THE MILFORD 'STORE - OF STORES Longest Established, Best Equipped FINEST LINE' OF WiNTER GOODS.1 Specialties in wooleruu jackets, ladies, mens and .children liftdetwtar. ' ;V"f-,. Gloves, hosiery, boots and shoes. - AH the? latest styles and test materials for winter . A New Department . A large assortment of Laces and Trimmings.' A complete stock of m:ns furnishings. "Finely stocked Grocery Depart- All of tlc aBoVc " alf prices iih at: Will lijalce ill to your advantage, fco buy of , MITHELL BR0S.-1 $i?oad sS12ilf'oi?d Pa General N ; LIVERY STABLE; Safe horses, Good wagons, Prompt serv: z . Careful Drivers. Findlay & Wheeler, lllford. Pa"; '.' .PROPRIETORS'" Ff-'j-Cv FEED, MEAL, Wit: When KILLthi COUCH AND CURE THK LUNC8 with Dr. ling's lev Discovery rnn ouchs ,v" Trial toUte free AND Ml THROAT AMOLUNOTnOURUS. GUARANTEED 8ATX6FACX0&1 OB, MONET KruMDD. - HARNESS Of All Kinds and Styles. - Blankets, Robes, Whips and Horse Outfitting gen erally. CARRIAGE TRIMMINGS Repairing ;-NEATI'YD()SE Examine my stock it will please you. The price too. L. F. II A FN Ell. Harford St. Milford' In nervous prostration and female wuknciM lh am ih. h I remedy, u tbouaande hva testified, T FUH KIONEY. LIVER AND 8TOMACH TROUBLE h Is tbo beet medicine ever odd over a draga-atta count. kr( -MSG ."BESroF.ALL FLOUR. -ciSc'BRAjJf,-' OATS, . ; V ' . , , - -and hay in need of any Hello to No. J5., or come to SAWKIlL MILL, MILFORD PA, I Supplying: 1 I The Table AN EVERY DAY PROBLEM We solve it by keeping Fine Groceries, Canned Goods, . ! ' ' Choice " Meats. Fresh Vegetables. FOR AN ELEGANl DINNER II iron appreciate good-market iatowinbuv your fish and clams at my place. Limburoer. imported Roquefort. Philadelphia Creaai ekMM or any others desired. FRED GUMBLE Harford St. Milford Pa. Tlie East Stroudsburg State Normal' ' " : School -; , i lo , A thoroughly first clas' school for TEACHERS. , It is PERFFCT folk, TL..h, and Healthf ulness of its Lo . cation. It is COMPLETE in itsE quip ment ;. . . i; Its Graduates rank among the Best tn SQIOLARSHIP and TEACHING ABILITY. The rooms are carpeted and the Beds Furnished.. -The Food is Abundant and Excellent in Quality. For Catalogue Address, E. L. KEMP, Sc. D.. PrincipaL East Stroudsburg, - Penna. . ' . DUET FOR THB FAT. 'sugar and Starchy Foods to Bo Avoided Juicy Vogetabloo and Watar it la popularly believed that all fat pnrsons are (roea feders, but thla la not truo; indned, tho revert Is often the case. Obealty may a dlseaso, or rnlhpr i .rirf'pnf vTpoTi"of one, llm tuiubiu being with tbe Inlernnl chemistry of nutrition d1M of metabolism, as It ta called. It, Is eon I'urable to diabetes nearly related to I;, .in fact." In thla dleease sugar Is rnrroed In excess In the aystem even whori; verj tittle Is' taken wits the food. nd" So In Dbeetty there Is a tendency to the formation of fat In the 'body,-even If little fat formlni food Is eaten. In most cases much ran be done by regulation of the dipt. : i' The amount of meat should not be Increased, but the quantity of sugar and starchy foods should be reduced, their place being taken by Don starchy vegetables, aucb aa spinach, cauliflower and salads. The foods te be avoided or taken In great modera tion are those which contain much stA'rch, such as rice and potatoes and all sweets pies, puddings and candy. Tea and coffee should be taken with out eugaj1. If taken at all. and choco late should be omitted entirely. Uread is fattening, but for most persona It seems n Indispensable article of diet Its amount can, how ever, be limited, and it should be toasted. Fats are less harmful than sugar and starch, and may be allowed In moderation in the form of butter and salad oil. . The belief that the drinking ot water nififtcs fat Is erroneous. If one eats jiilcv vegetables, and especially the less sweet fruits. Buch as app'e? and grapefruit, and abandons the use of sugar, there will be a natural reduc tion (nthe amount of . water takpn, but oije Rhould drink all that is needed to quench, thirst- r -Joint Worm's Devastating Work. .There is an. agent from the ento fcrblogical elation lit Washington In these parts inspecting the condition of the wheaU and especially as to the effects upon It of the joint worm, which, he says, is gradually increas ing its devastations, and unless It- la arrested and destroyed, In a few years the wheat crop of this State will not be worth the sowing and harvesting. This agent collects samples of the wheat, with the worm working In It, wljlchr he sends to Washington for In spection. This Joint worm Is a thread like worm about a sixteenth of an inch long.' grown from an egg that a fly baa deposited on the wheat stalk, and down the Inside of that the wo. m burrows, absorbing the sap and srb Btame of the wheat, and Is this way completely ruining It . - , No" way to destroy this worm or to resist Its ravages has been discovered. Ohio State Journal. - Old Missouri Stats Rosd. ' ; One of the oldest landmarks In this part of Missouri Is the old Blooming ton road, also known as the old State road. This road began In the eastern part of North Missouri, running west through Bloomlngton. ' It didnl nn on. section lines aa the roads now run, but ran as the crow flies. Ttao high way was the main thoroughfare through North Missouri long before and after the Hannibal tt 81 Joseph railroad was built and has a btatory not well known to the younger (en oration. Over this old time highway tbe early gold seekers traveled la ox wagons with their little early belong ings, going to California and Oregos. Brooklyn Gazette. , ' Ndt His Business. "Pow'ful fertile country daooa then In Texas," said the colonel. '"Tea, seh! Why, seb, I know spots daoun then where the trees grow so close togutheh that you-all couldnt shove youb hand between then trunks. And game, seh! Why, seh, I've seen Feb Jinyuh .deeah In those same forests with antleha eight feet spread! Tea, seh ! " - At this point some meddlesome Idiot asked the colonel bow such deer ever managed to get their antlers be tween such tree trunks. 'Thet, seh," said the colonel, draw ing himself up with squelching dig nlly, "is theh business!" Everybody's ilagailnex Fattest French Soldiers. Occasionally our Paris contemporar les entertain their readers with an ac count of the tallest and the shortest conscript Now a Journal has gone one better and discovered the fattest recruit In the French army, who hae been found at CorbeiL -.This honors ble distinction belungs to M. Laverdlt the Bon of a merchant in the locality. The young man turns the scale at 268 pounds, avoirdupois, or rather over 19 stone.. . . . - ' ' Froien Fruit Custard. ' Three pints' ot sweet miik, eight eFKs, one teaspootiful oi v&ullla, one bnd one-half cupfuls of sugar, one cup ful of raisins, one-half cupful of pe cans chopped fine, one-third cupful of citron or candied orange peeL Directions for Mixing. Put three piuts of sweet milk in a double boiler and slowly heat Beat eight eggs to gether ten minutes, add one and one batr cupfula of sugar to the eggs, then gradually stir eggs and sugar Into ho uilik, boil thoroughly, flavor with one spoonful of vanilla and set aside to cool. When odd put Into a frees er. pack with crushed Ice and salt; when almost frozen add the fruits and nuts and set aside to harden. This fuantl ty will aerve twelve people. Alice Ki&gs Blanton, Frankfort, Ky. Curried Eaga. four eggs, one ounce of butter, one 4'ince of chopped onion, half aa oenoe (jf flour, one gill of milk and water cue teaspoonfulful of curry powder, iha Juice of half a lemon, boiled riot Constant Mother Is It possible, Harry, that you have eaten ail that cake without giving a thought to your alitor? Harry Oh no! I thought of her every second. 1 was afraid all th tire that she wouM cerne btfor I 'ltd tQ'-tn It UP, Notes and Comment Of Interest to Womea Readers FIRELtSS COOKING. De nod Leave Things bi taw Bast Tea) Long Nor Put Theen In . Too Soon. In flrelees cooking there are eertetavJ things to be remembered by the ta experienced cook. .One Is the M a dish Is left indefinitely la the) cooker dt will sour. Soups, stewa. Tisrrtahlee and such things moat be removed after twenty-four hours, and lea ta hot weather. Another thing Is that sane foods require a longer time oa the Bra be- fore being put in the cooker than oth ers do. According to Harper'a Bazar, cereals may take only ten minutes, td tough meat half an hour; It Is !est to find out something about the ergth of time the different things -e.iuire before beginning to use the -?ooltcr. Generally speaking, all Indigestible hi"gs take longer than the rest; oat real, beef stew, corned beef and "enns need more time than steamed puddings, rice and chicken. A third thing to remember Is this: rverytbtng that takea a very long tln-e to cook Is improved and the pro cees hastened If, when the Ume Is half ip and the food cooled, the pall Is emoved and reheated without open ng" It, and put back again. In all cooking also you must be -areful not to uncover the pall with he food In It before putting It in the lox. It must be kept tightly covered ro-n the time It Is put on the fire or the steam will escape and the meat it soup cool so that It cannot cook. tnt everything-In aa quickly -as poo- Ible, and cover at once. NEW KIND OF TRUNK. Orawere Can Be Adjusted to Vertical or Horizontal Positions, . In recent years there baa beea such a marked Improvement In trunks that it Is now possible to travel all over the country and keep one's clothes In as good shape aa If hanging lfe the wardrobe at home. Not so long ago a traveller who could not locale any one snide la his trunk without claw ing the entire contents into chaos was a -aaa of unuaual dexterity, and, at the end of a long Journey, everything was Jammed la one corner. The eona Mnatloa trunk deslgaed by a New Trunk Always Upright. Tork man. Is so ooostroeted that tt "HI always stand oa one end, the top ind si doe having convex proJectlOBS which Insure thla . The drawers of 'his trunk are so pivoted that they ;an be tilted to 1tfcer a vertical or a horizontal position. There Is a gen erous number of drawers and flaps. Hid the trunk Is especially conveni ent for the aafe carriage of women's lata. There are also hooka on which juits of clothing may be hung and Left always In an upright position. roston root OLD TOM AND NELSON. Tells How He Ruled the Rules ot the Queen! Navy. The great Nelson's sovereignty was confined to the' seas; on shore his valet, old "Tom," rulqd him complete ly. He was no hero "to Tom, but. a boy to be governed, klndjy but firmly. To the end of his days the faithful old ervant ascribed -his master's fate to the fact that he was not aboard Nel on's ship at Trafalgar. Tom had been everywhere with Nel son until the Ume ot Trafalgar. On that occasion he wad detained In Lon don too late to go to-sea with Nelson, and ever afterward he used to say: "If I had only been Xherj Lord Nel son would not have bees, Uled. for he should not have put oil that, coat! "He would mind me like a child." the old fellow would go on,"and when I found him bent on wearing his fin ery before a battle I always prevent ed aim. " Tom,' he would aay, '111 fight this battle ta my best coat' "'Oh, ao, say lord, yoa sheet," I'd say. "'But why, TomT he'd aay. , "'Why, asy kwdT You Juat ask aa questions, bet fight the kettle Bret,' I'd aey. "and then 111 areas yoa a ta all your stars sand garters aad) yew'il look something like. But after the) battle, not before, my lord.. He Bet aa his beet coat at Ttafakeaa, hireeea 1 wssat there to aewvut atea, aad tt was the art t Aa.-4V HURRYING HIM A LITTLE. In Hla Conversation He Reminded Her of a Steamboat The steamer was moving very slo-v ly np the broad, swift river. Several miles ahead, where there was a bend a sharp point of land projected a con slderable distance Into the stream ! had been In sight nearly an hor. C the upper deck aat a young couple ecuragedl la earnest conversation. "Laciada," he was saying, "we've kaowa each other a long Ume, haven't wer "Tee," she aaawered. "Five or six years, at least. Isn't Hr 1 believe ao." "Doa't yoa rhlak a girl ought tr know a fellow pretty well by ths' timer "Why, yes, of course." "Toave never heard anything bad about an, have your" "No." "Aad la Sve or six years a younj aaaa ought to know a girl pretty well oughtn't her "I suppose so." "We've beea together a good deal too, Ladnda " Then there was a long pause. "Aad, of eouree, yoa must have bus aeoted " Another protracted silence. "Anybody would naturally suspect though I've never been In a post Uoa on til lately and yet jny mind has been made up all the Ume and I can't tell you how much I " Then Luclnda spoke". "Henry," she said, "do you know you remind me ot this steamboat?" "Er how." "It takes you such a long Ume to get to the point." Applying ths Closurs. He .was one of those long, sad-faced men who never seem to be able to re sist talking to their fellow passenger; In a train or any similar conveyance, r.nd, seating himself next to an Inof fensive Individual . smoking a big black cigar and reading- a paper, he at once began to worry him with questions. "Sir," he said, "will you allow your boy to smoke cigarettes when ho grows up?" "I've never given the question a minute's thought," replied the other. The -other man panted for breath. "And," he went oh faintly, "will you allow him to drink?" Again the smoker answered that he had never thought about it. "Oh," gasped the sad-faced man, "can such people exlBt To think " But then the other man Interrupted him. "Look here, sir," he Bald. "Tou mean well, no doubt, but let me tell you that I've been a confirmed bache lor for the last thlrty-flva years!" Then, at last, the sad-faced man waa silent He had something to think about Couldnt Tell. "Well, well, neighbor Weaver, I see as how ye've got a new hired maa over to your place," remarked Uncle Charlie Beaver, as he leaned over the aaetara fence aad accepted a chew froa his friend's heart-cam tobacco aoaeh. "flomethln peculiar about the way that feller walks. Is he a mite lamer "Huh. ding-busted if I know wheth er the eass's lame or not," ejaculated Mr. Weaver, expectorating Into the Bi-we betide the fence. "To tell ye truth, neighbor Beaver, I never sues th' ones move -fast enough so's I could find out Thet hired man may be lane ta th' atgh leg. aa ye say, but I guess well never know the truth. Huh!" Paea. The Witty Warden. "You'd hardly expect to find a sense of humor la prison officials," says an America representative on the Inter aaUoaal Prtsoa Commission, "but dur ing aa lnspectloa made by some Amer icans Interested ta penal matters of s penitentiary la England one of us was thus surprised. ' "1 presume,' observed the Amert eaa, 'that here, aa elsewhere, you prison officials find existence painful enough.' "I think yon may fairly say so, sir.' responded the warden, with a grim smlls, 'seeing the number of felons we have on" our bands.' " Lip plncott's. The Wonders of Science. It waa left for the exhibitor of a phonograph In the streets of Utrecht, according to an American traveller, to put the finishing touch to ths wonder ful Invention. There was the sound of a military band In full blast, and then suddenly the tune stopped and "Halt!" rang hoarsely out upon the air. "Who's that Interrupting the con cert?" flippantly inquired the Ameri can, edging close to tbe operator. "That" said the roan, surveying him blandly, "waa tbe voice of Napo leon Bonaparte, giving the order at the . Battle of - Waterloo." Youth's Companion. Rather Rough. Gunner kna now comes a profes sor who declares that fruit Is Just as heaithy with the skin on aa It Is peel ed. Guyer H'm! I'd like to see some body start him on a diet of plueapples. Chicago News. Complete Trousseau. 8te!la Have you got your going away gown? Bella Yea, and a going -home-to mother gown. The Sun. Just for Fun, A Rhode Island farmer set a ban lam hen on fourteen turkey eggs, aoc great was the scandal thereof through out the neighborhood. Friends from far aad Bear dropped In for to see and few te admire the freakish feat "Sevay. 8! lea," asked envious Hi ram Haggera, "haow many turkey d'yew eai'laie ter git outer them aigst" -Oh, shocks!" aulas answered. "1 alat oallatla' V St aaeay turkeys. I lest admit f to tA reeky utile crt ter srisareiuaV ln (JUrpr a eoaaBBSBBBB i5a Appearances may be deceitful and if they are, It pays to have them deceive for, instead of against you. Wearing garments made by i jl 1 U.jlll'jt, c.jlfcrd, ' . i Merchant Tailor , - "i iaf Is an assurance policy againfl cWatiJaciioa. High grade materials perfect fit skilled man-tailored work not duplicated elsewhere at the tame price. Drop in and look over our complete line. Suits Kade-to-Measore, $13.50 to $40.00. Amatite T. R. J. Klein a Son, Agents Iron and Tin Roofing of all Kinds Metal Shingles and Metal Ceilings Hardware, Steves and Ranges Gutters, Leaders, Plumbing, GasStting. General Jobbers and Repairers. Bread Street, ill turd RYDER'S MARKET RYDER'S BUILDING DEALER IS Meats and Previsions, Fish, nnd Vegetables, , , Canned Goods Orders rrniiptly Attended PAUL RYDER Harford Street, Milford. DR. KENNEDY'S 7AV0RITE f llEMEDY Pleasant to Take, Powerfut to Cure, And Welcome In Every Home. IUDKEY, LIVER & BLOOD GORE Not a Patent Medicine. Over 30 Yeas of Success. Used in Thousands of Eoraes. Write to Dr. David Kennedy's cons, Rcnclout, ti. Y., for a I REE sample bottle. Largo bottle S 1 .00. Ailedruggists. LIO'JED T0IG30 WE are the oldest Vine and Liquor House m Philadelphia. We have beea obliged to move from the eld stand where we have been (or to many years must have more room to accommo Amtm m. i.. : n. if have the finest trade reason, why we should Old Perm Whisky, 75e quart. $2.75 gaHoa the fined whisky (or it) price n the world. Imperial Cabinet WhiW. $1.25 qt, $4.75 gal. distilled (rom selected grain spring Water. Goods shipped to al parts of (he United Sutea, or Thomas Massey & Co. i3io Snut st. 1639 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pa. t-. i' -' a lit Roofing dl j vood & mi FUNERAL DiREGTCRc MILFORD PA UNDERTAKING In all braucbta Special attention givm to EMBALMING No extra charge for attending funerals out of town Telephone In Residence. IADI ASSISTANT . New ork KepresentAtlve National Casket Co. 60 Great JonesSt. Telephone 8846 Spring TOVE WOOD tirnished at fl.tS i toad. Mail order) given nrompt at' ention. Milford Pa . A'ov 5lh. 1W9 J. W.Kietel. Washington Hotels. ftlGGS HOUSE l'be hotel par excellence of ths caDllal uoatcd within oue block of the While rer,inS,h1e,0Ol?y"1,e'h T""" tVILLARD'S hotel A famous hotelry, rtuiaisable for It llatoncBlassoclatlou,, and long-sustain, d xipuUrtiy lleoeuu, ren.,valf1replln e? aid partially r,.,,4. ' vnltr NATIOKAL HOTEL. A landmark nmcng Ihe holelt of W , ,h ingtuu, patioiiio.1 lu former year ly rtnJcnil U-n. r n an , Vir. onu Pa ne li . a Lt ki i i i.'ioVHn. .:: these hotel, ar. the riut-lpel poi'll ,,, " ,,., al .t all , .o'atl'e'rute. " '' ! lein O. o. O DEWITT Propria Manese". GESTUUTS in Philadelphia is no be higher priced. T i "hi"? li 7h--' H
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