STATE NEWS. Forepaugh's circus will show at Hazle ton.on May 10. It is said to be larger and better than ever. Michael McDonough, of Centralis, was fatally injured at the Logan colliery yes terday by a fall of coal. . Hugh Jennings, of the Louisville Club, j is suffering from an abcess on his left [ foot. It may compel him to lay off sev- i eral weeks. Hazleton Odd Fellows expect to have ! forty lodges, encampments and cantons I of the order in line at their district pamde on the 20th inst. Small pox has broken out among the residents of Tower City, in the western part of Schuylkill County. About 200 cases of the disease have already been ; reported. The dwellings of Patrick McHale and lhomas McAndrews, in Pittston, were destroyed bv fire Friday morning. Mc- Hale's family had a very narrow escape from being burned to death. J)! 111 ™ P. Miner, founder of the \\ llkes-Barre Record and the Benior mem ber of the Luzerne County bar, died suddenly Monday morning at his home in Miners' Mills, aged 7G years. The ii ilkes-Barre Choral Society form ed a permanent organization and will at once commence the selection of 800 good Bingers to form a choir to compete for the big prize at the World's fair. Six Hungarians attempted to enter the bar room of John Wagner's hotel at Hazleton on Sunday. They were refused admittance and severely stabbed Charles • legfried. l\vo of tlie men were caught. A disastrous fire broke out in Wilkes- Barre early Friday morning and destroy ed a number of buildings. J.illian Klip ple and her young boy, whom she attempted to rescue, perished in the names. The A. 0. H. of J.uzerno and neigh boring counties are making preparations for a large parade, to be held at Wilkes flarre, June 7. The State Convention of the order will go into session on the same date. the Reading Railroad has purchased Asa 1 acker's original mortgage on the iatterson Coal Company's tract, a short distance from Mt. Carmel. $7:15,000 is named as the consideration. The tract consists of 2,500 acres. Tim Hurst, the umpire of the National League, is a candidate for the Republican Legislatve nomination in the Ashland district. Tne Minersvilie Free Press sug gests that the Democrats nominate Pitch ?. r otiyetts and let Ashland's celebrities light it out among themselves. The council of Mauch Chunk has granted the right of way to the Carbon County Electric Railway Company, which intends building an electric rail way to connect the boroughs of East Mauch Chunk, Lehighton, Weissport, Parryville and Mauch Chunk. Governor Pattison has proclaimed Thursday, April 14, and Friday, May 0, to be observed as Arbor Days in Penn sylvania, and upon one or the other of these days throughout the State will be celebrated the beautiful and beneficient custom of planting trees and flowers. Rev. Sam J ones makes the declaration that ' Old Grover is the biggest man in American politics to-day and the most popular, by all odds, and he will get there at Chicago with both feet, and will be President of this great Republic after the 4th of next March, I steadfastly be lieve." At a meeting of a number of clergy men held recently in Scranton, the idea of sending a Catholic choir from this dio cese to compete at the World's Fair in < hicago seemed to meet with almost uni versal approval. The best singers are to be chosen out of each parish choir to re hearse. The miners at Morea have been gran ted semi-monthly pay as they requested. It will start at once there and also at the works of Lilly & Co. Other operators are expected to be asked for the two weeks pay and, it is said, they are very likely to grant the request without any further trouble. A Hungarian christening in Alden on bundav ended in a fire. At 9:30 a lamp exploded, setting the beds and window curtains on fire. The scene was an exciting one, the drunken men refusing to allow the person who undertook to extinguish it to get at it until they were thrown on the lloor. There is a movement under way in every section of the State to defeat Wm. M. SingerJy, who would like to be a ueiegate-at-Jarge to the Chicago Conven tion. It is being agitated by the Typo graphical Union, on account of his ac tions during the recent trouble with liecord printers. His prospects of stay ing at home are very good. Major J. Ridgway Wright, inspector of the Third Brigade, has completed the inspection of the Ninth Regiment. The c bmmand has made a higher percentage of attendance this year than has ever before been made by any regiment in the State—probably higher than any regiment m the United States. Out of a total membership of 453 only eight were absent. Some one who has been looking up the matter says there is a law which declares that "if any white female, of tenor up ward, shall appear in anv public street, lane, highway, church, courthouse, ball room, theatre, or any other public resort, with naked shoulders, or low-necked dresses, being able to purchase necessary clothing, shall pay a find of not less than one or more than two hundred dollars." . J ilkes-Barre Newsdealer is suffer ing from an overdose of Hillism, ami if our esteemed contemporary is to be be lieyed David B is the only Democrat in * ltJ mft licious paragraphs it publishes concerning Cleveland area disgrace to any Democratic newspaper. It should cease worshipping the New York political trickster and work for Grover's election if it wishes to hold its political prestige. When Baby was sick, we garo her Castoria.' "When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. PERSONALITIES. ! Jack McGuire, of Malinnoy Citj", was drumming up trade here this week. Matthew McGettrick, at present with F. P. Malloy, will resign his position about the -'Oth inst. Michael Feldmann, of Hazleton,spent a few hours here with friends the fore part of the week. Jos. Neuburger is spending the week ! in New York and Boston, and will return with a complete stock for his opening in the P. 0. S. of A. Building on May 1. John Helferty, solicitor for the Ilazle- : ton Standard, was canvassing the town 1 yesterday. Gilbert Smith has resigned his position ' with the Adams Express Company. Michael Lynch, of Lattimer, circulated : among friends here on Sunday. John P. Boyle, who was here attend- 1 ing the funeral ol his little brother, re turned to Wilkes-Barre yesterday. John D. Hayes returned last evening' from a week's visit to New York City. John Boner, of Highland, removed I his family to Green Mountain, where he is now employed. Dr. Ira J. Dunn, formerly assistant to b>r. Wentz at Drifton, has accepted a position in the Harrisburg Insane Asy lum. David R. Lloyd, Isaac Davis and T. A. Buckley are members of the grand jury this week. Willie Johnson, of the Points, has ac cepted a position as book-keeper with F. P. Malloy. Peter Sheridan, of Highland, removed his family yesterday to Green Mountain, where he has accepted a position as mine foreman for Coxe Bros. A Co. Michael Boyle, of Ridge and Walnut Streets, is now engaged as traveling sales man for R. E. Meyers. Bernard Boyle, night operator at the Freeland station, has resigned and is now operator for the D. S. A S. at Stock ton. He is succeeded by Thos. O'Don nell, of Highland. John J. McGarvey, of Freeland, lias resigned as bartender at Betterly's Res- j taurant, Hazleton, and is succeeded by I P. J. Brislin, of tin's place, who is ably I I assisting Jack Slattery. The 1 tuse Hall Fund. The committee receiving contributions for the fund to repair the park and ad- | vance base ball here this season states that the association will commence work upon the grounds in a few days, and the ! opening game will be played as soon as J the weather premits. The amount re- [ ceived so far is as follows, including tliis week's contributions: Tigers $lO 00 Wenner Pros sno ' Francis Bretinan.. 600 Albert Novak 00 Daniel Boner 500 Patrick Carey 60 William Boyle 500 Geo. Sippel 60 Coolly O. 80y1e.... 000 Fred. Horlachor... 50 Hugh Malloy 500 Mike L'rcnouall.... 60 James J. Malloy... 50" Jolin Unsay 50 . Tkibune 6 00 Usorge Shlck 50 > Matt Sieger JOUJohn Smith 60 D. J. Ferry :iuos. DcPlerro 00 E. B. Shelliamer... - 00 .lane Defoy 60 Ferry & Christy— 200 Nicholas Cabbngo.. 50 •lames Boner 2 00 VincentEnama 5a M. ii. Hunsieker.. 20UJoscph Zwolay 50 John Valines 200 Frank Brady 50 lain is Bechtioft.... 200M. E. (inner. 50 lp'-11-M.Xeale 2 00 Albert Weiss 50 P. C. Miller 1 DO Win. Eberts 50 Wm. Gallagher — 100 1. Refowieh 60 JamesMclfugl].... 100 C. o. Stroh 50 Ham. Gross 100 Wm. llrogan 60 Anthony stalil 100 Barney Murphy... 60 Put. McQeehan— 1 00 A. Suehs..- 50 Frank McGroarty. 1 00 Wm. Watkins 50 J- P- Carey 1 00 Owen Fowler 50 Frank () Ilotiiicll.. I 00 .1. M. Ctiiinliis 50 John Hugan 1 00 Jos. Neuburger.... 50 J. I*. McDonald— 100 Joseph ilirkucck-- 50 A. Masbelcts 100 M. Zemany 50 T. J• Moore 100A. W. Washburn.. 60 Michael Welch 1 Ul 11. W. Jones 50 J. J. Ward 1 00 Patrick Ferry 50 D. J. O'Dnnncll.... 100 E. 8 Sliick.... ;) G. W. Faltz 100 Andrew Hudoek.. 26 J. K. Amend 100 I Winskosky 25 l>r. F.Scliileher— I(nW. M. Woolcock. .. 25 S. llrasher 100 Cash 25 A. Hamara 10UM. Uossip 25 11. I.udwig 100 Joseph Horwath... 25 A.Oswald 100 John Meliee 25 Libor Winter lUOCush 25 M. llalpin 100 John Ferry 25 Pat. Burke 1 oil (i. 11. Thomas 25 W . F. Boyle I ll Daniel Boyle 25 i Philip Geritz 100 James Kclioc 25 H.t.'.Koon 100 W. H. Vunhorn.... 25 John MeCahill J nil —.— John Shigo 50' Total $11505 ADDITIONAL. Arnold & Krc11....5600 Daniel Kline 100 I hd. Murphy 5 00 F. P. Malloy 1 Oil I J- Dross :l 111 Wm. It. Jeffrey.... 50 Geo. Chestnut 2 00 O.J. Boyle 50 (.. D. Hohrbneh— 1 00 Edwin Nutze 50 J. . Gorman 100 Michael Kleig 50 B. F. Ilavls 100 John Dnsheck 50 A. Gocppcrt looc. C. llrozkowskl.. 50 John Houston lull A. M. Worley 50 J. Illcrner Imi Michael licPlerro.. 5(1 Dom. O'Donnell... 10U J. Silverman Imi Total S-'JO 00 J. JetTßon Gillespie 1 (X) Acknowledged last week #lls 05 Additional ;jo 00 Grand Total $145 05 The Freeland Base Ball Association j will meet at the usual place on April 10, I at 2.30 P. M., to make all preliminary I arrangements for the season. Every member will please attend. lfuman Relies of I'ompen. In the museum at Pompeii are pre- I served the most horrid and pathetic j relics of the last days of the ill fated j city. Early in 18G3 the workmen who were helping to unearth an immense palace struck into a cavity in the lava, ' the nature of which, of course, was a mystery. Without breaking further ; into it they poured plaster of paris down the crevices that were already opened, and as soon as the plaster had hardened, the crust of lava was carefully removed, and 10l the form of a human being in his last strnggles was revealed I The outlines and form of the person were perfectly preserved, showing plainly j that he had been buried in l>oiling lava, which had hardened about him. The ' intervening 1,800 years and tho heat of the lava besides had reduced the body ! to a handful of dust, but the lava had left a cast natural as life. Since that time several bodies have been reproduced—one of them with the j features so perfectly preserved as to show the expression of the face. In some of the plaster casts parts of the skeleton ! are embedded. Two female casts which are clasped in each other's arms have bocn called "The Mother and Daughter." Persons who have seen this group say that there is nothing in all Pompeii more touching than the utteT despair depicted upon the face of the "mother."—St. Louis Republic. •Subscribe for the Tkihune. TIN PLATE TRUTHS. THE TESTIMONY OF ACTUAL DEAL ERS IN THE ARTICLE. They Cannot Flnil - tlx Much Vaunted "Tin, Tin, American Till!" Some Hard Facta for Protectionist Editors to Fon der—Where la That Tin? In order to determine the much moot , ed question whether tin plates are yet made in this country, except in an ex : perimental way, the secretary of the j Tin Plato Consumers' association sends i out to the members of the association , the following circular: In furtherance of the objects of the Tin Plate Consumers' association the directors respeet- I fully request the members of the association to furnish monthly returns of all American I made tin plates purchased by tliein, beginning with tho month of January, 1892; also statiug I whether any American made tin plates have ] been bought by them previous to tho Ist of Bame mouth, and, if so, what quautity, sizes and kinds. I Tho numos of those forwarding the informa tion will be regarded as confidential by the directors, and will not bo published, ltespect fully yours, KOUKIIT GANZ, Secretary, i In response to tliis circular 115 replies have been received, of which exactly 100 declare that the writers have not bought any American made tin plate. Here aro a few samples of the replies received: i California—San Francisco: Wc have not been able to obtain any American made tin or terne plates so far. I Connecticut—New Haven: Wo uso only highest grade tin plate, and we have not heard ■ of any of these being'manufnetured. j Illinois—Chicago: Haven't been able to find I Dundee: The tin plate which wo use is not yet made in tho United States. | Highland: Obtained none up to date. | Chicago: None of any kind except a sample box of 20 by 28 terne. Indiana—Vincennca: We have uot had any American made tin plate yet. Indianapolis: We have obtained no American tin plates whatever. Kentucky—Louisville: I cannot buy any that I know of. Ijouisiana—New Orleans: As yet have not been offered any. j Maryland—Baltimore: Jlavo not been ablo to obtain any. Have neither bought nor been I offered any American tin plate. I Ridgely: We have never seen a sheet of American made tin plates, and never had any offers or quotations. Massachusetts—Boston: Have not seen or heard of any American tin plates in this mar ket. Boston: We have not bought nor have wo been offered a single sheet of American tin plate. Michigan—Adrian: Wc havo not been able to find any tin plates suitable for our use, ex cept imported article. If you know of any miuiufacturers of the article we would like to have their address. Missouri-Kansas City: On Dec. 3 last wo ordered a carload lot of tin plates for January delivery from American manufacturer. There is uo immediate prospect of getting same, and wo will caucel order. Nebraska—Omaha: None offered, and wo do not believe there is any in tho market. lowa—Sioux City: Five boxes. New York—Brooklyn: Havo neither bought nor bad any offered to me. Have not been able to find any suitable, for my purposes on making inquiry. Buffalo: Have not bought any tin plate man ufactured iu this country; none offered at ouy ; price. i New York city: Have not seen any except in Tribune newspaper, i Waverly: None offered. I Woodstown: Have not bought any American 1 tin plate. Do not know where it is made. Ohio-Cincinnati: Wo have not bought or seen any American tin or terne plates for com mercial use; only political. Pennsylvania—Philadelphia: We have not been able to buy a single sheet of American tin plate. Pittsburg: Cannot get any, but would like to. Wisconsin-Milwaukee: We havo not had any American tin plate offered to us, conse quently have not made any purchases. Of the fifteen replies stating that tho writers have purchased American mado plates, the following are examples: Ohio-Cleveland: One box; but price too high for us. Pennsylvania—Philadelphia: Five boxes. We have bad no plates offered to us by any manu facturer. Tho above were bought to try the quality. The entire pnrchases up to tho present, since tho duty went into effect here] amounted to only 605 boxes, or an aver age of less than six boxes to each of tho firms which have sent in reports. And yet the high tariff journals are making the claim that we already produce sev eral thousand boxes per day. But what becomes of this tin plate? What Garfield Thought. It is very refreshing sometimes to pause awhile in the fight against tariff extortion, and while taking breath to bait the protection hull with some rag like tliis from one of Garfield's speeches: "We have seen that one extreme school of economists would place the price of all manufactured articles in the hands of foreign producers by rendering it im possible for our manufacturers to com pete with them, while the other extreme school, by making it impossible for the foreigner to sell his competing wares in our market, would give the people no immediate check upon the prices which our manufacturers might fix for their products. I disagree with both these extremes. I hold that a properly ad justed competition between homo and foreign products is tho.best gauge by which to regulate international trade. "Duties should be so high that our manufacturers can fairly compete with the foreign product, but not so high as to enable them to driv# out the foreign article, enjoy the monopoly of the trade and regulate the prices as they please. This is my doctrine of protection. If congress pursues this line of protection steadily we shall year by year approach more nearly to the basis of free trade, because we shall be more nearly able to compete with other nations on equal terms. I am for a protection which leads to ultimate freo trade. lam for that free trade which can only be achieved through u reasonable protec tion." Had Garfield been a member of the Fifty-first congress ho could not have been whippod into line by McKinley. Ho would not merely have talked against the McKinley hill, as Butter worth did, hut he would also have voted against it, which Butterworth did not. On Saturday Judge Yerkes, of Doyles town, received a letter postmarked New 5 ork. Upon opening it the Judge was greatly astonished to find an alluring circular from the "green goods" men giving complete instructions as to how he could meet the impudent confidence sharp. He won't liiiu, ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE Borough of Freeland. FOR 1891-92. DR. Thomas J. Moore, Collector. To amount of duplicate $1428 61 Additional taxes 46 74 Dog taxes, regular 109 60 " " extra 206 SISBO 35 CR. Ret'd to commisisioners.sl23 88 Exonerations, personal.. 95 48 Exonerations on dogs... 15 60 Abatements 2 93 Amount paid treasurer.. 950 00 Commission 80 15 Amount due treasurer.. 312 91 B. F. Davis, Treasurer, in account with Freeland Borough. DR. To balance on hand from last audit $ 883 57 Received from license fees 2009 65 Received from B. McLaughlin, collector of 1889 128 40 Collector Moore, tax 1891 950 00 Burgess fees, W. D. C'owan, 1890 25 40 Burgess fees, J. M. Powell, 1891 139 10 From Condy Heeny, sidewalk.. 25 10 " James Smullen, " 20 25 " Alvin Markle, " 256 " sale of sower bonds 3000 00 " premiums on bonds 550 $7189 53 CR. Jno. Burton, w'k on sts.s 302 50 J. M. Powell " " 50 25 Isaac Davis " " 171 40 Adam Kukosky " " 22 39 Timothy Boyle " " 03 25 Manus Waters " " 59 37 John Meehan " " 51 38 John Kehoe " " 48 75 James Bell " " 58 42 Th'dore Klegge " " 30 75 Neal Gara " " 440 Jos. Gallagher " " 16 25 Neal McNelis " " 20 63 R. M. Rinker " " 825 Anthony Ilaas " " 21 75 Jno. McGarvey " " 18 13 John Gallagher " " 33 74 John Welsh " " 25 00 John Brelsford " " 900 Manus Brennan " " 2 50 Patrick Dooris " " 12 50 Albert Galeset " " 5 (K) Adam Guesko " " 10 00 Mike Gallick " " 37 50 Joseph Smith " " 30 75 Pat. McFadden " " 22 87 Adam Axam " " 125 John Zema " " 9 75 Ju's Ma/.otosas " " 1 25 Mike Sagata " " 27 00 Fl'ce McCarthy " " 500 Geo. Cliemeske " " 250 Sevin Green " " 28 12 Wm. Fish " " 20 25 John Glucosky " " 10 00 John Gustofsky " " 54 00 Solo'n Tranter " " 0 00 Rom'ia Stecner " " 8 75 L. Grcensbury " " 975 D. McMonigle " " 1 25 Con'yGallagher" " 2 50 A. A. Bachman " •' 1 50 Patrick Welsh " " 1 88 J. Greensbury " " 75 Patr'k Gillespie " " 4 38 Holftueier & O'Donnell, teaming 4 50 A. Donop, teaming 65 00 F. Young " 22 50 C. Yandusky " .... 121 50 Kline Bros., cement... 22 20 Wm. Williamson, sup plies 43 71 Geo. Krommes, stones for ditches 39 33 J. M. Cunnius, lumber. 154 58 Coxe Bros. & Co., pow der and fuse 10 70 M. Halpin, repairs on tools 19 40 A. W. Washburn, re pairs on tools 8 85 Geo. Wise, 1 can carri age oil 50 G. B. Markle & Co, coal 11 25 Schoener A Birkbeck, supplies 95 D. Daubert, janitor 92 75 J. M. Powell, rent of ground 1 00 J. M. Powell, janitor... 8 00 J. M. Powell, pol. ser. 3 00 Chas. Shepperly, " 21 25 B. F. Rute, " 12 25 Evan Woodring, " 22 00 Owen Doudt, " 11 00 B. F. Dnvis, " 1 00 James J. Kennedy," 1 25 R. M. Rinker, assessing dogs 5 25 F. Mackle, surveying.. 62 25 Albert Goeppert, mak ingcrossing 13 06 Albert Goeppert, board for surveyor 9 50 Thomas Birkbeck, glass 45 Freeland Water Co., damage to pipes 5 15 Freeland Water Co., rent of plugs 225 00 Wm. Johnson, Btones.. 9 70 Penn'a G. G. L. Co., rent of lamps 472 42 Tribune, publishing an nual statement 28 0(1 Progress, publishing an nual statement 28 00 J. C. Reich, auditing... 4 00 J. Williamson, auditing 400 Evan Woodring " 400 Birkbeck estate, inter'st 33 00 Jas. Gallagher, interest 12 00 A. A. Bachman, coal oil 2 10 J. W. Raeder, printing bonds 20 00 Tribune, print'g blanks, proposals, etc 25 25 Program, print'g blanks, proposals, etc 14 25 Thos. A. Williams, con crete 102 30 Williams & James, con crete 84 06 L. V. R. R., freight on crossing stones 19 00 L. V. R. R,, freight on pipes 187 23 John Dancker, crossing stones 104 00 J. A. Ilutchins & Co., sewer pipe 2373 11 Street Committee, ex penses to Hazleton and Wyoming 22 27 John I). Hayes, certifi cate of election 3 50 John D. Hayes, salary and filing liens ". 39 00 T. A. Buckley, salary and postage 67 35 H. M. Rinker, burying dead animals...* 5 50 Jos. Neuburger, special election 2 00 Manus Conaglian, spe cial election 2 00 Mich'l Zemany, special election 2 00 IVm. R. Jeffrey, special election 2 00 Timothy Boyle, special election 2 00 Myles Gallagher, sewer contract 850 00 One bond, (1885 series), redeemed 100 00 Treasurer's commission 100 04 Cash in hands of treas Included in the above expenditure is the amount paid for sewer, including £!??2'. freight| hauling, surveying, etc., $4002.52, as per statement furnished. RESOURCES. Cash in hands of treasurer J 07 84 ]>ue from Collector T. J. Moore 012 01 Due from John M. Cuunius for building stone 24 00 Rent of council room for election purposes 10 00 Liens against property for put ting down sidewalks 500 78 Invested in council room and real estate 1075 00 Fire apparatus and hose 2202 75 $4859 28 LIABILITIES. Outstanding fire bonds.s 700 00 Sewer bonds 3000 00 Due Myles Gallagher 011 acc't of main sewer, subject to approval of council 44 85 Resources over liablities slll4 43 Evan Woodkino, i John Bell, [-Auditors. Joker, Thru Philanthropist. The late Dr. S. G. Howe during his student life at Brown university was more distinguished for fun and practical joking than for scholarship. Perhaps not one of his college associates antici pated that their leader in frolicsome mischief would become an eminent phi lanthropist. For when lie graduated lie left behind a reputation for skill in breaking up the dull routine of college life which survived for years. Mr. Sail born, in his biography of Dr. Howe, telle an anecdote which shows the impression he left behind him. Somo years after Dr. Howe had left college, and after lie had becomo favorably known to the public, he was in Providence attending the annual commencement. The venerable Dr. Messer, who had { been president of the university while- Howe was a student, was then living in retirement. Howe thought lie would call 011 him and apologize for the trouble he had given him while in college and for the many interruptions to his night- ! ly repose. The venerable ex-president received his caller with evident marks of dis trust, and though ho asked him to be seated lie himself took a seat at aro spectfnl distance. Dr. Howe began his apology and the good old man moved Ilis chair a little further back. "Howe," said he, explaining the movement, "I'm afraid of you now. I'm afraid there will be a torpedo under my chair before I know it." A Novelty in Spectacles. A gentleman well known in the scien tific world has just invented a pair of shot proof spectacles. It is not exactly a compliment to the modern sportsman, but I am bound to say that in view of tlio alarming increase of shooting acci dents in recent years, the invention must be considered as supplying a seri ous want. I have it from a friend who has been going into the (piostion that these glasses (which are being manu factured 011 the Strand) may bo relied upon to withstand almost anything short of a charge fired point blank, and they have the advantage of thoroughly protecting the side of the eye—which is the direction in which the most serious wounds aro generally received.—London Truth. fioniarknUle Wheelbarrow Trip. Four adventurous persons, three men and ono woman, will leave Seattlo soon for New York with no other means of conveyance than a wheelbarrow. They are J. F. Cheatham, John Howard, E. \V. Caston and Miss Lou Howard. The men will take turnabout at pushing the wheelbarrow, and only when the wom an gives out from exhaustion will she lie allowed to ride. Only in case of sick ness will stops of a longer duration than twelve hours bo made at any place until Chicago is reached, where it is intended to remain for three days, and then push 011 for New York. It is the intention of the quartet to cover tlio distance be tween Seattle and New York in five months.—San Francisco Call. A lloMton Mud's Hard Luck. A Boston man died the other day with out having touched a fortune which be had long expected and had at last inher ited. The estate, which was a large one in New York, was in courso of settle ment, something had been realized al ready, and a check for several thousand dollars was sent as a first payment to the Boston man. It found him in bed so sick that 110 could not even write an indorsement, and he died without hav ing 1 willed a dollar of the property.— Boston Journal. A Mountain of Onyx* It i.s reported that a mountain of onvx has been discovered in Mexico about thirty miles from El Paso. It is said to bo of a superior quality, fine graded and beautifully marked with calico streaks of variegated colors blended across the faco of the edge. The mineral, it is claimed, scales off in large slates, mak ing it possible to sell it as cheap as com mon stone.—Exchange. A l:Hiked Clay Food Factory. James Ward nor has found a bread mine in the Okanogan country. The stuff is a clay, which, when baked, is edible. It will bo canned and sent east, along with boned turkey from the cat ranch.—Washington Press-Times. BUM Mil! EEHOVAL Silt! As we are preparing to remove to the large and com modius store room in the new P. O. S. of A. Building, above where we are now located, and wanting to move as few goods as possible, we are now selling our entire stock at prices lower than ever before. Good infants' shoes 20 cents per pair, children's shoes - - - BO " " misses' shoes ... 75 " " " boys' lace shoes SB " " ladies' shoes ... gB " " Boys' best mining shoes OB " " Men's " ... $1.05 per pair. u /' ne dress shoes, lace and congress 1.28 " best gum boots - - - - 2.00 " And our entire stock of hoots and shoes will go at prices less than the cost of manufacture. DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Lest skirt lining 4 cts per yd Best light calico 4 < •• Good 1-yard-wide muslin.. 5 " " Good apron gingham . 5 " " Best indigo blue calico G " " Columbian, best cheviot... 7 " " Good double-width cash mere 12} " " NOTION DEPARTMENT. 5 pair men's seamless half hose 25 cents Spring roller window shades - . 25 cents each Best table oil cloth - 20 cents per yard All goods in our various lines of CLOTHUST Gr, LADIES' AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, Hats, Caps, "Valises, ItVoticns, Etc. PRICES LOWER THAN EYER. Call at our old stand before we move, as this is an opportunity which you should not let go by without securing some of the great bargains. J&DRKfi'S BRICK STORE, """FMELAND. W<§ Aft! FOR l '"* | E"i And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. "\\ e are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, selling at 20, 25 and 50 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed. Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing* Tackle and Sporting* Goods. BXRKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA. 1 40-cent Henrietta cloth re duced to 25 cts per yd 56-inch all-wool cloth,which was sold at 50 cents is now 35 " " 54-inch-wide all-wool broad cloth has been reduced from 75 cents to 50 " "
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