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ANOTHER YEAR REGAN.
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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
<i. V. Curry, of Plains, and J. J. Brislin,
of Sugar Notch, were chosen as dele
gates to the national convention, which
will be held iu Detroit. Mich., oil July 1 4.
Fresh bread and cakes every morning
at Geritz's bakery. Confectionery also.
Jacobs' renowned icecream, all flavors,
is sold at Geritz's parlors, 15 Front st.
Tho Wear Well has just the kind of
shoes you need for this weather.
A. Oswald sells spring and summer
dress goods at reduced prices.
A pair of Wear Well shoes will outlast
anything bought at the same price.
Ladies, buy tho R. & G. summer cor
nets —they an-so cool. Sold at. Oswald's.
I.!lii|£li Valley Railroad.
Reduced rates to Washington. I). C.,
will be made by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company on the occasion of
Y. P. S. < . E. convention, July 7 to 13.
ON I*: WAX FAIR*: for the round trip.
i Tickets sold July . 7, and 8. good for
i return until July 15 with privilege of
having time extended to July 31, by de
posit of tickctjwith joint agent at Wash
ington.
Low Rates to lluflalo.
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Ac
count National Educational Association
meeting at Buffalo, July 7 to 11. the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company will
place on sale special tickets ut greatly
reduced rates. These tickets will be
sold July 5 and 6, good for return until
July 15, with a further extension of
time by deposit of ticket with joint
agent at Buffalo. See nearest Lehigh
j Valley agent fur full particulars.
WITH THE ELECTRICIANS.
It is said that experiments are being:
Bade in Dresden, Germany, with stor
age batteries and underground conduits
with a view to replacing the overhead
pystem of propulsion in Chemnitz.
The Brooklyn bridge trustees have at
length adopted electricity as a motive
power. The superintendent advertised
for bids for electric power, which were
received; but it was considered that if
the bridge trustees built their own
power-house, the corporation would
save $20,000 per year upon the cost by
the bids received, and this idea is being
seriously considered.
Secretary Herbert, Gen. Flagler, chief
of ordnance, and other prominent army
and navy officers recently witnessed an
exhibition of a new electric signaling
apparatus for use at sea and on land.
The signaling device consists of a frame
supporting incandescent lamps so wired
as to form all the letters of the alphabet.
This la attached to a keyboard frame
similar to that of a typewriter, and pres
sure on any key switches the lamps so
that any desired letter is shown in
broad curves by lighted lamps.
A New Yorker has devised and pat
ented electric-lighted bulletin boards,
which are used with great success. The
bulletins are mude of ground glass*,
mounted in frames, in front of which
are set pnrullel glass plates, one-eighth
of an inch apart. The letters are of
metal, enameled black, and are fastened
by means of a spring on the back,
which is thrust into the one-eighth inch
slot between the parallel glnss plates.
Klectric lights behind the white glass
project the letters with wonderful
clearness at night, and no weather can
blur them.
FROM OVER THE WATER.
A new terramara, or prehistoric set
tlement, 500 yards long by 250 yards
wide, Ims been discovered at Castenaso,
near Bologna.
Sixty dollars fine for smoking in a
non-suioking railway carriage was im
posed on a Leeds theatrical manager
lately. He had ulso sworn at the man
who complained.
A good bull was made recently in
purl lament by Mr. Murnaghau, meni
l>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 l<x>k 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.
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LIVE QUESTIONS!
"Erroneous Theories About
Lawmaking,"
by
Franklin Pierce,
of
New York.
"Hard Times Avoidable."
Thursday, - - - July 2.