Take Advantage OF THE MONEY SAVING. Bargains in Winter Suits and Overcoats That Now Aboundj Here. You'll not have another opportunity to buy fashionable clothing like ours at such little prices tor yerrs tocome. Indeed you will find ir. a paying investment to buy a suit or two for early Spring wear or for next fail: the savings are big enough to pay \uu to do this Don't delay coming any longer than a day or two, as your size garments in the the styles and tnbric you want ma> be gone. Better c< me to-day and ha\e first puk ot Hi -se remarkable values. Suits and Overcoats as low as Manu facturer's Price Can Make Them. Also $1246.75 Worth ot Rubber Goods. Men's Rubber Boots, Shoes and Felts you can luy for 25 per cent less th 11 >ou pay at any other store in the county. We are going to close out all our Clothing to make room for Spring .is 1 am going to start a General Store and will need the room, i veiy Winter a»tide must go, regard less of price; room must be made for our Groceries. Also Big Lot of Ladies' Coats and Shoes. Too mumerous to mention here. Remember the place—JACOß WIHTON. Tdiyour triends ot this wonderlul sale. Please send us your name and we wiil send you hand bill. Sole agents for W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES. From 3.00 to 3. 50. Also received twenty-five cases of boots and shoes for Ladies' C.enis and Children from gsc up; all new g )ois.notrash. All sizes and low prices. Reliable dealer in Men's Clothing. Jacob M. Wihton MUNCY VALLEY, PA. To fVc Pacific C~z' st—-tc difornia, Oregon* Washington r;r ■" j, ivan&ii. return limits, liberal stop-over -g T' j : ate is pr ' ".L'.-aily on C, -- basis of one fare for the round y- "... v. ish t I both California and Oregon VThese reduced vales-••.re i ; effect on certain dates in months 1 ( 1 of May to October, iuclu;"ve. They apply fromall Eastern points J 1 v»a Chicago, St. Louis cr Memphis gateways. The Rock Island THpgp&ffiv- A/I System will lake you up'm cither Chicago or St. Louis, or at hundred* /It °* J^ler Middle West points and carry you to the Coast in through /Jj Standard or Tourist Sleepers w'th unexcelled Dining Car service. I Rock island also afford:, a choice of routes: on the "Scenic" mi ! '>7;route you can stop off in Colorado—see Salt Lake City—visit jj \ Yellowstone National Park; o;i the "Southern" route you can go I I' : ); via El Paso, thru New Mexico, then "up coast" to San Francisco i! ; T'i on *° or Seattle if desired. I • f'iP 1 ' • Wf* In short, these Pacific Coast excursions offer an unusually good 112 1 W.: ' (X JF\ chance to see our western country in a comprehensive manner, i -.'"J j, If you desire togo only as far as Colorado, there are excursion I; ■:>;!'■ rates in effect to that section and return, all summer long, specially reduced June 30 to July 4, August 12 and 13, l/wll tliW Vf t y'lyTni August 30 to September 4. Extension trips to Ogden gpqy.llil ttlUvyVj/ lv|l/\ or Salt Lake and return at low cost also. I Imllj YnU *l ll From September 15 to October 31, 190.' one-way llvyiH ll I) | 11) 1 11// n tourist or " colonist" tickets will be on sale to California and y/ jßj )j 'I J w//'afil I 1 the Pacific Northwest—about half regular fare. rnllm l\i jifk If interested, send name and address on this coupon. d*li|nstkk U i|j[\ which booklet wanted and to what point you plan to go. Name probtbk , P ec ' ®° . Address Add,.* . IOHN SF.RASTIAN r Pass. Traf. Mgr., Rock Island System, Le«»« about / CHICACO - I Attack on Protection Veiled Behind the Pretense That the Tariff Mont Be Reduced So an to Compel t-tie Tracts to Loner Price*. It is perfectly evident thnt tlie pur pose of the Democrats will be to con duct the cowing congressional cam paign as nearly OH the Hues of the tariff as possible without tendering a direct issue on that question. The evi dence supporting this proposition is found in the preliminary speeches put forth for circulation by Democratic leaders in the house, in which they center their attack upon the protective policy by indirection and dwell more specifically upon the reports regarding sales of American goods in foreign markets at prices tower than such goods bring in the domestic markets. The fact that the aggregate stiles abroad at these low prices amount to but an insignificant fraction, estimated to be possibly 30 cents on .SIOO worth isold abroad and bearing but a relative ly inconsequential ratio to the im mense production of commodities by the prosperous mills and factories of the country, is utterly ignored by the enemies of the protective system In this onslaught upon the protective rarifl. Attention has also been called to the fact that Mr. Bryan in his utterances recently while in Germany when he was informed of the uprising of his party associates in favor of making him the nominee for the presidency again this year demonstrated that lis approachos the Issue of the tariff some what gingerly. Doubtless he recalls his free trade record in the house of representatives lu 18!M aad he realizes that the country will be able to And no instance of his having recanted the views he then entertained in avowed hostility to protection. Mr. Bryan, while admitting now that he is in favor of a reduction of duties 011 Im ports into the American markets, chooses to divert attention from this declaration by Intimating that in his opinion the next presidential contest will he fought upon the Issue of the trusts. While this statement by Mr. Bryan will afford evidence that he is still the adroit politician -which his friends have always recognized him to be, it is not a statement calculated to mislead any body who is familiar with Mr. Bryan's record on the tariff question. It is well understood by evet-ybody who gives thought to present economic conditions and to the political prospects of the next two years that substantially the only issue that will be raised between the Republican and Democratic parties in the campaign in 1008 will be protec tion versus free trade. Mr. Bryan's party will cloak its attack upon pro tection by a proposition to destroy the trusts by admittiHg foreign competing goods to the markets of the United States upon terms that certainly will be destructive to the manufacturing and producing industries of this coun try and demoralizing to llie wuge earn ers throughout the land, just as was the system which Mr. Bryan's party, with his aid and encouragement, ac complished with the Democratic tariff »et of 1804. Revlninir the Illßeat, Several changes in the digest of our Order were reported to the national grange by the committee appointed a year ago for this purpose. The sug gested changes are to be printed in connection with the section or para graphs of which they form a part and then sent to each state master for his consideration. At the next meeting of the national grange the committee will present Its final report. CUBAN .RECIPROCITY PRACTICAL RESULTS OF THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. United State® Haa Largely Increased Purchases, but Sales to the Island Show Little Advance—Other Stations Are the Chief Gainers. After making repeated efforts to se cure from the government officials of Cuba detailed reports regarding the imports and exports of the island dur ing the past year the department of commerce and labor has obtained cer tain statistics covering the internation al trade of Cuba for half of the year 1904. Some facts are shown lu these figures that are important as bearing upon the advantages obtained by the United States aa a result of the rec iprocity treaty with Cuba. So far aa they go, therefore, the figures are val uable. They demonstrate the fact that if the relative increase of the trade of the United States with the is land during all the year 1904, compaiv <ed with the trade of other nations, shall be the same throughout the year the results would be not what the people of the United States were led to believe would flow from the rec iprocity treaty. It is perhaps un fair to Judge from the first half year's operations of the reciprocity treaty, yet the first results are so striking that they cannot fail to attract universal at tentiou. What do farmers, and particularly granger farmers, think of an agricul tural paper that deems the grange of so little Importance as to never give a paragraph about n farmers' organiza tion with 800.000 members? Some of the agricultural papers will get their eyes open later on. Q CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS 9 U Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. SI EB Uss io time. Sold by druggists. II In addition to the recognition of si* perior excellence in literary work I<b>< subordinate grange in each district vf ti e thirty-three deputies that ranks tlif highest in degree work will be award ed baskets and vases for grains, fruit and flowers at Cere's, Pomona's and Flora's stations. The third degree will be worked at the deputy's spring visit and the fourth at the fall inspection visit, and the score will be made by the usual rating. There is also to be a contest between the Pomona or county granges. The basis of tiie competition will be on al tesdiuiee and the ritualistic work of the officers and on punctuality in open ing all meetings between Jan. 31 and Oct. 1, 1905, except in July and August The Pomona grange in each of the tw« districts having the highest score will be awarded a set of officers' station lights under the following regulations: The regular officers will be scored by the deputy on the wstml plan at the fall inspection. To this total score will be added ten points for each publie and ten points for each closed session that begins at the exact minute and hour, standard tiwie, announced in tlie pro gramme and notice of the meeting. This total shall be increased by the addi tion of five paints for the attendance of each regular officer at any one meet ing in each month that may be subse quently selected by the grange. If the secretary's records do n >t contain the required data, no credit shall be given for that meeting. There will also be awarded to the superior grange making the highest score in each I'o uiona district a secretary's cabinet casf under the following conditions: The deputy shall credit each grange with five points for each dollar of dues col leeted between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1, 1905; five points for each membership fee 500 points for the smallest amount of uncollected dues and 000 points for those granges having no uncollected dues on Oct. 1, 1905. A GRANGER'S DISCOVERY. Water Grows Alfnlfn, and Alfalfa Grows Stock. In his address to the Pennsylvania state grange State Master W. F. 1 lill related a little incident which oc curred on iiis return journey from t!io national grange meeting last Novem ber. lie was crossing the arid plains of Nevada, and while his train stopped at a place called Lovelock he alighted and engaged a bystander in conversa tion. "What supports this town?" asked Mr. Hill. "Water," was the reply. "How is that?" said Mr ITIII. "I did not know there were any Prohibition Ists out here." "Water grows alfalfa, and we feed it to stock. This winter 1 am feediug alfalfa and nothing else and fattening 10,000 head of cattle and 3O.<HMI head of sheep." Cattle, sheep, stacks of alfalfa and the good heavy sod were in evidence oil every hand. Water was liwkiug an oasis of this spot this island in tiip desert. Truly Uncle Sam. in this mam moth irrigating enterprise, is den liny kindly by our brethren in the arid ru glons of the west. FOURTH OF DECEMBER. This 1* the Thirty-ninth Birthday of Our Oi'ilcr. The 4th of December is observed in grange circles ns the birthday of tho 6rdej - , for on the 4th of December, ISO", the first subordinate grange in the world was organized and marked the beginning of tills great organization. It Is well for subordinate granges ev erywhere to make some observance of this event by holding a meeting in which the achievements of the grange during the thirty-nine years of exist ence may well constitute a prominent feature. It is an anniversary occasion and should include some entertainment as well as the historical features. Some subordinate granges have not failed to observe this event any year during thirty years of existence, a record that it would be well for other granges to adopt as their object in the future. J i Banking by Mail is simply a matter of dropping a letter in the post office- Write f»r booklet telling how it is done. We pay 3 per cent, interest on savings, and a capital and surplus of $450,000.00 assure the safety of your money. 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'' We Are The First] tc offer the people tHe new type Rotary Sewing S Machine at less than $65.00 to $75.00. High prices must give way before us. You Must Have our new. elaborate Sewing Macltin* Book » and illustrated catalogue In two colors, about | 40 large peics, 11x14 In. The finest sewing I machine cook ever published. Fully describes I the newest Rotary and other standard machines | at r,rices never equaled. It U (re* to you. Write I 11 | / n Vv J .f->, • • >* 112. : •! - 1 \ VtJ? ssJr Headaches and Dizzy Spells, We a li, Nervous, Wretched, Tired, Until Dr. Miles' Nervine Cured Me. Are you in a ition?" Are you almost ready lo i i.p fr -m e'-'an-tion, nervi'f ;t. • . i•. In , 1 diz- . ? A•> lit -i to V-.-.t I '• I t . ;A r :::i dc v. il or "r r r .ill • who !.o fuii'vrmff. ! r t>. Ull yc>.» NYivire, t' u r tueuy s .'lj on a i;tiat.i:i-(. ■ i. 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