- NEW SHORT STORIES Grateful Pot* Nonattendanee. At a recent dinner party in Washing ton a good story was told at the ex pense of Representative Norton of Ohio, commonly known to his col leagues as "Doctor," relates the Chi cago Chronicle. It seems that early in his career Norton graduated in medi cine and took up the practice, later giving it up for the more enticing ••practice of .polities." The story in question was told by ong of Dr. Nor ton's colleagues from Ohio and was as follows: "Back in the seventies I lived near Dr. Norton, then a practicing physi cian. While In that neighborhood I was taken seriously ill and required the services of two physicians for days and days. I knew I Was a pretty sick man, and consequently when the doc tors failed to put in an appearance on a certain day I asked my wife what had become of them. She held back for a minute, but finally confessed, with tears In her eyes, that they had given me up, that they were convinced they could do nothing more for me. Well, I was determined not to die and happened to think of Dr. Norton. And I want to say to you now that I>r. Norton saved my life. I have always been grateful to him for-this great service, although I have never been able to repay him. " 'Send for Dr. Norton,' said I. 'lie will be able to save me.' "My wife acted on my suggestion and, calling a messenger, sent for the doctor. Pretty soon the messenger re turned with a reply to my wife's mes sage, and this is what she read: " 'Sorry, but 1 cannot come.' " 110 Lnrkcd Gnllnntry. If Sophie Crolzette is spoken of now adays, 110 one seems to understand, and yet a few years ago she was an actress of such prominence tlmt it was sug gested that Bernhardt had in her a possible rival. Her death In Paris re cently has brought up her name, and those who are ambling through the reminiscent period of middle life are discussing her as she was in the height of her achievement, when she had just established her fame in "Le Sphinx." That was in 1874, and Bernhardt was now enough in those days to feel the power of Croizette as a rival. But Crolzette married in 1882, and with her marriage meant retirement from the stage, and so we censed to hear from her, and the present generation knows her not, while the divine Sarali is still triumphant. One little Incident comes to mind in connection with Croizette. It was at the moment of her greatest fame. A "I'LL TAKE A CLEAN CUP, IF YOU PLEASE." bazaar was being held in London for the benefit of some fashionable charity, one of those charming out of door fetes in the season when trees, flowers and ladies' gowns all seem to he blossoming at once. They imported Croizette from France to pour tea as a prime attrac tion, and the fascinating little Parish enne drew the crowd around her. "The tea is a shilling a cup," she ex plained to each. Then, with a piquant: glance, she held the cup to her laugh ing lips and added, "And if I taste it first it is £l." She usually got the £l. But I blush when I remember a coun tryman of mine who replied after her red lips had caressed his cup, "Here is £l. hut I'll take a clean cup, if you please."—New York .Mail and Express. Slory on Senntor I'lntt. During n recent session of the sen ate committee 011 finance the question of abolishing the revenue tax upon ex press money orders came up for dis cussion. The senators were not fa miliar with the express money order business, and Senator I'lntt of New York, who, as most people know, Is president of the L'lilted Stules Express company, offered lo enlighten them. Accordingly, he excused himself for a I moment and went to a neighboring * office of bis company, where he found II young clerk of whom he demanded an express order for the sum of 5 cents. The boy was astonished at the sdinllncKS of tbc amount. "Yes," Senator i'lntt repeated, "I want a money order for 5 cents. lam the president of this company." Tlie boy rushed into the private office of tliu company's agent. • "Say," be exclaimed, "there's an old gentleman outside who says lie's the president of the company, and lie wants an order for fi cents. I'm afraid to give it to him for fear he'll raise It." The agent appeared, and Senator I'lntt got his order, and in due time the members of the committee were enlightened as to the express money order business. There are 7,400 members of the Now York police force. The number of ar rests made by the New Y'ork police last year iwas 138.875, or an average of be tween IS and 20 for each policeman. s - Owing to Extensive Alterations to be Made to Our Storeroom We Are Compelled to Dispose of Our Entire Stock of Goods. Our Store will be Entirely Rebuilt, thereby necessitating the Removal of our Tremendous Stock. Not having the available quarters to house our goods during the period which the workmen will re ?.S" r ?, to Transform Our Store into the Most Handsome Business Place in Lower Luzerne Co.. We Must Dispose of Our Stock, and in order to do so Every Article in the Big Store Has Been Reduced in Price To such an extent that the Createst Bargain Surprises await every reader of this announcement. The few prices quoted are to give you a meagre idea of what is in store for you. We Have an Abundant Stock of Everything Advertised, and hundreds of more bagains equally as great, which will more Than Repay You to Go to Neußurger's D.uring the Progress of This Sale. CLOTHING. Boys' all wool Never-Pip Knee Pants, j i( per pair * "TVv Boys' strictly all wool fine check Knee Pants, the celebrated Indestruct able Make, made with hold-fast patent buttons and warranted not to'rip; per pair UA/V Men's and Boys', absolutely all wool QQ/t Trousers; per pair Men's Genuine (Limebach Mills) Read ing Cassimere Never-Rip #2.50 1 1 W Trousers; per pair Men's Genuine Riverside worsted fine custom-made £3.00 black Trousers; | | *C§ per pair Young Men's three-pieced Long Pants | (4 W all wool fast color Suits J 1 10 Children's fine $2.00 Vestee Suits *- • * *" Children's £5.00 pure worsted Blue Serge Suits; in vestees, sizes 3 to 8; /"v z"~n double-breasted, 9to 16, rebuilding /. vIW sale price Children's fine all wool blue Blouse Suits; our regular $2.00 suits, trim- . „ med with five rows white or red | |tA soutache braid Boys' double-breasted and Children's blouse Suits of pure all wool vicu na, absolutely fast color, regular | / w $3.00 value, reduced to • • I * f Children's fine imported serge blue 9 blouse Suits aJ. V*V" Boys' $5.00 fancy check imported pure worsted custom-made Suits, re- •/ v)W building sale price -"J • /w 300 Boys' Suits in all the 1.50 and $2.00 broken lots in the store; your choice of the lot 9 QQ Men's 55.00 worsted Suits reduced to Men's 57.00 black clay worsted Suits A A W reduced to Tr. JfCT ZMdKHsTS EUCKZS J OS, NIWSEI ESTATE, P. O. S. of A. BUILDING, FREELAND, PA. Men's 19.00 fine all wool cheviot cassi- mere and worsted Suits, in light and j--v 111 | dark patterns, rebuilding sale price Men's fine imported French hack and fancy crcipe black worsted custom made $10.50 Suits, rebuilding sale /| Our Entire Stock fancy worsted and . cassimere #12.00 custom-made >7 A Q ! Suits, now reduced to 4 .""fcCO Fine heavy-weight imported worsted 1 custom-made #15.00 Suits, rebuild- O (IB ing sale price ' • Vz ' FURNISHINGS. Ladies' 18c fine Moco yarn undervests 10c | Boys' 35c Brownie heavy 8 oz. denim Overalls Boys' 35c Blouse Waists H)c 1 he Manhattan patent detachable waist | band 50c Shirt Waists, rebuilding Men's reinforced back and front extra heavy black and white stripe chev | iot Shirts, made full 36 inches long, OK every seam double sewed and felled Men's 75c Negligee Dress Shirts in all the swellest styles of the season, . with and without pleats, rebuilding ' sale price | Men's 40c Balbriggan Summer Under- 23c 1 Men's large size Linen finished Hand- 9o kerchiefs The Freeland Overall Company's No. * 444 Never-Rip Overalls, made with swinging bellows pockets, seams . ; double sewed and felled, two seams A in legs, coats have three pockets I The Sweet-Orr Yellow Ticket #1 50 working Pants, rebuilding sale price DRY GOODS. Lancaster Apron Ginghams, per yard, SC. Fast color gc Lawns, per yard, sc. Best blue and fancy Calicoes, per yard, sc. Allouette, the newest and prettiest of this summer's 18c Dress Fabrics, rebuilding sale price, Sc. Potter's 49-inch wide Table Oil Cloth, rebuilding sale price, two (2) yards for 25c. All the New Shades in 40c Henriettas now 22C. 40c bleached 60-inch Table Linen reduced to 22c. Slilrt Waists, Skirts and Coat Suits. SI.OO fine Percale Shirt Waists, 16 tucks in front and 8 tucks in back, re- Rl building sale price 200 fine mercerized striped and plain | j |f| black Underskirts, now reduced to J-.V/Vr Our Entire Stock of Coat Suits, Shirt Waists and Dress Suits now reducted 33)4 per cent. SHOES. SHOES. Never has our Shoe Stock been so large and com plete as now, and never have such Good Shoes been sold so cheaply. 500 Pairs Men's Shoes, nothing but 2.00 and 3.00 kinds, in sizes 8, 9 and <7 10, reduced to • The 1.50 Will Wear Men's Fine Dress "I "1 fk Shoes, now JL.JLC7 The 1.50 Arline Ladies' Dress Shoes, ~1 j(j now -1 • *- is The 1.50 SI via Ladies' Fine Dress Ox- | ~1 %Jk fords and Sandals .J_ The 2.00 Wilton Gents' fine vici kid | /■ Q Oxfords and Shoes, reduced to -L.TtCJ The "Crusader" Ladies' and Gents' | / fine 2.50 Dress Shoes, reduced to i All Our 3.00 Ladies' and Gents' Shoes 11/| now reduced to Cornelius Heyl's celebrated patent -f I|| I leather 5.00 Shoes, reduced to • v/v/
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