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A Step Towards Free Trade.
Great reforms are said to move slowly
and this is as true regarding the free
trade movement as of any other, but
the rejection of a section of the platform
by the Democratic convention because it
savored of idiotic protection was a pro
nounced victory for the element which
is trying to steer the party into clear
water. All Democrats are not free
traders by any means, but they are com
pelled to support men and measures
which are only next door to that policy.
A "tariff for revenue only"does not mean
absolute free trade, but it comes nearer
to it that any declaration made by any
political party that has spoken on the
subject. When the committee on reso
lutions reported at Chicago the third
section of the platform read:
We reiterate the oft-repeated doctrines
of tho Democratic party that the neces
sity of the government is the only justi
fication for taxation, and whenever a
tax is unnecessary it is unjustifiable;
that when custom-house taxation is
levied upon articles of any kind pro
duced in this country, the difference be
tween the cost of labor here and abroad,
when such difference exists, fully meas
ures any possible benefits to labor, and
the enormous additional impositions of
the existing tariff fall with crushing
force upon our farmers and working
men, and, for the mere advantage of the
lew whom it enriches, exact from labor
grossly unjust share of the expenses of
the government; and we demand such a
revision of our tariff laws as will remove
their iniquitous inequalities, lighten
their oppressions and put them on a con
stitutional and equitable basis.
But in making reduction in taxes it is
not proposed to injure any domestic in
dustries, but rather to promote their
healthy growth. From the foundation
of this government taxes collected at the j
custom nouso have beeh the chief source
of Federal revenue; such they must
continue to be. Moreover, many indus
tries have come to rely upon legislation
for successful continuance, so that any
change of law must be at every step re
gardful of the labor and capital thus in
volved. The process of reform must be
subject in the execution to this plain
dictate of justice.
The above is a lot of cowardly gush
and rubbish, containing, with a few ex
ceptions, nothing but half-hearted alle
giance to the idol of protectionists. The
convention, however, was composed of
Democrats, and they were not inclined
to play second-fiddle to the worshipers
of McKinleyism. The following substi
tute, which clearly and courageously de
fines their position, was adopted almost
unanimously.
We denounce the Republican policy
of protection as a fraud—as a robbery of
a great majority of the American people
for the benefit of a few. We declare it
to be a fundamental principle of the
Democratic party that the government
lias no constitutional power to impose
and collect tariff duties except for pur
poses of revenue only, and demand that
t he collection of such taxes ire limited to
the necessities of the government when
honestly and economically administered.
More Trouble for the G. O. P.
The People's party will hold its first
annual convention in Omaha, Neb., on
Monday next, which is the Fourth of
July. This is a movement the strength
of which has been greatly underestimat
ed by Eastern people. The leaders
claim the party will carry some states,
and if the Western exchanges ruceiyed
by the TKIIU'NK represent in any way
the feeling of the voters those claims
are not mere prophecies.
Ingalls acknowledges that the third
party will sweep his state, Kansas;
Thurston gave up Nebraska after the
Republican convention, and Wolcott
predicts tbat the free silver men of
Colorado will vote solidly against Harri
son and Reid, and give their votes to
the candidates to be named at Omaha.
Montana and Idaho are in doubt from
the same cause, and the Republicans are
in a very had pickle, no matter from
what side the contest is viewed.
Tho People's will not injure the
Democrats, as its power is meagre in the
South.
GREAT was the disappointment of the
Bepublicans when Hill's followers re
fused to bolt the ticket named at
Chicago. When the nomination of
Cleveland was assured many thought
the New York senator's friends would
rebel by thousands, but the threatened
rebellion originated and existed only in
in the imagination of their "grand
father's hat."
Old newspaj>ers for sale.
THE CRIME OF TARIFF
HISTORY OF INDIRECT OR "CROOKED"
TAXATION.
A Device to Tax the Poor —The Bloh
Believed and the Poorest Compelled
to Pay Tribute Out of Their Misery.
Taxes upon Consumption.
The great crime of our tariff is that
which is inherent in every tariff. It is
the most ingenious and effective means
ever devised for the plunder of the poor
and the enrichment of the rich. Ido
not now refer merely to direct robbery
of the poor for the benefit of the rich,
through so colled protective and pro
hibitory measures. I refer to the whole
system of indirect taxation, which is
founded upon tariffs and could not ex
ist for a day without them.
Indirect, or, as I always prefer to call
it, crooked taxation, was invented in
days when the muss of the people had,
as a famous bishop lioastingly said,
"nothing to do with the laws except to
obey them." It owed its origin to the
grasping desire of despotic governments
and their agents to extort as much as
possible from the people. The wealthy
classes had a power of resistance which
tnado it dangerous to push them very
far. The taxgatlierers attempted to col
lect direct taxes from the jieople at
large, but found the task too laborious
and costly; just as in Boston today the
collection of poll taxes from tho poor
costs more than tho entire receipts from
the poorer classes. Then it occurred to
them that, by taxing the food and cloth
ing of the people, they might compel tho
poorest to pay tribute out of their misery.
As soon as the new idea was put into
practice it was found that taxes ujion
consumption were productive of far
greater revenue, with far less resistance
upon tho part of taxpayers, than any
form of straightforward taxation which
had over been tried. So it was very ac
ceptable to the taxgatlierers.
After a short experience of crooked
taxation rich men everywhere realized
that it relieved them front most of the
burdens of government, and as they were
gradually admitted into some share in
public administration they insisted upon
the abolition of direct taxes and the sub
stitution of crooked ones.
Taxes upon food, clothing, furniture,
buildings and other necessities of life,
whether levied by a tariff upon imports
or a tax upon home productions, are
what are known in economic science as
taxes upon consumption, and it is in
evitable that such taxes should be paid
principally by the poorer classes and
only to a trifling extent by the rich. This
is easily understood upon a few mo
ments' reflection. If bread is taxed the
40,000 families who own half the wealth
of this country cannot eat more bread
than 40,000 day lal>orers' families, if as
much. The 10,000,000 families who own
less than one-quarter of the national
wealth will pay 500 times as much of the
bread tax, in proiortion to their means of
payment, as will the 40,000 favored ones.
A hungry newsboy will pay as heavy a
bread tax as a multimillionaire.
What is true of bread is true, to a
slightly less degree, of every other thhig
which is made the subject of crooked
taxation. It will be said that luxuries
are taxed and tliat such taxes are paid
only by the rich. But the amount of
taxes which are or can be collected uj>on
pure luxuries, used only by the rich, is
ridicuously small compared with the en
tire public revenue. What are called lux
uries are used largely by the poor, an-'
the attempt sometimes made to jm '.irv
taxes upon tho poor sewing girl's ribb, us,
gloves, bits of lace and tiny ornaments,
as superfluous luxuries, is an act of
purse proud arrogance and impudence.
There never lias been, there is not now
aud there never will lie any system of
taxation upon consumption which does
not bear ten times as heavily upon the
great mass of the hard working people
as it does ujion tho rich and prosperous,
or which does not bear a hundred or a
thousand times as heavily upon day la
borers and sowing women as it does upon
the millionaires.
The result is, of course, that the small
savings of the hardest working class are
almost entirely swept away by crooked
taxation, while the savings of the very
rich aro almost entirely untouched.
Year by year the concentration of wealth
in few hands goes 011 at ever accelerating
pace. TIIOMAS G. SHEARMAN.
Ilow "Protection** Protects.
According to the July report of the
superintendent of the census, the amount
of mortgage debt of the farms and homes
of the country is $2,565,000,000. Based
upon this report the St. Louis Republic
made the following estimates:
If all the real and personal property
of Missouri, all its lands, houses, rail
roads, cattle, grain, stocks, farms, bonds,
promissory notes, merchandise and other
property of all kinds was sold at auction
for its total assessed value in 1890 it
would take more than three times as
much to pay this debt. In taking the
states in alphabetical order in 1890, if
they had been sold for the total assessed
value of all their real and personal prop
erty, the proceeds of the sales of Ala
bama, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and
Georgia would have been only $2,545,-
000,000; $20,000,000 less than the amount
of this mortgage debt imposed upon the
farms and homes of the country under
the past legislation of the Republican
party. The annual interest on this debt
at 10 per cent, would l>e $250,000,000. If
the state of Alabama had been sold at
its assessed value in 1890, including all
personal property, there would still have
been a shortage of $59,000,000 011 the in
terest of this single year, and throwing
in Idaho at $25,000,000 and Arizona at
$21,000,000 the total value of the two
states and one territory would have
been still $18,000,000 short of tho year's
interest debt. Now nearly all of this
debt is on the states of the Mississippi
valley, nearly all of the interest is paid
by the labor of tho people of the Missis
sippi valley, who are at the same time
bearing the enormous burden of tho Re- J
publican tax on trade.
We PAY THE TARIFF TAX.
Bon. Owou Moott Point. Out tka Fallacy
of McKinley'. Statement,
Bat tho apologlflts for thl. gyntom of
spoliation nay that tho foreigner pays
tho tax. Tho supremo court of the United
3tatea, In the cane of Brown versus Tho
State of Maryland, unanimously an
nounced "that a duty on imports is a
tax that is paid by tho consumers."
Itajor McKinley, in his canvass, said:
i "We took tho tax off of sugar and
now you don't have pay it. See how
; we have relieved you from taxation by
I taking the tariff off from raw sugar."
In another breath this same distin
j guished gentleman says:
"The foreigner pays it—you don't."
Now let us see who pays the tax.
Marshall Field & Co. imported $1,400
] worth of pearl buttons and paid at Chi
j cago SB,OOO duty. This $4,400, with the
| cost of transportation added, was the
i cost to them and upon which they based
| their sales of this article which went to
| consumers and was paid by them. Would
the button makers pay SB,OOO tax to get
$1,400 for their products?
Armour imjiorted 800,000 pounds of
tin and paid $6,700 as duty. Ninety-nine
\ per cent, of this, ae provided in the Mc-
Kinley law, was refunded to him, be
cause the goods which this tin inclosed
! were exported. If the foreigner paid the
; tax on the tin, why throw tho govern
ment's money away by refunding it to
j Mr. Armour? Mr. McKinley introduced
a bill in this house last session to appro
priate $25,000 to pay taxes on plate glass
for lighthouses to be built by the gov
ernment. If the foreigner pays the tax,
why was this necessary?
Tho Standard Oil company paid al
most a million dollars duty on tin im
ported in 1890. Ninety-nine per cent, of
this was refunded to this giant corpora
tion under the provisions of the McKin
ley law. If the foreigner paid the tax
on this tin, why was it necessary for con
gress to provide for throwing away so
large a sum of the people's money? It is
claimed by the friends of protection that
they have saved to the people of the
Country $56,090,000 by taking tlio tariff
off of sugar. If the foreigner pays the
tax, why take it off? It would certainly
be good business sense to allow the for
eign manufacturers of sugar to pay into
tho federal treasury this vast sum of
money each year—almost half enough to
pay the pensions of the disabled and
wounded soldiers of our country.
In this house, after the Chicago fire,
General Logan introduced a bill to ad
mit building materials to that stricken
city free of tariff. If the tax was not
paid by the consumer, how would it bene
fit tho Chicago peoplo who were trying
to rebuild their city from the ashes that
were left by the great conflagration? Tho
earnest protest from the lumber barons
induced congress to exempt lumber from
this provision. All other building ma
terials were made free under the belief
that tlio consumers wero being benefited
by taking off the tax. The modern the
ory of protectionists Is that tho people of
Chicago were not benefited in this, but
that tho foreigners who shipped their
iron and lead and other materials that
were used in constructing tho magnifi
cent temples of trade and conroerce to
make the wonder of the Ninetc en,,,
tnry wero the beneficiaries by i... . pe
' provision. Similar requests \\ ere
as.. lin regard to other cities that have
been unfortunate. At a time do llust
port, Me., burned dot . , man
from Maine, Mr. Boutelle, a mci. .or of
this house, and insisting that the tariff is
not a tax, introduced a bill to take build
ing materials into that city free. It was
discovered, though, that tlio foreigner
paid the tax, and his bill did not pass.
Mr. Wanamaker, tho present postmas
ter general, with others, brought a suit
against the government to recover be
tween $8,600,000 and $10,000,000 of rev
enues. If Mr. Wanamaker has returned
this to tho for. Igner it has not been re
ported. Neither lias he paid it back to
tho country merchants who sold to the
consumers. In this case the people had
to pay this tariff twice—once when they
bought the goods and once when the
government reimbursed Mr. Wanamaker
out of the treasury from the moneys
they had paid. It would Beem from this
that the iiostmaster general did not ap
preciate the fact that the foreigner paid
the tax. All this shows conclusively,
and the instances might be multiplied,
! that the tariff is a tax and the consumer
pays it.—Congressional Record.
McKinley Hates Cheap Cuttle.
Among the changes in the tariff which
the McKinley bill lias made, that upon
live cattle is especially noticeable. The
old rate was 20 per cent, ad valorem, the
new rate being ten dollars per head on
all cattle more than 1 year old. Per
haps the framer of this item had in mind
importations from Canada, or possibly
high priced liullh from foreign ports, but
ho could scarcely have remomliered that
nine-tenths of all our imports of cattle
are from Mexico. An average herd of
J Mexican cattle of tin age specified wonld
[ not be worth, delivered on this side of
the Rio Grande, over seven dollars per
head, while the duty would be ten dol
lars per head. In other words, tho im
porter of cattle from Mexico could sell
I his cattle, when he lias delivered them on
I this side of the line, for about seven-
I tonths enough to pay tho duty. This ap
[ plies to an average herd of mixed cattle.
I A herd of all beeves would bo worth
j much more, while a herd of all young
j females would be worth much less.
When this provision went into effect
it caught many Texans with hundreds
of thousands of cattle in Mexico, where
they hud gone for pasturage. The men
wero many of them ruined because this
tariff prohibits them from seeking
United States markets, and they have
been obliged to rely on the Mexican
markets which have never been very
good and are now much depressed
•wing to United States prohibition.
Texas has been for many years over
flowing with cattle, and many of her cit
izens liaye been in the habit of going to
Mexico with their heads for pasturage,
bringing back the beeves and paying 20
tmr cent, ad valorem, but at present a
herd of beeves would bring but a trifle
more than the duty.—American Wool
itid Cotton Beporter.
AGRICULTURE AND POLITICS.
Hen 1 Kngluiul Farmer* Abandon Their
Fields llMuuiv of the Tariff Tax.
Our civilization rests upon agriculture.
To it every strong state must look, not
only for bread, but in largo measure for
men who are to uphold its society. We
have won and maintained our institu
tions in peace and war by the aid of the
sturdy citizens who were born and bred
upon farms; therefore it is the first duty
of our legislators to take care that the
laws do not endanger the prosperity of
those who till the soil.
The present condition of agriculture
in New England shows clearly that the
protective tariff is harmful to the inter
ests of the farmer. Thirty years ago this
part of the United States contained thou
sands of small farms, which are now
abandoned. In every neighborhood we
see these deserted homesteads falling in
ruins and their fields returning to forests.
The traveler in these districts feels that
some great plague has fallen upon tho
people. Thus in the towns of Tisbury
and Chilmark, in Dukes county, Mass.,
more than tliree-fifths of the farm
steads of thirty years ago are now
deserted. On one tract of 1,200 acres,
where formerly stood twenty-two farm
houses, only eight remain, and the great
er part of the fields has grown up in
brushwood. Several of the New Eng
land states have been led to the ex
traordinary measure of muking a census
of their abandoned farms, with the liojio
that foreigners might be induced to buy
them. Although these lists are imperfoot,
in that they take account only of those
places where the houses and fields are
still fit for use, the results are startling.
They show that the small farmer is rapid
ly being driven from the land which for
centuries had maintained his forefathers
in prosperity. The census of 1890 shows
a loss of population in 980 rural towns
in New England.
One reason why the small farmers
have been driven to abandon their
fields is found in the fact that the pro
tective tariff greatly increases the ex
penses of their households. In a family
of five persons ongagod in farming, and
living with strict economy, at least SBSO
has to be spent for clothing, household
utensils, farming tools and the materials
which aro used in repairing buildings
and fences. On the average more than
fifty dollars of this sum is due to the
protective tariff. This tax is great
enough to make a life and death differ
ence in the struggle of a man who lias
toWepend for his success on his own
strength and the natural resources of a
small tract of ordinary New England
land. With that amount of money on
the right side of his account he can
support his family and put by something
for his old age. Without it he must
fail.
When the system of the protective
tariff was begun the farmers were prom
ised that the manufactories which it
would induce would afford them a high
priced market for the pre' acts of their
fields. This theory has p ved to be ut
terly in error, except in tho case of the
market gardens near the great cities
which are owned by men of capital and
tilled by hired labor, no part of our
agriculture has had any considerable
advantage from tho establishment of
factories in New England. It is now
made clear by experience, as it is evident
from reason, that tlio price of our soil
products is determined by tho market
rates of European countries where our
surplus is sold. The notion of tho ad
vantages of a home market is shown by
the facts to be fallacious. Instead of
being a blessing to the small farmer, the
tariff is a curse which stealthily works
for his ruin.—Professor N. S. Slialer in
New England Tariff Reform Almanac.
Writing for the press is like making
sugar. When writing the more yon con
dense your article, by throwing out every -
thingthat is not strictly relative to the
subject, the clearer it becomes. There
fore boil down your news items or cor
respondence.
1/B>R SALE CHEAP.- A good, strong horse,
1 ■ l iS'l 10 Jolm 1,11(,uk , - I ', Centre Street.
TjXOlt SALE.—One two-routed phaeton, with
A 1 pole and shaft; olio top-covered spring
wagon; cheap for cash. Apply to A. W. Wasll
bnrn, corner of Pine and Johnson Streets, Free
land.
ST RAT .—T here came to the premises of the
undersigned, at Highland, on Thursday,
June 28, lHtrj, a bay horse; lias white siMit on
hind left foot. The owner can have the same
by proving property and paying cost of maln
tenunce, together with cost of advertising.
1 atrick Murrin, Highland, Pa.
FOR SALE.—A line farm containing
103 acres of land, liO of which aro clear;
house, 20x311 feel; kitchen, 12x111 foot; burn, JKX4O
lect; line spring ol water near tile house. The
proiierty is situated in Butler township, Lu
zerne county, three miles from St. John's post,
otlicc. For terms apply to Reuben Flickinger,
on the premises.
AT 1 STATE of John E. Sheaman, late of the
JU borough of Frecland, deceased.
Letters of administration upon the above
named estate having been granted to the on
dorsignod, all persona indebted to aaid estate
are ret pleated to make payment, and those hav
mg claims or demands to present the same
without delay to Messina Sheaman, udmitistru
tnx. John D. Hayes, Attorney.
TpSTATE of Stephen Kocnig, late of Sugur-
JLiJ loaf Township, deceased.
Letters of administration upon the above
named estate haviug been granted to the un
dersigned, all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make payment, and those
having claims or demands to present the same,
without delay, to George C. Koenig.
John D. Hayes, Attorney.
f COMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.—The undor-
V.V signed, a commissioner unpointed by the
Court of Ouurter Sessions of Luzerne County,
to marshal the indebtedness of the township of
Foster, hereby gives notice that he will attend
to tin- duties of his appointment at the house
of C. A. Johnson, Esq., Justice of the i>oaee in
the township of Foster, (Centre Street, in the
Woodside addition to Freehold ISorough), on
Tuesday, July 19, 1892, at lb o'clock A. M., at
which time and place all persons interested are
untitled to appear and present their elaimH, or
be debarred from coming in to collect the same.
G. L. Ilulsey, Commissioner.
PENSIONS
THE I)ISA HI LITY HILL IS A LAW.
Soldiers Dimbled Since the War are Entitled
Dejiendent widows and parents now dc|>cndcnt
whose sons died from effects of army service
are included. If you wish your claim speedily
and successfully prosecuted,
addrese JAMES TANNER,
Late Com. of Pensions, Washington, I). C.
Fi'di! lead} Paj.
O-roceries
and.
Provisions:
Flour $2.45
Chop 1.10
22 pounds granulated sugar 1.00
12 cans tomatoes, A No. 1 1.00
5 pounds raisins 25
All Kinds of Meats
Are Advancing.
and
"V eg-eta"bles
Every week at lowest market
price.
IDry Goods:
Challies, best, 41 cents per yd.
Some dress goods reduced from
50 to 25 cents.
Scotch ginghams, worth 35
cents, sell for 20 cents.
"\A7"a.ll Paper:
Thousands of different patterns
5 cents double roll up to any
price wanted.
Carpets
and
Oil Clotlis:
Carpets, 17 cents per yard.
I carry the largest stock in
this town.
Furniture:
Anything and everything.
Good lounges for $5.00.
0 round-hack chairs for $3.00.
Black hair walnut parlor suit,
$20.50.
Xja,d.ies'
Summer Coats
Are reduced from $3.75 to $2.50.
Some as low as 75 cents.
Straw Hats:
30 per cent, less than last year.
Some at one-half price.
Slroes
and
Footwear:
We are headquarters.
Every pair guaranteed.
Ladies' walking shoes for 75
cents; worth $1.25.
I can save you money on any
thing you may need, if only 5
cents worth. Call and see our
equipped store, We have ela
borate rooms from cellar to
third floor, National cash regis
ter, Lippy's money carrier sys
tem, computing scales, the
finest in the world, and six men
to wait on you. Yours truly,
J. C. BERNER.
Washington House,
11 Walnut Street, above Centre.
A. Goeppert, Prop.
The best of Whiskies, Wines, Gin and Cigars.
Good stabling attached.
ARNOLD & KRELL'S
Beer and Porter Always on Tap.
Where to Find Him!
Patrick Carey has removed froin the Ameri
can hotel to John McShea's block, 95 and 97
Centre Street, where he can be found with a
full line of Medical Wines, Gin, brandies. Hum,
Old Hye and llorbon Whiskey. Any person
who is dry and wants a cold, fresh, large
schooner of beer will be sutislled by calling at
Carey's.
Good Accommodation For All. I
SIX DIFFEKENT KINDS OF BEER ON TAP. \
1 I CURE THAT j j
ii Cold i
I | AND STOP THAT I I
ij Cough, ii'
!!n. H. Downs' Elixir 11 j
!! WILL DO IT.
j | Price, 25c., 50c., and SI.OO per bottle. | I j
j | Warranted. Sold everywhere. | | j
I . EINBY, JOHNSON A LOUD, Props., Burlington, Yt. { |
Sold at Schifcher's Drug Store. (
t MILLINER'/ I
like pretty things in ncv
"THE NEW YORK." ARE THE VERY LOWEST
Mrs. B. Grimes, Milliner and Dressmaker,
CENTRE STREET, BELOW FRONT.
WHAT TO WEAR!
WHERE TO GET IT!
Two important questions that trouble young men, old
men, big boys and little boys. We will answer your
queries most satisfactorily! We have ready-made
clothing to suit men and boys—all styles and all sizes,
and everything is just from the manufacturer—as new
as new can be. Our stock of gents' furnishing goods—
including collars, cuffs and a handsome line of neck
wear—is certainly worth examining. Then we have
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, ETp.,
in such great varieties that no man need leave our es
tablishment without a perfect fit. We can rig a man
out from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet
in such fine style that his friends will be astonished,
and the man will also be astonished at the low cost of
anything and everything he will buy of
JOHN SMITH, ,imECK F S,
BUY THE BABY
TJT A COACH.
_.jSri- - some trimmings, all colors.
Geo. Chestnut, 91 Centre Street, Freeland.
JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
DONE AT THE TRIBUNE OFFICE.
CLEVELAND „. £
HARRISON ?
That la the question which troubles the
politicians, hut the man or woman who is
looking for the cheapest place to buy good
boots and shoes will be satistled by calling at
our store, where ft complete stock is always on
exhibition. Our low prices will surprise you. s
YOUR CHOICE
Is unlimited when you call to examine the
magnificent line of dry goods on our counters.
Everything is new-the very latest in the mar
ket, All we request of our patrons is that they
ins|>ect the stock and compare prices. We
know they will agree with us in saying that ,
this is the place to buy.
SUPPORT THE IN
Who will offer you the best bargains in car
pets and furniture. Considering the amount
and variety of goods we carry it will be to your
interest, to call upon us when you need any
thing in this line. We can provide you with a
single chair or equip a palace with furniture of i
any kind, so don't lie backward in ascertaining
our figures. There are none lower in this '
county.
About.everything that you need is here, tuid
at rock-bottom prices, too. We sell strictly for
cash, and have no high rents to pay, therefore 1
our prices are tar below any others. Call in,
examine our large stock and be convinced that ,
we can give you satisfaction in every respect. !
J. P. McDonald.
WM. WEHRMANN,
German Practical Watchmaker.
Centre Street, Five Points.
The cheapest and best repair
ing store in town. All watch
repairing guaranteed for one
years. New watches for sale.
Jewelry repaired on short
notice. Give me a call. All
kinds of watches and clocks
repaired.
KNGI.INH, SWISS AND AMERICAN
WATCHES.
Complicated and fine work
on watches a specialty.
Have You Seen It?
Our elegant stock of
BOOTS ail SHOES.
Which we nre selling at. prices as low as
any dealer in the town. A full assortment
"1 everything in the business. Special at
tention given to ladies'footwear. No rent
t<> pay or family to support. Therefore we
invito you to
Examine Our Goods
AND Get Our Prices.
We are also well supplied with HATS and
('A l'S for men and bovs. The latest styles
ait moderate prices. When you need any of
the above goods call on
WM. EBERT,
55 Centre Street, Free!and.
WONDERFUL
I The cures which arc being effected by T)rs.
Sturkey & Palen, 1520 Arch St, Philadelphia,
I Pa., in Consumption, Catarrh, Neuralgia, llron
j chltis, Rheumatism, and all chronic diseases,
| by their Compound Oxygen Treatment, arc in
i deed marvelous.
| If you are a sufferer from any disease which
your physician has failed to cure, write for in
forination about tills treatment, and their book
of 200 pages, giving a history of Compound
Oxygen, its nature and effects, witli numerous
testimonials from patients, to whom you may
refer for still further information, will bo
promptly sent, without charge.
This book, aside from its great msrlt as a
raedicul work, giving, as it does, the result of
years of study and experience, you will Uml a
very interesting one.
Drs. STARKEY &. PALEN^
1520 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
120 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal.
Please mention this paper.