RAILROAD TIMETABLES THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA ANI SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect December lf>, 18115. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eekley, Huzl< brook, Stockton. Heaver Meadow I toad, Koir and Hazleton .1 unction at • .id, 000 a in, 4 15 j m, daily except Sunday; and U5 am, 2 pn. Sunday. Trains leave Drifton/or liar wood. Cranberry. Tomliicken and Deringer at 5 51) a m, p m, dnilj except Sunday; aud 705 a m, 258 p m, Sun day. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, llai'wood Itoad, liuniboldt Bond, Oneida and vheppton at 0 (X) a m, 4 15 p m, daily except Sun day; and 7 Oct a m, 4 :J8 p m, Sunday. Trains leavella/letou Junction forHarwood. Cranberry, Toiiiliickeii and Deringer at ti 55 i< in, daily except Sunday; and 8 55 u ui, 4 22 p m. Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneid. Junction, Harwood Koad, liuniboldt itoad. Oneida and Slieppton at ti 29, 11 10 a m, 4 40 p in. daily except Sunday; aud 7 61 a m, 508 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomliicken, Cran berry, Harwood, lla/Jcton Junction, Koan, Heaver Meadow Itoad. Stockton, lla/le lirook, Eekley, Jeddo and Drifton at 2 25, 5 H) p ui, daily except Sunday; und 057 a m, ;>O7 j> m Sunday. Trains leave Slieppton for Oneida, Humboldt Itoad, Harwood itoad, Oneida Junction, Hazlc ton Junction a d Koan at 7 11 a in, 1U 40, 525 p m, daily except Sunday; and 800 a m, 544 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Slieppton for Beaver Meadow Itoad, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eekley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 25 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 8 00 a in, 5 44 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Itoad, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eekley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 00, 5 47, 020 p rn, daily, except Sunday; and 1008 a in, 5 58 p in, Sunday. All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jcunesvillc, Auden riod and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. _ ... Trains leaving' Drifton at 000 a m, Hazleton Junction at 0 29 a m, and Slieppton at 7 11 a in. connect at Oneida .1 unction with Lehigh Valle) trains east und west. Traill leaving Drifton ats:)n m makes con ncctioti at Deringer with I*. U. K. train foi Wilkosbarre, Suubury, llarrisburg and points west. For the w eommodution of passengers at way stations between Hn/Jeton Junction ami Dei inger, an extra tram will leave the former point a 1 3 50p in. daily, except Sunday, arriv ing at Dcrlnger at 5 00 p 111. LUTIiER C. SMITH, Superintendent. T Ell 1011 VALLEY RAILROAD. I v November 17, 1805. Antliracito coal used exclusively, insuring cl •anliness and comfort. AaHANGKMKNT OK PASSBNOEIt TUAINS. LEAVE FREELAND. 805, 8 25, 0 33. 10 41 a 111, 135, 2 27, 3 15, 4 31 8 12,0 58, 8 05, 857 p in, for Drift-on, Jeddo, Lum ber Yard, Stockton and Ha/Jcton. 6 05, 8 25. 033 a m, 1 35, 3 15. 4 31 p m, foi Maucli chunk, Allentowu, Bethlehem, Phila. i-.aston and New York. 8 05, 9.53, 10 41 am, 2 27, 4 25, 658 pm, for Mahtiuoy City, Shenandoaii and Pottsville. 7 26, 916. 10 56 a in, 11 54,4 34 p m, (via High and Branch) for White itvon. Glen Summit. Wilkes-Dune, Pittston and L. and If. Junction. SUNDAY TUAINS. 11 40 a m and 3 24 p in for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum ber Yard and Ha/.ieton. 324 p m for Delano, Mahanov City, Shonan doah. New York and Philadelphia. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 26, 0 27, 1056, 11 54 a m, 12 58, 2 13, 4 34, 5 33. 6 58, 847 pin, from Ilnzlebm, Stockton, Lum ber Yard, Jeddo and Drift-oil. 7 215, 927. 10 56 am, 2 13, 4 34, 658 p m. from Delano, Mulmnoy City and Sheiiai.Joali (via New Itoston Branch). 12 58, 5 33, 8 47 pin, from New York, Fusion Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Alleutownand Maud Chunk. 9 27, 10 56 am, 12 58, 6 33, 6 58, 8 47 p in, from Fusion. Phila., Bethlehem and Maucu Chunk. 9 33. 10 41 am, 2 27, 58 pmtr.au White Haven Glen Summit, Wilkes-Harre, Pittstouaud L. anc B. JunctioiHviu Highland Branch). SUNDAY TUAINS. 11 31 n m and 3 10 p in, from Hazleton, Lum ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton. II 31 a m from Delano, Hazleton, Pliiladelphi and Fusion. 3 JO p in from Delano and Mahanoy region. For tint her Information inquire of Ticket Agents. CH AS. S. LEE, Gon'l Pass. Agent, Phila., Pa ROLLIN 11. WILBUR. Gen. Supt. East. Div. A. W. NONNEMACHER, Ass'tG. P. A , South Bethlehem, Pa. "I EIIIOII TRACTION COMPANY. J. J Freclaiul Branch. First, car will leave Freeland for Drifton. Jeddo, lapan, oumlulc, Euervalc, llarleigh. Miluesville, Luttuner and Ba/Jeton at 0.12 a. in After this ears will leave every thirty minutes throughout the day until 11.12 p. in. On Sunday first car will leave at 6.40 a. HI., the next ear will leave at 7 35 a. in., and then every thirty minutes until 11.05 p. m. Watch the date on your paper. Dr. H. W. MONROE, Dentist. Located ■permanently in Birkbeck brick, second floor. rooms 1, 2 and 3, over Smith's shoe store, Freeland, Pa. Gas and ether administered for the pain less extraction of teeth. Teeth Jilted and ar tificial teeth inserted. Reasonable, prices and ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Harness! Harness! Light Carriage Harness. $5.50, $7, $9 and $10.50. Heavy Express Harness. $16.50, sl9, S2O and $22. Heavy Team Harness. double, $25, S2B and S3O. GEO. WISE, Jeddo and Freeland, Pa. PHILIP : GERITZ, j \ ;JpF LEADING Jeweler and Practical Watchmaker In Freeland. Corner Front and Centre Streete. ISf. "f - ilif All the air with love is laden, Where the Yule lops plow and flame, Hopeful youth and trustful maiden Softly chant the Master's name. Now, if there beany sad ones, Bid their tearful eyes be dried. Now, if there be thoughtless glad ones, Be that gladness purified; For the bells of peace are ringing, Chiming anthems of the free. Earth ami Heaven join in singing Of the glories yet to be. Seek the boughs, so green and fragrant, Let the waxen tapers dance, Here is hope for prince, for vagrant, Christ of every circumstance! Pile the leaping fagots higher, Lot tho wide-mouthed chimneys roar Clash the cymbals, twang the lyre, Angels wait at every door. Soft the Day of Peace is breaking; Gladdest day of all the year: And sweet Plenty, want o'ertaklng, Spreads a feast of love and cheer. r- — „M On the evening before Christmas, in the year of grace 1894, Mr. Rufus Bell created a mild sensation at his home by arriving with a parcel of huge dimensions. lie made sure that none of the children were about the house before lie entered and, w hen he had crossed the threshold lie immediately concealed the mysterious bundle in a closet and locked the door upon it. Mrs. Bell at once demanded an ex planation, and her niece, Miss Rose May lie, seconded the demand strongly; thereupon Mr. Bell struck the attitude popular with candidates when they say "My fellow-countrymen," and said; "Ladies, I am hut human, singular as lhe statement may seem; hut 1 am nevertheless a being of ideus and re sources—" "We are always acquiring informa tion," interrupted Mrs. Bell. "Rose," continued Mr. Bell, serenely, I urning to the younger lady, "as a school-teacher you must have studied juvenile human nature, and you must have been shocked by the fact that children cease to believe in the good old stories of Santa Clans and his rein deer almost as soon as they arc able to walk; in fact, 1 have heard you com ment upon this sad truth. What is Christmas to a child,if the child doesn't believe in Santa Claus? Where are all the romance and poetry of the oo sion? My own children are skeptical when I tell them the charming legend of Kris Kringlo; I have undertaken to convince them that there is a Santa Clans; I have decided to let them see Santa Claus in person," This announcement naturally pleased the ladies; and their excitement was quite intense when Mr. Bell produced a bundle from the closet and opened it, producing a lot of ancient furs and a bearskin hat that had probably been used by a drum major of the town band; to please the ladies he donned Ills cost nine at once, and they voted him a perfect Santa Claus, as he cer tainly was. ♦'Mow," he said, when he had resumed his ordinary raiment, "1 don't think h quite fair to reserve this entertainment for our own children exclusivly, so 1 have, invited a few good little boys and girls of the neighborhood; and Mr.and Mrs. Brewster will be here, and young Mr. Moon; 1 have let them into the se cret. You will tell the children to hang their hosiery in the north room,and in form them that you have reason to be lieve that they may see Santa Clans if they sit ud and keep uerfectlv still: at the proper time I'll ascend the roof and slide down the chimney; it is just large enough for the purpose. And I guess that's all." During the balance of tlie evening, until nine o'clock, there was a grout deal of active preparation in progress in tlie Bell mansion; the north room was tidied, and a semi-circle of clmirs placed for the expec ted guests, who be gan to arrive at the stipulated lime. Mr. 801 l was in a fine frenzy of excite ment; he declared to his wife, in a whisper, that he felt like a hoy again, and she replied that she was ten years younger than she was before he un folded his delicious scheme. By half past nine all tlie guests, large and small, were in their places; Mr. Moon, a young man who had been studying law for ten years, and who hoped soon to be ad mitted to the bar, sat next to Miss Rbse, upon whose hand he had serious de signs, and his efforts to appear at ease were amusing and instructive; Mr. Brewster, who was small and timid looking, nestled beside his wife, who was massive and had a bass voice; si lence brooded over the throng until Mr. Bel], who was given to speeches, went into another attitude, and said: "Children, 1 have heard that you don't believe there is a Santa Claus? You have formed the unworthy idea that your parents nnd friends till your stockings on Christmas eve, and that good old fur-clothed Santa is a myth. JN'OW, I have here u letter from Santa. (Great excitement among the chil dren.) "And he says that he will arrive here at ten o'clock, coming down the chim ney which you see before you. I must leave you for awhile, as I must keep watch outside; but you must all be quiet und keep your seats, or Santa Clans may become angry, and refuse to enter." Ten o'clock was announced ly the tall clock In the adjoining room, and the mellow chimes of that ancient time piece had scarcely died away before the children heard other sounds. I"pover head there was a violent scratching 1 and tearing, as though a poorly shod rein deer was trying to climb the roof, and they distinctly heard the silvery tink ling of bells, and some of them believed tlint they could make out the grinding of the sleigh runners on the shingles. It was a moment of awful excitement; Johnnie Bell, who had never quailed in danger's stormy hour, did not try to conceal the cold perspiration that stood on his forehead; Amelia Grimm, whose A PERFECT SANTA CLAUB. courage was generally unswerving anil uncompromising, tried to stifle a shriek, and only half succeeded. After the roof had been successfully ascended, they heard a great noise by the chimney, as though Santa had just alighted, and then they heard him de scend the interior of the chimney; low er and lower he came, until finally his legs were in the room, and they kicked ilia very human and prosaic way. After they had kicked for awhile, and no more ot the visitor's body appeared, it be gan to dawn upon everybody that Santa vas in difficulties. The children and the older visitors sat staring at the legs for a few minutes, and then Mr. Moon, m ho was a man for an emergency, gal lantly rushed to the rescue, lie seized Santa's ankles and pulled with all the force of a pair of gymnasium-educated arms, but he didn't seem to make any headway, for Santa yelled ip a voice that sounded like a doleful cry from the tomb that ho was being wedged in tighter than ever, and he implored the company to do something for his relief The elders held a council of wnr. Mr Brewster mildly suggested that it; would he a good plan to send in a fire alarm, but his wife crushed him with a look, and said that the only way she saw was to take the bricks out of the chimney; and she added: "Thiscomes of a man trying to act the fool when lie ought to be thinking of the world to PQ-T\_" Meanwhile Santa groaned and shrieked in n fearful manner in the chimney, and protected that if he wasn't soon released lie would be a corpse. Mrs. Dell v.: Ling comfor tably in her armchair, and most of the children had vanished. Tt was then that Miss Hose approached Mr. Moon, wring ing her hands and weeping beautifully. "Mr. Moon," she cried, "you see the sufferings of my uncle, and you stand here idle. Can you not rescue him?" "Miss Kosc," said the intrepid young man, "1 can get him out of that in five minutes; it rests with you whether I EVERYBODY CROWDED ABOUT ,\JR. BELL. Khali do it or not. The last time I pro posed to you, you refused me, as usual. If you'll promse to marry me, I'll rescue your uncle; if you won't, I leave this town forever—and your uncle in the chimney. 11 is kicks are growing feeble and labored; I don't think he can last more than three minutes." The young lady leveled a glance of scorn at him that should have withered him, but he stood firm. He felt that his whole future was at stake, and re flected that all's fair in love and war. There was a stern, cold silence for a minute or two. Meanwhile the vibra tions of Santa's legs became desultory and spasmodic, and his muffled groans betokened extreme exhuustion. "Wretch!" cried the young lady, at last, "rescue my uncle! You shall have the reward you ask." The wretch bowed with noble grace and a moment later was on the roof, with a rope in his hand; he let the rope down the chimney, and called to Santa Clans to grasp it and hang on. Santa did so, and toiled upward while Mr. Moon pulled; after 15 minutes of dis tressing work, Santa emerged from the chimney, a poor, battered effigy of him self. Mr. Moon assisted him to the ground and into the house, where the children and the other guests crowded about him and laughed; for children al ways will laugh when they ought to weep. When Mr. Hell was recovered suffi ciently, he leaned against the back of a chair—he was too weak for on attitude —and said: "Children, if you tell about thlsaround town, l'Jl have you all arrested and sent to the penitentiary for life. And you, Johnnie, for that titter I'll make you saw a cord of green wood, I want you all togohomeuud tell your parents that Santa Clans is the biggest hoax of the 19th century, and I'll guarantee every word you say." By careful nursing Mr. Dell was re stored to his normal health in a few days, and his first act was to have tlie old chimney taken down. One day in March Mr. Moon led his bride to the altar; he held his head high and his eye sparkled. After the cere mony there was a dinner at Mr. Hell's residence, and Mr. Bell himself was ra diant will good humor and hospitality. He called the young couple aside, mid indulged in an attitude and a speech: "My beloved ones," he began, "the morning of life opens radiant to you; sunlight glimmers upon the waters, there are blue skies overhead, and—er— the robin redbreasts are twittering on the boughs. But dark days of tempest and storm may come; rolling waves may threaten your bark, and then re member that if you need a helping hand, you may call upon Bufus Bell," Mr. Moon looked dreamily out of the window, "May I ask a favor of you now?" he asked. "A hundred of them, my dear boy," "Well, I see it's snowing, and there's enough on the ground to make sleigh ing. Will you lend us your reindeer and sled for awhile?" Santa Clans* Stocking*. Said Santa Claus on Christmas eve, In Jolly, pood, fat plee: "To Judpe by all tboso stoeklnps here, They've turned the hoae on mo." OHEKIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of n writ'of O Lev. Fa. issued out of the court of com mon ideas of Luzerne county, there will ho ex posed to public sale on Saturday, Janua-y 11. IMM at 10o'clock a. in., in tlie arbitration room, at the court house, Wilkesbarre, Pa. All the right, title and Interest of the (lel'endant in and to the following described three pieces, parcels and tracts of land, viz: The Tint thereof, situate in the village of Pringlevilie, township of Kingston, county 01 Luzerne, and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: < 'oiumcitcing at the south corner of lot owned by Louisa Varus and running south along the main road leading from Lurksvillc to Luzerne borough, lifty feet; thence running parallel with same lot of Louisa Varus one hundred and twenty two feet; thence to the southwest corner of Louisa Varus' lot tlfty feet; tlienee one hun dred and twenty-two feet along said Varus' lot to the main road the pi.ice of In ginning, said lot being tlfty feet in front, lift> feet in the rear,undone hundred and twenty'-two feet on each side; containing six thousand one hundred square feet of laud, mow or less. Im proved with u two-story double frame dwell ing house, outbuildings and fruit trees thereon. The Second thereof, situate in the township of Kingston, county of Luzerne, and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as fol lows, to wit: Beginning at a corner of the Old Buck Koud, and in corner of lot now or late of George Coray, deceased; thence north tiurty threc and a half degrees west, one hundred and sixty feet to an alley; thcucc along said alloy southerly tlfty feet to a corner: thence south thirty-three and a half degrees east one hundred and sixty feet to the road aforesaid; thcucc northerly along said road lifty feet to the place . 188U, and recorded in Luzerne county, on the twenty seventh day of November, A. D. 1SS!. Lute the estate of the defendant in said writ named with the appurtenances. Seized and til k< n in execution at the suit of A. ('.Camp bell, trustee, vs. James E. Williams, defen dant. and Cyrus Houghton, Andrew Ollock, and John Hovuncc, lesse tenants. Wm. J. T rem bath, attorney. William Waiter, shciiiT. A N ORDINANCE to provide for the muk i V ing of connections to sewers by propertj owners in the borough of Freehold, Pa. Be it ordained and enacted by the burgess and town council of the borough of Freehold, in council met, and it is hereby enacted bv authority of the sumo: That it shall be the duty of every person owning a lot, fronting on sewers, upon which there is any occupied building, to connect Willi the said sewer under the direction of the board of health, within sixty days from the passage of this ordinance, and that all pipes and traps shall be laid under the supervision of the board of health; and when a sewer shall hereafter be constructed, it shall be the duty of every person owning any lot, fronting oil the same, upon which there is any occupied building, to connect with tin- said sewer un der the direction of the board of health within sixty days after such sewer '9 constructed and completed; and it this ordinance be not com plied with within the time specified, such owner or owners shall be subject toil line of live dollars, and the further sum of one dollar l'or everyday lie, she or they shall neglect to make such connections with said sewer, to be collected as all other tines are by law collect ed. lii addition to tin- penalty aforesaid, the council may at their discretion direct the street commissioner tomakesueh connections as may be required, und the expense so in curred shall be charged to and collected of such owner or owners, together with twenty per cent additional. Passed Anally in council, Mondnv, October 7, 18115. Thomas J. Moore, president. Thomas A. Buckley, secretary. Approved, October 7, 18D5. Patrick Me I.a ugh 1i n, burgess. A N ORDINANCE to widen Centre street, jt\ from Walnut street t Chestnut street, in the borough of Frceland, I'a. Be it ordained and enacted by the burgess and town council of the borough of Freehold, in council met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: That Centre street, from Walnut street to Chestnut street, in said borough ol" Freehold, he laid out and widened to a width of thirty l improvements as toko NEW HOME It has Automatic Tension, Double Feed, alike on both sides of needle ( patented), no other has it; New Stand ( patented ), driving wheel hinged on nd just able centers, thus reducing frictio* to the minimum. WRBTE FCHJJIHCULARS. THE HEW HOME SEWIHG MACHINE CO. OOAKGE, MAS*. BOSTON, MASS. 28 UNION Somas, N. Y CUiJA .0. ILL. ST. I.or is, Mo. DALLAS. TUAS. BAN FfiANCiseo, ( AL. ATLANTA, Ga. 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