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11 ur "rsl Anniversary Sale, One Third Of! On All Winter Footwear Rubbers, Rubber Boots, High Cuts, Etc. Tou know, as well as us. that this is the season of rubbers and boots, and as the weatherman promises more Winter weather and several more big storms, you should prepare yourself with good footwear. DON'T PAY REGULAR PRICES Come here and get one third off, whether you buy Shoes, High Cuts, Rubber Boots. Rubbers, or any other Winter goods.

Here's a Few Prices That Should Open Your Purses: 20 Cases one buckle Arctics, worth $1.50, at 89c 24 Cases of Felt Boots, worth $2.50 and $3.00, at $1.98 The well known Ball Brand Rubber Boots, regular price $5. now $3.98 Be Sure You Are in the Right Store. Quality Boot Shop Look for the Sign. 140 Penn Avenu FIVE BELOW, BUr RELIEF IS COMING CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. Montana suffering at eighteen below, some towns going down to fifty below and, to add to extremes, snow has fallen to a depth of six inches to two feet.

The copper regions of Michigan legistered eighteen below. Kansas City was eighteen below, Milwaukee, fourteen below, Omaha twenty six below, St. Louis eight below; Sioux City, thirty four; St. Paul thirty below, Chicago three below. Fort Wayne zero, Syracuse eight below, all of which shows that the cold weather prevails all over the country.

Bad in the Far West. The intense cold is handicapping Prescription that Soon Knocks Rheumatism The pnly logical treatment for rheumatism! is through the blood. The poisons that settle in muscles, joints and back, causing severe pain, must be dissolved and expelled from the system or there can be no relief. This prescription f' om a noted doctor is said to be working wonders all over the country. Hundreds of the worst cases were cured bv it here last winter.

"From your druggist get one ounce of Torls compound (in origini. I sealed package) and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla coin pound. Take these two ingredients home and put them into a half pint of good whiskey. Shake the bottle and take a tablespoonful before each meal and at bed time." Results come the first day. If your druggist does not have Toris compound in stock he vill get it in a few hours from his wholesale house.

Don't be influenced to take noma patent medicine instead of this. Insist on having the genuine Toris compound in the original, one ounce, sealed, yellow package. railroad traffic throughout the country. In the Far West trains are stalling. East of Chicago they are having difficulty in keeping to schedule, with the result that trains bound from Buffalo to New York are reaching this city from ten minutes to a half hour late.

The Lackawanna trains wait a half hour for connecting trains in Buffalo, and the Western connecting lines are all running bthind time the Lackawanna is also thrown off its schedule. During the next forty eight hours the cold will also effect freight service, will range too low for the movement of perishable I products. i Accidents and fires continued yester day to attend the severity of tempera I ture. One death occurred, due to the i weather condition. J.

J. McNealis, an lCrie brakeman, slipped on the run ning board atop a freight car and lost his life as a result. There were a number of falls with serious consequence reported and one fire called for West Scranton companies. The fore fast for today is "fair and continued cold; Sunday fair with rising Two Fall on Ice. Mrs.

Bridget McCarthy, of 727 Ca pouse avenue, was taken to the State hospital yesterday afternoon with a fracture of the left sustained as the result of a fall on a sidewalk. Another victim of the ice yesterday was Michael McDonough, of Apple street, Dunmore, who fell at the corner of Wyoming avenue and Spruce street. He suffered an injury to his right elbow. Both were taken to the State hospital. Drop Uend on Walk.

WILKES BARRE, 'While sweeping the snow from the sidewalk in front of her home in Ashley this morning at 7.30 o'cblock. Mrs. William Bul lock, aged sixty years, was attacked by heart disease and fell dead. Falls Near IHn Home. Thomas Havard, sixty five years or age, of 431 North Main avenue, while returning from work at the Hyde Park mine yesterday afternoon slipped on the Ice on North Main avenue in the 1 neighborhood of his home.

His right Special Sate of Tootl iresks We offer our regular 25c Tooth Brush guaranteed for six months and a regular 25c Box of Pure Tooth Powder Mi for This Sale will last for one week only. The only Hygienic Prescription Department in the City. THE ndersofl Pharmacy Seymour E. Jones, 299 Washington Avenue. THE TRIBUNE REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY.

JANUARY 13, 1912. COATES SENT TO JAIL TO SAVE HIM FROM FREEZING Farmhand, Penniless and Adrift In the City, Found Hovering Around Breaker Boiler House. John Coates was sentenced to ten days In the county Jail yesterday afternoon in the police court by Magistrate John Lnce to prevent htm from dying of starvation or being frozen to death. Coates told t'ae police afier his arrest that he had been working as a farm hand near Tobyhanna during the Summer. His wages flew away as fast as they came and when all the Winter chores were brought temporarily to an end, Coates was sent adrift.

He mipht as well have been sent adrift on an ice floe, for he a cent Turning his face toward Scranton he dragged himself along from Tobyhanna to the city and brought up somewhere in the neighborhood of Keyser avenue. Coates was a stranger. Not being able to find work he was ashamed to beg. He was at the end of his physical and nis moral resources, and what to do next he had not the slightest idea. It seemed to him.

he said, that the world was as cold as it felt, and that there was nothing for Viini to do but lie down and bo frozen out of it. However, there was the glow of a huge fire in the boiler house of the Briggs' colliery and it seemed to Coates that if he could only get within reach of it that he had still a chance for his life. He drew near the boiler house, but the discipline of the Lack arm was fractured in two places and his shoulder was dislocated. He was taken to the West Side hospital, and after being treated at that institution, he was taken to his home. Owing to Mr.

Havard's advanced age, his condition is considered serious. Boy OBtrr The first coasting accident of the new year in North Scranton occurred yesterday morning on Court street. Ronald McKeeby, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.

D. McKeeby, was riding "bumper" down the hill and lost control of his sled. Half way down the hill he. crashed into Sampson wagon, i which was coming up. The boy received a fracture of the left thigh.

Thawing Cn nen Fire. Plumbers thawing out some frozen pipes yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in Cannon's hotel, 1727 Jackson street, called out Engine 3, Chemical 2 and Hose S. No damage was done. Not So Colli in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Jan.

12. Nearly five inches of snow fell here today interfering with the regular running of trains and impeding transportation on the streets. The temperature dropped from twenty two degrees at midnight to eleven degrees above zero shortly before noon. After rising a few degrees it dropped to thirteen at nightfall and remained at that point until late tonight. Brakeman Meeta Death, J.

J. McNealis. aged thirty years, of Port Jervls. a brakeman on the Erie railroad, was killed yesterday morning at Wimmers as the result of slipping from a freight car. McNealis died a few minutes after the accident.

The body was sent to Port Jervis yesterday afternoon. WI1ke Brre'ii Coldest Xlgbt. WILKES BARRE. Jan. 12.

This Is the coldest night of the year in this vicinity. The thermometer at 10 o'clock tonight registered in this city, two degrees below zero. In country districts it is as low as twelve below. Heavy snow fell here during the day. Trains Stalled.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12. Relief form the low temperatures wnicu nave nrar lnwa Mfih I'fl MiS souri, Kansas and Oklahoma is in sight. The weather observer here issued a statement tonight that beginning tomorrow it would be warmer in tho affected district. It is raining in the Northwest and the storm center Is turning this way.

All previous January records for this vicinity were broken today. In Kan By 8 o'clock tonight it had risen, however, and the reading at that hour was 7 deerees below. In Kansas train service West of Topeka still is badly demoralized. The Santa Fe road is detouring its California trains by way of Wellington 1 and Amarillo, Tex. Four Santa Fe trains are held between Syrasuce and Dodge City.

Another still is tied up at Kingsley. Three Die In Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Jan 12. Three deaths were reported to the police tonight as being due to cold and exposure. Martin Morrisey, aged fifty eight years, a teamster, was obliged to abandon his team at Delaware avenue and Walnut street He managed to make his way to his home in the Southern section of the city but died short ly after arriving there.

rrantt onieius, ugeu uuny nine years, of 2303 Pierce street, was found frozen to death in the loft of a blacksmith shop near his home. Josepjh, Folwell, aged thirty two years, wa's found frozen to death on Twenty second street between Mifflin and McKean streets. The death of John Muschamp, aged seventy, a ticket taker in a local the ater, is also believed to have been in directly caused by the cold. He com plained of being severely chilled by having to remain in a cold car a few moments before he dropped dead from heart disease at ills post GRANGE NEWS Lackawanna County. i On account of the cold weather last Friday night there was no meetine of i Covington grange.

The installation of otllcers and tne supper nave been Dost poned until evening, January is. The many friends of Mrs. J. E. Tan field will hear with great regret the news of her death.

She had been quite HI for the past month and on Saturday was taken to the hospital wnere sne went tnrougn an operation i for appendicitis. She rallied for awhile i but Sunday mornlna: she missed iwav. Altliough She had been a Granger for just a tew short months she took a great interest in the work and she will be greatly missed in Dalevllle. she leaves a little son and husband to mourn her loss, also several brothers and sisters. R.

J. Tanfleld, W. II. Swarts and I Winshlp met in Scranton on Saturday in consultation with their lawyer In regard to the settlement of the affairs of the Lackawanna County Fair association. A regular meeting of East Benton grange was held in Independent Order of Odd Fellows' hall Wednesday evening, Dec.

28, 1911, with the usual number of members in attendance. Election officers was held which resulted as follows: Worthy master, G. A. Post; overseer, J. Jordan; lecturer, Mrs.

Anna Poet: steward, W. A. Colvln; treasurer, L. G. Colvin: secretary, A.

F. Rhodes: assistant steward, L. M. Franklin: gatekeeper, William H. Colvln; chaplainMrs.

L. G. Colvin: Ceres, Mrs. L. M.

Franklin; Pomona, Mrs. A. R. Wetherby; Flora, Mrs. W.

R. Dele van: lady assistant steward, Mrs. A. F. Rhodes.

After closing grange, in usual form light refreshments were served. At the last regular meeting of Newton Grange the following officer were elected: Worthy master, Frank Coon; overseer, Clarence Davis; secretary, F. L. Thompson; chaplain, G. W.

Bie seeker, lecturer; Mrs. Gertrude Bte seeker; treasurer, T. M. Roth; steward, Albert Kern; assistant steward, Maud I I a I I i iauj i ii i ii i. ai Richards; gatekeeper, John Ward; Ceres, Mrs.

Kugene Miller; Flora, Mil Idred Petty; Pomona, Mr. Bert Davleu awanna company Is rigid, and poor Coates was warned off. He did not go far. The fire attracted him like the magnet attracts the needle. Why deny him a little comfort that cojst nq person anything? thought The barometer was hovering around zero, the wind from the West mountains cut him like a whip: lie felt the blood congeal in his bodv and yet there was the fire in the" boiler house at the Brigg's shaft.

Was it chimera? Was there reallv a furnace there or was he dreaming He did not know, but he would make another test. he thought, of the reality or his illusions. Coates atrain drew near the boiler house and again wAs warned off. It was a reality. Coates felt it, knew it Had he not read somewhere of a shipwrecked sailor who.

Imagining himself on a desert island, was suddenly overcome with joy when he saw a gallows with a man hanging upon it? Thank God." said the sailor, "I am in a Christian country." Coates hung around the boiler house of the Briggs shaft during the past three days. with hunger and perishing from cold. At' length some one of the officials infromed the West Scranton police and Coates was brought to the station more dead than alive. When he was locked up in a cell after being resuscitated he thanked God, like the mariner, that he was in "a Christian country." Newton Grange has a large membership of yr ung people whose presence always brings good cheer to the grange. February 8 this grange will i entertain Lackawanna County Fomona.

good program is being arranged and a full attendance is desired. MESHOPPEN Xprr i The Tribune Republican MESHOPPEN. Jan. 12. S.

J. Price, of the firm of Sheridan Price, is'. holding a sale at Sprlngville this week. Mrs. W.

Shoemaker and son, George, of Aberdeen, N. are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Sophia Davis. C. Lloyd Love, who has conducted a nliimhtnD olinniliapa fni anmo timA Viqk accepted a position with the Ralph C.

Weeks company at scranton. At a recent meeting of the directors of tho First National bank, the following officers were elected: President, C. G. Brown; vice president; J. B.

Jennings, secretary: A. H. Sterling: cashier, J. G. Hahn: teller, W.

M. Colt. All persons interested in an electric light and power plant for Meshoppen are requested tn meet at the office of Dr. S. A.

Sturdevant Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Twin daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

McGavin. Miss Bessie Baker "has accepted a positing as clerk in the Meshoppen post office. The following have been elected police for Meshopnen borough: S. W. Baker, chief: J.

J. Sherwood, P. J. Stay ments and N. E.

Overfield. FAIRDALE. Special tn The Tribune RepvhHran. FAIRDALE, Jan. 12.

Edward Beaumont and Bruce Dimon, of Middletown Centre, visited at E. O. Beebe's Thursday. The Fair Hill Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Len Hart Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Craik and son, Harold, visited friends at Auburn Centre last week. George C. Campbell, of Hallstead, visited at the home of J.

Bolles over Sunday. Edward Sivers and son, Emmett, spent Friday and Saturday in Blng hamton. Friends and neighbors of A. IT. Stanford made him a wood bea at his home here Wednesday.

Our Policy Every detail of this new store has been carefully looked because we want to bear out our policy of carefulness, and while the store is new we are by no means new to the drug business. In this new store we have all the latest modern scientific equipment and can take care of your prescriptions and of your drug wants in a thoroughly up to date 'way. Deal here and get the advantage of science and service. Fast, free delivery. The Jermyn Cut Rate Drug Store HOTEL JERMYN, J.

W. Perse Proprietors. Bell 'Phone, 4361. New Phone, 2694. HIGHER RENT IS ANOTHER CAUSE CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

to December, 1907, would have a mqunted to about 4 per cent. Now they amount to enough approximately to meet the interest on the investment represented in the average farm. It is a common thing to picture the farmer of today as a highly prosperous individual. That he is making a good living few will deny. But with all the enhancement in realty values and in the price of the commodties he produces, he has not been able to show as large an earning power for his property as is enjoyed in other fields of investment.

The person who made an investment of in 1 866, and who has carefully compunded his interest at 6 per cent annually from then' until now, will find that in our four years more he will be worth some If he should add to this his net earnings during the whole period and that of his children during their minority, he would probably be worth $60,000. On the other hand, one may find many thousands of farmers who started in life at that time with a farm worth morel than $3.00) and whose total wealth, including the net value of their own services and those of their children during their minority, does not exceed $20 ,0 0 Un or $30, OM. The average wealth of the American farmer is much less than $20,000. Granting' him nothing more than Interest on a investment, the farmer who has followed vocation for fifty years would be worth more than five times as much as the average farmer of the United States Is today. Rents are much higher in the United States than in Europe.

For instance, an Inquirv made by the British Board of Trade into the relative rental rates In England and the United States, discloses the fact that the American working man paid $2.07 where the British working man paid $1 in rent. The investigators concluded that the explanation of the higher rentals in the American towns investigated, must be looked for in various directions, but principally in the higher cost of building as expressed by labor 'and materials, in the more generous alr lowance of ground space per dwelling, in the more modern character and more frequent provision of bath rooms, and in the the higher general level of material prosperity that is able effectively to demand such Increasing variety and completeness of accommodation. Monday The Cost of Living. VI Manufactured Goods. WALLSVILLE Services for Wallsville charge for January 14, are as follows: Montdale, preaching at eleven o'clock, followed by the secrament of the Lord's suppor; preaching at Carpenter at 2.30' p.

Wallsville 7.15 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services. THE SALE II CONTINUES All the bargains'advertised are still on sale the early buyers get the best pickings. Come Before It Is Too Late If you cannot pay cash do not stay away your credit is good here pay a little weekly.

Wear the goods at once. EVERYTHING IN THE STORE 1 1 Ct WE NEED THE SPACE 4 tO i Oil FOR SPRING GOODS LADIES' and MISSES SUITS, COATS, FURS, DRESSES, MILLINERY, WAISTS, SKIRTS. MEN'S and BOY'S SUITS, OVERCOATS, HATS, PANTS, RAINCOATS Only our regular stock Is offered not "sale" goods. Save 25 to SO cents on every dollar WEAR NOW PAY LATER People's Credit Clothing Co, 306 Lackawanna Avenue (Upstairs) Carb ndale ftore, 36 North Church Strtet 5, ri i We Have iNot Advanced Our Prices. Buy Your Food Supplies Here and Save Money.

BigBargains for Today Legs Sorim? Lamb. Lean Fresh Shoulders jllc Leaf Lard. Lean Chuck RoasL i Spring Lamb Chops, IOC Smoked Shoulders, Country Sausage. Whole Fork Loins, Choice Pot Roast, Lean Soiling Eeef. Fancy Roasting Lamb, 9C Fresh Sliced Liver, Delicatessen BOILED HAM ROAST PORK LOIN STUFFED VEAL VEAL LOAF POTATO SALAD BAKED BEANS CORNED BEEF ROAST BEEF.

STUFFED HEARTS CABBAGE SALAD ROAST CHICKEN SPAGHETTI AND CHEESE FINNAN HADDIE CLEANED, SMOKED HERRING SMOKED HALIBUT SMOKED SALMON Princess Blend Coffee, 1 1 Mohican Creamery Butter, lOp Vow Fanrv inn ku j3 Mohican Peanut Butter, Has No Superior. 2 Pounds JK, i Pure Lard, 11c Compound, 3 25c MOHICAN BREAD Loaf RYE BREAD Loaf HOMEMADE BREAD Two pound loaf 3c 3c 8c SANDWICH BREAD Loaf DC CREAM PUFFS Dozen CHARLOTTE RUSSE Half dozen RICH FRUIT CAKE Pound 4 LAYER CAKES Each XXXX MINNESOTA FLOUR The Best Grade, 1 8 Bbl. Sack, 2412 lbs BEST PASTRY FLOUR 1 8 barrel sack. PREPARED PANCAKE FLOUR 3 pound carton PURE OSWEGO CORNSTARCH Pound carton PURE BORAX Pound carton FARINA Pound AZALEA PEAS 18c value. Can.

BARATARIA shrimp onr 3 15c size MOHICAN CONDENSED MILK Can CALIFORNIA PRUNES Pound SULTANA RAISINS Pound FANCY MIXED TEA QC 35c value. Pound. BEST MINCE MEAT O0p Three packages. PEARS In heavy syrup. 19p Large can 'wu MARASCHINO CHERRIES O0p Bottle CRUBRO APPLE BUTTER OP Three 10c cans fcJU REFUGE BEANS Three cans 65c 13c 7c 10c 14c 9c 8c 10c 25c EXTRA STRINGLESS BEANS Can JL'I BUCKWHEAT FLOUR 10 pound sack LOG CABIN SYRUP 30c size 18 25 20c 18c 75c 35c 23c PURE, NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES Can PIN HEAD OATMEAL Pound NS 10c 5c EARLY JUNE SOLID PACK WESSON'S salad oil nn 50c size www B.

AND M. FISH FLAKES OCp Two 15c cans HOMINY Pound NEW YORK STATE PEA BEANS Pound PURE COCOA Pound Ub MUSHROOM CATSUP OQp Bottle fcwb LEMON CLING PEACHES Large can HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE. Sliced or erated. Can CRYSTAL DOMNIO SUGAR Five pound box QUAKER OATS WITH CHINA Large size 5c 19c 19c 18c 49c 23c A' if! IV,.