lS&SSSteS?l J 3 Tltero in no more npprorn into eift to lie given to men, women or children than ft pair of RMppers, boot., shoes, overiiters fir legging. We are well equipped to satisfy the most" exacting or fastidious person. Mens velvet., plush, lenther and felt slippers from 50 con is to the genuine allicntor leather at 'l 00. Womens evening or party slippers in nil the luteal leathers and styles. Misses, womens and children felt slippers, fur trimmed or plain, 7!o to 1 50. Overeniters nnd lepRitis from 2 Ho to $1 25. Felt nnd rubber boots for the little ones 1, fl.25 nnd II E0. Uoods purchased for Christmns gifts may be exchanged. nfter the holidnys if not satisfactory. Mail or telephone orders will receive prompt attention. IOHNSOM FITTFR CF FEET PORT JERVIS, N. Y. H - v , from now until Christmas will be found a free game, amusing and instructive-50 different kinds. Get Lion Coffee and a Free Game at Your Grocers. Do your Children ASK QUESTIONS? Of ccurso Uiey do. It is their way of learning iiml it is your duty lo answer. You mnv need a dic- B Lionai v lo aid von. It won't au- R Hwer ererv ninial.ion. hut there nre luonsamlg to which it will give you Irnp, clour and definite answers, not about words only, but about Ihinga, lliettti, machinery, men, platen, nl oijcm and the like. Then, too, the children enn find their Eown answors. nouie 01 our ci a SLM'oaletiL men havu aaorilied their power lo study ot the dictionary. I Of eouruo you want ttio beet dic tionary. J lio moat cnlieiil preier the Iew and Enlarged Edition of webster's -International Dictionary. "JSv ' J'" hrtt'tf any question V nhoul if irrife it. wrest i.R'S I li!nntTwuJQ. flt C. MERRIAM CO., I UBt.iailiDI, PRINOFIELD, MASS. THE NEW YORK WORLD Thrice-a-Week Edition Read Wherever tho Engllh Lngug lk Spoken The Thriue-a-Wwk World wtui a bri! Hnut sucoea iu tho iH'lmilng and hii been stetulily growing ever si dog. Time is the tst of all hiuKs, and hns got Its seal of approval on the Thiiee-a-Weuk World, which in widely circulated In every Btate and territory of the Union, and wherover there are pooplo who cau read our mother ttr.Rue. ' This paper for the coming winter and the year liiH, will make its news service, if possible, more enUu)te thnu ever. All events of important, no innttcr whtitv they happen, are rvporUni accurately ana promptly. "The subscriber for on'y one dullara year gets three papers every wet-k and more iiuws and gtiierul reading than unmt great dailictt cnu Furnish at five or six ttmra the prnx). The Thric-a -Week World U ntwulutely fair in Its political news. Partl-an bum luiver allowed U ffKt it i news column, hi'd donxHTiit and ivpuhin-an alike can ot fiiiiniii patri truuiiul uttxiuncou all tilt) glt'Mt Hil( ICiii CHMlpj iju.s lu uil !n loii tu till ihf m'vvti the Tliricn-a Wf.t-k World furiiirtin's the bt-.-t k riiil lio tion, eiulnnate nmi ket r.-pirtH and itiii fi'i.t urt-a ot luuiiv-si. 'I ti 1 hrtra- S tvk W'.n ln s reji: lur nh-Hc-i'iptiou i ri;.; is only ' ocr yrat una tliU p i H tor Ml pip.TBi. Wo Kih '-r th H uoe 1 uaitrd licwpiipor ami t hti e County i'----fb Uv' ht-r cue yi-nr fur $L '.'lie regular MiibRLfipUou peii-o of the Foley's 1CL ney Cure ' ti.:JJcr r''.t F E A Giiricfnir 4u fw p-''n In each pound package of Washington Hotels. RI6GS HOUSE. The hotel par excellence of tho capital located, within one block of the Whin House and directly opposite the Treasury Finest tnble in the oity. WILLARD'S HOTEL A famous hotelry, remarkable for ib historical assoolntions and long-sustali popularity. Hecently renovated, repainted una pnrtmuy ivturniHhtHl. NATIONAL HOTEL A lnndmnrk amonir the hotels of Wenh iimtiiti, putrou'zcd iu former years hy presmeutK ana nlffli outclaln. Always prime favorite. Recently remodeled and rendered better twin ever. Opp. Pa. K. B. dei. WALTKK BURTON. Hoa. Mirr These hotelH are tho prlnuipiil politiual reniiezvoin or tne capltiil at all times. They are the best stopping places at rea- onHoie rBtes O. O. STAPLES. Proprietor. O. DEWITT.Manai.r. State Normal School East Stroudsburg, Pa Regular State Normal I'mirsen, and Special Departments of Music, Klo cution. Art, nrnwing, Stenography, and Typewriting; strong College rreparatory Department. FREE TUITION noavdlnir expenses f.'l 511 per week, l'upils admitted at any lime. Win ter Term opens Deo. swth. Write for catalogue. E. L. Kemp, A. Principal. DON'T TOSACCOfPIT and SMOKE Your Lifeawavl easily, be made well, stroiit. mnpndc. full n-w life and vior by taking AxJ-7 O-HAQ, niKifu west nien bt:oiitr,. rt.mv len puunds in ttii days. Over BOO ,OUO "" am urwitrf-'s. cure Enitrnui( c!. h Wl and advice I HUH. Ad-lifw S niRllNii .tuMAyB v-. emtago qi new hoik. 4J it I GBi'J Steer, Bull or Horse liiile, Calf skin, Dog skin, or any other kind of hide or skin, and ltt f us tan it with the hair on, soft, light, odorless I and moth-jrxf,for robe, j run, coat or gloves. L. Rut firt our Caiftiftgne, j tiiK ? tjl.truuuris. mi an to ! vmuI novlMke. M c aliAj buy r ' mw furs. .- " TUB CKOSRY FRIIAS FI R COMPANY. 110 Mill Mrct, kuchester, N. V. " CANDY CATMABTIC ,1 t Ccaunic itampul C.CC biivtr sold In bulk. He wre A the dealer whu tries to lj tf uv Art Yuur H iduey I t SI n mm tt no q nn M UU ft WHY AMERICANS ST AY ABROAD Wot !o Mnrh nr Mht-rrlnir tUtnrlcnl Inlrrpil n for Kn nnmlrnl Livings, Wfcnt clinrm, nne aslts one's tsrlf in wnndcr, mnkrs jmiiplp rptrinin fnr long yen rp n nml r ring H rcsult-les from (airr. to Cornliill? It tnmiol bp the rlimntc, for onr own Is quite br frond. His torical BRSociHtions, we nre assured, compensate ninny of those people for Hie Absence of kith nnd kin. Experi ence, however, has taught me that the mnjority of them are us splendidly in- riiiTerent to history nnrl art, too, foi the matter of that, unless as it is ap plied to the decoration of the human form as they are to the llosetta stone, writes Kliot Grepory, on "Iloll- iiifr Stone," in Ontnry. -The families that one finds residing in Italy, for instance, lonir since aban- loned su-h foolishness os sipht-seeinp. That useless fatipue is left to the newcomers; the habitues J have met no more dream of visiting the Vati can RnHeries or of rending in the li brary of Lorenzo the Mapniflcent than they do of settling down seriously to study Itnlinn. One hears, especially in the less ex pensive lit1 lerit ies, Rome tw -addle about culture; but you may take my word for it, in nine cases out of ten, the real attraction of the place lies in the fact that a victoria rati be had for $so a month and a pNod cook for one-tenth that sum. NO FOREIGN REPAIRS. Ships of the Amerlean tfaTir Xa More to Hp Inspeeteil lit 111 In Allea Pnrts. Ttie nnvy department has enme to the conelnsion that it is not n proper thing for foreign oMi'iers and others to hare the privilege of examining onr hips in all their details while those vessels nre on foreign stations, sajs the Army and Navy .lonrnaj. At a for eign dockyard a hip is open to inspec tion and comment r.nd all information desired can he readily obtained. The hureau of construction and repair has brought this matter to the attention of the secretary of the navy and has pointed out the inadvisability of thv policy of permitting American men-of- war to be extensively repaired abroad In the future, therefore, all repairs of any moment required by our vessels cruising anroad will ne carried out in home dockyards where it is practica ble. ' The Ran Francisco ha been sent to the Norfolk navy yard in furtherance of this new policy, and It is understood that our naval vessels as fast as they require overhatiling will be promptly sent to a home station for the purpose. It is felt that the tim" has come when secrecy in detail may be of prime im portance to our naval authorities. Tmstlnn In Cnlomliln. A story of t lie Colombian idea of taxation is told by Teter McQueen, the Boston traveler, after a visit to the sent of the South Americnn revolution. Some American friends of mine," he said, "were visited by the city officials of. Colon. 'Senor,' said the leader of the delegation, 'we have come to collect $12 in gold from you, your share of the cost of collecting the garbage for this year. llut, my dear sir,' said the Amer ican, in surprise, you have not collected the garbage once during the whole year.' 'That's true,' said the collector, scratching his head; 'well, lei's make it six dollars, then.' " Keeileil UrKanlmntUiiiM. It is the Atchison Globe's conclusion that the Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Revolution, Daughters of Itebcc- ca. Sons of Herman, etc., suggest the demand of organizations of Sons and Daughters of Your Tarents, who will do something to make life agreeable for the old folks. Cities Preferred tr Krsrorl, The two American cities in which the number of colored inhabitants is increasing most largely are Washing ton and Philadelphia. Tha Suicide City. 6au Francisco lends American citier with the largest ratio of guiciueb, or 39.1 per 1(10,000 of population. Sheriffs Sale By virtue of a writ of Levari Faclns is sued out of the court of common picas of Pike county, to me dlriKUcd, 1 will expose to sale by public vendue or outcry at the slierm solnue in the borough of Miltord, on FKIDAV, THE BIXTKENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D , at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day All tlmr tract or parcel of l.md, sltuale In tho VHIhith of MatiimorHH, ('ountv of 1'lko and Stata of Pennsylvania contain tainhig two village lots and numbered on the map of said vlllaue as lots numbers l;.'l anil rsj both of salil lots fiontiux on Har' er street and butlcd bv an alley, each lor. oeiiiK no icet wine In front ami 'car and 100 feet III depth: lit No. IU! bcllltt loo feet in ilupi h on the liiicofPost8tri.i t and adjoining lot I'J-J iit3iun the same liiiouiws conveyed to Harriet (Jook nmt Dame! Cook he huv tmiui, hy deed recorded In Pike (,'oiintv Recorder's ollice at Milfi.rd, Pa , In thiil book iSo. 4N at page 4-il, elo. 1MPROVKMKNT3 DOUULE FKAMK IIOl'.-K Hiezed and taken into I'xecuthui as the property of Harriet Cook. Daniel Oiok ami tmriiet .nilin and will ! sold hy nte for cash. IIKOKliK GHEIillHV. Mierlff, Sheilff's OITh-e, Milford, Pu , DeteUllR:l 2-i lm j. j :io;:f:Y diseases are the cases. most fatal of all dls- ( M ial 1 0 Citi4iw J f.vXvjf of money rcunJed. Gotdalnn remedies reccrdzei by e mi ne nt f hysiciam as the best for iliiney anJ UladJer troubles PKICH 50c arid $i. GO. ' Foley's Honey and Tnr tar cniijren,saie,surt. no opiates. ADAM'S GHOST. l?Y !H.i . Ain.P:R. i I mmle up my tniii:!. tmid tlie ifpnrtpr, ihftt if tlie k'"! ever npjiriireci in my bed room fltfam, 1 nnuH ovprt'ome mv fmrs ami peak to it, itilpnd r.f burying my bead mi der the covers, n 1 did t he tirst time. Well, air, fine pnougti, tli? nrxt night, exnetty it J1?, 1 henrd a luitit noise by the bed, and I looked Ki-oHitd. There sat the specter in a chaii'. i feat t might itp nnd miu. With some firmness, although my voice trembled: "Who are you "I nm nobody in part inilar now aid the ghost ; "but 1 was Adam." ".Adam wlio" "Mad io family numf. Thrp was but one fnmily of us. and they all knew me. I as the first mun, you know. You must have heard of me." "Yr, indi-fd," f-aid the repor'.ii. "I'm snrry 1 en n't shake hands,' Miid tlx tliost. "but you mtgut ae ttelltjyto shakt hands with a tog bank as with me. It'x not sociable, 1 know, but 1 rnn't help it."' "Uh, never mind," said t he reporter; "I'm glud to Kee you, nil the wune." "Your name i tJohmnn, iint it?" ake2 the specter. "No; my mime Jackson' replied th reporter. "I'lhnw!" s;iid thegliost. "1 was looking for s man named Johhsun; but my eyesight is so bud that I couldn't read your door plate distinctly. The worst ot it is, too, that I can't wear spectacles nothing sub-taut is! enough to hitf-h thpm to. I vi-di snie ot you people would invent an eyeglass that can be worn by near-sighted ghosts. You'd confer a genuine benefaction on the follu in the other world. ' "What was your business with Johnson? Perhaps I can " "Well, in the first place, T understand that lie is one of the committee appointed to get up a statue uf me for the town of Klmiia. J have been in to see that statue, and I want to ask Johnson where he got the idea that 1 used to weal' a straw hat and side-whiskers. I want to know, also, what authority he ha? iur giving me a Roman nose. "Hadn't you one of that kind?" "Why, man, the Romans hadn't intro duced that variety of nose in mv time! And Johnson has had me represented with huge serpent lying at my feet. Now, what was the use of dragging up painful reminis cences of that kind? Why not let the inattej drop? Hanged if I like it." "It's nn outrage!'' "Between ourselves' said the specter, locking his misty fingers over his knee. "1 don't think much of tlie statue business, anyhow. Do you know what they did? Too stingy to make a fresh piece of sculpture out of a block of marble, they bought up a sec ond-hand statue of Benjamin Franklin at auction, and hired a man to work it over into me! Doesn't look a particle like me! And, anyhow, Franklin was no kind of a man to make me out of. A common kind of fellow, a sort of populist, opposed to the wealthy classes, wasn't he?" "We consider him quite respectable." "Another tiling I wanted with Johnson was to see if 1 can't make arrangements with some reliable spiritual medium. I've been crowded out in the cold for about 4,000 years, with no chance to participate in anything. Now, I in the man that started this world. I gave it a send ofT, and it really does seem pretty hard that,! cant even express my views in a newspaper, or defend myself from calumny, just because I happen to be dead; now doesn t tt "Very hard. But we didn't know you took an interest in such thirds." "Certainly. I often feel as it I'd like to express an opinion on the questions of the day or something of that kind; and then, of couise, Kve wants to hear everything about the fashions. I wish there was some way for a ghost to wive a little money so that I. could subscribe for a fashion journal or two, just to quiet her. Do you know any thing I could get work at?" . "How would it do to make an engagement at tlie theater to appear as the ghost of Hamlet's father, or as the ghost of Hnnquo?" "St doesn't strike me very favorably. It might be considered rather undignified in the father of the race to be hanging around among scene shifters anfl fiddlers. Besides, they have too much light on the stage for me; I can't get into shape unless there is absolute darkness. And then, you know, I'd be exposed to insult. When w-e hear a cock crow we are obliged to Hit. Now, sup pose, right in the midst of the performance, some miserable boy should crow. Kven if I knew it was a false alarm, I would be so unnerved that I couldn't go on; but most likely I'd vanish as soon as I heard it, just from force of habit. No; the proposition doesn't strike me. Seems unfair, though, doesn't it, that a man who once owned the entire earth can't call a dollar his own? "Tf a small loan would be of any service to you, 1 will gladly " said the reporter. "You're mighty kind; but here, you see. we encounter another difficulty. Wher'm I going to put a dollar when I get it? I have n't a pocket about me that'll hold a cent! Young man, a ghost has no chance at all. Keep out of the business as long as you can. The reporter said he would. "And now I really must be going. The un rises so disgustingly early this time of year.-. I think I shall go around to-morrow night and haunt Johnson, if 1 can find him. If vou should happen to fee him I wish you'd mention it to him. so as to prepare his mind. People are always scary at tirst with us. Perfect nonsense, too! What a fool a man must be to be afraid of a little carbonic acid gas and moisture! That is all I am. Put your handout and feel me! Don't you see; you can stir all around inoideof me jut as if 1 wasn't bene." "Wonderful!" said the reporter, "very wonderful! I never believed in ghosts be fore. The oddest tiling is that you. who lived so long ago, should take an interest in modern politics." "Rut I do, though' said the specter. "Perhaps you would be willing to tell me if you are in favor of woman suffrage, or " Just at this juncture, the reporter said, a cock crew in the yard below, and thegnost of Adam suddenly vanished. It was most unfortunate, too, for his political opinions would have been interesting. Rut I have never been able to rid myself of the impression that the reporter was ly ing about tlie whoie occurrence. N. Y. Weekly. Illi Difficulty. The witty Samuel Wilberforce, bishop of Oxt'oid, had no piiein-e witu admirers who ner!.-led in regarding him, witii other of his cloth, as extraordinarily important. A Udy who met him one day at dinner evidently felt obliged to keep the eonversa turn at a high level. She began uith nmch u!fiiii'ii y : "My lord, you must have had a great many serious question to deal with, in the coue at y our lite. W hut is the inot tremendous difficulty you have had to encounter '!" The binhop'a lutpkiii wiu slipping away bom him. "Keeping a dinner napkin on this ni'b ipiou ul untie," he, as be clutched at it. Boy's Life Saved From Membranous Croup C. V. Lynch, a prominent citizen of Winchester, Ind., writes, "My little boy bad a severe attack of membranous craup, and only got relief after taking Foley's Honey and Tur. He gofr relief after one doe and 1 feel that it saved the life of my toy." Refuse substitutes. Kuld at Armstrong's drug stute. Sick Headache ? Food doesn't digest well? Appetite poor? Bowels constipated? Tongue coated? It's your liver 1 Ayer's Pills are liver pills; they cure dys pepsia, biliousness. Jtflc. AH driijret. t:u h" nr T'ciirrt & beautiful k I lii-n ii- lCUIIHU'..- Ml U Ulkl . Whiskers CARIBOU MURDER. Lit r it e Cnmiinntrfl Thnt fllnnirhter Hnndrpil of the Anlmnli In fnandlnmtf. Newfoiimlliiml is prulmblv the nnly country in the world where Tenisnn. salted or fresh, is a eta pie article of diet for the masses. The const folk make their plans with method nnd de liberation, says Outing. From the har bor w here t hey reside they get in their bonta to tlie rivers and fords which strike inUi the interior. When naviga tion Is no longer possible they debnrk and continue on foot to the deer conn try. They carry barrels filled with salt and sometimes' po in kirpe companies. When the rendezvous is readied they camp. Then they ambush themselves a lonij a prom K In (? "lead" or deer track, armed w ith a Ion p. Bix-foot mnzzle-load-Inp sealing puns, which they charpe w ith about "eight fingers" of coarse punpowder and "ships" of lead, frap ments of iron or bits of rusty nails, whichever they may have. They fire point blank into a herd of caribou, as it pnsses, and leilig usually pood shots, contrive to kill almost anythinp they aim at. or to wound it so badly with these drendful missiles that it booh col lapses. Then they skin nnd cnt up the meat, for these men know a little of every trade, and pack it in the barrelt withthesaltnsa preervat ive. A Thousand Dollar's Worth of Gold A. II. Thames, n well knovn conl operator of BufTtlo, O., writes, '! Iiave been nffl'ited with kidney and bladder trouble for years, ptissinp ?ravel or stones with excruoiatinp pain. I got no relief from medicines until I began taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the result was surprising. A few doses startled the brick dust like fine stones and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new num. It has done tne $1000 worth of good.' Armstrong's drug store. Sold at Naturally the normal democratic editors did not see anything to com mend particularly in a republican president's message to congress Here and there in the West one of the unterrified announced that Teddy is all right. Coughs, Colds and Constipation. Few people rnnlissu when talking oough medicines other thun FoleyV Honey nnd Tar, that they contain opiates whioh nre constipating bo sides being unsafe, particularly for children. Foley's Honey nnd Tar contains no opitates, is sate nnd sure nnd will not constipate. Sold at Armstrong's drug store. A good many of the papers which for some time past had been fore canting the president's message, were surprised to find the message itself quite different from their versions not quite so able of course. Report from tha Reform School J. O. Gluok, superintendent, Pruntytown, W. Va , writes: "After trying nil other advertised cough medicines we have decided to use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively in the West Virginia, Reformed 8ohool. I find it the most effective and absolutely harmless." H ld at Armstrong's drug store. And after the Monroe doctrine originated in the far-seeing mind of the great Hamilton wnile Monroe was but an aspirating politician In the house of representatives. A Timely Topic At this season of ooughs nnd colds it is well to know that Foley's Honey and Tar. is the greatest throat and lung remedy. It cures quickly and prevents serious results from ncold. Sold at Armstrong's drug store. There have been some men so great Unit the defeat for the presidency has crushed them. Others have made a gooil deal of money out of the experience. A kidney or bladder tronblo can always be cured by using Foley's Kidney Core in time. Bold at Arms trong's drug store. That "we can stand high prices fur belter than we can stand idle lulwir" is one of Secretary Shaw's golden axioms. i FoleyV Honey and Tar positively cures all throat and king diseases. Refuse substitutes. Sold at Arms trong's drug store. A good many people are beginning to regard Mr. Ilryan as still quite interesting but no longer important. Don't be imposed upon bv taking substitutes offered for Foley's Honey and Tar. Sola at Armstrong's drug Store. Mm J8 .AT7CZ M ' When Hello SAW ji' n id V y Wo aro now lo cated at tho corner of Front and Sussex Streets. KANE, Telephone The Big Store's SPECIALS IN BLANKETS & QUILTS ; .65 Blankets for $ .60 '$3.25 Blankets for $2.98" 75 " " -69 ; 3.50 " " 3.10 90 " " .791 4-25 " " 3.80 1. 00 " " .89 1.25 " " 1.18;$ .75 Quilts for $..69 1.50 " " 1.39 1 .85 " " .76 2.00 " " 1.86 1.20 " " 1.10 2.50 " " 2.25 1.35 " 1.25 2.65 " 2.40 1.50 " 1.39 T. Armstrong & Co. Milford, JEW GOODS! Dry Good, Fancy WaisPatterns, Ginghams, Outings, Flannel and Flannelettes, Denims Drapery, Underwear, Gloves, Hats, Caps, - Fancy Crockery, Lamps & Glass Ware, Felts & Rubbers, Etc. etc. LOTS OF GOODS SUITABLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. W. & G. MITCHELL'S, MILFORD, PA. The CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS TABLE NUTS RAISINS PLUM PUDDING CANDIES ORANGES LEMONS . FIGS DATES GRAPES ETC, ETC TOBACCO AND CIGARS FINE GROCERIES & SPORTING GOODS iL 0. "WALLAG1 ll9 LJ1 Telephone Cell 62. DO YOU EXPEPJ TO Manufacturers and dealers In all kinds of Lumber, Contractors and Builders. Estimates made ; personal atten tion given and work guaranteed. OFFICE, Brown's Duildiny, Milford, Pa, "BEST OF ALL FLOUR." FEED, MEAL, BRAN. OATS, and HAY. in need of any to No. 5., or come to KILL MILL, MILFORD, PA THE HOEMAN. Call P:' J. 184. Penna. NEW GOODS I! Holidays Harford St., Milford, Pa BUILD? THEN SEE rwm enn tuvyiy dim ouiy 5
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