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With tliis issue the Tiiuit ne enters upon another year of life, and the Tri bune Printing Company, Limited, cor dially greets the readers of the paper in this, the lirst publication under their managcmcnt. It has become customary with now linns entering business in the newspaper line to lay down rules to govern their conduct in relation to public men and affairs, regardless of the over-changing aspect of history-making events, and the difficulty offtimos experi enced of a single business establishment shaping its own destiny in conformity with the roseate plans laid out, seeming as it wen- that the modern newspaper's sole rosponsiblity rested on its attitude towards party principles and questions of politics in general. The Titiui nk will depart from this established custom by refraining to make any boasts of the future career. Some slight experience in. and close observation of, the trend of present day activity leads us to believe that the newspaper of today has a more impor tant mission to fulfill than its fore runners, and that, in the fulfillment of this mission, it will be of the utmost benefit to both patrons and proprietors. The intelligence of the people of the present age. is such as to inspire to the highest degree yet attained by man tin spirit of individual opinion, and with due appreciation of this spirit, which is so manifestly apparent in all important events, it seems to us the highest aim of the newspaper should be to present to its readers, truthfully, briefly and determinedly, every happening of public concern, which, for want of a perhaps better term, is called news. In disseminating the news of the world the Tnim .Ni: will give place to metro politan papers of everyday issuance. But in giving the news of Ereeland and the locality in which we are, the Tm- Ht'NK promises to be lirst in the Held. It will be our effort to make the TRI JUM-: the newsiest paper in the region, uiyl on t his account we are confident it will bo doubly appreciated by old readers and will be sought after by new patrons. We shall also fully recognize the rela tion of the newspaper to advertising. Believing it to be the best medium through which business men can reach buyers, we shall endeavor to make it of the utmost value to those who avail themselves of its service. The Ilazleton newspapers have called attention to the action of .lodge Darte. of the orphans' court, iu stooping from his exalted position to dabble in partisan polities. It may or may not bo proper forjudge Darte to do this, but there is no reason to bo surprised. Ordinary citizens, when raised to a judgeship by the peopbi, invariably wash their hands from the squabbles of petty office seekers, but this is a case where it was a tricky politician who was elevated to the bench, and a tricky politician lie will always be. Did the office call for ;i thousand times more dignity than it does, Judge Darte could not raise above his present level. By nominating Dr. Powell for the as sembly tin; Republicans of the fourth district have placed a strong man iu the lield. Not only is this candidate strong personally, hut be has chosen a strong platform. Mr. I'owell is one of the foremost advocates of a new county in the, lower end, and if the Democracy desires to make, a contest in the district, his oppomont must be a man who will take a position as far advanced on this question as Mr. I'owell has done. None but a new county man can. under pres ent circumstances, be elected from the fourth district, and it will be nothing more than a waste of energy t,o try to j elect any other. So far there has been no notice given that any Democratic aspirants for office have been frightened from the lield by the ticket nominated at Wilkesbarre on Tuesday. It is one of the kind that can't scare Democrats. Considering the | material the delegates bad to choose , from, they formed about as weak a com bination for their party as any set of men who have gathered at the county seat in years. The. Democrats have an j opportunity to make a strong tight this ! year. ' SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY. Tigers Athletic Club Celebrated It on .Saturday Evening. The seventh anniversary of the or ganization of the Tigers Athletic Club was celebrated on Saturday evening. A business and social session of the club was held at the Tigers building on Walnut street, and was attended by almost the entire membership. A few who are now residing outside the state were unable to attend. A banquet | followed, and a merrier and moresocial , able gathering never sat before a table in Ereeland. All tho delicacies of the j season were served, and justice was I done to each course. The balance of the evening was spent in listening to speeches, songs, recita ' lions, etc., by the various members, j The club was organized on Juno 27, is.s'.i, and the hardships and struggles i during the lirst year or two of its life were recounted by those who were then members. At present the organization j is in a properous condition, financially ! and otherwise, which is due solely to the active interest and work which each member contributes to the club. The present membership consists of thirty-eight active (resident) members and eleven honorary (out-of-town) mem bers. The active list is limited to forty names. The honorary list is composed of active members who have removed from town. The anniversary wasoneof most the successful events ever held by the club. Mechanics' National Stiitifttics. The report of National Secretary Deemer, of the Junior Order American Mechanics, shows a total number of councils 2.131, an increase of 142; total membership, 160,833, an increase of 13,141; total amount paid for relief of the sick and burial of the dead during the past year, $467,138.10; total invested funds of subordinate councils, $1,432,- 635.52. The election of officers resulted as follows: Councilor, I*. A. Shanor, i'ennsylvaiiia; vice councilor, Joseph Powell, Colorado; treasurer, J. Adam Sohi, Maryland; conductor, W. S. Schenck, Washington; warden, 1). C. Gallaghan, Kansas; inside sentinel, 11. if. Smith, Kentucky; outside sentinel, E. It. Dillingham, Georgia; chaplain, Rev. j 11. A. Slaughter, Missouri. Place of meeting, 1807, Pittsburg. Tender Your Sympathy. The. terrible disaster at l'ittston last Sunday goes to show that the dangers of mining are increasing daily. It is yet too early to attach the blame to any one: perhaps it was one of those events which man cannot foresee. Be that as it may. no time should be lost in extending practical sympathy and aid to the un fortunates whose support has been so Middeitly removed from them. Tin people of the coal region can realize more, fully than others the necessity of prompt action, and they should he the lirst. to respond. Money will not bring back the loved husbands and brothers, but it can help to relieve the helpless widows, mothers and orphans. Died Jit Upper I-eliigh. Mrs. William Stoker died at, her resi lience iu Upper Lehigh on Friday even ing, at the age of about 43 years. The deceased was a resident of that town for several years, and was known to all as a kind and estimable neighbor. A hus band and a largo family survive her. The funeral took place on Monday after noon. and the remains were followed to their last resting place in Upper Lehigh cemetery by hundreds of friends. llvpnotiHt Mark Arrested. Walter C. Mack. Harry L. Lovette and William 11. Humphrey, of Wilkes barre, who gave exhibitions of hypnotism here last month, were arrested at Niagara Falls, charged with giving a fake exhibition, but the case was con tinued. Mr. Mack then turned around and had the accuser, who was young I'yns, the subject, arrested on the ground of attempted extortion, and that case also went over. County Roard of the A. O. 11. The county board of the A. O. 11. met on Saturday afternoon at Wilkesbarre. There were twenty-seven divisions rep resented and tho delegates handed in encouraging reports. County President er for Tyrone, who on being stopped by the speaker, said: "I bow, sir, to your ruling and merely beg to reiterate what I was about to observe." A birthday book has been made up by an enterprising London shopkeeper from the announcements of births in llie newspapers. A little before the child's birthday arrives its mother re ceives a typewritten letter calling at tention to the suitable gifts in the tradesman's stock, with wishes for many happy returns of the day. Bontgen has published some new facts about his rays. Ho finds that nil solid bodies can generate them; the only difference being In the Intensity, the greatest intensity being produced by platinum, ne finds that the inser tion of a Tesla coil between the Kulimkorff coll and the ray-produc ing uppnratus is very advantageous, and that the X rays and the air trav ersed by them can discharge electric bodies. MEN OF THE WORLD If Abdul Ilamid Kabn, sultan of Tur key, should lose his job he could prob ably get work as a cowboy. He lias a stable of 2,000 horses and lie can br< ale a dozen glass vases with a revolver while galloping past them. It is said that the attentions of King Leopold of Belgium to Emilienne d'Al encon and Mdlle. de Merode, two no torious Parisian beauties whom he lins sumptuously established in Brussels, drove his unhappy queen to commit sui cide. Dr. Jameson is still attracting much attention in London. Publishers'agents are on his track all the time trying to get him to write a book, and an enter prising museum manager has offered him a princely sum to exiubit for a week. "Old IIoss" Mollenry, who lius just died, was a celebrated Mississippi river steamboat mate, and it was on uccount of his vigorous method of bringing to time the roustabouts employed that the Tennessee legislature is said to have en acted u Bpcoial statute forbidding "Old Hose" to strike a roustabout with his fist. FASHION FANCIES. A debutante's pretty ball gown is made of white satin, with a broche bodice aud a full of paillet ted net. Colored shot silk capes and jackets of all kinds are to bo the fusliion this year, however much the economical may cling to black. A little jacket cape is of navy blue clot.li, with the double-breasted front ornamented by two rows of large pearl buttons. There are revers of blue vel vet, and the high flaring collar is faced with velvet. Dark shot silk blouses, trimmed with jwile pink and ecru lawn, made as yoke trimmings with a renaissance scroll, which seemed to fit into the bend at the front of the shoulder, ure show n in the London shops. Ileal flowers are often carried round the top of low bodices, a spray falling on the skirt, but only a few flowers answer, sucli as yellow or pink roses of a hardy kind, pinks and carnatioais. or, in lieu of flowers, ivy leuves. TRAVEL WITH THE MAIL. In three days a letter from Havaiu will reach New York. In eight days a New York letter is delivered in Panama. Ten days are required to carry a let ter from New York to Berlin. In 12 days a letter from Cadiz will bo delivered in New York. Mail between New York and Auck land is2Gduysin passage. Only 11 days are required to trans port a letter from Florence to New YorL LIVE QUESTIONS. A Series of Articles Contributed by Advanced Thinkers. ERRONEOUS THEORIES ABOUT LAW MAKING. It is quite evidcut to one who com pares the condition of tho country today with its condition in 18(50 that radical defects as to tho province of the legis laturo have prevailed for tho last 85 years. Take tho American farmers as an illustration of the effect of bad legisla tion during this period. Each recurring year has brought them smaller rewards for their labor until today they are confronted, in the midst of tho richest and cheapest agricultural lands on the earth, by insolvency and ruin. Another striking example of the result to a large extent of special legislation in these years is Reen in the fact that, in 18G0, 80 per cent of all the property in tho Unit ed States was owned by poor men, thoso worth from SSOO to $5,000 each, while today we have become a plutoc racy, and 80 per cent of the wealth of the pcoplo is owned by a small group of men whoso numbers uro about as 1 to 2,000 in proportion to tho population. One would be an inaccurate observer who attributed all these changes to un just legislation. Human industry, skill, foresight and economy account to some extent for tho present inequality. But, notwithstanding this, it seems to 1110 it must bo admitted by every candid ob server that these inequalities in wealth have resulted largely from special legis lation. Another evident® of ineorrect ideas as to tho province of legislation is found in the growing tendency of lawmakers to attempt to remedy all tho natural evils of society by legislation. Most people of our day think that a statute law is a sovereign specific for every evil. Tho popular remedy for had mor als, for social sins, for intemperance, for all kinds of human derelictions, is in an act of the assembly or in an amendment to the constitution. Wild eyed and long haired enthusiasts confer together and resolvo and resolve and petition and petition for the suppression of this vice and that vice, with no ap parent conception that there are certain instincts of human nature which it is impossible to suppress. Our obliging legislators uro willing to pass any law which tlieso impracticable enthusiasts recommend, at the same time well knowing that it will not bo enforced. Ensign Bobbins, a rural legislator of Maine when the prohibitory law of that state was before tho legislature, said that ho "was for tho law, but agin its enforcement." And so in tho state of New York we had a body of contempti ble political legislators pass a law clos ing places for tho sale of liquors 011 Sunday in tho great cities of tho state, where a considerable proportion of the peoplo are in favor of tho sale of liquor between certain hours on that day. And yet these very politicians would legis late out of existeueo the board of police commissioners in tho city of New York, who uttempted honestly to enforce that law, for 110 other reason than that they have attempted to enforce the law. If iuiy truth is found in the lessons of history it is this—that whenever a peo plo cease to possess those self restraints and virtues which are tho foundations of society and which preserve! its life, they turn to tho law to impose restraints upon vice. A people conscious of the existence of evil, but too weak to stem thi! tide against it, satisfy their con science by turning to the restraints of law and attempting to make those re straints take tho plaeo of individual re straint. When Romo began to become so ripe as to be a little rotten, sumptu ary laws multiplied and vices of every kind were put under the ban of law. When at the height of her power in the best days of the republic, fewer statutes were passed annually than we are ac customed to enact each year in many of our states. The truth is that our people by reason of many years of overlogisla tion have been turning their eyes toward the legislature for material benefits, un til today we have reached the point where no body of men enter into tiny enterprise yithont attempting to obtain some special advantage from legislation. We have been teaching the American peoplo to lk toward legislation rather than to industry and economy for wealth. As a result, laws have multi plied rapidly. Each legislature volleys them forth as though shot from gatling guns. Crude, illy digested, illy pro pared, they confer benefits upon 011 c class of the community and heap bur dens upon the other until the ordinary taxpayer, loaded with unjust taxation, has actually become round shouldered from bearing public burdens. Sheridan used to compare amending bills to tho interesting story of "The House That Jack Built:" "First comes a bill im posing a tax; then a bill to amend that bill for imposing a tax. Then comes a bill to explain the bill for amending the bill imposing the tax, which would bo followed by a bill for remedying the de fects in the bill to explain the bill passed to amend the bill for imposing a tax." He is an astute lawyer who is able to determine what is meant by a consider able proportion of our recent statutes. Now, what are the remedies for this condition of affairs? Buckle has well said that "for 500 years all advance in legislation has been made by repealing laws." Every student of the science of law will agree that, if all the laws on tho statute book could bo repealed and a simple code enacted in their place and congress adjourn for 20 years after this beneficent piece of legislation, pros perity would commence and continue. Another mothod of bringing about better legislation would result front more care in tho selection of legislators. The ordinary legislator knows about as much about drafting a statute as a go rilla does about a steam engine. "Toby, how do you like law?" said a father to his promising sou, who had just com menced studying law and had actually been rcadiug law hut a single week. "Well, dad, it ain't what it's cracked up to be, and I'm sorry I learnt it." The ordinary legislator lias about as much knowledge of law as Toby ac quired in that week of study. Another preventive of bad legislation is to keep those rare and red beaked birds of prey, the politicians, out of the legislature. A man whose business is politics is generally incapable of doing any other kind of business well, and wholesome legislation requires the high est skill and the most thorough knowl edge of history and of political economy of which man is capable. We have ex pended hundreds of millions of dollars in establishing and carrying on military schools and naval schools in this coun try, and yet are men thoroughly versed in military science or naval scienco more necessary to the welfare of the people than men well versed in the Rci ynce of legislation? We intrust to poli ticians, to paid attorneys of corpora tions and to gushing enthusiasts the making of our laws, and yet 110 clear headed business man would intrust a politician to run a sawmill, or a factory, or a bank, or any of his private busi ness. Men, as a rule, will not intrust their private business to lawyers who are not skilled in their profession. Nor will they intrust their bodies to physi cians who are ignorant of their profes sion. But they will vote for a cryuli dato to the assembly who has not the slightest qualification, who knows noth ing of legislation, or of history, or of political economy, or of any other sub ject that fits him to bring about good legislation. It has been said that "the worst curse that can fall upon a com munity is a priest without charity, a physician without knowledge and a lawyer without a sense of justice." But the stupidity, the indifference to the public welfare, the lack of patriotism which has been displayed by the United States senate during the last few months and by the legislature of the state of New York during tin; last session leads us to believe that the worst curse of a community is an and partisan legislator. A committee appointed by the govern or of this state to devise checks upon hasty and ill advised legislation has recently made a report to the legislature embodying many suggestions, and our legislature will be asked to act on them. The remedy for these evils is found not in cheeks and restraints upon legis lation so much as in n conviction among the people that legislation in great part is procured for the benefit of special in terests and corporations and not for their benefit. The hope of the country is in a deep and powerful current of public opinion against ovcrlegislation and a hatred of all special legislation. The mass of the people, however effectively they may combine together, will be unable to pro cure to themselves any offset or equiva lent to the special legislation which pri vate interests will bo able to obtain. The watchword of the people should be: "Down with all special legislation. We ask no favors. We are after no privi leges, and we insist that special privi leges and favors shall be granted to no body. Wo only want to remain in the unmolested enjoyment of what belongs to us of right, and we will have that or we will vote the. men who refuse to give it to ns out of power." When the people are awake to the danger of sumptuary legislation and special legislation and really appreciate the fact that honest government can never exist when private interests can obtain benefits through the legislature, then, and not until then, will our legis lative bodies be. truly democratic and representative assemblies. FRANKLIN PIERCE. New York, June, 1890. HARD TIMES AVOIDABLE. Congressman Bartholdt has recently said some wise things on the dangers of overpopulation. His showing that there is abundance of room in this country, only 10 people to the square mile, or 40 acres for every inhabitant, taken in con nection wi other facts—viz, that there is abundance of money (hoarded) and abundance of food, clothing and ma chinery—makes the fact, hard times, all the more unreasonable and unnecessary. Thero is some deep dyed wrong some where, for the present state of utfairs is abnormal and unnecessary. Mr. Bartholdt says: Eternal vigi lance being the price of liberty, we should meet, step by step, prejudico with reason, fear with fact. There is the fear of overpopulation industriously spread by the same pessimists who are constantly at work reforming the policy of the fathers. Let us look this specter squarely in the eye and watch how quickly it will vanish. According to the census of 1890, wo had a population of (12,022,250. The United States, if populated as densely as Belgium, would have a population of ill times the pres ent number, or over 1,900,000,000 of people! But in order to enable the reader to make his own calculation I attach the following table showing the area and population of these countries: Per Area ill Popultt- square square miles, turn. mile. United States 3,002,1410 18,022,260 ID Europe 8,553,000 080,20.1.000 107 Texas 266,780 2.286,528 8 Germany 211.108 40,421,064 285 Belgium 11,078 0,0110,043 600 The rato of our natural increase of population is, according to the census, 1.118 per cent—in other words, about 1,000,000 a year. Add thereto, if the present rate of immigration is main tained, an annual increase from that source of 250,000, and we will have, with a total annual increase of 1,250,000, about 15,000,000 people at the time of the next census and the end of the pres ent century. At this rate not less than 25 generations will have gone down into their graves before this country will see a population as dense as that of Belgium is today. Are wo not capable of supporting as large a population relatively as the countries of Europe, and, if not, why not? * ' > PLAQUES IN CUBA. Yellow Fever and Smallpox Vary Preva lent at Many Point*. Washington, June 30. —Advices re ceived by Surgeon-General Wyman of the marine hospital service from San tingo do Cuba state that there are over 100 cases of smallpox in that city. There are a number of fumilics down with it within 200 feet of the United States consulate. The oflieer making the report states that the whole south coast of Cuba, from Cienfucgos to Ba racoa, is a "plague spot of smallpox," and he advises the quarantine officers in the United States to be on guard to prevent the transmission of the disease to this country. Dr. Henry S. Caminero, sanitary inspector of the marine hospital, in his report on the sanitary condition of Santiago for the week ended June 20, says that the total number of deaths was eightj'-six. Of these thirty-nine were from small pox and live from yellow fever. "Smallpox," he saj's, "is now raging epidemically, the total number of cases as far as known reaching up to about 000. The authorities and citizens are doing all in their power to prevent its ravages as far as possible. Commis sion and committees have been organ ized to succor the poor with medicines and food. Yellow fever is also on the increase this week and affections of the intestinal canal are also very common. Malaria, as usual, is causing many deaths. A large shipment of raw hides was pre vented on account of non-compliance with the law which orders such ma terial to be thoroughly disinfected." In rcsponso to a cablegram of inquiry United States Consul Brice, stationed at Mutauzus, Cuba, has notified the marine hospital service that there is no cholera there. He states, however, that yellow fever is prevalent among the troops and one case of smallpox is reported in the city. INTERESTING TO AMERICANS. Unveiling of a Memorial Stone In a Lin colnshire, England, Cliurcli. London, June 30. —The town of Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire, was the scene yesterday of a ceremony of in terest to Americans. This was the un veiling of a memorial stone in the John Robinson church, so named after the Rev. John Robinson, "Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers," who after severing his connections with the Established church in 1004 connected himself with a body of dissenters in Gainsborough. Among those present were the Hon. Thomus F. Bayard, the American am bassador, and the American pilgrims who recentlj' arrived in England for the purpose of visiting scenes of inter est connected with the pilgrims. When Mr. Bayard arrived ho was presented with an address of welcome by the municipal council, in reply to which he repeated the sentiments heretofore ex pressed by him, and said that the en tente between the United States and Groat Brituin was strengthened by such occasions as the present, which assisted in smoothing any difficulties between them. He added that if there was anything unpatriotic in the sentiments he gave voice to lie was willing to meet and unswer uny charge that might be made against them. At luncheon, after the toast of "The Queen" had been drunk, Karl Brownlow, lord-lieu tcnunt of Lincolnshire, proposed the toast "The President of the United States," to which Ambassador Bayard made a felicitous response. MANY FAMILIES HOMELESS. Fierce Forest Fires Sweeping Over North ern New found land. St. Johns, N. F., June 30.—Dreadful forest fires are sweeping over the northern portion of this island. On Friday twenty families were rendered homeless at Hot wood ville and the ex tensive saw mills there were barely saved. On Saturday night Pilley's island was swept by fire. The Metho dist church, court house, Salvation Army barracks and thirty-five houses were destroyed. The mining property, including a magazine containing a argo quantity of dynamite and blusting powder, was saved with the greatest difficulty. Women and chil dren, almost naked, had to seek refuge in open boats in the harbor* The government is sending relief. NEW YORK MARKETS. Wheat Spot weaker, with fair inquiry. June, 61 %c.; July, August, 62c. Corn—Spot trade is dull and quiet. June, 3334 c.; July, 3334 c.; August, 34 34 c. Oats—Spot prices quiet, trade slow. July, 2034e.; August, 20. l'ork—Spot light; values uncertain. Extra prime, nominal, short clear, £9.00(d910.50; family, ®1<).00@$11.00; mess, SS 00@59.00 Lard—Contracts doubtful; prices un changed. July, 84.15. Butter —Market remains steady and demund moderuto. Creamery, new western extras, 1534 c.; state and Penn sylvania, seconds to best, 13rd) 15c.; creamery, western seconds, 13@ 14J4c.; state dairy, half-flrkin tubs, fresh, fac tory, lie.; state dairy, half-firkin tubs, seconds to firsts. Il(dl3>4 western imi tation creamery, seconds to firsts, 9)4 1134@c.; western factory, firsts to ex tras, 9(dloc. Cheese—Market remains weak with scarcely any demand. For state, full cream, large size, fall made, col ored, choice, 63c.; late made, choice, 5>4 @6 34c.; large, common to choice, 2(rt 4 34 c. Eggs-—The arrivals continue fairly liberal with only a light local demand, late figures barely sustuined. State and Pennsylvania, fresh, 12@12>£c.; southern, 11@12c.; western, fresh. 10@11V4C.; duck, goose, 15(tf>lGc.; western, case, 52,00@53.85. Potatoes—Supply steady and old prices barely sustained. Norfolk, prime, per barrel, 50.75@51.26; Norfolk, red, prime, $0.75@81.12; North Carolina prime, RAILROAD TIMETABLES THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA ANL SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time tublc in effect December 15, 18115. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle Brook. Stockton, Heaver Meadow Road, ltoan ami Ha/.leton Junction at 5 30,0 00 a in, 415 p in, daily except Sunday; and 7 03 a in, 3 38 p in Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry. Toinhicken and Dcringer at 5 30 a in, p ni, daily except Sunday; und 7U3 a in, 338 p m, Suu duv. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, liar wood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Hheppton at 0 00 a ni, 4 15 p in, daily except Sun day; and 7 03 a m, 3 38 p in, Sunday. _ 1 rains leave llazleton J unction for Harwood, Cranberry, Toiuliicken and Dcriiiger at 035 a in, daily except Sunday; und 8 53 a m, 4 33 p m. Sunday. ' Trains leave llazleton Junction for Oneida Juuciion, Harwood Road, llumboidt Road, Oneida and Sbeppton at 6 30. 11 10 a in, 4 40 p in, daily except Sunday; and 7 37 u in, 308 p m. Sunday. < Trains leave Deriiißer for Toiuliicken, Cran- / berry, Harwood, Hazleton Junction, Roan, \ Heaver Meadow Road. Stockton, Hazle Ilrook, 1 Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton ut 3 35, 5 40 p m daily except Sunday; and 0 37 a in, 6 07 p m, Sunday. * Trams leave Sbeppton for Oneida, Humboldt Road, Harwood Road,Oneida Junction, Hazle ton Junction and Roan at 7 11 am, 13 40, 535 p in, daily except Sunday; and 803 a m, 3 44 I p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sbeppton for Heaver Road, Stockton, liuzle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 535 p m, daily, except Sunday; . and 8 00 u in, 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leuve Hazleton Junction for Heaver Meadow Road, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 3 00, 5 47, 030 p in, daily, \ except Sunday; and 10 08 a in, 5 38 p m, Sunday. All trains connect at llazleton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jeunesville, Auden ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. Trains leaving Drifton at 000 a m, Hazleton Junction at 030 a in, and Sbeppton at 7 11 u ni, connect at Oneida Junction with Lehigh Valley truius east and west. Train leaving Dril'ton at 5 30 a m makes con nection at Deriuger with P. R. R. train for Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, llurrishurg and points west. Eur the accommodat ion of passengers at way stations between Hazleton Junction and Der inger, an extra train will leave the former point at 3 50 p in, daily, except Sunday, arriv ing at Deringer at 5 00 p in. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent. LEIIIGII VALLEY RAILROAD. Miy 17, 1896. Anthracite coal used exclusively, insuring cleanliness and comfort. ARRANGEMENT OF I'ASHENGKR TRAINS. LEAVE FREELAND. 6 05, 8 45, 9 36. 10 41 a in, 1 40, 233, 3 25, 4 31, i' 13, 7 10, 7 55, 8 45 p in, tor Drifton, Jeddo, Lum ber Yard, Stockton and llazleton. 6 05, 8 45, 9 ;ki a m, J 40, 3 35, 4 34 p m, for Muuch ( hunk, Alicntown, Bethlehem, IMiilu., Gaston and New York. 6 05, 9 30, 10 41 am, 233, 4 34, 710 pin, for Mahanoy City, Shenandouli ami I'ottsville. 7 36, 7 58, 10 56 a m, li 54,5 15 p in, lor Sandy Run, White Haven, uien Summit, Wilkesbarre, Pittston and L. and B. Junction. 8.45 p IU lor Hazleton and Audcnried, SUNDAY TRAINS. 10 56 a m for Sandy Run, White Haven, Glen Summit and Wilkesbarre. 11 40 a m and 3 34 p in for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum ber Yard and Hazleton. 334 o m for Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenan doah, New York and Philadelphia. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 36, 7 58, 9 20, 10 50. 11 54 a in, 12 68, 2 20, 5 15, 6 07, 6 58, 835 p m, from llazleton, Stockton, Lumber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton. 7 36, 936 10 41 a m, 3 513, 710 p m. from Delano, Mahanoy City ami Shenandoah (via New Boston Branch). 13 58, 5 15, 8 35 pin, from New York, Huston, Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Alleiitownund Muuch Chunk. 9 30, 10 56 a in, 1258, 5 15, 7 10, 8 35 p m, from Gaston, Phila., Bethlehem and Muiicli chunk. 9 36, in ii a ni, 3 33, 7 lop m irom Sandy Run, NV hite Haven. Glen Summit, Wilkesbarre, Pitts ton uiul L. and B. J unction. SUNDAY TRAINS. 10 56, 1131 a in and 3 10 n m, from Huzlcton, Lumber \ ard, Jeddo and Drifton. 11 31 a m from Delano, Ha/Jetou, Philadelphia and East on. 3 10 p in from Delano and Maliunoy region. For further information inquire of Ticket Agents. CHAS. S. LEE, Gcu'l Pass. Agent, ROLLIN 11. WILBUR, (Jen. Supt. EasLUiV. 1 A. W. NONNEMAUHER, Ass'tG. P. A., Sou Hi Rclhlchcm, Pa. rOLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNTY COMMISSIONER TMOS. M. DULLARD, of Wilkcsburre. Subject to flic decision of the Democratic comity convention. jyoit ItGPRGSENTATIVE- E. W. RUTTER, ol Freeland. Subject to the decision of the Deiuoeratic legislative eoiiveiitiou. LfOlt REPUESENTATIVK MATTHEW LONG, of Hazleton. Subject to the decision of the Democratic legislative convention. SENATOR DANIEL J. MCCARTHY, of Freeland. Subject to the decision of the Democratic senatorial convention. TAX COLLECTOR - C. D. ROHRBACH, of Freeland. Subject to the decision of the Democratic borough convention. Se once V si* keep coming back best by for it. This ad / adding a lit- cof \ tie of Seelig's fee delicious. / j. All Grocers. # to ordinary \coffee. 2c. a packge. I LIVE QUESTIONS! "Erroneous Theories About Lawmaking," by Franklin Pierce, of New York. "Hard Times Avoidable." Thursday, - - - July 2.