: corn will Bourish in only cer- limited localities, is not, as we Ig- ntly supposed, a crop that can be ted on ia all the corn states. [lI- stale furnishe®room material for full half the world # It was back in 1860 that Illinois be- “8 very valuable crop, ose Col Cofern i that year bringing from Tennessec ‘some broom corn seed and planting it "Ou his farm in Douglas county. The Aittle experiment was successful, and melghboring farmers tried their lock With broom corn. An article in the Chronicle, which gives us 1Custry, tells something of the result of the Introduction here of the broom Orn seed: + “Within a few years Illinois Lecame Known as the premier broom corn Mate of the country. Slnce then Okla- oo ———— a . x # hd “ a i ae A 5 ont png 1 A BROOM MAKER ‘hotma has forged ahead, but [Illinois still produces the finer quality. Within a radius of 30 miles in Douglas county ‘Us grown the corn from which practi <ally all the best brooms in the world are made, and this district is still re garded as the national source of sup ply. A colony of Swedes took up the cultivation of broom corn in Knox county, after it bad been made a suc- ‘tess in Douglas and the Swedes in- goed It later into Kansas From Ansas the cultivation extended south dato Oklahoma, and in the last five [years the crop has increased in a re- uparkable manner’ ! Broom corn is spoken of as a “90- ‘day crop.” It develops much faster ‘than Indian corn, is planted in June and July and harvested in early Sep- tember. The cultivation is much the ‘same as that of the Indian corn. The Illinois corn fields vary in size from 10 matic and Consular Service—May Be Confidential Adviser to _ the President Washington. — Mr. Loomis. who re tired from the office of assistant secre tary of state the other day, bas had an | Active and varied experience In public life and In diplomacy. After leaving . college he entered - Journalism and spent several instructive years in that employment, leaving it for a time { about 1886 to become State librarian of Ohlo and to prosecute certaln stud- ies in which he was interested In 1890 he entered the consular serv. ice and in a short time his reports upon business and commercial affairs, upon industrial conditions and the la- bor problem In Europe, attracted more than ordinary attention and were fre | quently commented upon for their thoroughness and insight, both in this country and abroad. After Jeaving the consular service Mr. Loomis was editor in chief of a dally paper in Cincinnati In 1896 . he went to Canton to represent certain newspaper enterprises and to assist | Maj. McKinley, who was then a presi: | dential capdidate, in the matter of his ! relations with the newspapers. In 1857 he was sent as minister to Venezuela by President McKinley for the express purpose of trying to build up a market for American goods In that country and to point out to our exporters the truth about the markets of that country, real and potential and to do what he could to Induce Americans to take an interest In the country which would cause American interests there to be at jeast as po tent as that exercised by citizens of certain European countries who were trying to dominate those markets to the exclusion of American products Mr. Loomis was publicly thanked in a formal resolution by the National Association of Manufacturers for the assistance he gave that organization and other American enterprises which FRANCIS B LOOMIS (Assistant Secretary of Stale Whe Has Retired.) were seeking to establish commercial relations with Venezuela in a broad way for the general interest and ben egitimate cut prices on high grade goods did the busi- A legitimate sale at reduced prices of fall and winter Clothing at this season of the year is a hitherto unheard of proposition, but Murphy & Blish, the Clothiers and Haber- dashers of Sayre, have decided to make an innovation and therefore Monday Nov. 13, will launch what will prove to be without question the grandest and most giganti¢ sale of Men, Boys and Childrens Clothing that has ever taken place in Northern Pennsylvania or Southern New York. Every garment in their select stock of Clothing will be marked from 40 to 50 per cent. Below Regular Selling prices and in some instances the knife will be plunged even deeper. You ask why ? Read this announcement and you will learn the reason. Never before have the conditions so favored a November sale of fall and winter clothing, and right in the beginning, while you are interested in knowing the whys and wherefores we are going to give you a reason that is not only logical but which bears the indelible stamp of truth. In fact you will wonder why you have not thought of it yourself. The weather conditions in October were mild, and the cloth- Early Buyers Will Find Choice Picking. ing business was seriously retarded. In other lines normal conditions prevailed, but people just wouldn't buy clothing. They thought they didn't need it. Result: Manufacturers are loaded to the gunwales. So are the retailers. We bought heavily for the fall trade, and the stock must bs moved. Hence we have inaugurated this sale w.th a cut in prices that will eveatually result in the raajor portion of our vast stock _ finding its way into the hands of the public while we will turn the money into new spring goods. Every garment in the store will be included in this sale, nothing reserved. The line of clothing which will be offered at this magnifi- cent sale is manufactured by W. S, Peck & Co. of Syracuse, N.Y. They employ union tailors and every garment bears the union labal. It is the same line that we have been offer- ing our castomers during the four years we have been in business in Sayre. It is the identical line that we bought to sapply or fall and winter trade, and is not a job lot of “shoddy,” badly cut and made, secured for the express pur- pose of swindling a gullible public. Read Them Carefully. Come to Our Store, Men’s Suits Overcoats for Old and Young Haberdashery Department 10 100 acres in area; the acrage ranges from 30,000 to 50000. A great fleld is very beautiful sight, the tall stalks and Sowerlike blossoms en masse most picturesque - “Lopping” the corn is also a plctur- esque sight, and the Swedish girls and " boys down In Kansas make quite a fes- tival of the work. In lilinois, too, lop- ping time is a time of gayety, the work : ot the day ending with a barn dance; or, if the budding American be 10 ~ pophisticated for that, or not sophisti- ~ cated enough, the town hall is called to ~ do duty for ball room. In “lopping’* the workers begin at the end of a field and work backward, thelr task the bending of the bushy tops of two rows of corn down until they meet and overlap, “lop.” Broom coh is lopped soon after it has efit of American producers and manu- facturers. . In 1901 Mr. Loomis was appoloted minister to Portugal and a year later the foreign service he devoted special attention to the consular work and to a comparative study of the consular systems of the leading foreign coun- tries, and he has written and spoken a great deal upon that topic, He Is the first person that had prac tical personal knowledge of the con- sular business snd experience In both consular and diplomatic work abroad that has ever filled the office of assist. ant secretary of state. That, natural ly, as been a great advantage to him, and has enabled him to deal quickly and intelligently with the vast number of questions which have come to the bloomed and the seeds begun to fll and left until it bas matured. This’ process depends on the weather. In! cutting, the workers grasp big handfuls and whack off the brush in lengths of ~ two and a half feet. The brush Is then laid out to dry, sometimes in sheds.’ sometimes on rails on the ground, the "layers piled in stacks and protected by © canvas. Next the brush is seeded, an . operator holding it within reach of a revolving cylinder that removes the ‘seeds. Next it is tied into bundles and “a baling machine packs it Now the (corn is resdy to be sent to the fac-' § At Paris 111, is located the largest ‘broom factory in the world. This place Bas a dally output of §000. At Evans | ‘ville, Ind., 6,000 are turned out daily.’ ~The mext largest factory Is at Amster. | ‘dam, N. Y., and there is one at the pentientiary at Jackson, Mich anolher in the penal Imstitution at Lincoln Neb. Broom making furnishes em- ployment for many of our blind. It Is sald that the United States consumes all the good broonte made in the coun fry. only the cheaper grades being ex- ported. The broom corn is soried after it reaches the factory, divided regarding * Jength and guality In building a broom the ‘begins with a center. adda wo equs] shoulders, puts on the cover {and the “hurl” A winding machine securely fastens each new handful or Prush that is placed about the handle.’ “The embryo broom iw scraped, pressed fist In a machine, then well sewed, ‘sometimes by hand, sometimes by a machine: as a finishing toned It fis rimmed straight. Handles must be of light welght, about three-fourths of a ) ; they are made of white maple.’ pod and ash the maple is pre | i In the making of a dozen something like 28% pounds of department of state from the 300 or 400 consular offices scajtered through- out the world Mr. Loomis has perhaps a larger ao quaintance with public men abroad than any other official in Washington, and during his receat trip In Europe bad Interesting interviews with ser. eral of the leading statesmen of the old world. He has been the acting head of the department of state perhaps more fre quently than any of his predecessors He was called upon to do a great deal of diplomatic work of the most impor- tant and significant character. His knowledge of trade conditions and his intimate acquaintance with the per: coupled with his knowledge of Latin- American affairs, made him extreme iy useful to Mr. Hay, whose confidence he always enjoyed and to whom he always gave faithful and unswerving loyalty and support. Mr. Loomis is engaged In the manu facture of agricultural implements in Ohio, being the vice president of one of the oldest Industrial enterprises of that sort in the country. He Is also engaged In ranching and mining in Californias. One rumor says he will be given another appointment under It was reported that he would retire to private life, but it Is now said that he will be made a confidential adviser to the secretary of state and the president, taking the place formerly filled by John A. Kas son, who, with a salary of $10,000 a year, enjoyed the title of special com. missioner plenipotentiary under the fariff act. Mr. Kasson, who is an fowan and an expert in tariff mat ters, was employed in the negotiation of reciprocity treaties, but retired when it was demonsfrated that con gress would not approve the treaties co on —— “Now, Miss Elderberry, this last boat apd we'll be ready 3 e me 8 hand 1 Every suit we show is well worth consideration. Every new and snappy style, single and double breasted coats with new collar, wide lapel, broad athletic shoulders and shape retaining front, beaatifully tailored and finished with careful attention to detail, made of Scotchy cheviots, tweeds and worsteds, in the nobbiest patterns aod color- ings the markets produce, Single and double breasted sack suits for men, in black and blue cheviots, thibets and undressed worsted, former price 18.00, sale 12 fi? price . . ® Men's sack suits, single and double breasted styles, made of excellent fabrics in handsome [1] Af patterns that were 15.00, now . $10.00 and 12.00 suits, sale price $7.98 Black and blue cheviots containing all the fashion kinks and style chavges that expen- 3 80 sive clothing boasts . A . Coats Single coats for men in all sizes, in black and gray, worth $4.00, sale price 2.25 3.15 6.90 91c 21c Men's all wool reefers, were $35.75, now Black Irish frieze, made with extra high col- lar, double breasted, wool lined, $8.00, now Heavy canvas coats in black and brown, wool lined, were $1.50, now 10 dozen boys' vests, former price le, now of business. Overcoats, medium length for men, very popular and beautifully lined throughout, made of meltons, i3 25 friezes and kerseys, $15.00 and 20.00, now . Yong overcoats for men and young men, young men, the season's dressiest style, cut Men's smart overcoats that were formerly 5 00 $7, now ‘ . . suits brimfull of all the character that the $5.00 and 10,00 suits, sale price $4.50 dressy styles which have many admirers, cut single breasted with full skirt, fine velvet collar, broad shoulders, handsomely tailored and lined, $12 and $15. | $9.50 Double breasted overcoats for men and ong, loose and roomy, with or without belt, £ 15 $8 and $10, sale price % Young men's single and double breasted most particular young man could wish for, B 15 $12.00, 15.00 and 16.50, sale price 8 $6.26 $6.00 and 7.00 suits, sale price Young Men’s Pants Young men's pants $3.50 and 4.00, now 2.15 2.00 $1.35 $2.50 and $3.00 pants, now $2.00 pants, now Heavy flecced lined shirts and drawers, for- mer price 30¢, now 100 mixed gray hose 76¢ and £1.00 dress shirts Red and blue 10¢ handkerchiefs, now 35¢ suspenders, now Boys’ knee pants, 50¢ and 75¢, now. £1.50 black derby hats, fall and winter styles Men's black sateen and black and white shirts, 50¢, now Heavy wool hose, 25c, now. Boys’ Clothing Boys’ suits sizes 3 to 17 years made of warm serviceable fabrics, stardily tailored and very smart styles, regular value 5.00, 0.00 and 6.50, 3 50 Sale price. . . s $3.00 and 350 suits cot in mannish lines in 2 2 single and double breasted styles s 2.00 and 2.25 suits, containing every kink and wrinkle that the most fastidious young | 2 boy can wish for, from $1.40 to . . We have the finest line of prepared to back up our guarantee which accompanies each garment that you purchase. Although mild weather conditions prevailed in October a change must be expected. Winter-is approaching. You will need suits, overcoats, and heavy underwear. We offer you an opportunity to secure them at prices so ridiculously low that there is no necessity for your going without. we need the room for our other lines we intend to close out the boy's clothing and in order to do so will smash the prices. Again let us firmly impress upon your mind the. fact that this sale is not planned for the purpose of fleecing you out of your hard-earned money, but is a business necessity on our part, arising from natural conditions over which we have no control. We had almost forgotten it. The prices which we have placed on the ext Door to Postoffice.
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