ARE YOU SATISFIEDWITH

YOUR CLOTHES?There is satisfaction in having

them made to order by

ANGUS JOHNSTON,the Merchant Tailor,

Where you will find the largest and fineststock to select from. Only first-class work-men employed, and his reputation for fairdealing is well tstablished.

Fine Business Suits, .. $35 to $50Dress Suits, ..... 45 to 60Overcoatings, ..... 35 up

M.E.EDWARDS-THE STAPLE AND FANOY-

CROCERCandy, Fruit, Nuts, Cigars

and Tobacco.Masonic Building, Philipsburg, Mont.

COLD LEAFBAKINC POWDER.

16 OZS TO LB-NOT 12.

A Montana Production. Absolute-ly Pure-Pree from Ammonia, Al-Zkali or Alum.

GOLD LEAF BAKING POWDER CO..Philipsburg, Montana.

iolde...r';... 1 0 Cash Must Accom-4Gold and Silver 1 00

Lead........... 100 pany all mail orders

Walter W. Kroger,

tASSAYERPhilipsburg, Montana.

St"Ofliee, one door east of Kaiser House

J. A. MATTHEWS.The Dealer in

HARNESSSADLES, WHIPS, ROBES,

And everything in the harness lineat the very lowest prices.

Repairing Done.

BROADWAY, - --- PHILIPSBURG

PHILIPSBURG SHOEING SHOPS. AND . ..

GENERALBLAK81MITHJ. M. CHAPMAN, PROP'R.

Opposite The Mail, Broadway.

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Our Adv.

Barret & Jacy Buildin JOSEPH LUTEY The Reliable rocer

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.. It is the most ac-ceptable of gifts andwill encourage hab-its of punctuality atschool and elsewhereS. . e have them atall prices.

A FULL LINE OF SILVER NOVELTIESLW"Call n and look at ourstock before purchasing.

Richards, the Jeweler,

DIPS, SPURS AND ANGLES.

Rex hams 13c., at Durands'.Frank D. Brown is in Butte.Buy your wall paper at Schmid's.Ritter's XX preserves at Durand's.Fresh candies and nuts at Kelleher's.Bear meat at the Flint Creek Meat

Co.Doe & Co. have bought out Santa

Claus.H. S. Neal, of Royal, is in the city

to-day.Turkey, geese and ducks 15c., at

Durand's.For washable wall paper go to

Schmid' s.Read change in the adv. of Chas.

Williams.Look for C. A. Wilson's adv. in an-

other column.Z. T. Simmons was in from Com-

bination today.A. M. Barnes is in town from the

Harvey district:Standard Diaries for 1896 on sale at

M. E. Doe & Co.Flint Creek Meat Co. for your

Christmas turkey.A few Bitter Root chickens, dressed,

at cost. C. A. Wilson.A few storm windows still in stock

at Thee. Anderson's.Harry S. Dean came in from Com-

bination this afternoon.Charles Thayer, of Butte, is a visit-

or in the city this week.Hello! Hello! Santa Claus' head-

quarters is at J. Sorensen's.If you are troubled with catarrh use

Boro-Menthol. It will cure you.How to get a turkey free! Look up

my advertisement. Joseph Lutey.The funeral of Amos Wiles will take

place Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.Geo. W. Maywood was in the city

yesterday from his mining properties.Buy a box of cigars for your friend

at Kelllher's, in the Cartier building.The Needlecraft will meet with Mrs.

A. S. Huffman on Friday, Dec. 20, at2 p. m.R. Boylen, of Denver, has taken a

position in the dry goods departmentat Weintein's.

The Sunday school children, withtheir parents and friends of the church,are heartily invited.

Harry Rust has been appointed jan-itor for the new school house at asalary of $50- per month.

J. Sorensen's is the place to solvethe question: "What shall we buythe little ones for Xmas. "

Will Latey departed on this morn-ing's train for Salt Lake City, wherehe will remain during the holidays.

Rev. H. S. Taft will hold religiousservices at Stone Station next Sundaymorning and at Sunrise in the evening.

John G. Morony, clerk of the districtcourt in Deer Lodge county, was inthe 'burg during the week on business.

Wesley Furbush has bought out theMontana restaurant from F. H. Coyand is now running the same in first-class style.

For a Christmas present a box of goodcigars will plaese your brother, hub.,or-. You will find them first classat M. E. Doe & Co's.

Place your order for Christmas tur-keys, geese, ducks, oysters, nuts, can-dy, etc., with Joseph Lutey. Fineststock and lowest prices in town.

The Mail is the official paper forGranite county and the City of Philips-burg. You can't afford to be withoutit. Only $2 a year in advance.

The Christmas tree and entertain-ment of St. Atndrew's Sunday schoolwill be given it the church on Christ-mas eve, commencing at 8 o'clock.

A Christmas tree and entertainmentwill be given to St. Peter's Sundayschool, Granite, early on Christmaseve in the company's storehouse.

We are asked to tell what a livingpicture is. We give it up, unless it isa woman wrapped in thought and sit-ting in a frame of mind.--Hell Box.

J. A. Kidderlin, of Combination,spent several days of the past week inthe city, taking a little rest. He re-turned to his work Tuesday morning.

Lost--A solid gold .Ladies' breastoin,

on Broadway, in the vicinity of theCity liVery stable. The flnder will besuitably rewdrded by returning sameto The Mail office.

The show windows of M. E. Doe &Co. are the most attractive of anyholiday display seen in Philipsburg formany years.Alex. Tillinka having been ad-

judged insane was taken to the asylumat Warm Springs by Under SheriffArgall last Saturday.

Dr. S. A. Brown, the dentist, willgo to Anaconda the first of next weekto spend Christmas with his sister andbrother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dr.Christman.

At a meeting of the city council lastMonday night it was decided to erectthe hose drying tower on the siteoffered by the Hope company, abovethe Hynes house.

The Home and Foreign Missionarysociety will meet at the residence ofMrs. E. L. Proebsting on Saturday,Dec. 21, at 2:30 p. m. A full attend-ance is requested.

The young people of the Methodistchurch will give a social at the churchThursday evening. The proceeds willbe for the benefit of the Sunday school.All are cordially invited.

The King's Daughters will meet atthe residence of Mrs. Fred Bowen onSaturday, Dec. 21, at 2 o'clock p. m.A full attendance is desired as import-ant business is to be transacted.

There will be morning service withlitany on Sunday next at St. Peter'sEpiscopal church, Granite, at 11o'clock. The service at St. Andrew's,Philipsburg, will be at7 :30 p. m.

A. Hutsinpiler, who last summertook up a ranch between the two "hog-backs"on lower Rock creek, is in towntoday, and among other business trans-actions he subscribed for The Mail.

Messrs. Calhoun and Hull recentlymade a shipment of a carload of orefrom their mine in the upper RockCreek district, and another shipmentis now being hauled to the railroad.

Preaching service will be held at thePhilipsburg Methodist church nextSunday at 11 a. m. and at Granite at7 :30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.and League meeting at 6 :30 p. m. Allare invited.

L. P. Conway, of Combination, hadthe misfortune to slip on the sidewalkin Philipsburg the other day, and it issupposed he. hurt himself. internally, tosunch extent that he will be under thedoctor's care for some time.

The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.James Wanamaker, who died at thefamily residence in South Philipsburglast Thursday of typhoid fever, wasburied on the Wanamaker ranch onRock creek the following day.

The children of the Methodist Sundayschool will indulge in an "Old-Fash-ioned Chimney Corner" next Tuesdayevening. An interesting programme,consisting of songs, choruses, recitations,etc., will be given in cofinection there-with.

Frank Brady and Winm. Queenerbrought in a fine specimen of blackbear from the west range yesterday. A.R. Dearborn says he has not been ableto determine whether this is one ofthe bear he lost or not, but. anywayhe's glad the animal is dead.

There will be a full Christmas serv-ice with a celebration of the holy com-munion at St. Andrew's on Christmasday at 11 a. m. Also a Christmas ser-vice at St. Peter's, Granite, at 3:30 p.m. The offering will be for the clergy,widows and orphans. All are invited.

Among the out-of-town residentswho attended the funeral of Mrs.. JaneHammond last Sunday were Mr. andMrs. W. J. Matthews, Anaconda, Mrs.J. H. Mills, Mrs. James Bailey, MissAlice Coleman and Mrs. Winm. Cole-man, Deer Lodge, and Robert McDon-g1 R,,H-.'

Rev. Charles Quinney spent a por-tion of the past week in Missoula. Mr.Quinney has tendered his resignationas pastor of St. Andrew's Episcopalchurch, and a soon as it is accepted bythe bishop and his successor appointedhe and his son Albert will depart ona trip to Europe.

Geo. H. Westphal, the musician,wishes the Mail to state that he willgive a grand masquerade ball soon afterthe holidays. It was his intention togive this ball on New Years' eve, butas Mrs. McDonel's masks and suitsare rented in Anaconda for that nighthe decided to await their return here.

James Milligan narrowly escapedbeing gored to death by a cow in Bal-lard's stable last night. He accident-ally fell into the manger and the cowbegan horning him, and when Mrs.Ballard and Mr. Hubert finally foughtthe beast off Mr. Milligan's clothingwas badly torn, but he escaped anyserious injm.y.

The members of the May-Pringlecombination, who have traveled allthrough the western country and haveplayed in much larger cities, said theyhad not anywhere seen a stock of holi-day goods or a collection of books equalto the present display at the store ofM. E. Doe & Co. As a result theybought their Christmas presents here.

Rev. Wm. B. Coombe and Fred Her-ring took a trip to Helena last week, toattend the annual meeting of the Mys-tic Shrine. Twelve candidates crossedthe burning sands of the desert, afterwhich a sumptuous repast was indulgedin. The Shriners are the highest bodyin Masonry, and are always in thecurrent for a good time. The gather-ing last week was no exception.

The teachers and children of theMethodist Sunday school at Granite areto have a Christmas tree on Christmasnight. Active preparations are beingmade. and notwithstanding the darkclouds that have so long hovered o'erthe little city on the hill, PastorCoombe and the friends of the childrenare determined that the little folksshall have a Christmas gathering.The Mail wishes the little ones aMerry Christmas.

The retail department of the FlintCreek Meat Co. will open in the Hynesbuilding, next to McLeod's shoe store,next Monday morning with the fineststock of meat, poultry and fish everput on the market in Philipsburg. Sev-eral of tl'e largest stockraisers in thecounty are ir+erested in this enterpriseand +,-o husinles: will be conducted ina business-like manner. A. A. Mc-Donald is president, Lee C. Degenhart,treasurer, J. J. Appel, secretary andmanager, and the trustees consist ofthe above named gentlemen and Win.Shuh and Alex. Wight.

P. B. Egbert, manager for the Gold

Coin Mining acid Milling Co., whoseproperty is in the Red Lion district,this county, was in the city thisweek. Mr. Egbert, in conversationwith a representative of The Mail,said that the property was proving verysatisfactory, and as the shaft deepenedthe ore showed up much better thanwas anticipated by a great many. Sev-eral reports have recently come fromnear where Mr. Egbert is engaged andit is now beginning to be the opinionof experienced miners that the RedLion is a great district. It is withpleasure that we welcome such ener-getic men as Mr. Egbert into ourcounty, .and we hope the company ofTacoma capitalists whom he representswill feel as pleased with his successas we are.

BURIED ALIVE.

News reached town yesterdaylof anaccident in Henderson gulch wherebytwo Chinamen met death by the cavingin of an open ditch in which they wereengaged at placer mining. The newswas reported here by another China-man who could talk very little Englishand no further particulars could belearned.

DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Amos Wiles died last night at thelodging house of Mrs. M. C. Kinnearafter being confined there for twoweeks past receiving medical treatmentfor injuries received while at work inthe Royal mine. The deceased leavesa wife and one child, who arrived fromRoyal yesterday. "The funeral willprobably take place under the auspicesof the Miners' Union, of which thedeceased was a member.

K. OF P. OFFICERS.

At the meeting of Philipsburg Lodge,No. 20, Knights of Pythias, last Tues-day evening, the following officerswere elected to serve the ensuing termnof six months :

Past Chancellor, Fred A. Beley.Chancellor Commander, Wm. M.

Loring.Prelate, L. W. Shodair.Master of Work, Fred A. Beley.Master of Exchequer, Benj. Pizer.Master of Finance, David Pizer.Keeper of Records and Seal, T. C.

Congdon.Master at Arms, Dr. S. A. Brown.

DEATH OF JANE HAMMOND.

The Peaceful Ending of One Who WasLoved by All.

At 4 o'clock last Saturday morningMrs. Jane Hammond, wife of WilliamHammond, and the mother of Mrs. E.McDonel, Mrs Wm Coleman, Mrs J AMatthews and Mrs Joseph A Hyde, allof this state, and Teucer Hammond, ofWisconsin, and George Hammond, de-ceased, died, at her home after a shortillness

During the past eighteen monthsMrs. Hammond had been in constantattendance at the side of her invalidhusband,. which care she bore like anoble woman that she was, up to ashord time before the summons ofdeath caine to her.

M s': Hammond was 67 years old,and "~he day of her death also signal-ized the fiftieth anniversary of hermarriage.

Fot a quarter of a century she .hadresiYed" in- Philipsburg, and 'that she'died without an enemy speaks more inpraise of her life than any explana-tion, which might be made. Her kindlydisposition and acts of charity willnot soon to be forgotten, and the noblecharacter will long exist in the genera-tions from the extensive family whichsurvives and mourns the loss of one sodearly loved by them.

The funeral took place from theMethodist church, of which deceasedwas a devoted member, Sunday after-noon, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Wm. B.Coombe officiating. The attendanceat the services was much greater thanthe church could accommodate, and thelengthy and solemn procession whichfolldwed the remains to the Philipsburgcemetery marked the respect of thiscomununity toward this true and noblewoman.

To the sorrowing relatives The Mailjoins the multitude of friends in expres-sion of deepest sympathy.

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

P. C. Robertson Reads His Own Obit-uary in Alaska.

The following letter, which is selfexplanatory, was received today fromP. C. Robertson, who was reporteddrowned in Seattle harbor severalweeks ago:

Douglas Island, Alas., Dec. 10.Editor Mail,

Dear sir :-I was quite surprised tofind through the columns of your wor-thy paper that I had was a dead man.I have, however, the pleasure of statingto you that I am very much alive atpresent and hope to continue so aslong. as possible.

I left Tacoma in company with mywife and little boy on the 6th of No-vember, after a pleasant voyage of. sixdays, arrived here on the 12th. Sincethat time I have been busy, well andhappy, and knew nothing of my sup-posed misfortune until the arrival ofour last mail steamer, Topeka, of Dec.9th.

I, with my wife, return warmestgratitude for your kind interest anddisposition of sympathy. Will youplease say to my Pythian brothers thatI appreciate to the utmost their kindbrotherly endeavors. Hope and expectto meet with them all again at somefuture date.

And again, with many thanks toyou all,

I remain, yours resepetfully,P. C. Robertson.

SANTA CLAUS' LETTER.

Several days ago Master Albert Quin-ney wrote a letter to Santa Claus andthis morning he got an answer, and asOld Santa Claus asked him to pub-lish it he complied by bringing itinto The Mail office. Here it is:

Winter Quarters,North Pole, Dec. 19, 1895.

My dear Albdrt :The confounded telegraph wire broke,

bit I came down on my feet close bymy sleigh and drove away before thatugly old bear was half down the pole.I am in splendid trim, and my teamof deer is in grand fettle, and all readyto start off on Christmas eve. I candrive thousands of miles in a day, ifnothing prevents me. I have had tocross many miles of ice and I have hadto use an iceberg for a boat, and havebeen attacked by walruses. But takemy word for it, come what may, assure as my name is Santa Claus, I'llbe at Philipsburg on Christmas eve.Have your church doors open early inthe afternoon so that I can drivestraight down the aisle and leave mypresents near the Christmas tree. Iexpect to have too big a load thistime to come down the chimney, soyou can tell your friends that I willcall at private houses on my way homelater in the evening, so they may allhang up their stockings. You had'better call and see if they will put mytelegram in the newspaper so that allmay know.

Goodbye, dear Albert, with love toall the children, I am,

Your faithful old friend,Santa Claus.

We will be pleased to see friends andthe public in general on our openingday.

FLINT CREEK MEAT CQ.

EIGHT DOLLARS PER TON.Galt heating coal, the best bitumi-

nous coal in the market, only $8 perton at Theo. Anderson's.

WILL YOU, OR WILL YOU NOT?An acceptable present to a gentle-

man friend during the holidays is abox of cigars. Secure a box at C. Will-iams', who carries the finest brandsto bet obtained in Granite county.

LOST.One red muley bull; one year old;

branded on right ear by one-half cutoff. Anyone furnishing information re-garding above described animal willbe rewarded by informing M. B. Scott,Philipsburg, Montana.

HOME-MADE CANDY,For your Christmas candy patronize

the City Bakery. It is manufacturedat home and is the purest, best andmost reasonable in price that can bebdught. Remember the place, andsave money and eat pure candy.

CITY BAKERY.Sansome street, first door above Odd

Fellows' hall.

NEW MARKET.We will be ready for business Mon-

day, Dec. 283, •ith a first-class line offresh, salted and smoked meats, con-sisting of beef, pork, veal, mutton,hams, bacon, poultry and fish; cannedand pickled meats, dressed beef, cel-ery, mustard, etc. We cordially invitethe public to give us a trial.

FLINT CREEK MEAT CO.A. A. McDonald, President.Lee C. Degenhart, Treasurer.Jos. J. Appel, Manager.

Trutsees.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.Of the Merchants' and Miners' Na-

tional Bank of Philipsburg, Mont.There will be a meeting of the stock-holders of the Merchants' and Miners'

National bank at their banking housein Philipsburg on the 14th day ofJanuary, 1896, at 4 o'clock p. m. forthe purpose of electing officers anddirectors for the coming year and toattend to such other business as mayproperly come before said meeting.

Respectfully,C. H. ESHBAUGH,

Cashier.

Tired WomenMust have strength or they will be in thesuffering despair of nervous prostration.-The true way to win vigorous health is totake Hood's Sarsaparilla which will build

up strength by .making pure, rich blood; .thus it will also feed the nerves upon theirproper nourishment, create an appetite,tone the stomach invigorate every organ.

Hood's Sarsaparillais what tired women need-the one TrueBlood Purifier prominent in the public eye.

lood's Pills act ha•.oniously withEfo'Sarsaparilla. 260.

MISCtLLANEOUS'ITEMS.

-The hardest varieties of wood, suchas mahogany, ebony and lignum-vitae,grow in tropical climates, but theirwood does not season as well as that oftrees in the temperate zones.

-The "Era of Julius Ceasar" beganwith the reformation of the calendar in46 B. C. It prevailed in England forcivil purposes until 1752, then beingsuperseded by the Gregorian.

--- Several substances, whose odor isto western nostrils exceedingly re-pugnant, are highly esteemed in thecast as perfumes. In Persia andAfghanistan, asafoetida is considered adelicate perfume, and many luxuriouspersons carry a quantity of it ill theirpockets or in a bag suspended from theneck.

- !hedoornailinearliertimes,says anantiquarian, was the plate of the doorupon which the old-fashioned knockerstruck to arouse the inmates of thehouse. As the plate or nail was struckmany more times than any other nailit was assumed' to be more dead thaniother nails. Hence the phrase; "Deadas a door nail."

-The sieleton of an Indian warriorat least six feet six inches tall wasfound in Muscongus, Me., a few daysago by two men who were digging acellar. The body had been buried inla sitting posture, facing east, andabout it were found iron implementsand spear and arrow heads, whilearound the,arm bones were coplerbands covered with curious carvings.

-A new bicycle tire, which is said tobe an improvement over those in gener-al use, has been invented and patentedby Miss E. S. Jlutchins, of 1ig Rapids,Mich. In the middle of the rim of anordinary style pneumatic rubber tireis a groove, into which is fitted a smallertire of leather, which, it is claimed, ismuch more durable than the presentstyle of all-rubber tires while equallyelastic and light.

- beveral towns and cities in Oregonand Washington have lately obtainedan excellent and adequate water sup-ply in an inexpensive manner by the useof wooden pipes. The pipes are madefrom common pine logs, ten inches indiameter,. hollowed out.with a six-inchbore. It is claimed that the woodenpipes last as long as iron pipes. Onetown has a line of pipes seven mileslong that, with all connections, cost but$2,000.

-Suits aggregating more than $500,-000 will soon be filed by the governmentagainst certain big luimber companiesand turpentine distill ri-s in the lowerpart of Alalnama. The \viulence showsthat from 2,300 acres of fine forest landsbelonging to the government 13,654trees, yielding over 5,M()0,00l0 feet oflumber, had been (iiit. The'1 govern-ment authorities propose to stop thedepredations by bringing to accountthe concerns that buy the moonshinelumber.

-Some patriotic citizen of Prescott,Ariz., in lauding his town ral state, anddescanting on the wiuoiil-li fill riches ofthe region, declared that even hlie build-ings of Prescott were in part of gold.lie was taken up on the assertion, and abet resulted. A few days ago an assaywas made of sandstone being used inthe erection of somie new buildings, andthe stone showed four dollars per tonin gold and 20 cents per ton in silver. Itwouldn't pay to mine the buildings ofPrescott, but the boomer won his bet.

Facts to Consider.If the gold dollar was "sound" in

1873 it is not "sound" now; if it is"sound" now it was not "sound" then.If the dollar that will command thelargest amount of the products ofhuman labor is "sound" money, thenthe silver dollar was "sound," and itwas demonetized by the Europeanbankers and their agents over herewhile it was still a "sounder" dollarthan the gold dollar. The peopleshould think of these facts. They arenot complicated, but they are vital.They go the bottom of the wholemoney question. - Atlanta Constitu-tion.

Slot Machine Gives a P'enny.The automatic alms distributor is a

reversal of the ordinary penny-in-the-slot machine in that it dispenses thecoin instead of absorbing it. The con-irivance is devised to act as a labor testfor vagrants and beggars, for it exactsthe turning of a handle 100 times beforeit yields the coveted penny.

And this labor is by no means lost,for it actuates machinery, electrical orotherwise, which will perform someactual work, or store up the energy ex-pended for future use.

Dr. Price's Cream Baking PowderMost Perfect Made.

Groceries and FeedA Share of your Patronage Solicited.

Fancy Stock Dried Fruits10c to 20c per lb.

Montana FlourWarranted First-class

Sinclair Meats and LardPickled Pork and Salmon Bellies

Popcorn, Nuts and CandyChoice Tea and CoffeeWheat, Oats, Chop Feed, Etc.

C. A. WILSON, WILaON BLOcK