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.
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