lake Advantage
OF THE MONEY SAVING.
Bargains in Winter Suits and Overcoats
That Now Abound Here.
You ii not have another opportunity to buy fashionable clothing like ours nt such
little prices tor yerrs tocome. Indeed you will find it a paying investment to buy a suit
< r two tor early Spring wear or for next tall; the savings are big enough to ray ym to
do this
Don't delay coming.any longer than adayortvvo, as your size garments in the
tl-e styles aud fabric you want ma> be gone. Better c< me to-day and have first pick ot
hose remarkable values.
Suits and Overcoats as low as Manu
facturer's Price Can Make Them.
Also $1246.75 Worth of Rubber Goods.
Men's Rubber Boots, J-hoes and Tt Its >ou can luy f or per rent less than you
pay at any other store in the county.
We are going to close out all our Clothing to make room for Spring as I am going
to start a General Store and will need the room. Y very Winter a?ticle must go, regard
less of price: room must be made for our Groceries.
Also Big Lot of Ladies' Coats and Shoes.
Too nHjmtrous to mention here. Remember the pkee—JACOB WIHTON.
\\ 11 your triendsot this wonderful sale. Please send us your name and we will send
> ou hand bill.
Sole agents for W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES.
from 3.00 to 3.50. Als3 r ceived twenty-five cases of boots and shoes for Ladies'
(ients and Children from 95c up; all new g >oJs,no trash. All sizes and low prices.
Reliable dealer in Men's Clothing.
Jacob M. Wihton
MUNCY VALLEY, PA.
To the Pacific Coast—to California, Oregon, Washington—
p round-trip, long transit an J return Units, liberal stop-orer
JS The rate i* practically on the basis of one fare for the round
trip. Of course, if you wish to visit both California and Ot"0&Ofl
or Washington, the cost is slightly more.
These reduced rates are in effect on certain dates in months
IwVf | I of May to October, inclusive. They apply from all Eastern points
11 *** Chicago, St Louis or Memphis gateways. The Rock Island
/II of jther Middle West points and carry you to the Coast in through
Standard or Tourist Sleeper* with unexcelled Dining Car service.
The Rock Island also affords a choice of routes: on the "Scenic"
gR) troute you can stop off in Colorado—see Salt Lake City—visit
I wfK&ijnL Yellowstone National Park; on the "Southern" route you can go
r j a;*'via El Paso, thru New Mexico, then "up coast" to San Francisco
if 'if onto Portland or Seattle if desired.
I' tyfe; In * hort> theM Pacific Coast excursions offer an unusually good
fl ' 'vP' '' JA AVI chance to see our western country in a comprehensive manner.
m' ' If you desire togo only as far as. Colorado, there are excursion
i | I'j Si rates in effect to that section and return, all summer long,
■ 'i' • '>5S specially reduced June 30 to July 4, August 12 and 13,
i \\Vl V- / llfli and August 30 to September 4. Extension trips to Ogden
I IjkA / Ivi /\ or Salt Lake and return at low cost also.
'r'-HfiS i iliBA t nv I 111 If From September 15 to October 31, 1901 one-way
' luTm l! li 1 I ) III) I i tourist or " colonist" tickets will be on sale to California and
; 'I If I « ® >ac^*c Northwest—about half regular fare.
mllim m\] |nk If interested, send ■im» end eddroM on tkia coupon. ddi|Mlta|
YirvVSif at I |Hk which booklet wanted end to whet puntfw pin* to go. Ntne peek able
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Addreil
JOHN SEBASTIAN, ■ , /of )2|
Ptw. Tref. Mgr., Rock liland Sjriten, I T»TI AIII "' TL V Vj Ji
I CHICAGO ' * I V^fp/
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
I J. W. DARROW. Chatham. N. T.. j
i Prat Curretpondent Xew York State
\ Orange
POMONA'S FINANCES? j
How Shall Money Be Raised—Dy Fee*
or Dnnt
How shall the Pomona grange secure ;
Its finances? is the question which |
sometimes arises for discussion in Po
mona granges. There is one of three 1
ways charge members an initiation ;
fee alone, or an initiation fee and year
ly dues, or let each subordinate grange
pay per capita dues to the Pomona'
grange. A Pomona grange does not
need a large sum in its treasury, and
yet a comfortable fund for any exigen
cies is desirable, remarks a writer in
the Country Gentleman. We believe j
that the initiation fee of 50 cents per ;
member, as in New York, will be!
found to be sufficient for all the needs {
of most Pomona granges, and this
surely is a most convenient arrange
ment for procuiing the finances of the
county grange. If we haven per cap
ita tax for both Pomona and state
• granges, there will be but little left for
1 the subordinate grange, and if annual
tlues are charged members of the Po
mona grange It would require a very
considerable amount of labor on the
part of the secretary of the Pomona
to see that these dues were collected.
Where the initiation fee is made the ,
sole source of revenue the Poiuoua 1
should not admit to its fifth degree .
session, and of course cannot, any j
fourth degree member who has not
taken the fifth degree. In other words, I
to open a Pomona grange on the j
fourth degree and perform all the
work in that degree, except initiation j
of candidates, would be to give the j
advantages of the Pomona grange to :
members of the subordinate granges, :
whether members of the Pomona or
not.
DEGREE WORK.
A Main* Paper Thinks It Conwnmea
Too Much Time.
Perhaps the greatest bar to bene- |
flclal achievement In some of the '
younger and most rapidly growing
granges in Maine, says the Maine 1
Farmer, is the almost constant initla- j
to*y work going forward. Not a few of
such h«e scarcely a regular meeting
during the active season which Is not
devoted to working degrees 011 classes, 1
which in many instances are composed j
of but two or three candidates. The
work may be well done and is of un
doubted interest to those being In
structed, but to the members not in
the game the constant consumption of
time for this purpose Booner or later
dampens their enthusiasm for other 1
work of importance.
If the grange in Maine should estab
lish a rule that no degrees should be
worked In any subordinate grange ex- ;
cept at two stated meetings during
each quarter without a special dis
pensation from the state grange offl- !
clals, we believe the efTect would be
of great advantage to the Order. By
this method special preparation could
be arranged and the work made of a
much higher character, thoroughly en- j
joyable to candidates, spectators and
those performing the work.
Waste of time and cou >qm:.t ab
sence of genuine. enthrsla tic >1; mis
sion of the Important proble ms of local
and state interest cannot b» neg>cted
by an organisation 11 ko that which
the Patrons of Husbandry h l l UDW be
come. Such neglect can menu o::'; - the
loss of Influence, wli) '1 n:»ver was
more needed than at the present time
for holding advantages already gained
and advancing other essential reforma
tory measures which organized inter
ests In different lines of activity will
use their utmost influence to prevent
being secured.
EXPENSES AND PER DIEM.
The llcsl Sranire.
I think that the ideal grange will be
one which gives some attention to all
phases of the individual needs—the so
cial, the intellectual, the financial, the
political and the moral or inspiring ,
side. It is a mistake for any grange j
to permit any one factor to dominate.
Nevertheless the grange finds people
coming to it with all sorts of prepara
tion for grange service, with all kinds
of tastes and with all degrees of edu
cation. If it is to live ami thrive it
must deliberately enter to these vary
ing needs.—Professor Buttertield.
Mrs. Brigham, wife of Colonel Jo
seph 11. Brigham, assistant secretary
of agriculture, dI«J in Washington on
Nov. 20. She was stricken with apo
plexy on the Wednesday previous.
Colonel Brigham is past master of the
national grarge.
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THE GRANGE j
Conducted by
J. W. DARROW. Chtlbim, N. V.,
Praia Correspondent AVio York Stale j
Orange
THE BARGE CANAL.
'Senator Ambler of the \en York
State Grange LeffiNladvc Commit
tee Favorn IteNubmiNMiou.
Senator Henry 8. Ambler, who was
one of the most ardent opponents of
the barge canal scheme In the legisla
ture last winter, will introduce nt the
earliest opportunity at the next session
of tlie New York state legislature .1
till for the resubmission of the propo
sition to the voters of the state unless
prior action may be taken by the legis
lature for the repeal of the act. Sena
tor Ambler argues that the expendi
ture of 910.1,000,000. as now contem
plated, will not suffice for the pur
pose, but that it will require at least
$300,000,000 to complete the canal. If
the canal is constructed he believes it
will be a huge burden upon the agri
cultural interests of the state and upon
real estate in the cities. He further
says that there has been a radical
change in the opinion of many wiio
supported the measure before, as they
did not then have full information .is
to the possibilities of cost of construc
tion nor that it would be inadequate
to the purpose. He believes that tlio
canal should be made a national wa
terway and Its construction paid for
by the national government. He has
recently caused to be sent to the mas
ters of the subordinate granges in tln
state a communication asking that
they forward a petition signed by their
members to the canal board asking
that no more expenditures be Incurred
for the barge canal until such time as
the legislature shall convene and con
sider the proposition anew.
Nrn York Stair I>nlrymen*» Aanocla
tlon.
The New York state dairymen's an
nual convention will be held in Herki
mer, N. Y.. on I>ee. 13-1.". Tills is one
of the strongest agricultural organ i'/.a- j
tions in the Kmpire State, and its aim
is educational in every particular. It
is self sustaining, although it receives
no state appropriation. Among the
speakers will be ex-Governor Hoard
of Wisconsin, Dr. \Y. 11. Jordan of
Geneva experiment station. Professor
Pearson of Cornell and Dr. Hills of
Vermont, and several others will be in
vited. It lias been decided to elimi
nate the exhibition of dairy appliances
from the convention for the reason
that most of the prominent houses
who deal in dairy supplies are now
making exhibits at St. l.ouis at great
expense, and the exposition does not
close until a late date, which will ren
der It quite impossible for them to
make a creditable showing at the con
vention. Grangers of central New
York will attend this meeting in large
numbers.
FAIL TO CONVINCE.
Krrr Hide Advocated Have \ot Prov
ed Their Case.
The citizen who has fair ground fot
complaint with the present law or iny
other law lives in a free country, with
the privilege of voicing his dissatisfac
tion. The best thing such a man can
do just now Is to try to prove his case
before the people. Let him produce
the evidence that the existing act seri
ously injures him 111 a wealth produc-1
lug American business and there is j
enough love of justice, even among the
most intense protectionists, to in lire
for him consideration and re'rr s at
the earliest practicable moment.
Tli •ns or'.lcu m:. h.> mn 'e with no
little c nif tier'f t' :it ev' l 1 > of such
a kind has been presen I by noboi'v
du:!: t' ' c-Mit." Con Intel- made <> ".
the matter c.' t 112 revV The
men, for example, wl.j have been
clamorous for free hides (to which we
have no objection) have not explained
In what manner the duties on hides
obstruct the shoe manufacture, which
marvelously expands its product and
its exports, reduces its retail prices
and holds an absolute monopoly of the
domestic market.—Philadelphia North
Banking by Mail
is limply a matter of dropping a
letter in the post office —
Write far booklet telling how it
is done.
We pay 3 per cent, interest on
eavingfl, and a capital and surplus
of $450,000.00 assure the safety
of your money.
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