FREELAND TRIBUNE. PUBI.IBHED KVKHV MONDAY AND THULTSDAY. TIIOS. A. BUCKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE: MAIN STIIEET ABOVE CENTRE SUBSCRIPTION RATES; One Year $1 50 Six Months 75 Four Months 50 Two Months... 25 Subscribers are requested to observe the figures following the name on the labels of their papers, liy reference to these they can ascertain to what date their subscription is paid. For instance: Grover Cleveland SSJuneSO means that Grover is paid up to Juno 28, 1800. Keep the figures in advance of the present date. Koport promptly to this office whenever you do not receive jour paper. All arrear ages must be paid when paper is discontinued. FHEKLAND. DL'X'KM HKLT 30, 18SI5. The Mania for Titles. it is suggested by Mr. Henry Labou ehere, the London newspaper man, that if American heiresses find titles indis pensable the United States government might be doing wisely to create a home supply of titles to fill the demand. Says Mr. Labouchere: "The mania for titles inherent in the Anglo-Saxon it is vain to contend against. But the matter is somewhat serious to the United States. That country must be a great loser through the accumulations of its wealth cross ing the Atlantic. If this continues the United States will do well to manu facture the coveted article at home, for it is a wooden nutmeg thut is easily ;bought. The existence of titles, it is true, is not in accordance with the sim plicity of republican institutions, hut in view of the heavy drain this might, he overlooked, and the parents of any girl might be allowed to buy her a title, say for one million dollars." There does not seem to be any real reason, however, why the government need take action in this matter. To car ry out Mr. Labouchere's pian to its plainly logical conclusion it would merely be necessary for every American subject to select whatever title suited his fancy and adopt it. Let the plan be thorough. It would cost nothing for any man to style himself a "duke" or "viscount," and having called himself such it would take all the logicians of Europe to prove that lie was not quite ns good a duke as any of the dukes of effete Europe. Better irtill, p;i-s an act of congress creating every American j boy from the time of his birth an earl and every girl a duchess. With some thing over sixty-five million dukes and duchesses in the country who would care to go abroad for tinsel honors? Fun for (lie GiiostH. Nothing is half so funny as a young bridal couple trying to look old and not giving away the fact that they are a bride and groom. Usually their efforts only make it more noticeable. Such was the case with a young couple the other evening at dinner. They arrived in the night and avoided at tracting attention from the guests, but the next duj r a gentleman asked the clerk to have o, bunch of white roses placed upon the table at which this couple sat. The clerk waited until they had gone into the dining-room and then sent the beautiful bouquet fn. The waiter, with all the pomp of his profession, placed the-roses In the middle of the table. The bride blushed and the groom looked as if he were making a desperate effort to quote Scripture backward. Finally, so em barrassing did the situation become, that the groom, in a wild effort to re move the cause, grabbed the bouquet and set It down 011 the floor. Natural ly, the guests enjoyed the seene, and to see a young bridal couple sitting at a table with a large bouquet of white roses sitting 011 the floor beside them only made their efforts not to give themselves away the more ridiculous. Newly wedded people should be licensed to carry firearms and be privi leged to use them on such occasions. FOR the first tir.ie since the war the state bonds of Louisiana sold at par u few days ago. This is an advance ir. credit most encouraging 1o that state, which lias paid a heavy por.nltv for its repudiation policy. Its credit is not yet fully reestablished, for its bonds which bring four per cent, ought to bring a premium. Many of the discred ited obligations of Louisiana have been disposed of by compromise or other wise, and the interest on the present debt has been promptly paid for twelve years, so that the improvement in the state's credit is deserved. IISTT XAI KWANG, the Chinese consul general in New York, who has aroused the antagonism of his fellow-country men there, is reported to be a tremen dous aristocrat. lie is of lofty lineage and great wealth. He is fully aware of his vast importance in the universe and is haughty and unapproachable. His wife is a charming little woman who has become a mother since she re sided in that city. EVEN the most dignified personages may with due decorum mount the wheeled steed and "scorch" to and from their high offices. It is reported that Justice White, of the United States j supreme court, rides a bicycle to and j from the enpifol. 'iiwl' Pictureßooks ' Cjl. c*ni"<">d sm HruH.uuttrit tar™*,,). ether Specialties for the Holidays. ® ® )j I W: JH.*™ ,$ Ifl MPMATI7P *sSa ' r jag BBSSKW <B%£'ZZ JSm i y ' UIBMJN J-iXli WM' Sft mmbreKas, v rW T°r asc iiiators, at 25c per yard. fW M . " , IftoSk Js? <w/ fr . , , , „ \ Fine line of Comforters, and Notions. V Largest Store in Town. Silk IbailbkCCCblCfS, W CHOICE VARIETIES OF r, Silk Hfx DUD 11 n< i n i . . Something for the oldest as well as the iIIJUUICIS, *1 IX * Belt Buckles, Side Combs and Hair Pins. • youngest, we have the biggest va- vO anti Ibol(bav> (Boobs nTy 3|€ w 'i r 11 •„O-x L, , n fWI A ?7c/ v the lowest figures. J&M U^J O Re VC ' #1 fe Everything Suitable for Presents. ltiful Thins in l/< pq E. iIEIPER Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry, PEESENTS |i V4i ilio. 1 FlUilli OUI 0 I'ri which is sure to follow an examination of our 867,J P nr PIVERVUftDY 'v'-l // (4. JzIJ, Leading Jevyeler large an(l vanod assortments. We have aKTdI * UI A. T^ef g S3 -. rj t iiinnTJ (l£ number of pretty and For tlie YOflDg Men! If\ illLLiilDK 1 <l| Centre street, between Front and Main. pXsentfL All sortaof Mus?Xnn^truments ble r4' Yo fi°f n mak ° :an everiasUngtfriendVmt I ,f ,1 r muniuai iiisuumcms. of the man you know best by select- ")W XRll fi.gr '"""* '•* "* * ■!. x.irwße i n.i ■ ■< -I 11 fe*ft\ ing a present for him out of our im- i/f^k r AHfl -iias an excellent repu- Ug W>/A%'tillllltlhlil///////! /f, \r x fV"| mense variety of Tobacco and Pipes. aA yxff tatlOll among the well- W ~~ \~V ,' AJ U wfc[ jl Smoking sets, consisting of Pipe and /l3k Y dressed women of the j[ w ( \ \\ ' ll r* I / Ci e arllolder . inanele santpiushbox, jj \A .. | n l'\\ ,\ \ \\*\\//, , For the Children's Stockings: §/ AS&ZZL iM SSSSCZ'f SKATINB fiRnCRRIRS % it's |Q pnnni / lIOLIOAY Prett J notions, HandkercWets, & r* I, , /DINNER Ml%£ °" Gloves, Mufflers, Ties, Cuff A DRY GOODS \ if Buy your boy or girl J / • %Y&stfr T * 1 I q */ a pair of good lev. rs 1 / —will he thoroughly en- J foLgp* I ftl finFUfJli n DllttOllS, rinS, htC., jA or the Holidays ha y YofX tic I "cnoers rlioicr (Iro FsfaLf JJUIUII 1111111 l U ? " M\ f FEJ all from UI °' WdTDIDD MH. P. Malby'S J]\ v O OC UP ' ,IT I (;IS^R AS " 7/ ///R CIGARS ISMI SMSSH, F VL C. D. ROHRBACH'S 7%U . RRI „ T V Centre street, above Carbon. // Unrdwuro Store, fj 3. WENNER & SONS [/Vj£ fPs N UPPTTfI MCD V Centre streot, Birkbeck brick. NOTIONB I Cent.-,, street, below M.,er„e. IB[ (Vntre and ilerne st.vets bUll TDU I lUll £IK 1 °M GOOdS. F . ,R OIFT-MIKINO. H* ,(f \ & Wll0le!iale and RetalL d, \,-er ft mm. mrrs *• *■ I! i Kl'ii' Ki fliilßY WM: "■ *■- t uiLLLonri a cuniii, ® HOV_\OY\X • /V H , <: ™' ff hp lootli Centre street GOODS- x Have a large variety of fresh Gro- ceries, containing all the delica \rf A,l °vo f'arbon. fe * cies of the holiday season. V J ] f Everything to dress the - JJj V turkev and make the fl i HAH i(l Mf All M. M An unequalled array of new effects m Fancy Work J . Pws | J %' J Jj4d V iiiJs3 ilia tfoOlllU Mr B'fte\ t l ., , " ewest designs in Millinery and Trimmings. /fCg' SaUCeS lor your 5J J!- • -.—.-I —.— t -j--*--. — 1 __,—, vj I I \Vehave hundreds of beautiful Novelties, specially de ilwl'*) groat dinner. %fii h -LU_l— trC-CSs. —P C iV—/ RS. O- & riM . signed for holiday presents, which will amply repay "/ V V "'"""; • " ,'"'"" v W ""'-._ "Yl° !? SPECIAL BABGJUHS Iff MILLIHERY. ,FeS I yy II and Toys |,..u,■ .M.. ...lul.l, 1., 1,.1 id., B |[„. |
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