Store Closes Daily at 6 P. M. Except Saturday and Two Evenings After L.V. R. R. Pay.
IF YOU FAIL TO PICK UP THE SPECIALS
To say nothing of our regular offerings, you miss a point in economy.
These are Saturday and Monday Values.
Wash Suits and Frocks | Flags Flags Flags
For Girls of All Ages For the home, business house or grave of the fallen
With a bound this dey irtment has jumped unto hero. You will want to decorate on Memorial day
> mer and we are fitting out lots of families We have them various priced from 3c per dozen to
from infants to grown up girls Prices you will $15each Sizes2in x 31n inocotton to 121 x
be willing to pay and selections you will be glad 20 ft 10 wool
to get.
¥ iN
White Stockings in Demand
Infants, children's and ladies s!
lace and lisle, 15¢ to 39¢
STREET Flo
Shoe Department
Canvass oxfords for big and little people
75c, $1.00, $1.25 $135 and §1 50
Saturday and Monday offer on Men's high and
low shoes. Tan, gun metal, vic: and patent colt
leathers. All $2.50 and 310 made by
leading shee manulact ir supply at
L this sale. Prices $260 and 30)
STEEET
ort and long
isc
* At a little less than two-third price and is of-
fered for two days only. Saturday and Monday
7x9 10-wire Tapestry raza Regular $15.00
Fa ue, $11.00. 9x12 10-wire Taoe dry rugs. Reg-
ular $22 00 value $170) 9x12 8 wire Tapestry
rugs. Regalar $18.00 value $1400. These are
duplicates, because we buyin balesof 3 of a kind
But are here while they last
25Doz. Ladies’ Linen Collars
On sale Saturday and Monday. Some are plain
and some faggoted edge Regular 12c value, 7c
STREET FLOOR TION
Table 0il Cloth
20 pattern in colors and
But
goods
ifelrs buy vi
Special in Porch Chairs
Often times sold for 8! 25
‘Wash Belts
For Saturday and Monday
25¢ values, 19¢ 50c values,
Hammocks---36 Kinds
HOW N4C
NOTION SE
35¢
Goods of 1st quality,
sold only Saturday and Monday at this price
in any quantity
Linoleum Offer
In inlaid “A” quality 69 We buy on a jobbing
basis, hence our offer will attract the thrifty buy-
ers
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WOMAN AND CIGARS.
BY VIOTOR A. HERMANN.
CAREY,
JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE
Ete was a plump litUue matron of
some 30 summers and when the show
case loungers in the corner Qligar em
porium sighted her steeigray paddock
it the doorway they all edged away
frem the counter and appeared to be
suddenly interested In the oriental
Ithographs that came with the Egyp
tian cigareties
"] would ike to lock at some cl
gars,” abv announced, as she placed
her shopping Lag on the glass case
“] wan! to make a little present to my
busband ”
Yes, maam =~ responded the young
clerk with a low bow. “What—er—Iis
bis favorite smoke?”
“How is that?"
‘l mean does your husband prefer a
mild, medium or strong cigar?”
‘l think he likes strong ones Some
of those he smokes after supper are
#0 strong that the neighbors ask if we
are burning leaves in the back yard”
Hm! They must be strong. How
would these sult him?
tention given to moving of The clerk drew a box from the show-
0. Household Goods, Safes case and displayed a row of handsome
cigars, each bundle embellished with
a yellow ribbon.
I like the pretty ribbon,” sald the
fair customer, slowly examining the
{gars withr her gloved finger, “but |
don't like the color of the tobacco Be
there are horrid yellow specks
| on them”
Tbe clerk repressed a smile
My dear lady,” he hastened, “don’t
you kpow that those little spoils are
Just what connoisseurs look for™
‘No, never heard of such a thing |
believe the cigars lmmve been damaged |
Show me another box
The obliging clerk reached for su-
other brand and opened the box on |
the showcase
Here is something fine” he began
But the prospective purchaser shook
ber bead
It is no use to show me those |
don't like the picture on the inside of
the cover”
The clerk smiled and reached
agother box
Well, how about this make? Sure
iy the picture pleases you this time
Orders can be left at West Sayre Drug |... cons an old Cuban fort by
Sir, bath phous; Ge ab the Erie street sunset You can take it off with warm
1 ya. ye, water and use it to decorate a screen.”
COLEMAN NASSLER, There was a remote possiblifty timi
CAFE Lh is no use” she wid, firmly. “I
it with my own eyes’
Best of Everything nr ma'am?’ asked the mys
| “Why, the word ‘Colorado.’ You
Lockhart St.
Ofee Maney & Page Block,
Rooms formerly occupisd by the
Iate Joba R. Murray,
Office hours: 9 to 10a m.; 6:30
toB p,m. At other ti aes during
day at Valley Racord office,
sic
LAWS & WINLACK,
Attorneys and Counselors
at Law.
A GENERAL LAW BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.
LAWS' BUILDING, 219 DESMOND ST,
Valley Phone 190-A, Sayre.
LENIGN AWD SCRANTON
COAL
At the Lowest Possible Prices
r—
slides
for
cided on the old “Cuban fort” brand
had she pot glanced at the end of the
box But she did glance and all the
suave clgar clerks iu town could not
bave made her purchase those cigars
| know that Havana cigars should not
| be made in Colorado. | suppose you
| think women are gredn at buying
elgars.”
But, madam—"
hn is ne “a of 3eriag to soaviace
me thal those cigars were not made
ta Colorado Why, Isn't there the
stamp on the box? Why don't you try
to sell me some that were packed up
in Connecticut and them claim that
they are imported from Porto Rico?”
The clerk sighed. He collected the
open boxes and placed them back In
the glass case
“1 am sorry,” be said, in pepperisk
tones. ‘that we don't seem to have
any cigars suitable for your husband
He must, Indeed, be a fastidious
emeker.”
The overparticular patron 414 not
reply to this hidden thrust She
swept up and down in fromt of the
long glass cases and minutely exam-
ined every box display Suddenly she
pointed her slender finger toward a
long box with am expression of tri
umph
“There is what [| want” she ex-
claimed “Those real long cigars. |
know they are just the kind that
Henry smokes. He will be tickled to
death if | present him with a box of
those
The clerk followed the direction of
her finger and then laughed so loud
that the yellow cat, asleep on the
snuff jar, awoke with a start
“What 1s so laughable?’ demanded
the woman In the gray coat rather
sharply
“Nothing particular, madam.” bas-
tened the clerk “1 was just thinking
of a good joke | heard at the theater
the other night about a woman se
lecting clgars for her husband Do
you really want those ”
“1 certainly do. Don’t think that |
don’t know good cigars when [| see
them 1 know Heury will compli
ment my judgment as soon as he
' smokes the first oue. Wrap them up,
| please.”
! "One dollar unlineuine, ma'am,”
| sald “That's right Thank you’
She gave Im a two-dollar note and
| he returned her a copper ln change
“And now you admit that | koow
something about selecting cigars?’ she
sald, with a winning little smile.
“] do, indeed, maa'am,’ assured the
clerk Very few would have selected
the brand of smokes that you did”
She placed the box under ber arm,
and the next moment her steel-gray
paddock had vanished in the crowded
street Then the chronic loungers
turned away from the oriental sigs
rette lithographs
| “What kind did she select? they
asked In unison
“Stogiles'!” roared the clerk. “Upon
my word, she selected a box of stogles
Preferred their looks te Havanas and
Porto Ricos. Maybe it was the bar-
galncounter price of $1.99 that at-
tracted ber Say, I'd like to be around
when the old man opens that box”
And the clerk grinned and threw a
ball of tinfoll at the yellow cat om the
snuff jar"—N. Y. Timea
m——— ———
Not Meet of Him,
Origgs— Twas rash of Shakespeare
sot to sign those moot plays If he
wrote them.
Brigss—'Twas rusher of Bacon
Soman Transeript,
Our schools will close June 8.
Arch Maurice is in town for a
few days.
Dr. E B Joachim returned from
| Alenowa last evening.
Diton Phelps of East Smithfield |
was greeting his Athens friends
today.
Keefe.
Sheshequia this morning to spead
the day.
Miss Jesse Bullard of VanEtten
1s home to spend Sunday with her
parents
The signal system for the RF.
DD postoffice boxes does not go
into effect until July 1.
Lem Clark and wife have been
guests of ] M. Clark a short time
returning home
morning.
Mrs. Arthur ‘Stevens,
a fcw days, returned to Wyalusing |
last evening
Miss Genevieve Brown went
New Albany this morning to spend
Sunday with friends.
Major Gore and his committee
with the patriotic exercises of the
school.
Dr. J. T. Holcomb and James B.
Maney returned last evening from
mountains,
some nice speckled beauties.
Miss Effie Conover of Elmira
was in Athens yesterday afternoon
looking after some repairs to her
house on Elmira street. Miss
Conover formerly lived here.
to Towanda this morning. Mr.
Scoville’s mother is buried at that
place and he goes to fix up her
grave before Memorial Day.
Miss Mary Hoflinan of New Al-
bany has been a guest of her
brother, D G. Ackley, a short
time, and returned home this mom
home.
vices for the presiding clder tomor-
row morning. In the evening he
will deliver the memorial address
tothe G. A R
Mrs. Mary Elston of Green's
Landing died last night, aged 66
years. Her funeral will take place
from her late residence tomorrow
at 10 o'clock. Iaterment in Tioga
Point cemetery.
Do not forget that there is to be
a grand concert at the Methodist
church Tuesday evening. There
will be some of the best musicians
in this county to take part. Get
your tickets at Sanford's where
they will be reserved without ex:
tra charge.
George Macaee, Sr. will go to |
Washington next week where he
will visit at the homes of Burton
Macafee and Clara B. Estabrook a|
few days, and from there he will |
go to Lafayette, Ind, where his
brother, John Macafee, resides, and |
he may remain there all summer.
His brother has a large farm and
is out of health.
$10.45 Sayre to Boston, Mass
and retarn via the Lehigh Valley Rall-
road, June 5th to 8th, accoant American
Medical Association. See Lehigh Val-
ley Ticket Ageuta for further particu-
lars. 16-td
$4.50 to Toronto, Ont. and Return
Account Decoration Day excursion, May
30, via Lehigh Valley railroad. Tickets
will be sold Ma good returning
uatil Jape 1 ijusive, on all trains ex-
cept the Black Diamond Express. For
further information mee L. V. ticket
agents. 12-4
$3.00 to ‘Buffalo and Niagara
Falls, N. Y. and return, scconnt Lehigh
Presbyterian—At the morning
give an address to the G A KR,
U V. LL, Athens Cadets, and P O
iS of A, all of whom will atterd in
a body. In the evening the theme
will be “Christ Over AIL"
Methodist—Rev. C. I Lewis
| and evening.
ley will preach. Morning subject,
(“Freedom and Unity,” evening,
“Tarry Thou Till | Come.”
Episcopal — Services as usual by
rector, Rev. WE Daw.
Catholic—Mass will be held at
8 o'clock and 10 o'clock a. m.
Baptist —Rev. Allen will preach
on the subject “Seed Time and
| Harvest” in the morning. In the
| evening his subject will be “Light”
Journey Round the Eartn.
The time required or a journey
| round the earth Ly a man walking
day and night. without resting. would
| be 428 days; an express train, 40 days;
| sound, at a medium temperature, 32%
| hours; a cannon ball, 21% hours;
i light, a Hite over one-tenth of a seo
ond, and electricity, passing over a
copper wire, a little under oue-tenih
| of a second
Menelik’'s Empress,
Emperor Meneilk of Abyssinia is the
| empress’ Afth husband. No. 1 was a
general under King Theodore, who put
him in prison, where he disappeared;
No. 2 got a divorce, No. 3 was also
imprisoned by Menellk's predecessor,
No 4 was lu possession when the lady
took Menellk's fancy, but when ‘all ob
stacles had Leen removed,” Menellk
married ber
Athletics in China
The other day China had its first
great athletic meeting, when 3,000 stu
dents, from 47 schools, competed ln
various kinds of races and sports at
{ Canton in a booth on the ground
was a hospital corps composed of 17
young Chinese doctors, each with the
Geneva cross on his arms Ho strea-
uous were the competitors that there
| were many cases to attend te
Officers in Particular,
| As 8 consequence of a recent alter
| cation fn the Mare Island navy yard
iover a dog, the follewing notice has
| been posted Tn a pumber of consple-
uous places about the island “Neo
| swearing or profane language will be
| allowed on the yard from either the
men or the officers.’ The word “off:
cers” is in big type
Queen
About 1100
Marie's Wreath.
wreaths and
tian.
most beautiful
| intimate friend
over
tied with broad yellow and white sll
ribbons
Jueen
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Bridge Work
Our Specialty
Bring Your Job Printing to
Murrelle’ s Printing
“The Satisfactory Place.”
From four to eight skilled job
printers and a new, up-
equipment are at your service.
LEAIGH VALLEY R. R.
(Tu effect May 13. 1ga6 }
Trains leave Gayre as follows:
RASTBOUND.
A M. Dally for
Prapock, Wilkes-Barre, Mauch
Chu i ABcatows, {Shi £5 New
Baltimore and Washington.
bl
York. Philadel
Daily for Towanda, Tuskhan-
Bo XY Pittston, Wilkes Bare Glen Sum.
. mit Springs. Mauch Chunch Allentown,
Bethiehem New York and Philadelphia
; vey 5 Week
4 A.M. (Waverly AM) 2h
ouly, for A
ee Titian = Aibeay Ou sin Lacey.
30 jE RR, BRE
fe Sa Jars: a Junction, Masch
i Chunk Allentown, Bethlehem New Yor, Phil
| adeiphia, Baltimore and W
10: 00 = AM 83444 S6 only, Jor Athens, Milan,
[105
ville, Re ‘and by oe er
em, ih
MM. (Waverly 1333 P. M) Dally
for Towanda, Tunkhansock, Pilistos,
Wilkes op om Semmii A
ves, Masanch Oh
York, Phiadciphia,
3 Las Diamend REx-
Enon, Glen Sum
mit Aaa Chunk, Allentown, Bethichems, New
York, Philadeiphis, Baltimore und Washington.
P.M (Waverly 4 M.) Week dap
suly for Athens, ar ead Mon
rorton, New Albany
bid en Seliemaport” Wrist Sr Lacey.
WRATBOUND,
gave, Bus.
Our patrons say we have the 1:58 Biel
disposition to please. We keep
our promises.
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Talmadge Building, Elmer Ave., Sayre, | t=
OXFORD TIES
For Men,
Children in all the latest
styles, ranging
from 70c to $3.25. Ev-
Women and
prices
|} erything strictly new;
no old stock. Call and
examine our shoes and
convince yourself.
I. 0. O. F. Block,
| Cor. Pine and Mala Sts., Athens
Attorneys and Counselors.
i
|M. P. A. Block, Sayre, Pa.
pard Block, Athens, Pa.
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Loans N
os Houses Ry Rents Col-
lected, Taxes Paid.
ROON vy,
LOCKHART BY., SAYRE
FP. M. Dally for
Burdet! (Wat jas) | Valois, Lod!
Varick and Gene
gi M. Daily for Ithaca Trumansburg,
Haq} s Corners, Geneva Rochester, Ba.
tavia Buffalo, Cleveland,
Connects for Auburn week days ‘only,
FM it Diy, Bs b Black Diamond Kxpress,
Palle De Detroit, a) aL outs and
Tod, Gitbert
Valley Phone 28x.
AM Des for oa
9:18 an
B35
Ee for Genera. Rochester, butarl.
b: Ba M. Spencer ikace
WE PRINT
a Laihond Vas Miten,
A.M. Dally for Oensv
3 of same Rochester, Cul.
A.M, Week aa)0 sult for Lixkwoiedy
SA Hoyts
AUBURN OE —..
ara Falls, Foremto, Detrolt
Louis and points west.
A M. Dally for Geneva,
Batavia Bafialo. Commecis for
B:]0 = Vas Kn,
1 00 Van Kitten, Spencer. Ithace, Tru
burg, a
Batavia, Buffalo and Nisgars Falls
3: off) 2 M Dally for Geneva Rochester, Bul
M. Week days only, for Owego, Free-
[; 0h ce: Cortland, Canastota, Oroton,
i and Aubars, W Nera
or ven, Syracuse, Utics and
P.M. Dally for Owego, Preeville, Corl
3:5 land, Canastota, Groton, Moravia, As.
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What Will You Wear
This Summer?
It's high t time to decide
what style you want and
make your selection now
while our stock is complete.
We offer for choice all
new model single and dou-
ble breasted sack suits in
the ever popular blue serges
and the gray worsteds
which fashion bas approved
as the correct th ng.
To truly appreciate the
importance of the style
come here and try on the
different models. It will be
a pleasure to show then.
Murphy & Blish,
Tailors, Clothiers and Haberdashers,
SAYRE, PA.,
Lockhart St, Next to Postoffice: