Toys and Useful China Gifts Are found in the basement Special Lot of Statuary Statuary and vases half price A line we wish to close out, hence the price concession The Question of Holiday Gifts Is most easily solved where abundance of selections are found We have the largest and most varied assortment of practical mer- chandise in the history of this busi- ness. Pay an early visit. While selections are being broken daily we have reinforcements coming by ex- press on nearly all incoming trains. Take our advice, shop early, shop before noon of each day if you can. Rich Furs for Xmas New lot child's and Misses sets in to-day, $1.25 up Cloaks and Suits Are always good to have one or two ahead ready for service. The line is big and some are set apart at special pricings. Buy Xmas Umbrellas A big special line on sale, some especially de- signed for engraving handles, 75¢c upto$S8 Buy Gloves before Xmas rush Gloves for women, men, bovs and children, prices, 19¢, 25, 39, $1.00, 1.50, up to $3 Men's Fur Near Seal Gauntlets at $3.50 Japanese screens Japanese bead curtains + Mission novelties Art loom tapestries Framed tapestries Pipe, stein and hat racks ~ Carpet sweepers Comb writing desk and Case . China apd music cabinets Library furniture - Pedestals, Reed chairs, all sorts « Oouchcs, Davenports Brass and iron beds Morris chairs with rockers Side boards, buffets * Hall racks, chiffoniers, Dressers ~ Large mirrors and small mirrors _ Office furniture Leather covered furniture The goods are Now silks, satins Waistings Medallion cloth and Tangier silks - Gloves, umbrellas Hosiery, stationery Neckwear, linen handkerchiefs Table linen, linen sets, ribbons Laces, towels, wool blankets Comfortables, bath blankets Linen lunch cloths, doilies Toyland in the Basement THIS IS THE PLACE NOW IS THE TIME Boys and girls expecting to wiite to Santa Claus should address and post their letters in the box. at foot of main stairway now, and tell their pa- rents what a big toy show they saw in our basement, Newspaper reporters, other men Toul es he cromd at Aheas Rack- et store #7 ——————————— _C. IL Lacey was - Towands today ‘on business 5 SE ——————————— ~ 1. 'F. McKean arn Tova to day on business, : The home of M. Rotlo® is quaran itined from diphtheria. Buy cut glass, lamps and dinner ware at Athené Racket store. Mrs. Annle Degrolf of Oberlin, (Ohio, is visiting at 0. I. Jordan's ——————— . Mrs. George Wood went to Ulster ‘today to visit Mrs. Daniel Boardman mm —— F. A. Bradley went to Powell this imorning in the Interest of the M. P IA A large number of Eagles went to | the Stevenson funeral from Athens | yesterday. C. A. Heavener went to Barclay this !morning, where he is working on a {lnmber job i W. H. Leonard of Dushore, is the {guest of his brother, Frank Leonard this week. Mrs. Orpha Ames of Elmira, spent { Sunday with Mrs. Bert Rhodes, North Malin street, Jacob Dreary of Waverly, has been | granted an increase of pension to { $14 per month. M. C. Wells and wife of Towsnda, | was visiting at Mr. and Mrs. S. F i Robinson's yesterday. The Misses Gore and Burns, teach- fers of the high school went on the ‘excursion to Washington today. N. V. Weller and Frank E. Weller went on the school teachers excur- sion to Washington this morning. J. R Eiffert and wife visited at the home of Bert Rowe over Sunda) and returned to Ulster this morning Those depredators who are stealing the milk cans on Cherry street will {gel into trouble Uf they don’t hold ‘up for the Inhabitants are gunning i for them. | Work on the Susquebanna bridge | that has been held up during the | past week Is now belng resumed with | vigor and the repairs will soon be | done. © Mrs H. E. Waldo of Wyalusing, was {visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. A ! Armstrong last week and went to El- mira Saturday where she will be the guest of another daughter. Rev. Meritt B. Wood of Hiram Col- !legt, Ohlo, came to West Sayre Sat- ‘urday to officiate at the funeral of ‘Mrs. C. E Knapp and [as staying at the home of Theodore E Forbes 410 S. Elmer avenue a few days Mrs. Rhodes, a prominent member ‘of the W. C. T, U. of Clifton Springs, IN. Y, will make a temperance ad- dress at the Methodist church tomor- | row evening. No admittance will be | charged but a collection will be tak- len M. Louis Gore has opened his stu- dio to the public at 122 North SL He has over five hundred fine studies | for oll and water color, from which | he will take orders, and a large as- |sortment of hand painted water col- lors, sepla and delft, monochromes at | reasonable prices, ™ 186-1 | VETERANS WILL RELATE ARMY EXPERIENCES. A fire broke out in the cellar of James B. Maney's residence, corner of Elmira and Chestaut street this morning at about § o'clock and the fire department was called out. The fire was confined to the cellar and was caused by a spark from the fur- kindling below. It was put out very quickly with buckets and although the company laid a line of hose the water was not turned on. The dam- age was slight - Card of Thanks. We hereby tender our sincere thanks to Dr Ott and the nurses at the hospital for their kind ministra- tions to William L. Collins while un- der their care. No one could have been more attentive or more kind and | they will be remembered with grat- itude as long as we live. Also we return thanks to the neighbors and friends who showed so much sym- pathy and did so much to make our sad bereavement easier to bear. Es-| pecially do we thanks the ladies of | the W. C. T. U, the shopmates for | assistance and flowers and to the sin- | gers who attended the funeral Athy will be gratefully remembered. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Collins. Mrs. W. L Collins. SHOT BRIDEGROOM DEAD.’ W. FF. Brwaters Killed by Twe, Breihers Near Culpepper, Va. i CULPEPPER, Va, Dec. 17—WIk | llam F. Bywaters, a promioeat citizen | of this county and well known all over! the conntry as a fox hunter aud breed | er of crack hounds and horses, was! literally shot to pieces here by James | and Phillip Strothers, who live at | “Rotherwood,” three miles from ig place, Mr. Bywaters secured a warriage: license and was married to Miss Viola | Strothers, daughter of tha Iste Colonel | John R. Strothers and sister of the! two young Strotbers who killed him | at her home. After the wedding Mr Bywaters attempted to leave the Strothers house, and one of the broth | ers of the bride objected, Bywaters later climbed to the roof | and endeavored to escape. He was seen by James and Phillip Strothers, who opeued fre on him with pistols He died almost instantly, The cir cumstances surrounding the killing are sensational and have aroused the greatest excitement. Expedition to South Ameriea. CAMBRIDGE, Masa, Dec. 17.—One of the most important ethnological ex- peditions In the history of Harvard university left today, under the leader ship of Dr. WC. Faradee, for South Awmerien 0 make an Investigation among the Indian tribes of the Andes mountains. Besides Dr, Faradee the party will include Mrs. Faradee, J. L De Milhau and J. W. Hastings of the Peabody museum, S———————————— i Heir Apparent at Teheran. { TEHERAN, Dee, 17.—The condition of the shal Is unchanged. All Mirza, heir apparent to the throne, arrived Ia Teheran at § o'clock yesterday after- peop. He was met outside the city by the Persian war minister, Nalb es Sal taneh, & brother of the shah, who warmly welcomed him, and together they drove to the palace, where they now are with the shah Starm Spreads Over Four States, KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 17.-The heaviest snowstorm of the winter was general over southwestern MNlssourd, | southeastern Kausus and parts of Ok | lahoma and Indian Territory lust night. | The snow ranges in depth from two to six laches. Much suffering has result ed from the