SAYRE, PA. @ Closes Daily at 6 P. M. Except Saturday and Two Even ings After L. V. R. R. Pay. well kno carry all wh line of Curtains, Couch The Prices Sizes. Notion For Monday and Tnesday Only 250 yds Cross Stripe Curtain Material: a reg- ular 18¢ value; comes in salmon, blue (light and dark), green and red stripes. 12lc. range from 6c up Department Our big ten fot Prices tr 75¢. Special Lot of Waists =. At One Half Price gs About 4 doz. to select from. Those who Jought surly this week came back-e second and 1) a time. Former prices 47¢ t0 $219. Our treason for slashing the price is that these waists are a sample line and they are mussed and ables, Caps, Tam 25¢ values 17¢, 5( and $150. O' Shanters, that are repre- Jc values 35¢, 75¢ values 59¢, $1.25 values at 89¢ soiled. Ope tubbing will make them look like § new and well worth original price. ! price Spring Jackets In Pony and Eaton styles, Coverts are fp strongly in favor. We have brought out a lead- ME erat. $487. Others up to $11.50. The new BN. styles and exclusive designs are here. 8 Jackets, Coats, Suits, _ In the heavier weights, seascnable to wear at bout one half value. ment. We could ~, RES 75 Carpet, Matting, Linoleum. Cash or Credit Consult Our Plan. : No credit given in sony other depart- and maintain the A oe I) “ob SY ) RET, AR AW VE) Ve not do it - | One Half Price . SPECIAL Mrs. Potts Irons in comp FOR TUESDAY and Stand A regular $1 fa \CN a i, fa \CSS \ xe, A. a ROT Ci TL Sy yA -— . re —— . : Your Job Printi to GERMAN ARMY READY. French Minister Talks War in Cham. ber of Deputies. WASHINGTON, March 3 Accord Ing to advices fecelved bere, Russia's representations at Berlin with the view of bringing about an arrangement be- tween Germauy and France bave uot been effective It is believed that President Hoose velit Is acting in the matter through | the German awbassedor, Baron Speck | vou Bteruburg, and the impression pre- | vails that the presidént might In a tial, | emergency be asked to arbitrate. Murrelle’s Printing deputies, following the published an | Bouncement that the German army Was ready to dash to France and aroused over criticisin by certain dep- | Utles of the French army aud the for- | fications of the codmtry, made this | declaration: “Our strongholds are iu good condi | tion. The rumors of defective supplies say we have the are unfounded All the necessary please. We keep | measures have been taken. The decree establishing the council of natioual de fense is now in the hands of the pre. Mier, and the supreme cowmwander bas already been chosen. He is an officer of Incoulestable ability and Jossesses the full confidence of the army.” Previous to this, answering fi ques tion on army expenses he said that, being a civillau, be was obliged to de- | pend on the judgment of military ex- | perts who upheld fortificatious, maln- taining that the fortifications of Fraoce are amply sufficient to defend ber east | ora froutier ! He also annouiced that a eouncll of sational defense will shortly be cop- stituted ou lues similiar to the British Committee of imperial defeuse The | The Valley Record nulnister added that it was bis frm | | Purpose to elimigute politics from the | | Army i | Dispatches from: Paris say that the | Journal has published the result of an lavestigatiou made by its correspond outs sloug the German frontiers The paper says the Germane do mot desire war. Lut the fierman arwy Is ready, and its superior wobilization | plans would enable it to make a rapid| luvaslon of French territory The Journal counsels the sbandon- ment of French rellauce ou fortifics i tous snd the aduption of the German plan of a rapid juvasivn of the eaewy’'s territory four to eight skilled job | a new, up-to-date t are at your service. Yalley Phone 128x. WE PRINT W. T. CAREY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Offices Maney & Page Hiock, Rooms formerly ococupi~d by the late Joba R. Murray, © Office hours: 0 010 a. m.; 6:30 wpm At other times daring day at Valley Record office, Thickness of Human Skin The skin of the men and women of | of others, particularly (a bot couatries The Central African segro has s skin About Ball as thick again as that of a Eurvpesa. That of a negro Is thickest | uver (he head and back ~avideally tw form a proteciion agalost the sun Female Shylocks. it appears that there are many female Bhylocks Is London. They are all olg women, and, a8 usurers, are said to be LENIGN AND SCRANTON COAL At the Lowest Possible Prices can be left at West Rayre or at the Kris Sag Vib et 52 ASE 4 One Half Price b r ST ~"y S ve AY RRND REE . VERSE OF THE DAY. An Idyl of the Autumn. the one of dally wear, And don a fumper, glove your hands and brace Your mural being. See if you can bear The coming ordeal with a smiling face No naughts adverbs wil $0U use, | trust Contine yourseif to and Jove Goodness nie’ mus Put up the stove weight And jackknives, as stepiadders wihil, often language seems (nade quate Just whistle and preserve your temper still iocse wire (lings like an octopus Around your neck and sorrow Alls your ‘up You yet may put, without unseen ly fuss That siovepipe up The sections, though your firgers they may nip And fall apart from time to Un e, ruay fit rip For such proceedings will not help a bit wash off In a little whije- He very calm acd patlent, I entreat a cheerful smile I use steam peat The Antiseptic Thumb, We can sterilize his bottles, we can boll his Uitie mug We can bake his anne! bandages and dis- Itfect the rug That enveiops him when he partakes of medicated air Bul there's one impossibility that leaves us in despair—- ow We fear Ize the cow’ iwould never do to stertl We are careful of nis thoughtful of his tuys ars mindful of Lis sorrows and judd claus of Lis Joys We are prayerfully copsiderate of needful discipline a Of our little "Mother's Handbook" and the precepts Welt therein And we strive to render sterile all demgned for mouth or tum But one frightfu; deuger uehigcon—we Co» not boll Lis thumb —Harper s Magazine hours, we ars We f—— Norwegian Revival Norway has Leen passing through a lution, declares the Ram's Horn. The Norwegian Evan Hooerts Is one Albert Lunde, who was converted In 1896 in aod thenceforth worked more or less with the army LWoth ia Chicagv and Boston Rightful King of Poland. Though as American oltizen sow, John Sobleski, once Prohibition candidate for governor of Missour:, la. disputably 1s rightful king of Poland. He lives at present ia California. He was born in Poland ia 1542 and he his daughler are the only known direct king of Pe {1] F. Griswold is ill with typhoid er at his home on Willow street. J Frazier Purse of Philadelphia is visiting Athens friends for a few days. ie District Attorney Mills was in Towanda on professional business today Lee Groat went to Owego and will play in the orchestra there this evening. W. R. Vancise and wif ' went to Scranton this morning to stay over Sunday with friends. Mrs John Child and son Jesse, went to Sheshequin today for a short visit with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Schreiner of New York are visiting the latter's sister, Mrs, A. R Morey, — C. I. Hunt has gone to Ulster, to visit his daughters, Mrs. Thomas Park and Mrs. Wm. Farrell, Miss Laura Hunsinger returned to Calley, Pa, this morning after a visit with her brother, T.M. Huns singer, Mrs. W. N. Weller will spend Sunday in Sheshcquin wth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald. eg — Mrs. Harriet Brown who his been the guest of her son Clark <. Brown for a short time, returncd to Elkland this morning. Alvin C. Sawtelle of Princeton seminary came to Athens this morning. He goes to Pittston this evening where he will preach to- morrow. Horton Porter of Albany came to Athens today and will dine to~ morrow with Col. Millard Hunsin- ger, his cousin. Several others were present at the dinner. The bridge works will commence making cye bars Monday. The plant has taken on quite an addit- ional force of workmen and busi ness will be brisk there again. Tom Hudson has given up his job in the Imperial pneumatic tool works and will return to his old position in the hammer department of the American Bridge Works. Mrs. B. A. Detrick of Wyalusing has been on a visit to relatives in Sharpsville, Pa, and stopped on her return trip at the home of Geo. Rikert resuming her journey home today. Miss Eliz \beth Payne entertain- ed a few of her young lady friends at tea yesterday and .announced her engagement with Judge Kline of North Dakota, Miss Payne is one of our most refined and gified young ladies and we wish her a happy future. Yesterday Constable McGovern arrested Isaac, Clyde and Leslie Gorsline for stealing a double bitted ax from Clyde Anthony in Milan. They were brought before Justice Johnson to answer to the charge They gave bail for a hearing which will be held next Thursday. Early this morning a man drove through town with a buggy and two lumber wagons He had household goods in one wagon and in the next one had a hay rigging with a lot of hay, snd in the centre stood his cow in a kind of stall framework, enjoying her morning meal as happily as if she had been in the home barn. This man was evidently a farmer moving, and he knows how to care for his stock MRS. JACKSON: SINKING Mrs. Sarah Jackson is very feeble and rapidly failing, Her son, Edward M. Jackson, of Caldwell, N. ]., was sent for and arrived in town last evening, She recognized him at first when he sat down by her bedside but she soon sank into uncoasciousness. She has had ao eventful life. Her husband, John M. Jackson, was a lieutenant in Company E, 141st Pennsylvaria regiment, and the son, Edward, served ‘in the same company but was assigned to Randolph's battery where he served most of . = the rite ¢ confirmation in D, celebrate the holy communion at Trinity church tomorrow rr oming “crvice in the evening, th: rector and congregation of Trinity church having been invited to attend the where Bishop Talbot will preach in the evening. First Stereotyper. : The Best man to stereciype a mews. Paper was Charles Craske, formerly of BL Marks avenue who died the other day In Woodbridge, N. J, at the Age of 83. He did this great thing ia 18:2, Al the sugegstion of Horace Greeley, and the result, of course, was a great though gradual change in newspaper printing. for it was years before it wag the general practice. Mr. Crasks had carried on the craft of stereotyping and electrotyping in New York fev more than 50 years, his sompany be: iag in Pearl street . eg Christmas Gift Proves Fatal. Louisville —A black box. containing a shroud, left in the vestibule of his home Christmas eve, caused the death of Benjamin Moellman, aged 18, and the police are looking for the prepetrs tors of the deed, who are believed to have attempted to play a joke on the youth. Moellman long had Leen a suf. ferer from heart disease and WAS near death many times. When the doorbel] rang Christmas eve he answered the Summons and found the box labeled “A Merry Christmas” The ETewsome reminder of his own nearness to the grave when he opeped the package proved such a shock that he fell Ingen sible to the floor before his paremts could reach his side. He died three hours later Child Cuts Off Brother's Hand. Sterling, IIL.—While in a fit of anger Floyd Maxwell, the six-year-old son of Cleo Maxfield, residing In Portland township, Whiteside county, cut off the left hand of his ‘our-year-old brother with a hatchet The two children were playing with a hatchet In the kitchen. The elder boy aliempted to take it from his little brother Floyd became incensed and pulled the hatchet from the little fellow. He then raised It high in the alr, and with & hard strvke Lrought It down on the band of his brother Kiang EdWard at Pdtis Incognite. BARRIS, March 3 King Edward Ia here on u two mouths’ holliday in France and the Mediterranean, travel- ing Incognito as Duke of Laucaster He is at the British embassy and dur Ing his visit to the Freuch capital will see President Fallleres, whow Le has not yet met. From Paris the klug goss fo Biarrits, Frunce, and will slay there until the end of March, afterward Joln- lng the royal yacht Victoria and Al Lert In the Mediterranean, where, it is said, he will weet Ewperor Willlau, Durlug Lis stay at Biarritz Klug Ed- ward will see King Alfouso and dis cuss the detalls of the Iatter's war- riage to Princess Ena of Battenlerg Wheeler Rlevator Burned at Hufiale. BUFFALO, Marchi 3.—The Wheeler wlevator on Buffalo river was destroy- ed by fire last night. The loss ou the bullding end Its coutents ls estimated at $175,000. A favorable wind prevedt- ed what might bave been a more de- structive fire. hy, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Quotations, Money on call steady at § por seni prime mercantile paper, oo per eeat; exchanges, $510,153.08; balauces, §10.079.888 {otal Imports of dry goods at the port o New York for the week ending yesterday Were valued at 12.909 533 Closing prices: Amal. Copper... 14 N. Y. Central,. M8 Atchison $94 Norf & West... rots! B. &o0. . 109% uy Brooklyn R. T.. soa, Reading ...... ; C.C.,.C&HBLL. #y Rock Island . pw Ches. & Ohlo.... 884 St Paul ..... Chl & Northw. 3% Southern Pao... D&H we... ¥04 Southern Ry... Erle. .... seer 40% South Ry. pt... Gen. Electric. . 188 Sugar «tana Hi Central... . 188 Texas Pacific Lackawanna....#% Union Pacifie... Louls & Nash... 14% U. 8 Steel... Manhattan...... 7% U. 8. Steel EE Metropolitan. ... 116 West. Unloa ... Missouri Pac.... 9% New York Markets. WHEAT — Steady; contrast March Hehe CORN—8teady; March “wg OATS-Qulet; No. 2 white, Ne. 1 white, clipped, dc. BUTTER-Creamary, extirps. per pe hay nen (Mercantile Exo ange quotation, extras, 7c.) WL 2 : ds 2c; thirds, Ye818c ; he 3% 15¢.; thirds wee Geic.; firsts, 1gtoc. seca Mate ry, - rats. 23¢2%c.; seconds, uyodd: c —~8tlate, full cream, small and large, colored and white, Beptember, fan- Sy, MGIC. October, best, 134gi0 ; late made, small, average best, 1M5c large, 1% falr, UI 12¢., light skims, fall made, choice, Bs Ne, winter made, skims 106 108%. ; art . prime, Y.@¥ee § C Rommon to fair, ge Krad a, and Jood, Wy ull skims, § EGUS Slate, Ferinsylvanja and selected. white, funey, II 3 2c. mized, extra, 17%¢. : lew, 100 12¢ ; checks, Synoc. Sens Anest, 1Lse or te fair. 791 LIVE UL FRY —Cnichany spring, per Jone, Me} 100s, Jc : Fogttars, Sle, : turkeys, , cgne, per rn 8c SAS SE hl, » Pou 3 s pounds per pair and under. Philade hia, dry picked, 3 ; New York and nn. . PR, Spickena, rOsstin ’ per Ir a over ® . picked 16515 , New York hing Foon: . W@ilc : fowls. Philadelphia, dr . BFI3%e | cocks, old, dry plok And scalded, Moc. ; ducklings. Virginia, Bc, : be, prime, la *, while, £% on, Be mixed, n Sot dark, 5180; culls + RESSED MEATS City dressed veals higher at 3@14c. per pound; country dress- od at 81%; mutton steady at per pound. lambe at loglie | Tos Ber ohh ed spring lambs lower at Kg% Cass. country dressed at es firm Kei TR Re Live ® Harhats a ripe a ed 4 * & + > + + b . . 4 . 2 ; 4 S . 4 r . . > 3 me Ss Se a ‘New Spring * Shoes and, Oxfords Arriving Daily — SAYRE, - PENN'A I, i = i » MN Win a | : h = & = Office_and Residence at I06 Center Street, Athens, Pa. Bridge Work Our Specialty Valley Telephone 97d - (In effect Dec. 31, 1908 ) = Trains leave Bayre as follows: RASTBOUND, 2 A.M. Dally for Towanda, Tuskhas- ® J i mock, Pittston, Wilkes e Son, Sir, Si 5 AM) Week diye’ * a A paowiads, Mow vii Touran Shiki rs Ss ST 3:50 AM "aly iE A. M0 Da 8 oabes Rurve, will inevitably have anew Town Hall, a complete sewer | system and fine i pavements, You can add to the general i m- provement. AM (Waverly é , Glew Sumusit Haves - Raven - Junction; is An up to date | Junk Afeniown, Beth New You, hk _ tathroom ora good 10:00 M. Sunday oaly, for Athens, Milan, | * heating system will ile] kessnophen Hg add value to "ou [Ae (Waverly 1333 Lo Dally fe N properly, give you | wu Dien en more comfort and hem “New ¥ : phig; 1 so and 3: me Bal) sate Sunday, Black Die- . mil such i Few York, Philadelphia, a Wi | better health. And P.M. (Waverly cpr wl Weak dave it doesn’t cost so much. Ask us about sO a a New Albany, ‘Dushore, it, DO IT NOW, | ville, Tunkhagsock, Piltston and Barre, { P.M. Dilly Tor Allentown; Belbie | 1 . hem, Easton, Newark and New Vork. { . Carries Sleeping Car Passtnfery only 1458 A.M. Daily for Buffalo, Elmer Ave. are Pais Toremio, Detrole ice, 8 Rochester, Aw bihy hr Sucve Cal Gell) fon rte, Toe i . * b;10 Conmects for Auburs week days only. © . M. Week Says only, for 00 aL.) ys only a: bury, , Rechd 7-8; Bundays by | ter, tevia, Puftle Nisgars Fra , Clifton Spring . . Rocester: Clad nie SPECIALTIES: 2 Odessa, Valols, Glibert, Varick sad Geneva. . 16:30 =. : Cp Reba | 82 'outs and points west. y Jd] de Ste residence. . P.M. Dally for Lockwood, Van Bitten, Spencer, Tthaen, Bats AUBURN DIVISION. A.M. Week ouly, for Owege, Pree Moravia, Auburn, Nera ven, Syracuse, Utica and . ~ Attorney-at-Law (; Notary Public eS aes Aa A> HA There is no nook nor cor- ner where The Valley Rec- |ord does not circulate Valley Phone 11 X. Our Spring Hats AND Neckwear Have Arrived \, 4 SAYRE, PA.
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