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FREELAND, FEBRUARY
Vote for John Schwartz.
On tho second page will be found the
financial statement of tho middle coal
field poor district. A perusal of it will
givo tlio reader a fair idea of the great
ness of the district and the large amount
which needs to be expended to Keep it at
tho high standard which tho present
board lias achieved. To maintain the
reputation of the district only men
whose integrity is undisputed, whose
honesty is unquestioned and whose
roeords are unstained should bo given
tho management of this institution.
Such a man is .John Schwartz, of llazle
ton, the Democratic nominee for poor di
rector. lie has no apologies to make for
his past, neither is lio is compelled to
wear two faces while traveling through
tho district, lie is the same to all. an
honest, upright, intelligent citizen,
whoso business training makes him an
admirable person for the position he now
seeks.
Mr. Schwartz's friends solicit votes
for him on his own merits, and that is
tho only proper claim upon which any
man should ask for support. This new
stylo of demanding political si if! because
tho candidate is a shining light in a pres
criptive association should bo promptly
rebuked, and the voters who desire to
eliminate bigotry from politics have now
an opportunity to do so by casting their
ballots for .Mr. Schwartz, who stands
upon a broad, liberal platform of true
Americanism, one that makes no dis
tinction between men on account of their
creed or race, lie is not sworn to an
tagonize any class of people because the}
do not worship their ( reator in the same
manner as himself, neither do hi- friends
boast that when elected he will bar the
asylum doors against tho clergymen of
any certain denomination.
Ho has brains enough to interpret the
constitution of our government as the
framcrs meant it should be unde: SIO MI.
and greed for political favors could never
drive him into an organization whose
principles are not in keeping will tiio
spirit of tho founders of tho country.
Mr. Schwartz reserves for himself the
right to think and act in political and
all other matters as his conscience
dictates, refusing to become a meek
slave of any clique, to be bullied and
bulldozed and martialcd before secret
tribunals if lie dares to express an
opinion which does not meet the appro
val of the self-appointed dictators who
try to control public men and public
bodies in this region.
"Smelling parties" are the latest
and swellest diversions in some Maine
villages this winter. A score or more
bottles, containing odorous or mal
odorous substances, uro provided, and
tho contestants are required to deter
mine what each bottle contains. The
person making the most correct guesses
gets the prize. It will lie seen that this
sort of thing offers interesting oppor
tunities.
Custer battlefield in Montana, where
Custer and his command were massa
cred, is to be greatly beautified next
spring and made into an attractive
park. The government Is to put in a
System of waterworks and plant trees,
and a substantial stone wall, three feet
high, will be built to take the place of
the present stake fence inclcsing the
battleground.
THE Delaware .Ton works, of New
castle, Del., have just completed an or
der for 600 trolley poles for Cairo,
Egypt. A destructive ant in Egypt
plays hnvoc with wooden poles for
wires, and makes it necessary that iron
poles bo substituted. The Delaware
iron works will soon 1 e engaged in an
order for iron poled for Capo Town,
Africa.
Col. C. A. Lincoln, a poor farmer of
Cowley county, Knu., and said to ho
a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, has sud
denly become a populist leader. He as
sumes tho commonplace characteris
tics of "Old Abe," and drives a little
bay mare, which, lie says, he has driven
three times across the continent.
" " I
In a Caribou (Me.) church on a re
cent Sunday the choir did not, put in an I
appearance nt the opening hour. The
pnstor arose, glanced at tho empty j
choir scats, and said: "1 sec the sing
ers ore absent this morning. Let all
arise and sing 'Praise God from whom
all biessings flow.'"
A woman in Pittsburgh, Pa., cold her '
husband the other day to a former
sweetheart for $9O In cash, a pair of
diamond earrings, a diamond ring and
a diamond pin.
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INGENUITY OF CRIMINALS.
A Dstectivo Citos Somo Inatar.oos
of Boldnosd and Gunning.
Whipped for "Shaking tho DolJ"—How
Loudon Halites Are Trained In Crime
Mystery of a Diamond Necklace-
A Mid-Day llurgiury.
[COPYRIGHT, 159 C.l
KAN across my old
Q Ti friend Hunks" tin
(JMml sris
\rff flmlir® u large cold bot
i [ij 1) j tlo and a small hot
bird, wo chatted
- of our experiences.
Danks hud seen u good deal since I bust
met him. Apropos of the Burden rob
bery and other recent crimes that have
bailicd tlie police, our conversation
turned on criminal ingenuity. My
friend cited several instances which
interested mo greatly.
"No doubt," said he, "you remember
that bold and ingenious robbery which
occurred some three or four years ago
in Brattle square, Boston." "I do not
recall it," I replied. "Well, it appears
that Mr. Maynard,a jeweler,being at the
time without a clerk, was in the habit
of looking up his store for about 20
minutes in the middle of the day, while
lie proceeded to a restaurant a few
steps around tlie corner. One noon
time, just after he had departed, there
stopped in front of his store a couple of
men dressed in the garb of window'
cleaners. One carried a bucket of white*
wash and tho other a pair of steps. With
the utmost coolness the former pi*o
ceeded to daub the window while the
other mounted the step ladder and
crawled in through the 1 ransom —the
busy passers-by and the people op
posite having not the slightest suspi
cion of anything wrong. Tho fellow
inside wont to work at once behind his
companion's veil of whitewash, and
within five minutes they hud decamped
with plunder amounting in value to
several thousand dollars. Imagine the
emotion of tho jeweler when he re
turned from his lunch to find his store
door open, liis trays emptied, and Ids
stock rifled."
"A cool and cunning piece of work,"
T exclaimed. "One of the sort which
succeeds by its very boldness." "Here
is an instance of another sort," con
tinued Banks. "It came under my no
tice while I was engaged upon a case
in London. A jeweler there had on
exhibition in his window a diamond
necklace valued at £I,OOO. It WOB a
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TLJE JEWEI.ER WAS GUYED UNTIL IJE WAS NEARLY CRAZY.
magnificent sight, nud undoubtedly
bad caused many a burglar's fingers to
itch for a touch of it.
"One day n handsome, fashionably
dn\ .sod young 111a.11 entered the shop
and desired to exumine. the necklace.
Jt was taken from the window by the
proprietor himself and handed across
the low Hat counter. Tlio Jeweler un
derstood his business, and although his
customer might lie a lord for aught he
knew, he kept a sharp eye upon the
precious jewels. Presently, with the
diamonds still In his hand, the. young j
man asked to seo a beautiful bracelet
close at hand, and the jeweler half
turned to g"t It. it took him hut a
second; yet when ho again faced liir.
customer the necklace was nowhere to
be seen.
Qui k as a flash the jeweler grabbed !
the young man by the collar and called
to his clerks for assistance. Protesting
his innocence and apparently indignant
at such a suspicion, the man turned
out all his pockets and invited a thor
ough search. This -as instantly made, i
and all the nooks and corners of the 1
shop were carefully examined, but the |
necklace had most mysteriously disap-1
peared There was nothing for it, of
eoui s , but to call the police and have
the young man taken into custody.
"So between two bobbies and closely 1
followed by a third who carefully,
watched lest the prisoner should drop
liia prize or pass it. over to an accom
plice. the young man was led forth j
and the jeweler trudged behind. It j
was not long before the usual mob of j
gamins and loungers were tagging j
after, and the poor jeweler was jostled j
by the throng and guyed and ques
tioned until he was well-nigh crazy.
"At the lockup the young man was
again examined, but to no purpose. 1
I fad it been :i single stone it might !
have been conjectured that# he had
swai.owi'd it, but with n necklace this
was u ph v. < nl impossibility. The shop
was again thoroughly gone through,
but the mystery remained as deep as
ever. Was tlie thing bewitched? What
on enrth had become of it?"
"I can't imagine," I put in. "\\ 1
was the solution?"
"Absurdly simple; yet I think 1
shou il be safe In giving you 20 guesses
on it. Yankee though you are," replied
Banks, with a laugh. "A week or sc.
Inter the young man and his gong were
nrre.-ted for another crime, and the
whole story came out. It appeal's
that, v. hcn the jeweler turned to reach
the bracelet, the pretended custoincu
simply dropped the necklace into the
jcxyclcr's own coat pcckot. On the way
to the lockup an accomplice among the
gamins easily picked his pocket of the
prize he did not know he was carrying,
and when the young man got free they
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WASHERS.
divided the swag. Pretty neat trick,
wasn't, it?"
"is I lie London thief more expert
'than the thief of New York?" J in
quired.
"By reason of heredity and training
he is apt to be so," replied Banks.
"Take the pickpockets of London, for
example; put their children
through a regular course of study in
their profession. One day, while stroll
ing through the Whiteohapol district,
I came across a ragged little girl weep
ing piteously. ller poor thin shoulders,
which were almost bare, showed largo
welts where she had been cruelly
abused. On my asking the cause of her
trouble, she told me her mother had
beaten her because she shook the doll.
"The doll! ' 1 raid. "Oh, I suppose
you moan the baby?'*
"Nc, sir, not the baby, but the doll, .1
didn't shake it very much. Hut she
beats me at the slightest tinkle."
"Being new to London ways this was
to me rather mysterious language; so
I made further inquiries. I found that
the light-fingered gentry make their
little ones practice pocket picking upon
a dummy or 'doll,* as they call it, which
is suspended from a hook in the wall.
At tached to this doll is n bell adjusted
so as to tinkle at the slightest clumsi
ness on the part of the operator. As a
tinkle means a licking to the little
student, it is scarcely a wonder that
lliey soon become remarkably expert."
A Difference.
A man who does not grow old as fast
as some of his friends is at a certain dis
advantage in their presence. It is re
lated of Kinile Augicr, a French author
whose stntuo was recently dedicated
in Paris, that on a public occasion an
old. bent., broken man seized his hand
; and exclaimed;
"Why, how are you, old fellow?"
Angler, who showed very little of the
effects of advancing years, seemed
somewhat taken aback.
"Why, don't you know me, old boy?
We were classmates 1"
Augier greeted him affectionately
end then went on, remarking toother
j friends who were present:
"Well, I knew that man was just my
age, but T didn't dream I was his!"—
Youth's Companion.
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An Imimrhtrst Point*
i Mrs. Blifkins (reading)— The points
of fire seal fur are, first, the texture —
Mr. Blifkins—Humph! Seems to
me the first point is the pi lee. —K. Y.
Weekly.
Hooking- Him,
Bashful Young Pastor (ponderously)
—You know, man propose*; but—
Miss Thirty smith (eager!;/)—This is |
so—so sudden I—but, yes, ckir!—Puck,
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Albany, Feb. 11.—Gov. Morton hat
signified his intention of signing this
week the bill for the preservation of
the Palisades.
Washington, Feb. 10.—Perry Allen
of this city, the private secretary of
Justice Harlan, has been appointed as
sistant secretary to the Venezuelan
commission.
New York, Feb. 10.—The official di
rectory of the Catholic church in the
United Statesi which has just been is
sued. places the number of Catholics in
the United States at 9,410,790.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The postofilce
department hus denied the privileges
of the mails to C. O. Tice & Co., of St.
Louis, Mo., and Washington, D. C., for
violating the postal laws and regula
tions.
New York, Feb. 11.— W. 11. Craln,
representative in congress from the
eleventh district of Texas, who died in
Washington yesterday, graduated from
St. Francis Xavier's college in this
city in 1801.
London, Feb. 7.—The report that
Great Britain had recognized the
sovereignity of Brazil in the island of
Trinidad, which the former recently
occupied for a cable station, is semi
officially den id.
New York, Feb. 6. Charles M.
Sprague has been appointed receiver of
the Kecamier Manufacturing company
on the application of Mrs. Harriet Hub
bard Ayer and F. J. Sprague. It was
stated that the corapanyis insolvent
San Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 10. —The
jail officials of this town are positivo
that they have, as a member of the
chain gang, the eccentric healer, Fran
cis Schlatter. The mysterious prisoner
was arrested at Red Lands Friday us a
vagrant.
Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 10.—The
British schooner Aliiansa, from New
York for St. John, N. 8., went ashore
an Plum island about 7 o'clock last
night and is a total wreck. Three of
the crew, including the captain, were
Irowncd.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10.—Alfred E.
Bull, captain of the University of
Pennsylvaina 'varsity eight, has re
signed from the crew because the
•Woodruff" stroke will be abandoned
linda stroke taught by Coacher Ward
substituted for it.
Washington, Feb. G.—The secretary
>f the interior lias decided upon May 1
next as the date of the opening for set
tlement of the agricultural lands of the
lied Lake Indians in Minnesota, which
embrace about 800,000 acres und will be
sold at 51.25 per acre.
Middlotown, N. Y., Feb. 10.—Peter
Atkins, a blacksmith of this city, and
a companion named Maud Kelly, were
drowned in the Wallkill river, at
Hopkins Bridge, four miles from this
place, Saturday night, while attempt
ing to ford the stream in a wagon.
Both bodies were recovered.
New York, Feb. 10.— Joseph E. Mc-
Malion, the state democracy candidate
for assembly man in the Seventeenth
district, has declared his intention if
elected to turn over $1,500, the amount
of his salary, to the widow of the late
tssemblymau Patrick .1. Kerrigan.
Now Haven, Conn., Feb. 11. —Exami-
nation of oyster beds in this vicinity is
being* made to ascertain the extent of
the damage caused by the storm of last
week. An expert says that he does
not believe the deep sea beds were
much injured, but that great damage
had been done to the shallow water
beds.
Pretoria, Transvaal, Feb. 11.—Presi
dent Kruger has informed Sir Hercules
Uobinson that he* is willing to goto
England in response to the invitation
extended him by the 1 tight lion. Joseph
Chamberlain on condition that the
subjects to be discussed by himself and
Mr. Chamberlain shall be specified
beforehand.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 10.—The
management of the Bigelow company
of Fair Haven is considering whether,
on the ground of economy, it would
not be advisable for that concern to
move its big boiler and engineering
•wvorks from this city to Bridgeport.
These works employ over 200 hands.
Norwich, Conn., Feb. 10.—A telegram
received here yesterday announced the
! death at the hotel Hamilton, Washing
j ton, D. C., of the Hon. Jeremiah Ilal
| Bey, ono of the most noted lawyers of
; the state. He was 74 years old. Mr.
j Halsey was a member of the general
assembly from this town in 1852-53-59-
(10, city attorney for eighteen years and
' a trustee of the Norwich free academy,
an L. L. i)., of Trinity college, etc.
Glasgow, Feb. 6.—A speech was mado
here by Lord Dun raven last evening in
| which his lordship dealt wholly with
I political subjects, making not the
| slightest reference to the findings of
i the New York Yacht club committee in
j regard to his charges against the l)e
--i fender or to the course which ho in
! tended to pursue in relation thereto,
j The rumor that Dunraven intends to
make a further statement in support of
J his charges of fraud in the lute inter-
I national yacht races and then resign
from membership in the New York
! Yacht club, thus ignoring the almost
unanimous voice of the British press to
apologize for his hasty conduct, cannot
be traced to any authentic source.
Washington, Feb. 7. —When Dr. Tal
inage came to Washington as co-pastor
of the First Presbyterian church it was
j with the understanding that lie was to
preach only Sunday evenings. The
morning service was to be conducted
|by ltev. Dr. Sunderland and the Be v.
Mr. Allen, the other pastors of the
church. Mr. Allen has resigned his
pastorate, and at the urgent request of
J)r. Sunderland and the trustees of
the church it is now announced that
Dr. Talmage has reconsidered his de
termination, and in future will preach
Sunday mornings and evenings. Dr.
Sunderland is advanced in years and
j finds the burden of conducting t?m
morning service tog feesvy for him.
GRAVEL CIII)ED
(Philadelphia, Peim., Item.)
A healthier, heartier, happier man
than John .1. .Will. of 24:17 North Liglith
street. Philadelphia, could not be found
in a days search. The fact that lie is
still alive is a constant wonder to his
friends.
In the fall of 1889 lie began to suffer
indescribable miseries from stone in the
bladder. Consulting an eminent physi
cian in Philadelphia, he was told that a
siu'jfieul..operation w.as necessary. So
much dm ho dread the result.' for "if un
successful it meant death, thatj'lie put
off the evil day as long as possible. While
in this frame of mind, he heard of
08. DAVID KENNEDY'S
Although disheartened, on Julv I. 181)3,
ho bought iv bottle or it. and 'within a
mouth liailexperienced bonellcinl results,
ami before he had'finished the third hut
tic, the gravel was completely dissolved
and his sufferings at an end.
Mr. Xcill fools that ho owes a lasting
dobt of gratitude, to Dr. Kennedy's Fa
vorite Remedy and for disorders of the
bladders and urinary organs, says "it will
effect a cure if one be possible."
Favorite Remedy is prescribed with
unfailing success for rheumatism, dys
pepsia and nerve troubles In which' it
lias cured many that were considered
beyon I the aid of medicine. All drug
gests, 81.
"Proportional Representation"
by
William Dudley Foulkc,
Of
Richmond, Indiana.
Monday Next, - February 17.
I' it jjl 'lf we could B©'ll yon
( i" cu p SH&FESS 9 *
\ of coffee better stop business.
/ enriched by s ? ,hose
\ J who try it, keep on
\SEELIG'S KAFFEE buying that we have I
/will bother you. |sud'enormous sales
A SAVAGE AND MAGIC PICTURES.
Robert Louis Stevenson Tells of the Mys
liHeat ion of One of H!h Retainers.
"But 1 have told you u great deal toe
much about poor Arick'ssavage nature,
and now I must tell you of a great
amusement he liad the other day.
There came an English ship-of-war into
the harbor, and the oflieers good-na
turedly gave uii entertainment of sung*
and dances and a magic lantern, to
which Arick and Austin were allowed
to go. At the door of the hall there
in ere crowds of black boys waiting and
trying to peep in, as children at home
lie about nnd peep under the tent of a
circus; and you may be sure Arick
was a very proud person when be passed
them all by, and entered the hall with
his ticket.
"I wish I knew what he thought of
the whole performance; but a friend
of the lean man, who sat. just in front of
Arick, tells inc what seemed to startle
him most. The iirst thing was when
two of the officers came out with black
ened faces, like minstrels, uud began to
dance. Ariclc was sure that they were
really black and his own people, and lie
was wonderfully surprised to see them
dance in this new European style.
"But the great affair was the magic
lantern. The hall was made quite dark,
which was very little to Arick's taste,
lie sat there behind my friend, nothing
to bo seen of him but eyes and teeth,
and his heart was heating finely in
his little scarred breast. And present
ly there came out on the white sheet
that great bright eye of light that I am
sure all of you children must have often
seen. It was quite new to Arick; lie
had no idea what would happen next
and in his fear and excitement he laid
hold with his little slim fingers like n
bird's claw on the neck of the friend in
front of him. All through the rest of
the show, as one picture followed an
other on the white sheet, he sat there
grasping aud clutching, and goodness
knows whether he were more pleased or
frightened.
"Doubtless it was a very fine thing to
see all those bright pictures coming out
and dying away gain, one after an
other; but doubtless it was rather
alarming also, for how was it done?
At last, when there appeared upon the
screen the head of a black woman (as
it might be bis own mother or sister),
and this black woman of a sudden be
gan to roll her eyes, the fear or the ex
citement, whichever it was, wrung out
of him a loud, shuddering sob. I think
we all ought to admire his courage
when, after an evening spent in look
ing at such wonderful miracles, he and
Austin set out alone through the forest
to the lean man's house. It was late
at night and pitch dark when some of
the party overtook the little white boy
and the big black boy, marching among
the trees with their lantern. I have
told you this wood has an ill name,and
all the people of the island beljeve it
to be full of evil spirits; it is a pretty
dreadful place to walk in by the mov
ing light of a lantern, with nothing
about you but a curious whirl of shad
ows, and the black niglit above aud be
yond. But Arick kept his courage up,
and I dare say, Austin's too, with a
perpetual chatter, so that the people
coming after heard his voice long be
fore they saw the shining of the lan
tern."—Bobcrt Louis Stevenson, in St.
Nicholas,
A NNT A L STATEMENT of the Middle Coal
\ Held Poor District, for year eliding De
cember 31, IM>5.
RECEIPTS FOR 1895.
To bal from previous report $13063 50
To David Iteese, Munch
< hunk twp 1894 09 97
To Thomas Drown, Foster
t w ii lß'.u 480 55
Jo 11. Mallov, Freeland boro 4(JU 00
'i 0.l us. D. Mock, Jeddo boro
189-1 13 yy
To August. Hiskey, West
llu/.lcton boro 1894 54 45
To ( has. 1). Culver, Munch
Chunk boro 1894 002 06
To Win. Ileister, Lunsford
boro 1894 133 71
To r. io. Foster, E. Mauch
rn U , ,u , l ?, k J^ 4 501 65
To I. \\. Mufford, Weatherly
boro 1891 *. goo 00
To W.N. Fichter, Ranks twp
1894 100t> 75
To (.'has. Altmillor, Hazleton
„, oit y 2U33 01
1" 1 ntk .Sweeney, Hazle
twp 1K1H... .131 -3
1" August lltskey, West
Hu/.kiton lsyr. .1,53 .*j
To Huifli Malloy, Fieelalid
borouah 18115 Tt*l 0U
ru ( J l I'eveliiin, Ha/.letoil
ultylMH. ... Ultt) Ml
1 e Jus (.nrailey, S Hill lioi--
oilljll 1HU5... 43 8 , u
lo ( lias I) Culver, Mauch
t 111'*T ••• • 3358 85
lo \\ N Mchtcr, Dunks two
r 1 181fc 3150 55
To Wll Delubeld, Jeddo 1893 319 43
lo Put k Sweeney, Huzle
t III'M ;;••• 8003 35
lo Wll li mil Ileister, Laus
ford borough 810 90
lo I hotiuis Drown, Foster
T V v aoon qo
To David Reese, Mauch
Chunk twp 1895 340 i
To S \\ Kolford, Weatiierly
borough 1895 1158 03
lo Jus J Hconey, Lehigh
tWP lSJfcj 159 03
lo Jacob Eberts, Lausanne
T tw,) " . 05 00
lo uiiiintenaneo or James
r „ Uoill >; 395 00
lo maintenance of Chris
tiana tiluce 305 59
To maintenance (lus Honsol 90 00
10 maintenance Emanuel
1 scliudu 00 00
To Montgomery co poor dist 37 13
lo Jenkins twp 4(1 00
o unseated land tax 3303 93
lo maintenance of Hattle
llinkle 13 00
To niaiiiteiianeo el' Hattie
Hcishcl 39 72
To maintenance of Sophia
Larson.... 180 00
I'o maintenance of Mrs. Es
ther Smith 84 00
To "luintenttuce of George
>*. Dlulmn 72 00
To liialntominco of Thomas
I). I linnias mi <ki
lo iiialnlL-naiioc of William
Carroll 38 00
To maintenance of Ella Mc
,nKtfnl.l" 19 50
, Fred May 70 00
1 - • niaintenanee of Mrs. John
I ippD 9 00
l( iiuilntenunco of George
DISIH' USEMENTB.
~ng expenses 20 mi
onvnj mjf |>H 111 icrs 573 w
' '"ly.-ying fnsuno 200 50
1 i"- ii :iiK. boots mid shoes... 37.2 05
Dry goods miml notions 313 111
Modioli expense :t.'s 10
, " 1020 07
implements 24 50
freight mid express 52 92
Fuel mim! liylit J|ro 15
UriM-erics Mild provisions.... 4. r wlT 90
House fixtures 82 00
" expenses 170 47
Children's Aid Society 255 12
Hospital expense 199 n
1 Mstirntien 3:50 qq
ifiil of steward's solurv from
"liL.kej- Irs so
.nlerest and discount 400 22
Land purchase 500 00
Improvement ucct new lies
, I'l'ltl OHIO IB
1 .cgnl tees and expenses 201 00
* 140 03
.Maiiiteniince ot insane, Dan
ville 4354 on
Miiiiiteminco of insuuc, Wer- 04
nersville 087 04
• art ion co commissioners
, "mint of insane 730 00
Hi' ok ley almshouse 9 90
Olliee expense 3 4 45
outdoor relief and burials.. 184'.i5 80
i aid other districts 14 19
Printing 5,-y, Jls
Repairs to buildings 527 17
salaries and expenses 1400 no
tlutdoor medical lit tendance 73d 72
bive stock 250 (Kf
lotiaceo 313 25
Expense to eon volition 115 10
Amount paid to Geo T
Wells, Btowuid 3778 00 511840 nil
Mill in lloi'.li'lon National
bunk, lJee 31, 1805 2774 08
$50020 51
GEOItG E T. WELLS, .Steward, Cr.
Ip farm expense 1141 20
iixdght and express (H4 58
new hospital furniture ... 02 11
' groceries and provisions. S4 S3
house expense 470 92
hospital 237 00
" tlreiuiui's salary 300 00
ourses 300 00
. repairs ]Ni 45
ofllce expense II i
" election " 10 75
" warden hospital 70 !*0
" coifVeylng a 55
" steward's truveling ex-
J'n use 22 70
salary steward and nia
t'° 1075 00 $4051 17
GEO KGK T. WELLS, Steward, Dr.
I'" cash received from di
rectors 8775 00
' potatoes sidd 7ti 80
" livestock 92 30
" lard sold 40 59
" iiierciiandiso sold II 00
" grain sold 5 55
" anatomical board 12 00
' teaming 2 00
" David Wallace tMI
" coal sold 4 00
" hal >l salnry due him
from 1895 030 07 $40.51 17
Approximate value of real estate and per
sonal property as taken und computed by the
dm tutors and auditors.
350 m res land ( S3O 10500 00
131 " " @ss 2155 00
Storehouse 1500 00
Almshouse 12000 00
Hospital and fixtures 35000 00
Ham 3500 00
Holier house and luundry
fixtures 4000 00
House furniture in nil build
in RB. 2500 (H)
Uiopmill 150 U0
\\ ater works including pipe
lino 11*10 00
(uis machine and lixtures... 2*o 00
Icehouse 2(JO 00
Farm implements 2000 00
Live stock 1800 00
Farm produce 3500 00
Cash in bunk 2774 08
I neollooted taxes IfML'O 3.5 115850 03
Outstanding on tax duplicates, subject to
exonerations and commissions:
Thomas .1 Moore |sn 47 04
•I <' Kir-1 liner " 459 03
l.ouis Ih ekloir •' 243 99
Patrick Givcns 1892 9 88
Frank IM'alrchild Ist 13 23 04
t 'onrad lirchm '• 1733 09
(' K Foster " 52 SO
David Itcesc 1894 5 50
Hugh Malloy " 39 45
t'lias D< illver " 320 58
i: Foster 219 73
S W llottord " 550 93
Henry .1 Frit/. " 40 98
•Hugh .MaHoy 1895 1121 13
"t'lurenee J t reveling... " 2377 21
"Joseph Gonnley " 4:100 51
CD Culver " 1327 04
W N Flehter " 11NIK 20
W II Itciubohl " :tl 75
Patrick Sweeney " 1640 03
♦William I leister " 4:121 04
♦Thomas llrowu " 17:11 75
David Itceflo • 70S8 45
S W llotiord *
Jiiines.l Heeiiey " 97 70
< K roster • 24*0*4
Jiieoh F.berls. " 4s is
♦August Hiske " 324 75 $33010 35
Those marked <♦) have made payments on
duplicates since report was made out.
A S Monroe, )
James MeCready, - Directors.
Sinn liarleimin, )
Attest: (' Fred Kline, seety.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
J' II Luthum and W p Long,
physicians 400 00
C Fred Kline, secty 300 00
■ A S Monroe, diroctor 300 00
IJ as MeCready, 44 200 00
1 Bam 1 Harleman, 44 300 00
Rev J P Dux ton 50 00
ltev Francis Drudy 25 00
Rev John Dever 35 00 SI4OO 00
OUTDOOR RELIEF AND BURIALS.
Outdoor relief, Luzdist 13385 35
" burial, 44 44 330 00
" relief. Low. " 3051 02
" burial, 44 " 78 00
44 relief. Mid. 44 3030 03
44 burial, 44 44 . ... 25 50
Total number of adults receiving aid were
39,, ami total children 793; of the number of
adults 191 were widows.
Produce of Farm.
Seventy-five tons hay, 1753 bu corn In the
ear, bu rye, 1000 bu oats, 330 bu buckwheat,
:.H>3 bu potatoes, 040 bu mangels, 93 bu beets,
135 bu turnips, 30 bu carrots, 10 bu onions,
4000 lids cabbage, 3080 lbs butter, 1150 lbs lard,
81U0 lbs pork, 3700 lbs beef, 9(50 lbs veal, 10 bbls
sauer krout, 30 bbls soft soap, 3500 lbs hard
soap, 0 head of horses, 3 mules, 2 colts, 30 cows,
8 steers, 7 heifers, 1 bull, 5 calves, luOehiekeus,
10 ducks, 8 turkeys.
Machinery.
Pour 2-horse wagons, 1 2-scatcd carriage, 1
1-seated carriage, 1 cart, 1 spring wagon, 3
2-horse sleds, 3 sleighs, 1 plows. 3 cultivators,
3 harrows, 3 hay rakes, 8 mowing maohities,
1 2-horse threshing machine, 1 power fodder
cutter, 1 fan mill, 1 land roller, 1 seed drill.
STATISTICS.
Admitted During the Yoar.
Male adults 123
Female adults 311
MTile childron 7
Female children y 177
Discharged and Removed.
Male adults 114
Female adults 31
Mali' ciiildreu 4
Female children 7 i;jc
Died During the Year.
Male adults 23
Female udults 0 29
Inmates Remaining.
Male adults 100
Female adults 50
Male children .. 4
Female children 5 171
Classification of Inmates Remaining.
Males in hospital 70
Females in hospital 50
Males In almshouse ;n
Females in almshouse 11 171
Of the above 37 males and 35 females arc in-
Average number of inmates, 100.
Died During the Year.
Thointis Drisiiu Jan 10 aged 05 years
Patrick M iloney 44 21 44 35 44
Matthias Selmuber 4 * 33 44 35 44
Michael Landy Feb 6 44 70 44
Thomas Morgan 44 3 0 4 4 8 0 44
Vincent Stern Mar 3 44 38 44
William Slukis 44 4 4 4 4 5 44
Lucas Oliski 44 2 3 4 4 3 5 44
MikcGusko 14 23 *• 18 44
Clarence Van Horn 44 31 44 40 44
Anna Holichku Apr 35 44 23 44
Frank Capotcha 44 2 9 44 1 8 44
Mrs Whiteneek May 2 44 56 44
Joseph Richo 44 1 4 44 3 4 44
MrsMcGroury 44 15 44 5 3 44
Mrs John hippie June 3 44 30 44
Peter Mudoe July 10 44 38 44
Isaac Deere Aug 1 44 65 44
Peter Kutulick 44 9 4 4 4 0 44
Durias Thomas 44 2 1 44 4 8 44
Frank Umiak 44 3 1 44 3 6 44
Domic Comodeero Sept 3 44 1 7 44
Michael Horwitz 12 44 45 44
John Fallon 44 2 1 44 3 5 44
John Smusyko Oct 4 44 86 44
Edward Koons Nov 11 * 4 70 44
Annie Sweeney Dee 3 44 85 44
Sarah Toirey 44 5 44 7 5 44
David Wallace ,4 28 44 08 44
Children Born in 1895.
Horn to Eliz Parkinson Jan 13 Girl
44 Ellen Jowers Feb 14 44
44 Dell Wallivor Mar 29 Boy
44 Annie Solden June 28 Girl
44 Hannah Doyle Oct 10 Boy
Kate Richards Nov 20 Girl
44 Annie Feist 44 30 Doy
Articles Made in the House.
209 bill sheets, 204 pillow eases 29 bolster
eases, 70 bed ticks, 10 bolster licks, 73 pillow
ticks, 99 women dresses, 20 children dresses,
•10 infant drosses, 12 night dresses, 01 women
petticoats, 10 children and 30 infant petticoats
115 women aprons, 10 children aprons, 19
women drawers, 8 children drawers, 18 unaer
wnists, 118 women chemise, 13 children and .'lO
infant chemise, 40 towels, 12 shrouds, 80 muslin
window curtuins.
Cost of Inmates.
In this statement items not chargeable to
"maintenance" have been deducted.
George T. Wells, steward... 3775 00
Tobacco 313 25
Medicine 443 02
Hospital expense 199 91
House expense 170 47
Groceries ami provisions — 4535 96
Fuel and light 1150 15
Farm implements 24 50
Farm expense 1026 07
Dry goods and notions 313 91
Clothing, boots and shoes ... 372 65
Total cost $12335 49
Average number of inmates including ste
ward's department, 100; cost per month, $0 19;
cost ner week, $1 43; cost per day, 20e. Exclud
ing steward's department 154; cost per month,
$0 07; cost per week, $1 54; cost per day, 22c.
Geo. T. Wells, Steward.
Ida M. Wells, Matron.
We. the undersigned auditors of the middle
coal field poor district, do certify that we have
examined the foregoing accounts, receipts and
vouchers for the expenditures or the directors
and steward and find them correct us above
stated. H. S. It inker, 1
J. P. Salmon, -Auditors.
Morgan O. Morgans,)
January 28, 181X1.
MW-! ;i iI) V SCHOO^
Intellectual and Practical tiaining for teachers.
Three courses of study besides preparatory. Special
attention given to preparation for college. Students
admitted to best colleges on certificate. Thirty gradu
ates pursuing further studies last year. Great advan
tages for special studies in art and music. Model
school of three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen
teachers. Beautiful grounds. Magnificent buildings.
I .at gc grounds for athletics. Elevator and infirmary
with attendant nurse. Fine gymnasium. Everything
fin lushed at an average cost to normal students c.f
?'4J n year. Fall term, Aug. 28 Winter term. Dee.
2. Spring term, March 16. Students admitted to
classes at any time. For catalogue, containing full
information, apply to g „ LBR (j i principal,
Mansfield, Pa.
Danger Signals
More I ban bat/ the victims of conswnp- T
lion do not know they have it. Here is a list
of symptoms by which consumption can
certainly be detected
Cough, one or two slight efforts on
rising, occurring during the day and fre
quently during the night.
Short breathing after exertion.
Tightness of the chest,
Qitick pulse, especially noticeable in the
evening and after a full meal.
Chilliness in the evening, followed by
Slight fever.
Perspiration toward morning and
Tale face and languid in the morning.
Loss of vitality.
If you have these symptoms, or any of
them, do not delay. There are many
preparations which claim to be cures, but
Dr. HcSer's enqiisb Remedy for Consumption
has the highest endorsements, and has
Stood the test of years. It will arrest con
sumption in its earlier stages, and drive
away the symptoms named. It is manu
factured by the Acker Medicine Co., 16
and 18 Chambers St., New York, and sold
by all reputable druggists.