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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-08
y r. " ARRIVA AIS.
Autumn Dress Goods.

y inch Serge Suting. in New Fall Colers.
Is cents
Ltdirs' Flannel Suiting in Plain and Plaids,
25 cents.
4o-inch All Wool Hom-spnm in Checks and
Mxrur-s SO cents
A and 4 Treco, Cloihs. SOC 75c.
Bright New Phids, Six and Wool, Soc,
65r., 75c.
M-iica'"d FrIlled F!.nnels CSC, 3lc.. SIC
Gases Canton F:,nn-ls g.. lOc., l2c
Cashmere for Men and Boys Wear. 25c.,
Bic. soc
C@s-~ 10 White Bl ,nkets 81. S, IS, ST.
so, up.
H-svN tira, nd Brown Bls nken. 81 81 q.
Bed Comforts. Lined with White Cotton, 81.
81 g
A sp'-nd'd li"e Underwear Hosiery, Gloves,
81. g. e.
I|'>1 G'sN RI co.,
'5o -. Ava ;, South sid,,
= IriTDv =,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-08

After Sunday, November 18th, the Trains
on this road will run as follows:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-08

ours very truly,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-08

B-Wha Mr. James MaiDg large and practical Chapu
~iIh thsM
bu
JOKN u LLOYD
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
What a Vote for Bigler Means.

We can occasionally find an out-the-
way country voter who is willing to
barter his vote for money, office, or
other improper influence, but such cases
are exceptional. This, however, is not
the case in the great cities and manu-
featuring districts, where thousands of
voters are dependent upon single in
dividual or>firm for employment, and
the consequent means of subsistence for
themselves and families. The man who
has the courage to vote as his conscience
and judgment may dictate, feels that he
is at the mercy of heartless employer,
and may be left in enforced idleness if
he should refuse to follow the orders of
his superiors.
The working people of the state made
a strong effort at the last state legislature
to have bill passed introducing the
Australian ballot system into this state,
but we regret to say the Republican
leaders, through the influence of Speaker
Boyer, strangled it before it could be
properly placed before that body. The
measure received the support of the
entire Democratic side of the house
except one member from Philadelphia
At the recent Democratic state conven
tion, which placed the name of Edmund
A. Bigler in nomination for state treas
urer, resolution was passed declarin,
in favor of the system in order ct
secure the freedom and purity of elec
tions menaced by the combined power o
Republican rings and BOSSES" TIL
Democratic party holds out to the dis
franchised workingmen of the state tn,
promise of absolute emancipation from
the intimidation of bosses or employers
and every vote cast for Bigler at tn
coming election will be a vote in favo
of the new system.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
His Wife Was Hard to Please.

President Lincoln had been during
our most stormy weather to visit the
camps of the generals in Virginia and
taken violent cold. Mrs. Lincoln
was in despair, and one day said to
Secretary Stanton: 81 do wish you
would lock Mr.. Lincoln out of the
rooms for week! He is i'll enough to
be in bed now. and suffers agonies
with his arm from acute rheumatism.
| don't know what to do! He goes out
and keeps at work every moment.
Mr.. Lincoln waved his long arm at
the Secretary, sayiug: "Well, Stanton.
there ought to be one comfort for my
poor wife, anyhow-the same that the
poor man Jefferson had, whose only
son died. Did you ever hear the storyP
His friends, family, neighbors, and
church lamented, extolled, and grieved
over the loss at the funeral, when JEFF
ferson himself arose and said: .'My
dear friends: We have the blessed
consonsolation of knowing that every
thing was done that could be done.
He was bled no less than tweuty-four
times in twenty-four hours! But he
had no strength and had to die"
''Now, I've been wrapped in no less
than twenty-four pieces of red flannel
and liniment since yesterday, and still
NV wife isn't satisfied. y Wide ADake-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
He Is Worthy of Your Vote.

The Democratic nominee for state
treasurer is man without stain upon
his name. His integrity is household
word wherever he is known and his
moral and political virtues stand forth
prominently as examples for others to
follow. The name of Bigler ought to
cause thrill to stir the hearts of the
democracy, especially the older portion
of them who so well remember Mr..
Bigler's father, the governor. At the
time he was governor of Pennsylvania
his brother, John Bigler, was governor
of California. Both were printers and
self-made men, and the two great COM
monwealths, the keystone" and the
Golden State" were never better
governed or managed than under the
administration of the Bigler brothers.
Hon. William Bigler, the Pennsylvania
governor, and the father of Edmund A.,
was afterwards United States Senator al
a time when the senate comprised many
of the ablest and most brilliant men in
the nation, and served with high credit
to himself and state.
The nominee for state treasurer has
never held any public office, except the
one he has just retired from, that Of
revenue collector for the twenty -first
afterwards the nineteenth district, with
headquarters at Allegheny and Pittsburg
the duties of which he discharged in the
most capable and honorable manner
Mr.. Bigler is a clear-headed, able man,
possessing strong common sense of the
highest order. He has been an active
Democratic worker for the past twenty
years and merits the warmest support
of the party. He was delegate in the
convention that nominated General
Hancock for president and served as a
member of the national committee in
1884. He is a man in the prime of life,
being but 46 years old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

There ought to be an earnest, active
and permanent Democratic club organiz-
ed in this borough, that would include
as well all the Democrats living conven-
lent to the borough Such an organiza-
ton properly directed could do much
toward spreading the truths of Demo
cracy and giving them greater voting
strength even in this Democratic vicinity.
Such clubs or societies exist, or are being
formed in all important towns and af-
filiating themselves with the state or
ganization, of which Hon. Chauncey F.
Black is president. The purpose of
such clubs is largely educational and
their work is done, not in the heat of
political battle, but when the minds of
men are at rest and they are willing
to make every question of public inter-
est stand upon its own merits. They
are, as one of their advocates says, a
revival of an institution which existed
in Jefferson's day, and whose under
lying principles were embodied in the
great truths uttered by the author of the
Declaration of Independence. The
Democratic societies of that time did
noble work in crushing out the monarch
ial and centralizing tendencies of the
Federalists. And since the Republican
party, under its present management, is
actuated by the same motives as those
which dominated Federalists, and in its
practices and methods closely follows
them, it has again become the duty of
all patriotic citizens to band themselves
together in defense of our institutions
and resist the efforts of those who would
convert the government in effect, if not
in form, into a centralized despotism.
Let us have a Jeffersonian Democratic
Society in Fieeland.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
Joe Is More Popular Than Ever.

Joseph j. McGinty, the present recor-
der of deeds and candidate for re-elec-
tion on the Democratic ticket, is one of
the few men whom praise does not spoil
nor prosperity curse. He is to-day the
same plain, honest and unassuming man
that came out of the mines in Ebervale
three years ago and received such a
magnificent support at the hands of all
the nationalities and creeds of Luzerne
County workingmen. He has the rare
faculty of keeping his friends as was
clearly proven by all his old neighbors
and former associates coming up from
the lower end to the late convention and
calling for his denomination with q
unanimous voice. Three years ago he
swept the Fourth District with rush
and there are fast accumulating proofs
that he will do the same thing again ON
the fifth day of next November. We
congratulate Joe McGinty on these things
and upon the splendid reputation he has
made as a public officer. The rewards
of such men are always sure to follow
upon the honorable pathways which
they follow, and we are glad that it is
now so evident to all that Mr.. McGinty's
reward will be his retention in his
present position by such majority of
the votes of his fellow citizens as shall
leave no room for the possibilities of a
doubt.-Eg.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
DAKOTA DIALECT.
ssThe Mortal Cinch," "Getting on the Band
Wagon" and "Rustiing."

Colonel John Ely, the Mouse river
stockman, has improved upon the
use of 'cinch," says Dakota letter to
the St. Louis Globe Democrat. His ex-
preston is "the mortal cinch," which
can only be translated as "a dead sure
thing"
The Dakotan "hooks up" his team.
He never "harnesses" unless he is a
tenderfoot: Hills in ranges are "co-
teaux." Depressions which are water
courses when the snow melts or when
the rain fall is abundant, but which
are dry most of the year, are "coulees," J"
in the Dakota vernacular. Getting
on the band wagon" is the Dakota
synonym for success in politics.
To ''rustle" is both good and bad
verb. The grand jury of Ramsey
county recently tried to get defni-
ton Of .rustling" out of "Nigger Joe"
of DEVILS lake. "Nigger Joe" is one
of the characters of his satanic maj
esty's county-seat. A man was sus-
pected of stealing coat and "Nigger
Joe" was the chief witness.
"Now, Joe,' said the foreman, tell
the jury all you know about this coat
puoihooo' 1ou oaW thio mon, uiuh
youpP"
"Ya-as, sab, l seed him, suah,"
drawled Joe, slowly, for he was not an
altogether willing witness.
"Well. did he have anything with
himp" asked the foreman.
"Ya-as, sah," said Joe. HE had
bundle under his arm; suah. sab, he
did,"
"Do you know what was in the bum
dleP"
"Ya-as, sab, 1 know what was in
that bundle, sab, fur he done showed
it TO me; he did, sah.'
"Well, what was in it, Joep"
at was coat, sab; shuah, sah."
"Did he tell you where he got itp"
"Ya-as, sab, h-he done tole me. He
said he russell it."
"He said he rustled itp"
"Ya-as, sab, th-that's what he said,
shuah. He said he russell it,"
"Well, now, Joe, tell the jury what
you understood he meant when he
said he rustled that coat.
"Ya-as, sab. seed the coat. He
done tole me he RUSSELL it. l spec
rus-sePn jest means to russell, that's
all"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
Next Door to the Valley Hotel

ne SHOWS the dispatch. Should the
victim refuse to partake he proceeds
with the repast and afterward offers
him cigars prepared as was his wine.
They chat, time flies, and the monoto-
nous noise of the train, added to the
cigar smoke, plunges the victim into a
torpor which he can not conquer and
by which he is finally overcome.
The chloroformist then opens his
vial and places it for several seconds
beneath the sleeper's nostrils. At the
same time he gently puts over the
mouth sheet of very fine parchment
to prevent the breathing of the exter-
nal air. This parchment is called the
"stif1er;' it is shaped like the lower
part of carnival mask. The man is
in sound sleep, almost a corpse; the
chloroform vapor has done its work.
Then the thief leisurely rifles the vic
.im's pocket-book, taking care to leave
one or two bank-notes in it, after
which he restores it to the owners
pocket. He does not appropriate any
of the sleeper's jewelry. The robbery
committed, the thief quits the train at
the next station. Two reasons actuate
the chloroformist in not absolutely
depriving his victim of money. Having
enough left to pay his expenses the
latter is in less haste to make his COM
plant. The second reason is that,
should the man die under the influence
of the chloroform, being in possession
of his jewelry and money his death
will be attributed to natural causes
and the authorities will not suspect
that a crime has been committed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

| We shall hold grand reception when he comes
| across the sea,
1t will be the largest gathering that was ever
known to be;
The procession will be gorgeous as the rainbow
in its hues,
| Not shade or tint be wanting that can gayety
diffuse.
| We shall march us out in columns full q score
in every row,
We shall march to lively music that shall set
the soul aglow,
And the lights shall almost emulate the sun so
bright they'll be-
Oil Wen hold grand reception when he comes
across the sea.
First Wen bring the rightful owners of the
land he holds by law,
And Wen clothe them up in majesty that will
the gazers awe.
We shall dress them up in garments that no
monarch ever wore,
To atone for all the dirty rags they wore out
heretofore.
costly robes,
And Wen ornament with ribbons every house
where Want abodes,
And Wen sing out "Hallelujah tits a time of
jubileer
O<'
across the sea.
Next We'll bring the starving miners that have
felt his cruel hand,
They will carry banners telling all the tyranny
he planned,
And Wen muster out behind them the COM
panions of their woe,
And their hollow cheeks and haggard eyes will
keep along the show.
Next Wen bring the bent and aged he evicted
| in the cold,
The feeble gray-haired miner and his wife dis
eased and old,
In their hands wen place the stars and stripes,
the emblem of the free"
OH Wen hold a grand reception when he comes
across the sea.
Next Wen bring the miners children, gnawing
crusts of hardened bread
And shouting out how often they went supper
less to bed;
And Wen cover up with carpets ev'ry inch oi
ev'ry street
That the ragged little creatures may not hur
their shoeless feet.
And the last shall be a banner telling all hi
noble deeds
AS the papers print them daily and a simpl,
public reads,
Anu We'u all sing, ''HalleluJah It's a time o
} jubileer'
= Oh! Wen hold grand reception when he come
{ across the sea.
? We shall have displays of fireworks all alonl
the pageant's line,
, We shall decorate the city as the mind can bes
design;
Wen have speeches and orations that will
, startle them that hear,
= And we'll tell them how he started, ere HI
= dried, the orphans tear.
oh Wen tell him of his noble deeds-his cha
racter, how grand
He was sent unto America to ornament tn,
land
And Wen tell them we revere him just as mucl
as we are free,-
Oh! Wen hold grand reception when he come
i across the sea.
We shall finish with banquet and wen breal
, the stony crust
That the children kept a-gnawing lest theii
little teeth should rust,
And Wen sip from cups of silver too the dear
} est kind of wine,
, Having got it from the hungry in the form O.
, tears of brine,
And We'll all rejoice to see him who was fal
across the waves
In land where Freedom slumbers and tn,
poor are only slaves,
And Wen bare our heads before him, KNOWN,
well that toe are free,-
; OH Wen hold grand reception when he come
across the sea.
-HdzletOn Standard
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

form of 1888, which the Democratic
party is evidently determined shall be
made the platform and issue of 1892.
And just as evident is it that Mr.. Cleve-
land is still their first and best found
choice for the presidency. That is the
general opinion, and it is one of the
most remarkable of political inconsis-
tencies that Mr.. Cleveland, a once de-
feated candidate, without power or in
huence of any kind, with nothing but
his record of honorable service as presi-
dent, grows stronger daily and hourly in
the confidence and affection of his party.
The mention of his name at any meet
ing of the Democracy, or any public
place, elicits not only applause, but ex-
cites the most spontaneous enthusiasm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

The meeting of the Democratic Socie-
ties of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
last week has afforded new proofs of
the courage of the Democratic party in
maintaining its "revenue reform" faith,
and, as well, Of its confidence in and
respect and affection for Mr.. Cleveland,
says the Public Ledger. The opening
address by Mr.. Black was the mastery
effort of brilliant orator, and heroic
declaration of Democratic principles.
Even those who disagree with its gen.
eral purport cannot fail to recognize and
acknowledge the brave sincerity of the
general bearing of it, Mr.. Black did
not go around and about the tariff uues-
ton, but, with courage which gave
dignity to error itself, grappled with it
as if he were the leader of crusade
against a public wrong. Their over
whelming defeat at the polls last No
vember upon the only issue they now Sc
stoutly defend has not apparently dis
mayed the Democracy a whit. Wher
ever two or three of them meet together
whenever their newspapers express al
! opinion, it is in defense of their plat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

1. How many miles of railway in
the United Statesp One hundred and
fifty thousand six hundred miles; about
half the mileage of the world.
q How much have they costp Nine
billion dollars.
8. How many people are employed
by themp More than 100000.
A. What is the fastest time made by
trainP Four hundred and twenty
two and six-tenths miles in hours, 23
minutes (433 minutes3 one mile be-
ing made in AZ 1929 seconds, on the
West Shore Railroad, New York.
5. What is the cost of high-class
eight wheel passenger locomotiveP
About $500.
6. What is the longest mileage op-
Grated by a single systemp Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe system, about
5000 miles.
z. What is the cost of palace Sleep
ing carp About $4,000 or $4,000 ii
"vestibuled."
8. What is the longest railroad
bridge span in the United Statesp
Cantilever span at Poughkeepsie bridge
-548 feet.
9. What is the highest railroad
bridge in the United StatesP Kinzua
viaduct, ON the Erie Road, 305 feet
high.
10. Who built the first locomotive
in the United States. Peter Cooper.
II. What road carries the largest
number of passengersP Manhattan
Elevated Railroad, New York; $685.
900 day; or 191, ,625. 900 yearly.
IL. What is the average daily earn
ing of an American locomotivep About
800.
13. What is the longest American
railroad tunnelP Hoosac tunnel, on
the Fitchburg Railway, (4a miles.)
IA. What is the average cost of con-
structing mile of railroadp At the
present time about $4,000.
Is. Where and when was the first
sleeping car usedP Upon the Cum
berland Valley Railroad of Pennsyl-
vania; from 1886 to 184S.
I6. What are the chances of fatal
accident in railway travelP One killed
in ten million. Statistics show more
are killed by falling out of windows
than in railway accidents.
IL. What line of railway extends
furthest east and westp Canadian Pa
cihc Railway, running from Quebec TO
the Pacific ocean.
18. How long does steel rail last
with average wearp About 18 years.
19. What road carries the largest
number of commutersP Illinois Gem
tral, 4,82S, 1913 in 1887.
20. What is the fastest time made
between Jersey City and San Fran
ciscoP Three days, hours, 80 min
utes, and 16 seconds. Special the
atrcal train, June, 1S76.-Scri6ner'
Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

IT appears an impossibility for a
campaign in this county to pass over
without resort to personal attacks on
the candidates. To bolster up the
candidacy of r. P. Robinson, Repub-
llcan nominee for sheriff, his friends
bring forward the claim that he and
his parents are native Americans,
while Mr.. Stegmaier's ancestors were
born in Germany. What an awful
crime it is in the eyes of some people
for persons parents to be born in a
foreign landl But the day is long
since past when such a movement or u
claim would meet with popular favor
Know-nothingism was buried thirty
years ago, and the sooner its would
be revivers discover that fact the bet
ter it will be for all A word to tn
wise, etc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
CHLORoFORMlSTS.
A Dangerous Glass of Criminals Who Oper-
ate on European Railways.

A correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat gives the following in
teresting description of the methods
adopted by band of criminals known
in France as chloroformists: The
chloroformists administer with great
skill, either with the aid of sponge
or that of handkerchief. that poison
GUS, powerful, tenacious, and always
dangerous substance, which, given un-
skillfully, may prove fatal. They are
shrewd, adroit, and well posted; ley
are met with on the railway trains, on
steamboats,, and at the hotels. Essen
TALLY cosmopolitan, they spend the ma
jor part of their existence in travelling.
They talk like guides and are thor
oughly acquainted with the watering
places and sea baths where the aris-
tocracy and wealth gather.
The chloroformist is generally an
old hand having frequented the schools
and efficacy of narcotics. A man of
the world, intelligent and good COM
pany, his conversation is captivating.
He speaks several languages and
claims to belong to the nobility. He
has an agreeable presence. An ex-
cellent dancer and somewhat of a mu-
sician, young ladies are delighted with
him.
This is the way he operates on a
railway train: He stations himself in
the depot and watches the purchasers
of tickets. Having chosen as his vic
tim the man with the best filled pocket
book he buys ticket and gets into
the same compartment. In his travel
ing-bag he carries reserve of pro-
visions, good wine, extra cigars, play
ing cards. and everything such as an
experienced traveller would have.
He adroitly engages his victim in
conversation, speaks of the inconven-
fence of railway station restaurants.
the crowd, the long wait to be served,
and the small time allowed to passen-
gers. In winning manner he then
offers to share his bill of fare with his
companion. A friend was going with
him to Switzerland, but at the last
moment wired him that he could not
go, and that is why he is so amply
provided with provisions. If necessary
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
THE LIME-klLN CLUB ON CRIME.
It's Views Revised to Suit Modern Ciroum.
stances.

81 hold heah in my hand" said
Brother Gardner as the NEE ting OPEN
ed. 'a letter from Chicago inquarin'
of dis club if it believes in hangin' fur
murder. We used to so believe, but
we doan' any mo-. We has cum to de
conclusion dat it is wrong to strangle
a pusson to death simply because he
happened to kill somebody. We be-
lieve dat a murderer should be softly
arrested, locked up in the Jail parlor
until he kin be tried, and dat de YER
dict of de joory should be not guilty
on account of self-defense or insanity.
On leaving the court room de prisoner
should be given an ovation an wine
supper, an at the next 'lekshun he
should be given fat offs. Murder
am all right. If you doan' like a. man
kill him off an git him out of de way.
If you git down on family wipe 'em
out wild de ak. Punishin' a murderer
is all wrong, speshually hangin' him
by de neck. If by some blunder de
joory convicts, de jedge should make
de sentence about six months in an
orphan asylum. Dis would gin de
murderer time for refleckshun, an
he'd probably dun sorry dat he killed
somebody.
"De seckretary will answer to de
effeck dat dis club has undergone a
change of opinyun, an dat it no longer
believes in hangin' fur murder. 1t
held to dat opinyun fur ten Vars, an
steadily lost friends. 1t has come to
pass dat not one of de fo'ty or fifty
murderers walkin' around de state of
Michigan will speak to a member Of
dis club, an we feel dat change OF
sentiment on our part is highly neces-
sary. De status of dis club until fucher
orders will be:
81. De embezzler didn't mean to-
and his victim orter settle fur so cents
on de dollah an gin he certificate oi
character.
"2 De highway robber an burglar
war driben to it by stern necessity
an instead of arrestin' 'em de police
orter take up contribushun for deli
benefit.
IS. De murderer was temporarily
insane, or he reckoned the victim was
gwine to shoot fust, or he did it in hi!
sleep, or he felt it his dooty towards
society. In anv event he should not b.
convicted. ."-Detroit Free Press.