A :N":D SUMMER, i9oe. Don't Put Off Buying You £*"'<L Help That New Spring Suit. Boys. mg for Get one now, while there is a broad variety of Slf.-ailU™, styles and fabrics to choose from—be among the " ,en f s ft,,d l el - vI « J that are smart »nd be coming to boys. aderS Of fashion. Come, bring the little men with vou, If you'll take the time to come here and ex ;mine a "' l »superb collection oi J . smart, nobble hpring feu iis tor school or >ur stylish Clothing for Spring and Summer you dress wear that will captivate your fancy I lii u , •*„ i •!, ,t x' <u 4. 4. and your purse the moment vou see them VI" be convinced that its the sort you want. Norkfolk Jacket Suits #b Ihe styles are down-to-the Jm- minute cleverly expiesscu wear-like-iron quality, stayed, double Witll a dash of smartness that Stitched and reinforced: sizes 8 to If) will appe; Ito you. 'f he mater- years: regular r.oo values, (tc IWWM, ials arc thoroughly good and in . .. , „ "i I ™"'«' *P | ' yV-'PBI those and colorings ar- Juveniles Spring Salts. • ' _ 4 i # i ». r sizes . J , to N years—novelty blouse. I\or | | P ( fashion QSCOITCCt. i\» 1 k ami Sailors. in plain and fancy tab- I ! . Ihe tailoring is as near per- o cntn A RO ■ 1 fection as the most skilful artis- iu M-.ow 112 Lans can inaKe ii. The fit of each ,'o£!j inge,sethat 1,0 - vs wear > fro,n hat j UMWf garment, in every size for stout, w slim, short or tall men. is perfect. fe-bd-O-tljO 112 smL\ IWI Our prices are as low as really , : ,ÜBt receiv J e ' l ,n " li,,e ofShws - K,er - V " *Wfe| M «ood clothing can be sold for. ' » ,,d Ch ' Mr ™- ' Hoys Mioes. Prices are low PH 01 HEN'S SPRING SACK SUITS ™d the <tuali'ty ,ight. I'ome at once Vvil fJPw iit lO to $25 while the stock is complete and altoriU Hmi YOUNG MEN'S SPRING |S|I SACK SUITS, at Bso to s2o. Headquarters for 112, The '."o rt.ct Haberdashery and Gents Furnishings. , Hat i r Spring and Summer Awn r . nc < su«Dnwu.»i»n<taici) at a v-'ide r inge of fair prices. RIAIO AI\L) LAPS 1 Jacob M. Wihton, MUNCY VALLEY, PA. 9 * « | No. 2 Folding 112 j ie | A wonderfully capable and accurate camera | built on the Kodak plan. Good enough to I satisfy experienced photographers, yet so I simple that children can use it. —__ 1 PICTURES 2'/4x 3'/4;inches. I Loads in daylightVwith film 1 Cartridges^ Fitted with meniscus lens, shutter I with iris diaphragm stops. » Full description In Kodak Catalog FREE at any photographic dealers »r by mail. EASTMAN j KODAK CO., J Rochester, N. Y. —yii iii MWI'II i i. i¥iffirTiiimnai| j WiNCr.iBTEBI jll FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS H 1 "New Rival" "I warier" fi |i>] ATBF you are looking /for reliable shotgun am- H h Hi rnunit ' on » in< * that shoots where you >*] ™ point your gun, buy Winchester Factory gS •L& Loaded Shotgun Shells: - "New Rival," loaded with ■ >■] Black powder; ♦'Leader*' and "Repeater," loaded B J with Smokeless. Insistt upon having Winchester kg j Factory Loaded Shells, aad accept no others. B ■NH^ /""ONDEWKD REI'OIIT ol Hit* condition nfTlie ' * —• Kiisi National Hunk lit I>u,"hor<\ in tin- stole of Pennsylvania ut dose of Imsiut's.- April Bill iikh;, RKXOI'KCKS. Loans aiirl lit.rouiHs 51,902x2 06 I . s. Bonds tt. M'iMirc circulation "<1.1*101*) Premium un l\ s. Bonds 1.500T0 skm'U sff.urilit* 7'MWOOO Furniture yOOOO I'lir front Hunk- and approved Kcs. Ant. C9.:W>4 44 lie'U-miition fund 1 , s. Treasurer _',500 00 S|ioeial and I.ecal Tender noto .. . . 28,17191 Total $418.61* 44 MAIIIUTIKS, ' Hpitul fvi mm TO sir pins arid undivided pmiiis 2 '..040 85 t'i rotation 49,1G0T0 Deposits 11yii.477l 1 yii.477 49 I'ftul 911H,018 43 state of Pumikvi vhi!la County of Sullivan ss. I. M. D. Swart- i-asliiei of ll.c above named kink do Mikmnl) nvcur tliat tin- above slntement is 11 lit- to tin-1« >t 1.1" inv knowledge and ln'lief. V.. I>. SU AlilS ('ashler. Suliseiined and Mvnru in before me tlii.- I Itli dnj of Apr. 1900. AI.KICItTV. HKKSS. My eouimissioncNpireti l"i l.y -.»7."nu. XotarvPublic. Correct Attest: K. G. SYLVAKIA. 1 J SO. I' KKKsKK, Directors, s V.MI'KL COI.K. | U ) ff The Best place; to buy goods Is often asked by the pru-j pent housewife. Money saving advantages are always being searched for: lose no time in making a thorough examination of the New Line of Merchandise Now on |E^HjBjTI*ON*| ?????? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's La2Lftore dh Mi IIWIM >1 1 hair tt»W, »»J unpin Mr $4Mn rr#«, Sukftcvib* to4«y. •tent) «h4 Pitmmm t •«•!«§u« pMwia* p* •«»»»*«*•) A44>«M 1 H? MJCUTU-. »••«•*> OWL COURTSHIPB Show a Devotion Rarely Met Among More Favored Creatures. Very funny it is. from the human point of view, to witness the love-mak ing of a couple of owls on a moonlight night, as they sit together on the cop ing of an old wall, or on the horizontal limb of some giant of the forest. Perch ed on the same bough, or the same wall or ruin, the lady owl, though usually i much bigger and Btrotiger than her mate looks the picture of demure coy-. ness, if a little excited inwardly, like a girl at her first ball. But the male owl, says the Pall Mall Magazine, is very much in earnest; for a moment or two he remains quite still, then he puffs out all bis feathers,; bows, and utters a softened scream, followed by a modified hiss that is full of tender meaning, and then he nudges; her with his wing; she opens her big, eyes very wide, and gives him a side-: long glance that may be a hint, for,' horrible to relate, from the depths of; his interior he instantly brings up a half-digested mouse; and, although she is full of similar rodents and stag beetles as site can comfortably hold, she opens her mouth and accepts the 1 fragrant gift wiuh a murmur of satis faction that speaks volumes of love' anri thanks. Then, when the dainty l morsel has been disposed of, t 1 «y ca-, resa each other tenderly for a ...oment or two. and then sit closely ] '.-eased to each other's side while the ■ cess of assimilation is perfected. ai*cr which they simultaneously flit away into the moonlight on noiseless wing in search of further prey. Not only do the owls guard each other, with a devotion thait is rarely met; with among more favored creatures,' they positively idolize their ill avored otfspring, for whose sake they willing ly risk not only liberty, but life. A> young owl is not an attractive looking object from our point of view, but in its father's and mother's eyes it is per fection. and the way they wait on it, cuddle and caress if. feed it and keep it clean, must be seen to be believed. Among the IMgmles. Though it was a dangerous under taking for the African explorers tc travel through the land of the pigmies, there must have been a huge interest in observing the ways of these little imps, who wore generally struck spell bound at the sight of the white men. Mr. l.loyd, writing in Chambers's .lournal, says lie was twenty days walking through the great forest in habited by the pigmies, a forets so dark that in many places it was im possible to read, even at noonday. The pigmies were fairly Intelligent, and peacefully disposed, although their arrows were tipped with deadly poi son. They had a frightened appear ance. and covered their faces. 17,;e shy children, when spoken to. The forest was alive with elephants, leopards, wild pigs, buffaloes, and antelopes. After leaving the forest Mr. l.loyd eaine to one place where he took the opportunity of screwing together tiie bicycle which be had brought with bini. V spin on the machine brought out thousands of men. women, and children from their villages, and they danced ami veiled with delight at see ing. as they expressed it, a European riding a snake. YTIi it ♦ lei* Color Blind. "Mr. 'Wliittier greatly surprised me by confessing that he was quite color blind" says the I'nokman. "lie ex emplified his condition by saying that If I cam. to AmesbuM I should be f"i.ndali/vd by >ne of hW carpets. It jippeared that he was never permitted bv the gnnr-liati goddess of his hearth to go 'shopping' for himself, nut that oiire, being; In lie-ton. and needing a .•arpet. he bad ventured togo to a store i and liny what be hail thought to '»• a ' \ erv nice, quiet :irt:c'.e precisely suite,l l to adorn a (Junker home. 'When it a.- ! rived at Ameslmry th was a univer sal shout of horror, for what had struck Mr. WhlttVr a particularly soft combination of 1 a owns and grays proved, to normal eye-:, to be a loud pattern of bright red roses on a Held of the crudest cabbage green. When he had told me this, 'twas then easy to observe that the fulness and bril lianex or his wonderful eves had some thing which was not entirely normal about thein." His Illhlc V erse a Hint. Hugh Montgomery, whose father owns a lprge ranch in the fertile San Joaquin Valley. California. went to 1 i<an Francisco and pa Id a brief vlsi' at the house of a clerical uncle. This divine, who is oue of the best and most hospital le of men, follows the custom of having prayers t>efo: : I breakfast. In connection with thli service each member o f the family circle is expected to recite a verse of Scripture. Hugh, who has habitually a very healthy appetite, became ile. id edly sharp set before the amen was said. When his turn came to recite a i verse he significantly repeated the fa miliar words: "How many hired servants of my i father's have bread enough and to spare, while I peri.-ii of hunger?" i The reverend rncle listened with | twinkling eyes and there was a speedy adjournment iQ a well-spread table. Itlrds it'lll lli 11». "There Is someth'ng wrong with this bill," said the young married man to the milliner who Ims imported Par isian prices as wel as styles. "It is correct in every item," after ' looking It over. •'Eight dollars for that bird, no big ger than my fist*" "Yts, sir, and cheap at that." "All right, madam, I'll settle, but It's robbery. Wh had our first anniversary yesterday and I bsu<■ >t a ten pound turkey for f1.2'." Ib ioit Free Pies* Well Hit 11 tle<l. Mi. Blank ton," mid the lawyer, tur nlng to the man who had been drawn us a Juror, 'hl» is ran 'in Which -bv 'he way. Mr HNrlson. have you ever been a witness before an iovcstlgatlne committee "Yes, sir " "We'll tske him. Your Honor. He doesn't know anything about this case —or anyihiiiK el»»." —Chicago Tribune A < «iir>|j|pir ( iicr. "CM what did the faith carer curt you?" Itsfcid the licqiilc. "Of m.v faith." tald the former da li iion llomld. ! A BOUNDARY LINE. ! i EXPERIENCES Of- IME COMMISSION ON THE MEXICAN FRONTIER. Difttl'uH uml I>i4ii|;i'!'on* Work til llie Desert* and Mountain*—A l-'urloun Sauil storm—The lllee Is of Miragei—City tie* »olvhk Into a of How Piers. ; Although the boundary line between i the United Stales and Mexico was de i fined over half a century ago by the i Treaty of Guadaiu] e Hidalgo, after the Mexican War, there has seldom been a itime since then when the precise loca- j tion of this international limit has not ; given cause for vigorous disputes and > often bloody border warfare between : the Mexican and American settlers near . tlio line. ! After the treaty of 1853 a survey was , made of the line, to effect some neces- j . sary changes. Monuments were put up , ' j MEXICAN UOUNDMtY MOHUMENT. I along the arbitrary portion o£ tlie boundary west of the Rio Grande, but j ! most of these landmarks were simply ; rude piles of stone, and the ease with : i which they could lie destroyed or re- : moved was soon discovered by the | nearby settlers, never loath to seize •/ jail opportunity for a quarrel with their ; i neighbors on the other side of the in- I I ternational fence. Finally, in lowing to continual boundary quarrels, a convention to s 11le them was ar ranged between the two countries. But on account or various delays it was not until November, 1891, that members of the Intel national Boundary Commission were at last appointed. By the month of June. 181)4, all work along the entire line, both surveying and monument-erecting, was finished. Two hundred mm: rii'ty-e 'ht monu ments, some of store. ,u;d son\e of iron, had been placed along the seven hun dred miles of boundary west of the Uio Grande. The intervals between them i were varied to suit the requirements of the different regions, but the di.->- 1 tances averaged about two and threc : quarter miles betw ■ . u each two. Some of tlie experiences of the mem bers of the survy are well worth a more extended description than can be riven here. The mountainous region ; r many miles about Nogales. Ariz., is one of the roughest and nut a id on he continent. In th; ne ; .hborl;:i d was seen for the first time the Strang" and ungainly giant car ...is. called the "su gtiaro" by the .Mexicans. Its fruit, when ripe, is used as food by the 1' pago Indians of the i-• ion. v. ao eat it fresh, dried and preset vi •). and n:.;ka from it, besides, a slightly in .u- itl). , drink. In the broad \ alley called the Moreno Flat, west of the Haimquiva: 1 Mountains and about fifty-five miles ; west of Nogales, a frightful sandstorm was encountered on July About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a dense, dark-brown i 'oud was seen ris ing in the south. The brilliant sun was soon overcast, and in a few moments after the cloud was first observed ilie storm broke in ail Us i'iii.\. in ten or ' fifteen minutes it was as black as mid- i night; the almo-qiin-re was tilled with loose soil of tiie valley to a height of several hundred f> -i; respiration be came almost Imp- ble, and ii was on ly by breathing tin. :i;■ i■ a handkerchief held in front of ti e mouth that suffo cation was avoided. In halt in hour j the wind began lo subside, the darkness diminished, and in a little more than tv. o hours : he >.• ttin.r, sin: shone iY.iiuly through ihe dust particles thai still tilled the air. Wonderful mirages were seen while crossing the lonely dr en 3. fust I - fore sunrise r-rapvy peaks world ap pear, capped by similar invent-.! ]h ks, which -.-o'lld grad" lly flatten out .to i.trange fcrms. ( ~ce a city, with all its buildings, appt.retl in av, yto ■ the northward, but the mott.ins un resolved it Into a lii.tss of large bowl ders near the base of a mountain. At another time, on the bare Yuma Desert, the reeonnoissame pas y seemed be !n a level depress.;. i'i suri" >,| ,1 nu every side by a v. real wall of rock, I:. ty to one hundred feet high, which moved with them i. • they nu • .. .I toward the river, but hs- ned in .. ■ .ist until it finally vanished. The ( m moner-t deception was c n in lii ievt: of the day. when b -.iiit::''il lal-es, :•• inr;— ed with trees, lay api-Jiently o:, » t few hundred away. ihe i ■ ta: - were so perfect, even to here He •• •... in the water, that the party did wonder that thirsty ravelers \ t i ten lured from the*ro:ul to prorate -aw water, which never co .ld be i •••, ; The mirage d uor: : of the els >hl j form of animals . . i reiuai aide, in one case a herd wild le mistaken for a herd of an !ope ~ i followed for s-.'veral miles befote , e mistake was disi cd. At tl ai i Jack-rabbit would Jtom up on the d - K'li with the apparent size of a cow, while occasionally the lets of animals would be so e(;ini< tUy lengthened y.» ro make (belli ap, ear inn a te I 11. oil 1, ts. • .* N. Glossomancie i' . < "science." fn tvoduced by a.Me No ( .f pari consisting of r« . eh.o. .by the foi ni and s.. toe The f-uidin pi „«: id lows: If the toil" c • e,. i ! i ,u --diCHtlon if 'rankne s; 1/ . is ,112 dissimulation; if I; i broad . , > \ panslvenens: If narrow, of can entra item, When t' ion: e «• hoth 1 a I'd large it Implies t' * the possessor i j n great >, utslp (e o -e ■< .■ b!.>! and thought b ~ 11 t !■■«» t. ■ e long and n in.v r.'t is only half frank, thinking . t'e i is s uttt r<. but not alwa.t uttering ail that thought. If Ihe lonmie !.« shirt and broad. ther« is pn n i-w of ji» i'v ii mid futsehre d*; It la a g" « but says Utile it Wiait i thought If »hori ■ I nat r e tf»«» cunning and lyinn. d prudciiie. I'uls lon 'on i< > persons always rtad.v to n ! m takes, but eager t » lusplie coubjci. «, 1 , mi To the People; Rich's Famous All Wool Sock has fallen into competition with a very inferior article. The imitation is so perfect that only an expert is able to detect the counterfeit with its cotton and shoddy mixtures, until the sock is put into service. Unscrupulous competitors are representing the soc/r :as Rich's All Wool, thus deceiving | the customer and injuring our reputa: | lion. To protect ourselves and the trade, | in the future Rich's Socks will bear a ! Red Seal Trade Mark printed in White, a fac.simile of which is shown j above. R espectfullv, John Rich & Bros. Woofnch, Pa. Banking by Mail | Hs simply a matter of dropping a | * letter in the post office — Write im booklet telling how it If ■ is done. We pay 3 per cent, interest on ® a capital and surplus H of assure the safety H of your money. \ XiXCKA WANNA €Z COMPANY 404 Lackawanna Avenue V SCRANTON, PA •; I'i IHWII11 wmmm ■Mil' 'MI mi' """ 1 fi' ; .. jlo PATENT Hood ideas , j ( i« '■ , ' may be secured by |•I 'K* J our aid. Address, I'M',"/ THE PATENT RECORD. ® * - * 1 3altimere. Md. '■ ' vWHi T ?p«»or'* *I.OO r»«r *tinnufc Baking Powder is made of Grape Cream of Tartar, Absolutely Pure. Makes the food more Wholesome and Delicious. i ~ NO IJPS, NO AMBITION, NO ENi^RGrY. ThlW li- l r..| . !'.» .1 ,1- rfIVH mill I la; linger poet that point with 1 :.iilii< ; HCcliraov |i. :t i nuuh ■ '.'t I ihhftl i 1 its vitality 112• v utpr n i..i t-\. :*>*:> .1 of i*\.kn :. I imt 1 in utit' > hot: II a flow - «\>i 11 it i• "i to t'i> 1 1 > t. 1 |>li ,i...,•(,1.1 t tl nr -1 Mini I till IIS il fllli'lv llnl II In _i. t'lnl, in ft p.mitive i riiiif when t!i«* «-»ii«- in HI litinil i'i !*r V. \V. I'liii-iN iv.' i !|.» ,v ilM'i! ','ilM* lltlfc.ilfltp.l I'Vpl'' , tI. I - li.lli I'ili'jl. H liir.lh'll.f ill. ti- to >1 v .urn! !■* rt^upphing ill,' v.i, ,--,nliHl of W Nnvf Pure.. Mrs. W. < . uih r of 220 |-;. r.th St., lllooinaluirg, I'h., SIA>:~~ • *! i*.■ t .-ling vi'r\ iirrvotM 'Out v.ny 1 utlt run U't v*jn». r »*li, i. I »i«r • . A. \\, Clium-V N»n» Pill j. . ti;l»li.Ui( rot Mll'll tt i'Olkli 111. 1 . i.l U|| ml tfi.il tliim, I h«*\ |. iv.- .1. i.• in- it * of |*t*o4l. toll*,! II(> WKti *tl.'..(/tluMM'*t r uij.i fcu u.lv unit give tin- i« Ireling .-i, .t,ul vtgur, I'll, iiu'iti.'inr n n ko.hl t'iv i**or,uor mt.l wl'Miklvr anil I fun r«c- I lilt III! II tllji.lv lo Milir I" filing a | i*| a *'r 111 .1 gullt ril l.tlil!' stH* H lull M liv livm or Mr. A. W. tj, M, t ; , i, t # t • » liUfljllll. V ill it |i. »>ii ... U.i,, ... , v\ iM. • ' « '<IV (■ ~ k.VJJC
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