Republican News Item, j ,THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 1900. J Ignorance la tha mothar of J J scaptlciam. Ignorance doea ? 112 not abound to any'great extent J r In Sullivan County, \ # So that there £ t is But Little S t Scepticism £ 112 about the Value of HCbe ftcWS I | ITtem j I As a Profitable # jEbvevtising j | flfoebium. < * * 112 Read it, Your neighbor does.# £ Subscribe, Don't borrow. # County Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. —Vote the Republican ticke. —Edith Maben has been very ill during the past week. —Judge and Mrs. Thos. J. Ing ham were Eagles Mere guests on Tuesday. —Rev. Bradford of this place de li vered a temperance lecture at Shunk Tuesday night of this week. —Sheriff Osier left town on Mon day for Philadelphia to convey Wil lard Thorpe to the house of correction —At the Baptist church next Sun day evening 7:30, the Rev. Mr. Bert Huff of Lewisburg University will preach. The public is cordially in vited to the services. —John Hasting, Jr. went to Phila delphia last week and secured work on the street railway. Later: John is back to Laporte with Papa. —Herman 11. Knipe, Asst. Man ager of W. A N. 11. R. R. was in town between trains on Monday while taking a general inspection trip over the line. —Miss Winifred Keeler has gone to Binghamton where she will attend school. She gave a pleasant farewell party for her many friends on Fri day evening. —Mrs. Kemmeryof Plctnroßocks, while visiting her daughter Mrs. Delroy Helm at this place hist week, was taken ill with typhoid fever. She was taken to the Williams|M>rt Hospital on Friday. —At Jakersvilleon Saturday, Oct. t>, between the hours of 9 and 10 a. in., carpenters will contest for the erection of a school house at that place and Snyder's Camp. —On Thursday last Judge Dunham sentenced Ida Parr and Wesley Tem ple each to pay tine of #5, cost of prosecution and 9 months in jail. Willard Thorpe to the house of cor rection. Landlord Terry to a tine of #3OO and 00 days in jail and his license revoked. Mr. Terry has ap pealed his ease to the superior court and is out on buil conducting a tem perance house at Forksville. -Dr. Christian with a party of friends coming from Rickctts to Lo pey. on a hand car last Friday eve ning met with a serious accident. While running at high speed down drade the car was derailed by a sa|»- ling upon the track. The Doctor was thrown violently into the ditch and sustained several painful wounds alaiut the face and head. Others of the (>arty was more or let* bruised. How the olistruction came across the track is u mystery. It it thought to have lieen placet there by some evil miuded person who wished to do harm to the party. —Yea, Democratic press, Bryan did say "I want to put the man In*- fore the dollar and not the dollar before the man." Instead of liotlier lug alsmt whether the man 1* abend of the dollar, or the dollar is ahete* of the man, or anything else pr»*|»os terou*, let us tlx our attention on tin* fact that the (Republican) |Millcy has brought the dollnr and the man to. gctlier. That Is what a man really want* with a dollar, lie Is not ill (••rented In any (light of fumy wheth er he U behlud or iu front of it dollar, lie wants to get hold of U. When a man can get hold of a dollar In* Is Its master. —The newly-elected mayor of an eastern country town was about to make his first journey in that capac ity through the place. The towns people had arranged that from an arch of flowers under which he was to pass a floral crown should hang, surmounted by the words. "He well deserves it." But the wind blew away the crown, and when the pompous mayor passed under the arch, to the great joy of those who had voted against him, only a rope with a noose at the end of it dangled there, with "He well deserves standing out in bold relief above it. Judge ICetzger Dead, Judge John J. Metzger of Wil litunsport, expired suddenly at his home on Thursday last, due to heart trouble. The funeral occured on Monday afternoon and was largely attended, many distinguished jurists of the State being present. Mr. Metzger was born June 20, 1838, in Clinton twp. Lycoming Co. After teaching school for five terms he began the study of law in 1858 and admitted to the Lycoming coun ty bar in 18G0. In 1802 he was elect ed district attorney. He was elected delegate to the constitutional con vention in 1872, and in 1888 was elected judge of Lycoming county, and re-elected in 1898, having been nominated on both the Democratic and Republican tickets in his last campaign. Mail IjeUinKS for Star Routes. The Postoftice department will re ceive proposals until December 1, 1900, for carrying the mails from July 1,1901, to June itO, 1905, upon all the star routes in this state. The regulation limits the bidding to those persons residing upon or contiguous to the route upon which the service is to be performed. Subletting will not be allowed and contractors must agree to give the service personal supervision. Another important change made is that any person living on or near any star route, and not within the corporate limits of any town or with in K0 rods of any postoftice, who de sires his mail deposited in a box on the line of the route by the carrier may provied a suitable box on the road side and request in writing for the delivery of his mail in said box, at the risk of the addressee. The list of routes in Sulliv in coun ty areas follows: From Laporte to Forkesville, 15 miles. Present contract pay, #372; subcontract, 1110. Lopez to Bellasylva, 7 miles; three times a week. Present contract pay, $lB5. Shunk to Canton, 12 miles; daily. Present contract pay, #292; subcon tract, #285. Shunk to Forksville, 1-1.74 miles; daily. Present contract pay, #392.77 subcontract, $.108.28. Campbellsville to New Albany, 7 miles; daily. Contract pay, #294; subcontract, 1287.50 Kmmons to Central, .'1.75 miles; daily. Contractr pay, #l2O. Forksville to Dushore via Cherry Mills, 12 miles; daiy. New service. Forksville to Mawrglcn via Mills grove, 21 miles; daily. Contract pay, #128.70; su I (contract, #395. Dushore to Lovelton, via Colley, 12.00 miles; daily. Contract pay, #295.71; subcontract, #205. Muncy Valley to Cnltyvllle, 11.75 miles; daily. Contract |«»y, #225; subcontract, #225. Stages on all rout«*s in this county but one, run daily except oil Sun day. Shunk. Mr. Malford Williams, »oine days ago while working around his well, fell in. The well Is about thirty feet deep, lie was pulled out with a rope and is now doing nicely. Mrs. Criah lioagland died last Friday morning after an illness of two WfH-ks. The funeral services were held at the church at Shunk, on Saturday at 2:00 p. m. Ifcveused wit* 70 years of age and lias always lived in our midst, an honorable, upright woman. Itev. Frailer of Mlllvlew, delivered the -cnuou, his worth* full of comfort and laden with good for all. Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Warren of Fstclla, were vl*ltlng at M. Salis bury* on Sunday. Mr. Clatoii I Initio U working lit the potter Comity luiiilw wood*. It mined here most of Saturday and at night there wa» a heavy shower. The groii'ry xtorc originally run by Mr. tllckok, I* owned by Mr. W. K. Hurler. «». J. William*, our miller l» r«*- pairing his mill pond. Our staunch republicans are again wearing their Gold Hats. Our saying that Mrs. Frank Shat tuek went to Snyder's camp, was a mistake. She has not yet gone. Work has begun on our county bridge by Messrs, Leonard, Fanning Letts. Mr. Wallace Vanveghten has bought Wallace Fanning's house. Bonestown. Mrs. Henry Landon of Oil City, who lias not been home for eight years, is here now, spending some time with her father, Win. Sheets, who is very feeble. Mrs. (Jeo. Simmons, Mrs. J. W. Laird and Mrs..P. F. Magargle at tended the funeral of Joseph Fiestcr at Nordmont, on Thursday. Mrs. Dreschbal and Miss Becky Rothrock of Williamsport, were the guests of the latter's uncle, Dr. J. 11. Itothrock, Thursday. Mrs. and Mrs. It. W. Simmons, James Deininger and Miss ltose Simmons have returned from a week's camping out at Beaver Lake to fish. They returned on Saturday in a pouring rain, but happy over the 231 fish, both pike and perch, that they caught. Miss Rose is prouder of her 20 inch pike than a fisherman would be of a whale. In order to raise money to apply on the M. 10. Church organ debt, a concert will be given in that church on Friday evening, Oct. 12,. Re freshments will be served and a col lection taken. The trestle of the E. M. R. R. which burned down, having caught tire from the engine, has been re built. Last week .the freight cars being heavily loaded on one side tipped over, it taking a force of men to straighten it, meanwhile, tratfie along the wagon road in town was suspended as it was there the acci dent occured. Mr. Krause, the Laporte butcher having bought a heifer of A. T. Armstrong on Friday last, required some assistance to secure it. John Ila/./.en volunteered anil caught the animal by the horns. It threw him against a log, breaking a floating rib and cracking another one. He has lieen unable te lie down since, and also suffering from heart trouble. l)r. Voorhees is in attend ance. On Friday morning Mrs. Geo. Simmons, Jr. awakened about two o'clock by hearing a noise down stairs, and tried to arouse her hus band, but being a sound sleeper it took considerable time and noise be fore she succeeded. Ongoing down stairs Mr. Simmons discovered a locked drawer ft,reed open and the contents in great There was box outside the window where thief had entered, llis watch was found outside, also the baby's mon ey box. Ten dollars were missing from the house, and a custard pie, the pan being fount! on R. W. Sim. mon's back porch. It is supposed that the thief heard the attempt of Mrs. Simmons to waken her lius cand, and made off, dropping the above mentioned articles in the yard in his haste to get away. It is not known who committed the robbery. Public Letting. The Comminnionern of Sullivan Connly will let lo the lowest ami best bidder on die ground on KKII'AY, the I'Jth day of October. A. I>. I'JOO, ill 1(1 o'clock a. in., lite contract lor building the nhuluicute to the new bridge acrosw the Little l.oyal Sock al a loint near the mouth of black (.'reek on the new road from Cherry Mill to Big bottom bridge. AIHO on same day the abutments lo the bridge over name creek near Heijdes will be lei. Specilica tioim made known on day of letting. Sealed biiU will be received and the I'om minsionera reserxe the right to reject any or allbida. I'rail and epeci Heat ions of both bridges may be seen at < 'ommmxion era office at any lime prior lo day ot let ting, and will be on llie ground on the dav of letting. W. C. UKAIKI.KV, I .. ~ „ ' Comitv KKI'IIKN HKOWX, VIIAM lt.il «l \k. | Allext Tim*. K. KKNNKUV, Cltrk. Com. Olfic*. I.a|«>rie, I'a., <M. 'J, I'.MKI. Mttv Viirlt MmrltDla. |.'I.O('K State and weateril allowed liu chauav mid waa ale.id*. hut <iu'e« Mliuia ■ota patent*, nitwit.'*!, winter atralalit*. u t>& winter < xtran 13.Mi 1: wTntui off al firm under hern ial; labia, ami utatlatlcx hut rallied on local eovarlli* Novemlrtjr *|itt|i*lSi* ■ lleeeiu h»r, *1 S-l«»«Hc HVR -Hl«aay, atale. WluMc . c I. 112 .Sew York No i wual*rn Hie 112 o li allo.it t'OHN III* i'l> «n " 111. ral .leereuae oil oa»n.i*. an 4 llalit lo.ul offering., Heeeni t.»r lft,«4lV M "> WiSMIWc i iA'l'S I Kill, hot ileailv, ira. k, white ntate rauiXli Iraek white, w»at*iu. I .134: I'liltK firm. liu ** lainil) tlbuh. '*• I.Altti Klrm prim* weateru ateaiu , Ut'l"!'*;!* vulel. atale dairy, li l /u3le . Urn* whit*. Ili.'ullVtc . 1 ' * 'al* ami f*iiii**U.ua» IMiIU . w«»l»rn. I"** ol» Tl HHKNTIN*. Klrjri al «H,*»tl. MIILAMM Him N*W or I. alio Ho ■I. I MICK Hl«ad> ilo»t***lli', tV"* l *i J* Mleailk ill) IV' ' country. i • *"" u $1.25 FOR NOTHING Our presses have completed printing on* Catalogue No. 99. of everything to JVA KAT, Use AND WEAR. Each copy JRJ| costs SI.OO to print and 25 cents to jfIHF mail. As an evidence of interest, send 10 cents in stamps to help mBHM pay postage, and you may deduct M&OW these 10 cents from jour first Kwf order of 91. It required 47 car- Mwtifimr loads of paper for this won- Th»r* derful catalogue, which con- AmfmZr i. nr»i -tains4Bopages,size inches, equivalent to over ffSK/w think 1000 pages of the ordinary fhaf thla catalogue. We save you b £*i # dies 26 per cent, to 76 per IfjS/Srr -„P° iL-PfEl cent, on everything w Lo - season'nf tho vpir''/jfflSStr comotlves and ffbl 1 wholesale prices fflffa/ ,£,]?" Kver»th£* to consumers, SLMV'F . *«' „ "V„ ,* chllT^SSlWnS: ??^MbF\ jf th^onf^iSl thin H* oflice, for a hotel, for use i the JfmWr on a farm, in a barn, or for every known purpose, can dealer. be f oun( j jn His catalogue. This book contains over 13,000 illustrfttions and fltiotea on over 160,000 differ flQW ent articles. fßar lithographed Carpet,l Rug *and Drapery Catalogue, and our Clottiiag jjw Catalogue with lug* aamplea at- JV taohed, an also Free, lipruitge paid on Clothing; Froight paid on Carpet. <' Which book shall we send 112 Address this way { JULIUS HINES & SON ' Department gog, BALTIMORE, MD. A MEXHMKNT TO THE CONSTITUTION IPRO " POSKD TO THE CITIZENS OK THIS COM MON WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OK THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA, IU BLISHEI) BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing mi amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Be it resolved liy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth in (ienenil Assembly met, That the following is proposed us amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One to Article Eight, Section One. Add at the end of the first mirugraph of said section, after the words "shall IK; entitled to vote at all elections," the words "subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the regis tration of electors as the General Assembly may enact," so that the said section shall read us follows: Section 1. Quulillcations of Electors. Every male citizen twenty-one years of uge iwssessing the following qualifications, shall lie entitled to vote at all elections, subject however to sueli laws requiring and regulating the registra tion of electors us the General Assembly may enact: He shall have lieen a citizen of the United States at leant one month. He shall have resided In the Stute one year (or if, having previously been a qualified elector or native I torn citizen of the State, hcshull have removed therefrom uiul returned, within six months, immediately preeeeding the election.) He shall have resided ill the election district where he shall oiler to vote at least two mouths immediately preeeeding the election. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he shall have paid within two years a state or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. Amendment Eleven to Article Kight, Section Seven. Strike out from said section the words "but no elector shall be deprived of the privilege of voting by reason of his name not 'icing regis tered," and add to said section the following words, "but laws regulating and requiring the registration of electors may lie enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws lie uniform for cities of the same class," so sliat the said section shull read as follows : Section 7. Uniformity of Election Laws. — All laws regulating the holding of elections by the citizens or for the registration of elector* shall be uniform throughout the State, but law regulating and requiring the registration of clec tors may lie enacted to apply to cities only, pre vliled that such laws be uniform for cities of th same class. A true oopv of the Joint Resolution. W. W. GKIEST, Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PROPOSKD TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY (IF THE COMMON WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISH Ell BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE .Will OF THE CON STITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Beit resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That tile following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions of the Kighteeuth article thereof. Amendment, strike out section four of article eight, and in sert in place thereof, us follows : Section 1. All elections by the citizens shall I*' by bullot or by such other method as may lie prescribed by law: Provieded, That secrecy in | voting l>c preserved. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. W.W. GRIEST. Secretary of the Commonwealth, j —l*rof. \V. 11. IhuliiH' the well known vyv specialist of 11l- 11l l X. Y. will be at Forksvill tlur ing: the fair, at Forksuille Hotel. Kyes tested ami examined fret«. Al work guaranteed. Notice following dates. Will be at La|K>rte Hotel Sept. Hotel at Overton, Oct. 2, Forksville, Oct. •'s, to llillsgrove Hotel Oct. t>, Dushore at Hotel OhertOct. x,. First class work at 1 reasonable rates. TEAMS WANTKI>. —To haul bark from the ljivelle peeling along the Loyal Sock above the iron bridge at Jakcrsville, to U»|M)rte tannery. Will pay sl.7"> per ton for bark haul ed during the month of Septemlter. Apply to F. 11. I sun.\m or L. I j AY F.1.1.E. COXUKNrtKU KKPOKT ol the coinlilUm of tl»« KllisT NATIONAL. HANK of l>u*l»oiv. »*tt., M cktouof Ui*iiu**. iHr, •>, IMW. ITKIMTL KT'K>. Ulltl fliU.HMii# I . S. XIIIKU U) HtH'UIV hrcululiiill IJ.JitlttUDl I'liMiiiuiu on liiittii flttltii Ik it it U I.UWIOO sun-k K* rurUU*» Ji, l tai I- urttlium 1 hue from liutika ruavivi- Agt 7t'» H«* Jl . lit•tt-iul'lioii hunt! I , s. Ttviuurrr. ft mut l.» u.ii 'lVinlur N»»U> *3 7u: | | ijl ~V/J iiT lelAtSll ITlk>. auM » Miiplii .ami I'lidividiil I'n.iit,-. Mi :.*■ I ( li. itluln.lt 0 ■" ouu 111 l ideli. I 111*11.1 1 in* Naiioual Hank. - '' M |le|a»lts .*ja,:lilT» I ai| ,WJ l," stute nl ivmuylvuiiia Cttuuly •>< tfulUvmi •» I \| |i. He alt*. < It»hlfr of the aUive imiilol l«tnk do Mileliiitl) »«ear (hat the uim«e»iau men! i» true Ui the U»» of my kno« ledge mid !«•• I IWf M I) sW AIIT- Cu.lner MulMiiU-d and .morn Ui be for* me till. I» dj> uf pi. 1 »«i JOIIN II « Ko.NIN, Notary Public I nihil AIU^I « W *l.-11 I Kg >YLV tHI k VlNmetoi* II » JhNSIM,- I • Campbell; Th |,^ R cHANT, Have just received my new Fall and-Winter line of mens, youths and childrens' Clothing, consisting of: Hens' all wool Suits from $4.50 to 11 25 Youths' " «' 360 to 7 10 Children's 4 90 to 360 Over coats for all ages and sizes, both storm and dress. Call and examine goods and piices before going elsewhere, foe I can save you from sl. to .'{.oo on a suit or overcoat. It is a pleasure for me to show our goods and give prices, l'lease call. Yours very respectfully A. E. CAMPBELL. HIGHEST Market Price paid for Butter and Eggs. ttlbat $12.00 w ;![ ]y The above named price on several hundred Very Swell, Very Pretty, Exsefleiit Suits. The fabrics are pure wool in fancy patterned clothing as well as 4 plain ai.-l blue: shapes of coals are single'or double breasted, ami,the entire appearance and serviceability of these sails ark equal to any which you may have made lo measure al $25. There is a reason why we sell these uit-i at this low price, but it concerns you not, it has no bearing on quality or price. Tlie*a are rich pickings for early comers. This is an opor tunity which eliould not be lost. 0" "W CABOLL. DIM,ALE. P LAPORTE Clothing Store. JUST RECEIVED A NFW LINE OF FALL and WINTER GOODS. Very Large Variety of the Finest Clothing, Shoes and Gents' Fine Furnishing Goods Etc., We are able to otter you a good many articles cheaper than the cost of making them. Men's suits at l'.T.'l, ft. (lo up to 10.00; made in the latest styles. Youth'.-, suits at 2..10, 5.1 HI and K.OO are the finest qualities. Children#' suits at 1.25, 1.50 and 2.00 Men's tine shoes 95c. 1.2.", 1.50, up to 1. 00. Ladies' shoes !Mic up to H.OO. JoZ COOPER, The Clothier. CLOTHING! v * Of LAPORTE, liesires to call the attention of buyers of clothing lo the fact that lie represents The American Woolen Mills Company, Chicago, in this locality, the World's Largest Tailors, and that lie has a lull line of Fall and Winter Samples ot suits, pants and overcoats, in all styles ami at price* that will defy competition. Also a lull line of ladies' and gentlemen's Water proof Hoods. Call and examine his line ol goods ami prices belorc purchasing elsewhere All orders tilled promptly. Perfect tit and satisfaction guaranteed. Correw|iomlenev solicited throughout this section. Ainm&s, A A BAKER> LAPORTE, PA Wright & Haight, rlo M 4a. fine ALWAYS V^IIU BRANC CONNECTION AT LAPORTE. PA, XKXT I»< m »u l'«» wAt:* in silt'l'. H. A. OONKUIN, Mgr. Ten Yearn Experience ban taught FORKSVILLE. PA. Uehow to give the beet value Tor ' unf\Of 11-Ut, The LEAST MONEY.
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