as— imm i Miii i in 1 ,m m i - -cu 71 If* A YOU will be Well Dressed aJ* wlvv f or Little Money •If you will come to Valley to Jacob Wihton's Clothing Store. lust received a fine line of men's Clothing, up-to date styles suitable to wear for Christmas al o just received big line latest styles and up to date goods in all lines of furnishings If you are in need of a suit of clothes for any one in your family, for boys 'ndforrnen you are invited to come and inspect the goods, whether you buy or not. We are determined to give the people good bargains for Christmas. Its only a little, short time from now until Christmas. You better come soon before the crowd comes. These ore the prices of Jacob Wihton's. i.' styles,'•vercoats, men andy oui^g /• PkC SIB.OO. closing on lat two-thirds; also a \ / *" of goods not uunuoned, \!-0 a big lot of latest styles-all Shoes at reduced prices Irom until Chns'mas. Also i"sps e alt'kfnds !7r!ibbfr^t.um£rmeh ? sßubbers, the Lambertville rubbers, a big lot of U,e C is Jic ,b Wihton. Wishing every body a Merry Christmas and a Happy New ear. Sole agents for W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES. From 3.00 to 3.50. Ms > r ceived twenty-five cases of boots and shoes for Ladies Gents and Children from 95c up; all new goods, no trash. All sizes and low prices. Reliable dealer in Men's Clothing. Jacob M. Wihton MUNCY VALLEY, PA. mm To the Pacific Coast—to California, Oregon, Washington— § rount 1 ' .lp, long transit and return limits, liberal stop-over The rate is practfcaHy on iha basis of one fare for the round ' 112 "s?:'■'M-T t Jp. Of course, if you wish to visit both California and Orwgon I- Oi' Washington, the cost is slightly more. V \ These reduced rates are in effect on certain dates in month* ' I ( 1 of May to October, inclusive. They apply from aH Eastern points ! i 4 via Chicago, St. Louis or Memphis gateways. The Rock Island n System wiU take you up in either Chicago or St. Louis, or at hundreds /It of other Middle West points and carry you to the Coast in through jmWl Standard or Tourist Sleepers with unexcelled Dining Carservice. The Rock Island also affords a choice of routes: on the Scenic W\' i! route you can stop off in Colorado—see Salt Lake City—visit I Yellowstone National Park; on the "Southern" route you can go I[ ; via El Paso, thru New Mexico, then "up coast" to San Francisco E! :■ and onto Portland or Seattle if desired. If !TISr In short ' the#e Pacific Coa * t excur "° n * offer ***""" wHy food i: |■ ;; ;j|ll W\ chance to see our western country in a comprehensive manner. '!' ill If you desire togo only as far as Colorado, there are excursion I'i rates in effect to that section and return, all summer long, l' l '- 1 H\\V V.4 /M and Au « u,t 30 to SeP tember 4 - Extension trips to Ogden IIbUI u V f1 Uf ||V or Lake and return at low cost also. I lln v v .»if 11 m\K From September 15 to October 31, 190.' one-way MS wy || \\ 11| \ ill/,' :j\ tourist or "colonist" tickets will be on sale to California and iV# \7 JBjj] II ' WMlm ® >ac *^ c Northwest—about half regular fare. WmfflxM&jlji I M!ds\S\ U > ntere *ted, aend name and address on thU coupon, d««igS»tio» Jv T"gfSftSt lfllt j! (fV which booklet wantad and to what point yoa plan to go. Nam* popbabl* ? j I i date of start alto, to we cut adviM dafinitolywith mpiol to rntoa, Mb | | S«nd >MH* MU rata*. JOHN SEBASTIAN, Put, Traf. Mgr., Rock Island System, I UTI IW»I \« CHICAGO. DesttaatUa THE CHANGE Conducted by 4. W. DARROW. Chathun, M. Y- Pnm Oorreapondtnt New York State Orange WHO MAY BECOME MEMBERS QuutlM at Eligibility Dlnnued by * State Muter. IN a recently Issued circular letter to Ohio granges State Master Der thick say a: The Order la becoming so Justly popular, not only because of Its social and educa tional features, but for the systematized opportunity It offers fK effective co-oper ation, that men and woman of all occu patterns are knocking at our gates for ad mission. Pago 1#» of the Digest, para- ! graphs 1 to 6, describes who are eHglble. The declaration of purposes says that "many are excluded by the nature of our organization, not because they are pro fessional men or artisans or laborers, but because they have not a sufficient *4rect interest In tilling the soil or may have some Interest In eonfllct - with eur pur poses." Page 190. paragraph 1, of the Digest declares that "any person engag ed in agricultural pursuits and having no Interest In conflict with the purposes of the Order and of proper age (fourteen years) is eligible." Paragraph 2 Interprets the phrase "Interested In agricultural pursuits" to mean "that a person must be engaged In agrleultare to a greater extent than In any other business, or, In other words, his l.eadlng business must be agriculture." Tims It will be seen that each subordinate grange will, under the law, decide upon the eligibility of its applicants. The ruling has always been that In rural communities teachers, phy sicians and ministers are eligible, as they have, as a rule, no Interest that conflicts with the purposes of the Order and may always be effective In promoting the chief feature of the grange—education. It has always proved unwlne to sollcK as a member one who Is known as "a disturb er" In a community, "a person hard to get along with" or one to whom there Is considerable objection. Beyond question the original Intent of the founders of the Order was that only actual farmers, tillers of the soil, should l>« entitled to membership, but It has eome to this—that there are not more than two or three states is the Union where this condition Is enforced at all, and we doubt If half the sub ordinate granges in ttiose states abide by the regulations. Jiwt why tiie. na tional grange should permit such a condition as to membership to remain In the goverulng rules of the Order, only to be constantly violated, we do not know, but there It Is. It Is left to the Interpretation of each Individual grange, with the result that a good many who are not "engaged In agricul tural pursuits" at all are admitted to the Order. Either the word "and" should be changed to "or" in paragraph 1 of the Digest (making It read "or having no Interest In conflict," etc.) or else every grange should be made to live up to the present requirements. FARM LABOR QUESTION. j National mad State Grange* Should ■ Help Furmeri •*! j One of the Most puizling proposl- ; tlons ttoat cenfront farmers today, says j Hon. ©earge B. Horton, master of the j Michigan state grange. Is that of ob- ; talnlng help to carey on the dlfflereut branches of agricultural operations and , housekeeping. Our country, with all j Its Industries and resources. Is wit ■leasing a wonderful development, and this provides attractive opportunities far farm bred boys and girls nnd also for all those who labor for hire. These conditions have drained the country to a distressing condition. # It Is not a question of wages, but one of where the help can be found. The records show that over 1,000,006 immigrants have come to our shores during the yea*. This record Is unprecedented, yet practically all of this Immense army of people have gone to other sources of action than the farms. In quiry reveals the fact that many of these people are gathered In on ar rival by agents of large contracting Interests and sent direct to different parts «112 the country, while the remain der from lack of direction very nat urally settle down In the large cities to aggravate an already congested pop ulation. Under these conditions It becomes necessary to look about us for relief. The s«U must be tilled to furnish food as sustenance, and, Inasmuch as agri culture Is the basic industry of our state, It seems highly proper that state aid should be sought. It seems that the time has come when the work of the state labor commissioner should be enlarged, with suitable appropriation provided so that an agency can be es tablished at Castle Garden for the pur pose of directing unobjectionable Im migrants to the farms of our state. Co-operation between such agency and the formers' organisations of the state would complete the system. The lar ger part of Immigrants come direct | from the farming sections ef Europe I and no doubt prefer farm work here If there was a system for dlstrlbu ' tion established. The plan being In j line of relief to a state necessity, it Is I recommended that our state grange ex ! ecutlve committee Investigate the mat ter to ascertain If relief can come from the suggested source and, If nec j esaary, to ask legislation In its behalf. Orange Plre Insurance In Hew Turk. I The amount of flre Insurance hi grange companies In New York state jls Increasing by leaps and bounds. At the last report of the central organize tion, which was ou Jan. 1 last, a ■ grand total of $100,086,495 was In force In twenty-seven companies In this state. The large amounts are carried in Jefferson and Lewis counties— j namely, $12,422,864; St. Lawrence and i Franklin nearly $8,500,000; Chemung and Chautauqua over $7,000,000. The wonderful success of this insurance Is I based largely on the fact of econom ical management of local companies and the care with which risks are taken. THE GStANGE I Conducted by J. W. DARROW. ChUham. N. Y.. Press Correspondent New T'ark State Grange j STATE GRANGE OFFICERS, j Opinion on Their Klectton by Wortliy Master Hnrtoo of Michigan. I The editor of this department re- j cently submitted a question as to cer- j tain suggested changes iu the methods of electing state grange officials to Worthy Master Horton, und his reply i failews. The questions referred to the i proposed choice of state grange otii- i cials by Pomona granges, which were to submit a list of candidates to the j state grange for the consideration and action of the state grange delegates. The other question referred to the making of nominations on the lloor of the grange the same as at political j convention*. Mr. Horton states very I clearly his reasons for the present sys- j tern of voting. lie says: The constitution of our Order defines ; who are eligible to vote ill the state j grange, and the provisions covorlng this | important matter are in harmony with tho basic plan of the grange structure, i The election of officers Wing one of the j chief functions of the state grange, con- j stiiutlonal provisions for voting would very naturally include and govern tho matter of such elections. To change the unit of authority In the matter of elect- ; Ing officers In stato granges from the state grange Itself to the members at j large or to the medium representation In Pomona granges would require a revl- j slon of the constitution and quite a rad teal changa hi the whole organic plan as : conceived and promulgated by the found- 4 ers. While on general principles I favor i j the democratic plan of people's rule. It : does not seem plain that In this fraternal J body of ours fraternal brotherhood and i good will would be better served than j now. while on the other hand much con tention and strife might be engendered. jjSuch strife and contention would bo al! right in a political organization and con ventions, but It was foremost In tli« minds of the founders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry to bind the tillers of the soil together In fraternity, and nil members agree that this silken cord should not be broken. It has always been the governing thought to eliminate all political tactics and methods of advan tage getting from grange elections. Tho question Is very Important In that so much of the original grange plan of structure Is Involved. Regarding nominations and supporting spee(*hes. I fear that If It were permitted stato grange sessions would have to be greatly extended. As above stated, it has been the rule to eliminate all semblance of political caucus and convention meth ods from grange meetings and procedure. As it Is now done every member has a ; right and a fair chance to have his or her name presented, and all members have the right to a secret ballot thereon, tinder present methods granges may hold an election, and no member will have Uis | rights and privileges abridged or slighted, i So far as nominations sre concerned. I . am In favor of the present method. GEORGE Ti. HORTON. GRANGE HALLS. ; Their Advantages to lit* Discassed at I)«r<*uihiT Mix'tingn. I What art* tli<* advantages derived by a ' grange from the ownership of n grange ! hall? j The advantages derived are very j similar to tho advantages derived by a J person who owns rather than rents liis | home. Doubtless there are instances I where a leased hall for use of tho j grange would he less expensive thaw owning a hall, w<lien interest on the money in vented, repairs. Insurance and j care are reckoned, but even this does j not often occur. When it does, it is I no argument that should have weight : against u grange owning « hall. A religious society would not expect to be permanently successful that held its i services In leased halls. A town or j school district does not hire a hall In which to hold school. The government Is erecting elegant buildings in all the large cities for the transaction of its business, although at many times the annual expense that a leased hall would cost. The fundamental idea in all these matters Is one of permanency and that an association or society of any kind is more likely to be permanent if It is able to meet within its own walls. In addition to this, there is a sentimental klea in regard to a grange owning Its lmll that does not appear iu all the other instances el ted- When owned It seems more like a home to the organi zation. More Interest will lie taken In beautifying and adorning It, and this will increase the Interest In the grange I Itself. It will have that semblance of j comfort and will instill a feeling of co- j operation and contentment among the members of the grange that can hardly be secured in any other way. Conten tion and strife are loss likely to occur, and the grange room will begin to have an attraction for members second only to that of their ewn homes. They will find themselves looking forward to the time of the next meeting not so much on account of the exercises that are to be held as on account of the feeling that the meeting will be in some sense a home gathering of members of the grange household, and no such Intense feeling could be developed if meetings were held In a leased or public hall. In short, the owning of a ball by a grange , adds permanency to the organization : and promotes fraternity In an eminent \ degree.— National Grange Bulletin. Ohio Headinn; Courses. The Ohio state grange reading course, I which has been tried for a year in that ; state, has'met with the most excellent success. Fifty-eight classes were or ganized iu twenty-two counties. Four hundred and seventy-tliree books were i purchased at a cost of about $430. j These reading classes are held in the granges in sotne Instances, and in oth ers classes meet for recitation several times during each week and report re sults at each grange meeting. Mrs. ! Mary E. Lee, who has the work in charge, says that It has passed the ex perimental stage and become a fixed reality. jft ' <& JoL 12^ Head aches and Dizzy Spells, Wea. &, Nervous, Wretched, Tired, Until Dr. Miles* Nervine Cured Me. Are you in a "poi.r condition?" Are you almost ready to pive up from exhaustion, nervousness headaches, backaches, anl dizzy spells? No need to mention the de tails of a run down or "poor condition" to those who are suffering. li.tter t,j tell you of Nervine, the r-medy sold on a guarantee to help you, ami restore your poor weakened nerves to life, strength and health. "Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine has done a great deal for me. In the fall of 1897 n.y health was in a very poor conditio;;. Ex treme nervousness, dizzy spells and si. Ic hea laclrs nade me most mi. erablc. I it;; I l;een under the care of our local ]»! iv icia.i for some time, but got 110 better. 1 was on the verye of nervous prostratit n. llad no appetite, and could not sleep. I prew wnnc as the dizzy spells continued ni'd lost flesh and strength. Oh! those awful days. A lady fi.tnd who had taken K-storative Ner vine a lvis.-d me lo try it. I bought a bottle at the local drug }.toie and when it w as one ha 112 pone I noticed that tiie mtrdicine w,.s me. I c ul 11111 d tak'ng it according to directions until 1 had 1; .;.! three bottle* when I ft it so much better I stopped taking it. if-. 111 .t my pit.t.'nt . •• ally improved health is ;; 11 due t-' I). .Mies' Restorative Nervine. I r.lll pr tefi if< r the b nelit 1 re ceived and recommend the Nuvine wholly on its r riu as a nerve tonic and restora tive."—J.lus. I'. M. 11 OGOBOOM, Dalton, All dnijrgists sell and p ' irantec fir; t bottle Or. Miles' Remedies. Send lor free book rn Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addiess 1 <r. >iilts Medical Co., Kb.hart. lud. New Rotary 112 . p'VW-l A Brand lv . ; • . ,]New Idea V". *!', * in Sewing Ll" IH. Machines [I * I Wo havo now so eaulpped 19 112 u our factory as to produce an abundant supply to meet the JKM VI groat demand for our high grade, low priced Rotary— the highest type sewing ma" chine over offered at any Our I stitah and doe« evorything aay othar sowing ma chine wiH, and doea It better and easier. Shipped on 90 daya Trial. Warranted for a term of years. We Are The First to offer the people the new type Rotary Sevtnt Machine at less than $65.00 to $75.00. High prices must five way before us. You Must Have our new, elaborate Sewing Machine Book and illustrated catalogue in two colors, about 40 largo pages, 11x14 in. The finest sewing machine book ever published. Fully describes the newest Rotary and other standard machines at prices novor equaled. It la free to jou. Write for It today. 1® Montgomery Ward & Co., Miohif&n Ave., Madison and Washington Bta. CHICAGO mmmmm—mmmmJ Pw\.. ■ • \f* + v v ** '' xiiiro&p *.*l On • 11 £*st a «•■»> fa tqre fx VS li \j £ ItiVEl i 0 J i b Digests elicit yje zzl. This preparation cv..';.' . ■ of .'.a digestanls and digest.'-, all kinds of food. It stives instant relief and novor fails to cure. 11. allows you to cat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can tukeit. By its u-eniiiny thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything cl-e failed, is unequalled for ilie ston.aih. Child* ren with weiili stomachs thrive on it. First dose relieves. A diet unnecessary. Cures ail stossiach troubles I'ropsii •<] • nlv by K.C. DkWittA Co., CliUvitfO Tin- £i ('.onlit)us? 16 tinu. thosoi». si/tfc (fg? JRotH There are more Mcral 1 Pattern « sold In rte Unite! State. than of any other make of pal tern.. This to am account ol their style, accuracy and simplicity. Morall'. Ma««alDe(Th. Queen of Fa.hl.ii)fca» more subscribers than any other Ladies Mafaiina. On. year - . iuh»cription(i> numbers) coms 50 Cey •.!-.««« lumber, 3 cent.. Every subecribergets aMcCall lal tern Free. Subscribe today. I.ady Affonta Wanted. Handsome premium, .e liberal ca.h commlulon. Pattern Cataloeue( ol 6vo da. evns) and Premium Catalog, (showing <oo premium* Hal Ire*. Addreia mi McCALi. CO., hew YwJ* iDYSPEPTICIDE, 1 The rjruß+est ata to DlGu'-VT >Ci<l. ! J 1 X II *4 V 1 ' * * ; ■ ~ x-JAP- ! i Ar.TOnoacTullnp i *ke< <*ti nnt. <!•"•< •.*» M• ■»» . euieklv nyjarttuu our opinion free whether iiiTt ?> i) ; r balily I <\«Tuni'.iTu t'.oiis -.'! rlcily»:.'»jkio«iti:il. HANDUOOK <•'»»'•«' J .-ut • • OMost 'y f ,y r nertirlnf pate: tn. I I'afc ... J Ucu t»:rcisu*H JMunu & Cc. i\u ilvo t|»r riui .I'll t, t. i.iioUi. cluiFgd. iil tllO 'Svi...»iSic Jlmorlceii. A Tiatu:... !/ woohly. I.nri»oj !r --culat i< i f in'v H. 1 .i:riia\. T» 1 ■ s, 53 a voar: four moutUs, #l. Sold by ull tiofrailertlera. MUNN&Co 1 Broadway, New York Branch Office, ti2s F Ht„ Washlugtun* I>. C«
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