FINLAND TRIBUNE. Published Every Thursday Afternoon -BY THOS. A- BUCKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS, - - SI.OO PER YEAR Address all Communications to FREELAND TRIBUNE, FREELAND, PA. Offico, liirkbeck Brick, 3d floor, Centre Street. Entered at the Freeland rostoj/ice ae Second Class Matter. FREELAND, PA., MARCH 20, 1890. ECKLEY B. COXE, of Drifton, is get ting a big boom for the Democratic nomination for Congress. The rec ognized Democratic organs appear to have their instructions. There is a wido difference of opinion as to the vote that Coxe would poll in the min ing regions.—Kingston Times. THEY need to learn just one more J lesson, and that is that they can never hope to have their ideas of tariff reform realized by sending to Congress a lot of representatives who are owned body and soul and boots by the trusts and monopolies. Let these farmers repudiate the Republi can party, and learn to vote the straight Democratic ticket, and the light will begin to shine. THE "protected" coal miners of the | United States have reason to envy the superior condition of their brethren in free trade England. Not merely the English miners, but English work ingmen in all pursuits, have felt the beneficent influence of the repeal of their protective tariff laws. While the cost of living has declined, the rates of wnges have steadily advanc ed under a policy which has made England the chief manufacturing and commercial nation of the world.— Philadelphia Record. THE worst feature of tlie unusual weather conditions that have prevailed this winter is the damage that appears to have been done to growing wheat in a large section of the West. The fav orable weather of the early winter ad vanced the plants more than usual, and two successive hard frosts in March have apparently killed them. Nothing could have been more unfavor able to early vegetation than the spring-like days of February, followed by the unusual cold weather of a few days in March. THE people of Freeland were treat ed on Wednesday, March 12th, to an object lesson in protection. The oc casion being the sale advertised to take place at the Central Hotel, of carriages, buggies, harness, etc. The ordinance of the Borough of Freeland says: "No sale by auction shall take place in the borough unless the owner of the goods to be sold is a bonafide resident of the borough for six months previous." On this occasion a party from Hazleton advertised the sale above mentioned, and on the date fix ed for it were promptly stopped by Burgess Cowen. They then went out side the borough and began to sell, when Constable Sault put in an ap pearance and arrested the whole crowd, who gave bail for their appear anceat court. The reader will no doubt ask, "What has this to do with protection!" It is this. The borough has a protective plank in its ordinance for the benefit I of its merchants and business men, j while the purchasers ignore such a system, as was evidenced by the howl that went up from the would-be buyers when they found that the sale was stopped. This requires no comment whatever. The men who have goods to sell clamors for protection, while the man who wants to buy is anxious to buy it in the cheapest market. Much indignation was indulged in by would-be buyers, residents of the borough as well as outsiders, at the action of the Burgess in stopping the sale. Yet these same men, mer chants and buyers will go to the poll and vie with each other in voting for protection. llallot Reform and the Constitution. Some very well meaning persons in this State are inadvertently playing into the hands of the enemies of Ballot Reform by insisting that an amendment of the Constitution would be necessary for the introduction of the Australian system into Pennsylvania. The machine poli ticians have already taken the cue, and upon this hint the sneaking opposition to Ballot Reform will doubtless be carried on in the next Legislature. Whether the managers of the next Republican State Convention will boldly take high constitutional ground or endeavor to escape the question of Ballot Reform in an unmeaning generality remains to he I seen. But the Democratic State Conven tion cannot afford to resort to any double dealing on this important issue; and is not in the least likely to do so. As has been frequently shown, there is nothing in the Constitution of Pennsyl vania which prevents the adoption of the essential features of the Australian sys tem —those which require all ballots to be printed and issued by the public au thorities at public expense and the erec tion of booths or stalls in which voters may secretly make up their tickets with- j out molestation. It is contended, how-1 ever, that the provision of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania requiring all tickets to be numbered is destructive of the se-1 cret ballot, ami therefore incongruous' with the Australian system. Whatever may be the weight of this objection to the policy of the Constitution, it docs not involve a constitutional question. The whole strength of the objection lies jn the plea that tliy Australian ballot system would be less effective while the provision of the Constitution requiring the numbering of ballots should remain in force. But the franiers of the Constitution maintained that they were providing amply .for protecting the secrecy of the ballot when they made it a misdemeanor for an election officer to disclose how any citizen has voted. Experience has justi fied this view; for the instances in which the secrets of the ballot-box have been disclosed by prying officials are exceed ingly rare. In fact, in the counting of hundreds of votes the election officers seldom stop to compare the contents of the ballot with its number in order to identify the voter. Even dishonest elec tion officers would not commit perjury and incur the risk of imprisonment for nothing. The Constitution, for the further security of the suffrage, provides that any voter may write his name on his ticket if he choose. In some modifica tions of the Australian system the voter is prohibited from disclosing the names of the candidates for whom he has voted. But this would be carrying the principle of the secret ballot to an unnecessary and absurb length. The citizen has as good a right to declare for whom he has voted as he has to express freely his opinions on any other subject. But the provisions of the Constitution as to numbering tickets and writing names upon them, while affording suffi cient protection to the secret ballot, are salutary means of preventing as well as of exposing election frauds. They create the secret records which, when brought to light in any proper judicial inquiry, inevitably cause the detection and punishment of dishonest election officers. Instead of being inconsistent with the Australian system or any other genuine Ballot Reform, they would give it in creased strength. It would be more reasonable to call a convention to put these provisions into the Constitution, if not already there, than to call a conven tion for the purpose of taking them out I of it. Correitpoiulence From the Capitol. Washington, March 18, '9O. It is probable that the investigation of the Civil Service Commission which lias just ended will lead to no satisfactory conclusion either way. The House com mittee is very apt to take the ground that the business which they have main ly in hand is to search impartially into the workings of the system, anil accord ingly it is quite likely that they may re gard the administrative mishaps which some of the Commissioners have in curred as of slight importance, and as having little bearing on the general ques tion. Beyond doubt Commissioner Ly man favored his brother-in-law, Camp bell, but in such circumstances men will act similarly to the close of time— whether there be any Civil Service law or no. Civil Service law is immaterial. But the strange and utterly inadequate ! method by which the Commission un dertook to try important officials and re port upon their efficiency or non-ef ficiency—their conformity or non-eoin formity to law,cannot be easily explained. Their mode of proceeding in this matter will strike the average mind as being unfair and un-American, and the cen sure which will probably weigh most heavily on the Commission will be on this account. Whatever conclusion the committee j may arrive at the investigation will im press the people at large with the belief ! that the present Commissioners are not thoroughly efficient. Whether this be lief in their inefficiency is due to their want of knowledge of, or their "want of harmony with, the real spirit of a real civil service reform; or is owing to mere personal lack of discretion, is difficult to determine. It would not, however, be surprising if the present contention should lead to some changes in the Commission. Everybody has heard of old grandma searching all over the house for the spectacles which were very conspciuous on her own forehead, and of little Jonnny laughing at the old woman's vain chase. It seems to me that the Senate in search ing for the leakaged Senatorial secrets is very much like the old woman looking for her spectacles, and it is very little wonder that the Johnnies laugh. Sena tors ought to know that fully one-third of their number, at one time or another, give to the newspapers full and detailed accounts of the proceedings had in sec ret sessions, that a much larger number are always willing to tell, in a general way, what has been done, and that there is hardly a member of the Senate who will not accommodate a newspaper reporter so far as to tall him that a certain thing lias not been done if it lias not. Apart from this, which is a moderate estimate of the general polite ness and obligiveness of United States Senators, everybody who knows any thing knows that it is a poor newspaper man that doesn't "own his Senator," as the phrase goes. The members of the Senator Dolph's Inquisition seem to be oblivious of the fact, that generally speaking, every Senator lias a newspaper correspondent for private secretary. They also know that this private secre tary correspondent never docß any of the work of a private secretary and that he never receives any of the pay, but that it is simply an arrangement under which the Senator is to help the corre spondent to news, and that the corre spondent will help the Senator to fame. Every stranger who visits Washington remarks upon the hovel-appearance of the city. On almost every hand this half-built feature iB brought to their notice. On prominent residence streets and busy thoroughfares the view is the same. Our great Capitol building in i closed by its beautiful park, is surround j ed by small one-story shops and tumble- I down frame shanties. Representative Henderson's new house, one of the handsomest in tire city, is surrounded by hovels. Senator Sawyer's imposing residence is likewise crowded by objec tionable frames. Just helow the British Minister's arc several dilapidated frames, and adjoining ex-Speaker Carlisle's home is another eyesore; and thus it runs over the entire city. Sixteenth street, over looking the White House, Lafayette Square and Scott Circle iH one hundred and sixty feet wide, and should he our most beautiful street. However, its very centre is stifled by old frame houses, prices are very high, and very few peo ple have the courage to pioneer such a district. American Judgeß, as a rule, receive small salaries. The House bill raising all district judges' salaries to $4,500 per annum, and all circuit judges' salaries to $5,000 has been favorable reported, and the Senate hill to give the districts judges $5,000 and upward having passed that body, one or the other of these measures ■ j ought to be enacted. First-class lawyers , are reluctant to accept judgeships be cause they cannot afford to surrender for the salaries offered the earnings of a successful lawyer. The country ought to have first-class lawyers on the bench and therefore the salaries should be raised. R. ANNUALREPORT AND BALANCE SHEET OF THE j Middle Coal Field Poor District. For the Year Ending December Hist, 1889. Unexpended balance Jan. 1, 1888 810,424 09 ANNUAL RECEIPTS, 1889. Rec'd on tax duplicate of 1887 8 857 08 44 44 " 44 44 1888 2,084 18 44 " 44 44 44 1889 20,102 55 Rec'd of Danl. Cannon for 2 old mules HO 00 Rec'd of S.A.Wehr, bnl., after paying return judges 'BB, 'so 27 10 Rec'd of Fire Insurance Co., and unseated land tax in Luzerne and Carbon count ies, 1882, 'B3, 'B<>, 'ST, 'B9 7,77H 00 Rec'd of J. G. Eadic refund ed money 20 05 Rec'd of C. M. Eberts funds ol' Patrick Carrol 22T> 00 Rec'd of A. Coll, Steward's account 104 18 31,945 24 Total receipts and balance... 842,370 02 To amount to balance 4,955 47 $47,125 50 DISBURSEMENTS. Auditing expenses 20 00 Conveying paupers 742 44 Clothing, boots and shoes— 1,709 03 Convoying paupers to Dan ville 47 90 Dry goods and notions 820 29 Election expenses 280 90 Farm expenses 3,778 20 Freight and express 225 70 Fuel und light 1,270 08 Farm implements 871 81 Groceries and provisions 6,018 01 House llxtures 24 25 44 expenses 656 62 Hospital cxtKMiscs 200 (!) Insurance, 3 years 790 20 Improvements 5,435 61 Investigating paupers resi denoe 85 00 Lcgu 1 fees a nd expenscs 5 50 Medicines and medical at tendance first 3 months, $291.40; 9 months, $500.31... 791 71 Maintenance of insane 0,298 27 Office expenses,safe, making tax duplicate, adjusting Carbon Co. assessments, stationery, etc 357 94 Outdoor relief—Luzerne dist. 3,035 00 Middle 44 1,389 75 Lower 44 2,454 83 44 Burial—Luzerne 44 024 00 " 44 Middle " 52 07 44 44 Lower 44 232 07 44 44 Medical attend ance 285 03 Printing and publishing 530 35 Paid other districts, £91.00; Children's Aid Society,s2l2.- 25 303 25 Repairs to buildings 1,907 59 Refunded taxes 59 25 Salaries ami ex penses— 1 >irec tors, $600.00; A .Coll, steward and matron. $925.00; Secre tary, $100.00; Physician, *100.00; Warden. Siai.oo a,245 00 Live stock 3,477 00 Tobucco 309 57 47,325 50 OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES. Thomas Mullery, Col. ltanks Twp., . 1870 $ SO 39 John ltothrock, Col., Hanks Twp., 1874 3 3a J. E. Jenkins, Col., M. Chunk Twp., 1875 52 59 M. Hunnnn, Col., >l. Chunk Twp., 18® 100 72 E. \\. Hewitt, Col., Weatherly Bor ough, 1880 or, 00 *H. L. Keilmiun, Col., E. M. Chunk Borough, 1888 254 40 *Jno. Painter, Col., M. Chunk Hor- OUgh, 1888 45 42 OUTSTANDING ONTAX DUPLICATES SUB JECT TU EXONEItATION AND OOM MIBSIONS. A. I*. Goedecke, Col., Jcrido boro S 21 27 tßernard McLaughlin, Col., Freeland Borough, 1889 158 40 tThoe. Elliott, Col., Foster Twp.. 1881).. 805 15 tPatk. Smith, Col., Huzld Twp., 1881)... 2,211 01 •John Korn, Col., W. Huzleton, Bor ough, 1881) 100 \ •John Painter, Col., M. Chunk Bor ough, 1881) 008 05 •W. \\. Buck, Col., Weatherly Bor ough, 1881) 41)1 74 •H. L. ltelhmun, Col., E. M. (-'hunk Borough, 1889 237 49 James Butler, Col., M. Chunk Twp., 1881) 2,088 13 tThos. B. Carr, Col., Banks Twp., .81).. 1,448 05 | Win. Bolster, Col., Lanslonl Borough, 1889-. 538 00 1 tL. (jr. Lubrecht, Col., Huzleton Bor ough, 1889 1,030 72 Since balances were struck exoneration lists I have been tiled and statements or commissions I made but not acted upon by those marked (*) thus, and settlements in full have been made! by those marked (t) thus. Total amount of expenditures were $47,325.50, I from which deduct the following items not chargeable to the cost of maintenance of in mates. Salaries and expenses $2,245 00 Conveying puupers 742 44 44 to Danville 47 90 Election expenses 280 90 Legal fees and exjHmses 5 50 Maintenance of insane at State Hospital 0,298 27 Outdoor relief 0,879 58 Paid other districts 3W 25 Painting 530 55 Repairs to buildings 1,907 59 Outdoor mcdicul attendance. 285 03 Refunded taxes 59 25 Am't puid for live stock 3,477 00 Outdoor burial 910 00 House fixtures 24 25 Insurance 750 00 Improvements 5,435 51 Investigating paupers resi dence 35 00 32,329 82 Net cost of inmates for year $14,995 08 " " " " per month 094 * 44 week 1 02 44 4 * 44 44 44 duy 23 The whole number of inmates of the alms house anil hospital during the year IKK9 were 205 men, 72 women, 14 boys, 9 girls. Total, 300. The total number of days support given them was 05,700, or and average daily number of in mates of 180. The whole number of tramps and vagrants relieved during the year were 285, to whom were furnished 1425 meuls. The whole number of persons who received outdoor relief during the year wero 234 men and women and 273 children. During the year 1889 57 indigent insane per sons, residents of this poor district, have been maintained at the State Hospital, Danville, Pa., of this number 1 male adult died, 3 femule adults died and 28 male adults and 25 female adults remained December 31, 1889. D. A. Furey, ) Thos. Clemens, -Directors. Geo. WiMillor,) Attest; W. A. Grimes, Secretary. STEWARD'S AND MATRON'S REPORT. DurinK the year Steward re ceived for pigs sold S 18 (X) For 2 cows 48 00 " cash received 4 00 11 money refunded by P. F. McNulty 8 00 " money due Dominiek Sweeney by Pardee & Co 10 73 " board of Mike Doiny ok.. 15 45 Received on orders of Di rectors 2,405 00 $2,599 18 DISBURSEMENTS. Farm labor, teamsters, firemen, war den, cooks, seamstress, freight and express and other accounts as per vouchers and receipts exhibited to the Auditors $2,015 99 Bui. due the Steward Doc, 31,'89 $49 81 I All the above receipts and expenditures by | the Steward ure included in the foregoing gen eral account. PRODUCE OF THE FARM FOR 1889. | 100 tons hay, 1200 bushels rye, 21X1 bushels corn, 1 1000 bushels outs, 250 bushels buckwheat, 500 bushels potatoes, 25 bushels red beets, 4500 heads I cabbage, and usual garden vegetables. lObbls I krout. 800 pounds liuttor, 4101 Its [Mirk, 860 lbs i laril, fIOO ths veal, 111X1 lbs beef, 2500 lbs hard soap, 18 bbls soft soap. STOCK ON THF FARM. 8 horses, 12 cows, 6 heifers, 2 bulls, 12 hogs, 00 shouts, 10U fowls. MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS. 4 two-horse wagons, 1 buckboard, 1 cart, 3 two-horse sleds, 2 sleighs. 5 plows, 2 cultivators, 2 harrows, 1 grain drill. 1 double corn planter, 2 mowing maehlnos, 1 reaper nud 1 reaper, 2 horse rakes, 1 four-horse power thrash ing machine, 1 fanning mill, 1 corn sheller, 1 stump machine, 1 land roller, und usual small tools und utensils used about a furtn. ARTICLES MADE IN THE HOUSE. ISO women's dresses, 33 children's dresses, 20 infant's dresses, 18 infant's chemises, 00 women's aprons,3o child's aprons, 120 women's chemises, 20 child's chemises, women's drawers, 15 child's drawers, 80 night gowns, 45 underwaists, 08 bed sheets, 115 pillow cases, 86 straw bolsters, 50 bed ticks, 00 women's petticoats, 20 children's petticoats, 23 intunt's petticoats. 12 shrouds, 10 shirts. 50 crash towels, 60 canton flannel towels, 40 night gowns, 20 night caps, 36 table napkins, 8 table cloths. Inventory and approximate value of real estate and personal property as taken and computed by the directors and auditors, :181 acres land SSO per acre $10,050 00 Kara and other farm buildings 7,500 00 Alms house main building 12,000 00 Hospital building and fixtures 25,000 00 Holler house, laundry and fixtures— 5000 00 Chop mill and water works 2500 00 (bis machine and fixtures 500 00 Hose furniture in all buildings 2500 00 farm implements and muchlnery 2000 00 Live stock 3340 00 I- arm produce on hand 4500 00 INMATES OF THE HOUSE AND HOSPITAL. Mule adults remaining Dec. 31, 1880 140 Female adults remaining Dec. 31, 'BO.. 48 Male children remaining Dec. 31, 1880. Female children remaining Dec. 31,'80, 4 108 Male adults admitted during the year. 125 Female adults admitted during year.. 24 Male children admitted during year.. 8 Female children admitted during year 5 Total number of inmates for the year 360 360 Male adults died during the year 21 Female adults died during the year... 8 Children died during the year 3 32 Male adults discharged and removed.. 82 Female adults discharged and removed 17 Children removed and placed in private families 41 162 Total remaining Dec. 31, 1880 198 CLASSIFICATION OF NUMBER REMAIN ING. Male adults 140 Female adults 48 Male children ti Female children 4 Of the number remaining there were in the hospital 53 males and 2!) females, of the adults 14 males and 0 females were insane. In the almshouse there were 87 mules and 25 females. Of the children 4 boys and 4 girls were uudcr 7 years of age, and 2 boys were under 10 years of age. DIED DURING .THE YEAR. DATE AUK Unknown Hungarian Jan. 1, Hugh Coll Fob. 14, 73 yrs. John Munday Fob. 19, H7 '• Mike Zelman March 3,50 " John McFaddon March 18, 75 44 James Curran March 3,110 44 Mary Williams April 7, 70 41 Mary Cool March 3, 35 44 Timothy Gleason April 8, 09 44 John (iossamor April 12, 35 44 Miko linnikc April 17, 45 44 Mike Moclea May 7, 45 44 John Foliar June 5, 45 44 Mrs. Cunningham June H, so 44 Michael McNcalls June 22, 75 44 Ann Hughes 4 child July 31, 4days Holla Walker's child Aug. 2, 7 %e Anthony Sweeney \ug. 2, 40 yrs. John (JalTanoy Aug. 0, 00 44 Mrs Kohrbacn Vug. 17, 05 •• Jacob Shcarback Aug. 20, 30 44 Mrs. Met'latTcrty'schild Sept. 0, 5 days George Heboid Sept. 1, 00 yrs. Stephen Geuovis Sept. 0, :1H 44 Catharine McClafferty Sept. H, 35 " 4 Martino Grose Sept. 23, 55 44 Nancy Dorion Oct. 7, 90 44 Wassll Molerock Oct. 23, 50 44 John Wulsher Nov. 25, 30 44 And. Pousky Doc. 10,28 44 Mike Snellocks Dec. 25, 25 44 Bridget McNcalls Sept, 8, 05 44 ANTHONY COLL, Steward. SAKAH COLL, Mutron. MIDDLE COAL FIELD POOR DISTRICT. FEBRUARY 24, IHOO. We the undersigned Auditors of the Middle Coal Field Poor District do hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts, re ceipts and vouchers for the expenditures of the Directors and Steward und find them correct : as above stated. JOSEPH P. SALMON, ) S. F. BEHLER, >Auditors. JAMES FITZGERALD,) © IQ^der Please ask your dealer for IDEAL TOOTH POWDER. Four medals received, each the highest. in Engraving 20x24 without Advertising WITH EACH TWO BOTTLES. BEAN & VAIL BROTHERS, Philadelphia, M'f'rs of Peep O' Dny Perfume. T7UJR SALE OR RENT on reasonable terms, JP the Hotel lately occupied by Hugh Elliott, I South lleberton. Apply to JOHN D. UAYKS, Freeland. TJXJLL RENT.—The store and dwelling now oc r cunied by John Turnbach, in the Ilirk bech brick, corner of Main and Centre streets, Freeland, is offered for rent from May Ist, 1890. For terms apply to THOMAS HIHKHKCK. Freeland, Pa. T7X)R SALE.—Two good cows and a calf, one D a Durham, 3 years old, the other a Jersey breed, 8 years old (und calf), will be sold at a bargain. Apply to EDWARD QUINN. Highland, Pa. B. F. DAVIS, Dealer In Flour, Feed, Grain, HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c., Best Quality of Glover & Timothy SEED. Zemany's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland. PRITCHARD & WILLIAMS, I —Dealers in— ' OGAHS, touacco. Temperance Drink, • Candies Etc. 47 Washington St, Freeland. Fisher & Cornelius, BUTCHERS, \ 7 i and dealers in nil kinds of !! Fresh & Cured Meats, Home Made Sausage, Pud , ding, Pon Haus, Head Cheese and Blood Pudding. : ALL MEAT IS HOME DRESSED. f I Corner Centre and Walnut Sts. 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 To all parts of Europe. Checks, Drafts, and Letters of Exchange on Foreign Banks cashed at reasonable rates. 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, und attends to his business personally. Ladies' outside garments cut and fitted to measure in the latest style. PATENTS Caveats and Re-issues scoured, Trade-Marks registered, and all other patent causes in the Patent Office and before the Courts promptly and carefully prosecuted. Upon receipt of nutdel or sketch of invention, I make caretul examination, and udvise as to patentability free of charge. With my offices directly across from the Patent Office , ana being in personal attendance there, it is apparent that I nave superior facilities for making prompt preliminary searches, for the i more vigorous and successful prosecution of ; applications for patent, and for attending to ull i business entrusted to my care, in the shortest possible time. FEES MODERATE, and exclusive attention given to patent business. Information, advice and special references sent on request. J. R. LITTKLL, Solicitor and Attorney in Patent Causes, Washington, b. C., (Mention this paper ) Opposite U.S.Putent Office. ARMOUR'S Chicago Dressed Beef RECEIVED FRESH DAILY. This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle, slaughtered in the most cleanly manner, and is the cheapest and best animal food to be pro cured. Wholesale only. Freeland Beef Co., FREELAND, PA. MISS ANNIE COSTELLO has opened a NEW DRESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT j at the residence of Archie Phillips, Chestnut Street, below Washington, where all kinds of plain und fancy sewing will be done in the best possible manner. IF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT X the worth of your money, just give IP&tricls Carey a call. He keeps the best beer and tlie largest schooner. Fine liye Whiskey, Old Wines, Porter, Ale, Cigars and AGARIC, the Great Nerve Tonic. Centre Street, below South, Freeland. O'DONNELL & Co., Dealers In —GENERAL— MERCHANDISE, Groceries, Provisions, Tea, Coffee, Queensware, Glassware, &c. FLOUR, FEED, HAY, Etc. We invite the people of Freeland and vicinity to call and examine our large and handsome stock. Don't forget tlio place. Next Door to the Valley Hotel. OUR LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GIMMES. FBfflllS. TIM. und ull kinds of GENERAL MERCHANDISE cannot be surpassed in Freeland. invite special attention to our lino of Furniture, which is equal to any in Lower Luzerne. J. P. McDonald, S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland. To Horse Owners! Blankets, Buffalo robes and all WINTER GOODS, reduced away down to rock-bottom prices. All goods needed by horse owners have been reduced to the lowest possible price. GEO. WISE Centre Street, Freeland, and Jeddo, Pa. CLEARING SALE! GOODS MUST GO. W