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CAMPAIGNING By OSCILLATION.
Old Missouri Claims to Have Been the 9ceAl
OF tho Finest Work in This Line.

Ol0 MIssOurt Claims to IHavo Beon the 9eoDD
OF tho Finest Work In This Line,
From he Kansas CITY Star
Alabama no moro invented the Gubernatorisl
Kissing contest. as has been claimed. than did
to say when and by whom those contests were
inaugurated but they were popular in Mis-
ea II 1s when
Tadpole ticket against c. II. Hardin. the reeu-
he y; m I'D
served IN. ana cold man, and i j. sisogeth5ssr
Of the old guard and for the fact That Far%esr
In honoring only young and pretty women he
made tho others angry, and their wrath was SO
under ID sSs m%Hs5t
ia d tw too Ss moss f renal
i estfsSSseS ana y + Bys! Ne erstsnass
The the ssS mshs H
esa @ then e stos
march on his he be-
voters Ii, tho State escaped the pressure
t %s$ss Sosy Th as ess 8; tSs
paigninE in the back districts. and did not
nenrly two weeks. He hastily adopted the
same line Of attack. but it was too late. for the
went right along kissing babies up to within
an hour OF the closing OF the polls, and when
he desisted he was elected to the Governorship
by the largest majority ever cast in the State
54.O34 votes.
:, These. ipeidents are merely revived to show
that u kissing Governor is neither a late in
vention nor novelty. Kissing ones self into
office has been common occurrence in Eng
In nd IN mi hnS I'm ranphaH hn
perfection Of art in Missouri and in the person
Of Past Grand Master Crttenden. The Ala
hama Way is IL cOpy of the Missouri custom.
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THE DUTCH CELERY FARMER.
HE rs AN INTERESTING PARSONAGE,
AND so rs HIS WIFE

A Glasee at MS Home and Ills Habits
How He Raises the Cclery-Three Crops
Easily Obtained in Ono season-His Call.
sre. Brought Up 10 Toii-He win Not
Steal or Swear on Sunday.
KALAMAZOO. Feb. 20.-when the immigrant
Hollander first comes to these great Western
celery fields. no comes In his blouse and cap
and coarse woollen shirt His trousers
reach half way between tho knee and ankle
Below these are his blue knitted socks and
great wooden shoes Over his shoulders he
carries a stick and on 1t tied bundle which
contains all OF his worldly goods. Sometimes
out OF this bundle one can SEQ a brass tea
kettle peeping or something mysterious
wrapped UP In a bingham apron. In his
ears are tiny hoops Of gold. and facetious
people say his hair is cut by putting tin pan
over his head and running the shears straight
around. As he stands for tho first time on
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strain awe at his devotion. for he Is mover
ashamed to show 1t, even though there be a
roomful of strangsrs.
On New Years Day. ~ ono chooses to call on
his Dutch friend. no will be treated to a drink
that Is regarded as great treat among tho
Hollan,iers. IT Is made Of anise seed and raj
sins stepped In water. and afterward sugar
Along In March or April no plants his seed
for early celery In hotbeds. and that for later
use In seed beds out OF doors. After the frost
and sets them out In rows about four and one
half feet apart- Along In June the seed plants
the second crop About the Fourth t Of July
the first Llants are beached by means Of
boards put w on either side and fastened at
about ten days or two weeks. then the celery
Is taken up. washed at the pretty brooks. tied
United States.
Where the boards have been the plants are
Sss se saops a 'b 6:
galssd On enc ptsos es land The second crop
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that grandmother left. She does not wear any
corsets and her broad. ungainly figure
gives the appearance OF bread dough that has
boon kneaded into four loaves and put in pan
to rise. Her dress waist is never trimmed. 80
the defects Of her figure have nothing to hide
them. The skirt Of her gown is plain and full.
and she protects the front by a big purple
apron. On her head she either wears black
Grape bonnet or some kind Of cap tied under
her chin.
The children are dressed In the same way
and look like big clothes pins. The little girls
come in all the cold with their bare arms. their
only wraps being tiny shawls folded about
their shoulders. The sight OF them walking
by to church on Sunday makes the goose
pimples come all over one out OF sympathy
1t does not take n Dutchman long to cstab-
lish himself. for he is almost without excep-
ton thrifty He rents or buys piece OF marsh
land and on 1t builds some sort Of n house. in
which there Is always 2 front room never
on New Years Day, BY spring celery shed
would come under tho head Of wood. Some OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28
THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT.
BY MARK TWAIN.
opsrteM 1893. ~ & Z c,emmA

lyspoa % "nSocrSrs AssoAp.- .ros sAwrrs- nucrI
sERRy uSp"
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England. res, . native Of England"
Recently from therew
"Yes. quito recently"
Bald the Colonel IN himself: This phantom
lies like an expert. Purifying this kind by fire
don't work. III sound him little further.
give him another chance or two to work his
gift" Then aloud. with deep irony;
Visiting our great country for recreation
and amusement, no doubt. Isupposo you find
that travelling In tho MAJ estc cxI anses OF our
far West is"
Il haven't been West. and haven't been de-
voting myself to amusement with any sort Of
exclusiveness. assure you. In fact merely to
live an artist has got to work. not play"
Artist |" said Hawkins TO himself. think
. ins Of the rtned bank: that IL q name for It"
Arc vou IN astlStt' asked the Colonel;
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.

The San Diego California Sua
thus dilates upon high-grade mar
riage that occurred in that vicinity
recently:
We acknowledge piece of hard
tack and corn cake. Miss Hole-in-
the.Sock, daughter of Lame Ante
lope, and Mr.. Left Hand acted as
the bridesmaid and groom. Old
Man Afraid-of-the-Devil, the medi-
cine man of the tribe, performed the
ceremony in an impressive manner,
his touching advice to the newly
welded pair bathing in tears cheeks
which had not felt the dampening in
fluence of water for years. Alto
gether it was one of the most re-
cherche affairs which has agitated
aboriginal circles since Roaring Bull
had his toe cut off by barley NOW
ing machine five years rgo.
The presents were rich and costly,
conslstingin part as follows: Receipt
for curing the itch from Mr.. and Mrs.
Broken-Legged Beaver; two cans of
cove oysters from the BRIDES brevet
mother; pair of soldier drawers from
Cotton friend to the groom; plug
of Hanna's navy plug tobacco from
Mr.. and Mrs. Boil-on-the-Neck; Ay-
er's Almanac for 1870 from a San
Bernardino friend; box Sedlitz pow
ders from Mr.. Whop-j awed-William;
a pint of peanuts from Mr.. and Mrs.
Carry-me-hometo-dIe of the Rialto
sand dunes; half a dozen corn plas-
tiers from Mr.. and Mrs Spike-tail-hog;
kindest regards from Mr.. and Mrs.
Travelling Bear; a few small pota-
toes from Hamilton b. Cicero of the
Consolidated Precincts; a photo
graph of the editor of the Riverside
Press from himself; a bottle of cas-
tor oil decorated with red ribbo n
from Sore-toedJim; a picked pigs
foot from Mr.. and Mrs. Go-there-
Yourself; an ear syringe from Peg.
leg Lazarus; promise of some spare
ribs next hog killing from Mrs.
Woman-with-the- Wild-Jaw. And
thus ended the matrimonial dance
of the Yumas.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

A sealed letter can not, under the
law and ruling of the courts, be with.
drawn from the mails on mere suspi-
cion that it contains lottery matter.
(See Paragraph 2, Instructions to
Postmasters under Lottery Act.)
But the citizen is forbidden the use
of the mails for forwarding lottery
matter, which prohibition is morally
upon him. Every person depositing
a letter in the mails concerning a lot
terry is liable to prosecution under
the penal clause of the law. Evil
dence is frequently obtained against
offenders in vaaious ways, and the
citizen who transgresses this law
should not be surprised if he is called
upon by an officer of the law with a
warrant.
Foreign lotteries frequently flood
our mails with their circulars in
sealed envelopes. Under a recent
ruling of the secretary of the treas
ury, lottery tickets and lottery circu-
lars and advertisements are liable to
customs duties as "printed matter"
Article IL of the universal postal
union treaty forbids the mailing of
any article from one administration
of the union to another, which under
the laws of the country of destina-
ton is liable to customs duties, and
as lottery tickets and lottery circu-
lars and advertisements are dutiable,
and are, therefore, unlawfully in the
mails, they will be treated by Gus
tom officers as forfeited goods"
Under Section 62l p. L. g. r. post
masters at exchange offices are au-
thorized to stamp matter which they
have good reason to believe contains
dutiable articles, Supposed Liable
to Customs Duties" When a letter
so Endorsed reaches the office Of des-
tination, the postmaster must require
the addreSsee to open it in the pres
cnce of the customs officer, or in the
presence of himself if he has been
designated for that purpose by the
customs officer; and if lottery tickets
or lottery circulars are found in the
letter, it must be surrendered to the
customs officer, or sent to him in a
penalty envelope" The practice
of permitting the addressee to refuse
the letter, after discovering the con-
tents, is erroneous. The addressee's
receipt for the letter makes the deiv-
cry complete, after which it is to be
dealt with according to the regula-
tons of the treasury department.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

of the club, it was thought a very
poor plan to allow any one to take
gift of that kind and make the public
again pay for the papers. If it was a
private speculation got up for that
purpose by tlo publisher of the Optic
no one would complain, but as an ad.
We rtisement the town by "com.
mercial" club that has already paid
for the sheet, it does not reflect much
credit on it if it allows its free dona
ton to be abused in this way.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

The contracts for grading the
Santa Fe, Prescott 81 Phoenix rail.
road were let in Chicago Wednes-
day. b. Lantry & Sons, of Strong
City, Kansas, secured the contract
for grading the line from Ash Forks
to Prescott. A contract for 20
miles of grade running out of Pho
nix towards Prescott was also let.
D. B. Robinson is president of the
new road.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

THE sheet issued yesterday by the
Commercial club full of cuts of the
city was a very fine sheet, printed in
Chicago, though nicknamed Optic
supplement. Why it could not have
been issued direct by the club itself
is hard to say, unless it was to allow
the optic a chance to blow about It's
enterprise when it never set line of
type connected with it, probably
never wrote a line in it or had a
thing to do with it except to deliver
it and brag about its enterprise. The
whole affair was a straight out gift
from the club to paper which has,
only few weeks ago, taken great
pains to give the club which has
been backing it up black eye,
though taking from the club three
fourths of the income the club re-
ceives.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON has
written very strong letter to the
president and faculty of Harvard
University about the way in which
the college is conducted. He says
the institution does nothing toward
looking after the students, allows
them TO have clubs in the college for
the sale of liquors, allows them to be
disorderly, and is not at all what it
ought TO be. Evidently Massachu-
sets sho uld not throw stones at the
west any longer.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

The GkObe-DemOcrdt makes the
following pointed remark: "The
mercantile agency of r. G. Dun q
Co., which is not partisan institu-
ton, has collected statistics which
show that twenty-five tin plate facto-
ries are now being constructed in
this country, and that the capital in
vested aggregates 100000. This
is gloomy news for the Democrats,
but they will have to stand it,"
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

DURING the discussion of the
United States banking bill in congress
same time in 1885 or 1886 John Ran.
dolph, Of Roanoke, who was opposed
to the passage of the bill, which was
intended to establish United States
bank, said that he had discovered
perpetual motion, and it was very
simple, being the fact that
"Paper. makes money,
Money makes banks,
Banks make poverty,
Poverty makes rags,
Rags make paper,
Paper makes money,
Money makes banks,
and SO ON forever and forever"
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02
P. 0. DEFINITION OF LOTTERIES.

| Inc Iuic dpplleu III inc COHslueId-
ton of presumed lottery scheme is,
whether the result is dependent up
on lot or chance" There can be no
doubt that any scheme where prizes
are distributed among the holders of
chances, or tickets, as the result of a
drawing, is lottery within the
meaning of the law. A regular lot
terry is generally conducted in this
manner, and it would be manifestly
unfair to permit merchant to do
what the ordinary lottery company
cannot do.
A merchant advertises that every
purchaser at his store up to certain
date will receive a numbered ticket
emitting him to a chance in certain
prizes Previous to the distribution
of tickets a number is selected at
random, placed in an envelope and
sealed. AT the time stated the en-
velope is opened and the person
holding the ticket bearing the CORE
spending number to the one in the
envelope receives the prize. The re-
suit of this scheme is dependent en-
tirely upon "chance," for the pur-
chaser is not supposed TO know the
number placed in the envelope, nor
can any skill or knowledge euable
HIM to ascertain the fact by an act
ual or approximate calculation. The
same principle would apply where
the purchaser was allowed to guess
the name of a certain president of
the United States contained in
sealed envelope.
Again, a number of persons join
what is known as a "watch club"
Each member agrees to pay so much
a week. A drawing is TO occur
weekly, and the member whose name
is drawn receives his watch and with
draws from the club. This is re-
peated until all the members have
drawn watches. A members dues
cease as soon as he draws, conse-
quently one person receives a watch
for, say, one dollar, while another
pays only five dollars, and the last
one possibly forty dollars. This is
undoubtedly a scheme dependent up
on lot or chance, for each person
joining the club takes the chance of
getting a watch, probably valued at
forty or fifty dollars, for one, two,
three er four dollars, etc. This same
plan is used for "suit clubs" "over-
coat clubs" etc.
The schemes that come within this
law are numerous and varied. Many
OF them are of local nature, and
generally regarded as harmless in
their character and effects. But the
law vests no discretionary power in
the postoffice department, nor does
it make any distinction between lot
teries for charitable or religious pur-
poses and those conducted as a regu-
lar business. They must all be
treated alike. The law denies them
the use of the mails in the conduct
and furtherance of their business.
The department, however, does not
desire TO be unnecessarily harsh in
the enforcement of this law, and
newspapers are not detained on &C
count of the advertisement of "1ot-
terry" scheme, when it is evident that
the publisher acted innocently in the
matter, and without any intent to
violate the law. But if, after due
warning, the publisher repeats the
oifense, then his paper is denied ad-
to the mails. y ]
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

The people like small newspapers.
The blanket sheet is cumbrous and a
fraud on both reader and advertiser.
The New York San is a four page
seven column paper, compact and
condensed in every respect, and it is
one of the best papers in the coun-
try, and the plant is valued at So
100000.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

THERE was considerable hard talk
on the street yesterday at the action
of the optic In retailing the CONNER
cial club sheet at five cents apiece to
all who wished TO send copies away.
As the sheet was got up for the ex-
press purpose Of advertising the town,
and paid for by the general funds
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

The latest thing that is laid to the
door of the Mckinley bill is our
great snow storm. If it is fact that
the bill is responsible for this
weather we shall vote the free trade
ticket hereafter.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

A SAN FRANCIsco Spectator has
bought the lOOfoot chimneys of a
smelter in that city for 100000, and
also the Stag pile. He intends to re-
work the stuff and claims he can
make over 100000 out of them.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

JOHN l. BLAIR, of Blairsville, N. j.,
is reputed to be worth all the way
from $50, 100000 to 500 100000.
He has never sold share of stock
in any enterprise with which he has
been associated, and has money in
vested in scores of railroads, some of
which he absolutely controls.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

They who credit Mr. Harrison
with small ability either as a presi-
dent or a politician are mistaken in
their estimate. The Republican party
has very few ADLER men than Ben
iamln Harrison.-New York World,
Dam
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

The most valuable book on the
market now is the "Story of Man."
1t treats on this subject from the
creation TO the present day. ID. E.
Robbins, agent, East Side postofiice.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02
SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 1892.

NoTnING succeeds like success;
100000 copies of the Grant memoirs
have been sold so far to 10000 of the
JEFF Davis memoirs.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

and so on forever and forever. /"
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02

Boats them all. Works dry ores Makes even
granlatlOn. No dead work, hence minimum
vars. A. p. GRANGER, D0nvOr, Coo.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-02
UNION MEAT MARKET.

The only place in town
where you can find fine
Corn-Fed Beef, Choice Nut
ton, Pork, Veal, Sausage,
Poultry and Eggs constant
ly on hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-26
Personals.

Miss Caddie Brown of waiertilleb rns
ing trends 10 the city.
Mr.. Stanley II. Holmes. superin'en'e"
Of schools in Grafton, Mass. spent 1hanp
giving with his parents in this city.
Joseph Williamson, Jr,, Esq., OF Be'i'",
who had been stopping in the city for sever"
days, returned to Bclfas, YESTERDAY
Miss Helen N. AMI Grace T.. foglef "
turned to Boston on the 3.4j train ye''e'.
day have spent Thanksgiving at theif 0''
home.
Mrs. ME. Ra,nscll Of Stockton, CALVIN
has been visiting Augusta friends c' w
tcrday for her home accompanied p' VIZ
sister Miss Weeks.
Hon. William l.. Thompson and one'''
wardsworth of Belfast were in the GU!
Yesterday on their way to Portland to a''ss'
the meeting Of the Democratic State eoH
mittec.
Two bridal couples passed a haPg
Thanksgiving in this city. Mr.. W. y
Gahan an wife and Mr.. u. II. WIN" s''
wife of Brunswick. They stopped al 'N
Augusta House.
Mr.. George ". Towle, who has Dee" =
the electrical business in Boston Tor I've ~
t,o years, took the Pullman for "'o''''
vile, Vow York, to sssis, in the con''fV'
u IN of new road there.
Rev. II. Il. Mathews and mother "'.'
NJ. NJ. Mathews ,pept Thanksgiving W.
NJ, nail Mrs. r. W. Mathews at 'N
Augusta House. Nr. H. d. ~
n,esebe, in SkosIicgan tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-26

Nothing in Secretary Rusk's career is
more honorable than the frankness and
heartiness with which he accords credit to
President Harrison for the substantial
achievements Of his administration through
the Department of Agriculture. Those
achievements have been of great Importance
and value to the country and their bene-
iical results will continue to be fell,
long after the present administration has
ended. Mr.. C,eveland's administration and
the Democratic party will profit very large
" by the increased expectations of Ameri-
can pork anil beef Fought about by the
wise and skillful management of this adj
minissrstion. of course. Secretary Rusk
had some par, in bringing about these results,
but he frankly admits that they are mainly
due to the President. In an interview he
says:
s.The s,lcccss of the entire administration
vas due TO the fact that Benjamin Harrison
was Ut the head of il all. He was my friend
and supporter from the beginning to the end
of the eniea,ors to get our American hog
into Europesn countries. Certain officials
in the diplomatic service undertook TO claim
credit when success was achieved. but am
no trsitnr. give credi, to Presi isnr IIar-
rison al the time
In the same spirit is the closing para
graph of the secretary annual report, IL
which he expresses his profound appreeia-
zion OF the cordal sympathy and broad in
ss,iFr, GO With vhici the President has uni
fcrnly. throughout his administration,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-26

The people OF Augusta will be delighted
almost beyond measure, at the gratifying
intelligence which the JorgsAL lays before
them this morning, regarding the magnih-
cent subscription in behalf Of the building
fand for the Lithgrow Public Library
Tbis. intelligence IL doubtless Is surprising
a. il IL munifeeht. and comes from source
sh0iIy unexpected the story Of WHICH Is
fnily toll 10 oar local columns. Mr.. An
irew Carnage, the great Scotch IRON mas
ter Of Pennsylvania, is widely known for
BIZ imamns. wealth and equally boanaiess
GENEROSITY. lie has built three elegant
library bail iinzs in Pennglsania. with as
MANY more in bis native Scotland, costing
large sums. besides contributing lesser
amounts sowaris the erection
or ensiow neBt of many smaller
Libraries IN different places throughout The
csag,ry. Through the Intervention Of Mr.
ira n. Randall, the able pref lent of the
Augusta board of trade. Mr., Carnegie rs
become irtfFFsthfl III tfie ffFts'o - 49,
T. thgox Library building in this city AMI
has ple,igs.ti or.--bslf Of the 81 1900 needed
10 build q noble bailiirg in Augusta, the
capital Of Maine, for the uses Of public
library. To this splendid gift Mr.. Randall
also places the people of the city nn1er
obfisa,ion- bs giving th@ sam Of $1,000,
having bat 5000 10 BE- pledged IN order
that the fine lot recently pgrehssed by the
trustees may be paid for and the building
erected. The trustees have wisely decided
TO ral,e this amount by popular subscrip-
items, and TO this end papers will he cireu-
lated at once that all our public
spirited citizens NAV have an
opportunity 10 aid in this grand undertak-
ing-one which is to confer untold benefit
upon our city in all coming time. We have
many wealthy, generous citizens who viii
be glad TO subscribe TO this fund, and feel
sure the needed amount viii be soon
pledged. Here is chance for the smaller
subscriptions, which many have been wait
ing for, and now is the time to plank down
the five hundreds. hundreds and fifties.
Pass the subscription papers along.