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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-19
Extensive Advertising Contract.

The Boston Journal says Messrs. Lewis,
Brown & Co. of this city have just plsced an
extensive advertising contract for the . Three
Legged Brand" of knitting yarns with c. S
Gosse, the Kilbv Street advertising agent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-19
FINEST PLACES IN The COUNTY
for fraction of its cost.
DO NOT MISS IT.

Such chance will probably never be
offered in this vicinity again.
House will be open for inspection on
the day previous to the sale, or can be
seen at any time by applying to the
auctioneer.
Terms cash on personal property.
liberal and easy on real estate.
Particulars Of j. s. Lambard,
AuctiOneer and Real Estate
Agent, 50 Water ST., Gardiner,
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-19

Fifty crates of Strawberries at Soule's tc
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

Time of Merry Making Which Is Fully
Appreciated at the Capital.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-Congress will likely
adjourn for the holidays on Thursday evening
next 1t will reconyene on Monday or Tuesday.
the first in the new year. There are present in
the city now about 80 per cent of the members
of the House. Generally about 25 per cent go
to their homes for the holidays, so that about 80
per cent of the members will be absent
during the holiday recess. The statesmen
at the national capital know as well
how to have good time on holiday as any one
else. They either spend the day with their fam
lilies or bunch together in parties and have real
jubation For several days the statesmen and
their wives have filed the stores of the city, buy
ing presents Many of them are very liberal.
and quite large number interchange compli-
ments in the way of presents to each other
Jewelry, boxes OF cigars, cases of wine or liquor,
books, ETC., and vice versa Many give their
clerks handsome presents, frequently in the form
of money.
1t is proverbia that New England members
and those on the Pacific slope show the greatest
Hberallty. Some of them give servants or other
common employees presents worth from 800 to
$500. 1t is said Senator Stanford gives So, 900
worth OF presents to persons connected with his
household. The stock men and others employed
on the ranches are treated quite as literally
Senators Don Cameron and Palmer have also
extraordinary ideas about their gifts to those in
their employ.
Many statesmen are seen on the streets on
Christmas They are driving or promenading
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
THE LATE w. II. PRICE.
How He Quit Drinking Vhisky-His Bad
Taste in Selecting Women's Clothing.

How He Quit Drinking Whisky-His Bad
Taste in Selecting Women's Clothing.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18--Representative Price,
of Wisconsin, who died the other day, was a
very rich man. A short time before the aG .
journment of the last session of Congress he
was telling some Of the members of the House
committee on agriculture about a part of his
early career
when was young man. said he II drank
like fish. l used to 20 out and booze up and
help the boys paint the town red Then was
laborer and had no earthly possessions. I've
often been asked why, since have gotten in bet.
ter circumstances, am teetotaler / never
drink anything intoxicating now. | presume it
is because got used to abstaining while was
trying to accumulate property, for | used to
think that man could not retain property
when he once had it and drank whisky, and after
while the desire wore off with me-
II guess | got into the habit of drinking" con-
tinued Mr.. Price, when | was very young /
left home in fit of disgust over what occurs to
me now to have been a very ludicrous incident
l lived on a farm when boy, and nsed to haul
wood to town. l had q sister older than myself,
and at the time / speak of she was just blooming
into young womanhood Il in the spring OF
the year, and the girls in the neighborhood
were coming out in the latest styles One
day when was IN town 7 determined to buy
q dress pattern for my sister that would lay III
the shade anything in the neighborhood So ]
bought extremely hashy pattern, full of posi-
tive colors Instead of my sister and mothei
being proud of The pattern they cried with
had such bad taste. After looking at tho pat
tern while and taking few days TO study oveI
1t, realized how very inappropriate it was |
was overcome with disgust and left home"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
GIFTS IN HATS AND CAPS.

Jersey Caps, &c to 25c. Stylish
Toboggan Caps for girls and boys,
48c, 63c and SIC. Boys nice warm
winter Caps, 25c, 35c and 48c.
Mems good, heavy, warm Caps,
45c, Doc, SOC, Toe and 81. Imitation
Seal Fur Caps for boys, 75c to So.
Mems nice Fur Caps, CSC to So.
Genuine Alaska Seal Caps, $3.50 to
$14, and fine Seal Gloves, So to
$17.50-the best seal goods in the
city. Stylish Lap Robes, $3.50 to
$3.50, and fine warm Fur Robes,
81 so to the best Hudson Bay at $50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
THE MOD ELL
USEFUL GIFTS
8 p ECIA i LOW PRI G -!
GIFTS In FURNISHINGS.

What a lively, rushing trade we
have had already in this branch Of
our business! We will have four
teen salesmen in this department
for the next five days, so as to wait
on all who favor us. japanese all
silk Handkerchiefs at 3Sc, SOC, 75c
and ST.
Nice Cashmere Mufflers at 25c.
SOC, 85c and S1.25. Elegant and
rich Silk Muff1ers from $1.25 to ST.
Initial Suspenders at SOC. Silk
end Suspenders, 25c to 81, and
handsome satin embroidered ones
at 1926 and S., that are perfect
beauties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
Peopie Are Getting Acquainted with II and
Seem to Rather Like 1t.

People Are Getting Acquainted with IL and
Seem to Rather Like 1t.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-'Wel prohibition in
Georgia is just this much OF success: it takes
mighty lot Of schenng to get drink liz the
great majority Of cities, while in many places II
is next to an inpossibilty to wet your whistle
without making an absolute business of looking
for the stuff to do it with When a man has to
sneak around and violate the law and run the
risk of getting himself in jail he doesn't care for
snifter, and he emulates the effect of the pro-
hibition law. Yes, prohibition is a success in
Georgia as the drinking element has found out
to their chagrin."
Such was the expression of Frank Richard-
son, the Washington correspondent of the At
lanta Constitution. And it may be observed
that what Frank doesn't know about the effect
of the laws all subjects is not known bv tho
shrewdest Georgian, rs he is a close observer OF
all events South Only the boys are expected
to know the real workings Of n temperance law.
for, although they may not be slushersp they
alone can get the real, honest EXPRESSIONS from
those who frequent the places which are SUD.
posed to be suppressed BY prohibition laws
There is very little dram drinking in my
State continued Mr.. Richardson, "and there
will be less in a few years if the present laws are
maintained and enforced. People are becoming
educated to total abstinence Ii Ia said there ID
more drunkenness ia States whore prohibition
laws exist do not believe that 1t is plausibla
to say that If a man cannot drink dram over
the bar DO will get bottle, 20 home or else.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
GIFTS IN SMOKING JACKETS

What more stylish and homelike
than a pretty Smoking Jacket or
Dressing Gown While the Japa-
nese all-silk Jackets at $5 are al
most closed out we show some
prettier and more durable ones at
$6, So and $40, and some all-satin-
lined ones at SIS, that are perfect
beauties.
Dressing Gowns, $3.50 to 500,
comfortable for middle-aged and
old gentlemen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
GIFTS In BOYS CLOTHING.

Nice Kilt Suits for little toddlers,
So to $5. Boys Knee Pants Suits
at $1.75, $3.50, So and 81, and sew
eral lines of all-wool ones at $5.
Large Boys Suits at $3.50 to $15-
all we'll made and stylish fit.
Boys Overcoats at $3.50 to $18,
all ages. Odd Knee Pants at 4Sc,
76c, SOC, 81, $1.2J and S1.bO Shirt
Waists in flannel and percale at
50c, 75c and 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
GIFTS IN MEMS OVERCOATS

What more useful gift than a
good, warm Overcoat at SIS, $6, 81
and $S? Good worsted and cassi-
mere ones at $40. Some fine chin
chilla and all-wool cashmere ones
at $12, reduced from SIS. Best
qualities made at $15 to $40. Moth
ing like them to be found outside
the MODEL. Splendid listers,
with large collars, $5 to $25.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
GIFTS In MEMS SUITS.

Good everyday Suits at S5, Sc
and 81. Nice ones, some all wool,
at $40 and $12, worth $15. Fine
tailor made ones at SIS to $50, with
fine trimmings and equal to any
made to order that will cost you 40
per cent. more than we ask. Great
bargains in Pants. Best made Jeans
Pants at 81 to 50. Nice, all-wool
Cashmere Pants, $3.50, and fine
tailor made Pants, SIS to So.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19

If you want Seal Sacque,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want Muff of any kind,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want Fur Cap,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want Fur Gloves,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want a Sachel Muff,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want a Boys Cap,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want fine Hat,
Go to Bamberger's;
| you want a silk Umbrella,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want Fur Robe,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want Fur Rug,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want to be fairly dealt with,
Go to Bamberger's;
If you want reliable goods, go to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
Arbitration in the Mahonine Valley.

CLEVELAND, o.. Dec. 18-The coal operators
of the Mahoning valley met at Youngstown, to-
day, to consider the demand of the miners who
are now on a strike for an advance of 10 cents
per ton in wages. 1t was decided to submit the
differences to arbitration the board of three to
be composed of one operator one miner and one
outsider This board will report on or before
Jan. /, and, pending its action, the miners will
all resume work on Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
Lafayette,s Missine Man.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 18.-It is pretty well
believed now that Henry Cummings, the man
missing here since Tuesday last must be dead
His family clung to the belief that he had gone
to the home of his brother, who lives several
miles from town, but his brother was in town
to-day, and says he has not been there The
police have searched high and low, but to no
purpose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19

with friends. and public places deal out much
Tom and jerry and other popular exhilarating
beverages upon the orders of national legisla-
tors. Ona number of occasions popular bars
in the city have had unlimited orders from
statesmen to treat their friends ad libitum. At
no place in the country is a holiday so thorough
ly enjoyed as in Washington The Departmental
people generally make up the great swarms OF
humanity that flood the streets. Exuberance-
abounds, and there is an air of gayety and
abandon seen nowhere else.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19

IF your lung trouble is of scrofulous origin
Ayers Sarsaparlla viii do you more good than
sny other medicine.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

The final contract for the construc-
ton Of bridge across The Hudson, at
Poughkeepsis, was signed on the 28th
ult., with the Union Bridge Company,
Of New York. The bridge is to be
completed by January /, 1883. twill
consist of five spans, each SOS feet
long, three Of which will be truss and
two cantileyer spans, the lower chord
Of the trusses to be 1856 feet above high
water, and the cantileyers to have a
clear head-room of 165 feet. There
will be q short span ON the west shore
and one-fourth mile Of a yiaduct on
the east shore, The bridge will Be
built upon steel piers and the river
spans Will be also Of steel. The track
will be 200 feet above high water. 1t
will be a good thing for commerce to
have bridge over the Hudson at this
point, where convenient connections
with railways on either side Of the
river can be established. It may lead
TO important changes in the channels
Of various descriptions Of traffic, by
greatly increasing The facilities for
mainland connections between coal
regions and Interior New England,
and IN other WAYS The evfart a.
which the Eastern States are still de-
pendent upon waller routes for some
OF their most important interstate
movements is remarkable, and It
would, presumably, De materially di-
minished by the construction Of a
bridge over the river, with proper
railway connections.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16
n You want 20 Go q caba.
LclnclnnalI ElnnIr.r.l

ANA4ANaAsAAAfaA
A gentleman, who but recently re-
turned from Cuba, in speaking Of the
difficulties which beset American tour
lists to the Gem Of the Antilles, said:
The great bug bear Of going to Cuba
is the passport, and probably, with the
exception OF Turkey, the only place abb
solutely necessary 70 show il. Besides,
to make your American passport pass
you il is necessary that it be properly
indorsed BY the Spanish consul,
His mark costs "a good American money
which he writes on the back of the pass
port that YOU have just received from
Washington, y, q, costing you IS,
making 80. Now il you wait, as many
do, until you get TO New Orleans, the
chances are it will cost You to get the
same in double-quick order about SIS;
that is, IS to the United statea, s. to
the Spanish consul, and the balance, 81,
goes to the pocket of the notary; l. o.,
Spanish consul, SO that tho tourist is the
loser, and the consul considerably
ahead,
Nov much can be saved in this man
ner Go to some local notary and got
him to write you q certificate TO the
effect that you are citizen Id good
standing This certificate You will pro
badly pay I'll for, and when you get to
Key West, Fla, 60 10 the consul, or
proper authorities, and get him to-
endorse on the back Of this certificate,
giving him 81, SO that BY this means
you pay but SIS. Jay Gould was refused
admittance on the island for not having
q passport, and 30 many refuse TO 50 on
account Of having TO pay SUCH price
daylight robbery as Sl5 to $40, and
all the kicking on account Of tho
passport is worth tho trouble Of a.
notice.
Every foreigner Is compelled to reg
lister twenty four hours after landing III
the police Office or to stand the fine8
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16
rHE pIas ANp raE MEArAER.


The Rnhit Of GAthcging sticktand tsrass--
a Meaningless Conplet.
OF pigs, Ihave heard il said, very FREE
qucntiy;
~Wheu swine carry sticks, The clouds
win play tricks but that When they
lie in the mud, no fears Of q flood
The first Of these conplets is Of twofold
interest. ] have watched them for
years to see what purport this carrying
III sticks End bunches Of grass might
have, and have only learned that ii has
nothing Whatever to 10 with the
weather, OF at least with coming rains
storms, The drouth Of summer ID 10 far
a convenience az 20 throw light upon
this habit, as il did upon the nneRsy
cows. Pigs carry sticks as frequently
then as during wet weather, on just pre-
cedinq a shovel Furthermore, these
gathered twigs are not brought together
az though to make unest, but arr scat
tered about in perfectly ainiless man
ner. For some cause, the animal Is UNI
easy, and takes this curious method OF
relieving itself, Tho probabilities are
that it is 9 survival Of some habit come
mon 10 swine in their feral condition,
Just as we see dog turn about half q
dozen times before WING down.
Ia an interesting PAPER on focal
weather-loro, read by Mr. Amos VI, But
Ter before the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science, duriilg the
Philadelphia meeting 81 1884, the author
has another yersiok o. this saying;
when hogs gather lip sticks aud carry
tlieiri ABOUT, expect cold weather. This
ii Wholly at variance with what aave
observed, for my memoranda record this
habit almost wholly during the hot
weather, and this must necessarily be
the rule with New Jersey swine, or the
local weather-prophets would not have
coined the verse as ! have given it.
AS to the other cauplet, il is about as
near meaningless MS amy saying can well
be. Some rustic rhymer, q century ago,
may have added it as a piece Of fun, hut
1t has stuck most persistently. As it
stands now, it has stood for quite 100
years.--Dr. G. G. Abbott in Popular
Science Monthly.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

There is Philadelphia club called
~The Commands, and il is said to he
rightly named. Its last annual dinner
was eaten on Saturday night, and was
supposed 10 be served in the Greek
style" Everything was served whole
and as natural as possible. Goldfish
we're passed around alive is glass globes
and soon after served with their scales
on. A young wild boar, cooked, 5ut
hte.hke, adorned the center of the table.
Several 'possums, looking very Hfe-hke
III their furry pelts, stood around until
deyou;ed. One of the novelties was q
pie of baked blaokbirds. Exchange.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Alma Hill, Of Brentwood, has about
200 head Of sheep on his place and a good
many cookie burs. One day not long
ago he was in the field and saw fifteen
sheep side BY side, their heads AL point
ing the same way, looking as il out for q
drill he yelled at them to move, and
the whole gang moved al once. Il was
some time before he ascertainetl that the
b,Irs had got into their wool and they
were stuck together. Americas lGa,)
Recorder.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16
Carriers lost at the Exposition AM

Carriers lost at the Exposition and
picked up by the attendants are never
called for by the owners. Later
The Tribune takes it all back. A
charming brunette, about twenty-five
years old, apparently widow, called
for hers yesterday. /: was pretty
affair Of many colors and had heavy
gold clasp. 1t measured IS inches
from tip to- Minneapolis Tribune.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Mississippi is in the excitement of a
local option Prohibition campaign, in
which the contestants 20 By the re-
spectise hames II wet" and DRY"
PIKE county voted the other day, and
next morning the papers had the head
line, "Pike Goes Wet. This is as 1T
should be. Pike must have vets.
+. Alta.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

steady Growth q southern industry.

steauy CROWN OF sVutnern AneusFYs
The south is now producing at the rate
Of $3QO,7OO,00 more Of agricultural,
manufacturing and mining products a
year than IN 1880, and Is steadily increas-
ing even these stupendous figures. This
Is little more than the average value of
the entire cotton crop, and 4 1885, COS, 600
greater than the total value of the wheat
crop Of the whole country Ia 1885,. I'LL
Philadelphia Call
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

The oil well in Adams canyon, in
Ventura county, Cal, according to the
Los Angeles Herald, IS now yielding
lbs barrels per day. Ventura county
IS striving to exceed Los Angeles coun-
ty in the production Of petroleum.
Los Angeles is largely ahead at pres
ent, but Ventura is gaining and can
easily produce $50 barrels daily, with
good prospects for an increase. Los
Angeles produces 100 barrels.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

The Black Hitla has produced in the
last ten years not less than $25,00o0o0
in gold, silver and base bullion and
placer gold, an average OF $2,500,000,
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Up to date this year the inspection
authorities have admitted $4,000 head
Of cattle to Wyoming. a fair pro.
portion Of them were merely for pas
sage through to the north and west.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Mr., Gladstone, the English states.
man, has two cousins in Ohio w and
D, Gladstone, millers, who reside at
White Plans, that State. THey are
American citizens, and ihselling their
-four give sufficient measure 20 let the
bakers get their traditional dozen out
of every batch,
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

The Monuments a ufreat Disappointment
'aThe Washington monument, writes
Potomac penciler in The Troy Times,
is a great disappointment to visitors.
While the structure Is in reality sos feet
high, it does not appear. in the eyes Of
the average mortal, 10 be over $50.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Ken
lucky have quarantihed against llli-
nois cattle, on accohnt Of the pleuro,
pneumonia outbreak at Chicago,
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Maxwell, the st. Louis murderer
has been granted another stay Of iudg-
iuent for sixty days. He was to have
been executed October I'd,
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

In climates having a difference Of
40 degrees in temperature between the
hot and cold seasons, railway track
Of 400 miles is 3SS yards longer IN
summer than in winter. or course
the length Of road remains the same,
but expansion forces the metal closer
together, making an aggregate closing
as OF space between the rails Of nearly
yard in each mile.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

In olden times ghosts were supposeito
maintain an obduate silence till intet-
rogated BY the person 10 whom they
made their special appearance, Bos.o:
budget.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

The best female lace-makers of Sax
6ny are not able to earn more than so
cents week.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16

Advices from Sonora (says the
Tombstone Dcmoerat)state that small
pox has broken out IN its most viru-
lent form at the Minas Prietas and
Altar. At the former place ont of
twenty cases ten died last week, and
at Altar out Of fifteen cases seven died.
Care should be taken to quarantine
against its introduction into Arizona.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16
To Capi'aI Seeking investment.

" OWN. THE CONTROLLING INTER.
4 et IN the t)y0 rljl.Er claims with
large amount }6gh trade copper orr Ia
sight Pltutv " wood ard matpr an lie
rilipls went $40 "a ~ bus outstanding
Interests t'c'rhp claims and lalt them Ia
bullion producing condition. ] wifi repay
this S@5020 ont ~ the fiIiit copper pFndaoed.
leaving you witllH 0ne-half Interest in two
gutSd tcycl0,sed claims. with gtsad radae-
tiuA works on prnIFrty Guu can seeara
Yourself By deeds to claims and an iiit-
ptorementS until money Is paid back. ti.su
divide property and 20 ahead.
Who wants % investigate this Tn good
faiti2
Call on or address .TllIN y. ri .RCsF SS
D0nlap PnStnfiicc, Graham County, Ari7o.
"a. via Fort Grant. SEPT. SIT
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-10-16
Tonea br ElectrIcitr.

A German investigator has succeeded
in producing musical tones from metal
plates by electrifying them intermit-
tently from an induction machine.
chicago ELa7sis5.