-
1872 # lumber $500 box shocks 81 dz axes etc 2
carriages 1000 gals coal coal 10, 163 yds cotton
goods 4468 TBS cordage $3.50 do tobacco
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RumfOrd Falls and Buekfield Railroad.
Fall Arrangement, In Effect Sept IA, 1885.

Stage connections daily with passenger train at
West ATinot for Hebron Academy at Buckileld for
West Sumner, Chase's Mills and Turner; at Can
ton for Peru, Dixfeld, Mexico and Rumford Falls;
also for Bretton's Mills.
jy9dtf l.. =. LINCOLN, Supt.
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NONRESIDENT Taxes i'm the Town
OF Deering, i'm the County of
Cumberland, for the year ISS4.

TTNHE following list of taxes on, real estate OF
IL nonresident owners in the Town of Deering,
for the year 1884 in bills committed to Grenville
M. Stevens, collector of said town the 25th day
of June, 1884, have been returned to me as re-
naming unpaid on the 25th day of June, 1885,
and now remaining unpaid.
Notice IS hereby given that if the said taxes, in
of the said town within eighteen months from the
date of the commitment of said bills, so much of
the real estate taxed as will be sufficient to pay
the amount due therefor, including interest and
charges, will be sold at public auction at The Sc
lectmen's Office, in said Town, on the 28th day of
December, 1885, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
To,
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Portland and Worcester Line.
Portland & Rochester r.. r.
ARRANGEMENT Or TRAINS

On and after Monday, june %,
Esssssaasss SIS, Passenger Trains will leave
sg@Tv,5=sP ortiand at 7.3O n. M, and
10 p. M, arriving at Worcester
at 215 p. m. and 7.25 p. m. Returning leave
Union Depot, Worcester, at 7.30 a. M and IL. 10
a. m, arriving at Portland at 1880 m. and $40
p. m.
For Clinton, Aver Junction, Fifchburg,
Nashua, Lowell, Windham, and Epping
at 7.30 a. and 4 10 ID. mn.
For Manchester, Concord and points North
at 1.1Op. m.
For Rochester, springvale, Alfred, Water
borO and SacO River, 7.3O a. M, IlO
p. m. and (mixed) at $50 d. nm. Returning
leave Rochester at (mixed) $40 a. M, HOO a.
m. and 3.35 p. m, arriving at Portland (mixed)
$40 a. M, 12.50 p. m. and $40 p. m.
For Gorham, saccarappa, Cumberland
Mills, Westbrook and Woodford's at 7.30
a. M. /. 10, 6.20, and mixed at $3.50 p. m.
The LILO p. mn. from Portland connects at
Aver Juncf. with HOOsac Tunnel Route for
the West, and at Union Depot, Worcester, for
New York via Norwich Line and all rail.
via Springfield, N. ". e. N. e. r. H.,
("Steamer Maryland Route'') for philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, and the south and
with Boston Il Albany Il. X. for the West.
Close connections made at WestbrOok une-
item with through train of Maine Central r.. R.,
at Grand Trunk Transfer, Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk r. r.
Through tickets to all points West and South
may be had of s. III. HELEN, Ticket Agent, Port
land Rochester Depot at foot of Preble ST. and
of Rollins & Adams, No. % Exchange st.
.Does not stop at Woodford's.
in26dtf j. w. PETERS. Supt.
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Babb, W. F. Land on East side
new Gray road adj
Joining land of
Henrietta Carter S 5O.00S 20
Davis, Frank N, Land on North
side Congress ST.,
bounded Westerly
by land of c. A.
Bradley 10000 1872
Fernald, A. s., Land on private
wayrunning south
erly from Main ST.,
bounded westerly
by land of A. II.
SWEET. 10000 210
Gerrish, Z. H., Land south side
McKone ST. bound
ed easterly by land
7. Kenney Est, 10000 2.80
Huston, Ingra-
ham Estate, Land on Presump-
scot Falls Road
bounded eaSterly
by Falmouth, 10000 100
Horr. Mrs Al
die B, House, stable and
land westerly side
Ocean st, bounded
westerly by Port
land & Rochester
r.. r., 100000 $500
Hobbs, Clar-
ence w. Northeast part of
Lot No. /, Rack
lifts plan adjoining
land of John Dins-
more, 1O0X4O, 10000 2.l0
Lynch, Mich
ael Est, Land on north side
Shattuck Road
bounded nOrthery
by land OF j. L.
Shattuck, $4,000 $50
Norton VIM E, Land and conser-
vatorieS on north
east corner of Pre-
sumpscot Falls and
Meadow Road, 100000 $500
Perry, Helen, Two houses and
land on south side
Central Avenue
bounded easterly
by land of j. S.
Head. 100000 $3.50
Shattuck, VIM Z, Land in rearof
land of j. P. Shat
tuck adjoining
Falmouth line, $4,000 400
Stinchc o NIB,
John, Land on northeast
side Elm st, bound
ed westerly by
Ocean St, 10000 1910
Thing, John D. House lot corner
South and Saund-
erS ST., $4,000 $50
Thomas ChaS E, Lots No. SO, 81.
1851 andI52 Files
Plan, on Clark ST., 100000 14.00
Woolman, Jen-
ME S., Land on south side
Ocean ST. bounded
westerly by land of
H. W. Smith, 10000 29.4o
ELIAS M. JACOBS,
Treasurer of the town of Deering
Deering, Sept. 18th, 1885, sep8, 15&22
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
and Connecting Steamboat Lines.
On and after MONDAY, June 80,
1855, Passenger Trains leave
Portland as follows:


1855, Passenger Trains leave
Portland as follows:
For Bangor, vanceboro, 81. John, Hall
fax, and the Provinces, 50. stephen and
Aroostook County, 1890 p: M, via Lewis
for Bangor at 5.15 p. m; for Bangor a. Pts
cataqsi; r. r., tIl:15 ?. m, 81 for 3 s 81
3. M; WaterviIle, GAO a. M, 1880, 1896,
Bio and t11.15 p. m; for Augusta, Hal
lowell, Gardiner and Brunswick, 6.45
a. M, 1886, 5.15, +1115p. m; Bath, 6,45 a.
M, 1885, 5.15 p. M, and on Saturdays only. at
11:15 p. M. RockIand and Knox & Linz
days only at 5 Isl a. M, Auburn "a" and Lewis
tom at $50 a. M, 1880, BIO p. m; Lewiston
via Brunswick, 6.45 a. m, t11.15 p. M;
MaranacOok, 500 a. m. 1890 p. M; Oak
land and North Arson, 1880 p. m;
Pennington via Brunswick,6 .45 a. m, and
1885 p. m.
From Congress Street at 1855 d. M,
Fast express train for Ellsworth and Bar
HarbOr, stopping at Brunswick, Gardiner, Hal
lowell augusta Waterville and Bangor H only
ton. as it is through train from Boston to
Harbor
Harber q and may be taken at Portland station.
THE Ills p. m. train is the night express with
sleeping car attached and runs every night Sun
days Included, but not through to Skowhegan
Monday mornings or to Belfast and Dexter
beyond Bangor, excepting to Bar HarbOr, on
Trains are due in Portland as follows: The morn
ing trains from Augusta and Bath 8.35 a. m.
lewiston $40 a. M; the day trains from Ban
gor and all intermediate stations and connecting
roads at 1880 and 12.55 p. M; the afternoon
trains from Maranacook, Waterville, Augusta,
Bath, Rockland and Lewiston at 5.35 p m. Fly
ing Yankee at 5.45 p M. /; the night Pullman Ex-
press train at LOO a. m.
Portland, Bangor, MT. Desert and Ma
chias Steamboat Company.
COMMENCING MAY 1, 1885.
STEAMER CITY OF RICHMOND
leaves Portland every TUESDAY and FRIDAY
at 90 p. after arrival of night train from Bos-
ton, for Rocklnnd, Castine, Deer Isle, Sedg-
wick, South West Harbor, Bar HaFbor,
MiIlbridge, JonespORt and lHaehiaspOrt;
or parties for last three named points desiring to
do so can proceed by rail to W.T.. Desert Ferry
on days steamer sails from Portland cross to Bar
HarbOr by Ferry Boat and connect with the Rich
mond there, as 1t does not run to Mt. Desert Ferry
on Eastward trips.
RETURNING: Leaves Machiasport every
Monday and Thursday morning for Mt. Desert
Ferry, and there connecting with trains for Ban
gor, Portland and Boston, and leaves the Ferry
same forenoon for Portland via all landings and
connecting with night Pullman and early morning
trains for Boston.
Limited Tickets, first aud second class, for
all points in the Provinces ON sale nj re-
duced rates.
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
F. E. BOOTHBY, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Aet
Portland, June %. 1885. je26dtf
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Boston Stock Market.
The following quotations of stocks are received
New York Stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA, 1ss5.-Money ncall
continues easy at 1a118 prime mercantile paper
at 415. Foreign Exchange continues quiet at
unchanged quotations. Governments have been
active and strong. State bonds neglected Railroad
market closed steady at about best prices of the
day.
Inc transactions at the Stock Exchange aggre-
gated 1862. 1913 shares.
Inc following are today's closing quotations of
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Memoranda.

Al at Barbados Sept 9, brig Shannon, NaSI
New York. ~ 1.uo+o,
Ar at Cebu July 20, barque Jas Pendletol
Colcord, Hong Kong for New YORK
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FURNITURE.
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT CO.
''DelightfuI Sail Twenty Miles down Cas-
co Bay Among the ISIands.o

cO Day Among inc lSIanuSsV
ON and after Aug 81, 1885, Steamer Gordon
" will leave daily from Custom House Wharf,
Portland, as follows, viz:
For Long Island, Little Chebeague, jerks and
East End Ct Chebeague and HarpsweI, $50 a. M,
$50 p. M. Orr's Island $50 a. M.
Returning for Portland leave OrrS Island 1890
P. M; Harpswel GLIB a. M, 2.15 p m; East End
$40 a. M, 2.45 p. M. jerks 700 a. M, 800
?. M; Little Chebeague 7.15 a. M, 3.15 p. M;
Long Island 735. a. M, 3.35 p. m. Arrive at Port
land 8 10 a. M, 4.15 D. m.
SUNDAY TRIPS.
Leave Portland 1000 a. M, 200 p. m. Leave
Harpswell for Portland u. 90 m. 4, 90 p. M
Round trip tickets to Harpswell Sundays only
30 cents, jerks and Long Island 20 cents.
For further particulars apply on board 10
aug31H CAPT. j. L. LONG.
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REDUCED OCEAN TICKETS.

PY the largest, fastest and best passenger and
I'D mail steamers between America and Europe.
$40 to $50; intermediate, s35 to $40; steerage,
outward and prepaid, to and from British ports,
SO, round trip $50; steerage, outward and pre-
Scandinavian and Sterling sight checks at lowest
rates. Apply to j. L. FARMER, % Exchange st
je19 diff
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15

Palptation of the heart, nervousness, tremb-
lings nervous headache, cold hands and feet, pain
in the back, and other forms of weakness are re-
leved by Carter's Iron Pills, made specially for
the blood, nerves and complexion.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

James, did you divide your paper of chocolate
with your brother?"
Eyes, certainly, mamma; / ate the chocolate
You know"
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15
RAILROADS,
BRIDGTON & SACO RIVER R. R.
Summer ArauUemen, in rttoc, luna 0q,b

ONIIIIVI arrangement TT LIIbUI IUTb LJU
Connections via Portland & Ogdensburg II. r.
Leave Portland S.25 a. M, 12.40 and GOO D. m
Returning, leave Bridgton 600 and 1910 a. mr.
1886 and 500 p. m.
Stage connects with every train for No Bridg-
ton and Harrison, and with train leaving Portland
at 2 40 for Waterford.
w. +. PERRY Supt.
j. A. BENNETT, Passenger Agt.
fe3O ds}m
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WANTED.

Young Ladies in city or country to work for us
+ Il at their homes; fascinating employment; no
instructions to buy; work can be sent by mail dds
lance no objeetion) S6 to SO per week can be made
NO eanyassing particulars free, or sample of work
mailed for four cents in stamps. Please address,
HOME MANUFACTURING Co., Boston, Mass. P. o.
Box 1916. aug14d3m
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RAILROADS.
BOSTON & MAINE r. r.
PASSENGER SERVICE
In effect Monday, September Ia, 1850
WESTERN DIVISION
ESlEhN III IcAVN
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND

w ESTEEM DlfISlUN
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
Fer Boston at $40, SAB a. m, t12.45, $50, 1880
9.25 p m. Boston for Portland 100, $50 a. m,
100, $50, coo p; N. Arrive at Portland L .05,
and Pine Point 6.15, 8.45 a. m. $50, 800,
600 p. m. Old Orchard. saco BiddefOrd.
Kennebunk and KennebunkpOrt 6I5, 8.45
am, 12.45, $50, 500. $50, 800, D. m. Old Orch
ard Beach for Portland Z. 50 $50, IL 36, 1857
a. m, 4.05, from Scarboro Crossing via Eastern
m,3.30 500, $50 pm. North Berwick GLE, 8.45
a. m, .45, 800 800, $50 p m. Great Falls
p,m. ExeieT. HeyerSiiI, awremce and , o,~o
ell 6 10, S.45 a. M, IL. 40, $50, $50 p. m. ROch-
ester, Farmin sloz and Alton Bay S.45, a. m,
Weirs and Lake Village via Alton Bay and
steamers across the Lake S45 a. m. Man.
chester and Concord (yia Newmarket juno
a. m. SUNDAY TRAINS for Bosfon LOO,
$50, p. m. Arrive $50, 1000 p. m. BOSTON
Pine Point, searbero md Old Orchard
Reach, saco, Biddeford, Dover and Great
Falls 90, 800 (mixed) $50 p. N.
THE 1916 p. m. train connects with Sound
Lines for the South and West the $50 with Rail
Lines for New York; Parlor cars on trains leaving
on trains leaving Boston $50 a. m, 100 $50 and
EASTERN DIVISION.
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
AT 200 A. M: DAILY, Might Pullman) for
NewburyPOrt, Salem, Lynn md Boston,
arriving at 6.2o a. m. AT geo A. W.: For Cape
Elizabeth, ScarborO, West ScarbOrO, sacO,
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Wells, North Ber-
wick, Conway Junction, Connecting for all
stations on Conway Division,l Kiffery, Ports
mouth, Newburyp0rf, Salem, Gloucester,
ROckpOrt, Lynn, Chelsea and II Oston, arriv-
ing at LILO p. m. AT Lee r. M: For Bidde-
ford, North Berwick, Conway Junction
(stops only to leave passengers), Kittery, Ports
msuth, Newburyport, salem, Lynn and
Rosion, arriving at APO p. M connecting with
Sound and Rail lines for points South and West.
AT 900 r. M; Express for Boston and prin-
-cipal Way Stations arriving in Boston at $50 p.
M. connecting with Rail lines for New York
TRAINS LEAVE BOSTON at 100, 900
a. M arriving at Portland 11.5o a. M, ~. 25 pm.
at 1890 m. running from North Berwick to Scar
boro Crossing via Western Division, stopping at
*#Kennebunk, Saco Biddeford and Old Orchard
arriving at Portland at 4.30 p. m.
TOO p. m. daily, arriving at Portland at 1915
p. m.
**Stops to leave passengers taken West of North
Berwick only PULLMAN PARLOR CARS
on trains leaving Boston 900 a. M, 1890, 100 p
M, and Portland at 900 a. M, 90 and 600 pm
THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPING
CARS on trains leaving Boston at 100 p m.
and Portland 200 a. m.
Through tickets to all points South and West for
sale at depot ticket office; also at 40 Exchange
street.
JAS. T. FURBER, Gen1 Manager.
+ ID. j. FLANDERS, Gen. p. & 7. A. je29dtf
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP co.
EastpOt, Me. Calais, Me-, ST. John, N. g.,
Halifax, N. S., &c.
Summer Arrangement,
Commencing May rs, 1855.
10 TRIPS PER WEEK.

f- STEAMERS OF THIS
y s%(la&21SSsz~e-l LINE WILL LEAVE
ss.sSss=zsssSss-Ss RAILROAD WHARF,
foot of State street. every Monday, Wednesday
with connections for Calais, RobbnstOn, ST. An
drews, Pembroke Houlton, Woodstock Grand
Menan, CampobellO, Digby, Annapolis, Yarmouth,
Windsor Halifax, Moncton Newcastle, Amherst,
Pictou, Shediac, Bathurst, Dalhousie, Charlotte
town, Fort Fairfield, Grand Falls, and other sta
tons on the New Brunswick and Canada, Inter
colonial, Windsor and Annapolis, Western
Counties Railroads and Stage Routes
Through Tickets issued and Baggage checked
to destination.
NS-Freight received up to 4 p. M, and any in
formation regarding the same may be had at the
office OF the Freight Agent Railroad Wharf.
For Circulars, with Excursion Routes Tickets
State Rooms and further information apply at
Company's Office, First National Bank Building
corner Middle and Exchange streets.
my18dtf j. B. COYLE, Manager
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15

Fanny, you should not beat your doll with that
heavy stick. You will make all the sawdust come
out" said mother to her little girl.
Il don't care if all the sawdusf does come out of
her." replied Fanny; 81 don't want people to say
that my children turned out bad because /
hunored them too much, as they say about
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15
New York Mining Stocks.
California Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 141SS5.-The follow
me- are closing official quotations of mining stocks
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15

"ANTED.-Iw want so agents to canvass for
w the best selling household utensl yet in
vented, large profits and sure to SELL For partic-
ulars, inquire of j. c. NICHOLS, Brunswick Me-
269
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Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON, Sept. IA, 1ss5.-The following are to-
DAYS quotations of Provisions, ETC.:
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15
TO LET.
AGENTS WANTED.

JAMES G. BLAINE,s GREAT HISTORY
- ontsells all other books Agents wanted on
commission or salary The Henry Bill Pub.
Co., Norwich, ct. sep3dH w1m36
"ANTED-An active man or woman in every
w county to sell our goods. Salary $50 per month
and expenses, or commission. Expenses in advance
Outfit free. For full particulars address STAN
DARD SILVER WARE CO., Boston, Mass.
aup31 dam
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PORTLAND DAILY WHOLESALE MARKET.

FUhILAND, sept. II, 1880.
The following are the closing quotations of
Flour, Grain, Provisions, etc..
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15

"Haye used DR.. Thomass Electric Oil for Group
and colds and declare it a positive cure" Con-
trlbuted by VIM. Kay, $40 Plymouth Ave, Buffa-
10, New York.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15

Do not suffer from Sick Headache moment
longer. 1t is not necessary Carter's Little Liver
Pills will cure you Dose, one little pill. All
druggists sell them.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-15

A little boy in a Sunday school near Boston, be-
ing at a loss to give the answer "Cain" to ques-
ton relating to that individual, the teacher, to
jog his memory, asked:
what does man walk With?'
Quick as fash came the reply:
IA woman"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11
A. T. & 8. r. r.. R. Co.
WANT COLUMN.

.ser,,serasrs A., ,h,s ootan.n lciH be charged fo
a, me rae Of FIRE cs1sts per line per iceek ~
sdrerfiser1enr taken foI hd,. - cent? and 'rf
NOT be ,nSerfed until paid for
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11

VNANTED-Pozition as book keeper or clerk
w or b tn. or Office work If desired might
either trke an interest or loan employer smsii
am { IL money lew months. address Z,
.carr z ayle Qlo. ~
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11

WANTED, situation by o dry goods sales
w man Address lick box 66j, Springfield,
NJ dla-Ats
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11

VXYANTED-Alfred Threlkeld. or his agent.
w to call al T.. v. Hesley's land oihcH, in-
nJ;..aiy dls-6ts
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11

VYyASTED-,mmedls fema'e cook and
w oiring 70 IN girls Call at sos douglas
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11

+ trade for Wichita property address X,
lock box 239. or call at SIS Douglas ave, Wien
its, Kan. dl4-6ts
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25
Briqht's Disease

= prevented. Aysr's easaparills also
prevents Inflammation Of the kidneys, and
other disorders Of these organs Mr.. IA.
". Weld, Forest Hill o.. Jamaica Plain.
Mas, writes: ~ have had complica-
ton Of diseases, but my greatest trouble
has been with my kidneys. Four bottles
Of Ayers Ssrsaparilla made me feel Ike
. new person; = well and strong =
ever W. Mcdonald, l6 summer st.,
Boston, Mas, bad been troubled for years
with Kidney Complaint. BY the uss e
Ayers Sarsaparills, be not only
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25

YYinoeton DenoeraS
villa Kearney OF Logsusport. Ind
: lawyer, has resorted to every thinr
Legal and many things crooked, to keel,
bis liberty, but now goes up two wear.
for horse-steasing. thit Is. the same
kearuey, who on the stump last cam.
paign, repudiated Democracy and de-
nounced Cleveland and Hendricks - ~.
safe men for President aud Vice Pre.i-
dent Of the United States. Claiming II
the Democracy should be successful. lhe
country would be ruined. He Il nov
where he justly belonged then-iu the
penstentisry. Good.
Elijah Yeager, proprietor Of the Cen.
tral Hotel, q ". Branch, was found dead
ID an out house Saturday morning. H.
hsd arose As usual, and made prepsra-
tons for breakfast, went out and re-
maineu until time TO ring the flrst bell
lie not putting In an appearance at that
time, search was instituted, which ~.
suited in his wife finding him 10 IN ouI.
house dead From the looks Of a.
body when discovered Il was almost
certain that be had been dead half a.
hour. The cause was heart disease.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25

Il = predicted that In the course Of the
next hve years the steel nail will have q
completely supplanied the iron nail y
me steel rail has its iron predecessor
Already one-half Of the nails man ufac.
tured IN Wheeling are made or steel.
and the machinery and plant necessary
tor their mauufacture ere beinR set %
10 every nail center and q nearly every
nail foundry. i u ssid that steel nails
csn Be made for about Ten cents per ker
cheaper than those made Of iron. even
where the manufactures has 70 pur-
chase bic ingots.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25

Owene0oro, KY, Dee. 10: Emanuel
Bodenheimer, Of Rockpori, Ind, va
arrested here yesterday for stealing !
500 Y. 3. treasury note from HE broth
er-in-law, J. n Walker, or The same
place. He presented the bill to have Il
changed e the Farmer Z Trader
bank, but the hanks had been notified
ana ~. Bodenheimer was soon under
arrest TIC money was recovered.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25

The Eighty Cent Dollar numbug.
Essssvsus cssnsr.
The following paragraph from a
editorial IN the Chicago Timee, u : fail
sample " the soIenniis with which IN.
truths come % he uttered by lh0eo Whu
oct themselves up - teachers o. finance
The workmAns Wagee have already
been liked. HE gotta 10 mare OF che 81.
fSrior nieces than he Did of the snperior
ones; but the interior ones viii not lesch
- much. and the workman u cheated
outer the difference Tho substitution
ofan e0-cent dollar for I 10O-cent dol.
lar would ~ the outset reduce the
wnrkmAns wages from, cay. 81 day 20
81 80 day. and Il wonld probably cost
kim al the loss incident 70 : strike 20
yet HE wages restored"
The argument here made sgainst the
silver dollar II. that IL IL Of less value
than gold dollar, measured BY the
bullion value In each. There h but ~
cents worth Of silver IN the silver dollar.
and 100 ocnls worth Of gold in the goid
dollar: therefore. when . work man re-
REEVES - day Ia silver dolIars be il
really getting IN equivalent OF but
81 90 In gold. This IL the Argument 81
the Tunes, il We undersssui its po.
sitiou.
But IL Il true that 81 in silver are
only worth to the laborer 81 81 ia gold q
Certainly not. Every dAy's trsnsac-
tons in Chicago, or any other city inl
the United States. proves that it 10 nosl
true. The transactions over the counterI
Of the Chicago Times' business ONCE
daily prove that 10 10 not true. II itsl
subscription u SO year. no in silverl
pays for the Times for { year - surely |
- SO in gold. More than that, the
cashier of the Timcs would undoubtedly \
show his contempt for the opinionsl
Of the editor OF the Times By refusing
~ accept So in gold for : years sul,-
scription. despite the editors asseriioni
that So in gold 10 full equivalent for
go III silver.
Every lAbo. Ing man knows that his
silver dollar 10 not an 80 cent dollar for
the purposes Of trade, but hundred
cent dollar 40 good as gold. He knows,
- every body else knows, that la TIE
United States : silver dollar will pur- K
chase just a. much Of tie uecesszries 81
life ss = gold dollar. that IL will pay ju-t .
as much taxes, and discharge just a.
many debts. Intelligent men also kno y Il
that II 10 not the value Of the metal ia IL
either coin that gives them this debt
paying, or purchasing power, but the L
guarantee o. the government that they 4
shall be received for al debts, public !
and private. The gold IN : ten dollar =
gold piece would, 10 the form Of bullion. r
have more value than the silver il $lOli
OF silver, but there u not ten dollars j
worth of virgin metal - either. Both !:
are commodities until they receive the 4
s.anp o. sne government, snd that stamp 8
onee sIsep, mere . no o'uerence wnst- 3
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III" wne'ner o. wnIte or JET q
~ n'e's'' 'or ne purpose o. uame.
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