:■<&;< **r;WS IT&M VJWvIiWBS L. WJHG, Eiitor i'aliliahaa. "J / ery Thnrs iuy Afternoo Ay The Sullivan Publishing Co At the County Boat of Buitivsa County. IiAFOBTE, PA. W c. MASON, Presided. THOS. J. 1 .SOUAM, Sco'y A. TreiM. Entered ai the Post Office at ha :<rte, u ■eoond-claas mail (natter. Is a iio\v Serial Story was written l>y Gertrude Warden. It will be published in the PU ILADELPIIIA I'itESS, and the first chapter will appear Sunday, March 7th. It is an interesting and fascinat ing Ghost Story and tells all about ghosts, and is lull of hair-raising ex perience. The story grows more intensely interesting from chapter to chapter to chapter. It will be published ev cltisively in the PHILADELPHIA PKESS. order your paper in ad vance to be sure you will not miss the opening chapters, for their will be an extra demand on this Sunday. Administrators' Notice. Notice if> hereby given tliat Letters ol Administration upon the estate ot' Fran cis W. Gallagher, late o! I.aporte Boro., Sullivan County, Psnna.. deceased, have been granted to tiie undersigned. All |«-r.-viia indebted to said estate are re quested to make payment, and those having claims or demands, s.-inn- will make them known without de lav tu MRS. i IIEIIESA tIALLAOHER. Penna.. Administratrix. .January 4, U-HIW. of Thorough Hoed Work. Though tt rai.is there nine months In (he year. British Guiana's roads have been so well bul't tbat a muddy one ; r'icloui If ever 1* found. Next Annual Meeting to Be Held at Altoona In December. The next annual meeting of the I'ei ' ylvania state grange will be held lit ,'vitoona iu December. The full !•<>: 11?-: of officers will be elected for a tcrhi • 112 ttvo years. State Master Hill is wevlting bard to make the member ship of that state 100,000. in a recent addre-3 he said: '•Aiiiung the fraternal oi'ganidations tiiere is none more potent than the grant.v. It came into existence forty one v- ars ago to Till a want. It con rino; • to live and gain in strength and inilti"Uee because it meets the social, editi atlonal, political and financial nr. lis existing throughout the country tf'i:;>. Farmers in Pennsylvania rely upon the grange now as never before, ; and this nonpartisan, nonsectorian or if:; ion never hesitates to usstunc I. iidei -hip 1 :>r the betterment of farm conditions and the development ot sironj; rural cltteenship." A • iTespondent writing of grange work m Pennsylvania says that the g .I' - Is making very satisfactory ;:row: i !n that state. Since the last svati- .range meeting twenty-one new gi.n; shave boon organized and six dorimi.it ones reorganized aud one Po mona organ ! .:ed. The initiations iti the old s-i'-nyc ? are fully equal to any period dining the year. Ile further said: "We are . good deal worked tip oxer the i ucstion of represent:'.ion in the untir—tl e. uge. and no le ■so at the arhltr u'y ay iu which ii:e l'.t'ional grair • authorities dl.iate : to where the O'flor .-'.all be planted n .d where not. That states which da uot hare as many g;anges in them ail told as we hive omaniied since 11_-■ Ist of January shall g-« to the uoxt national g 'atn.c mi-" ing and have as much to : ay as we s '.all is uu-American and un fair. If the order is to continue to grow In this state ihere must be jttstiee done, if the strong states will etand together irt tin' matter it can be done peaceably, 'i he l ict is it must, he <lone. and the sooner those who stand in the way become convinced of that fact the bet ter." NEW YORK GRANGES. Seme Newsy Notes of the Work In the Empire State. Tii- 'o are eight juvenile granges in the i- ite. There should be more. Grange fairs are increasing lti num ber i cry year in New York state. Jen >rsou and Lewis county Pomonas i ave each established a scholarship in t i u . Canton Agricultural school. In the thirty-five subordinate granges of Oswego county the lecturer s office ia K. ('uty-seveu is held by a woman. U the "old home" celebration at Middletown, N. V'., Walkill grange won t:ie lis'st prize, ?50, for the best decorat eil ti< at; Wawayanda the second, S4O; tioshen the third, S3O. "In Old Xew'England'' ls the title of a lie comedy drama written by Harry M, Doty, formerly a member of the Cic'thatn (N. Y.) grange, now editor of a live weekly in Connecticut. It. has jut been published by J. \V. Harrow of i hatham, X. Y. Gc«»rge P. Hampton of New York, who as a member of the grange did NO much to bring about denatured al oo' ..1 legislation, is to have a large exhibit of appliances for usiug dena tuicd alcohol at the meeting of the J national grange In Washington in No x c .bCr. Recently a man went througli the i.'-.n of rarniington, N. V., selling : <3 wave wheat for seed «t .f"> a I '.iel, taking orders for about flfty 1 hels. At a meeting of Puvmington uge it was brought out that the i,ne wheat could be bought of a near by dealer for $1.73. Many farmers not members of the Order were vk tiuiUea Union Labor Voto. ; Hon. Wiiliani H. Buchanan Is one cf | the loading union men of western No v I York and in lf/07 was tin- Democratic ! candidate for assemblyman in cha.i --! tauqua county. This is what he lias to say of the effort of Mr. Gonipers to turn the labor vote over to Mr. Bryan: "1 am a union labor man, and 1 want t to say further that no man can parry the labor vote into the Democratic , catrip. i know how union labor tnea feel In this city, and three-fourths of them will stand by the Republican party because only In that way have they the assurance of freedom front the business disturbance that Mr. Bry an promises for at least four years It' he can be elected. We workingmen can't earn wages if statesmen are put In office to disturb business and make trouble." Campaign Funds. "We welcome Mr. Tuft to this ad vanced ground," snirl Mr. Bryan in om of his numerous interviews since the Denver convention. The ground refer red to is Mr. Taft's statement that nc J campaign contributions woftld be re ceived from corporations. Mr. Bryan intended to convey the impression that Mr. Taft had come to that determina tion after the Denver convention. ID that the Democratic "peerless one" is not honest. Mr. Taft Is a law abiding citizen. Such contributions are unlaw ful, made so by a law passed by a He publican congress at the Instance ..f u Republican administration of which Judge Taft was a part six months be fore the Denver convention. He hon est, Mr. Bryan, If you can! Keeping In the Spotlight. Candidate Chatiu, having fallen into the water tank out west and having stopped half a brick with his person at Springtiold. will, if lie Ls going to keep in the limelight, have to lose his dia monds or do a buck and wing with Mrs. Nation.—Minneapolis Journal. Kernology. It Is said the Democratic \ Ice presi dential candidate is not a vegetarian after nil. Kerniverous, eIT? Help! I'o lice!— New York Mail. Not a Wail For Bryan. "Let us have the worst," says th< Drooklyn £>jgle. That sounds like though it isn't a declaration for Bryan —New York Tribune. Candidate Sherman has been pre sented with a loving cup. The next thing in order Is to present Candidate Kent with a shaving cup.-Omaha Bee. Northern New York grangers will, probably have the annual outing ati Thousand Islands In August. The place for the next meeting of the : New York state grange has not y«t < 1 been aelected. />. ,vone pot)ding 8 sUetPb nrcd inn .■» Quickly AM.TH 'iin our opinion free wrcliior an -ntlon is • ■ -bftDiy t»?upni t ommnni<v*» tlw'n*Htrldir c onthicntiai. IIANDHOOK on l*nten:u uont froo. <»!• • tn?«?»jcy f<«r Mccurinjr patent-*. I* tontj t.'crn ttjrouph ?!unn A Co. receive nccl.tl nut without charge, in the Jcitnsific Jiaericai, A lmmlsnmrJy lltnotrntna WPOWT. largest- Cl». eulutlon • 112 m Y unliM-.iirtc ' >nriml. 'J onus, 112.« ft yc.'T; f.ur n:< »::f ba, sl. Sold by all nowacioalor*. Broadway, NewYoik "ranch i v e. 6 - !& F St.. Wasblniit' n, D. C. U ) The Best place to buy goods Is olten asked by the pru ! pent housewife. Money' saving advantages arc always being searched for Lose no time in making a thorough examination of the New Line of Merchandise Now on lEXHIBjTIONI 4HMHH 9H|NP9 fIHMHHHIHIHMNp ? ? ? ??? ? 7 ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. AM answered at V«rnon Hull's Large Store. gitflw*wa» B*. Wanted-An Idea £~3'ss Protect your IdeM; the* m»y bring yon wealth. Writ.! JOHN WKDDERBURN ft CO.. Patent Attor ney§. Wublogton, ». C.. for their »i.M) pri«e ultm »nJ list of two hundred lur«utlon» w*tited. I! » jShorfclKs-on * People generally read advertise# more than they did a few years ago. The reason is to be found la the adveieents themselves. Advertisers are more careful thare used to be. They make tho advertise ments more readable. Some of tj eveu become, in a way, a department of the paper, anwple loolc for tfiem ,jg cveiy day with as much seat and pure as they turn to any other feature. This is true of many departmetores all over In many cities there is just one a who appre- / ciates the value of such interest. ' He breaks away from the old seyla. Ha tells / V^jSy? something interesting in his space«ry There are lots of interesting thi In business. Look over tho miscellany p of -s^ any paper—look at its local news cons. I j and its telegraph news, for that iter, $ I and you'll see that the majority the l "^*^o items are more or less closely rfld to 0 W&* tome business fact "1 W*i£ Dress these facts up in a bectng ••/.«* «*» *crch—t <MM <tmm >(r ku parb of words, and they will find reirs, ftdntal." even though they be in a "mere *rtiseinent." Let the merchant come down off bis pedestal and talk in his He needn't be flippant—far from it, •j\. V . but let him not write as if he were ad- M ?», —— dressing somebody afar off, and telling bim about something at even a greater -» ' s on the table wben cat4 ' aad in"' in his l,alldß while he is sinolrin K ® ftoT t jj e mea i. It reaches him when he is in That's the time to tell*him about your business—clearly, plainly, con viae- J. ivL WIHTON, MUNOV VALLEY, PA. Never Before HaveWe Received 00 anu 7 o so many praises and heard [so Boys' Knee many'flattering remarks as* we Pants "sorted style ave had this Season. Snecial Were you one of tlie vast thrones ihni Did you get your share of the articles a advertised? If not you should - '^4W' Coßn HER t now mi |We are making new friends iast: selling more j goods than ever before MSF | But we still want more friends, want to sell our stock taster, ye Iwe are spurred onto deeper price cutting. People wonder hnw iwe can do it. To this we can answer, tnat no other store m t .11 ctoda*f | section* has the wholesale buying facilities enjoved by tins est ah IBLUMENTNAL BROTHBB ItOU lishment. We can buy lower, we can sell lower, * Y "* " n ~-~ Sweater Coats specials Men s corduroy Pants IVlen s Shirts From 1.19 tO Men's Negligee' Shirts 30c Men's'or Boys' Sweater Coats .38; M en's Work Shirts 39c MenßfPweater coats ..5! CHILDRhNS SUI Ib IMens Flannel Shirts 85c Metis sweater coats 125 From Q9C tO and ,50 Utichv Flannel overshirts 1.39 Mens sweeter coats 1.50 »»»-*...■- thai icruc STonTsweater coats 2.00 MEN'S I ROUSLRS Mcrin vTTeck sweaters 25 ami 4<io From 69c to §4 75' Mens extra heavy cotton Mens curdiganljackets 1.25 NACM'C n\/CUAI I Q mixed socks _ _ MbN 6 Uv tKALLb. Men's till wool'socks 19s UnderWear From 39C to Boys and Girls Stockings 09c X3TSK or;Dr««ei» -r. - .„ _ MEN'S ODD COATS J-J "„"L W „ Z ribbed or tleeced 20 and 26c, All I rices All Frit lb MeV, ,ii,bed;»n,i.r„e., Duch and Corduroy 85c to 225 *i» >»« nn. ,».n. ; ® rubbers—Lambertville and, Hall , »» colors 39c 1 l<and . A |, ig Bav ing lor you- Men's fleeced linen underwear all colors 39c T Men's Caps 19c Boys Corduroy ,%tf ' Cape 190 p an^s Also big line of Shoes at sav- UJieß ' FUI<S *• « reat reduction. Boys corduroy knee pants, lined! ing prices for DreSS 11 Kb BLANKETS Iron, 75c';up. throughout, flne ribbed quality Shoe. Ladies' 1. 6S StlOeS for IC 9 TKUKKS a ,| troill ] isoll p. worth regular 75c Special 39c Men S Working Shoes 1.65 Men's Suits " j $- ce L s Douglas Shoes at reduccd Ladies' Sweaters S 'Men's Suits' 4.05 i i j I Ladies' Sweaters all colors 99c Men's Suits 6,75 LID 6 0l IVIGn S CaMO Ladles' Waists, blue. Mack, 39c S Children's Overcoats at re- , , , c t |M».B»u. n.76 Mwj d uce( j prices. >So Come to J. M. Wighton's to satisfy your wants. Rememb e i aale only lasts this month. Railroad fare from Lapo 11 « nd I dmont for purchase of sio*oo or over, the ixie TRI-WEEKLY ILAPORTE I GAZETTE and BULLETIN pEPUBLICAN NfWSITE/ Tells all the general news of the Best dressed and most respected world, particularly that of our newspaper in Sullivan county. State, all the time and tells it Pre-eminently a home newspaper impartially. Comes to subscrib- The only Republican paper m ers every other day. It is ii>fact county and comes from the seal almost a daily newspaper, and ot justice with new news tro>., you cannot afford to be without the county offices, clean new it We offer this unequaled from all sections of the county j paper and the NEWS ITEM 4$ and political news you want to j together one year for read. This with Tri-weeklya at $1.50 & |sl .50 j The REPUBLICAN MEWS ITEM j and • Tri-Weekly j GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, j i I In -"Very city there is one best A If you want to keep in touch j paper and in Williamsport with the Republican party j \> is the Gizette and Bulletin. organization and be informed I U is the most important, pro- on all real estate transfers or J gressive and widely circulated . legal matters m general that * paper in that city. The first transpires at the county seat to hold the fort journal istically. must necessarily take the Order ot the New* Item. NEW IT. EM.. 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BLAND 1 Of Brewtoni Ga.. writes: Rr «'I bad been a sufferer for a number of year® K with Lumbago and Rheumatism In my arms KJ and legs, and tried all tbe remedies that I could BHj gather from medical works, and also consulted |gg with a number of the beet physicians. but found n# nothing that gave the relief obtained from m I shall prescribe It In my pracfeloe Kj for rheumatism and kindred disease*.' ftx FREE! If you are suffering with Rheumatism, Bp Neuralgia, Kidney Troublo or any kin- E£ dred disease, write to us for a trial bottle HI of "S-DROPS," and test it yourself. & B ••s-DROPS" can be used any length of Pf B time without acquiring a ' drug habit." RC H as It is entirely free of opium, cocaine. H B alcohol, laudanum, and other similar H Ingredients. Jk H LaiweSUe Bottle, ••S-DBOPS" (800 DeieO ■ H 91.00, r« Bale by UrifgliU, B ■ BWAISOI RHEUMATIC OURE COSMSV.B B Dept. 80. ieo Lake Street, Chleaco. 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