Republican News Item, j THURSDAY, .(AN. 11, 1900. Couaty Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. \ Ignorance is the mother of 4 ▼ scepticism. Ignorance does J 0 not abound to any great extent J 4 in Sullivan County, J 4 So that there # $ is But Little $ t Scepticism £ J about the Value of J IXEbeffleWS I \ ITtem i 112 As a Profitable # jHbvertising £ 1 flDebium. J 5 * j Read it, Your neighbor does. J # Subscribe, Don't borrow. £ —I co harvest. —Let's go South. —Coal men's boom. —New century next year. •lit years does not make a century, 'his is the year to elect MeKin ,rnest Lauer made a business trip to Williamsport, on Saturday. —l)r. Willson spent Monday night iu Williamsport. —Candidates for office are hustling around making friends. —lce houses are being putin shape to receive the harvest that will soon begin. —Miss Eva Lawrence returned to Canton on Monday where she is at tending school. —Clothier Joe Cooper drove to lluglisville on Sunday, raturning by train on Monday. —Mr. Leo Wrede is amongt his old friends once again. —Mr. James McFarlane is stock ing his millyard with logs. —Mr. and Mrs. Tom House, of Dushore, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. John Fries. —The Republicans of Elkland will hold caucus in their election house ou Wednesday, Jan. I", 1000. —Mr. Jacob Fries and sister Ma mie and Maggie Donovan, took in the entertainment at Dushore, Sat urday night, and spent Sunday at John L. Farrels'. —Mrs 11. T. Downs returned to her home in Williamsport, on Mon day, after spending three weeks with her daughter Mrs. N. C. Mabin, at this place. —Candidates for township and borough offices arc venturing forth this cold weather. The situation will never thaw out for some of them. —Owing to the lateness in receiv ing the secetary's minutes of the Teachers County Institute, we are ohlged to defer publication untill next week. —The ice that covers Lake Moko ma never rurnished more excellent skating as it does now, and the young people frequently enjoy a] spin on"the steel runners." —Miss Jv'ora Mostelerof Nordiiiont was taken to the Wiiliamsport Hos pital on Monday to lie operated on \ for appendicitis. It was delayed! for a purpose until Wednesday, tlie ! result of which lias not yet been j learned. —The county auditors are making rapid progress with the annual set tlement which will be completed next week. Messrs. A. P. Starr and James Sweeney who make their j lirst appearance in an official capaci-1 ty, work like old hands at the busi ness. Auditor Caseman, who serv ed last term assists the new auditors I in becoming acquainted with their | duties. —Mrs. E. R. Powell, wife of Kev. Powell, formerly of this place but now of Warrensvill, Pa. underwent an operation for cancer of the stom aehe, at the Wiiliamsport Hospital several weeks ago. Mrs. Powell was reported to be in a critical con dition after the operation. Iler many friends at this place hope for lier speedy recovery to health. —William Walsh and family and Celia Donovan with Sir. and Mrs. Michal Flynn, attended the St. Ba sil School entertainment at Dushore, on Saturday night of last week. —John I. Kane, circulating agent of the Williamsport News, was in town Wednesday enjoying gratify ing results in adding new converts to his list. The News is a hustling daily that can't he surpassed. Try it, if you want good news. —Louisa W. Wright, a woman of prominence at Eagles Mere <luring the summer seasons, figured as a de fendant in a libel suit in Philadel phia on Tuesday in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of Miss Laura Evans, plaintiff, for the sum of 812,500 the full amount of her claim. —Washington Camp No. 220 1\ O. S. of A. will celebrate their seventh anniversary' Thuriday even ing, Jan. 25, at their hall in Shunk, Pa., with a free oyster supper for the members of Camp 220 and their families. District President, 11. W. Taylor of Uernice,- I'a. will install the officers of the Camp for the cur rent term, in the presence of the member's families. A good time is anticipated. —The reciprocity treaties which have been framed under the Mclvin ly administration and are now be fore the Senate will, if ratified by the foreign governments as well as our own, increase very greatly the exportation of farm products, their principal object having been to ob tain reduced tariff rates on articles of agricultural production, both in European countries and in the West Indian islands with which they have been negotiating. —As a means of expressing the sentiment of esteem and loyalty they feel toward their honored chief, the teachers of Sullivan county pre sented Co. Supt. F. W. Meylort with a handsome gold watch, select ing Christmas to commemorate the giving event more auspiciously that their token of esteem might be re garded in that golden sunlight of honor to whom honor is due. Mr. Meylert has not only won the esteem of teachers in his official capacity, but the public as well have justly learned to value him highly. That harmonious relations exists between the professor and the directors, who are never slow to realize efficien service, is evidenced by the fact that he is now serving his third term. He is unmistakably the right man in the right place. —"The Man with the Hoe" poem seems to be taking prominent rank in literature of late. Seldonie has an author indulged iu such flights of fancy as has the poet of"The Man with the Hoe." Indeed it would seem as if he had kindled fancy into its brightest possible flame by over doses of exhiterating hasheesh. The title itself is largely imagery, for the "man with the hoe" in these days is not nearly as common as he ought to be. Hut accepting it as the desig nation of the tiller of the soil, we are presented with a description of this "unfortunate" which certainly stirs the pity which the author ev idently intends to arouse. The man with the hoe seems to be in a state of dilapidation, anibitionless, pretty nearly idiotic, hopeless and helpless. It is a lively imaginative mind that can hold such a conception. Per haps it would be better to say an in curably disordered mind. The world to-day with its brilliant civilization, ; high moral and intellectual develop ment, accumulated wealth and all that niiikes the, nineteenth centu ry marvelous, is largely the product of tlio man with tin 1 hoc. lie has; left his tinker marks upon evrey i town and city; wt>t with the sweat | of his brow every picture that the I artist has painted anil every statue 1 that the sculptor ever chiseled; laid | the foundation for every schoolhouse and college In the land, and has been constantly injecting new hlood into every profession and all the avenues of commerce, and has furnished most of the master minds and dominating influence in every honorable walk j of life. To-day he is a solid thinker j and a power in the affairs of the na-1 tion, He thinks, and thinks well. I No garden like that which spreads! over the country, from ocean to I ocean, could have been made to I bloom at the touch of a degraded, hopeless slave, or under the direet i ion of a benumed intellect, lie may , not always have been treated justly, but injustice has never brutalized ; him or made him less than a manly j man. On every battlefield that has | been consecrated by the lovers of I liberty and humanity, his footsteps j may be found, and in every cluster lof graves, in which patriots and heroes rest, he is sleeping. February Jurymen who will Listen to the I Pleadings of Lawyer#. TRAVEKBK. P. H. McCarty, Wm. Northrop, Prank Morgan, Wcndal Sick, Dan. Rinebold, Minaril l'eterninn, John 11. Lawrence, John Darby, W. C. Mason, Benj. Hillsman, James Spence Sr., Clyde Welliver, John Wright, Peter Messersniith, Win iield Potter, Edward Hunsinger, J. P. Mullan, Velentine Rhoe, O. il. Bird, Henry lliclilin, John , Durkes, Augustus Hugo, Peter Hutl smitli, Thomas Donehoe, Hugh Bristin, B. E. Bohn, Rubin Thrash er, Chas. Williams, Josiah Smith, Patrick Cahill, John Yonkin, Wm. Dunn, Chas. Wanck, Rush Rogers, T. Prank Landon, John Manvel. CiRANI). Horace G. May, Frank Miller, L. B. Carrington, Edward Holmes, Luther B. Martin, John W. Speary, Geo. \Y. < iolder, L. G. McHenry, Sylvanus Morgan, Joseph Dolim, H. M. Chilson, R. A. Conklin, J. R. McCarty, Wm. Kiess, Ed. Bown, L. S. Bedford, Albert Kay, John G. Plotts, Melvin Dennis, I>. J. Prawley, W. 11. Sherwood, Carl 11. Pardoe, Owen Sweeney, John Ralim. The Era of Prosperity. Pittsburg, Jan. "(.—The American Steel and Wire company to-day posted notices in nil of its plants notifying its employes ol a general advance in wages of "J, per cent, to take effect from January I. The advance affects :H),000 employes, 10, 000 are in the Pittsburg district, the balance being employed in the com pany's works in Chicago, Cleveland j and Kokoino City, Ind. New Trolley Line to Eagles Mere. Muncy, Jan. 5.—A special meet ing of the borough council was held last night to listen to and consider a proposition from J. W. Zellers, Esq. of Lewisburg, who represents a party of capitalists contemplating the building of an electric street car line through our town. The council dis cussed the matter and appointed a committee to draw up an ordinance and submit the same at the next regular meeting. The proposed line has nothing to do with the DrexeLs, who own the Montoursville and Watsontown lines but is the proposition of an entirely different party, who owns consider able land on the mountains in the vicinity of Eagles Mere and High land Lake. They propose to run the line from the railroad station through our main streets, and up to Huglies ville and Picture Rocks, thence to Eagles Mere and other points. The line is to he completed to Picture Rocks by the end of next season, •ind within two years to Eagles Mere. The council is divided on giving the right of way through town, but a majority is in favor of it. We hope to see the line built and com pleted ere another year goes by. Muncy is to be the terminal of the road, and the headquarters are to be located in Williamsporte. The party pushing the project is responsible and means business. Duahore. The .Misses Pardoe of Forksville spent Sunday with A. I>. I lung's. Miss Jennie Molyneux of Over lon, is visiting relatives at this place. I>. 10. Mingoes spent Sunday with relatives at Monroeton. \V. ('. Ciarry and family move to Klmira Heights this week, which place they expect to make their fu ture home. Morn.—To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Scarman, on Friday last, a >Oll. .lames Donahue, of Perth Amhoy, X..1. and Miss Mary Kaier, of this place were married on Tuesday. We extend congratulations. Protracted meeting is heing held in the Kvengelical church, hegin ing last evening. Mrs. Ava Lane, of Towanda, vis ited friends ut this place last week. James Cunningham, the boss fish-, erman and hardware dealer is put ting 011 acetylene nas plant in his store to supply the ottlcf, warerooms, store and factory with good light. The many friends of Morris Lev erton of the firm of Morris Keverton A- Co., will he agreeably surprised l<t learn that his engagement to Miss Leo Soison, of Klmira, X. Y., has been announced. The wedding will take place some time next month. The 1., V. It. It. has completed arrangmcnts to replace the old wood en trestle at this place with a neat new iron bridge, as soon as the work can be done. The old structure has often boon repaired but is not con sidered any to safe ami the increasing traffic demands a trestle that shall he thoroughly reliable. [69 Cents for Nothing. .last Issued. « wonderful ca'aloKUfoi' overvthinir tc , eat. wear ami im*. Ucohm t«-» 6*2 cent* to print an 1-1V cents to mail each copy. IVB free, to tii: tchu write for it. 'l'hi.4 book oontainw UO4 pajroa (aizo Ju.j ha* lU.OUJ illustrations, ami quote* lOO.i/OO urtirlm at wholesale prices to containers. Here Is the book: This valuable cata- . 1 ' loffue tolls all about .. -- t.nnft-'- *t3W Agricultural I mid*- j Jf^| C'oacties, j '■ Clock*. 'Slot h'fn".' |!SW^mS k iS'^i-# I 5 il Co runts, crockery. j J il Curtains, Outlery. Wagons, Fur- j ~ if- Glassware, I ,C jj. OroceriPH. * Harness, I '-' Hosiery, Jew- |j - TSgggggy?"'J Lacks' l* , ' & toshci! Mirrors, Mu- • i XV.. sical i \ USE wl gAU*, faints, IManos, |, >' e \v;DKAT- ' Pictures I'ortieres, i(t >IP Itefrißeratorrt, Sad- 1 — < d 1 c h , Sewing- ~ Machines, Shirt*. Shoes, Silverware. Stoves. Tinware, Tobacco, Towels, Trunks, rmlerwear. Upholstery Uood*. \»atclies, and thousands of other articles. With this book In your possession, you can buy cheaper Uian the average dealer. You can save larpe Mini" of money on everything you need, at any •eubon ol' the year. Lithographed Carpet nnd Lug Catalogue, a lid our Clothing Catalogue with nafHpl>'' attached, are at to frre llxpre isag<i paid on clothing, freight pail on carpel. Which book shdll tee send you? Address thi* way: JULIUS HINES & SON BALTIMORE, Ml). Department 009 A prominent and progressive Western Sullivan county farmer sends this office an article 011 mak ing roads; which, if practiced, would be found to be very practical. It says "The greatest enemy of good roads is water. A road may easily be kept good if the water can be kept off. Hence the first thing to consider in constructing a road b to build it so the water will run off. This is ac complished by building it high in the middle or "crowning" it and giving the entire road surface a hard, smooth finish. Water always runs down hill, and jit will readily run oil' of any road if it be but given an opportunity to do so. The fault with too many of our roads is that the water cannot run off. Passing wagons and horses hoofs are permitted to wear them down until ruts are formed, these hold the water and allow it to sink into the ground, which becomes softened, so that continued travel makes matters worse and worse. The problem of building roads which will shod water has been sol veil by the road grader or road machine. The American farmer is quick to realize the value of machin ery, and the rapid growth in the use of the reaper, the binder and the separator is 011 eloquent tribute to practical genius of American agri culture. Use of machinery in build ing roads has been seriously handi capped by its cost. It is frequently thought wrong that farmers should be obliged to tax themselves for the purchase of road graders and road rollers in addition to having to stiThd the regular road tax. There is much justice in this position, for the aver age farmer pays his full share of taxes, and these should not be added to or increased without some very excellent reason. But the farmers of the United States are badly in want of good roads, and the clamor for there construction is growing from year to year. Quite a number of towns have solved the road ma chinery problem by voting to pay their taxes in cash instead of work ing them out, and using a part of this fund for the purchase of ma chines. which avoids the neceesiy of levying an extra tax for the purpose. Koad taxes may be collected in cash without hardship to tho poorer farm- er, who may desire to continue working out their share of the taxes as heretofore. Only part of the tax would ever be required during any one year to pay for machinery, and the remainder would be used to em ploy men and teams for operating the machines. Thus the poorer fax payors are given employment at good wages, and the town officers are in a position to secure a dollar's worth of work for every dollar of tax, which has been impossible 111 many towns under the old system of working out taxes. This explains the growing popularity of the cash road tax and the fact that few towns have ever abandoned it after giving it a fair trial. Experience lias shown that more can be accomplished with j*l of road tax paid in cash than I with ¥- or even #cl of tax worked j out on the highway. This has made I it possible to make a large reduction [ in the amount of the tax. A number iof states have recently adopted laws ! authorizing the town boards to pur -1 cbase road machinery 011 time pay j inents, among them being Michigan Nov. .'ork. Arkansas and Wiscon | soil. The talk about "oppressing" tlie I I'illipinesand denying them free dom and justice is along tlie line of ; the fiilminations of a certain class j during the Civil War, who constat)t 'ly asked whether the I'nited States I should subjugate the South and hold j its free people as vassels. The C'oll - federate States were subjugated; ! forced to submit to the sovereignty of the Union, but the people of those States are not now vassels or op pressed. Oppression under thy Stars and Strips is only a phrase for ueni | agogues. 1 JSKSHHHS Cam obeli i! The MERCHANT, sHtranr T=A p 1 am now taking inventory of stock and find many goods in every department that is shop worn or a little out of style, that you can BUY AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Ask to see them. They must go. LADIES:^- Por the next -'JO days 1 will make you a present, with your first Cash Purchase, this year. (It consists of 800 pieces and will last you the whole year.) tome Quick! Before they are all given away. Yours very respectfully. .A.. ZEE. iUbat $12.00 w j][ iy The above named price on several hundred Very Swell, Very Pretty, Exselleiit Suits. The labrics are pure wool in tancy patterned clothing a.- b lack and bl 110: shapes of coats arc single or double breaded, and the entire appearance find serviceability of thrse suits are equal in any which vou may have made to measure at #135. There is a reason win we .-.-11 these suit- at this low price. I>ut it concerns you not, il has no hctiriug|mi ipinlitv or price. There arc rich pickings for early comers. I bis is an opor tunity which should not be lost. J" W CAROL Xj- C)ock C " rIOU DtTSHOHK, ] ) LAPORTE Clothing Store. Our New Fall and Winter Goods Consisting of everything you mant in §lot(u IKJ, f3oots, Sftoes, Ladies' Capes, Skirts, Wrappers, Shirt Waists, Corsets, Etc. We Can Save You From Two to Three Dollars on Each Suit. Prom 2">e to I. (to 011 every pair of shoes and from to to et". 011 every article you buy of us. We sell our at very small profit*. We have 110 extra expense and are satisfied with the Small Profit System. JOE COOPER, The Clothier. CLOTHING! &-a-fcafter, v—Of LAPORTE, Desires to call the Attention of buyers ol'clothing to the fact that he represents :The American Woolen Mills Company, Chicago, in this locality, the World's Largest Tailor.-, ami that he has a lull line of j Kail and Winter Sampled ot suits, pants and overcoats, in all styles and at price that w ill defy competition. Also a lull line of ladies' and gentlemen's Water proo! I (looils. Call and examine his lineol goods and prices belorc purchasing elsewhere All orders tilled promptly. Perfect tit and satisfaction guaranteed. | ( 'orrespondencv solicited throughout this section. IWMM - A. A. BAKER, LAPORTE. PA. Wright & Haight, furMiturs 11 < , «. TOO j| v . I ALWAYS ness. PaBLI i BRANCH CONNECTION AT XjJLJPOJEiTE, PA XKXT l»(K)|{ TO WAGON SHOP. |{ \ f'OiVKWN, Mgr. Everything New and Seasonable. FORK&VIt I F PA Prices Invariably Lower. Try us. r vni\OTILLL, rn.
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