FREELAND 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. Office, Birkbeck Brick, 3d tloor. Centre Street. Entered at the Freeland Postoffice as Second Class Matter. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. STATE. Governor Robert E. Pattison of Philadelphia. Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F. Black of York. Secretary of Internal Affairs—W. H. Barclay of Pittsburg. CONGHEBSIONAL. Congress John B. Reynolds of Kingston. COUNTY. Judge Stanley Woodward of Wilkes-Ilarre. Treasurer J,,hn McGroarty of Miners Mills. Register of Wills Philip V. Weaver of Hazleton. Commissioner —Thomas McGraw of Beach Haven. Commissioner Thomas Dullard of Wilkes-Barre. Auditor John J. Brislin of Sugar Notch. Auditor Win. E. Bennet of Wilkes-Barre. LEGISLATIVE. Representative Patrick F. Boyle of Hazleton. FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 25, 1890. A GLORIOUS opportunity is presented to the Democrats of tbis State. Let them stand firm to tbe principles of the platform enunciated at Scranton and vote as a unit, and victory will crown their offorta. THE grand issue between tbe two parties is the market. "Give us the whole world to trade with," cry the Democrats. "Let us shut the whole world out and chew each other up," answer the Republicans.— ffeic York Herald. A FEW industries employing adult labor is what is needed in Freeland. We do not see why the monied men of j town don't get together and induce I manufactures to locate their plants j here. The increased value on their own property would almost pay them for their investment. PROCRASTINATION is the thief of time. Do not put off paying your taxes. To enable you to vote at tho next election, it is necessary to show that you have paid within two years of that date a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed two months before election. If you have not paid such tax since October 4, 1888, then you should do so before October 4, 1890. _ IT may be that a majority of the people in the United States will prefer to be poor dogs and scratch and dig and die in poverty and in dirt, rather than forsake the old partisan sinners who now lead and blind them. If the people desire hard times, hard work and an increasing indebtedness all they have to do is to vote the old party ticket until they get as poor and find times as hard as they de sire. DCRINO the last thirty years the Democratic party of Pennsylvania lias never entered upon a political cam paign for important State officers with such promising prospects of sue cess as in this contest which opened nt Scranton with the nomination of ex-Governor Pattison, and we have never witnessed such nn apparently studied effort to turn a seemingly as sured victory into defeat as that which has characterized the management of the Democratic campaign in Pennsyl vania up to this hour. WE observe that no reputable Re publican newspaper has undertaken to defend Delamater from the accusation made against him of incurring the penalty of disqualification from hold ing office in Pennsylvania by sitting as a member of the State Legislature and at tho same time banking on de posits of State money. There is no defense. Delamater pleads guilty. But must the organs keep silent while the good fame and reputation of the Grand Old Party is thus dragged through tho mire!— Phi/a. Jlecori/. THE Ponton TVo/is cr!pt prints a series of interviews with business men upon the subject of the proposed doubling of duty on tin plate. With out exception they all condemn it, and some of them, though Republicans, Lave resolved in consequence to throw off the yoke of party and vote here after as interest dictates. Tho pro tests of business men in all parts of the country have been ineffective to prevent Congress from legislating against the interest of the whole peo ple in order to put money in the pockets of two or three firms of manufacturers. The only way to check such outrageous abuse of the taxing power is to keep out of Con gress representatives wbo are capable of such faithless disregard of the public interest. THE action taken by the committees of the T. A. B. Societies of St. Ann's parish, in regard to the celebrating of Father Matthew's birthday, is one that every fair minded citizen should appreciate. For years past vast sums of money have been spent in going tc and from the general parade, which in some instances, were held 40 am 50 miles away, and only the railroat companies reaped any benefit by it. The cost to each member of the or ganization was never less than ts.o(] to SO.OO each, not counting the risk incurred by traveling. That a proper celobration can be had at home with less expense and be productive of more good to the cause in which those men are engaged in we have not the least doubt. By having the parade at home each member can be at home in reasonable time to attend his em ployment the next day, and what he spends he will have the satisfaction that it will revert to the home mer chant and not to men who have no sympathy for him or the cause of total abstinance. Let there be en couragement given to this new de parture in the total abstinence cause and better results are sure to follow. Pleasing Outlook In the Coal Trade. Everything indicates a renewal of good times for the miner, and the outlook for great activity in the coal trade, seems more limn sanguine. Open winters and a dropping off in consumption, made a light demand and a moderate supply, so that dealers who had loaded up heavily two seasons past, saw no necessity for purchase, relying upon the quantity on hand in their yards to carry them through. This has made the coal trade dull and j put the miner 011 short time and small earnings, but a strange fact, this misfor tune to the coal miner has benefitted all of the other workingmen of the country, as they saved large sums for the last two winters that should have otherwise gone for fuel. The signs for an old fashioned cold winter are strongly marked, and every thing points to a very general revival of the coal trade. Relying upon the probability of easy prices, the dealers have been in no hurry to replenish their stocks, and the ordi nary sales to consumers have gradually depleted the quantity on hand, and now they have awaked to the fact that they must purchase, and that at once. The action of the sales agents in ad hering to their list prices has made a strong market, and stiffened the general tone of the trade, and "restored confid ence to both buyer and seller. The building of new breakers and sinking of new shafts in the different regions, prove, by the investment of a very large amount of capital, that those who possess the best opportunity of judging and knowing, are prepared for one of the most prosperous seasons that the coal trade has known or enjoyed for very many years. CorrcNpiiiKlenco From the Capitol. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 1800. I The great advantages to be derived by 1 the ordinary visitor to Washington in I the way of social enjoyment will continue : to attract to this city thousands of guests \ who come on pleasure bent, but the at tractions offered to the student far out- j weigh the social enjoyment of the pleas ure seeker. Washington is not inaptly named "The University City," and as a seat of learning destined to become ' widely known. Already the numerous j universities together with the proposed | National University, a hill for the es- j tahlishment of which has been offered in Congress, and, if carried out, will offer such attractions to the students of the country as will render this city the Mecca towards which all who desire to avail themselves of the ad vantages these great educational establishments offer will turn their steps. In addition to its universities, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum, the Medical Muse um, the Agricultural Department, with its wonderful display of all of nature's products, reproduced with such skill and artistic excellence, as the rival the ad vantages to he derived from such medi ums of knowledge, nature herself must render Washington the resort of the students of the world. Each and every department of the Government present subjects in every branch of national life which can he studied witli advant age. To these attract ions are to be added the great National Library, which, after many years of preparation, is advancing towards completion, when the vast ac cumulations, which have overflowed all the space that can be allotted to it in the Capitol, will find ample accommodations and provision for its growth for the next half dozen centuries. The current statements that Washing ton is a great consumer of horseflesh do not strike the over-fastidious Washing tonian as a very welcome piece of in telligence. Hut in Washington the con sumption is not carried on as it is in France, and the reader need not become alarmed at the suggestion. The fact remains, however, that every year hun dreds of horses are brought to this city, used a short time, and dispatched no one knows whither. There is one fash ionable stable in town which hires teams to wealthy public men at prices as high as SSOO per month. This is rather an expensive mode of location, but there are some Congressmen who can afford it and are willing to pay that much for the pleasure of having a team which they can calf their own. Most of the Repre sentatives, though, do not higher teams at SSOO per month, or even half of it. , There is a large portion of our law makers who are content to have a cabby I in waiting for them at their residences after breakfast and at the Capitol in the afternoon at adjournment hour. This j costs them from fifty cents to one dollar ! a day. There are other Congressmen, and this is probably the largest class, ! whose horses do not cost them more than ten cents a day. These statesmen | hire their horses on the communistic j plan, sharing the expense with many | other citizens. The horses thus hired are driven in front of street-ears. Horse back riding always revives with the com ing of fall. Every year the number of devotees in the ranks of Vanity Fair; and the political world in Washington becomes greater. The season for riding begins generally about the middle of ; September, and after that until winter j the country roads which skirt the Capitol will be gay with equestrian parties. It begins to look as if the bronze counterpane of Lafayette and his statuesque attendants would find a rest place at last. Ever since their rather inglorious arrival in the city, so unlike the arrivals of the eminent marquis himself in this country, the bronze parts have remained in their original packages, stored away somewhere around the Senate stables. At length, however, the commission having in charge the selec- j tion of a site have fixed their minds up on one that they think is in every way satisfactory. The chosen site is the plot of ground at the southeast corner of the Treasury building, on u line with Penn sylvania avenue and commanding a splendid sweep of view. * * * Mr. Blaine is, }t is needless to sav, the same power in bis party that tie always was. \\ hen lie talks uptn Maine thous ands of Republicans listen to his voice and millions more read what that voice has utttered. Mr. Blaine, on the sub ject of reciprocity, talks to humanity living and humanity yet to live. R. l*Oßt Office ItegulatioiiH. I The post office authorities at Washing ton, D. G\, have issued a circular to every ]>ost office in the United States, in which it asks the co-operation of all the local papers in disseminating a knowledge of its contents. The TRIBUNE gladly avails itself of this opportunity, and lays before its readers this week some of the most important articles contained therein : Over six million pieces of mail matter are sent annually the Dead .Letter OlHcc by reason of Incorrect, illegible, or deficient, address, insuffi cient post aye, insecure inelosi ng, whereby matter mailed becomes separated from the envelope or wrapper, or the failure to be called for or delivered to the person addressed. This is a daily average of oxer twenty thousand pieces. Of these the greater portion either are not culled for at the post ollleo to which they are directed, or, in ease of free-delivery offices, the addressees cannot be found, notwithstanding j every known means is resorted to on the part j of the postal olficiuls to effect delivery. Matter sent to the Dead Letter Office, which cannot be delivered to the one addressed, is re- j quired to be opened in its treatment for the 1 purpose of return to the sender, and if the mime and address of the sender be not shown ! or cannot be ascertained from the contents, 1 and it contains no valuable inclosure, it must I be destroyed. Lett ere opened and found to contain any in- | closure ol obvious value are entered upon proper records, and, of such, those which do not disclose sufficient information to enable them to be returned are tiled, subject to reclamation upon proper application and identi- i Mention. Letters which contain no inclosure of obvious , value are not recorded. Packages and parcels are recorded, and where they do not disclosure the name and ad dress of the owner are filed; if not called for or claimed within two years they are disposed ot at public auction and the proceeds covered into the l T nlted BtatesTreasury. A large proportion ol the packages and par cels sent to the I)ead Letter Office fail to be restored to the owners bccuuse of the absence on the wrappers or iuclosurcs of anything to indicate ownership thereof. Information us to the character and nature of the matter thus received at the Dead Letter j office, and the conditions and influences which occasion its failuc to reach the persons to whom the senders designed it to go may be of interest, t and the mere statement of it carry with it sug gestions which may serve the public in its exer cise of postal privileges. Misdirection, incorrect, illegible, and deficient j address are given as leading causes which oe- ' casion the failure of mail matter to reach its ' proper destination, and affect alike that which is so addressed to either city, town, or village. In addition to those, in the case of mutter 1 mailed to cities or free-delivery offices, are the failure to Kive street or number, business or occupation, or some designated place of de livery of the person addressed; inability to find transient people, and their neglect to give forwarding orders for their mail; the neglect of permanent or temporary residents to notify the carriers or post office of change of place for the delivery of their matter upon moving from one part of the city to another, together with the failure of newcomers to furnish the post office with their names and places ot mi dress. It is to these causes, with others of , more or less consequence, that the non-delivery of mail matter is, in the main, attributable, and tliev are conditions over which the postal service "has no control, and may alone be j remedied by the people themselves. The following suggestions, if observed, will aid the dispatch and delivery of mutter sent through the mails, or its return directly to the sender in the event of non-delivery, and thus prevent the annoyance, delay, and embarrass ment caused by seuding matter in the Dead Letter Office. Mail matter should he plainly and correctly addressed, the name Of the post office to which it is to be sent should be clearly and distinctly stated, and to avoid confusion from the simi larity of abbreviations, as frequently used, the I name of tho State should also lie given in full. ! In case of mail uddres-ed to small offices, or where there are like names in different States, I the name of the county should lie added. As the immense quantity of matter sent through the mails is necessarily required to be 1 bundled rapidly by the railway clerks and at. the post offices in the cities, too much care can not he exercised in addressing mail matter clearly, plainly and correctly. Where mail matter is addressed to cities or free-delivery offices the street and house num ber, or post-office box number of the person addressed are important, and should always be given when it is possible to do so. Where this cannot be done, the business or employment of the person uddrcssed. If stated, will often secure delivery. The free-delivery offices, being in the circs and larger towns—the trade centers of the country—have a large, varying, transient popu lation, which cannot be known to the post office officials in the same degree as in the smaller places, and delivery is, therefore, made the more difficult; and where recourse must lie had to city directories they are often found im perfect and incomplete, so that the means of ascertaining the location of the addressee frequently is found wanting, and delivery fails because the person is not known or cannot be found. A small proportion only of the mail received at the free-delivery offices is called for at the general delivery of the post office, the public expecting delivery by the letter carriers; and hence the importance of giving street and number, or some other designation whereby the person addressed may lie found. Matter mailed to cities and free-delivery of fices, addressed without street and number, or some other designation enabling delivery, goes into the general delivery, subject to be called for; and of such matter, tho statistics of the post offices of some of the larger cities show that not more than £ r > per cent, is called for. Letters addressed to persons temporarily so journing in a city where the letter-carrier sys tem is in operation should be marked "Tran sient" or '•(icncrul Delivery," if not addressed to a street and number, or some other design ated place of delivery. The name and address of the sender, either printed or written, should be iiluced upon tlie upper left-hand corner of the envelope or wrapper of all matter mailed. This will secure its immediate return to the sender from the mailing office for correction if improperly addressed, insufficiently paid, or otherwise defective; thus affording opportunity to comply with the postal regulations and re quirements, and place the matter in proper condition to entitle it to all the privileges of tiie mails, and is especially useful m tin* case of packages and other matter mailable at less than letter rate id postage, whieh is restrieted to certain conditions and requirements as to weight, size, manner of inelosure, etc. Letters and all other mutter mailed, so mark ed with the name and address of the sender, | that should fail to be called or delivered to the pei-son addressed, and upon which full letter rates of postage hus been paid are not sent to , the Dead Letter Office, but are returnable to the sender directly without additional charge, and with the reason of non-delivery indorsed ; thereon. The above suggestions in rei>eet to the return of unclaimed and undelivered mail matter dlreetly to the sender from the post office ad dressed, refers only to letters and other mail matter upon which full letter postage lias been paid. Packages and all matter mailed at less than letter rates of postage, should, in addition to the name and address of tho sender upon the i envelope or wrapper, bear in connection there with a request for its return in the event of non-delivery, in whieh ease it is also returnable directly to the sender from the post office addressed, charged with return postage at the rate required for the class of matter to which i it belongs. Tho distinction, under the postal regulations, as regards the return of unclaimed and unde livered matter is, that letters and other matter (•repaid at full letter rates are returnable tree, whereas mutter mailable at less than letter ; postage requires the payment of return postage. 1 It it be borne in mind that only such un claimed and undelivered letters and other mat ter prepaid at full letter rates of postage as do not bear the name and address of the sender, and such other matter mailed at loss than letter rates of postage as does not bear a request ba its return, is required to lie sent to the Dead Letter y sea or land, it may still be possible to restore the article if this precaution is taken. While the efficiency of the postal system and service has attained high standard, the public may materially aid in the fuller and more com plete delivery of its mail matter, or the prompt return of the same to the sender in eases where delivery from any cause cannot be effected, if the foregoing suggestions are conformed to. D. P. LKUIHAHDT, Seperlntendent. WIT AND HUMOR. Know thyself. If you can't pet the requisite information, run for office.— Time. It is in art as in everything else. A ham, sugar-cured, is still a ham.— New Orleans Picayune. The man who wears his heart 011 his sleeve does not do it in order to beat his way in life."— Kearney Enterprise. Mrs. De Style—"Did your daughter marry well? Mrs. De Riche—"Yes, indeed—a gas well."— New York Week ' GALVANIZED STEEL is JUSI J THE THING where a STRONG, LASTING, SU PERIOR fence Is desired. Is ORNAMENTAL, does not conceal yet protects enclosure without injury to manor beast. Defies wiud, time, and water. All Intending: Purchasers should get our illustrated price list, showing the superior twist and weave, and other points of merit. Apply to your dealer, or directly to the manufacturers, The New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., TIT' FOR SERVICE.—Two young bulls. One a full-blooded Jer sey, the other a Holdstein. Ap ply to GEO. FISCHER, butcher. Upper Lehigh. Birkbeek's old stand. SAFETY BICYCLES JK $35 to SIOO Send stamp for Illus GEO. R. BIDWELL, DANIEL J. KENNEDY, j DEALER IN FINE CIGARS AND TOBAC | CO, TEMPERANCE DRINK, CONFEC TIONARY, ETC. Centre Street, Freeland, Pa, IRVSPAPKH >Vui>er Directory of more than 25,000 copies each issue, with the cost per line for advertiaing in theui. A list of the Lest papers of local circula tion, in every city and town of mow than 5,000 population with prices by the inch for one month. Special lists of daily, country, villugo : and class papers, bargain otters of value to small advertisers or those wishing to experi ! ment judiciously with a small amount of money. Shows conclusively "how to get the most ser vice for the money," etc., etc. Sent post paid to any address for IK) cents. Address, GEO. I*. HOWELL & Co., Publishers and General Adver ; tising Agents, 10 Spruce Street, New York City. To Horse Owners! Blankets, Buffalo robes and all fIY N mm* 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, Preeland, and Jeddo, Pa. ! KBAKING POvtfoEft)) Dr. Gideon E. Moore, the noted Analytical Chemist, of New York City says: "A pure Cream of | Tartar and Bi. Carb. Soda Baking | Powder." One of the purest and I strongest Baking Powders in the I market." I HENKELBROS., Paterson,NJ. A. RUDEWICK, GENERAL STORE. SOUTH IIEBERTON, 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 tlie transmission of MONEY To all parts of Europe. Cheeks, Drafts, and Letters of Exchange on Foreign Dunks cashed at reasonable rates. JOSEPH NEUBURGER The Leading Clothier, Brick Store, FBEELAITB, Has an unusual rush for those Boys Suits at SI.OO each. And it is no wonder they cannot be bought elsewhere for less than double that figure but this is all NO COMPARISON TO THE REST OF OUR STOCK and LOW PRICES NOW PREVAIL ING. Mens' Fine Corkscrew Suits Reduced to SIO.OO. Sweet Orr overall pants for less than you can by poorly made-up goods elswhere. Light Summer Underwear In endless variety for Men, Boys, Ladies and Children. Para sols for less than manufacturers' cost. Fancy calicoes as low as 4 cts per yard. Dry Goods of All Descriptions. Miii it tiiim Your ready cash will prove your best < friend at this establishment. Improve the chance and call 011 us before buying else where. Inspect our Stock of Carpets From 10 cts per yard upwards. Joseph Neuburger, BRICK STORE, PREELAITD, ZPIEJSTISr^Y. BOOTS AND SHOES. A Large Stock of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers, Etc. Also HATS. CAPS and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS of All Kinds. A Special Line Suitable for This Season. GOOD MATERIAL! LOW PRICES! HUGH "M" A T.T.O^ Corner Centre and Walnut Sts., Freelnnd. THOMAS BIRKBECK, 28Ce ri, P , "\77"n.clesa,le and detail. SUES, IMS, RANGES, I RRRR\R\RR, jl HIS, TINWARE, Mil, All kinds of plumbing and spouting done at short notice in the most approved style. We carry the largest stock of goods ir. Freeland and extend an invitation to the public to inspect them. •Tolrix C. Berner, DEALER IN j jj^ Freeland, Pa. RIP VAN WINKLE RECLINING CHAIR. "GREATESFOF EARTH " U W MAKES—IS—PIECES FURNITURE. POSITIONS. HAS NEW ROCKING PRINCIPLE. -•NOISELESS, PERFECT ACTION, MODERATE PRICES. A BEAUTIFUL PRESENT, A COMFORT EVERY HOUSEHOLD NEEDS, BUY ONE. BEST INVALID'S CHAIR IN THE WORLD I BiNnjoß^mcuLan 8 ! WALTER HEYWOOD CHAIR M'F'G CO., MEW YORK. THE ODELL TYPE WRITER. (OA Will buy the Odell Type Writer with 78 s>i.U characters, and ♦ forthcSlngle Cane Odell wur'ranted tu do better work thun any machine inudc. It combines SIMPLICITY with DURABILITY, SPEED, EASE OF OPKHATION, wears longer with out cost of repairs than any other machine. Has no ink ribbon to bother the operator, it is NEAT, SUBSTANTIAL, nickel plated, perfect and adapt ed to ull kinds of type writing. Like a printing press, it produces sharp, clean, legible manu scripts. Two or ten copies can be made at one writing. Any intelligent person can become a operator in two days. We offer $ 1,000 to any operator who can equal the work of the l>ouble Case Odell. Reliable Agents and Salesmen wanted. Special inducements to dealers. For pamphlet giving Indorsements, &c., ad dress ODELL TYPE WRITER CO., 85 and 87 sth Ave. CHICAGO, 111. J. J. POWERS has opened a MERCHANT TAILOR'S and GENTS' FURNISHING ESTABLISHMENT at 110 Centre Street, Freehold, and is not in partnership wjth any other establishment but his own, and uttends to his business personally. Ladies 1 outside garments cut and fitted to measure in the latest style. Old newspapers for sale. B. F. DAVIS, Dealer in . Flour, Feed, Grain, HAY, STItAW, MALT, &c., Best Quality of Glover & Timothy SEED. Zoraany's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland. PATENTS Caveats and Re-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 mode? or sketch of invention, 1 make careful examination, and advise as to patentability free of charge. With my offices directly across from the Patent Office , and being in personal attendance there, it is apparent that 1 have 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 tho shortest possible time. FEES MODERATE, and erclusivc attention given to patent business. Information, advice and special references sent on request. J. R. LITTELL, Solicitor and Attorney in Patent Causes. Washington, D. C., (Mention this %ta-per) Opposite U.P.Patcnt Office