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.
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