Betting on the result of tbePresidebey campaign is. as everybody.knows,JM great nitional sport ot the United Statefc The American papers just now are *tfl <* curious bets made in the course of tbejs* cent contest. Two of their moustaches, braked these adofe-' mentson Cleveland and[Harrison reap* tlvely. A Chicago barber made qultes med-evaleort of wager. Heagree4j?» one of his employers that he hia hair or beard till a Republican Presi dent was at the White House. -. A freethinker aa» spiritualist" and "ono of the "church "wagered on these terms: » Harrison was elected, the "eeMiing* was bound to attend and sit tnrcjwp fifty-two prayer-meetings 10 the chute* referred to, consecutively if possible. _£ had been elected, the ehttk ma_ would have been obliged to attend M l^nnt^d^X^^\ al&Pubiican suitor or his Demoe; raUcrival according as Harrison or Cteva l *s!>me rfthe bets were peculiarly Miotic. Two men agreed that the one of the® who shavrtEetop of his head *°£» »<fs; Anbther couple of lunatics agreed thf"S hDserof tho bet should walk the street? midnight without < mftg BDW-ctoK, eating, drinking,, orsmokit* _lorta_2el7 Presidential electiaas o_V come once in four years, _t ;

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THE PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 31, 1889



- H6ti__l «£SO BEWARD oSSO Will be paid fbir__or__tion that will lead to the conviction of the persons who broke Into my studio and maliciously damaged -_y property on the night of the 15th of January. AT WORK AGAIN. THB POFTJLAB PHOTOGRAPHER, HAS just received, per s.s. Wakatipu, from Sydney, a SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OP LENSES, BACKGROUNDS, AND. CAMERAS. These have all been selected with the greatest care by Freeman and Co., the lead—ig photographers of Sydney, and as everything is perfectly new and of the latest designs there will be a marked im provemeut in all work done at my estab lishment. THE GREAT DISCOVERY. The high-class photographs taken by tbe new process have been greatly admired by everybody. Lowest prices in New Zea land. Old Price per doz. per dos. Midgets 2s 6d 15s Od Carte de Visites ... 5a Od 25s Od Cabinets 10s Od 50s Od Boudoirs 15s0d 70s0d Although these prices are so extremely low, the prestige of my establishment w_l be maintained, and ladies can rely upon not having their photographs exhibited in restaurants, tobacconists, and on street -omers, as is usually the case when patronising a cheap photographer. 