OUR POCKETKNIVES. EXTRA DUTY HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY MISREPRESENTATION. The Pride of Protectionists —Iloth the Manufacturers and the Employees Are Foreigners—llow the Trust Has Raised Prices and Robbed the Americans. Perhaps there is no industry of much importance that shows the stimulating effects of McKinleyism more than the manufacture of pocket cutlery. And there is no industry to which the pro tectionist can and does point with more pride. The act of 1890 increased the duty from 50 per cent, to from 70 to over 100 per cent. It is now the claim of protectionists, and it is being heralded far and wide, that this industry, which was dying under a 50 per cent, stimulus, has been so built up by McKinley that wages have been advanced 10 per cent, in three of the twenty-four factories in this country. Prices of knives also have been advanced; but this is a secondary matter with protectionists, the essential idea being to start new industries here or to assist old ones by cutting off for eign competition. If it ever pays our government to propagate artificially any industry this is probably such an indus try, and yet let us analyze a little the cost to the nation of such an investment and see who are benefited by it. The pocket cutlery industry, like many other industries, was established in this country during the "free trade" period from 1840 to 1860. At that time more than half of the employees were Ameri cans. Since it became highly protected and began to rely upon governmental aid rather than meritorious goods for suc cess the industry has been unsteady, and since about 1870 has had the blues, like a man who is in the habit of taking stimulants to keep up his spirits will have when he is unable to obtain the ever larger doses which his unnatural appetite craves. Wages have been re duced often in this industry, and only four or five years ago reductions of about 20 per cent, were made in most of the shops. Partly because of the low wages, and partly because they were driven out by the English and German workmen who were imported to keep wages down, the skilled American work men have left this business, until today, out of the 1,400 or 1,500 workers in the twenty-four establishments (mostly small ones) which make pocket cutlery, about 1,100 are English, 200 are Ger mans, and 100 or 150 are Americans, the latter being mostly boys and girls not doing skilled work and earning only from 50 cents to $1 per day. The Ameri cans have bnt little prospect of better ing their condition, for the foreigners now have a monopoly of this industry by means of their unions—Spring Knife Makers' union, subdivided into Forgers and Grinders and Finishers' unions. Their rnles practically prohibit any but English and German from entering any except the unskilled departments. The foreigners are mostly from the Sheffield district in England and are undesirable as emigrants; most of them, it is said, can neither read nor write. As to the manufacturers, they are also largely English, who advocate plenty of protection and who have shown them selves willing to pay for it. In conjunc tion with the table cutlery manufactur ers they kept two men at Washington much of the time for three or four years previous to the passage of the McKinley tariff act. Their share of this expense was $7,000. They now keep a man at the custom house to prevent undervaluations and fraud. Having secured all they ex pected at Washington they immediately set to work to get back the money which they had invested there. Their associa tion held weekly meetings to arrange prices, and made their first general ad vance in October, almost before the Mc Kinley act had taken effect. They had paid for their share of this tariff act and saw no reason for denying their proprie torship in it. Hence some of them bold ly announced that because of the Mc- Kinley bill they had advanced prices from 10 to 15 per cent. In January, 1891, a second general advance was made. This caused such a howl from dealers and the public that the manufacturers ceased to Bend out circulars advancing prices all along the line at once, and in stead have held monthly meetings and made advances by private lists to indi vidual dealers. These liste appear regu larly, the last being on Aug. 6, 1892. One month they will inform a dealer that "they are compelled to make the following changes in prices." The "changes" usually amount to from 10 to 18 per cent, advance on about a dozen styles. The next month a dozen other styles will receive the same treatment. Large dealers say that the advance since September, 1890, amounts to fully 80 per cent, on the total of all knives sold. Here are a few samples of the prices of knives sold by the Ulster Knife com pany, of Ellenville, N. Y.: ,-Priee per dozen -- Percent. Aug. 1800. Aug. 1892. advance Cheap knife, 2 blades..|2 00 *2 75 37k Cheap knife, 1 blade... 215 800 39U Pruning knife, 1 blade. 3 75 6 00 38k Knife, 8 blade* 4 0 6 25 27k Knife, 4 blades 5 40 7 00 2ok Knife, 4 blades 7 75 9 75 26 Knife, 8 blades 6 00 10 60 31 On leading styles the advance always exceeds 20 and in some cases reaches 60 per cent. The advances are likely to continne until knives begin to be im ported in large quantities. On many styles the duty was increased from 50 to 100 per cent., but on some Styles the tariff limit has already been reached., e.g., a small three bladed knife that used to be imported at a cost of $2.25 per dozen and sold at 25 cents each on the street, now costs $2.80 to $2.90 per dozen here and sells for 85 cents each on the street, and worn 35 to 50 cents each in stores. On another style which used to cost, $i .80 the duty (105 per cent.) is pro hibitive; but the idades and handles are imported separately and the knife is sold here for $2.25 per dozen. Thus imports have already checked the advance on some styles. The Manufacturers' association is prac tically a trust so far as regulating prices, demanding hipb protective duties and [ keeping down wages are concerned. Many of the larger manufacturers, how ever, have been in favor of a much stronger organization, capable of regu lating production and of sustaining high prices and profits. A few months ago four of the largest firms agreed to com bine under the name of the United States Cutlery company, with a capital of $1,600,000. Their prospectus said: "The business of these companies (man facturing 65 per cent, of all the pocket cutlery made here) has steadily increased year by year, and the net profits of these companies for a period of over three years are largely in excess of the sum necessary to have paid 8 per cent, divi dends upon SBOO,OOO preferred stock." It is also claimed that the new company could pay dividends of 8 per cent, on SBOO,OOO and 15 per cent, on the other SBOO,OOO. According to the testimony given in 1890 before the ways and means com mittee the combined investment of these four companies was only $400,000. The manufacturers then put on long faces and tried to make the committee believe that the pocket cutlery industry was about to expire under a 50 per cent, duty. It now appears that they were then making "largely in excess" of 16 per cent, upon their actual capital ($400,000), and that they are now in shape to make 46 per cent, on this same amount. They add in their prospectus that "prices upon cutlery have never yet reached those which could have been asked by the increased rate of tariff." That their claims are not extravagant is evident trom the announcement in The House Furnishing Goods Weekly of Aug. 4, 1892, that "the Southington Cutlery company, of Southington, Conn., has declared a quarterly dividend of 8 per cent." It is clear that the increased duty was obtained under false pre tenses, if not by actual fraud. And these are the class of men who reap the benefits of McKinleyism. Notice now how these spoils are di vided between the manufacturers and their employees. The Republican press points with pride to three companies— the Canastota Knife company, the New York Knife company and the Thomaston Knife company, employing altogether about 400 hands—that have advanced wages about 10 per cent. It is true that since 1890 about three-fourths of the employees in these factories have ob tained advances that will average be tween 7 and 10 per cent. These advances have been secured only because the em ployees were organized and struck or threatened to strike for higher wages. Strikes are now on in three other fac tories. But suppose that all of these 400 employees have had their wages ad vanced 10 per cent, and that they earn an average of SOOO each a year (the ac tual average is much less). Their total benefit from the new tariff (admitting that it made the advance possible) would thus be less than $24,000. The yearly product of all the factories is worth from $1,500,000 t052,000,000. The 80 per cent, advance in prices then increases the profits of the manufacturers about $500,- 000. That is, the manufacturers have retained 95 per cent, of the spoils and grudgingly yielded up 5 per cent, to the wage earners. The American user of pocketknives has taken $500,000 out of one pocket and made it a present to these foreigners for the privilege of carrying an "American knife" in another pocket, and this in addition to a similar amount bestowed upon the same foreigners under the 50 per cent, duty prior to 1890. If this be the best that McKinley can do for us it is time we were finding it out. It will be money in our pockets some day. WHO PAYS THE TARIFF? A Convincing Letter from a Washington Street Car l>river. There is a street car driver in Wash ington named Doran, says the Washing ton correspondent of the St. Louis Re public. He is a native of Ireland and has been in this country about six years. He is a pretty bright fellow, is a close reader of the newspapers and a careful observer of everything that is going on. During the past year Mike has been paying a good deal of attention to the tariff ques tion, and has been led away by the theo ries of the Republicans that protection was a good thing for the poor man. An incident occurred within the past week or ten days that has made Mike somewhat skeptical. He had been told, by the Republicans of course, and by McKinley in particular, that the foreign ers paid our taxes. McKinley said so in his Minneapolis speech and Mike be lieved him at the time. About ten days ago a cousin of Mike's arrived in this country. Ho brought a present from Mike's mother to her son, consisting of twelve of woolen socks which she ; herself knitted for him. It is safe to ( say that the value of the socks was about twenty cents a pair, but when Mike's cousin arrived at the custom house he was assessed twenty-five cents a pair tariff duty on socks. When he came to Mike he showed him his receipt from the custom bouse officers for the three dollars that he had paid for the dozen socks, and Mike of course had to refund the money to him. This set Mike thinking, and on suggestion of a friend with whom he conferred he ad dressed the following letter to Governor McKinley on the subject: Dkar Sih— 1 read your speeches in the house of representatives during the Fifty-first con gress, when the tariff bill was under discussion, In which you asserted and made me believe lhat the foreigners paid our taxes. I also read four speech as presiding ofticer of the Repub lican national convention at Minneapolis, in which you asserted again that the foreigner paid our taxes. My mother sent me a dozen pairs of sooks from Ireland a few days ago, each pair being worth twenty cents. My cousin, who brought them to mo, had to pay twenty-five oenta a pair tariff duties on the Bocks at the New York custom house. Will you please be kind enough to tell me to what foreign government I shall apply to have that three dollars refunded to me? If the foreigner pays the tax, as you say he does, I am entitled to get my money hack, but I do not know Just, exactly to what foreign government to apply, and I hope you will be kind enough to inform me by return mail. Michael Doran. This is a verv pretty little object les son, antl should not be lost sight of by people who are laboring to understand the tariff question. RECORD OF ONE WEEK NOT A PLEASANT CONTEMPLATION FOR THE M'KINLEY IDOLATERS. I Trust* Formed, Mills Closed, Prices Raised and Wages Reduced In Artificially Stim ulated Industries —A Very Startling Condition. It is the claim of protectionists—as ridiculous as it is general—that protec tion tariffs tend to destroy monopolies and trusts, to increase production, to lower prices and to raise wages. Tariff reformers take a different view on all these points and base their opinions less upon theory and more upon facts. They have recently called the attention of the country to a list of 100 tariff trusts, to a list of 500 wage reductions in protected industries since October, 1890, to hun dreds of articles on which both the duty ; and the price have been increased, to hundreds of mills factories closed I by these tariff trusts to restrict produc { tion, and to numerous other similar facts, i Readers of trade papers come across a | multitude of facts on the taiaff reform side of this question. Here iJe a few taken from The Weekly Iron Age of Aug. 4, 1892—it should be remembered that the greatest of all protected indus tries is that of iron and steel mauufac ( ture: It publishes a list of eight big iron and steel combines and of several smaller ones of recent date. These embrace the manufacture of steel rails, structural steel, crucible and open hearth steel, steol billets, wire rods, wire, wire nails, boiler and tank plates, armor plates, cut nails, slabs, pig Iron, bar iron, etc. j It discusses "the tactics of the coal com : bine," which has advanced prices of anthracite coal several times during the lost few months, and which will continue to make advances 1 "from time to time in a sort of arithmetical 1 progression with the appareut if not openly j avowed design of reaching a certain maximum i —say $5 a ton for stove—'before the snow | flies.' " Of course the duty of 75 cents a ton on bitu ! minous coal, which competes with anthracite, makes it easier for the coal companies to reach , "a certain definite maximum." I It says, "The latest combine in the mercantile l world is a fur pool with 210,000,000 capital, in i which nearly all the firms in the trade have I become interested." This is the George W. Tread well trust, which has a monopoly of the seal fur industry of Alaska, and also of the dyeing of furs, and which can adjust prices in this country up to the limits of a duty. It announces firmer and upward prices for wire and cut nails and a reduction of 8 to 10 per cent. In the scale of wages for wire drawing for 1802 and 1893; also that a large number of wire and cut nail mills are shut down. It says, "The Continental Tube works at Frankstown, near Pittsburg, has closed down for an indefinite period" because "the firm did not feel Justified In buying skelp iron in the open market at the recent advance in prices." "On account of the depression in the iron market, the Isabella Furnace company, oper ating the Isabella furnace at Etna, Pa., lias banked down one stack and will probably bank another during the present week." j "Addyston Pipe works, the largest in the country, has posted a notice of a shutdown for an indefinite period." "The Dunbar Furnace company, at Dunbar, Pa., operating the two Dunbar furnaces, closed them down on Saturday, July 80, for an in definite period," closing down due to the "present depression existing in the pig iron trade." i The Keystone Horseshoe company, of Phila delphia, has started upon three-fourths ca pacity after a shutdown of three weeks, dur ing which time the workmen concluded to make the required "concessions" necessary to 1 resume work. I Recent advances amounting to $3 and $4 per j ton have been made in structural steel. There Is a "better tone to prices" of barbed wire and "some of the manufacturers have withdrawn their quotations." ' "It is estimated that about 15,000 men are now Idle, causing some eighty buildings in course of construction to be tied up" in New York city. "It is intimated that during the present month a perceptible increase in prices will be noticed" for window glass. The Iron Age attempts editorially to explain the grave necessity which exists for "the leveling of wages" in the iron industry. It says hoth prices and wages have been on an artificial basis, and that j "with the disappearance of artificial | values an artificial standard of wages ; also falls." j These items—such as occur every week—give a fair idea of industries propped up by a tariff—unsteady and fluctuating prices and production, com binations of capital to restrict produc tion, raise prices and reduce wages, la bor unions to resist the reductions, | strikes, boycotts and labor riots—all | paid for in the end by the consumer who votes to sustain this unnatural and unhealthy system of providing for our wants. KEEP M'KINLEY TALKING. Ho Satisfies the ltepubllcans ami Helps the Democrats, By all means keep McKinley on the ' stump explaining his slick schemo for taxing the foreigner and sponging our government revenues out of other and j poor countries. There are yet left not a few theoretical reasoners who think the thing can't be done and some Bupcr | critical moralizers who think that if it could be done it would be unjust. They i should all be put to flight, and McKin ley is the boy that can shoo them with his invincible oratory. His speeches come high this year, but if the Repub- I licans can't afford to keep him in the field the Democrats ought to give assist | ance—they could find no better invest ment, McKinley draws great crowds ; and always leaves them intensely inter j ested in protection, so much so that j there is a great demand for tariff reform ; speakers wherever he has presented the I details of his process of bleeding the j foreigner. He made the students at j Ann Arbor, Mich., so "tired" that they j cculd only get relief by listening to a speech from Congressman Bryan, and ! now the farmers and voters around [ Beatrice and Lincoln, Neb., where Mc- Kinley spoke recently, are Baid to be in I the same uneasy condition. McKinley is probably the only man who can, with the same speech, satisfy both of the ' leading parties. Let hoth parties then contribute to the expense of keeping him in the field. A man of snch ex traordinary ability is wasting his time Bitting in the governor's chair of Ohio. Why Patronize Hothouses? Those who see evil in free trade be cause the Confederates favored it shouldn't patronize hothouses. The devil himself started aud still continues that business—St. Louis Courier. JEDDO NEWS. The newly organized literary institute held its first exercises on Thursday evening. If what is to come can be judged by the first there is a bright future ahead for some of its members. The next exercises will be held on the 13th inst. Mrs. William McLean, of Summit Hill, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. John McHugh, for several days. Con. McCole made a business trip to Ilazleton on Wednesday evening. Frank Ferry, of Audenried, spent a few hours here last week with friends. John H. Carrigan, of Mauch Chunk, was here among friends yesterday. The M. E. church which has been undergoing repairs for sometime past will be reopened by its pastor, Kev. E. M. Chilcoat, of Freeland, on the 27th inst. Its appearance outside has been greatly improved, and inside it is hand somely furnished, making it a very desirable place of worship. Peter McHugh made a trip to Summit Hill on Saturday to bring home a horse he purchased at that place. Henry Gillespie, of McGinty, moved his family to this place last week. Frank McNelis left here for Wilkes- Barre last week, where he intends to make his future home. Hallow E'en was celebrated in the usual style by our young people. The girls indulged in games that only the future can reveal and since have been watching eagerly for their ideals to bob up. However, he is not bobbing. It is amusing to hear the hunters tell of the way they make the fur fly when hunting rabbits, and still, none of them were ever known to bring a rabbit home unless they bought it. Misses Annie Welsh and Annie Ninoh, of Ilazleton. spent Sunday here among friends. UPPER LEHIGH NOTES. A large gang of men are busily engag ed constructing a locie track to old No. 3. This old slope was among the first that was sunk and on account of numer ous faults in the vein was abandoned. It is now proposed to work it in connec tion with No. 8, if possible, and draw the coal by locie to No. 2 breaker. John Sweeney is about again after suffering for nearly two weeks with a sore leg. A son of Geo. McGee is confined to his bed with sickness. Ernest Prawheim, of Silver Brook, is visiting his mother here. Fred Lesser, of Silver Brook, made a tour of the hunting grounds here last week. Miss Hannah Ferry is visiting friends in llarwood this week. Thos. Price, who went to Silver Brook some time ago, resumed work here again last week. All preparations for the election to morrow have been completed at this place. Booths, rails and everything ne cessary are here. 5. S. Hoover made a business trip to Philadelphia last week. Miss Gertrude Kemmerer is among the number on the sick list. Cal Waldron is doing some very suc cessful hunting this season. So far he has killed over fifty pheasants and a large number of rabbits, and is now only getting his hand iu trim. BIRD. DRIFTON ITEMS. Mrs. Eckley B. Coxe is lying seriously ill at her Philadelphia residence. Her condition necessitates the constant pres ence of the ex-senator, her husband. The people of Drifton deeply sympathize with her, and hope for her speedy recovery. DEATHS. MCLAUGHLIN. —At Freeland, November 6, John son of Bernard and Mary McLaughlin, aged 8 months. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. In terment at St. Ann's cemtery. Brislin. SIIOVLIN.—At Drifton, November 6, An nie, wife of Peter Shovlin, aged 30 years. Funeral to-morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment at St. Ann's cemetery. Brislin. Ready for the Election. Preparations for the election in this county have been conducted by the com missioners in a smooth and satisfactory manner. The booths and ballot boxes have all been distributed and the com missioners were quite happy when the heavy lugging and long tramping this part of the work involved was finally completed. The guard rails are made of three quarter inch gas pipe, with caps by which the uprights can be screwed to the floors of the polling rooms and the cross bars to the walls. The chains for the entrance and exit through the rails are also here. The official balllots must, under the law, be sent in two separate packages, one of which reached the judges of {lec tion on Saturday and the other will ar rive to-day. The two packages art ex actly alike for each district anc are sealed. The seal of one will be broken publicly on the opening of the polls, bet the other, if both arrive, will remain intact until the the ballots in the first one are exhausted and the additional ballots are needed. In nearly all the districts the appa ratus will be put in readings tiiiß evening. No adequate conception of tie vast amount of work and worry this prepara tion and distribution involves can be had, except from actual contact with it, and since it is all new work anc there is no precedent for the doing of it,constant watch must be kept to see tlat no re quirement of the law is overlocked. The New Postal Caret The new postal card, with paid reply attachment, has just been issied. They cost two centHeach and are inended for use in the United States, Cinada and Mexico, by those who wish replies to in quiries by postal card, a convenience long demanded and of practical value to very many besides the busimss element of the country. The combination card is simply two ordinary postals, separated by a semi perforated line, which enables the cards to be readily and neatly tori apart upon reaching their destination. * SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. Of the Knights of th© Ootden ICagle of l't'Ti nsylvim n i The semi-annual report of Grand Master of Records J. D. Barnes, of the Knights of the Golden Eagle of Pennsyl vania, shows that the order is in an exceedingly flourishing condition. The increase in membership during the past six months was 1,507, which is 290 in excess of the increase for the year 1891. The finances of the castles have also been increased, in the aggregate, to the extent of $23,507.70. The figures compiled from the semi annual reports of the castles are: 26 castleß were instituted in the six months. Members, December 31, 1891, 38,497; initiations, 3,982; admitted by card and certificate, 107; reinstated, 152; with drawn by card, 279; deceased, 160; ex pelled, 29; resigned, 8. Membership, June 30, 40,004; net increase, 1,507. Mem bership is divided as follows: Past supreme chiefs, 5; past grand chiefs, 18; past chiefs, 6,686; crusaders, 32,535; knights, 417; pilgrims, 343; rejections, 213: brothers who received relief, 3,445; widowed families who received relief, 52; receipts of castles, $159,754.65; ex pended, including investments, slOl,- 108.60; paid to sick brothers, $59,845.96; for burial of the dead, $13,739.76; dona tions, $1,818.18; total amount paid for relief, $75,503.88; amount on hand and invested, $503,373.45; net increase of funds, $23,507.70. The order is located in forty-nine counties. The aggregate numberof initia tions, admissions by card, dismissal certi ficates and reinstatements was 4,241, an average of 9 per castle. The average membership per castle in the state is 88. The highest number of initiations in one castle was 106. The average funds of each castle in the state are $1,114. Since the institution of the grand cas tle in 1876, a period of sixteen years, there have been initiated 04,676, admit ted by card or certificate, 1,103; reinstat ed, 795; withdrawn, 1,817; deceased, 1,487; expelled, 261; resigned, 178: reject ed, 2,340, number of brothers relieved, 23,997; total amount of receipts were, $1 ,- 668,252.65; total amount paid for relief of brothers, widowed families, burial of the dead, and donations, $561,135.83; total amount of disbursements, including in vestments, $1,507,414.27. "Underground" To-night. The Tyrone Herald says: Daniel Hart's new drama, "Underground," was presented for the first time at the Academy of Music last night and scored a decided and instantaneous success. Mr. Hart, who is well acquaintad with the details and dangers of mining and the life and trials of miners, has pro duced a play which has no counterpart, treating a new Btibjeet in the drama, and depicting with faithfulness life in the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania. The plot is interesting and well develops with ever-increasing vigor; the situations are exciting, novel, and well conceived, and the character delineations wonderfully true. The scenery is simply magnificent, and must be seen, not described. The explosion in the mine is a powerful sen sation. The comedy proved rich and unctuous, and the singing of the Vcndome quartette admirable. The company car ry their own calciums, and the moon light and fire effects were beautiful. ! Secure your seats immediately at Christy's store, as the diagram is being J rapidly filled. Stable Burned at Highland. Thestableof John Smith, of Highland, was destroyed by fire at 1.30 o'clock yes terday morning. The fire, which issup posed to be the work of incendiaries had made considerable headway before it was discovered, and as there is no apar atus there to fight the flames, the stable, two bales of hay, seventeen chickens and a cow went up in smoke. Miss Annie Lockman, of Ilazleton, was here visiting yesterday. Patrick Brislin, of Silver Brook, was here yesterday on a visit. ELECTROPOISE Office REMOVED to 1004 Mt. Vernon St., PHILADELPHIA. j Persons desiring city or county aycncic*, address /. D. WARE, General Agent For the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Dolaware. PIUND.— A watch at Scotch Hill, Drifton. The owner can have same by calling on Peter O'Donnell, near Drifton foundry, and paying tor this advertisement. WANTED.— A partner with 8800 or SIOOO in the stove and tinware business. Man with some experience in the trade preferred. For further particulars upply or address this office. 171011I 71011 SALE.—Two lots situated on east side 1 of Washington street, between Luzerne and Carbon streets, Five Points. Apply to Patrick McFaddon, Eckley, or T. A. Ruekley, Freeland. "TjX)K SALE.—A new two-horse truck wagon, J? one set of light double harness nnd one set of heavy harness. For further information and prices apply to John Shigo, Centre street, Freeland, where the articles can be seen. NOTICE.— Night school will be opened at the Freeland school building on Monday evening, November 14. {The attendance must not lie hiss than 15. By order of Freeland school board. John Smith, secretary. TjX)K SALE.—A two-story frame shingle-roof .F dwelling house on Burton's Hill, lutely occupied by Jcnkin Giles; the lot is 65 feet wide and 150 feet deep; it is all improved and lias many tine fruit trees growing thereon. Also a lot 31x150 feet on the west side of Centre street, above Chestnut, Titles Guaranteed. Apply to John I). Hayes, attorney-at-law. ESTATE of Richard R. Griffith, late of Up per Lehigh, deceased. letters of administration upon the above named estate having been granted to the un dersigned, all persons indebted to Said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims or demands to present the same, duly authenticated, without delay to Chas. Oriou Stroh, administrator. Freeland, Pa. G. L. Halsey, Esq., attorney. AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—No. JEW, June ses sions, Luzerne county. In re annexation to the borough of Freeland of adjacent terri tory. The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Luzerne county to ascertain and adjust the in debtedness of Freeland borough, township of Foster and the school districts therein, and make report to the said court according to the provisions of the Act of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, approved first day of June, A. I). 1887. hereby gives notice that lie will attend to the duties of ids appointment at the office of John D. Hayes, Esq., attorney at law, No. 28 Centre street, Freeland, Pa., on Thursday, No vember 10, 1802, at 10 A. M„ at which time and place all parties Interested may appear if they see proper. Edward A. Lynch, auditor. Advertise in the Tribune. To-day! To-day! NEUBURGERS BEGIN THEIR Fall Opening in Dry Goods Department, vrlxiclx is mire complete in variety- and. q.u.a:n.tity tlxan ever. We Are Offering During This Week: Very fine 4x4 unbleached muslin at 5 cents per yard; would be cheap at 8 cents. Good tea toweling at 4 cents per yard. Good apron gingham at 5 cents per yawl. The very best apron gingham, namely Amoskeag and Lancas ter, at 7 cents per yard. Good canton ttannel at 5 cents a yard. The best cheviot shirting at 7 cents a yard. Out-door cloth, in the newest dress designs, at 10 cents a yard. It will pay you to inspect our handsome assortment of Bedford cords, chevrons and Henriettas, which we are selling at 25 cents per yard; cannot be bought the world over under 40 cents Extra line black Henrietta, 40 inches wide, Co cents per yard; actual price should be 85 cents. A large assortment, comprising all the newest shades, of extra fine 54-incli all wool habit cloths at 00 cents per yard; sold else where at 90 cents. A MANY OTHER BARGAINS Too numerous to mention, as our stock is more complete than ever, therefore giving you better opportunities to make your selections. Prices are astonishingly low. OUR - BLANKET - STOCK - IS - COMPLETE. Call and examine it and be convinced. See the line silver gray 10x4 blankets, which we are selling at 75 cents a pair; just one-half what they are worth. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! We can give you the biggest bargains you ever carried home, i We are now selling children's good school shoes, with heel, or 1 spring heel and sole leather tips, sizes 8 toll and 12 to 2, at the as- I tonishing low price of 75 cents a pair; their actual worth is $1.25. In Overcoats and Clothing We carry the largest stock in the region and sell at prices on which we defy competition. Bring your boys and secure one of I SI.OO OVERCOATS for them, as they are stunners for the price. If you want anything in the line of Ladies' and Cents' Furnishing Coods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Underwear and Notions, You will find our stock the largest and most complete and prices far lower than elsewhere. Jos. Neuburger's Bargain Emporium, Corner Centre and. IFrcnt Streets, P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa. Am FOR ' n /A EH Jf- Jk y . | H x - /■ And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE.\ We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed.- Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. B\RKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA. V
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