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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.
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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/