F KEELAND TIIIBUNE. PUBLISHED EVERY M INDAY AND THI'ItSIUY. TITOS. A. LU'CKWLV, EDITOR AXP PJIORNIETON. OFFICE: MAIN STKKET AIMVE CENTRE. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. One Year .... s'• M 81* Months. Four Months Two Months 25 | Subscribers are requested to observe the date I following the name on the labels of their | rapers. liy referring to this they can tell at a glance how they stand on the books In this office. For lnstanoe: Q rover Cleveland 28June94 means that Grover Is paid up to June 28, 18W. Keep the ilgures in advance of the present date. Report promptly to this office when your paper j is not received. All arrearages must bo paid when paper is discontinued, or collection will be made in the manner provided by law. FREELAND, FA., 3IARCII 15, 1894. PtKSUINMLO. JOHN MCDOWELL, of Ilatesville, Ark., has taken a St. Louis paper for fifty seven years. Miss MARY COOK, who died a few days ago at Alliance, 0., aged seventj'- five, had been a teacher nearly all her life, and had accumulated a fortune of one hundred thousand dollars. OTTO EHI.EKS met *I Chinese prince in the Laos state who received callers seated on a throne in the kitchen. Ho is content to let his wife run the affairs of the kingdom, but insists upon being around when the palace cooks are pre paring his meals. A. E. BURR, of Ilartford, completed fifty-five years of journalistic life re cently. lie is the oldest newspaper man, by actual years of service, in New England, and is still a daily occupant of the responsible editor's desk in t.he office of the Hartford Times. MRS. PETER MCPIIEBSON, of M uncle, Ind., attended a party at which there were thirteen guests. Some one, su perstitiously inclined, remarked that before many weeks some one of the number would die. Mrs. McPherson at once felt ill and died January 13. MARRIAGE LAWS. THE laws of most of our states ap pear to show that the responsibility for the marriage contracts rests on the parties themselves. MARRIAGE is a contract, but differs from all others in that it is the only contract minors can make which in u court of law will be held good. EMPEROR TIBERIUS made an edict against the marriage of men over sixty and women over fifty, but so strenuous were the objections of widows and widowers that the law was soon re pealed. FOR a clergyman orregsitrar in Eng land to celebrate a marriage in a pri vate house, except by private license from the archbishop of Canterbury, is a felony, and punishable by severe penalties. THE Scottish marriage law is so loose that if a lady living with John Smith is addressed in the presence of Smith as Mrs. Smith, and answers to the name, the courts have decided that she is legally his wife. GEMS OF THOUGHT. IIE who forgets his own friends meanly to follow those of a higher de gree is a snob.—Thackeray. THE devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; lie crossed himself by it.—Shakespeare. Do SOT accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.—Johnson. No TRUE and permanent fame can be founded except in labors for the hap piness and good of mankind.—Charles Sumner. IF your eye is on the Eternal your intellect will grow, and your opinions and actions have a beauty which no leurning or combined advantages of other men can rival.—Emerson. IN troubled water you can scarce see your face, or sec it very little till the water he quiet and stand still; so, in troubled times you can see little truth; when times are quiet and settled, then truth appears.—Selden. PEOPLE AND EVENTS. BY the will of Mrs. Ivate Johnson, of San Francisco, widow of It. 0. John son, that city, under directions of the Catholic church, gets nearly one mil lion dollars for a free hospital. THE public graphophonc that worL* for a nickel can be used by the infa mous for regaiiDg the filthy minded with the vilest of conversations. A New York reporter discovered a case of the kind in that city. LIEUT. S. 8. BUMSTEAD, senior Inspec tor of ritle practice in the Massachu setts militia, has resigned. He was a member of the American rifie team which went to Europe, and ranks among the first rifle shotsof the world. 1 REFORM MOVEMENTS. IN Connecticut 00,000 people have signed the pledge. THE pope has been requested TY take steps to stop gambling at Mcnk Carlo. THE anti-raco track organization of Now Jersey routed the gamblers of that state in the late election. LORD ROBERTS says he has UNDER his command in India 14,000 BrftSh soldiers pledged to total abstinence. j THE Indians of the Omaha reserva tion, it is stated, have put aside 32,000 from their "pasture money" to be used In temperance work. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.' When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she bad Children, she gave Lkcin Castoria i THE STORK CAME BACK. Au Aiuusing llird Story Told by a Gerraa* C lergyinan. I heard last summer a true story, which seemed to ine worthy the ear of young readers. It was narrated by a clergyman to a group of young folks on a hotel piazza. I shall not tell his name, because I know the story better than the historian. Several years ago this gentleman was living in the Herman capital with his family. There were many new sights and sounds to interest the American family, but nothing more | i fascinating than the colony of white storks which settled on the adjacent house tops and made a ; bird village of the nestled chimney stacks. The birds had such an air of propri etorship and general coziness, that STORKS ON THE WING. some member of the family insisted that that particular part of the city was the regular summer home of these tourists, who returned to their old quarters each season, in human fash ion. This idea was not accepted as fact, and there were many speculations as to some possible means of testing 1 the theory. Not being up in tlie stork language, no one could ask questions and get answers, neither could any mortal remember the fine points of stork physiognomy from year to year. A plan was finally decided upon, and one particularly aristocratic monarch of-all:I-survey-looking bird was en ticed by u good dinner into the garden. There a silver ring was placed about his leg, on which was engraved "Ber lin, 1888." He then flew back to his favorite chimney, and ere long he joined the passing flocks that were constantly leaving for the south. Many a thought followed the feathered fugi tive during the long winter, and at the first sign of spring eager eyes watched for the return of the travelers. Aftei many days, a distant line of storks, far up in the blue, came into view. Over the clergyman's house several de tached themselves from the sky cara van and hovered around the dwelling. A tempting feast was prepared, and presently the weary pilgrims flew down into the yard. Friendly eyes watched every movement with joyow welcome. Imagine the surprise when one of the Hook was seen to have tiro silver rings upon its legs! Behold! the old ring was back again, and accompanying it another, which read: "India sends greeting to Berlin." —Henry Fenn, in St. Nicholas. Ho Wanted to See the Stables. A returning traveler from Italy tells this story of on American fellow wanderer in Rome; like some other travelers' tales, it is to be taken, no doubt, with certain grains of allow ance. The second American, who had come from the plains of the west, vis ited the Vatican and was courteously shown over the papal palace. He asked many questions and desired to see j everything. After all the customary [ sights had been shown, the priest who attended him asked: "Is there anything else, Sig. Ameri can, that you would like to see?" "There's one tiling," answered the American, "that I want to see more than anything else, and I hain't been on the edge of it yet." "What is that, signor?" "The cattle pens." "The cattle pens! Why, we have nothing of the sort, signor." "You hain't? Then where In the world do you keep them papal bulls that we're always lioarin' about?" I The Hear in the Arena. It has been said that the bear is not io cruel as other huge animals, and in proof thereof it is asserted that in the days of old Rome, when wild beast* were turned loose in the arena to fight with prisoners who were allowed their liberty if they could overcome their savage foes—the bear used to be hissed by the spectators because it de clined the combat with Christians and other captives. \\ ithout easting toe much doubt upon this statement— which itf, however, certainly open to question—it must be borne in'mind that the Romans knew nothing of the two fiercest bears, the polar of the arctic regions and the grizzly of the Rock; mountains. Cissy Proves Her Point. A certain little girl from whom the , Listener sometimes hears is evidently going to be a great logician. When she was called upon at school the other day to recite a verse from the beatitudes she responded with "Blessed are the dress-makers, for they shall see God." ; "But, my dear girl," exclaimed the I teacher, "it is not 'dress-makers'; it is 'peace-makers.'" [ "Well," the child answered, stoutly, j j "my mother lias a dress-maker and she i makes dresses out of pieces."—Boston Transcript. Carrying Thing* Too Far. King Oscar, of Sweden, once passed through a little town which was fes tively decorated for the occasion. Among the rest, a huge transparency, affixed to a gloomy-looking edifice, at tracted his attention. It bore the in scription: "Welcome to your majesty," in gigantic characters. "What build ing Is that?" inquired the king "That is the county prison, your majesty," replied one of the aldermen. The king laughed, and then observed, drily: "That is carrying a welcome a little , too far." _ ... " 'GATORED MULES." Animals Driven Partially In ane ty Uzly Saurian*. The Washington News says that a j " 'gutored mule" is, according* to Flor- i ida dialect, a mule that has been j driven partially insane by an alligator, i There are hundreds of such demented | mules in Florida, and it is a fact that i they are never the same after a genu ine fright <>f this sort. I helped to 'gator one myself, writes a traveler. I had been staying at Oeala, and finally agreed with sev era 1 friends to go hunting in the south, j Some distance from to\yn we located upon a small stream abounding in game. After pitching camp I went for a walk, and before long I found a 'gator hole. From the strong musty odor issuing from it, I knew the owner must be at home. I decided to capture him, and called my companions. Several times we rammed a long pole into the burrow. Finally we heard a snap like the re port of a gun, and the pole remained fast. The 'gator had seized it We ; tried vainly to pull him out. Then some one suggested that we try our camp mule. The mule was led down to the hole, a chain fastened to him and the pole, and the frightened an imal was started. There was a creaking of chains, a roar, and an alligator fully seven feet in length came out with a rush, us the mule started on a wild run for the road. The saurian's teeth were sunken so deeply in the pole that he could not re lease himself, and away went mule, pole and all. The alligator spun round, hissing like a steam engine; but be held on, while the mule, think ing himself pursued, snorted and ran. We followed. Into the main street of Oeala ilew the mule and his queer load. Completely exhausted, he was stopped by a party of men near the post oflice. The 'gator was dead. We skinned and stuffed him. The mule recovered, but the sight of a swainp now throws him into a perfect frenzy of terror. MADE HIS OWN WHEEL. A Maryland Mountain Hoy Who \Va* Not Italic<><l for Want of Money. "They come high, but we must have 'em," is what John Mayne, a Lainga nore mountaineer, thought when he saw hundreds of wheelmen riding over the smooth roads of Frederick county, Mcl., several months ago. John is only sixteen years old, but he thought he would be able to ride a bike. All that was necessary was to get the •'bike,'' and that he made up his mind to do. lie soon learned that a wheel would ?ost him anywhere from SIOO to $l5O, And that was a little more than he felt able to pay. His funds were a little low, JOHN MAYNE AND HIS WHEEL. but he had made up his mind to have one, so he concluded that he would start to manufacture one. In his part of the country the roads are as smooth as concrete pavements, ami John had often pictured himself passing on his silent steed, leaving the fast liorses in the rear. His cash did not increase in proportion to his desire for a wheel, and so out there on the farm in the mountainous country he went into his father's shop and started to construct a racer. He worked early and late, until he had finished the con struction of the wheel, and now he is seen on the road trying to keep pace with some of the riders of pneumatic tired iron horses. The entire wheel, with the exception of an old iron tire from a carriage wheel, was made by the boy. The rear wheel was made of a solid piece of oak, while the handle bar and seat are made of a lighter wood. •liint tin* Opposite. An Irishman who was employed in the iron works in a western town was advised by his physician to seek some employment where the labor was less severe, on account of an enlargement of the heart. He proceeded, therefore, to set up a small grocery, which was well patronized by his friends, lie was \ not in the habit of diminishing his prospects of financial success by giving ! "down weight," and one afternoon, ; when li customer asked for a pound of sugar, lie added pinch by pinch until the scale barely turned. "Fat, ' inquired the customer, look ing up innocently at his careful weigh er, "phwat was it the docther said was pilin' ye?" "Inlaargemint av the haart," an- : iwcred Fat, with pride, "Well, thin," said the customer, "it's toime ye were ehangin' yn- docther Fat; the wan t. at's Hndin' ye now don't understand ycr disease, mo b y Yer haart is gettin' smaller mcighty e asfc, an' it's in great Ganger ye arc!" 1 Itotfi Sides of tlie Question. A man and his wife stood on the Brooklyn bridge, says The Million. He was a philosopher and a talker; she was a woman of action. A tug was hauling a long line of barges up the river. "Look there, my dear," said he. "Such is life. The tug is like the innn working and toiling, while the barges, like the women, are—" His wife gave hiui no time to finish the sentence. "I know," she said, "the tug does all the blowing, and the barges bear all j the burden." \ Nr J£AL REPORT OK THE MIDDLE COAL FIELD POO It DISTRICT. December 31, 1893. ) RECEIPTS. To balance from previous report $ 8,520 02 JO Jacob Eberts, collector Lausanne township 3 07 01 V>i V . Mursden, col Maiich Chunk twp 2,080 21 Jo rhornas E. Evans, col Ranks twp 2,507 53 i* ; t*oedecke, Jr., col rp ? 1? V'T 0 "^' 1 182 70 To !• • It. luirehilds, col Free land borough 375 (jo To Thomas Dntot, eol Maueh < mink borough. 3,Hlt 15 Jot itnuy Maloy, col Summit Hill borough 1,501 :J2 To Conrad Brchm, col Foster twp.... . 2,012 00 I I<> Henry J. 1-rltz,eol Lehigh ~,t wP •••••;• 327 94 J M 111. Hoister, eol Lans j lord borough 1,780 83 1 To Adam Weisenbom, col West Hazleton borough— 508 00 To W. W. Ruck, col Weather ly borough 4 18 1 To James I). Mock, eol Jeddo borough l. r > 30 ! To Hugh J. Royle col Hanks I twn 10H rio I oCharles Altmiller,col Haz leton city 0,78:148 To (.'. K. Iloover, eol Weath erly borough 714 08 To Evan Wood ring, eol Kree land borough 700 00 To Charles E. Foster, eol East Mauch Chunk borough ... 1,535 83 To .iHcob Handel, col Mauch Chunk borough 709 30 To August Hisko, col West Hazleton borough 175 12 To Patrick Givens, col Foster twp 1,008 08 To John J. Morun, col lluzle m twn 1,743 53 lo 1. 11. Evans, col Mauch Chunk twp 27 72 To Martin Christman, col East .Mauch Chunk borough 100 50 To Charles E. lions!tiger, eol Weatherly borough 1,215 04 To John 11. Royle, eol Ha/.le two 7,912 00 lo James Maloy, mainten ance...... 4.3 18 To A. S. Monroe, lines col lected 12 (Ml To Peter Hotlmun, mainten ance in 00 I o overseers Butler twp 28 00 To unseated laud taxes [Car bon, 274.30; Lu/.ern, 3,043.04] 4,217 79 To estate of F. Riehter 31 80 To Sophia Larson, uiuiutcn ance ~ 200 00 To Lackawanna Fertilizer Co., discount, on bill 0 00 To Thomas Giles, maintcn „ anee 01 00 lo Vermont Farm Machine Co., discount on bill 2 50 To Guß Hensel, maintenance 80 00 _ $55,0K1 27 DISBURSF.MENTS. Auditing expenses. 30 00 Children Aid Society 145 25 Coal and light 1,334 74 Clothing, boots and shoes s!#) 20 Conveying paupers 701 id insane to Danville isx 85 Dry goods and nothms 457 40 Election expenses 3211 25 Farm implements 379 03 Feeble minded children 120 00 Farm expenses. 805 80 Groceries and provisions 8,800 00 Hospital expenses 291 00 House " 109 :r Discount 52 50 Live stock 100 ,'lB Maintenance, insane at Dan ville 6,495 03 Medicine 484 40 Office expenses, stationary, I and writingduplieat s ..... 300 75 Outdoorrelief and burials... 12,180 07 (>utdoor medical attendance. 301 35 Printing 431 50 Repairs to buildings 537 85 1 ieo T. Wells, steward 3,450 • J Salaries and expenses 1,400 C > Tobacco 313 35 Wldsky 110 14 Legal fees 170 84 Geo. Wells, balance due from Rlocklcy almshouse 38 09 Individual deposit (Peter 11 oilman) 330 00 Refunded taxes 05 04 44 taxes 12 03 , . ~ , 85,086 40 ( ash in Hazleton Nat'l Rank, Dec. 31, 1803 10,300 87 $55,083 27 OUT DOOH HUMHF AND BUKIALS. Outdoor burials, lower district 50 40 '• relief, " 3,817 45 burials, middle district 59 50 relief, " " 1,321 no burials, Luzerne " , 274 00 roller, 44 44 7,104 32 $12,180 07 SALARIES AND EXPENSES. P. If. Latham, physician 400 CO James McCroady, secretary 3C3 00 A. M. Kcuuitillcr, director 800 00 Samuel Uarlonian, " 200 00 A. s Monroe, 4 200 Ut) Rev. James Brady 50 00 44 J. P. Buxton, 50 00 $ 1,400 00 CONVEYING INSANE TO DANVILLE. Henry Martin 2 00 A.S.Monroe 03 so M. A. Robinson 0 00 If. R. Meredith— 45 02 Thos. T. Daubach 0 00 Geo. T. Wells 27 32 I Daniel Rough 25 11 Frank o'Donnell 5 00 P. Hurke : 5 CJ $ 188 84 CONVEYING PAUPERS. Geo. K. Kooher 7 00 | James R. Royle 12 05 Frank FDonncll 28 00 A. M. Neumiiller 110 52 J. F. Christman 21 52 ! William Leiekel 21 10 William Hughes 10 t*i | P. J. Royle 404 55 Mary Moulder 8 37 George Wise 21 00 M . E Mountw 3 73 I Ktinkle Bros 2 00 j Michail Ondosgo 3 00 C. A. Johnson 5 50 | A. s. Monroo 57 :> I Hoffman \ O'Donnell 5 00 < 'harles Casslcr 18 00 George West ~. 4 00 (>. J. Kistler 1 50 , I! Fisher V Bro 000 J uliiis Klelie 4 20 I Samuel Harlemuu 2 02 t K. Foster 200 P. F. MeNulty 4 00 J. J Boyle 21 45 AI lull Watson 4 00 $ 701 91 OUSTANDING ON DUPLICATE. (Subject to exonerations and commissions.) H. L. Rclhman, 1888 61 82 44 44 1800 400 54 T. 11. Evans. 1892 112 50 Jacob Saudcl. 1801 211 30 * •• •• 1892 213 08 Thomas J. Moore, 1891 254 92 D. C. Kcrshner. 1891 459 03 Patrick Givens, 1802 0 88 , *t harles Altmiller. 1802 052 77 1803 5,800 09 Frnnl B. Ealrchlld, 1893 044 I t John 11. Boyle. lstXf 3,98.5 25 Condy Drehin, 1898 1.733 HO * Levi Marsdon, 1H93 733 99 1 Henry J. Fritz, 1893 38 id Charles E. Ren singer. 1898 1.222 03 Charles E. Foster. IBIKS 1,215 15 •William Holster, 1803 105 68 ♦Coinly Maloy. 1893 W0 72 •Thomas Dutot, 1893..... 732 25 Arthur P. Guedoke, 1893 20 85 $19,043 40 Since Dec. 31, 1893. those marked thus (•) have made payment on their duplicates. The following is a comparative statement of outdoor relief and total amount of duplicates lor each district: ' p Duplicates Relief Centage ! Lower district. . .>14,1H0 43 $3,317 45 23 4-10 Middle " ... 5,702 40 1,821 00 211 Li 1/erne " ...80,010 71 7,104 32 *l9-10 The whole number of persons receiving out- 1 door relief during the year were 372 adults and i 553 children; of this number 103 are widows. Approximate value of real estate and person al property, as taken and computed by the directors and auditors: 381 acres of land. <■< S4O % 15,240 00 Jtarn aiid.olher frame buildings ,500 00 Store house 1,500 00 Almshouse, main building 12,000 00 < Hospital building and fixtures 25,000 00 I Boiler house and laundry fixtures— 5.500 00 > House furniture, all buildings 2,500 00 Chop mill and water works 1,000 00 1 Gas machine atid fixtures 250 00 rurm implements and machinery— 2,000 00 Livestock 2,900 00 1 Farm produce on hand 2,500 00 Cash in bank 19.300 87 Uncollected taxes, subject to exon erations and discount 19,013 40 SI 13,330 36 A. M. NEUMULLER, i SAMUEL HARLEMAN, Directors. ... AB. MONROE, \ Attest: JAMES McCREADY, Secretary. GEO. T. WELLS, STEWARD, DR. To cash ree'd from directors! 3,450 00 , . . sale, ap ples and cnbbuge 32 12 To cash ree'd for grain 21 70 . !' potatoes... 204 40 " livestock.. 55 00 4 hides and ~ calves... 27 00 „ " timothy seed 0 88 „ ' ''old wagon.. 15 00 from board of anatomy... 27 00 ' ' for inuintuin , , ing inmates. 13 00 10 balance due steward 401 85 $ 4,314 61 CR. By farm expenses $ 1,039 40 By conveying paupers 17 90 By freight and express 410 31 By groceries and provisions. 153 09 By election expenses 11 00 By house 520 80 By hospital 145 41 By fireman 300 00 | by nurse 370 10 | By warden 120 00 By repairs 41 12 I By coal . 3 21 By office expenses 0 (X) By steward's traveling ex . lenses 25 28 By salary, steward and ma tron 1,075 00 $ 4,314 01 PRODUCE ON FARM. 210 bushels buckwheat; 1135 bushels oats; 750 bushels corn in the ear; 8 barrels sauerkraut; 780 bushels rye; 2Bu bushels potatoes; 50 bushels picked apples; 5100 pounds pork; 025 bushels mangel- wurtzel; 3000 pounds beef; 00 bushel carrots; 740 pounds veal; 50 bushel beets; 850 pounds lard; 75 bushel turnips; 2400 pounds butter; 8 bushel onions; 20 barrels soft soap; 400 bunches celery 2300 pounds hard soap, 3000 heads cabbage; 88 loads hay. 21 cows, 4 heifers, H steers, 7 calves, 7 horses, 2 mules, 2 colts, 180 chickens, 21 turkeys, 5 hogs. 12 (lucks, 20 shoats, 2 hulls. MACHINERY. * 4 2-horse wagons and 1 buckboard; 1 carriage; 1 cart; 1 2-horse buss; I spring wagon; 8 2-horse sleds; 2 sleighs; 1 plows;3cultivators;3 harrows; 1 hay rake; 1 2-horse power threshing machine; 1 corn shelter; 1 fan mill; 1 land rollc r. STATISTICS. ADMITTED DURING THE TEAK. Male adults jyj Female adults 45 Male children 5 Female 44 3 ~ ~ 109 DISCHARGED AND REMOVED. Male adults 7H Female mi**tts Male clmuren a Female children it 119 DIED DURING TIIE YEAR. Male adults j4 Female adults s INMATES REMAINING DEC. 31, 1893. Male adults jtß Female adults 51 152 CLASSIFICATION, INMATES REMAINING. Males in hospltaJ 02 Females in hospital 3d Males in almshouse ;hi Females in almshouse lh Of the above 27 males and 10 females are insane. Average number of inmates for the year... 144 DIED DURING THE A'EAR. •Mrs. Kale Sweeney, Feb. 7, aged 75 years. Mrs. Riehter, Fob. 23, aged 24 years. John Monock, Mar. "2, uged 3 years. John Coupa, Mar. 23; aged 40 years. Joseph Rustay, Mar. 27, aged 52 years. Andrew Hugo,.April 0, aged 10 years. Mrs. Rrudoii, April 18, uged so years. Stephen Inoz.ll/., May 13, aged 4*l years. < hristina Glaso. May 20, aged 58 years. Frank Seller!, May 23, aged 50 years. Catharine Ratz. May 20, aged 82 vears. Evan Shoiainater, May 28, aged 40 years. Andrew Bedash, June 2, aged 21 years. < has. Hretton, June 20, aged 43 vears. Wentel Oleehsoy, July 7. aged :io vears. Angel. Sock, July 11, aged 31 years. Andrew llaurit, Aug. o,aged 51 years. Mrs. Bridget Mullen, Aug. 15, aged S3 years. Henry straw gant, Aug. 15, aged 78 years. Peter Draben, Aug. 10, aged 21 years. Andrew Staronopulon, Aug 19. aged 00 years. ( has. Kennedy, Sept . 21. aged 05 years. Mrs. Daniel Spaeht, Sept. 29, aged si years. 11 co Adamaske), Oct. , uged :12 j ears. Mrs. Washington Socks, Oct. 10, aged 89 years. Joe Mi .Monigal, Oct. 28, aged 20 years. Andrew Kreiniskey, Nov. 17, aged 40 yeart. Raphael DeFlenry, Nov. 20, ageil 05 years. Bernard Smith. Nov. 20, aged 45 years, ('has. Taylor, Nov. 10, aged so years. Frank llnggerty, Dec. 15, aged 70 years. Solomon Miller, Dec. 19, aged 81 years. CHILDREN BORN IN 1803. February 12, Mrs. Riehter, boy. April n, Anna Schoda, girl. April 13, Ida Mulhearn, boy. May 3, Annie Kuousc, girl". (luring Ut^vear ° vuaTailtß or tran M )S relieved During the year 00 indigent insane persons, residents ot this poor district, have been main tained ut Danville, Pa. ARTICLES MADE IN THE HOUSE. 221 bed sheets; 230 pillow eases; 30 bolster eases; bed ticks; 53 pillow ticks; 10 bolster ticks; (towels; 24 night dresses; 14 night caps; , • pairs of women's drawers; 16 under waists; 0 boys waists; 125 women's dresses; 47 hildren's i •J children s petticoats; 33 infant tx-ttieoats; 145 women s chemise; 15 children's chemise; 13 in- i taut chemise; 100 women's aprons; 10 ehildron's ! aprons; 15 shrouds. COST OF INMATES. In tills statement items not ehargeablc to ! maintenance have been deducted. George T. Wells, steward $ 3,450 ) \i° i? cco 318 35 .Medicine 484 40 Hospital expenses 201 90 House expenses 109 JR Groceries and provisions 3,800 on r uel and light I,:tt4 74 Farm impllments 379 m Fail it expenses sos so Dry goods and notions 457 49 Clothiug 530 20 . , $12,023 15 1 Average number inmates, inoluding steward's department. 155; cost per month, $8.40; cost per 1 week, $1.49; cost per day; 21e. Excluding steward s department. 144; cost per month, per week, $1.00; per day. 22c. i GEO. T. WELLS, Steward, j IDA M. WELLS, Matron. ! We the undersigned auditors of the middle ! coal field poor district, do certify that we have examined the fori goi ig accounts, receipts and | vouchors for the ex| enditurcs of the directors : and steward find them correct as above stated. I JOSEPH 1. SALMON, 1 J .s. GRANT TOBIAS, Auditors. H. 8. RINKEK, J | Keiper's SlCum Marble Works. COR. LAUREL and MINE STREETS. Monuments, Headstones, selling at c< for next thirty days. Iron and Galvanized Fences, Sawed Building Stones, Window apg. Door Sills, Mantels, Grates, Loping, Cemetery Supplies. PHILIP KLIP Eli, PliOP., Ilaikton. GEORGE FISHER, dealer in FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL MUTTON, BOLOGNA, ! SMOKEI) MEATS ETC., ETC. Call at No. 0 Walnut street, Freeland, or wait for the delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. UIJ newspapers for sale. JOHN C. BERNER'S m>wm AlltiflflMHi i First floor, Washington street entrance, you iind our 19c counter, home articles worth three times what we ask. 19c COUNTER. Men's check coats IHc , Men's seersucker coats Oiris' outing flannel coats iy c Men's Domet flannel shirts ip c Hoys' Doioct flannel shirts u c Hoys' Hornet waists ! Ladies' woolen hose Men's woolen hose Uie Hoys' woolen hose iy c ; Men's drawers p, c Ladies' chemise Ladies' drawers lyu Linen tidies Men's suspenders 10c Ladies' silk mitts ly c Ladies' blaek talTna gloves 19c Hair brushes 19e Shoo brushes lOe Clothes brushes ljc Men's caps pic Ladies' corsets 10c j I have sold over one thousand 19c articles, and everybody is | satisfied If you can buy the same quality goods elsewhere for less money, bring ours back and get your money refunded. 3Z>ry Gccds and. USTotiorLS. We add daily.to our now immense stock. Best apron ging hams, sc; dress ginghams, etc., Go; Outing iiannels, 7c; dark dress calicoes, sc; best blue calicoes, Gc. Blankets reduced a $9 all-wool blanket for *7; an $8 all-wool blanket for £0; a $7 all wool blanket for $5; blankets as low as 79c. Comfort ables and quilts reduced $1.45 to $1; quilts as low as 45c. Our dress goods department is full of valuable goods, all shades and prices. All woolen cloths at and below cost. Chenile curtains, $8 99, worth $5; lace curtains, 70c to $9 per pair. Ladies' muslin underwear, the finest assortment ever shown in this town. Soots an.cl Slices. Our spring stock will arrive in a few days and we will have them on the tariff reform list. Watch for them. Old stock now closing out at cost. ; Queensware. Dinner setts, $lB to $18; tea setts, $5 to SB. In every-day ware we have anything and everything useful. I-lats, Caps, "\X7"all Paper, Etc. Not necessary to mention separately, as we are closing them out away down. Also our wallpaper. All at one-cent price. This means 50c paper for 25c; 25c paper for 121 c; 19c paper for sc. Not much left. Come and get the balance. Like all other general stores, we keep household tinware, granite ware, wood and willow ware, tubs, brooms and brushes. A good scrub brush for sc. E-u.rralt-u.re. This is the largest and finest assortment Freeland has ever seen. Just look at the quantity. 55 different dining room tables in stock, at $1.59 to sl9 each; 85 center tables, for par lors and bed rooms, $1.25 to sls each; 22 different bed room suits, $16.50 to $95 each; 18 different side boards and chef foniers, $lB to $49 each; G bookcases, $7 to SB3 each; 19 hair rugs, from $7 to $35 each; 12 different parlor suits, $29; black moliner cover, solid walnut frame, only $29; rug suits, SSO to $7.); silk brocalett, $125 to $135; 57 dilferent bed steads, $2.25 to $5 each; 25 cribs and cradles, folding cribs and swinging cradles, $1.50 to $8.90; 1000 different chairs, cane seat, wood seat, leather seat, with high backs, etc; 35 different rocking chairs, $1 to $10; 12 different styles of lounges and couches. Carpets and. Oil Clctlas. 40 rolls ingrain carpet, ranging from 17c to 80c per yard; 15 rolls stair carpet, 20c to 85c per yard; 85 rolls Brussells (air pet, with or without borders, 50c to $i.35; 6 rolls rag carpet, 30c to 69c per yard. 25 different patterns of oil cloth and lenolinne. i rices as per quality. Smyrna rugs, wool rugs, rugs of Brussells and ingrain carpets. Bed springs, mat tresses, piilows, feathers, etc. MY FURNITURE STORE is a wonderland of novelties, and I invite everybody to pay it a visit. If in need of any goods you will be more than paid by doing so. as our prices are the lowest the market affords. GROCERIES. i 21 lbs granulated sugar $1 oo ; 10 lbs No. 1 currants 25 | 10 lbs gold dust meal 25 | 0 lbs oat tlake 25 ! 0 lbs out meal 25 I 5 lbs soda biscuits 25 I 0 Ibß mixed cukes 25 5 lbs raisins j>s ; 5 lbs rice 25 1 5 lbs barley 25 ! 0 qts beans . 05 Lard 10 Full creain cheese 14 4 lbs starch or, 3 lbs tapioca 25 1 lb dates jo ; 5 lbs Lima beans 25 California Hani 10 i Hum, sugar cured 12j J FRESH TRUCK EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. EVERYTHING IN SEASON. Any goods not satisfactory after purchase may be brought back and money will be returned. Yours for prosperity, JOHN C. BERNER, Mil ami feliiiijtou Slroels, Frcclam. ; 3 sailor ties 1 man's silk scarf pi c 1 man's silk tie pie 1 8 lk hankerohief p c I pair linen towels pie tt tea spoons, sliver lated pie 3 table for s, silver plated 10c 1 pair child's napkins 10c 1 pair Boißßora p> c 1 match safe, silver plated 10c 1 luminous match safe 10c 1 sugar shell, silver plated 10c 1 butter knife, silver plated 10e 1 two-quart delpli pitcher ]oc 1 Bxlo picture frame, with glass ltle 1 camp stool 1 spring roller window shade 10c 1 curtain pole, brass rings 10c 1 carpet rug 1 boys' cap p, c 5 bottles chow chow | 00 5 corned beef 1 00 5 bottles pickles 1 00 3 lbs prunes 05 1 lb baking powder 10 1 lb plug tobacco ;10 1 lb Hue cut tobucco ;H) 2 cans salmon 25 3 cans pie peaches 25 2 cans table peaches 25 5 cans sardines 25 1 quart-bottle ketchup 15 3 cans lime 25 lean condensed milk 10 3 big glasses mustard 25 1 can French peas 30 1 can domestic peas 10
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