The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, December 25, 1902, Image 8

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    B'Sandlin
SUITS ll OVERCOATS
AT EH.I TS3 THAT CANNOT
U3I2 MATCHED.
Another Special Sale at
III
JUS BROTHERS, SUNBIi.
I Higii - Grade ) Extra-Qnality ))
I SUITS vl vercoats
It's a rare occasion, indeed
A when 3uch suits and overcoats
are offered at this price. There
is not one but what could be
sold for from 6. to 7. But
here they are. all ready to put
on. Boy's suits and overcoats
fit the same price. $4.98.
M
r
Firs
onal
t Mil
Bank
cf Aidd'eburg, Pa.
Capital,
Surplus,
50,000.
$30,000.
G. Alfkki Sunmh, Pres.
V. . Wittexmyf.k, Vice Pres.
Jas. G. Thompson, Cashier.
-DiUECTpRS
V. . iltenniyer, A. Kreeger,
J. N. Thompson, M. Miilner.
Jas. G. Thorjpsou.
Smoothing HI Path.
Gus You never liad spuuk enough
to mnke a proposal in your life. Why
did you tell Miss Trottie that you
were engaged to two girls?
George So Rhe'd want to get me
eway from them. X. Y. Weekly.
Some Comfort.
Bigg Vis. fir. Sad ease! Man who
built this 1 '.!e of mine just got it
finished, wVi.i he died.
Wifg Weil, it might have been
wort-e. He ' -M- have had to live in
it. Ilrool ...i'e.
aw Mtt
.1 teti yo oay friend, people aaal
t too careful about the cate f th
yea." . V w.v i-
"You speak ae if you , had ' had
aome experience along that line..
"You . bet I've had jny experience!
?f my Aunt Jane had worn glasse
for her nearsightedness the wouldn't
bare married a designing fellow who
dyed hi hair. And if she hadn't
married him I wouldn't be knocking
'round here with nothin' to do and
lets to eat." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
AH Tkaa U Knew Abaat. ' .
He had called upon his son at college.
"Did John show you everything of
interest there ?" his wife inquired when
he returned,
"He said he did."
"What did he show you?"
"The gymnasium, the football field,
the baseball diamond, the bouthouses,
and the training quarters for the
crew." Chicago I'ost.
Extra Camtloa.
Husband What's wrong with that
bouse we looked at yesterday?
Wife It's too big.
llisband Well, the one we visited
to-day, then?
Wife It's too small.
Husband Say, what sort of a house
do you want? t
Wife Sir, I do not propose to com
mit myself. Boston Post,
Gulag a4 It Right.
Subbub I'm sick and tired of vis
iting the employment agencies in
search of cooks, so I'm going to ad
vertise; there's the ad.
Want-ad. Man (of daily newspaper)
Y'es, sir; how many insertions? "
Subbub Why, about twice a week
for a year! What's your rock-bottom
price? Brooklvn Lifo '
First Fair One They so y yoe sever
kitdw a nan until you have summered
and wintered with him. ' , .
Second Fair On Sty experience la
that you never' know him until you
find out how much alimony he ean pay.
N. Y. Herald. . " ' v '
. Tea swee fey Hntft.
Pretty Darling- (who hs' just been
kissed) Upon my word! I like your
cheekt . - -
Impudent Young Man (who hat
just done it) Not half aa much as'
I like your line, my dear. Ally
Sloper.
To Ba Caacratalatcd.
Manager I have read your play
carefully and cannot find the slightest
trace of a plot.
Playwright nave you any sug
gestions to make?
"Oh, no nothing but congratula
tions. X. Y. Herald.
Her Idra.
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torkins, "I hope you will promise me
never to gamble." ,
"What is your idea of gambling?"
"Betting your money and losing it,"
wa the prompt reply. Washington
Star.
j
How It Goes.
"When you send your poetical effu
sions to the magazines do you call
them 'poems' or 'verses?' "
"Well, when I'm sending them I call
them my 'poems,' but whpn they come
back I call them iny 'reverses.' "
Philadelphia Press.
Moat lauanal.
Subbub 'The new couple who
have moved in next door to us are
people of most extraordinary mind
Citiman You don't say?
hubbubs e; mind tneir own
business. Philadelphia Pres.
Accounts of Individuals, Finns and
Corporations Solicited.
MlDDLEBURGH MARKET.
Wheat .
Rye....
Corn ..
72
56
,56
Butter 4
Etrp 26
Onions CO
Lard 12 Oats
Tallo.v 3 Potatoes 45
Chickens.... 8 jBrau per 100. 1.20
Side 10 Middlings" 1 20
OS
Shoulder.
Hhim 15 Flour per bbH.OO
12 Chop 1
?. . . ally Prepare.
Student, (reading Virgil) Three
times I strove to catt my arms around
h - neck that's as far as I got, pre
ssor, k
Professor Well, sir, that's quite far
enough. Yale Becord.
Confidential.
Dr. Pilz Did you ever lose a pa
tient? Dr. Bilz Yes; there was young
Jenks; recovered and hasn't come
rear the place since. X. Y. Times.
The Only Car.
Clergyman I'm sorry to hear that
you sell liquor in this hotel.
Hotel Clerk Well, eir, we wouldn't
if you could get people to stop buy
ing it. Brooklyn Lift
A PUmalble Theory.
Hewitt I don't smoke as many
cigars as I used to.
Jewett You must have lost a friend.
X. Y. Times.
RUNKLE'S BARGAIN EMPORIUM I
OVERCOATS.
I have now on hand stock of 200 over
coats. The best assortment that ever cune to
Middleburs at these cold weather bargain prices.
4. ?5. $5.50, SG.00, $8.00, $10.00.
SUITS.
Durable quality, all sizes, $3.00 4.50 5. 5.50 C. 7. 8,
and 10 dollars. These prices are not guaranteed to last
longer than Jan. 1st.
SHOES.
' v '
Men's and Ladies' Shoes $1.00 1.2o 1.50 2. 2.25 2.50
and 3.00 dollars. Also Children's Shoes. These' shoes are
all of good strong leather, nicely made and first class goods.
DRY GOODS.
' I have the nicest line of Calicoes and dry goods of all
kinds at greatly reduced prices.
GROCERIES.
(
Arbuckles Co flee 10c. Soda 3c
Granulated Sugar 5 Jc. Flour of Sulphur 3c.
Soft A. Sugar 5c.
J.W. Runkle,
Middleburg, Penna.
Suits and Overcoats.
SUITS.
We have au excellent line oi fall and
winter suits which we ofier at the follow
ing low prices:
Men's all wool suits $0.50 to $12.00
Youths' suit, age 12 to 20 years, lor
$2.75 to $7.50.
Boys' two-piece suits, all new and the
latest styles, strictly all wool, $2.50 to $5
A lot of suits in odd sizes and slightly
shelf woru will sell at a sacrifice.
OVERCOATS.
Our line of overcoats is more complete
and up-to-date than is generally found in
small towns.
Mens' all wool, latest styles, medium
lenjrth overcoat- at $6.50 to $12.00.
Youth's overcoats, age 12 to 19 years,
good quality all new stock and prices that
j are right.
) Boy's overcoats, all grades $2 to $5.
Hunting coats from $1 to $2.
We have received a lot of WOOL HATS for fall and winter, all the latest blocks.
Xow is the time to buy your LINOLEUM we have the latest patterns and a good
quality. Also a good variety of Floor and Table Oilcloth.
Gr-TJisrs. Gr-TTnsrs.
The latest improved Chattuck at $5. 25. . A good Single Barrel at $4.75. The Amer
ican Single Barrel at $7.50. Double Barrel Jielgum, laminated steel, $12.
Don't forget the place Opposite the Firrt National Bank.
GELNETT BROS.,
MIDDLEBURG. PA.
' roheaUhr rraetlce.
Mr. Bacon I wouldn't put my hair
tip in curl-papers, if I were you.
Mra. Bacon Why not, pray?
. "Because all the doctor agree
(hat it is very unhealthy to sleep
curled up In bed." Yonkers States
man. FooUih &irl.
Mae I don't see why Bessie ac
cepted young Boxe.
. Ethel Don't you know that hie
father is a multi-millionaire?
! Mae That's jyst it. Why doesn't
ehe marry the old gentleman? lie is a
widower. N. Y. Herald.
Fatile Effort.
They iy ther dress to pleae the nten;
But we should think, Indeed,
To Judge bjr when the bills come In,
The Udles don't succeed'.
Brooklyn Life.
WHIT'I THE 1KB t
you going to
college, Mra.
Visitor And aren't
teed your cob to
rrfab?
Mra. B. Hoj we've concluded It1
Bseleaa. You sea hi hair la so this
that there's no hope of his ever get
lnf oo the football tmv Chicago
"Did you hever think of marriage,
Misa Tiggs?"
"Lor! Wy, I never think of noth
ink eke." Ally Sloper.
Averse.
O, may I write a verse to you.
The ardent lover cried
No need; I am averse to you,
The maiden proud replied
St. Paul Dispatch.
Forever Debarred.
Lassitudinous Lemuel Why was
Weary refused membership in the
brotherhood of enervated pilgrims?
Peregrinating Ijpul We discovered
that he was born in Bath, Maine.
Judge.
Trouble Ahead.
In a cemetery at Middlebury, Vt., is
a stone erected by a widow to her lov
ing husband, bearing this inscription:
"Rest in peace until we meet
again." Life.
The Kind She Mkes neat.
"Every woman ia looking for a
partner in life," remarked the Ob
server of Event and Things', "and
she doesn't care if it is only a silent
one." Yonkers Statesman.
Qalte Sporty, lnded.
Mrs. Gozzer Your husband is a
great sportsman, isn't he?
Mrs. Malaprop Yes, indeed; he
five Stagg dinners. Town Topics.
, t slfkti
T X 1 wfcat I caH flow
tZs j. mii Ur Ei
"What baa occurred ?"iL
bus band.
"The neighbors who reeei
next door are going to 1
pany, so tney sent over
our parlor rug. I let thJ
and in a little while they A
and said they didn't thiJ
liandsome enough' to go i
furniture, and would I
4V a- 1
ins mouej 10 ouy a neaf
anington star.
A Uaear Thla..
Oh, trouble is a thins; vrhlch J
doitow.
And the flight of tune aiv
soma sorrow.
And It Is a fact, my dear.
Which to me seems very cle&i
That to-day will ba yesterday
Loftus Frlselle, In Bt Nlchoia
TIP FOR UIM TO GO I
Edith Hintz You must
with Mr. Borem' new hat,
Willie Why not?
Edith Hintz You might
lose it, and he'll want it
minutes. Chicago Journal,
The Philosophic Ci
A crow Is not a pretty bi
Yet he's all right, btci
lie never quarrels with 1
Or fortune, without cj
N. T. Herald.
Spoke- the Cynic.
"Carious thing about a man with a
watch is that if you see him take it
out and look at it, and you ask him two
seconds later what time it is, he never
remembers. lie has to look at it
again."
"Yes; I've noticed that he'll always
do it if his watch is a fine one," Chi
cago Tribune.
Another Election Row.
"What becamel of that Sunshine
cl'.io which Daiey started ?"
"Oh, it's under a cloud. After the
first annual election of officer it
waa impossible to get a quorum, ow
ing to the fact that only two mem
ber of the club were .on speaking
terms." Chicago Record-Herald.
Ballerina; by Proxy.
Dentist Been Buffering from tooth
ache, I see.
She Yes; haven't slept a wink for
three nights.
Dentist Is it a back one or
She No; it's my husband's tooth.
Tit-Bits.
Playing UanleL1
Mother-Why, children, J
this noise'obout?
Little Freddy We've hai
and Uncle Henry locked il
board for an hour, an' whel
a little angrier I'm going d
ine Into the lion's enrc 1
Beware of Ointments for
that Contain) M"rcJ
as mercury w 11 surely i(
set. Be of sinpll ana coropl
ranee the whole system .
ing it through the mucous
Such articles should uevei
except ou prescriptions frl
abln physicians, as tte dai
will do ib ten fold to tbe
ran possibly derive fit
Hall's Catarrh Core, asq
by F. J, Cheney & Co , Ti
contains no mercery, an
internally, acting dire'cim
blood and mucous surfan
system. In buying Ball
Cure be sure that you get
ihd. It Ls taken internally
inTnlddfO., by F. J.Cbed
lestmomam free. Sold
is ( , prion 75c per bottle,
e all's Family Pills are
mil
Oil in ten
SELLING at COS
We are offering our entire stock of gooj
cost, namely, men's, boys' and children's
Clothing, Overcoa:
SVTU8B SUITS.
Ladies, Misses' and Children's Goats mid $
Ready made suits, all of them np to date
kinds of Dress Goods, velvelo and mksy bed
etf, Horse blankets and Plush Robes,
FrpprlRrnc RKT MAM M
jl m WUU Jh a wsa a an w iisi isam ""i
"Finfl Slifins. ltnhber Roots. Felt RooK Lnf
men's Stockings. Overshoes of all . descriptia
Carpets LinaleumS;
Oilcloth, Carpet Chain, window shades, laca
tains, muslins, shirtings, linings, nnucrwe
Hosiery, fine flannels, outing cloth,
Jewelry, Watch
Till I I I IMC AC UADrWrfAr
rvbL, 1.1 iv k wr nnainni
Our beautiful stock of I
Holiday goods, trimmed and untrimm..l mil
laces, ribbone, flowers, birds, teatucrt, pm;
uouie and secure nargains. x ropuce unw
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