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HAUDWAKE, COOTS, SHOES, AND CJ.OT1I INU. Any tiling in liny line nt bottom prices. To accomplish thin etui wo hnvo adopted n new system. All onr prices nro fixed on a liana of clish pnytnent. . This obviates the necessity to allow n niiirnin for had debts ntul interest. To nccoinmodato responsible parties wo clieer fully open monthly accounts, and expect prompt payment monthly, as our prices will ni.t enable us to ent ry accounts longer. Statements rendered Iho first of every month, nnd if paid within three days from dnto of bill, n cash discount of 2 is allowed. The same discounts given on nil cash pur chases exceeding $1. 00. Goods sont O it will bo C. O. D. 61 unless otherwise previously arranged. T. ARMSTRONG & CO., N Brown's Building, ( We own and occupy the Ullent mercantile building In tha world. Wa hava over l,ooo,ooo customers. Sixteen hundred clerks are constantly engaged filling out-of-town orders. OUR GENERAL CATALOGUE iathe book or the people it quotes Wholesale Price to Everybody, has over 1,000 pages, 16,000 illustrations, and 60.000 descriptions of articles with prices. It costs 73 cents to print and mail each copy. We want you to have one. your good faith, and we'll tend you a .MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. yv 5 filiiiinerv Largest ami (most selection of Mil linery. Our design are the latest, and I'riees lowest consistent with fi'ootl work. COMPLETE LINE OF INFANTS WEAR. HAIR SWITCHES AND BANGS IN ALL SHADES. All orders promptly attended to ami satisfaction guaranteed to all our pa trons. SALLEY EmilS, 70 Pike Street, Jervis Gordon Constantly on Hand. Co., Penna. BUILD? THEN SEE & ARMSTRONG. new Kprinf? Oo'uls, AND COMPLETE. Milford, Pa. SEND FIFTEEN CENTS to show copy FRfcE, with all charges prepsia. Michigan Ave. and HUdiion ttrut Parlors i " 1 1 " I all Port Jervis, M. Y. HAWKINS' REWARD. A reform movement had bn start ed nt Toiic.li l.iick. It whs needed, too, for the morals of tlie camp were at a low ebb. Ii k Itnllium wna tlie first victim of this reform movement. The grme prime of which lie was nrcimed wns viigrnncy, Igit Ills real offense was tlmt he refused to be robbed by the gti mblers. Itodlmin (renteil the notice ns a Joke and mnde no pretentions of obeying It. When twenty-four hours had passed and the reformers found him still In the camp they derided to tnkn a more derisive step. They would punish him for his defiance of their Riitlmrlty nnd nt the gnme time make him an example for other evl.doera. They would Rive Mm a slight taste of banning Just enough to show hlin what It was like. Accordingly a half-dozen men, with Jack Brown at their heinl, went down to Hedbuin's enbln with a new rope. They called Retluurn out, and Brown, the worst gambler In the camp, by the way, Informed hlin of their purpose. "Surely," Hedlmrn cried lu alarm, "you do not mean to treat nio thiit way?" "We surely do," Brown replied cool ly. "We've pot to tone up the morals of this camp and to do that we've got to weed out the dangerous character. "You defied our warning, nnd now we'll hnug you a little, Just to Impress It on your mind that we are In earn est. Boys," ho added to his compan ions, "do your work." The man who held the rope ad vanced to put It about the old mnn'i neck, but at that moment a stalwart young man appeared lu the doorway holding two pistols which were point ing right at the mob. The man with tho rope recoiled Instantly. The man With the pistols was Boh Hawkins, a hard-working miner well known in the camp. "I'll shoot the first mnn who lays finger on Redburn to hurt him," Haw kins announced. "I mean what I say, too." Brown stnrted to say pomething In answer, but instead of speaking he elimd with his mouth open and lit eyes staring gazing in amazement at a beautiful young woman who at that Instant appeared at the door. Final ly he ejnculated: "Ah!" "Ah!" Bhe cried In turn. Fully a minute more the two stared at each other In pllent astonishment. At last, however. Brown managed to say: "Minnie, how on earth do yon happen to be here?" ("Well, name It.") "ne," ahe replied, pointing to Red burn, "la in y father. I came to see him." "Your father!" Brown gasped. "Yes, my father," sho answered. "And now sir," she demanded severe ly, "why are you hereJ" Itrown let bis head droop and flush spread orer his face. "I never suspected, he Raid at last, "that he was your father." "If you had suspected you would have spared him?" 'C'ertululy, I love you too much to injure any one bo closely related to you." "Thanks. Now you take your love and lea vi? here. I despise the sight of you. Brown hesitated but Hawkins spoke up, giving him and his men one min ute to disappear and they turned and sullenly walked away. When they had gone a short distance, however. Hrown whirled about and cried defiantly: "We go, but In less than an nour we'll return and we'll come with enough to help to carry things our way. Well kill Bob Hawkins and Minnie, you will have your choice either to marry me or see your father hung." When Brown and his gang were gone Hawkius hastily Informed Red burn that he would go to the miners for more assistance. Redburn agreed tlmt was best but Minnie was loath to let Bob go. She felt bo secure un der his protection. "Suppose," she said, "thoso men should get back before you! What would become of us?" "It Is ubsolutely necessary to have help," he assured her, "and I will not lose a moment." "Then go," she said, "but hasten." liawkius had been gone about half an hour when Minnie, walking to the door and looking out up the road, saw a body of men approut hi tig. Minnie du ped her bauds and looked up 10 her father helplessly, her face bearing the linpriut of hopeless des- pll i I'. "oh," slie cried, "what shall we do? Wliut shall we do? If only he was hire to help us!" "Keep iulet, my child," Redburn BIud Front Stables, Port Jervle. N. Y. Adjoining Gunuinr's Union House. Road, cjirnafie, draft and farm horses for sale. Exchanges mado. A lartjo stock from which to make I fn) iloftions. CANAL 8T. Hiram Towner. said, "and come with me. They have been too quick for Bob Ilawkin; but perhaps we may fool them. We have no time to wnste, though, and wo must be as nolsclcwi as cats. Come!" Wit bin two minutes Uhk Rcdl.nrn's cnbln was surrounded by a mob head ed by Jnck Brown. The men calh d on liedliurn to come out, but received no response. They atole up to the door and listened, but no sound broke the death-like stillness that reigned with in. They broke the door open, holding their guns ready to meet an attack, but saw no living thing. They groped about the room, searching everywhere, hut found nobody. The cabin was de serted. "Quick, men!" Jack Brown crlel. "Rentier In every direction and icaich for them. They cannot be far away, for I saw them at be door as we came down the road." The mob dispersed and ran about In every direction. They searched every where, but It waa of no use. Dick Red burn nnd his daughter had disap peared ns effectually and mysteriously ns though they had faded away. Non plused and disappointed, the men col lected again at the cabin, and while they were standing there puzzling over what had transpired Bob Haw kins and a body of miners charged down on them. The miners supposed that Redburn and his daughter were In danger, so they opened Are on the mob. Some members of the mob fited a shot In re turn, but the greater part of them rnn awny at the first evidence of danger, lack Brown alone stood his ground. He fired two shots at. Boh Hawkins, one of which Inflicted flesh wound, while tht other cut through Bob's clothing Just under bis left arm. But those two shots were the Inst Jack Brown ever fired, for a ball, sent by a steady hand, sped straight through his heart. That ended the fight and the rel ji of reform In Tough Luck, The miners took matters In hand and Inaugurated a new system of things. They ran sev eral of the more disreputable charac ters out of the camp, though plenty who were not above reproach re mained. Several weeks passed before Bob Hawkins recovered from his wound. During that time he thought often of Minnie Redburn, and every day he wondered what had become of her and her father. He learned of their mysterious disappearance, and he had never been able to understand It. If they were alive they certainly ought to write to him. He had won enough for them to entitle him to that much consideration. The summer passed, and along In the fall Bob went down to 'Frisco. He had begun to mope and had lost his zest for work, so that the miners said he was not much good any more. They thought he was losing heart, since for tune had fought shy of him In a'l his mining efforts, but they were mistak en. He was simply lovesick. His purpose In going to 'Frisco was, ostensibly, to look after some business matters, but In reality he went there In the hope of finding some trace of Dick Redburn and bis daughter, and particularly the latter. But he had spent a month there, and though ho had searched every directory and made every possible Inquiry, and fre quented churches, theatres and every other place that be thought It possi ble Minnie might go, he had sera nothing of her nor found anything that gave him a trace of her wherea bouts. At last he gave tip the search and started to return to Tough Luck. Ho was on his way to the stage-coach of fice to take passage for the moun tains. He was down-hearted and sad, for the last hope of finding the wo man he loved was gone. He wal ed with his head down, taking no notice of what was passing about him. Noth ing waa of Interest to hlin. Then In a moment he was electrified into life and energy and bis blood was sent coursing through his veins, while bis brain went all in a whirl. A well remembered voice a volee he could never forget had . spoken his name and he had looked up to behold Min nie Redburn, more beautiful, more lovely, more enchanting than be had thought ber. Of course she Invited him to come to see her father. It was the most nat ural thing in the world for ber to do that, after all be had done for her and her parent. Equally of course, he accepted the invitation- Matters progressed until one day Bob called on Redburn and said to him: 'Yon remember promise 700 made to me that day np there at Tough LuckT "Yes, I remember." "Well, I, have come to make a re quest now." 'All right. It Is yours If It la In my power to grant it." 'It Is In your power, bat I warn yon now that I am going to ask you for a great deal. I am going to ask for the most valuable, the most precious thing of all your possessions." "Well, name It." "Then I want yon to give me yonr daughter." The old man gave a long whistle. "Is that all?" be asked with a amlle. "That is enough," Bob replied. "Well, you can have ber and wel come, though, I think you are letting me off entirely too easy. I expected that you would ask for something of real value." . '. Hawkins laughed. "I have," he said. "I have asked for sonicthlug of inestimable value." "Well, I suppose it la all a mere mat ter of taste," Uedbnrn said, with mock gravity. "But I will give you a half Interest In my mine at Tough Luck. That will kind of even things np and make the other gift less burdensome." Millions will be spent in politics this year. We can t incp the cam tmicn Koine without money any more than we can keep the body vigorous without food. Dyspeptic used to starve themselues. Now kodol dy spepsia cure digest what yon eat and allows you to eat all the Rood food you want. It radically cures stomach troubles. Subscribe for the Pbeb. COWS, OR STEAM ENGINES. Which Have Done the Most for the Advancement of Mankind? Ernest Seton-Thompnon, author of "Wild Animals I Have Known," "The Biography of a Grizzly," etc., In writ ing In the March Century of "The National Zoo at Washington," raises an interesting question as to the rela tive value of domestic animals and human Inventions. At the beginning of this century the continent of North America was one vast and teeming gnme rnnge. Not only were the buffalo in millions across the Mississippi, but other lnrge game were fully as abundant, though less conspicuous. Herds of elk, num bering ten or fifteen thousand, were commonly seen along the upper Mis souri. The antelope ranged the hlgh platns In herds of thousands; white tall deer, though less gregarious, were seen In bands of hundreds; while big horn sheep, though still loss disposed to gather In largo flocks, were rarely out of sight in the lower parts of the eastern Rockies, and it was quite usual to see several hundred blncktall In the course of a single day's travel. But a change set In when the pion eer Americans, with their horses, their deadly rifles, their energy and their taste for murder, began to In vade tho newly found west. The set tlers Increased in numbers, and tho rifles became more deadly each year; bnt the animals did not improve In speed, cunning or fecundity in an equal ratio, and so were defeated in the struggle for life, and started on the down grade toward extinction. Aside from' sentimental or esthetic reasons, which I shall not here dis cuss, the extinction of a large or high ly organized animal la a serious mat ter. 1. It la always dangerous to disturb the balance of nature by removing a poise. Some of the worst plagues have arisen in this way. . We do not know, without much and careful experiment, how vast a service that animal might have done to mankind as a domestic species. The force of this will be more ap parent If we recollect how much the few well-known domestic species have done for the advancement of our race. Who can decide which has done more for mankind, the cow or the steam engine, the horse or elec tricity, the sheep or the printing press, the dog or the rifle, the ass or the loom? No one, Indeed, can pro nounce on these, yet all on reflection feel that there is reason In the com parisons. Take away these Inventions and we are put back a century, or per haps two; but further, take away the domestic animals, and we are re duced to absolute savagery, for it was they who first made it possible for ouf aboriginal forefathers to settle In one place and learn the rudiments of civil ization. And it is quite possible, though, of course, not demonstrable, that the humble, chuckle barn fowl has been a larger benefactor of our race than any mechanical Invention in our pos session, for there Is no inhabited country on earth to-day where the barn fowl Is not a mainstay of health. There are vast regions of South Amer ica and Europe where it is the main stay, and nowhere Is there known which is probably more than can be said of anything In the world of me chanics. TRANS-8IBERIA. A Railway to Be Succeeded by Other Vast Trunk Systems. A number of new railroads are con templated in Asia. The lines now In existence have a total length of about 80,000 miles of which two-thirds be long to British India. The portions of the Trans-Caspian and the Trans Siberian railways already constructed have a length of 8,200 miles. A num ber of European syndicates have ob tained concessions for $3,600 miles of railroad In China, which will traverse regions rich in minerals and agricul ture; many of these lines are already In progress of construction. The Chinese government owns about 100 miles of railway. These lines are very remunerative, especial ly that from Peking to Tientsin. Japan Is well provided with railroads; the present length being 3,200 miles. French Indo China has at present only 120 miles, but the French pos sessions In Cochln-Chlna, Anam and Tonkin will soon have 1,400 miles, which will greatly help to develop their mineral and agricultural resources. The Dutch Indies are well supplied. Java alone has 1,000 miles. There are as yet no railroads In Persia of any consequence; but Turkey operates 1,000 miles in Asla and 600 miles more are in construction or projected. The Russian commission which for months past has been busy with the preliminaries for the construction of a railroad from Astrakhan up the River Volga has completed Its labors. The plan la to lay the tracks on the left shore of the Volga and to connect with the general Russian railway sys tem. The railroad will become of the ntmost importance for the whole com merce of Russia with Central Asia and Persia the more so because, at the same time the Volga channel through the Caspian Sea will be deep ened to enable steamers to proceed directly to Astrakhan without being compelled to reload on flu 'bottomed lighters. Matrimonial Facts. Some curious secrets as to matri mony are seen In the following statis tics: May and November are the most marrying months. Fewer people are married in March than in any other month. When bachelors marry wid ows the widow Is generally the cider, and when widowers marry maids the maid is usually the younger. It has been demonstrated by ex rienoe that consumption enn be lire ented by the early nse of one min ute cough cure. This is the favorite remedy for coughs, colds, croup, as thma, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Cures quickly. For barns, iujaries, piles and skin diseases use DeWitts witch hazel sal ve. It is the original. Counterfeits may be offered. Use only DoYVHt's. &-ilJ fiAILRDAD TIME TABLE, Corrected to Date. Pol Id Pullman tinlns to Buffalo. Nlnn- nrn Kails, Chtiiitaiepin Lako, Cleveland, Cltlrnpo and (Mrrlniuiti. tw-i;els fin kjiJo af. Tort Jervis to nil pnltils 111 tlie West and SnlltlnveM in lower rates than via any other first-class lino. Trains Now I.favp Tout Jkrvis as Kot.i.owc KASTWAKI). No. 13, Dally Express SKI A.M. 10, llnlly Kxprr;.s 5 SO " " hi, Dully Kxrcpt Sunday.. I! 'JO " " i?H, " " 7 4.1 " " (Vki, PiindiivOnly 7 ir, " " ax, Dnilv K.xccpt Sunday.. 1" i7 " " , Dally Way Train . 13 Hi p.m. " 80, Wny Kxec'pt Sunday... H L'J " " 2, Dnllv Kxpresn 4 :2.ri " " B20, Sunday Only 4 HO " " 8, Dally Express B.'JU ' " 18, Suinlayonly 6 ITi " " 2J. Dally Except Sunday . . .Hi ' " 14. Daily 10. (JO " WESTWARD. No. 3, Dally Kxprc 13 IS0A M. " 17, Dailv Milk Train S i i " " 1, Daily Express 11 : " " 11, For Ho'diile K'pt Sun.. 13 10 p. M. " II. Dailv Except Sunday. .. 13 20 " " 27. Daily Except Sunday . . 5 M) " " 7, Dailv Kxuress 10.15 " Trnlns leave Chambers street, New York fer Port Jervis on week days nt 4 00, 7 4r, i on u if. 10 ,10 a m 1 no H (m t 80, an, 7 ao, 9 IB r. M On Sand ivs, i (l 7 :1 (I Oil. U 1f n 111 : 12 la. H Mi. 7 80 and 9.15 P. M. Tl. I. tloherts, Gpnem! In.irii'r Agent, Ni'W York, SEASON OF ISOO Souvenir goods made by the INDIANS from BARK and NATURAL WOOD in large varieties Also goods made from skins of Pike County Rattlesnakes Other nice sovenirs are found here in views of Pike county, also in paper weights. The. Yazoo is the only store carrying a full line of souvenir ware in addi tion to the large stock of Yankee -:- notions. Walk In and Look Around- "THE - YAZOO," 94 Pike Street, Port Jervis flziGEj-imi cm itjd;kj-x incgq Kiaiirqg A3 IF VOU WANT "S,J-- KENTUCKY-WHISKY OPDEO IT FOOMKCNTUCKY. SEND US $31? AND WE WILL SHIP YOU 4 FULL QUARTS OP THE CELEBRATED OLD To sny'poini in U.S. East of Denver Securely packed Without marks indicating commit IT WAS MADE IN OLD KCNTuCKV AUG. C0LDEWEY & CO. CNI3l W. MAIN ST. IS- tOlHSVILLE, KENTUCKY, est. 1848 Ptr-epeNte -any local bank pans: ??sttotj CHURCH DIRECTORY MILFORD. Fiiist Prepbytkuian Church, Milford, Sttlilmth service at lo.ilii A. M. and 7.:i P. II. Saiibath school immediately afU'r h morning service. Prayer nir-etinK Wed nesday at 7.80 P. II. A cordial weleoilu will lie extended to all. Th" nut at tached to other churches are especially ill vlted. Kkv. Thomas N U.HoiJi, Pastor. Church or Tim Goon Siiki'hkki, Mil ford: .Service Sunday at lo.n A. M. and 7 ;i P. M. Sunday sehco! ut 13.nu M. Week-day service Krlilay at. ID A M. Holy Cuiuiuliiiinn Sunday at 7.45 A. M. Scats freo. A li are welcome. Kkv. C'has. li. Caih-enter, Rector M. K. Cliritcli. Sericis at the M K. Church Sundays: Preaching at lu :i a. m. and at 7 p. ni. Sur day school at l!:4fip. in. Kpworth lenjnic at fl.45 p. in. Weekly prayer ineetiilK oil Wednesdays ut 7.:-(0 p. m. Clas mceuntf conducted by Wm. A iikIc on Kridays at 7.:!0 p. in. An earnest invitation is extendwl tu anyour who may desire, to worshsp with us. KKV. C K. Sci huku, Pastor. MATAMOKAS. Kpwokth M. K. CururH, Matanioras Services every Salilmth at 10. i a. m. and 7 p. m. Salihaili school at D.an. '. K. mcctinir Muiiday evening at 7.:lu. Class meeting Tuesday evening at 7. HO. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening ut 7.J0. fcvuryuue welcome. P.EV. T. G. SI'KXCKH. HoPB FVASGEUCAL Chihch, Mat moras. Pa. Services next. Sunday as follows: Preaching at lu.JO a. in. and 7 p. in. Sun day school at ii p. m. Junior C. K. Isifui-fc and C. K. prayei im-ring after the even ing service. Vid-weck prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 7.311. Seats free. A cordial I'eleunic tu all. Come. Kkv J A. WituAND, Pustor. Secret Societies. MiLFoun I.oi , No. S44, F. & A. M. : Leslie meets Wednesdays on or li.fore h ull Moon at tht sawkill House, Mllfurd Pa. N. Kinery, Jr.. Secretary. Millord John C Went brook, W. M.. Milford. Pa. Vam Iieh Mark I.oiiok, No. (tM, I.O. O. F: Meets every Thursday evening at 7 HO p. iu., P-i-own's Building. 1). H Hornlieck, Siry .laenb McCaity, N. G PKLIIKNCB KfcUKKAH LoDOK, 11(7, I O O. K. Meets every second and fourth Fri days In each month in Odd Fellows' Hall, Brown's building Mi Katharine kleiu ii.ii. Miss Williclmiim ix ck, beo'Y. LXDrsssape rio C h e a p e st Clothing House in Port Jervis ! CANNON & MULLIGAN, 5 & 7 FRONT STREET. EVERY HOUR Is an effort put forth to deserve, obtain anl retain your pationago. GOME with your very licst $10 suit thoughts and se cure one of tlicsc Men's Winter Suits at $6.98 Broken low of Men's Winter Ov ercoats reduced to less than cost. GUNNING & FLANAGAN, Cor. Front and Sussex St"s. Port Jkrvis N. Y. Stovos and Ranges. THE Round Oak For Wood and Coal. Bost Heater iiml Fuel Kaver in the Country. New Era Radiators, Two Fire In one .1 AlillWAHK. fl'TI.KRV, TIN, AfiATIt WA KK, ETC. VIN ROOFINO AND PLUMBINO A SPECIALTY. Jobbing promptly attended to T R. Julius Klein. BKOAD STREET MILFORD. P AGENTS WANTED In Every County to Supply tho croat popular domand for AMERICA'S WAR FOR HUMANITY TOLD N PICTURE AND STORY, COMPILED AND WRITTEN B f S. I - I I I II. i o e n c co r jonn j. ingau, Of Kansas. The most brilliantly written, most pro fiiHt'ly and artist ienlly lllutftratitl. and most intonwly popular book on tho sub ject of the war with 8paiu. Nearly 200 Superb Illustrations from Photographs, taken Bpwlnlly fur this (treat work. 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I tried nearly every remedy that was recommended to me and tfoctorer) with the leading ptivslclana of this section but obtained no help until I began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. It has done me more good than all the medicine I ever took." Was. iHNi Hollow AT, Geneva, Tnd. Dr. Miles' Heart Curs Is sold at all drugrflats on a positive guarantee. . Write, for fiye adlce and booklet to Dc Miles iilu-a Ox, hiiiUm 10. Ladies' shirt waists all styles and prices at T. Armstrong & Co s.
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