VOL. XI. NO 10. C To Buy Your Jewelry C Nothing in Town to Compare WithS ( the Quality that We are Giving / X You for the Low Price Asked. S C Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r C o! this section. Many years here in business, always 3 S with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C (with a care and judgment commensurate with its « \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes 1 q our store a safe place to invest. C r Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. \ RETTENBURY, ) No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD HEATERS; ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition, Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. A. lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Saieuicl (£ole42iisfiore,Pa. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAM SPORT, PA. Summer Knit Handkerchiefs. I I nrl nr<i/nor' ~ave J'°" enough Handkerchiefs? UlK'tyl Wt»dl • Few persons littve too many. .Inly is It voli I,live tlii i Knit Un.lerwear to « l.titKlkercliiei; with sl'.ee. ||||\ . ; assort men I. Mi,d« Iron, the lme aml ~C,,wl Mw " best varus I»v 11»«* makers. ,or ,M ' ' ° r * 1.M.1 ies low neck, short sleeve unit -lee\- Fine nil Linen Handkerchiefs, some Ii8« Vests lor are plain hemstitched, others ate ein 10c, 1 liAo ami 15c. hroidel'ed anil lace tiinmieil, lor l.ailios" Rihhed Swiss Vest extra value ' ,c 10 ' lor 25c ami 50c fine Mercerized Silk Vests lor < iiiiiiren'n anil' 1 Kni. Ready Made Sheets. I'mlrrwear, in most all (qualities von could a.-k tor. We're sure housekeepers won't hesitate ahout them when they see how good and well made tliev are, plain hem Summer Weight _ 0 Hemstitched Sheets lor 05c to 35c, Corsets. It - not euoit-'h that 11 Corset he merely PillnVA/ r^ilCOC light vvi'it'hl, lilil must lie |H 1 !«■«•»lv sha|. • IIIUW vUduji 1 I ami -rood lilting as well as light. Vou won't II nil I it-tier model* or a belter range i '<*"«"■ *"■' I' l '" 11 »«•'"' l " r iitfivle- or hetti-r wiluc than several ""e for Hlc to '.Sic. Hrke- w 1 are selling tor .*1 (Ml. I.ess ex Hemstitched pillow cases lUc to pen-ive ones ate lien* as well in ample ' ' ,4 '" Holster Slips tor .ilc to 11c van tv. Hemstitched Holsters tor >oe lo 45c. Linens and Towels. I la 1 , c you tried its to, Linens.' 1 Never I'in.* Huiunak Towels up to #l'.oo. a netler time tlian now. I liey are reason ir ' prici il >hopl»'ll » llu-se day* when 11 tick and I'alh Towels in a'l i|iialitie» w 1 in- hnuing an excellent line ol new nil ,| ih i.t I'alili I'amask, Napkin* and 1 filler Pieces. It will pav you lo s|H'tid a little time I'laiu and ln-m*lilched lowcl*. at our l.iueu counter. la|c lo .'Mir, Subscribe for the News Item Republican News Item. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1906. 1 |> Think* Farmer* Should Not He liuputlvnl lu OeuiandliiK Concrete Heaulta, but Ilutlier Make llante Slowly and Peruiuueutl). [Special Corresp mdence.] There Is now u deciuect movement j looking toward the introduction of agri culture und related subjects Into the j public schools. More than thirty of the i states and territories have taken some j kind of official action In this regard, j Just how these subjects are to be in- | troducod is uot yet determined, and it I may be several years before any etfl- j el,.i;t body of agricultural thought is introduced Into the greater part or the public schools. There Is no question, ! however, that this introduction Is i sure to come. The whole tendency of , our civilization is to put the educated i man into the work of the world and to ! give every person a training for effi cljHicy lu the life in which he is to engage. All this does uot mean that we are to neglect the fundamental prin ciples of education. Rather we are to work out the fundamental princi ples of education in a new way. We are to work them out in terms ! of other subjects from those that I we customarily have used. 1 doubt j whether distinct separate courses in ■ agriculture will be found to be prac- ! ticable in most of the elementary j schools. In the primary grades the , nature study idea will be ihe leavening | Influence, putting the child directly in- | to touch with the tilings with which he lives. The nature study movement endeavors to use common affairs and objects and phenomena as iueaus of training the mind. In the intermediate grades the proba bility is that agriculture will be taught by giving agricultural applications to the general fundamental subjects that already are in the course of study. We have introduced too many subjects Into the schools. We need to simplify rath er than to complicate the school course, ; but we can introduce local applications lu the studies that are now a part of I the school work. For example, after the fundamental work in number Is ac- I quired ihe problems can be very large- . ly local. There are sufficient agricul tural arithmetical problems to afford j all the drill and pruvticf- tbat„ar»j now ■ afforded by tke OopniflierJliip and Uild- j dleman probleais that are ill use in the j schools. The geography leaching now attempts to begin with the local en vironment. A good part of this local environment Is lie farms, and a good deal of the farming can be taught in the geography class. Manual training can i>e given an agricultural ticud when necessary. The same can lie said of drawing and other subjects. When the high school is reached, sep arate optional courses lu agriculture may well be given as soon as teachers and facilities are provided. This work should be of a scientific character, of equal training value with physics or chemistry or botany, and It should lead directly to entrance credits in the ag ricultural colleges and universities. 1 believe in every effort that tends to arouse the public to the necessity of introducing these subjects into the schools, and 1 shall use all my efforts to extend tin* sentiment. However, 1 hope that the farming population will not be too impatient in demanding con crete results or in forcing formal agri cultural subjects Into the schools. We must make haste slowly und in doing so make it fuudameutally and pernia nently. We must not forget that schools are schools uud that their gen eral tone must be elevated and their general efficiency increased before we can hope l'or any successful results in tlie teaching of common life subjects. Merely to introduce agriculture into the rural schools as (hey exist at the pres ent day will be of no particular co.. e queuce. The whole tone of the school must be raised. This elevation must come from the elevation of the scnti ment in the community. More money must be hail for the schools in older that better facilities and better teach cis may be employed and the whole at mosphcre of the school be made attrac tive. L. H. BAILKY. Circulation -100.000. At a fair estimate, based on exainina- ; tion of circulation tlgurcs given lu newspaper directories, this grange de partment appears every week lu pa pers whose coniblnet' circulation is ap proximately -iim 1,1)1 ni. That means that at a low estimate it will fall into the , hands of I.lMhi.ikm) people Thus is the ' grand work of the Order and its lietief lcent doctrines being promulgated through the medium of the press The grange owes fealty to the papers that publish these matters of special Inter est to Its members. t#hto tirauKe Note*. The co operative committee reported contracts wilb thiriy-ulnc llrnis. Tin' receipts of the stale grange ex ■ ceded Ihe e\|KMl*cs tturlng the year by the Mum of f1.ii11.77. making the total assets of Ihe state grange at pres ent JMN.otKi.o7 I Si My ll\e classes fotmcd and six li braries founded i* certainly a UIHMI re ; |»ort foi the tirsi year of the Ohio l Male grange agricultural and domestic I economy committee under su|iervlsloii ' of Mr ThompHoii. president of the Ohio State university; lie*a Price and Mrs. Mary K I.e. t The Supreme Court of Pennsyl vania has handed down the decision of the Superior Court in the Sltaleen mine certificate case. This case is of the utmost importance to the min ers of the anthracite fields, being aimed at depriving them of their most powerful weapon in time of strikes, by eliminating from the mine laws the provision that miner in the anthracite fields must have had two years' experience in anthra cite mines before receiving a miner's certificate. The case will now be taken to the United States Supreme Court for final adjudication. The decision of the Superior Court, which is sustained by the Supreme Court, is that the section of the law requiring an examination for certifi cates is upheld, but that the section requiring two years' experience in anthracite mines as a qualification for a certificate is unconstitutional. A company has been formed to de velop a tract of land at Lopez that is believed to be extremely rich in silica or glass sand. The company has a capital of $50,000. Among lin stock holders are General C. H* Dougherty, Thomas Wilson, Joseph Held, C L. Nagle, A. 11. Bloom, and M. It. Mosier, all of Wilkes-Harre; l)r. F. L. McKee, of Plymouth; and Robert M. Law, formerly of West I'itlston, now of Philadelphia. The land secured by the company consists of a great ledge of sandstone which is to be ground by machinery into sand and i'i that form will command a high price for use in the manufacture of glass. The sind secured from this rock will essay, it is claimed, 99 per cent, silica. Machinery will be pur chased immediately and the develop ment of the project commenced. During the winter it is likely that thecompany will carry on the man ufacture of cement and brick block. Lightening, hail and wind have •Jone unusual damage in various parts of the State within the past few days. At ille apple and peach orchards were blown down barns und other buildings were un roofed and hail riddled the corn and wheat. At Lock Haven while sit ting in his furniture store, I*. J. Homier bad his shoes torn oil' his feet by a bolt of lightening. He was left unconscious, but not killed. At Mt. Carmel-a peculiar accident hap pened. Lightening struck the car rails leading down the slope into Mid vale coal colliery, No. 2, and followed down the gangway to where a lot of dynamite was stored. This exploded, killing one man and in jurying another. It lias I teen beautifully said: "The old soldier grows tired as the years increase and he hears only ii. dreams the roll of drums and the noise of battle, lit* loves his ease in the quiet afternoons and feels as he did once, how sweet are minis trations of sleep. Death need not eonu* to ask him, for half way up the slope the veteran is marching, if not so gaily as in days of old, si ill resolutely and bravely as becomes one who is not afraid to meet w liat ever foe may come. And lo! Death carries neither lance nor spear, but only the welcoming em blem of white, which is the sign of everlasting truce. It must hesweet to know that the Iwittle is over for ever. It must be sweet to sleep in the mercy of llim who hath made it the "balm of hurt minds." To them the hour \sill command the repose that awaits the resurrection and the life. No one is so independent as the farmer: lie doesn't have to truckle; if he is insulted lie can resent the insult without fear of losing trade ami there ir. no eai this reason, with the improved farm machinery In now lias in use why he should not have an eight-hour da\ and such leisure for reading and studj as would soon make him one of the best informed men in any catling. \\ In shouldn't the farmer ID- all ibis and more? Mircly he htt» the |M>*sibilitie»*, What was truly 11 marvelous es cape from being mangled under (lie wheels of a train was that of Prof. ('. 11. Albert, of the Bloomsburg State Normul School, Monday morning. Together with Dr. Welsh, Presi (lent of the school, Prof. Albert set out for a fishing trip up the creek. They went down to the Main.street crossing to catch' the six o'clock 15. A- S. train. As this train does not stop at Main street, the two educators, with iislt baskets and other parapher nalia slung over their shoulders, wen* put to the necessity of jumping the moving train. Prof. Albert caught the rail of the passing car with his right hand, and as he sprang for the platform, lie missed the handle as lie grabbed for the same with his left hand, and was hurled to the ground, lie hung on to the car anil endeavored to arise as h«' was dragged along the ground, but the tip of his shoe caught in the Hang of one of the car wheels, caus ing him to lose his hold on the handle and he rolled almost squarely under the ear. With great presence of mind however, he thing himself hack and rolled over out of danger just in time to avoid the wheels, lie had been dragged about thirty 112. et. While this was going 011 several people looked on in horror every <m» expecting to see the man mangl ed under the wheels. The trainmen also witnessed the incident, but it was over before the troin couid be stopped on the farther side of the crossing. All rushed to thespot expecting to tind the man's limbs crushed, but lo their amazement the Professor pick ed himself tip, and was able to board the train unassisted, lie was pretty badly shaken. Put up a sign containing your own name, and tlit* name of your farm. Then get some stationery printed tor your correspondence. These things will give tin added interest and lend dignity to agriculture. Town people and strangers riding out through the rural districts like to know who live in the different farm houses they pass. Then if a farmer has his name up he will naturally take more pride in keeping his place up. Another thing that would add interest to the farmer's sign would he all the dis tances to near-by villages and the county seat. If some genius, handy I with the brush, would start out among the farmers, carrying with him the material, he could do a nice business and at the same time do that which would be a blessing to owners of farms and the traveling public, Now, Mr. Farmer, do not let this suggestion pass unheeded but act now. You will be pleased with the sign; your wife, sons and daughters will take a greater interest in tlit- home, and the public will en joy knowing where you live. It is not generally known that during the session of the Legislature of liKtr. a law was passed whereby one party to a line fence could n< t compel the other party to build hi* share of the fence, as the case may In*. Where a party interested in a line fence has his own fence in good re , pair ami his neighbor refuses to i l.iiild or repair his share ofthe fence, i.egoesto the auditors and makes lomplaiut to them. The auditor nie required tot xa mi lie the fence and tiie need of it. if they lind the complaint well founded, they report the same to a justice of the peace, who is required to give the failing parties notice to repair or build the i feiice'within forty days. If he does 1 i;ot do it the other party may build ! ii and collect the cost of it. If the auditors lind that the fence j i- in good repair, or that no fence i« needed, they are to receive >- ••aeli, t<> lie paid by the party whom (hc\ 1 tlud at fault. I The w hole proctnlurc is new and 112 truiers and lot owners will do \\< !l to remember this. There I" consternation among the joui»k female members of the si. Ignatius church at A'mgstoii, I'a. The pa-tor of the church ha- d< clar ed that short «leev< d shirt waist* lire not uiiMleHt, and therefore he will not ullow tliein worn in the church. 75C PER YEAP DERNICE ITEMS. Mrs. It. 11. (iu.v and daughter, Fthel of Areadia, Pa. were visiting friends at this place and Mildred iast week. Mrs. John Lang, of Kingston, I'a. was a Mildred visitor last week. Miss May Williams spent t'lo Fourth with friends at Scran ton. Allen Ande was the guest of his parents at Laquin last week. The following persons were On shore visitors on Saturday: F. Jackson, l>r. Brcunan, Charles Coolc, Thomas McLaughlin, J. A. Ilelsman, and Patrick llannon. (iuile a nundiertook advantage of the cheap excursion rates to William sport on the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. George Swackham mer of New Albany are guests of friends at Mildred. The Cherry township School Board met on Saturday and appointed Win. Abbey of Mildred to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John I'. Mur phy. The contractor for the new bridge left for parts unknown and some of his workmen would like to know bis address as he thoughtlessly forgot to settle with them before he left. Mr. John Weaver of Powell has taken possession of Hotel Jackson and engaged John Ilannon as bar tender. Miss Xellie Hasley ofSonestown is spending some time at this place and Mildred. F. F. Schaad and Charles Morter spent three days on the Sock last week but as they can not both tell the same story, we refuse to make known to the public what they told us. At high noon on Tuesday June i!ii, Mrs. Corene Stormont, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Kussel Karns o> yientou was joined in matrimony to Mr. Charles F. Skeen of Pottsville. The Karns mansion was elaborately j and beautifully decorated with How lers and evergreens. Tl)i' ceremony j was performed by the Ilev. 1. I;. Crist of the Benton Presbyterian church assisted by Dr. Ilemmingway of Bloomsburg. The ushers were S. B. Karns and Marvin Connor, L. C. Mcllenry and J Lee Kesslcr. Miss Bertelle Laubach presfded at the pi ano, with a violin accompaniment by Miss Cord a Ward of Pottsville. After congratulations were extended a sumptuous wedding breakfast was served. The bridal pair left for a trip by rail to l'.oston and return by boat to Philadelphia. They will re side at Pottsville where Mr. Skeen is manager of the Northwestern In surance company. Lewis Keeler who with his fami ly lived a' this place several vears * 1 » * ago, met a slmckingdeath at a i\ il crossing at Newberry, on July .i. lie was driving with a load of lime and either failed to see the M>- proaeh of train No. l'J, due New l herry at P_':•>(!. or el.—- ini.-j ulged | the distance and with his heavy j wagon was unable to get tin- horses across the track i:> qiiiekl\ a le t bought he COllld. 'li:eri I.e ilia I dealt liiin the death blow was i;; by Kngiiicer William Sarvey, Keelcl's head Wa- crushed n I one of bis legs was broken. Tli I wagon wns tieiuolished but lb liorse-< escaped and ran n\ terro down t lie track. Mr. Iveoler was born and yre\« t manhood near Xnrdmoiit. Ilis win and ore son have t»« <-l* tall ied w ill ill the last two years. Ile i. -i,; .i\ d by two sm ill i hildreu, In- m ah IT, four s|,ters, one of whom is Mrs. Itotieri Simni aisof Soa« town. The t-i- lull annual low rate e\ i ill-ion, to llarxer's Lake, throne i the \dirolldack of America, wit run Saturday, July -M, by way »i the P. A l:.. W. A V!!., and I. V. railway- Np«viai train w< 11 -tart from .Montgomery -topping at Sa gers, Muney, Hails, i III I all points on the line of the W, A N. H. It 11. I la. vey'« Lake is one of the most popul ir resorts In the Stat ind everyone -hou'd avail t'n ins ive- el (lit-oppurtuuily of enjoy ing a day* outing amid i !'t* nit:ia environ Inents.
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