RAILROAD TIMETABLES
DELAWARE, SI'SQUEIIA NNA AM
X SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time tni)le in effect December 15, 1895.
Trains leave Drift-n fur Jeddo, Eckley, Ha/.!
Brook, Stockton. Beaver Meadow Hotel. Ho
and Ha/leton Jnuetioii tit 5 :!o, 000 a in, 4 15 i
m, daily except Sunday; and 7 03 a in, 2 38 p in.
Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Hiirwood,Cranlei T\
Tomhicken and Deri tiger uts 30a in, p in, d •: i \
exeept Sunday; and • 03 a m, 238 p m, Sun
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida .1 unction
liar wood Koail, llumlioldt Koad, Oneida am
Sheppton at 0 00 a in. 4 15 p in, daily except Sun
day; and 7 05 a in, 2 3S p m, Sun-lav.
Trains leave' Ha/leton Junction for II.:• •.vim i
Cranberry,Tomhicken and Heiinmr m ■ :
ra, daily except Sunday; and 8 53 a m, i 22 p in
Sunday.
Trains leave HazK ton Junction foi Onuida
Junction, Harwood Koad, Humboldt Koad.
Oneida and Sheppton at 6 29, 1! 1U am,4 46 p in,
daily except Sunday; and 7 57 a in, 5 06 p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringcr for Tomhicken, Cran
berry, Harwood, lla/leton Junction, lto.ui.
Beaver Meadow Koad. Stockton, lla/le llrook
Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 2 25, 5 10 p in.
daily except Sunday; and 1)37 a m, 507 p in.
Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Koad, Harwood Koad, Oneida Junction, 11 /It
ton Junction and Koan at 7 11 am, 12 U>,
p m, daily except Sunday; and 809 a ui, 5 H
p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Me ulow
Koad, Stockton, lla/.le Brook, Kcklo.v, Jedd<
and Drifton at 5 25 p in, daily, except Suiniax
and 8 00 a m, 3 44 p in, Sundav.
Trains leave Ha/leton Junction IT Keavei
Meadow Koad, Stockton, Ha/le Brook, Likiey,
Jeddo and Drifton at 309, 5 47. ("• 20 p m. daily,
except Sunday; and 10 OS a m, 5 58 p ui, Sunday.
All trainseouneet at lla/leton Junction witii
electric ears for Ha/Jeton, Jeauesville, An den
ried ami other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 600 a m, lla/leton
Junction at 620 a in, and Slmppton at? 11 a in.
connect at Oneida J unction with Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
Train leaving Drifton at 5 :>0 a in makes con
nection ut Deringer with I'. K. It. train for
Wiikesbarre, Sunbury, liarrisburg and points
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between 11 a/let on Junction and Der
inger, an extra tram will leave the former
point at 5 50 p in, daily, except Sunday, arriv
ing at Deringer at 5 ut) p in.
LUTIiEK C. SMITH, Superintendent.
LEIIIGII VALLEY RAILROAD.
November 17, 1895.
Anthracite coal used exclusively. Insuring
cleanliness and comfort.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
6 05, 825, 9 33. 10 41 a in, 1 35, 2 27, 3 15, 4 54,
6 12, 6 68, 8 tJ">, 8 57 p m, for Drifton, Juddo, Lum
ber Yard, Stockton and lla/leton.
6 05, 8 25, 933 a in, 135, 5 15, 4 54 p m, for
Mauch chunk, Allenlown, Bethlehem, Philu.,
Easton and New York.
6 05, 9 33, 10 tl am, 2 27, 4 25, it 58 pin, for
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Pottsvillc.
726, 9 16. 1056 a in, 1151. i 5i pin, (via High
and Branch) for White Haven, (Hen Smuniit,
Wilkes-liarre, l'ittston and L. and B. Juuction.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
11 40 a tn and 3 24 p in for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum
ber Yard and Ha/leton.
324 nra for Delano. Mahanoy City, Shenan
doah, New York and Philadelphia.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
7 26, 9 27, 10 56, 11 54 a in, 12 58, 2 13, 4 34, 5 33,
6 58, 847 p in, froui lla/leton, Stockton, Lum
ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton.
7 26, 9 27, 10 50 a m, 2 13, 4 31, 6 58 p m, from
Delano, Mahanoy City and Shenandoah (via
New Boston Branch).
1258, 58 47 pm, from New York. Button,
Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allcntown and Mauch
Chunk.
9 27, 10 56 am, 12 58, 5 33, 6 53, 8 17 p in, from
Easton, Phila., Bethlehem and Munch ( hunk.
9 33, 1U 41 a ni,2 27,6 58 p in troiu White Haven.
Glen Summit, Wilkeß-llarre. Pittston and L. am
B. Junction (via Highland .Brunch).
SUNDAY TRAINS.
11 31 a m and 3 10 p in, from Ha/.leton, Lum
ber Yard, Jeddo and Driiton.
11 31 u in from Delano, lla/.leton, Philadelphia
and Easton.
3 10 p m from Delano and Mahanoy region.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
CHAS. S. LEE, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Phila., Pa.
KOLLIN 11. WILBUR, Gen. Sunt. Fast. Div.
A. W. NONNEMACH EK, Ass tG. P. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
Didn't Know Human Nature.
"Brown seems to be very excitable.
I saiv him chase liis hat to-day down t|
1 crowded street."
"Well, what of that?"
' "If he'd only been cool and waited
.somebody would have caught it,
(brushed It and brought it back to him!"
: —Chicago Record.
Ills Principal Charm,
i Needleson—Yt-s.wc think a great deal
iof thnt parrot. I wouldn't take a hun-
Idred dollars for him.
' Pinns—He isn't very handsome, l)ut I
I suppose he's an excellent talker.
"No, ho is not much given to talking."
"Won't talk?"
i "Can't.."—Chicago Tribune.
Not So Very Unexpected.
' "Ada, dearest Ada, will you be
I mine?"
"0 Charles, this is so unexpected!
Yon must give me a little time."
"How long, darling?"
"Oh! I w ill just call mamma—she is
(waiting in the next room."—Fliegende
(Blaetter.
They Kept Kvcrytblng.
1 Lady (in store) —I would like some-
Ithing in the way of a novelty suitable
for a birthday present.
Cleric—Well", madam, we keep every
thing in the line of novelties.
Lady—lndeed. I supposed you had
'them for sale. Good morning—Texas
Sittings.
At tlio Hawthaw Club.
Poet (soidfully)—Homer is my ma
ter. I emulate him in every way.
Cynic—Yes, I notice you arc rapidly
approaching him in one respect.
Poet (flattered) —Indeed?
Cynic—Yes, you are getting poorer
and poorer every day.—N. Y. World.
Danger in flic Pastime.
IHe sklmm.-ij the glassy surface of th< lake
And there, in full, his signature lie wrote;
Just then a better skater took the cuke
lle scratched above a promissory not. !
- Record.
51.50 a year is all the THIIUM; costs.
LIVE QUESTIONS!
"Practical Measures,"
by
B. 0. Flower,
of
Boston, Mass.
"Literature People Want,"
by
J. W. C.
Monday Next, - - March 2.
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FRELLAX I). FEBRUARY 24, IS9G.
Control of Natural Monopolies.
The average reader will be very likely
to agree with our contributor, Mr. Bul
lock, that the language quoted from
Judge Brown is of peculiar significance.
Coming from a member of the bench of
our highest judicial tribunal, and ad
dressed to a class of men who are more
than likely to influence the legislation of
the near future, such language is clearly
suggestive as to the drift of public opin
ion. Indeed evidences of the fact that
there is a general awaking of the
public conscience in relation to corporate
monopolies are rapidly multiplying on
on every hand.
A recent number of Urn Literary Digest
informs us that in Chicago ono of the
x principal street railway magnates is out
in a memorial addressed to tho mayor
squarely fa\ ring an absolute municipal
control and limited municipal ownership
r of tho entire street railway •; stem of
that city. The plan there proposed is
r for the city to own absolutely the track,
polos, wires and all that is attached to
1 tholand: butthut the cars are to be owned
- and operated by private corporations and
;; individual:-, ;ili cars to bo licensed by the
city.
i- Only a few days ago Albert Shaw, the
noted apostle of municipal reform, ap
peared before a legislative conmitteo in
New York city and squat ly advocated
'• tho selling of all franchises to the high
est bidder at public auction, and that in
support of hi- position Mr. Shaw cited
the experience of New Orleans, the
li municipal authorities of which not long
ago sold a street railway franchise for
ilie comfortable sum of £700,000. Two
| f the states-—Missouri and New York —
have already provided by general stat.no
for sale to tho highest bidder at public
auction of all special privileges to use or
a occupy tho public >treots.
On the whole, it seems cntiroly safe to
t predict that long before the cl iso of the
present century the farce of American
t. public sentiment will be every where -uch
that n municipal body or board will find
'• it either politic or safe to continue the do
nation of franchises.
Ileal Functions of Gove- nraent.
The article entitled "Society and the
State," to bo found in another column,
suggests far more than it discloses. Our
] contributor is clearly right in saying that
, society is a natural organism, while the
" state is an artificial mechanism. We may
add that former is a natural growth,
while the latter is merely au arbitrary
j creation.
The one is God-made, the other man
made. Society, in the br-oa lest and best
] acceptation of that much abused term, is
a natural, legitimate growth—growth
1 that is governed by the same immutable
law which binds the planets in their
divinely appointed courses—a law that is
tlie same at the equator as at the poles,
the same on the meridian of Washington
or Greenwich as on that of Constan
tinople or St. Petersburg. State organ
ization is desirable just so far as it
coincides with that lawof natural growl h.
• but no further. Anything short of such
- coincidence is anarchy. Anything be
yond more coincidence is paternalism,
. which is really no more desirable than
- | anarchy Itself,
u Mr. Gro-by evidently belongs to tlio
steadily widening circle of those who be
lieve that "the American people are -of
fering from in hercnt vice of all five
j governments—tho vice of too logis
• | iation."
! Be that, however, as it may. lie has in
vited, or rather provoked, a discussion
which is likely to be productive of good.
He has manifestly done some close think
? ing on the topic about which ho writes.
It is equally manifest that he posseses
the courage of his convict lons.
Goal Slocks Not in Favor.
From the Philadelphia Stockholder.
The coalers are out of favor. Reports
~ concerning tho trade art- not oncourag
j ing. and legislative attacks on the eom-
I binution are beginning to oxei t a do pre.- *-
! ing Inlluenco. It is quite true that
• (dealings in them are not large a fait
! indicating that holder- are as \et not
I disposed to lot g.. Hut some of the
[ in >ro far-sighted are beginning to upprc -
a date the possibilities in niiiin etioii with
j the electrical development as they ma\
; bear on anthracite coal carriers. The
j mines are valuable, and probably will be
I valuable always: the carriers, however.
J which depend upon coal tonnage for
! profit are in a less satisfactory position.
it is understood 1 ii:it n combination of
the strongest capitalists in this country
has been formed to acquire the active
principle of coal direct, place it on wires,
anddistrihute it widely, and at compara
tively nominal cost, for heating, lighting
and power purposes. This seemingly
makes way for a revolution in the posi
tion of the coal carrying roads. These
gentlemen are slow to take hold
of any project not. promising from the
start success—a fact borne in upon some
i holders of the coalers.
LIVE QUESTIONS.
A Series :f Articles Contributed to Thtuo
Columns Ly Advanced Thinkers*
NUMBER IV.—: \XTI;TY AND THE STATE.
An err. r prolific of evil consequences
io Kocit ty and also to the stato is tlio
failuio to distinguish the ono from tho
other.
Tho tendency to confound them may
bo duo to the fact that tho stato com
prises tho snine individuals as those
composing society, and is strengthened,
no doubt, "by tho manner in which popular
knowledge or social progress in tho past
is chiefly acquired—namely, through
the study of histories devoted for tho
most part to a narration of tho riso and
fall of states. Nor is tho error confined
to merely vulgar opinion. Students of
sociology mo subject to its influence.
Even so ablo and analytical a. thinker
as Herbert Epciicer speaks of the stato as
"society in its corporate capacity," and
says that "political speculation, which
sets out with tho "assumption that tho
stato has, in all cases, the same naturo,
must, end in profoundly erroneous con
clusions," implying that tho nature of
tho state changes as society advances,
being merely a lundo of social action no
less natural than society itself.
To this misconception of tho real na
ture of tho stato is largely due that
practical disregard of the limits of state
duties of which Mr. Spencer himself
justly complains. Society is a natural
organism ; tho state, an artificial mech
anism. The former is in noway depend
out upon tho will of man for its exist
ence or progress, which are but tho ag
gregates of individual being and ad
vancement ; its development is subject
to the universal law of evolution. The
state, on tho other hand, is entirely tho
result of man's will; it is established
and maintained by him, and, unless for
reasons sufficient to warrant his action,
without authority entitling it to respect.
A ch-.sr conception of titoso reasons, of
that warrant and authority, would
greatly simplify this inquiry. It is plain
enough, however, that there must bo
sonio urgent reason, amounting to n ne
cessity, to warrant the compulsory ac
tion which gives rise to tho state, and
through which it makes its existence
known and felt. We talk of self govern
ment; wo do not, however, govern our
selves, but each other. With respect to
an}' one man tho action of tho state is
but the action of other men, which is
none the le.;s trno when they compel
him to contribute to tho support of that
power which they use to coerce him.
Time has I t en w hen government was
administer'(l in conformity to tho will
of one man, who might, indeed and in
truth say, "I am the . (ate." From tho
rule of an individual wo havo advanced
to that of a majority, tho only advan
tage gained thereby being tho proba
bility of a wiser mo of power. Wisdom
and power havo been styled the attri
butes of sov- r* g.niv, but il would be in
teresting to know with how little wis
dom a government could maintain it
self, provided only it had sufficient pow
er. The e;-;-. ntial element of govern
ment is power, but good government
consists in its just unci efficient use,
not only as regards the manner cf ac
complishing tho legitimate ends for
which it is maintained, but also in 10-
spect to methods of maintaining it.
There has doubt k ; been in every age
at least one man of so great integrity
and wisdom thut. given the requisite
power, ho would havo maintained a
bettor government than any majority of
his time could ever have agreed upon,
and, having such power, any man would
have tho right to maintain a just govern
ment, even in opposition to any major
ity, no matter how great, advocating au
unjust government.
Lot us. then, conceive of a stato in
which somo man has absolute control
of tho civil power, which ho uses only
for legitimate purposes, and always uses
efficient ly. Such a state would approach
more nearly to \ ri ;tiou than any tho
world has ever ; en or is likely soon to
see, and yet how clear it is that the ac
tion of such a state would bo in no
proper sense tho action of society, whose
members might or might not approve
tho government to which they were sub
jected.
But instead of ono man exercising
tho sovereign power, lot tho number bo
increased to two or more, to a majority
even of the members of society, and yet
their relation to the state and to society
would in no w ay differ from that of tho
ono man ; nor would the relation of tho
stato to society be changed from what
it was under the rulo of ono man. But
by what authority is any ono man or
any majority of men warranted in as
suming to control and direct tho con
duct of members of society, at the same
time compelling them to contribute to
tlio support of the power necessary to
such control? It is idle to talk of a so
cial "contract," whereby society as a
whole surrenders certain natural rights
in exchange; for tho advantages of civil
government.
If it were possiblo for such a contract
to he made, it would havo to be renew
ed every hour, for it could have no
binding force upon a man horn after it
was made. Even the maxim that gov
ernments dc rive their just powt rs from
the consent of tho governed is not true
in the sense that "consent" or "agree
ni< nt'' can affect the justice of any act
of government. It is clear that any one
man has no right to coerce or interfere
with the conduct of another, except in
self deft n. "—that is, to protect himself
in the enjoyment of some natural light.
It is no less clear that increasing the
number of men cannot change the na
ture of their individual rights in that
regard. If each individual of u majori
ty, never so great, has no right to co
erce a member of society, they cannot
all together have that right; a million
times zero is bur zero still. The rights
of a majority consist only of tho rights
of the individuals composing it. Tho
right of action by the state must ho
traced to and depend upon individual
right.
Individuals, not as members of so-
ciety, nor acting primarily for the bene
fit of society as a whole, but in their
individual capacities, for their own in
terest, form a body corporate, to the
support of which, in order that its pow
er may bo supreme, they compel all the
members of society to contribute. This
incorporation constitutes the state,
which may indeed bo called "society
in its corporate capacity," but is in no
sense tlio result of voluntary action on
the part of all tho members of society,
being rather tho method adopted by cer
tain members for the control of all. The
majority, in power and intlueuco, of this
corporato body naino its directors, who,
through the enactment, interpretation
and execution of laws, manage its af
fairs. For this body, the state, to un
dertake any enterprise or to do any act
not necessary to tho accomplishment of
legitimate ends, which must of them- j
selves bo so necessary as to warrant, the
compulsory organization and mainte- '
nance of tho state, is for the latter to !
abuse its power; and no mat tor how
beneficial to society tho particular un
dertaking or act might be, its perform
ance should be left to some other agdi
cy than that of tho state. Correct solu- I
tion of industrial, social and so called
government problems depends upon a j
clear and definite conception of the just
warrant for maintaining civil power
and of tho purposes to which its use
should bo limite d. That warrant and
those purposes remain at all times and
everywhoro tho same, under all forms
of government and in all stages of so- i
ciety. JOIIN SHERWIN CROSBY.
Kansas City.
IS UMBER V. —ENLARGEMENT OF GOVERN
ME *. TAL F U NOTIONS.
In the current number of The Arena
Prefer .- or Ely asks and answers the live
question, "Should fcho government con
trol tl : 1< raph?" Qisamwc r, which !
is squarely in llio affirmative, is strong
ly supported by an article from the very
able pen of Judgo Walter Clark of the
supremo court of North Carolina, in
which tho latter meets and overcomes
every objection seemingly which can be
urged against tho constitutionality of
such public control. Jndgo Clark plants
himself on tho act of congress of 1860,
chapter 230, and tho opinion of Chief
Justice Waito in the case of Pensacola j
mi us Telegraph company, 90 U. S. I.
He also quotes sparingly from an address
deliver d to the graduating class of
Yale Law school June 24, 1895, by
Judge Brown of the United States su- !
preino court, and published as tho lead
ing article in Tho Forum for August,
1895. To my mind tho reasoning of j
Judge Brown is unanswerable and con- |
elusive, and I therefore reproduce bis
exact words on that occasion, thus: I
"If tho govcti nient maybe safely in
trusted with tho transmission of our
letters and papers, I see no reason why
it may not also be intrusted with tho
transmission of our tele grams and par
eels, as is almost universally tho case ;
in Europe, or of our passengers and j
freight (through a stato ownership of |
railways), as in Germany, France, Aus- j
tiia, Sweden and Norway. If the state |
owns its highways/why may it not also
own its railways? If a municipality
owns its streets and keeps them paved,
sewered and cleaned, why may it not
also light them, water them and trans- j
port its citizens over them, so far as j
such transportation involves a monopoly j
of their uso? Indeed, wherever the j
proposed business is of a public or semi- |
public character and requires special
privileges from the state or a partial
delegation of governmental powers—
such, for instance, as tho condemnation
of land, or a special use or disturbance j
of tho streets for tho laying of rails, j
pipes or wires—there would seem to be
no sound roa-on why such franchises,
which arc for tho supposed benefit of the
public, should not be exercised directly
by the public. fcuc!i at least is the tend
ency of modern legislation in nearly ev
ery civilized country but our own,
whoro great corporate interests, by put
ting pv< mineutly forward tho dangers
of paternalism and socialism, have suc
ceeded in securing franchises which
properly belong to the public.
"Tho fear, too, that these monopolies
may bo used for political purposes has
hitherto proved an insuperable objection
to their exercise by tho state, but the
development of civil service reform has
been so rapid and satisfactory that its
introduction into this new field of use
fulness would follow as a matter of
course and would obviate the most for
midable difficulty in the way of the
proposed change.
"Should tho assumption of these nat
ural opportunities by foreign states and
municipalities prove as successful as
they now promise, tho question which i
will confront the legislators of the !
twentieth century will be, not whether
these extensions of governmental func
tions nro socialistic in their tendencies,
but how long this country can afford to
lag behind others which wo have been
taught to look upon as conservative and
inert.''
In all thoroughly well informed cir
cles it goes without saying that Judge
Brown is among the most conservative
federal judges, yet there is no mistaking
the significance of the above language,
and it may be accepted as a fair indica
tion of tho present trend of judicial
opinion. GEORGE BULLOCK.
;t. Louis, December, 1895.
Labor Savins; Machinery.
Every day more men are forced out
of work by machinery. The machinery
produces what tluy formerly did, but
Ibe men remain to fco provided for, and
every year matters are growing worse.
Just so long as all that machinery and
everything which it produces are con
trolled by monopoly, workingmen will
stand at the door of the trusts begging
for employment. This country has out
grown tho wage system, but the men
ure still here, clamoring for the work
which machinery dop:ives them of,
while capital, by controlling that ma
chinery ami its product, holds the upper
band. —Commonwealth.
Domestic Economy.
"V. hat's this?" exclaimed the young
husl and, referring: to the memoran
dum she had given liim* "One dozen
> ggs, a ])Ound of raisins, bottle of
lemou extract, can of condensed milk,
dime's worth of Ground cinnamon and
half n dollar's worth of sugar. What do
you want, of all these things, Belinda?"
"I've got a dry loaf of baker's bread,"
replied the young wife, "that I'm go
ing to save by working up into a bread
pudding. I never let anything go to
waste, Henry."—Chicago Tribune.
How to Sell shorn.
She had vainly striven to pry her
number four foot into a number 2y s
shoe, and the salesman saw that all
efforts would be useless. Then he said:
"Madam,let mo show you a shoe espe
cially made for Cindcralla feet."
lie produced a pair which fitted per
fectly.
"I'll take them," she beamed.
They were four's, marked 2b.—Bay
C ity Chat.
A Roland for an Oliver.
Husband (leading Sunday news
paper)— Mary, here's something new in
the household line. 1 have had your
baker's and grocer's home-made bread,
pies and chocolate; here is a whole col
umn about home made desolate.
(Thinks he is funny.)
Wife—You. needn't read it. You can
get the recipe at your favorite bucket
shop.—Truth.
Sugjjcstivo.
"I am very much obliged to you,
James, for this line writing set., with
heavy parchment paper," said the
wealthy Mr. Oldbateh to his nephew,
"but. really do very little writing."
"True, uncle," replied the affection
ate relative; "but I thought you might
want to write your will."—Buy City
Chat.
Precocious Children.
"Conic, Mary, let us play 'father an
mother.* I'll be the father, and you'll
l>e the mother, with n child in your
arms."
"All right, you begin."
"Oh, I wish that 1 had never married!
What a fool I was!"—Fliegendeßluet.-
ter.
Professional l'rldc.
T) iI ric tAtto rn ey (summi n g up) —G en<
t lemon of the jury, the audacity and
skill displayed by the prisoner in com
mitting this burglary exceeds anything
in my previous experience.
I*i isoner to Reporter—Now don't for
get to get. that into your paper.—Dallas
(Tex.) Sifter.
Too Tamo for Her.
Maud -1 don't see liow you can stand
being engaged to a man who lias to
work nights!
Marie—He comes to see me after
noons.
Maud—Pshaw! How Insipid! When
lie's gone, you must feel as though you
had been to a matinee.—Puclc.
Sticking to ISurtlncMS.
Little Boy (at toy store window) —
Mamma, won't you buy me a top?
Mamma (meditatively)—lt is now too
cold to spin tops.
"Well, then, buy me a double ripper
sled and some new skates, and we'll let
the top go."—N. Y. Weekly.
Most Expensive Kind.
"You get rid of $3,750 in one day's
shopping?"
"That's right."
"\\ hat kind of shopping were you do
ing?"
"Bucket shopping."—Chicago Trib
une.
Paste It lu Your Hat.
Here's a rule to keep In sight:
"When you meet turn to the right,
But passing from the rear, why then
Turn to the left and you're right again."
—L. A. W. Bulletin.
THE LOOSE TOOTH.
Pi
"Let her go, Jimmy, when I count
L'ree!"—Truth.
Confident.
Bobby—Father will be down in n
moment. Have a cigar.
Yon Blunter—Are you sure these are
the kind lie gives to his friends?
Bobby—Yes, sir. They are some
that mother gave him. —N. Y. Herald.
A Useful Man.
"Brown is weak financially, isn't he?"
"Ue hasn't much money, but he gives
employment to a great many men"
"Who are they?"
"Other people's bill collectors."—
Brooklyn Life.
The Modern Ambassador.
Tommy—Paw, what is an ambassa
dor?
Mr. Figg—ne is used chiefly as a chip
which the other country knocks off
when it wants to declare war.—lndian
apolis Journal.
Noltetter Keeonimendatloii Possible.
Junior Partner—Why did you give
Crurnmer the job of collecting debts
lor our firm? Do you think he is any
good?
Senior Partner—Well, he collected a
debt from me llie other day.—Truth.
Acquainted with Her Weakness.
"There's no use in trying to bring
her to, doctor; she's dead."
"How do you know?"
"If she were alive she would speak."
—Town Topics.
For a Change.
"Did you go to church yesterday?"
"Nu; I slept at home."—Life.
30 E. Broad Street, 29-31 E. Mine Street, liazleton.
Our Housekeepers' Opportunity.
The Oreat Sale Now On.
Ail Winter Goods will be Slaughtered
to give us room for our daily arrivals for Spring. The eco
nomically inclined will have a money-saving opportunity
of supplying all their wants at a scale of prices in many
instances not one-half of those prevailing elsewhere.
A Blanket or Comfortable at Your Price
don't overlook this fact; we have a good line to select
from. Table Linens and Damasks and Sheeting Muslins
at lower prices than ever before in your memory.
A Few Fine Fur Capes
that can be yours for almost one-fourth of value: and some
really pretty and stylish Jackets and Misses' and Children's
t<retchens and Reefers at merely nominal figures. Out
they must go.
Dress Goods Marked Down One-Half
to close out some choice fabrics. You cannot fail to find
in our stock something to suit your needs and at a price
that will surely please you.
B®* Lots of short pieces of Fine Dress Goods suitable
for waists, skirts and school dresses, marked down to one
half and even less.
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 bo 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, unequaled specials, at 49c, 55c, G3c, G9e and 85c.
Carpet Samples, li yard each, for Rugs, at nominal prices.
ANDREW .1. 11 AIRE.
Arc the only HIGH GRADE and strict
ly first class pianos sold direct from
the factory to the final buyer.
Are the only pianos on which you can
save the dealers' profits and enor
mous expenses, agents' salaries and
music teachers' commissions.
Are the only pianos every agent
condemns, for the natural
reason that NO AGENTS are em
ployed by us.
Are the only pianos which are not sold
in a single store in the United
States, because we closed all our
agencies over a year ago, and now
sell only to the final buyer, at the
actual cost of production at our
factory. We have no store on
Broad street, but the factory ware
room is open every day till 0 p. m.,
and Saturday evenings from 7 t t 10.
Kellmer Piano Co.
FAC TOUT:
CHESTNUT STREET,
RETWEEN
CIIURCh AND LA UREL,
UAZLETON.
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES and LIQUORS
FOK FAMILY AND MEDICINAL
FUIII'OSES.
Cor. Centre and Main Streets,
Freeland.
GEORGE FISHER,
dealer in
ERESII BEEF, FORK, VEAL,
MUTTON, BOLOGNA,
SMOKED MEATS,
ETC., ETC.
Call nt No. fi Walnut street, Freeland,
or wait for the delivery wagons.
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
PChlrhwtcr'* I'.igli-h Diamond Itrnn f.
ENHYROYAI PILLS
~CvT"U nnd On.y Genuine. A
" ij" { :u "! niendlh
other. A'r/iue dangerou* mibtlllu- v
I / nf ,ion"d * n " d imitation*. Ai OriiKKbn, or send 4e.
I iu stamps for particulars, trtiin<>niuls an I |
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Old newspapers for sale.
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Harrisburg, Pa.
FOR THE CURE OF
Alcoholism,
Narcotic Addictions,
The Tobacco Habit
None but genuine Keelev remedies are'used.
No restraint. No risk. The treatment abso
lutely removes all desire for alcoliolie stimu
lants ami drugs.
t.*?~ Literature free. Correspondence confl
dential.
W. S. THOMAS, Mgr.,
P. O. Box 594, Harrisburg.
Harness!
Harness!
Light Carriage Harness,
$5.50, $7, $9 and $10.50.
Heavy Express Harness,
$10.50, sl9, S2O and $22.
Heavy Team Harness,
double, $25, S2B and S3O.
GEO. WISE.
Jeddo and Freeland, Pa.
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