FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. 11. No. 21. BRIEF ITEMS. —A man with a cold generally blows a good deal about it. —Remember the ball at the opera house to-morrow evening. . T' ,e Thanksgiving gobbler is wonder ing why he is getting so much grub just now. -Foster township candidates are at work laying their wires for the Febru ary election. —Timothy Boyle is having a new roof placed on his property at Main and Ridge Streets. —There is a silver lining to every cloud. The man who can't get credit is never worried by debtors. —The South Heberton Sportsmen's <'lub challenges any snorting club in the coal region to a day's hunting. —There are a few sidewalks in town that need repairing very badly and should be attended to before winter ar rives. —At the Honey Brook stripping Mon day morning a heavy fall of coal occurr ed, which killed John Zawski and fatally injured two other Hungarians. —The Union Insurance Co. of San Francisco was organized in 1865 with a cash capital of $750,000, fully paid in gold. Their agent here is\V. A. Grimes. —A Hungarian, wearing the regulation suit of that nationality, to which was added a straw hat, gum boots and an overcoat, passed through town Sunday afternoon. —The postponed raffle for a set of mining tools, for the benefit of Mrs. Thomas McNealis, will be held at the house of Patrick Carey 011 Saturday evening, November 23. —A grand ball will Vie given on Wednesday evening at the opera hoiiße by the Lattimer cornet band. Depierro's orchestra and several bands will be pre sent to enliven the occasion. —To-morrow evening the Drifton Base Ball Association will hold its first annual ball at the opera house. The committee of arrangements have everything com pleted to insure a pleasant evening's en joyment. Depierro's orchestra will fur nish the dancing music. During the intermission a schottische clog w ill be danced by Prof. Daniel Boner. I.uzerne County Institute. The annual Teacher's Institute of Lu zerne County will meet in Music Hall, Wilkes-Barre, 011 Monday, December 16, and continue in session' until Friday noon. Among the instructors who are engaged are the following: Dr. '/. X. Snyder, of Indiana, Pa.; Dr. Mary Allen, of Ithaca, N. Y.; Alex. A. Frye, of Hyde Park, Mass.; and Dr. T. F. Seward, of East Orange, N. J. They're doing to Get Married. Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the Register of M ills during the past week for the marriage of the following persons: Mike Boras of Eckley to Annie Men dyk of Eckley. John Yinasick of Hazle Brook to Mary Bitner of Hazle Brook. Happy Wcatherly. Wcatherly, with a population of nearly 4,000, hasn't a lawyer located within its limits. — Herald. DEATHS. ARCHIBALD.—At Freeland, Novembers, Jemira Victoria, daughter of George and Maggie Archibald, aped 0 months. Interred at Ilazleton on Monday. SCHINDER. —At Eckley, November 8, John, son of Charles and Elizabeth Schinder, aged 1 year and 4 months. Interred at St. Ann's on Saturday. Brislin, undertaker. From ail Occit*ioiutl Correspondent. Rev. McNair, minister of the Presby terian Church, Audenried, met with a painful accident last Thursday. Having occassion to proceed with the 3.30 p. m. train from Audenried, which unfortu nately had iust moved away a few yards, he boarded the cars when in motion. Missing his hold he fell, the steps of the car inflicting a serious wound on his head and several other bruises. Help ing hands were instantly on the scene and when he became sensible he was <1 riven to his residence. This should add to the many warnings of the evil practice of boarding cars while in motion. The Hayden Glee Club has procured the contest pieces for the coming eisted fodd to be held at Freeland on New Years Day, and are making rapid pro gress, under the baton of Mr. Robert 6 tenner. Mr. James Lewis of Eckley was seen in town on Sunday. The Hayden Glee Club adjourned from their meeting room on Sunday last to an urtistic spot 011 Birvanton Hill, where C'has. Durnbach photographed them in excellent style. Farewell to Dr. Nichols. Tuesday evening Lindsay's hall was comfortably filled by the many friends of Dr. AV. V. Nichols, who met to show to him the esteem in which he is held and to present to him a testimonial, previous to hisdeparture for New Jersey. Precisely at 8 o'clock Attorney John D. Hayes called the gathering lo order and in a brief address explained the object. On behalf of those present lie presented to the Doctor a silver ink-stand, silver tray and a gold pen. The ink-stand was very appropriately engraved and bore the inscription: Presented to Dr. A\\ V. Nichols by his Freeland friends. The Dr. returned his sincere thanks for those tokens of appreciation and friendship, and the remainder of the evening was spent in various pleasont ways. Refreshments of every kind were 111 abundance and all present en joyed the evening immensely. Before dispersing Dr. John 1,. AA'entz, on behalf of himself and his father, paid a glowing tribute to the ability of Dr. Nichols, anu also stated that the successor to him, Dr. AValters, would be such as the people of Freeland would have no reason to com plain. At 12 o'clock all returned to their homes wishing the Dr. unbounded suc cess in his new field of labor. Holler Explosion at Mt. Pleasant. Shortly after 7 o'clock Sunday morn ing a terrible boiler explosion occurred at No. 1 colliery, Mt. Pleasant, by which three men were scalded to death. The colliery is owned and operated by Pardee & Co. John Bullock, the chief fireman, began to turn cold water into the boilers and one of the five exploded instantly. Frank Monk, an rtalian ash wheeler, was instantly killed. He was standing in front of the boilers i>ouring water on the red hot ashes, preparatory to wheel ing tliem out. The boiler was blown into two pieces, one piece was thown northward a dis tance of about 100 feet and the other about 100 yards into a reservoir. There were two boilers in the nest. The other four boilers were moved by the explosion and the second one was blown up into the air a distance of about fifty feet, and as it came down it crashed through the roof of the engine-house, struck an upright iron rod, which pierced it, and the escaping steam scalded John Bullock and Joseph Babbisli, the assist ant firemen, so badly that they died at 11 o'clock. Bullock and Babbish were Hungarians, who leave large families. Monk, the Italian, had received a letter from Italy the day before, stating that his wife had died and he had told the boss that lie would leave this week for Italy to bring his children over. The boiler-house was blown to pieces. The engine-house is also a complete wreck. The loss to Pardee & Co. is about SIO,OOO. The explosion, it is thought, was caused by the fireman allowing the water in the boilers to run too low, and when the cold water came into contact with the heated boiler plates an explo sion followed. The Victor Won the Maiden. The young men of Plymouth resort to a (|ueer and brutal method of settling their love affairs. For some time past two of them, Elmer Gross and Frank Anderson, have been rivals for the hand of Miss Annie Laubach, and as she re fused to show any decided preference or make a choice of either, claiming that she loved both, they determined to set tle the matter and fight it out among themselves. On Saturday afternoon the principals repaired to a secluded spot near the I). A H.'s No. 4 colliery, staked out a twenty-four-foot ring, and in the presence of about fifty spectators began the battle for love. Both are powerful and vigorous men. Gross stands near six feet high and weighs 185 pounds. His opponent was but little less. For the first four rounds Anderson seemed to have the best of it. He showed more skill and activity and pressed Gross hard. In the third round he landed a terrific blow on Gross' eye that knocked him clean off his feet and closed the eye. In the fifth round Anderson began to play out while Gross, though badly pun ished, seemed as strong and as fresh as at first. In the sixth and seventh rounds their positions were reversed. Gross forced the fighting and drove Anderson all round the ring, pouring in a torrent of sledge-hammer blows. Finally ho got in a smashing blow on the jaw, lay ing open Anderson's cheek and knock ing out several of his teeth. Anderson went down as if he had been shot, and could not stand up when time was called. The referee gave the fight to Gross, and Anderson, in the presence of the wit nesses, renounced all claim to the hand of the maiden for whose favor he had fought. L>e Turk uml HIH TWO OIHCCH. Justice McCollum, in the Supreme Court, handed down an opinion at Pitts burg 011 Tuesday in the case of Samuel G. De Turk against the commonwealth, an error to the common pleas of Schuyl kill County. De Turk was postmaster of De Turksville, and on November 8,1887, was elected a commissioner of Schuylkill County and continued to hold both offices. On October 24, 1888, at the sug gestion of the district attorney, a writ of quo warranto was issued on De Turk to show cause why he should not be re moved from the office of county commis sioner. This action was based on the act of congress prohibiting any person from holding an office of trust under the United States and at the same time a salaried office in the state. De Turk re signed as postmaster on November 13, 1888, but on January 14,1889, a judgment of ouster was entered against him, dis possessing him of the position of county commissioner. De Turk appealed and Justice McCol lum decided the case in his favor. In his opinion he held that the act of con gress was very plain and may be enforced without legislative aid, and no action of the legislature can destroy it. He held that the lower court erred, and that De Turk's acceptance of the position of county commissioner was an implied resignation from the postmastership, and he held the latter position after wards whithout authority. Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the Freeland Post office, November 13, 1889: Drum, C. A. Dillon, Anna Dibboso, Guiseppe Vincenzo Haag, Philip liennig, Eda Kennedy, Nellie Laughran, John McSnee, Frank Modeno, Lionardo Peck, Mrs. G. Svjantek, John Tucci, Francesco Welcshso, Machk Persons calling for any of the above letters should say Advertised. WM. F. BOYLE, P. M. Hulls at the Opera House. Drifton Base Ball Association, Friday evening, November 15. Lattimer Cornet Band, Wednesday evening, November 20. P. 0. B. of A. band, Friday evening, November 22. Local Assembly No. 3391 (Jeddo), : Knights of Labor, Wednesday evening, ! November 27. j St. Ann's Pioneer Corps, Tuesday 1 evening, December 31. I Timers Athletic Association, Friday I evening, January 17. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1889. BURGLARS AT WORK. Two RafeH Blown Open on Sunday Morn ing—Six Men in Jail Charged With Doing the JobH. Early Sunday morning the general store of .1. C. Berner, at Washington and South Streets, was entered by burglars, who blew open a large safe, from which they secured about S3OO in cash. Sev eral hundred dollars worth of jewelry, watches, underwear, shirts, etc., were also removed from the store while pre parations were being made to open the safe. The explosion awakened Mr. Berner, who concluded that someone was in the store, and he fired a few shots from an upper window in the direction of the safe. He then went down to the storeroom, but the men had disappeared, leaving all the doors of the building open, showing that their plans for escape had been well laid. The safe was totally wrecked and the neat manner in which the hole was bored pointed out experts as the guilty parties. A general examination of safes and stores was made by the business men, which resulted in finding that the Free land Beef Company's building on Wash ington Street had also been entered and the safe blown open. Here, however, the burglars secured nothing for their labor, there being no money or valuables of any kind in the building. Word was immediately sent to all the Burrounding towns to intercept any suspicious charac ters, and on Sunday afternoon a Jersey Central conductor discovered a party of men in a freight car near the Tannery. Assistance was procured from Maueh Chunk and without much trouble the whole gang, consisting of Bix men, were captured and placed in the Carbon County jail, charged with damaging the railroad company's property. A search of the men brought forth a small amount of money, several pieces of jewelry, re volvers and other evidences of the rob bery of that morning. Mr. Berner and the authorities here were notified of the capture and the prisoners were brought from Mauch Chunk Monday afternoon. They were given u hearing before Squire Grimes, and afterwards taken to the county jail at Wilkcs-Barre to await trial. A dispatch from Wilkes-Barre states that Chief of Police Wade of Scranton was there 011 Tuesday for the purpose of looking at the prisoners. He suspects two of the gang of being implicated in the murder of Policeman Lewis Ellis in Hyde Park last January. Several per sons who saw the men who killed the officer will be brought to identify them. Death of a Famous Tamer. James C. Gratton, one of the world's most famous lion tamers, is dead at Hyde Park, Scranton. Gratton's life was filled with adventure. He was the first man to tame hyenas and the first to drive zebras to harness. He only got the hyenas into thorough subjection after several thrilling escapades, and once was attacked by several of these animals while he was in the cage. He was permanently disabled soon after this by a Bengal tiger and unfitted for active work. Gratton enlisted at the outbreak of the last war, and served through the entire rebellion with a remarkable record. His body was literally covered with scars and wounds received in the war and during his circus experiences. KnlglitH of Labor in ReMttlon. ATLANTA, Ga., November 14.—The 13th annual session of the K. of L. opened here on Tuesday with over 200 delegates present. The session will probably be a short one as everything is working in harmony, the Order being rid of all dis cordant elements. At yesterday's ses sion the words "of America" were drop ped from the title, and it will hereafter be simply "Knights of Labor." This was done at the request of several local and district assemblies in England, France, Belgium and Australia. The M. AV.'s report shows the organization to be in an excellent condition, numeri cally and financially. J. P. M. Railroadero' Precaution. A railroad man says there is no rea son for persons getting caught in frogs or between parallel rails if they will fol low the simple rules of all railroaders. That is to step over every rail and frog, and never step on them when crossing. If you care to watch the switchmen and others, should you happen to be in a yard, you will see that they will never step on the rails or frogs, but always over them. It is the invariable rule among railroad men, and if people would follow it there would be no more acci dents from getting caught on frogs. Let UH Have a Prenit Club. It lias been suggested that a press club be organized among the journalistic fraternity of Luzerne County. The sug gestion is a good one. The wonder is that it lias not been thought of before. An organization of that character, where newspaper men could meet now and then, become acquainted with each other, : and exchange views upon matters pre ! twining to the profession, would be of untold value to the Knights of the Quill. There is material enough in the county to support a club of that kind, and if a few active young men take hold of the idea and lint it into practical operation, there can oe no question as to its ultimate success. Give us a press clnb by all means.— Newndeakr. ExpreHdlon for Sentiment. A New York photographer prints a circular containing eight "Suggestions to Sitters," and the following valuable ad vice "To the Ladies:" When a lady, sitting for a picture, would compose a : mouth to a bland and serene character, she should, just before entering tlio room, say "Bosom," and keep the ex pression into which the mouth subsides until the desired effect in the camera is evident. If, on the other hand, she wishes to assume a distinguished and somewhat noble bearing not suggestive of sweetness, she should say "Brush," the result of which is infallible. If Bhe wishes to make her mouth look small, she must say "Flip;" but if the mouth be already too small, she must say "Cab bage." If she wishes to look mournful, she must say "Kerchunk;" if resigned, she must forcibly ejaculate "S'cut." Ladies, when having their photographs taken, may observe these rules with some advantage to their appearance. Subscribe for the TRIBUNE. The Joke Was on Dr. Depew. When Cbnuncoy Depew is out of the way some people like to have fun with him, says the New York Sun. Wall street men are now telling of his al leged experience on the way over to England this last time. Every even ing a dozen or so clustered in the smoking-room to toll stories and yarns about things in general. Every son save one in the party kept his eud up. The one exceptional member did not laugh or indicate by even a twinkle of the eyes any interest in the funniest jokes and was as silent as a door-knob at the best stories. This conduct began to nettle Dr. Depew and the other spirits, and when the final seance came around they had lost all patience with the reticent and unresponsive stranger. Dr. Depew, the story runs, was selected to bring him to terms. They were all comfort ably seated and in came the stranger. "See here, my dear, sir," said Mr. De pew, "won't you tell a story?" "I never told one in my life." "Sing a song?" "Can't sing." "Know any jokes?" persisted Mr. Depew. "No." Mr. Depew and all were prepared to give it up when the stranger stammer ed and hesitated and finally made it known that ho know just one conun drum. "Give it to us," said Mr. Depew and the others in chorus. "What is the difference betweon a turkey and me?" solemnly asked the stranger. "Give it up," said Chairman De pew. "The difference botween a turkey and me," mildly said the stranger, "is that they usually stuff the bird with chestnuts after death. lam alive." Made Himself Unpopular. A gay young fellow, with a dazzling blazer und a tennis racquetin his hand, was sitting in a Sixth avenue elevated car the other day, evidently on his way to the Central park lawns, says the New York Tribune. A fat old working-woman eutered with a big bundle, followed by a pretty and well dressed girl. The tenuis player arose quickly and offered his seat with a bow to the girl. With a hearty "Thank you, my son," the old and perspiring one flopped into it, A look of tired disgust spread over the face of the youth, but his ordeal was not ovor. An old man on the othor side of the car began in a loud voice: "Now, that's just as it should be. This sys tem of men giviug up their scats iu public conveyances to women is not carried out on proper lines by most peoplo, and when I do see the right thing doue it pleases me. I am an old man myself, but when I see an old woman (here the big woman bridled up) or a middle-aged lady, who is evi dently very tired (here she smiled and leaned back), or one that is too fat to stand nt all without discomfort (here she gavo a suort and looked as it she would like to be in his hair), I give her my scat; but when it is the case of a woman who is out simply for her pleasure, to whom ten minutes' lost time is nothing, if such a one pushes her way into a crowded train, expect ing some tired man to give her his seat instead of waiting for another car, as she should (here a flash of scorn from the girl's eye), thon 1 let her stand as this young man has sen sibly done." If the old man had not got off then, either the tennis player or the fat woman or the girl would have certainly doue him liurm. Ideographical Facta. There are 700 species of birds in South America of which noarlv 800 are peculiar. The turkey auil the mocking bird belong to the latter class. Iceland geographically bolongs to America, but is consider by some as belonging to Europe because of its early discovery—iu the ninth contury A. D. The length of North America is near ly 6,000 miles, its greatest breadth about 3,200 miles, and its area about one-sixth of the laud surface of the globe. Greenland, more than 1,400 miles long, is probably the largest island in the world. Somo geographers think it a cluster of islands frozuu together. The largest and most productive plain in the United States is the Mis sissippi valiey, containing nearly two thirds of the territory of the (Juited States. It is one of the most fertile tracts in the world, and is supposed to bo capable of sustaining a popula tion of ovor 600,000,000. About the year 1000 A. D. America appears to have been discovered by some people from Iceland, under Lief, son of Eric, who had discovered Green land. They made settlements upon the coast, but soon left the country, and nothing was generally known of their adventures. The falls of Niagara, which are partly in New York, form the most stupendous cataract in the world. Thoy are divided by Goat island into two divisions. The American side is about 1,000 feet wido and the Cana dian 2,000, and both plunge over rocks to the depth of 162 foet. The shock causes the earth to tremble for a con siderable distance around, and a cloud of vapor rises over the spot which is sometimes visible for sixty or seventy miles. Mammoth cave, the largest iu the world, near Green river, Kentucky, has been explored ton miles. About twenty rooms have been discovered, and hero are found subterranean streams, wnterfalls, and pits of un known depth. Several of the rooms aro of great extent and havo received appropriate names. The haunted chamber is 2 miles long, 20 feet high, and 10 feet wide, the roof being sup ported by beautiful pillars.— Journal of Education. Pickerel Oil for Deafness. Thero is a widespread bolief among the people of Maine that pickerel oil is a certaiu cure for deafness. V—r- STATE NEWS. —Typhoid fever has broken out vio lently at Weissport, Carbon County. —The employes of Lentz, Lilly & Co. at Park Place are on strike for a return to the semi-monthly pay. —Benjamin G. Carpenter, a prominent business man of Wilkes-Barre, died on Monday of intermittent fever. —The heavy fog of Tuesday and yes terday caused several minor railroad ac cidents throughout the Lehigh Valley. —The Williamsport Gazette and HuU letin has reduced its price to one cent and will issue a morning and an evening edition daily. —The Reading Coal and Iron Company is pushing forward the census of its employes' names, nationality and other facts of interest. —Otto Magnus of Pittsburg had both legs cut of yesterday by falling under a train on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at Gordon. —Wm. B. Hart, state treasurer, died at Harrisburg early Saturday morning, aged 47 years. Deatli was caused by a sudden attack of brain paralysis. —William Reusch, car inspector at the Mauch Chunk Lehigh Valley depot, was instantly killed Monday night while at work by being caught between two cars. —Tlio miners' examining boards of Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill Coun ties were in session at Hazleton this week, discussing the law pertaining to their duties. —The manufacture of the new fuel, composed of culm and tar, which is being carried on by the Reading Com pany at Malianoy City, is known as briquette" making. —Governor Beaver issued a proclama tion designating Thursday, November 28, as Thanksgiving Day. James tells the people they have abundant cause to give thanks tins year. —The Central Labor Union of Penn sylvania, at a meeting held in Pittston on Saturday, declared the Wilkes-Barre Leader office non-union and unworthy of 1 the support of workingmen. —While walkingon the Lehigh Valley ' tracks near I'ackerton Sunday morning a I gang of Hungarians was run into by a passenger train, killing George Brodik and injuring several others. —Kennedy's restaurant, on the square, j Wilkes-Barre, so long a familiar land mark and so widely known for its excel lent service, has been consolidated with the Lehigli Valley depot dining station. —ln the south district of Pittston township the vote for the Democratic state and county candidates was 11(1, and 4 for the Republican nominees. Those figures resemble the returns from a Texas district. —The Central Railroad of New Jersey yesterday began to run freight and coal trains from Phillipsburg to Belvidere over the Pennsylvania Road, and thence over the Lehigh and Hudson River Road to the Poughkeepsie Bridge. —A traveling corn doctor has the fol lowing in his diary about Lehigh Valley towns: Mauch Chunk for grand scen ery, Slatington for a fine hotel, Allen town for bluster, Bethlehem for style, Catasauqua for poor streets and Easton for pretty girls. —The Lithuanian Poles of the United States, who were in convention at Hazle ton last week, are organized under the name of the National Lithuanian Alli ance, which, translated to Polish, is the Adrysal Vrednikie Susywienijemo Lei turnkie Amerykie. —The youngest miner to receive a cer tificate is William Roop, of Shamokin, who is just 15 years of age. When asked how long he had worked as a miner he stated he had been employed in that capacity for about one year. He passed a very creditable examination. —Anthony Dane has been held in S3OO bail to appear at court and answer the charge of assaulting James N. Bin ney, of the miners' examining board of the Wilkes-Barre district. Dane had applied for a certificate, but, being in competent, was refused. Meeting Mr. Binney on the street a few days after lie tried to get even with the examiner by thrashing him. Have used your Ideal Tooth Powder for quite a while, and consider it second to none for purity and pleasantness. There is no better; I take pleasure in recom mending its virtues to all my friends, and so long as you manufacture such a delightful powder as the Ideal, you shall have the benefit of all I can do for you. DB. G. B. SWEENY, Pittsburg, Pa. Wo can thoroughly recommend Ideal Tooth Powder to our readers. We find it highly endorsed by the Dental profes sion, as being free from all injurious material; no grit, cleansing tho teeth per fectly, imparting a pleasant, refreshing condition to the mouth. Has received four medals, the highest each time. Wo advise our readers to read the advertise ment olsewhere in this issue, and give it a trial. Weekly Coal Report. The output of anthracite coal in the last coal week reported was not only cur tailed but the production fell off 100,000 tons compared with the corresponding week of 1888, while the total production for 1889 to November 2 is two and three quarter million tons less than that of the corresponding period of last year. This cutting down of tho output of anthracite has enabled the several large mining and carrying companies, who have this year been working in a more harmonious spirit than in past years, to maintain the prices for coal and prevent unnecessary and unprofitable competition. The coal markets, too, will at the end of the year be found in much better shape than they . have been for a decade of years past, j The open winter of 1888-89 left a large ! quantity of anthracite in first or second j hands at the iirincijßtl coal distributing ports in the \V est and East, but the buy ing of coal this year has been done chiefly on the hand-to-mouth principle, and the producing interests, with one or two exceptions, have catered to this con servative policy by avoiding unnecessary production and consequent accumulation of coal at tidewater. The outlook for the coal trade for next year is undoubt edly excellent, and with the improve ment in manufacturing industries, which is growing, and the expanding markets for the consumption of anthracite, the coal trade should share both in increased consumption and higher prices. The Lehigh Valley Railroad is report ed to have leased for 999 years the Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Railroad, running from Bowman's Station to Tre mont, a coal town west of Pottsville. This gives the Lehigh Valley a compet ing connection with the Reading and Pennsylvania Railroads in that section Schuylkill region. The establishment of a government coaling station on Pearl river, on the Island of Oahu, of the Hawaiian group, about 70 miles from Honolulu, is a sub ject that is expected to receive the con sideration of the Secretaries of State and Navv, and it will probably be presented in their next annual reports. The privi lege of establishing a station there, which is conceded to he a great desideratum, was secured to the United States by the treaty concluded with Hawaii by Secre tary Bayard, but no appropriation was made by the last Congress to make it effective. A site must be purchased and a bar across the mouth of the harbor blasted out to make an entrance for ships of war. Appropriations to secure these ends will probanly be urged upon Con gress. The total amount of anthracite coal sent to market for the week ending November 2, as reported by the several carrying companies, was 820,907 tons, compared with 987,000 tons in the corres ponding week last year, a decrease of 100,093 tons. The total amount of an thracite mined thus far in the year 1889 was 29,420,022 tons, compared with 32,- 131,427 tons for the same period last year, a decrease of 2,711,405 tons. — Ledger. POPPING THE Ql ESTION. When in the course of human events, a young man makes up his mind to ask the very important question, he finds great difficulty in coming to the point. As we are not at all bashful we boldly say: Will you not answer yes to us, as we ask you to go to your druggist or dealer in toilet articles, and purchase a bottle of Vail Brothers' Ideal Tooth Powder, tlio best made. As an inducement for you to try it, we give you a handsome engrav ing with two 25 cent bottles, 20 x 24, no advertising on it. There is a ticket around the neck of each bottle. Five Dollar** Reward. T OST.—A black und tan bitch, long grey nose J. J und light tan legs with line bones. The animal is registered and a reward of $5 will lie paid to any person returning it or giving infor mation that will lead to its recovery. Return it to Patrick M. Sweeney or T. A. Buckley, Freeland. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.—The taxpayers of the borough of Freeland are hereby notified that an addition of 5 per cent, will ln addcd to all taxes remaining unpaid on and ufter December 28, 1889. BEBNAUD MCLAUGHLIN, Collector. Freeland, November 12, 1889. ri"VAX NOTICE.—The taxpayers of Foster _L township are hereby notified that an addi tion of 5 per cent, will lie added to all taxes of 188U remaining unpaid on and after December 2, 1880. THOMAS ELLIOTT, Collector. Foster Township, October 24, 1880. TpOlt SALE.—A house and lot situated on _C Ridge Street, between Walnut and Chest nut. Fine fruit trees und everything in flrst cluss condition. Will be sold at a bargain. Apply to T. A. BUCKLEY. JOHN SCHNEE, CARPET WEAVER, SOUTH HEBERTON. All kinds of carpet, double and single, manufactured at short notice and at the lowest rates. EXAMINE OUR PRICES: Brick, per set, 80 cents; put in free of charge. Orates, 6 cents per lb, Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each. Washltoilers, 7"< rents to §I.OO. Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each; by onc-hulf dozen, 10 cents each. 50-1 b lard cans, 50 cents. Washboilers bottomed at. 115, 40 and 50 cents. Conductor pipes und gutter, 0 to 10 cents pet foot. Roofing from 4 to 0 cents per square foot. Blasting tubes, 2 cents per foot. Wire for tubes, made to order, 5 cents each. Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO. Plato range, $22.00. Apollo range, $20.00; and other ranges from SB.OO to SIB.OO. AT F. P. MALOY'S, 9 Front Street, Freclund. M. J. MORAN, Manager. ARMOUR'S Chicago Dressed Beef RECEIVED FRESH DAILY. This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle, slaughtered lit the most uloanly manner, and is the chcupcst and best unimui food to be pro , cured. Wholesale only. Freeland Beef Co., FREELAND, PA. GO TO Fisher Bros. Livery Stable FOR FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and i Funerals. Front Street, two squares below Freeland Opera House. Subscribe for tlie "Tribune." SI.OO PEII YEAR. JOHN D. HAYES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Legal I)usiao88of all kinds promptly attended. Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeek Brick. M. HALPIN > Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, &c. 1 Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. QIIAS. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office Rooms over Sehoener's Hardware Store. ! Q F. TURN BACH, Justice of the Peace. Office over Schooner's Hardware Store. All Kiwis of Legal Business will bo Promptly Attended. jy/JO KRIB FERRY, —PUKE— WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap. Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland. o. LORENZ, Practical -ZBixtclxer. BEEP, PORK, VEAL, LAMB, MUTTON, PUDDING, SAUSAGE, &c. No. 135 Centre Street. Freeland. (Near Lehigh Valley Depot.) McNuity Bros., mHIIDB 111 EHMLMEIS. Centre Street, C'oxe Addition. I IST'The linest liearses in the region. Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar- I anteed. J. P. MCDONALD, —Dealer in— DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR, FEED, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES. A very handsome stock of FURNITURE Always on hand. . S. VV. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland. IK YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT X the worth of your money, just give IFa/tricir: Carey : a call. He keeps the best beer and tire largest schooner. Fine Rye Whiskey, Old 11 Rnes, Porter, Ale, Cigars and AGARIC, the Great Nene Tonic. Centre Street, below South, Froeland. Weddings. Parties and Funerals Furnished with First-Class Turnouts at short notice, at HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland. H. M. BRISLIN. j UNDERTAKER AND EIHBALMER. Also dealer In FURNITURE of every description. I Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
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