y We Please By J. J. BELL { Asther of “Wes MacGregor,” atc) r— « (Copyright, i903, by Joseph B. Bowles) On Madge's last birthday her uncle presented her with a token of his love in the shape of § very fine camera, to gether with all the appliances and chemicals pecessary for successful amateur photography. “Isn't It jolly!” cried Madge, coming out of the-house on the third after- alone and in no very good “lan't it jolly!” she repeated, gleeful- ir ly Bt the Right Prices. In order to do that we will, 5 So oN ALL WAVERLY, | YOUR | FEET * | comfort in Plumbing, Heating, Tinning, : i Fixing Up a Theory. | =~There are some scientists who can { prove any theory they set their minds | on. First, think up a theory; then ar-| i range your experiments; third, ~ an- | nounce your results. The thing 18 idone. The most remarkable “discov- | patches. The Sunday supplement pub- | ‘Jishes a full page about them, with colored {liustrations. The paragraph- { ors shoot their daris. Then we forget Places for the Afflicted, | to throw open positions 2 ; post offices throyghout Cagada to an unfortunate class citizens. namely, the deaf and dumb. Bix such persons are to be appointed at once in the To- ronto post office, and a propordionate number In other city post offices. They i i { mall matter, and to be under the ne | H. H. Mercereau, R. H. DRISLANE, Ate vane Contractor and Builder Notary Public Special aktetion bo Pension Papers. | prong ond Betimates Furnished. | ; | = 108 Lincoln St. Sayre, Pa. ie Valely Record, 25¢c a Month. Monkeys in Medicine. A singular state consignment was lately oa b board the German steamship | Occllis, bound from Singapore. The [ vessel had on board 100 monkeys which were being taken to Prussia to ! the order of the government, Their ul- | mate destination was Breslau, where ! they were to be used for the purposs { of experinjents connected with the | preparation of a certain serum, i i | sDere are LWO Siqes (0 £YEry gues tion, and the most profitable side of the Insurance question Is the inside. Come now Strictly One - Price Don't Eat Eels, Although eels abound in Scotch wa- | ters and are caught in great quantities they are not considered fit food there fine and large they may be in any dis trict of Scotland, no native will eat one. The objection to the eel is sald to be based on its serpentinelike ap- market are taken from streams that are nol conspicuously free from sew age. unt — Man's Belfishness. Because \a woman regards a man with great affection it does not follow that she thinks she alone could make to be happy In his own way. As a mother yearns over her child, so is a | woman in the other whys of life. A woman Is content with a little, A | man is dissatisfied with much. He { wants all or nothing. Too Loud, When some people drop a hint it i sounds like a ton of bricks Slow Travel. Few Russian trains travel Al a faster rate than = miles an hour, a To Be of Use. A train of thought is all "! sett is on time. A Stinger. The summer girl la the mosquito of ihe heart. { “Lst's have a look, dear” said “seated herself beside me. “You'll see it If you hold it against [yous sleeve,” she kindly explained “Isa’t it splendid? 1 gazed at it for fully a minute and | could make nothing of it; but 1 was i pot ill-natured enough to say so. | ran over in my mind the 20 odd photo- graphs | had seen her take, and then “Indeed, Madge, this Is good! steamer comes out so—" “To begin with, dearest, you're hold- ing it upside down,” she said; * besides—" “So I am. . Oh, I see it now! Why, it's the old churchyard we saw on Sunday afternoon. It's capital Madge? When Madge spoke It was a trifle coldly. “Excuse me mentioning it The Hugh; and Mr. Samson and yoursell"” say under the circumstances. [ felt] rather foolish, and that did not Delp | my ruffled temper. tive, I saw it in another light. “Yes: 1 can distinguish your father and mother, Madge,” 1 admitted; "but “LETS HAVE A LOOK™ which fs Mr. Samson, and which is mY. self She lald twe dainty fingers on (wo ugly blurs. “There you are—both of you" “But we've no heads,” I objected. “Oh, well, you might know yoursel by the way you wear your walch- chain.” “It's certainly a unique photograph -—Af somewlal vague,” | observed alter & moment, “1 think it splendid for a beginn: she returned. “Glad you're pleased, Madge sonally, 1 consider you've been w.ist- ing your time as well as your plates.” “How disagreeable you are.” “It's all very well,” [| sald, sulkily, “but this is the last of my three hard- earned bolidays—1 do work occasion ally, you know—and-1've had scarcely five minutes of your company.” “I'm sorry you don't care for photog rmphy.” she remarked “1 haven't expressed my objection to photography. But this—" | held up the offending plece of glass, language fall ing me. “Well? What have you to say about it? Mr. Samson says it's quite good— much better than any first attempt he aver saw.” “J don't quite see what Mr. Samson has got to do with it,” I said, with ir. rijation. “Mr. Samson has been exceedingly kind in explaining and arranging I asked x Ou to come and see DI Jou s ak hin’ to fit ap your dark room” “Certalnly mot. He Sftered—whien was more thas you did.” “1 confess it never occurred to me “ll came here Lo see you in daylight” Madge was si- lent. “Couldn't you have kept Samson away ull to-morrow? He'll be here all the month, and | must leave in the morn- Lng—ao, I'd better go to-night.” At that moment, through the open would it?” she retorted. calmly. “Then let us end the matter!™ I eried. “AS you please.” She was twisting off her ri when Samson came out of doors “Would you like 10 try some suap= shots up the valley! he asked her, ignoring me. “1 noted some Soe bits ing downstairs. He must have thought | Madge was alone, for be called out: , “Success! Yeu've come oul beauti-| fully” He was a little taken aback when he found us together, but quickly recov- “Thia Is your own,” he sald take some prints presently. “I'ti I'l just | things ready.” When he had gone, -1 turned to] “Hasn't he heard we are engaged?” 1 naked her.” “Oh, | suppose so. Everybody bas | Bad pews—you know.” “1 tell you, Madge, I'm not going to | submit to this sort of thing Samson's a good enough sort; he's your visitog and friend of the family and all that— but he is not to monopolize you om photographs. If he has forgotten that we are engaged, I must remihd him. | In the meantime [ wish you'd come up the glen with me™ “In the meantime I've got to do some developing.” she replied, without moving, however, I temporized. “Very well, dear. Having walted daresay | can have patience for am But what negative was it that 1 in- | quired, trying to interest myself in her new hobby. “] dido’t take it mysell,” she said, retaining her hold on the square of Klass, “Never mind, dear. 1 returned, genlally. “It's not a good one, I'm sure,” she sald, giving it to me, somewhat unwill- | ingly, 1 thought, “Why, it's yourself, Madge! Let me see it” Now, | before 1 go, won't you? This must be | the one of you I tried to take down by | the barn’ yesterday—during the five! minutes you were good enough to favor me with,” 1 added, laughingly; “but | didn’t think [ should have man- | aged 80 well” Madge looked uncomfortable “I'm so sorry, Hugh, but I broke the negative you took yesterday. This is another one” “Ah!” said I. “It fell, you know.” “Indeed!” “So you see, this is another one, | “So you have told me,” 1 sald, brief- ly. her. “It was a pity it fell. I'm sure It would have been better than this one. | You know, it just slipped from my! fingers and broke.” There was a silence. i Then Madge said: i “Mr. Samson wantad to take me, and | i thought you woulda't mind * “Nol In the least,” [ repli, iudif- forently, and then there wa: anciher silence. “You don’t mind, do you?" she asked | at last “Well, | am rather glad you were | phot ographed with your own camera,’ 1 said, having thought it over. What difference did that make?” | slhie inquired. “Why, the result is your own. | should ceftalnly object to any other man baving io his possession a nega- tive of you," I said, slowly, looking at her bonny face. She blushed. “Hugh!” “Well?” “] sald he could have one. 1 had feared it was caming but 1 was far from feeling resigned. “He begged for it," she added “All the more reason why you should | have refused, Madge.” Madge was ruffled. “You are much too severe. I can | surely give my phote to whom 1 like. I'm not a bit sorry | promised IL 0 | Mr. Samson." “Madge,” sald I, seriously, mean, what you say? i “Why should | not mean what | say?’ she returned, shortly. “And, can't hreal promise.” | certainly was not golag to help ¢ “do you The | Cumulative Prosperity =| Of six years foretells such a demand for goods as can Te furnished only by a store whose prestige and resonc- ces call on the hest markets fof this country. Te THE 600D QUALITY GOODS Now in demand su the one dealer who handles ing else the store whose reputation, stock and methods, are alike above re- proach. 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There's a sense of security imknowing that you have at your command the largest stock in this section with prompt, accurate and reli- able service backed up by a responsible and honest guar- antee that. you will get the right quality at right prices. goods, firstrate.” “Yes; I think it would be rather nice,” she assented, cheerfilly. I knew | was growing pale. and Ia desperate disregard * eerie Whispered: 5 “Dear, don't go.” reath—a prayer—and | wondered If she heard “Beg pardon,” litely. There was an awkward pauses. Bam- { son, to, seemed to feel unoomfort- for he stood gazing across ibe sald Samson, conversation. Madge was playing with the negative of herself."and I fancied. hall-humorous gléam In her gray eyes, “Mr. Samson!” she exclaimed very quickly, but not more quickly than her hand. Something cracked sharply under left foot. “Oh, Mr. Sam®on,” cried Mad proachfully. He was all apologies and over the ruined negative, wit was kindneas Itself “You'll let me &, again? he ed, as some one called him house. She laughed and shack head, and he went away di “Madge, I've been a beast 1 pered, catching her hands, “and: Y far too good for me “I'm afraid | am.” she ald, quaint gravity. “But I'll ry improve. You'd like me bellér weren't so nice, . Oh U'nt 12 nonsense. |'ve been simply Bh you. Hugh . Oh, Hugh™ Samson was standing at the and must have sean us. Berved right! Hunting 'g Armada Treasure. After an interval of nearly two the duke of Argyll has C off search in Tobermory bay, among the wreckage of Lhe grea mada galleon, the Florida, which = down in 1588. The operations : the utmost crecy in boats hidden from sight canvas awnings Scissors for the ¥ wer. The German emperor not long scissors, but so exquigitely made 3 ate He emperor's portrait and some was the giver. scissors. The engraver is sald to | worked five years at his task. 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