RAILROAD TIMETABLES THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA ANL SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table In effect December 15, 1895. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckloy, Hazlc Brook. Stockton. Beaver Meadow Hoad, Roan and Hazleton Junction at 5 JO, 8 00 n ui, 4 15 p ra, daily except Sunday; and 7 03 a m, 2 38 p m. Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhickcn and Deringer at 5 :*) a m, p m, daily except Sunday; and 7U3 a m, 238 p m, Sun- Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, llarwood Hoad, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Sheppton at 6 00 a m,4 15 p ra, daily except Sun day; and 71X1 a in, 238p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton J unction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhickcn and Deringer at 635 a m, daily except Sunday; and 8 53 a m, 4 i.2 p ra, Sunday. , _ ~ Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, llarwood Hoad, Humboldt Hoad, Oneida and Sheppton at a 20, a ra, 4 40 p in, daily cxeept Sunday; and 7 37 a ra, 308 p ra, Sunday. _ _ ~ , _ Trains leave Deringer for Tomhickcn, Cran berry, Harwood, Hazleton Junction, Hoan, Beaver Meadow Road. Stockton, lla/.10 Brook, Ickley, Jeddo and Drifton at 2 25, 6 40 p ra, daily except Sunday; and 937 a ra, 507 p m, Sunday. ... Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Hoad, Harwood Hoad, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton Junction and Hoan at 7 11 am, 12 40, 625 p m, daily except Sunday; aud 809 a m, 3 44 p m, Sunday. „ Trains leave Sheppton for Bearer Meadow Hoad, Stockton, Hazlo Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at ft 25 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 8 09 a m. 3 44 p m. Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Hoad, Stockton, llaxle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 3 09, 5 47, 6 20 p ra, daily, except Sunday; and 10 08 a ra, 5 38 p ra, Sunday. All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jcanesville, Auden ried and other pointa on the Traction Com pany's line. Trains leaving Drifton at 600 a m, Hazleton Junction at 6 29 a m, and Sheppton ut 7 11a m, connect at Oneida Junction with Lehigh Valle> trains east and west. Train leaving Drifton at 6 30 a m makes con nection at Deringer with P. H. R. train for Wilkesbarre, Suubury, llarrisburg and points west. For the accommodation of pussengers at way stations between Hazleton Junction and Der inger, an extra train will leave the former point at 3 50 p m, dally, except Sunday, arriv ing at Deringer at 5 00 p in. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent. LEIIIGII VALLEY RAILROAD. November 17, 1895. Anthracite coal used exclusively, insuring cleanliness and comfort. AKHANUKMENT OF PAHBENOF.II TKAINB. LEAVE FREELAND. 6 05, 8 25, 0 33. 10 41 a m, 1 86, 2 27, 8 15, 4 34, 6 12, 6 58, 8 05, 8 57 p m, for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum ber Yard, Stockton and Hazleton. 6 05, 8 25, 933 a m, 1 35, 3 15, 4 34 p m, for Maueh Chunk. Allentown, Bethlehem, Phlla., Easton and New York. • (J6, 8 33, 10 41 am, 2 27, 4 25, 658 pm, for Mahanoy City, Shenandoah ami Pottsville. 726 9 18, 10 56 am, 1164,4 34 p in, (via H igh and Branch) for White Haven, Glen Summit, Wllkes-Barre, Pitts ton and L. and 11. Junction. SUNDAY TRAINS. 11 40 a ra and 3 24 p m for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum ber Yard and Hazleton. 3 24 p ra for Delano, Mahanov City, Shenan doah. Naw York and Philadelphia. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 28, 9 27, 10 56, 11 54 a ra, 12 58, 3 13, 4 34, 5 38, 6 58, 8 47 p m, from Hazleton, Stockton, Lum ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton. 7 36, 9 27, 10 56 a m. 2 13, 4 34, 6 58 p m. from Delano, MAhanoy City and Shonandouh (via New Boston Branch). 12 58, 8 36, 8 47 p m, from New York, Easton, Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allentown aud Mauch Chunk. • 27, 10 56 a m. 12 58, 5 38, 6 58, 8 47 p m, from Easton, Phlla., Bethlehem and Mauch Chunk. 9 33, 10 41 am, 2 27,8 .58 pin from White Haven, Glen Summit, Wllkes-Barre. Pittston and L. auc B. Junction (via Highland Branch). SUNDAY TRAINS. 11 31 a m and 3 10 p m, from Hazleton, Lum ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton. 11 31 a m from Delano, Hazleton, Philadelphia and Easton. 3 10 p in from Delano and Mahanoy region. For further information inquiro of Ticket Agents. CHAB. S. LEE, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Phlla., Pa. ROLLIN IT. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. Eust. Div. A. W. NUN N KM AC 11 EH, Ass'tG. P. A., South llethlehem. Pa. E3LSCTION NOTICE.-Notice is hereby J given that at the election to be held on the third Tuesday of February, lH'.tfi, being the eighteenth day of that mouth, the following otleers of the middle coal Held poor district are to be elected, to wit: One person for director, to serve three years from April 1, 1896, whose residence must be in that portion of the district comprising the up per or Hazleton district. One person for auditor, to serve three years from April 1, 1896, whose residence must be in that part of the district which is composed of the boroughs of Mauch Chunk, East Mauch Chunk, Lansford and Summit Hill, ami tin township of Mauch Chunk, in Carbon county. Samuel Harlemun, J A. 8. Monroe, -Directors. James MeCready, ) NATURAL MODELS. The flret needle was the bill of the tailor bird, which sews together leaves ID order to mako Its nest and form a shelter over iU young. Ths common garden slug has the means of spinning a gelatinous thread by which he con Jet himself down from dangerous height*. The swallow, in preparing its neat., drives Ha tunnel first upward and then downward, in order that the nest may be properly drained. The flesh hook used by cooks to draw pieces of meat from the pot is obviously modeled after the daws of an eagle or other bird of prey. How to Cl+mn Cortl/ Fnrs. 1 Ermine and sealskin are best cleaned with soft flannel. Rub the fur deli cately against the grain, and when It has been thoroughly lifted and re versed dip the flannel into common flour and rub lightly any spots that look dark or dirty. Bhake the flour well and rub with a clean, dry flannel until the flour is all removed. Sable, chinchilla, squirrel and monkey skin may be very nicely cleaned with liot bran. Get a small quantity of bran ind heat It in the oven until it Is quite wnnn. Rub stiffly into the fur nnd leave for a few minutes before shaking to free it from thm bran. LIVE QUESTIONS! "Society anrl the State" • John Sherwin Crosby, of Kansas City, Mo. "Government Functions" by George Bullock, of St. Louis, Mo, Monday Next, - February 24. FREELAND TRIBUNE. l'UBLIBIIU) KVKBY MONDAY AND THURSDAY^ TITOS. A. BTJCKLEY] EDITOB AND PIiOPRIKTOD,? OFFICE: MAIN STIIKKT ABOVE CBRgUt BCBSCUIITION RATESiL- One Tow J.tSi&to Six Montha. Four M0uth*........... • • • Two Mouths-......... Subscribers are requested to (1 gores following tho name on tho thoir papers. By reference to these tfaey;pftg nacertain to wtwit date *Jjorover Cleredand - rneM&fhat Grovor Ut ~'d op to Juno figures in -avanco of pruxnptly to thta office vhenajna yxmr nnret bo paid when papier is FREELAND, FEBRUARY 17, 1890. Equl table ltep resent at ion. The contribution from the pen of Wil liam Dudley Foulko appearing in this issue merits careful perusal. Propor tional representation is at present among tho very liveliest of live ques tions, and whether our readers concur in or dissent from the views urged by Mr. Foulko his article should bo care fully read. It is not our purpose at the prosont stage of the discussion to com mit this paper irrevocably to any one of the various schemes proposed by the school of political reformers to which our valued contributor belongs. At the same time, in view of tho widespread interest in this subject, we very cheerful ly give place to Mr. Foulko's article, and we hope all our patrons will read it. While reserving judgment, therefore, until all has been said that can well be said we aro disposed to assist in spread ing the light. One fact must be evident even to tho most casual observer—namely, tho ani mated discussion which has been carried on through the columns of various pub lications is already beginning to toll oi tho lawmaking bodies of this country Measures which recognize, with more o less clearness, distinctness and force the principles contended for by Mr Foulko and the political school to whicl ho belongs, have been introduced intc the last three congresses. In Canada also tho friends of pro portional representation are active and alert, with quite astrong backing among the loading journals, while in California, Colorado, Connecticut. Massachussetts, Nebraska and Texas bills embodying the proposed roform have already been in troduced into tho legislature or will be at its next session. We believe the frank discussion of these various measures will bo produc tive of good to the whole American peo ple. Turn on tho searchlight and trust the truth to care for itself is therefore our advice at this stage of the movement. Peculiarly Fitted for tlio Pont. Fron tho Wilkesbarre Newsdealer. No mistake will bo made by the elec tors of the middlo coal field district in casting their votes for John Schwartz, to succeed Sandy Monroe as poor direc tor. Mr. Schwartz is one of the self made, substantial citizens of Hazleton, a man of upright character, and tin l care of the poor unfortunates would be in worthy hands in tho event of his elec tion. lie is a broad-guaged man, one whose feelings, sympathies and means aro always opened to the distressed, and ho is peculiarly fitted to fill a post of that kind. Who Aro They? Puhliah tho Named, From the Freelund Press. What will the good and true Demo crats, who a year ago were holding their hands up in holy horror at the supposed corrupt Republican school board think, when we tell them that no person less than a prominent officer of our Demo cratic school board, is authority for the statement, that upon the suggestion of any change or any important matter to bo brought before the board, two of its members always inquire, "What is there in it for us?" And they are not Repub licans either. JIM CAsn-CA9n, one of tho richest and most influential of the civilized Umatilla Indiana of Oregon, brought suit in the Pendleton court the other ilny for a divorce from his wife on the ground that she paints her face. Even tho red women of America are getting "new woman" ideas into their heads. May be the aboriginal gentleman with the opulent patronymic objected to his squaw's usurpation of an Indian brave's right* in donning the war paint. IT is reported that plans are in prog ress for tho settlement near Phoenix, A. T., of a large Mormon colony. Brig ham Young, of Salt Lako City, is now negotiating for the purchase of tho Buckeye irrigation canal and a large area of land adjacent thereto for this purpose. The cnunl heads on tho Gila river, 25 miles from Phoenix, nnd 100,- 000 acres can be irrigated by extending it across the II assay am pa. "WHAT are the things that touch us most as we look Lwick through the years?" nsked u lady lecturer, impress ively. There was a moment's awful pause, and then a small boy in tho audience answered: "Our clothes." I A MAINE Yankee is figuring on a ! tldewnlk which can be turned up to | dump snow into the gutter. There is 1 a man whom countless thousands of 1 busy benedicts will rise up and cull | blessed. LIVE QUESTIONS. A fierles of Articles Contributed to These Columns by Advanced Thinkers. NUMBER III.—PROPORTIONAL REPRE SENTATION. In tho development of onr popular in stitutions members of legislative bodies are elected from "districts," because peoplo do not yet realizo that there is a better way to secure representation. That this system was a clumsy con trivance was evident from tho begin ning ; it gave no security that the popu lar wishes would bo represented at all; a popular majority might bo so dis tributed that it would uot control a ma jorlty of the districts. Tho case is often bad enough, even when no effort is made to prevent fair representation, but it is infinitely worse whenever tho party in power seeks to intrench itself by purposely dividing districts in such a manner that the opposition cannot se cure control of the legislative body, ' even if a majority of electors demand a change. Again, tho different sections of tho state or city continually change in population ; hence frequent readjust ments of tho districts become necessary. But wo want a systom by which con stituencies shall readily adapt them selves to new conditions. If there woro a fow large districts, the need of reap portionment would bo greatly reduced, while if there woro no districts at all apportionment would bo unnecessary and impossible. The palpable dofocts of tho district system might be illustrated in various ways. Popular government (as wo know it ! today) is merely government by politi cal parties. Men who think alike would naturally act together, and their union would form a party, hut the district system, while it forces men into parties with whose principles they do not agree, tends to prevent the natural, healthy union of persons who think aliko and who desire to vote aliko. A largo ma jority of all popular olectious turn upon questions which apply to tho whole country rather than to any particular locality. A man votes with this party or with the other merely becauso he bo lievos or does not bolieve in free trade, free silver, prohibition, etc., and this is equally true oven when the real is sue is purely local. Tho district system separates those whoso interests are iden tical, whilo uniting thoso who have noth ing in common. Another evil of the district system arises from tho facilities afforded for voto buying. Tho system of dividing tho state and also tho city into districts, from each of which a representative is to be chosen, usually results in doubtful, closely contested districts, where tho change of a few votes must change the representative and may consequently change tho legislature und ultimately tho national senate. Naturally tho vote buyer confines liis operations to such pivotal localities, but if districts were abolished ho could never securo any larger number of law makers than woro fairly represeuted by the votes thus bought. Again, even if electors were perfectly free when casting their votes, if tho votes thus cast ex pressed tho real sentiments of tho voter, it is obvious that, under present condi tions, largo numbers of votes are really thrown away and a largo proportion of voters are systematically disfranchised. Equally obvious is the fact that small districts tend almost inevitably to tho production of small men iu tho halls of legislation, men of narrow mental cali ber, who almost invariably lack the courage of their convictions, and who remain perched upon tho fence, touch ing all questions where the constituency is divided. This district system really fastens servility upon tho representa tive, while proportional representation, on tho other hand, encourages the selec tion of men of character and principle; It stimulates independence and leader ship, for the representative who can re tain tho support of even a single quota can afford to remain truo to his convic tions. Tho proposed reform is sometimes objected to for the alleged reason that it would bo dangerous to allow tho advo cates of wild, impracticable schemes even a single representative in tho halls of legislation, but a moment's reflection will convince the reader that anarchists, for example, are no more dangerous to socloty when they uro represented than when they are uot represented in the lawmaking body. It is the confined explosive that is most deadly; give truth and error a fair chance to fight their battles in the open Held, and the former will take care of itself. Tho objection most strongly urged against the proposed reform is that if each phaso of popular sentimeut was allowed its proportional representa ; t-ion, the chances aro that legislative | bodies would divide iuto groups; that | no one group could control or would bo 1 responsible for tho legislative policy, i We aro told, in other words, that a ma- I jority must be secured, even though ; misrepresentation is resortod to in ob taining such majority. But is it true that an absolute majority is essential or even desirable? It may bo truo in tho exercise of administrative functions, but as to purely legislative matters the correct principle demands "plurality." For myaelf 1 deny that an absolute majority is desirable in a deliberative i body, uulesfl there is such a majority I among tho people at large. It is of tho I very highest importance to the state that all special interests should have tho fullest, freest means of expression in the halls of legislation; each phaso of thought should be represented by its own fairly chosen advocates, and then, after a fair consideration of all argu I ments, judgment should be rendered in accordance with the just rights of all concerned. But whatever might be urged against this proposed reform as to natlonul or stato politics, it would bo obviously productive of unmixed good in all municipal elections. One great and growing evil of our system of municipal government is the lugging in of national issues; tho same political lines are drawn in municipal elections as thoso which divido parties elsewhero; men are elected to tho city council simply hecauso they are or are not Democrats, tire or are not Republic ans, and it will bo impossible to pre vent this, so strong is tho force of party usage, until the electoral system is radi cally changed; then, and only then, business administration will take the place of political administration in mu nicipal affairs. In applying the romedy proposed for tho evils thus briefly outlined three measures have boon suggested—the "cumulative vote," the "single trans ferable vote" and tho "freo list sys tem." Tho first is now in practical oper ation in the state of Illinois, in choos ing members of tlio lower house of tho legislature ; tho second has for several years been used in Denmark ; the third is in successful operation throughout Switzerland; it is an American in von tion, having been advocated by Thomas Gilpin of Philadelphia more than 50 years ago, and it is believed to be bet tor adapted than any other to the needs of an American community. Under its practical workings district lines are abolished, and members of tho representative body are chosen at largo upon a general ticket. The official bal lot is used in the same manner as in states where the Australian system pro vails; each group of electors is required to filo with the proper officer, previous to tho day of election, a list of its can didates; this list may contain tho names of as many candidates as the community is entitled to elect or any number less than that. For example, if 10 councilmen are to be chosen, each party may nominate 10 or any smaller number. If the samo candidate is named 011 more than one ticket, ho must elect between them, and if ho fails to do so tho choice is made for him by lot. Each elector has as many votes as there aro officials to bo chosen. These ho may distribute as ho pleases among candi dates on the official ballot, giving no candidate more than one. In tho caso supposed be would have 10 votes and would placo his stamp opposite the name of each person whom ho designed to sup port. 111 addition the voter may, if ho so desires, designate one of tho parties for which ho desires to vote, in which event ho can only vote for tho candi dates of that party. On the other hand, the voter who does not care to support a party ticket may distribute his votes to suit himself. Iu cauvassiug the returns all votes are added together, the sum total is divided by the number of ofllces to be filled, and the quotient is termed the "quota of representation," or number of voters who are jointly entitled to one repre sentative. Each party is then entitled to as many officials as it has quotas. Among candidates those who roceive the greatest number of votes aro seated, and if vacancies occur, whether from death or otherwise, the candidate of the samo party having the next highest vote is substituted. This plan has been success fully tosted by practical experience in Switzerland and has been gradually ex tended from one canton to another yoar after year. In conclusion, the free list system is an American device, but has been adopted and demonstrated in a re public whoso government is worthy of imitation. It is a plan which elimi nates and extinguishes the gerrymander. It removes all incentive to vote buying. It reduces the unrepresented minority— the grand army of the disfranchised—to the least possible minimum. It gives to each voter the fullest liberty of choice. It recognizes party affiliations and lines, yet permits the utmost freedom of all who wish to be independent of partisan dictation. And, better than all else, it contemplates and provides for a repre sentative body that will be like an im ago in the camera, every color, form, light, motion, shado being oxactly re produced—a body that is representative in fact as well as in name. If wo have any faith in popular government, any faith in tho political integrity of our peoplo, lot us givo this plan a fair trial in the near future. WILLIAM DUDLEY FOULKE. Richmond, lud., Dec. 1, 1895. The True FunctionH of Political Parties. Let us not bo too superstitious about parties. Political parties, rightly under stood in this froe country, aro but agencies employed by tho voters for carrying their own will into effect. There have been times, within our first century of national life, when party lines and party issues seemed to vanish altogether. Nutioual parties groat iu their day and with renowned leaders have dissolved and disappeared, some of them whoso very names aro doomed to be forgotten, because tho pooplo needed them as agents no longer. What, then, should be tho fate of political or ganizers who make a Frankenstein monster out of this party machinery for consolidating and monopolizing personal power, pelf and patronage? Let them be crushed under their own contrivance. When any organized force compels the voters and takes from the people or from any popular party a fair right of selection among men and measures, it should, by whatever combination of good citizens, be overthrown. The tyr anny of an rbsolnte monarch is palliated by glittering pomps and illusions which stimulate a sentiment of personal loyal ty, but a "boss" tyranny in a republic is worso than any monarchy to live un der, for it fosters 110 high sentiment and has no veil of illusion ; its bare hid eousuess is like that of a swinging skele ton ; it is altogether vicious, and thrives by poisoning the lifeblood of self gov ernment.—Professor Scliouler in Public Opinion. LARGEST MIRROR IN THE WORLD It Arrived In Thin Country from France Recently* The largest French plate-glass mir ror ever brought to this country, and, according to the importer, the largest mirror in the world, was set up in the dining-room of the new portion of the Hotel Savoy recently. It took two days nd a night, with over a score of work • iien to get it from the steamer to the hotel and to set it in place. The dimensions of the mirror arc 358x158 inches, making about 174 square feet of glass. It is nearly half nil inch thick. The glass alone weighs 000 pounds, and the combined weight of it and the case it came in was over n ton. The mirror is not only the largest but the most expensive in the world, Its actual cost being in the neighbor hood of $5,000. The cost of manufac turing the one gluss would have been about $l,OOO, but five different glasses had to be cast before this perfect one was mode. The expense of moving it was fully $5OO. The package was so large that there ure but two steamships in commission which could bring it across the ocean. These arc the Friesland and the Ken sington. It came on the Friesland, which tied up at the Jersey City docks of the Red Star line. Sixteen men had hard work in hoist ing the monster mirror out of the hold of the ship, and after it had been landed on the dock an unlooked-for difficulty nrose. There is not a single ferry liouse on the Jersey side of the Dud son large enough to accommodore the big package, and upon measuring all the ferryboata it was found that it could not be got on any of them. The mirror was filially loaded 011 a barge and taken across the North river to the foot of West 49th street. It was taken through that street to the Savoy on a low float. At the hotel another difficulty arose It was feared that a part of the stone walls of the building would have to be torn down before the glass could be taken inside; but this was averted by removing the doors, transom, moldings and all accessories to the mahi en trance, and even then it was a tight squeeze to get the box through. It. took 12 men under the personal super vision of Mr. Kahn nearly till night to roll it through the corridor of the hotel ond across the dining-room, where it is to be set up, and all the following forenoon to put it in place. All of the guests of the hotel and many people from outside watched to see if tho huge glass would be damaged when unpacked. It was perfectly sound. The mirror was made at the old St. Gobain glass fuctory in Paris, the old est plate-gloss factory in the world. It was, of course, made to order, and it was a long time before the company could be persuaded to undertake the job. It was only through Mr. Kahn going to Paris and making a personal request that it be done that the com pany consented. So large a mirror could not possibly be made in tho United States with the present facili ties in this country.—-N. Y. World. LEFT FOR DEAD. A Horrible Hour Wuitlng for the Under taker. "Talking of peculiar experiences re minds me of something that fell to mv lot during my boyhood years," said John 11. White, of this city, recently. "I had been injured in an explosion of fireworks and was sick for a time, but had recovered and thought I was well, when I was stricken with an at tack that affected my bend and pros trated me for several weeks. The in jury caused me great pain and suffer ing and at times I was delirious. The climax of my trouble came one night, after I had suffered terribly during the day, and as the change took place in my condition I sunk away until the watch ers at my bedside concluded I was dead. "I was hundreds of miles from home, and the friends waited for morning to dawn to send word to my parents. They had sent word to the undertaker and covered me with a sheet while wait ing for him. They also tied my hands and feet in position and fastened a cloth under my chin and left me for dead. As I was covered, they did not. notice any other change, and so did not see that I was reviving. I was very weak and had not the strength to make any resistance ot consequence. At the time I awoke I found myself covered with the sheet and my mouth closed with the cloth and my hands and feet tied, and 1 realized at once the mistake that had been made. I was weak and could not call to them, nor was I able for a long time to move. The realiza tion of the horrible blunder dazed in.3 so that I was powerless. I lay there under that sheet more than an hour, and it was the most frightful experience I ever underwent. 1 wondered whether the undertaker would come and finish me, and then I wondered whether I was really dead or whether I was in a trance and would be buried in that con dition. Then perspiration broke out ull over my body and the nervous strain continued until I shook as if with a eliill. The tremor of my body attracted my friends and I was relieved from my grewsome predicament and given the care necessary, and was soon on the high road to recovery. It was weeks, however, before I recovered from that nervous shock so that I felt like my self, and it makes mo shrink in horror when I realize the condition I was in and what might have happened had the undertaker reached there during my unconsciousness. If he had I would not be here to-day telling this story."—Kan sas City Journal. I.nrge Flro Engines. What, are claimed to bo the largest fire engines in the world are the two built recently in London. One is eapable of throwing 1,400, the other 1,800 to 2,000 gallons of water per minute. The machines weigh oi/ a tons each, and can be readily drawn at full gallop by four horses. . , ..... . THE UNIVERSAL 30 E. Broad Street, 29-31 E. Mine Street, Hazleton. Our Housekeepers' Opportunity. The Great Sale Now On. All Winter Goods will be Slaughtered to give us room for our daily arrivals for Spring. 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You cannot fail to find in our stock something to suit your needs and at a price that will surely please you. of short pieces of Fine Dress Goods suitable for waists, skirts and school dresses, marked down to one half and even less. 4 Millinery Bargains Right and Left final markdown to close; everything goes, preparatory to opening our New Spring Styles, already purchased and soon to arrive. Embroidery and Underwear sale continued; the stocks have been largely augmented and comprise the newest and prettiest things to be found anywhere. The department is worth an examination. New Trilby Setts and Leap Year Setts simply exquisite and for almost as little money as a single piece has been costing you. Night Gowns, unequalod specials, at 49c, 55c, G3c, G9e and 85c. Carpet Samples, li yard each, for Rugs, at nominal prices. ANDREW J. HAIRE. , 5 Are the only HIGH GRADE and strict ly first class pianos sold direct from the factory to the final buyer. 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Call at No. fl Walnut, street, Freeland, or wait for tho delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. C'hlokeeer' F.ngllah Dl*an