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FREELAND, PA .JANUARY 23, 1890.
Now that Lackawanna and other j
counties have declared for Pattison.
for governor, what will Luzerne do.' j
Will she follow, or is she looking out j
for a candidate with a big barrel.
AT a meeting of the Young Men's 1
Democratic Club, held in New York
on Monday, the Australian ballot !
system was endorsed, including the i
exclusive official ballot. So it moves, j
THE action of Lawrence and Lack
awanna Counties, in electing and in
structing their delegates to the Demo |
cratic state convention for ex governor I
Pattison, as the nominee of the party
for governor, is significant and shows
that the people are alive to their own
interest. Give us Pattison and
victory.
IN view of the fact that candidates '
are to be nominated next fall for the I
house of representatives and the!
senate, and that many of those who
were members of the last house will :
be candidates for re election, it be- ,
hooves the voters of all shades of
political opinion to awaken to the fact j
that the only question at issue should
be ballot reform. Many of those who
voted against the measure are now
outspoken in their advocacy of it, but
let not too much credence be placed
in what they say. A man who will
betray his friends once should be kept
from doing so a second time. The
Phila. Press of the 20th inst. has the
following on the movement for a bul
lot reform in this state.
The movement for a reform ballot is
unrestful and aggressive. It does not
limit its time or sphere of action but has
all seasons for its own and treats all men
as possible converts. Many Democrats
have taken it up but its strongest support
lies in the Republican ranks. Though
the last legislature of Pennsylvania did
not wake up to the value or necessity of
the reform or realize the popular
strength that lies back of it, several
things have happened since its adjourn
ment which are calculated to present
the subject in a new light to many legis
lators. The ballot reform bill will come
before the legislature of 1891 under far
more favorable auspices than attended
its stranded predecessor in the legislature
of 1889.
It will be remembered that the bal
lot bill introduced at the last session
of the house of representatives at.
Harrisburg was introduced as a Demo
cratic measure, and we fail to see why
it could not be passed then by the
very people who are now clamoring
for a chance t) be sent back again to
introduce it. The workingmeu of
Pennsylvania want the Australian
ballot system pure and simple—noth
ing else will satisfy them —and any
man, be he either Democrat or lie
publican, coming before them for
their suffrage as a representative to
the assembly should be compelled to
pledge himself to vote for such a
measure, otherwise let hi in be rele
gated to the rear.
To Our Subscribers.
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Ohio'H Now Senator.
The Democratic legislature of Ohio has
consummated the election to the United
States senate, in place of Mr. Payne, of
Mr. Brice. This result was not unex
pected, and it has yet to he proved
unfortunate. Mr. Brice is not a states
man; the most that he can claim is that,
as chairman of the National Democratic
Committee, he has acquired a knowledge
of politicians and politics. It is said by
his opponents in condemnation of his
elevation to tin; senate that he is a very
rich man, and that his choice was deter
mined by his great wealth. There is,
however no proof whatever that Mr.
Brice used his money to influence his
election, though it is broadly charged
that he did. The charge is made solely
upon inference, not upon a single stated
fact. It is but just to everyone to assume
his innocence until his guilt is proved.
It is but just to Mr. Brice to say that
nothing against the absolute fairness of
his election has been presented, lie is
a man of intelligence and ability, of
cultivated mind and attractive manners.
He can write well and talk well; he has
will and energy, and if he does not make
a good senator it will not he because of
his lack of apparent qualifications.
Correspondence From Ibe Capitol.
WASHINGTON, January 21, 1890.
j A statement of what Congressmen are
j called on to do outside of the halls f
I Congress would scarcely be believed hv
, one not familiar with the facts—it would
, seem so absurd. The matters they arc
required by their constituents to look
j after are chiefly a lot of petty claims of
all sorts before the departments. There
are the pension claims always, then the
bounty and back pay claims, land claims
of various sorts, horse claims, claims for
property destroyed during the war,
establishment and change of post routes
iq the districts, not to mention the claims
for federal appointments and the thous
and and one other even more particularly
private bu. iness they are called on to
I attend i<> at the various departments.
! | The mails each day bring on an average
of forty or fifty requests to look after
! matters at some of the departments,
I many of which involve the consumption
' of a great deal of time in looking over
documents and* records. One member
I was telling your correspondent the < tin r
I .lay that it cost him one-third of his sal
ary to employ young men to go about
j the departments for him on this class of
i business, and, besides, that his own time
| was so taken up by it that he had no
J opportunity to make a study of the legis
lative matters before the House. More
1 than that, his wife turned in and helped
him and much of her time was taken up
j in attending to correspondence that no
i member ought to be bothered with at all.
j Nearly all hours of the day, he said, that
' he was not on the floor of the House he
spent in running about the departments
| looking up private cases, and his oven
• ings were spent in writing and dictating
letters to report to his impatient constitu
j cuts the result of his day's work.
**"
The announcement that New A ork and
Chicago, through their distinguished
representatives, would present their
' claims for the location of the proposed
World's Fair before the Senate Special
Committee on the Qundro-Centennial,
the other day, was sufficient to attract
, a crowd to the capitol that speedily ex
, haunted the accomodations of the Senate
; reception-room, where the hearing was
held. The New York delegation was
headed by Mayor Grant, ex-Secretary
1 Whitney, and other distinguished citi
zens. while the Chicago delegation was
under the leadership of Mayor Creiger.
Ymong others present at the hearing
• were the representatives of St. Louis and
Washington before the committee, and
a number of Senators and Representa
tives including Representative llitt,
chairman of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs, which has assumed
1 jurisdiction of the subject of the World's
I I Fair in that body. Senator JHscock,
chairman of the Senate World's Fair
Committee, predicts that the committee
will report a hill within the next ten
| days at least.
The Democrats have one man on the
; Ways and Means Committee who never
, fails to attend the hearings accorded
manufacturers and others interested in
* the tariff. His name is Hon. Roswell
1\ Flower of Now York. Air. Flower is
s : a hard worker, and ho has set about
. j learning everything connected with the
tariff. When the Ways and Means
1 | Committee is not in session Mr. Flower
I is reading some work on the tariff, lie
f is a most agreeable gentlemen, and has
r 1 the happy faculty of making a favorable
i impression on all who come in contact
' with him. As a politician he is shrewd
- and clear-headed, and he has managed
l more than one successful campaign in
| New York.
b *
r I It looks as if one of the two hills now
before Congress for the transfer of the
I revenue marine service from the Treas-
B ury department to the Navy would be
come a law. Secretary Windom has
, written a letter to the House committee
" j having one of these hills in charge, indi-
II eating that he favored the plan. It is
t also understood that Secretary Tracy has
). assented to the transfer and that opin
ions obtained from some of the higher
I officers of the service show that they
E? favor the change. This unanimity of
X opinion is the surest influence in behalf
> of the proposition, as heretofore the an
|' : tag.inistie attitude of various Secretaries
{ of the Navy has been the only obstacle.
. I The elevation to the Speakership does
not relieve the incumbent from the com
mon misfortunes of life. While the
committee on rules were discussing some
i matters the other day Speaker Reed had
, his hat stolen. As the Speaker has a
very large head he could find nothing
' around the building that would fit him.
When he left for the Shoreham he had
on his head a Derby three sizes too small
for him, and presented the appearance
of Harry Watson in Gorman comedy.
The Speaker did not linger anywhere on
his way home. As Silcott is not now
about the capitol the thief has not been
located, hut the theft serves to show
j that stealing can occur in a Republican
as well as a Democratic llosue. R.
Tale of a "War Horse.
An officer of experience, writing on
the behavior of horses in battle, says:
When it comes to battle a horse seems
to know everything that is going on;
hut he does his duty nobly, and seems
to he in his element. lie outers into
the spirit of the battle like a human
being. He shows no fear of death, and
it is singular that if his mate is shot
down he will turn to look at him and
seem pleased. A horse in my battery
was once struck by a piece of shell,
which split his skull, so that one side
was loose. The driver turned him
loose, hut he walked up by the side of
the gun and watched the firing, and
when a shot was tired would look away
1 in the, direction of the enemy, as if to
see the elt'eei of the shot. When a shell
I would hurst near by he would calmly
: turn and look at it. When he saw his
i own team going hack for ammunition
he ran hack to his own place and gal
loped hack to the caisson with the
' rest. When the Lieutenant pushed
I him aside to put in another horse, he
. looked at the other one sorrowfully
I while he was being harnessed up, and
when he seemed to realize that there
was no further use for him lie lay
> down and died. TheLieutcnantstrong
e ly asserted that he died of a broken
; j heart.— Court Journal.
An Ideal Homo.
r | My idea of good housekeeping is
. j where a woman keeps her home sweet
and orderly; provides simple, well
' cooked food; makes her home so rest
ful and cheerful that all who come into
1 it shall he better for breathing the at
mosphere of kindness and cheerfulness
that pervades the place; and where the
household machinery always runs
! smoothly because of the constant
1 thoughti'iilnoss of the mistress of the
house. A place like this is truly a
; home, and the woman who makes such
fa home deserves Liu- respect and ad
s miration of everybody. 1 have sen
f such homes among the rich and among
. the poor, for neither wealth nor pover
s ty prevents the right person from til l
ing with the atmosphere of comfort
a and happiness the house of which she
iis the mistress, (lood fJo-usekx'tjunu.
A HAIRLESS TOWN.
teverj One in By' VHIIIII II U* u Clipped Hcnd
and a Smooth iiice.
A stranger visiting here now, says a
I Sylvania (Ga.) letter to the Atlanta
Constitution, would ho amusingly im- j
pressed with the similarity in appear- j
' auce of all its male inhabitants, and he
would have been much more amused
hud he witnessed the process by means i
of which they all reached this state of J
common brotherhood.
It was so dull the first part of the
week that even the honorable and
time-honored "SylvuniaGas company" I
began to show signs of falling into in
, nocuous disuse, and ceased to furnish 1
its members with the usual enlivening
elixir of mirth. Of course something '
had to he done; so a few of the mem- :
hers decided that they would shave up j
clean and have their heads clipped, ;
Our barber. If. K. Kemp, did the work
up in rare and rapid style, and the
hoys were so well pleased with their
new selves that they magnanimously
resolved to "do" t e town up likewise;
so out the}* started on a "clipping" ex
pedition.
The first victim that walked into the
hands of the spoilers was a young man
with curly hair and quite a long beard, !
of which he was very proud. He !
"kicked" and swore, hut ii was no use. !
lie was escorted up stairs, and in a
few minutes, by virtue of his white
head and shining face, was a member
of the Mystic Circle of the Slick. |
Then the fun commenced in real earn- j
est.
Young men, old men, and hoys, !
just as they happened to come along,
were gathered into the fold. Some
submitted meekly to the inevitable; 1
pleaded piteously or threatened prose
cution; some protested and struggled 1
violently; hut the same fate awaited
them all alike—each came out with a
slick face and n hairless head. When
the "subject" became too obstreperous
one of the committee took the clippers !
and mowed a furrow down the center i
of his head. This always had a very
quieting effect, and the operation was ;
then performed without any further J
trouble. One of our lawyers escaped !
several times by fast running, hut !
finally came out and gracefully sur- !
rendered; and ho, too, now wears a
white head. Another lawj'er outran
an official of the county and managed j
to save his scalp for a while.
The only man iu the town who did
| escape—if escape it can he called—
was a young clerk, who, when the i
canvassing committee was out on the
warpath, slipped up-stairs and was
quiekly clipped, thus taking fate by
the forelock, as it were. Everybody !
is alike down here now and it is a rare
sight to see a citizen with hair on his |
, head. One man in this condition came I
into town yesterday and from the way '
1 ho was stared at and followed around
, one would have thought ho was John '
I L. Sullivan himself. Our barber was
< into the clique and did all the work
t for nothing. Of course, ho will not
• do anything more in the hair-cutting
■; line for several months to come, hut
r probably ho didn't think of that or
' was willing to submit to the sacrifice
for Hie fun.
j "Wanted His Letter.
| "Funny folks at the post, samo as
I everywhere else." said Postmaster
II Young of Auburn. "I have lots of
folks who want the office open all the
time. Don't blame them. But I had
v to smile the other day. A man saw
c nie going from tho office. lie called
me hack, saying that ho could see his !
post office box and that there was a
letter in it, and a very important
letter. D was a hill for box rent."
!' ••Did lie pay it?" was asked. The post
ls master smiled a far-off smile and said
nothing.— Lc/vision (Mc.) Journal.
y The Young King of'Servia.
j- King Alexander of Servia, says a
London Times writer, is not vet 13
s years old; but he is precociously de- j
vclopcd and looks as English hoys do
at lo or 10. It seems hut a short while
ago that he was being' photographed
s in a sailor's dress and knickerbockers;
hut now, in his colonial uniform, he
stands as tall as tho three Regents,
j and iias acquired a good deal of self
, possession, lie lias bright features,
t hut not an intellectual face. His fore
head is low, and little of it would ho
I seen if he did not wear his hair closo
-1 cropped. H • has large, soft e}*es and
a quick, pleasing >m i L ; hut a physiog
nomist would say that the mouth and
i nose s owed indecision of character.
Kissed Her for the Cigars.
i "I'll give twenty-five cents for per
mission to kiss that girl," remarket! an
insipid-looking youth on an Albany
hound train last night, indicating with
a motion of his hand an unusually
handsome young woman asleep in
a seat near by. The young man
was one of a group standing in the rear
of the crowded ear. Another young
man said:
"You have my permission, sir,
gratis."
"'Fraid she wouldn't regard it as !
sufficient." laughed the first.
"1 don't know," replied the other; "1
have a great influence with good-look
ing girls—l'll tell you what I'll do: I'll |
bet you a good cigar I can kiss liei i
without waking her."
"Done!" cried tho insipid youth. \
"I'll give you a cigar if you dare do it ;
anyway, and two more if she don't
wake up."
"It's ago."
The daring young man stepped up
to the scat where the pretty, girl slept
leaned over softly and kissed her square !
upon her mouth. She stirred, smiled a
" little, hut did not wake. The group ot
j men had watched the proceeding in
breathless suspense, ami a long and
simultaneous sigh broke from them as '
'l young Impudence straightened upaftei
the operation ami rejoined the group.
several passengers who had seen the
audacious performance -taring at him
in astonishment. "By Jove! that was
elegant!'' the fellow of insipid aspect
exclaimed as he handed the successful
kisser his three cigars.
But there was another reckoning to
he made. The conductor came hurry
ing down the aisle, and "went for"
the daring passenger, metaphorically
speaking, "hammer ami tongs," cry
ing: "Sec here, young man. don't you
ever try that again! Arc you a gen
tleman. sir? Don't you know that I
can arrest you for such a performance
as that?"
The young man colored, but laughed
nervously as lie answered, "No, I don't
much believe you can. I guess there
isn't any American law against ft fel
low's kissing his own sister—is there?'
It has not appeared yet whether oi
not the young woman learned of her
brother's astonishing exhibition of dis
respect. or whether, if she did, hei
displeasure lessened the gratification
derived from the cigars won in such a
questionable manner. -Albany Express, i
Ways Of tin* Thibetans.
The chief agricolous product of Thi
bet is black barley: and this serves as
the basis of the food of the entire pop
ulation, rich and poor, says a writer in
i the JSudclhist Bat/. The ordinary re
! past consists of buttered tea and bar-
Icy mush. Meat is seldom eaten, and
then only as a delicacy. Of fermented
barley they make a non-intoxicating
acidulous drink of rather pleasant
taste. In some of the warmer valleys
rice, vegetables and fruits are grown;
but tljo.se do not go far beyonu their
immediate borders. Hence, though
Thibet is rich in gold and silver, it is
poor in the necessaries of life. Im
portation of food stud's, except in very
small quantities, is made impossible by
the long and frightful roads that have
to he traversed.
The Thibetans do not, like the Chi
liese, shave the head, but let the hair
grow and How over their shoulders,
contenting themselves with clipping it
every now ami then with scissors. The
ordinary head-dress is a blue cap, with
a broad border of black velvet sur
mounted with a red tuft. On holidays
they wear a great red hat, decorated at
the rim with a long, thick fringe. A
full robe, fastened on the right side
with four hooks, girded down the waist
by a red sash, and red or purple cloth
boots, complete the simple yet grace
ful costume of the men. Suspended
from the sash is a green taffeta bag, for
the eating bowl, and two small purses,
of an oval form and richly embroider
ed. which contain nothing at all, be
ing merely ornamental.
The dress of the women closely re
sembles that of the men. The only dif
ference is that over the robes they add
a short, many-colored tunic, ana that
they divide their hair into two braids,
one hanging down each shoulder.
Those of the poorer classes wear a
small, pointed, yellow cap; those of
the richer classes decorate their heads
with graceful little crowns composed
of pearls.
A Romish missionary, speaking of
the Thibetans, says: "They are of the
middle height, and combine, with the
agility and suppleness of the Chinese,
the force and vigor of the Tartars.
Gymnastic exercises of all sorts and
dancing are very popular among them,
and their movements are cadenced and
easy. As they walk about they are al
ways humming some psalm or popular
song; generosity and frankness enter
largely into their character; brave in
war, they face death fearlessly; they
are as religious as the Tartars, but not
so credulous."
One Thins He Wouldn't I)o.
"I read in your paper last Sunday
what some prominent men claimed
they'd do if they were women," re
marked a man about town. "I no
ticed that one of them said that he de
spised a feminine man or a masculine
woman. I agree with the gentleman
most heartily. Now, if there's one
thing that I thoroughly dislike—and
it's becoming more and more popular
every day—it is to see a girl or woman
riding si bicycle. It certainly may be
j good exercise, but it doesn't add to
their grace, 1 can tell you. If these
women could be men and see other wo
men riding bicycles they'd see how dis
tasteful to men it was and they would
n't do it for style or money."— Buffalo
j Express.
The new imperial palace in Stras
burg. just finished, cost 5j(>00,000 and
is reckoned among the finest built by
the royal family of Prussia.
IF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT
I the worth of your money, just give
IlPa/tricis: Carey
a call. He keeps the best beer and the
largest schooner.
Fine Rye Whiskey, Old Wines, Porter, Ale,
Cigars and AGARIC, the Great
Nerve Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Freeland.
A New Enterprise!
FERRY & CHRISTY,
dealers in
Stationary, School Books,
Periodicals, Song: Rooks, Musical
Instruments,
CIGARS and TOBACCJ,
SOFCLRTIZbTOr G-OOrDS
Window Fixtures and Shades, Mirrors,
Pictures and Frames made to order.
Pictures enlarged and Framed.
Crayon Work a Specialty.
31 Centre .Street, Givens' Building.
Fisher & Cornelius,
BUTCHERS,
and dealers in all kinds of
Fresh & Cured Meats,
Home Made Sausage, Pud
ding, Pon Haus, Head
Cheese and Blood
Pudding.
ALLMEAT IS HOME DRESSED,
Corner Centre and Walnut Sts.
M?
.Loo til
POWDER
Please ask your dealer for
IDEAL TOOTH POWDER.
Four medals received, each the highest.
An Engraving 20 x 24 without Advertising
WITH EACH TWO 13QTTLE8.
BEAU 8 VAIL BROTHERS, Philadelphia,
i M'f'rs of Peep O' Day Perfume.
C3-:E3.A.2Sr3D
Musical Festival!
TO 1E HELD AT
Freeland, March /, '9O.
VOCAL,
1. For choirs not less than CO in
number, "Arise All Ye Na
tions," (Lloyd) $250 00
2. For choirs of same number,
"We Never Will Bow Down,"
(Handel) 100 00
3. For choir of children not under
thirty in number, and not over
10 years of age, tenor and bass
to assist them, "He Knows,"
(Gospel Hymns) 25 00
4. For party of male voices, not
under twenty in number,
"Monk's March," (Parry) 25 00
5. Quartette, "Good Night, Gen
tle Folks," (Will L. Thompson) 800
0. Trio,"The Magic Wove Scarf,"
(Dittston Edition) 0 00
7. Duett, "The Two Bards,"
(Price) 4 00
8. Bass solo, "The People That
Walketh in Darkness," (Mes
siah) 3 00
9. Baritonesolo, "The Noble Boy
of Truth," (Parry) 3 00
10. Soprano solo, "But Thou
Didst Not Leave His Soul in
Hell," (Messiah) 3 00
11. For girls under 16 years of
age, "I Love Her Still," (M. H.
Rosenfeld) 2 00
12. Tenor solo, "The Missing
Song," (D. Emlyn Evans) 3 00
INSTRUMENTAL.
To the hand (brass or reed, and
not less than 20 in number)
that will best render a piece of
music of their own selection.. .$ 50 00
Cornet solo, "Delecta," (by Hi
Henry, published by A. Squire,
Cincinnati, O.) $ 5 00
RECITATIONS.
1. For men only, "The Falls of
Ladore," $ 3 00
2. For girls, "The Ship on Fire,"
(Oxford Junior Speaker) 3 00
3. For boys and girls, "The
Frenchman's Lesson," (Oxford
Junior Speaker) 4 00
CONDITIONS.
1. No prizes shall be awarded without
sufficient merit.
2. All names of competitors to be in the
hands of the corresponding secretary
on or before February 5, 1889.
3. Competitors can use piano or organ or
sing without any.
4. All competitors can use Welsh or
English.
PRESIDENTS.— Hon. Eckley B. Coxe,
Drifton; Alvin Markle, Esq., Hazle
ton ; General D. H. Hastings, Belle
fonte; Josiali Williams, Esq., Lansford.
CONDUCTORS. —T. J. Edwards, T. Mor
gan (Llyfnwy).
ADJUDICATOR. —Prof. J. W. Parson Price,
New York; accompanist, Prof. D. E.
Miles.
LEMUEL MORGAN,
Corresponding Secretary,
Box 82, P reeland, Pa.
A. RUDEWIGK,
GENERAL STORE.
SOUTH HEBERTON, PA.
Clothing. Groceries, Etc., Etc.
Agent for the sale of
PASSAGE TICKETS
, : From all the principal points in Europe
| to all points in the United States.
Agent for the transmission of
MONEY
1 j To all parts of Europe. Checks, Drafts,
I and Letters of Exchange on Foreign
Banks cashed at reasonable rates.
I MISS ANNIE COSTELLQ
has opened a
NEW DRESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT
lit the residence of Archie Phillips, Chestnut
Street, below Washington, where all kinds of
plain and fancy sewing will he dune in the
best possible manner.
J. J. POWERS
has opened a
MERCHANT TAILOR'S and
GENTS' FURNISHING
ESTABLISHMENT
at 110 Centre Street, Freeland, and is not in
partnership with any other establishment but
his own, and attends to his business personally.
Ladies' outside garments cut and fitted to
measure in the latest style.
PATENTS
Caveats and lie-issues secured, Trade-Marks
registered, and all other patent causes in the
Patent Office and before the Courts promptly
and carefully prosecuted.
Upon receipt of model or sketch ot invention,
1 make careful examination, and advise as to
patentability free o/ charge.
With my oillees directly across from the Patent
Office, and being in personal attendance there,
it is apparent that 1 nave superior facilities for
making prompt preliminary searches, for the
more vigorous and successful prosecution of
applications for patent, and for attending to all
business entrusted to my care, in the shortest
possible time.
FEES MODERATE, and exclusive attention
given in patent business. Information, advice
and special references sent on request.
J. R. LITTELL,
Solicitor and Attorney in Patent Causes,
Washington, I). C'. t
(Mention this paper) Opposite U&Patcnt Office.
NEW ORDINANCE.
An ordinance for the widening of Cen- !
tre Street in the borough of Freeland.
lie It ordained and enacted by the burgess and j
town council ot the borough of Freeland, \
and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the '
Taut Centre Street, from Front Street to Wal
nut Street in said borough be widened, laid out
and opened to a total width of thirty (U0) feet,
exclusive of sidewalks, which shall be six <ti)
foot wide on each side of said street.
T. A. RUCK LEY, WILLIAM JOHNSON,
Secretary. President.
Passed finally in council on third read
ing, on the 7th day of October, 1889.
B. F. DAVIS,
Dealer in
Flour, Feed, Grain,
HAY, STRAW, MALT, Ac.,
Boat Quality of
Glover & Timothy
SEED.
I Zcmany's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland. |
JOSEPH MERGER'S BRICK STORE.
BARGAINS FLYING RIGHT and LEFT
Goods are being* sold at less than cost
of production. Don't miss this opportunity.
Be wise and convince yourself by calling at
once and inspect our immense stock, such
as has never been exhibited in this vicinity.
Clotliing- Department:
J lie following extraordinary bargains are offered and must
go before January 20 : Men's overcoats, $3 00, reduced from $6;
boys' overcoats, $1.50, reduced from $3.00; boys' knee pants, 25
cents, cannot be matched for 50 cents elsewhere. Men* s under
shirts and drawers, 40 cents, reduced from 65 cents; second
grade, 25 cents each. Men's storm overcoats, elegant goods, well
made, SB.OO, reduced from $14.00; men's black, corkscrew suits
$5.00, reduced from $9.00. A full line of flannel shirts hats and
caps at slaughtering prices.
3Dry G-cocLs 3Dspa.rtixient:
In this department we offer such astonishing low prices that
it will be to your financial loss if you don't call on us before pur
chasing elsewhere. Good canton flannel 6 cents a yard, yard
wide unbleached muslin 5 cents a yard, double width dress goods
121 cents per yard, 40 inch wide Henrietta cloth 50 cents per yd,
table linen 25 cents per yard, heavy plaid flannel for miner's wear
25 cents per yard. Blankets from SI.OO per pair upwards.
CLOAKS and COATS—Ladies' line plush coats reduced
from $25 to sls, better qualities at proportionately low prices.
Children's cloaks with capes at the remarkably low price of
$1.50 each. Muffs of every description from 40 cents up Chil
dren's muffs and collars, SI.OO per set.
-A_m. Extraordinary Offer :
In addition to all this we offer the following : To every pur
chaser to and for every amount exceeding $5.00 we will present
one chance oii> an
ELEGANT DRESSING CABINET
(of which the actual cost is $50.00), from this date to the 20th
day of January, 1890 Between the hours of 7 and 9p.m. on
that date this elegant cabinet will be given away, publicly, at
my store, according to rules and arrangements conforming to the
ideas of a committee selected by the majority of ticket-holders
then present.
From prices mentioned in our partial price list above given
you will easily perceive that this is not a scheme to draw on your
purses, but simply a gift to all those that feel disposed to pat
ronize us. Don't miss the opportunity. Give us a call, inspect
our goods and compare our prices with others.
JOSEPH NEUBERGER,
Leading Clothier and
Dry Goods Merchant.
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Biggest Inducement Ever Offered in Freeland !
Read Carefully and Be Convinced!
1 Silver Cases, Elgin or Illinois Movement $ 5 50 and up
Siiver Cases Elgin Waltham or Springfield Movement " 10 00 and up
I.adiofi 14 Karat J. Ued Cases, Elgin or Springfield Movement 18 00 and up
Ladies 14 Karat Solid Gold Gases, Elgin or Springfield Movement.. 27 00 and up
Gents James Boss 14 2-10 Karat Filled Cases, Elgin or Springfield.. 40 00 and up
Also a large stock of P. S. Bnrtlett and Paillard non-magnetic movements.
Also a complete stock of solid gold and band rings from $1.50 and up. Call and
inspect goods before purchasing elsewhere. Largest stock and lowest prices at
33. GEEITZ'S, Lea.cling" Jeweler,
Opposite Birkbeck Brick, Centre Street, Freeland, Penn'a.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A Large Stock of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers, Etc. AIBO
HATS, CAPS and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS of All Kinds.
A Special Line Suitable for This Season.
GOOD MATERIAL! LOW PRICES!
HUGH MAT,T.n^
Corner Centre and Walnut Sts., Freeland.
SCHOENER & BIRKBECK, 35
Wholesale and 3Ketail.
All kinds of plumbing and spouting done at short notice in
the most approved style. We carry the largest stock of goods in
Freeland and extend an invitation to the public to inspect them.
Job Printing Done at the Tribune Office.