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Published Every Thursday.
Volume 3.
Business Cards.
SONESTOWN FLAGGING
<^_Company,
S b S;Eor B ail! amboß ' Agents.
SONESTOWN PA
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF DUSHORE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - * JtoOOO
BUBPLUB - - SIO,OOO.
Doea a General Banking Business.
F. B. POMEROY. M - D - SWA^ TS . T
President. Cashier.
GALLAGHER'S HOTEL
AND RESTAURANT,
LAPOBTE, PA.
F. W. GALLAGHER, Prop.
Warns meals and lunches at all hours.
Oysters and game in season.
Bar supplied with choicest liouors, wine and
clears Good stable room provided.
T. A PORTE LIVERY AND
BOARDING STABLES.
Connected with the Commercial
Hotel. First-class Horses and
Carriages.
Rates reasonable.
(TFTAS. COLEMAN^ Prop.
MUNCY VALLEY HOUSE.
O. W. MYEBS. PROPRIETOR.
A hotel ol established reputation.
Strictly first class in all of its appointments.
Bar well supplied with the best of liquors.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTE PA.
This largo and well appointed house is
tlx m<>st popular hostelry in this section
HOTEL PORTER.
Canton Street,
" SHUNK, PA.
W. E. PORTER, Prop'r.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSHORE, PA.
One of the largest and best equipped
hotel- in thin section of the state.
Table oi tue best. R-tes 1.00 dollar per -lay.
Large st bles.
Professional Cards.
J # J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOtmitTS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in inls and adjuiuing ooutities
LA PORTE, PA
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA.
Office in Court House Building.
\yM P. SHOEMAKER,
AttomeyatLaw.
Office in County Building.
LAPORTE, PA.
Collections,'conveyancing; the settlement of
estates and other legal business will receive
prompt attention.
J J. BRADLEY,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
ornci IN COUNTY BUILDING
NtCAK COURT HOUSE.
LAPOKTB, PA
Monday of each week at Forksville.
SUery P. Ingham. Harvey K. Newitt.
|NGHAM & NEWITT,
ATTO K N »rs« AT-t A W,
OFFICES 714-17 FRANKLIN BUILDING.
133 So. 12th Street Philadelphia,
Having retired from the office of United States i
Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney. 1
will continue the general practice of law in the ,
United States courts, and all the courts of the ,
City and County of Philadelphia,
HENRY T. DOWNS 7
ATTORN E Y*A T-L A W:
orrictc IN PUBLIC BUILDING
COURT HOUSE SQUARE.
LAPORTB, PA
H. CRONIN,
ATTORNEY"AT -LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OFFICE ON MAIN STRRET.
DU SHORE, PA
JLPHONSUS WALSH?"
ATTOMBT-AT-L W.
Office In Bank uilding.
DUSHORE, PA.
BLACKSMITH
AND WAGON SHOP
Just opened at the Laporte
Tannery.
Custom work solicited. All work
guaranteed.
O. W. BENNETT, Prop.
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J STOP YER KICKIN*. r
Stop yer kickiti' 'bout the times— Stop ver Kickin', git a-hold \
Git a hustle on you; Of the wheel and turn it. r
✓ Skirmish'round and grab thedimes You kin never handle gold
Eftlie dollars shun you. 'Less you try to earn it. (Jroakiir
(Jroakiir never bought a dress, Brush the cobwebs Irom your eyes 112
S Growlin' isn't in it. Stop your blam'd repinin' J
J Fix your peepers on succees. An'you'll notice that yer skies
Then go into win it. Allus'll be shjnin'
J Times is gittin'good agin— If you hain't the nerve to trv J
N Try to help them all you kin. Sneak away somewhere and die.
Don't sit'round with hangin' lip; J
That is sure to floor you t
r Try to git a better grip YES. STOP YER KICKIN". THIS 1
y On the work before you ; EVERLASTING KICKIN' HAS OOTTO F
\ Put some ginger in yer words HE AN INTOLERABLE NUISANCE. \
\ When you greet a neighbor; GO TO THE OLD BELIABLE 1
112 Throw your troubles to the birds, JEWELBY BTOBE FOB WHAT %
Git right down to labor. YOU NEED AND BE HAPPY, I
112 An' you'll notice ev'rv day )K ft 112
C Things is comin'rightyoiirway. j
? RETTEN BURY, S
DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. >
C7A|(K * .
VIVlr ♦ ♦ ♦ The Cheapest Place in
—— the County to Buy
hardware
tSli $25 Wheels S4O Wheels
High
Large tubing, jv Large tubing,
raC * e Flush Joints, J Flush joints,
Fully |flf Wood rims, I Reversible
rt Single tube tire, | Handlebars,
uuar- | . 2 piece crank hang-
Detatchable spiocket K ...
anteed |fsf ers> " unt sadd,e >
+***> Single tube tire, etc.
BICYCLE REPAIRING and SUNDRIES.
Handlebars, Saddles, Lamps, Bells, Locks, Brakes, Peddles, Cranks, Spokes, Rims, Tires,
both single and double tube, a full line of Bicycle Supplies.
New and Complete Assortment of all Staple
Goods in the Hardware Line ......
surh as Barbed Wire, Nails, Poultry Netting, Milk Pans, and l'ails, Garden Tools, Paints
Oils, and
PLASTICO
and heavy and shelf Hardware. All kinds of Tin Work and Spouting done by competent
workmen. Write for prices or give us a call whenever in need of Hardware.
•Soles Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
H.A.Rogers & son.,
PA.
SPRING LINE OF NEW
Silks and Dress Goods
Allow us, if you please, a short disquisition on these very
important adjuncts of woman's dress. It's just the
season when everybody is looking after nicest dresses.
Hence our showing the large assortment.
LADIES' WRAPPERS,
The very tiling for tlie coming warm weather which will soon he /here.
SHIRT WAISTS,
All prices, from the low priced one* to the eilk.
i
! Full Line of Staple and Fancy Goods.
Remnants in Organdies and Dimeties.
Dress Goods in Wash Fabricks, Worsted, are given
our best attention. A big line/complete in every
particular.
jCLOTHING
popular prici-a. BQOTS £,„() SHOES.
Grocery Stocfe
More complete than ever before.
Highest Price Paid for Butter and Eggs.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, MAY, 5, 1898.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY
FOR AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, May 4.—Commodore Dewey's report is said to
be in President McKinley's hands. The navigation bur jau has a long
cipher cablegram from Dewey which is being translated.
SPAIN IN A STATE OF REVOLUTION.
LONDON, May 4. —Special dispatch irom Brussels saya' a high
Spanish diplomatist there declares Spain practically in a state of revo
lution. The end of the regency has begun.
MADRID, May 4.—Full strength of police called out and troops
kept in barracks under arm 9. There were scandalous scenes while
Sagasta was speaking. Republicans and Carlists hurled insulting and
abominable epithets, filling moderate members with shame.
BLOOD RIOTS IN SPAIN.
MADRID, May 4.—8100 d riots are reported to have occurred in
Seville, Valencia and Barcelona.
LONDON, May 4.—Dispatches from Gibraltar say: Minister of
Colonies Moret and General Martinez Campos are reported to be assas
sinated in Madrid by the mob. Sagasta is a refugee at the British em
bassy. There are riots in Madrid. The dynasty is nearing the end.
HONG KONG, May 4.—Manila ha 9 fallen. The Stars and
Stripes wave over the Philippines. A provisional government forming
WASHINGTON, May 4. —An army of 5000 men will be sent
from San Francisco to hold the Philippines against any attacks.
Commodore Dewey's Bhooting Bquadron
Completely Destroys the Spanish Fleet
at Manila. Qreat Marine Battle.
London May 3—The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times describing the
engagement at Manila says:
"The Olympia, the Boston, the
Raleigh, the Concord, the Petral
and the Monocacy entered the bay
under cover of darkness by the small
er and safer Bocachica channel. The
forts of Corregidor Island gave the
alarm by firing on the intruders, but
they seem to have inflicted no seri
ous damage The American squad
ron moved up the bay, and at 3
o'clock in the morning appeared be
fore Cavite. Here lying under the
shelter of the forts was the Spanish
squadron.
"Soon the Americans opened Are.
The Spaniards replied vigorously,
and the combat continued without
interruption for four hours, during
which the Don Antonio de Ulloa
was sunk, the Castilla and Mindanao
were set on fire and the Reina Maria
Christina and the Don Juan de Aus
tria were seriously damaged. One
or two of the smaller craft were
scuttled by their crews to escape cap
ture.
The Spanish fleet was completely
destroyed, while so far as can be
learned not a single American vessel
was lost.
The Spanish losses were heavy, one
report stating that there were 250
killed and over 400 wounded.
The victory for Commodore Dewey
and the American fleet is a brilliant
one. Before the fleet could get at
the city of Manila it had to make its
way past two fortified islands at the
entrance to the bay and past the
fortified naval station of Cavite.
Cavite is built upon a small penin
sula in the bay, south along the
shore from the capital, seven miles
distant from Manila across the
water, fifteen around the curve of
the shore. Cavite lies somewhat
on the inner side of the peninsula on
which it is built.
Commodore Dewey's squadron left
Subicbay, a few miles from Manila
about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
and proceeded toward Manila. Under
the darkness he entered the harbor of
Manila, passing the forts. The bat
teries at the forts announced his ar
rival. Both fleets lined up for battle
about daybreak. For several hours
the harbor resounded with the roar
of guns, the crashing of steel and
timbers, the shrieks and groans of
the wounded, while thick clouds of
smoke at times obscured the oppos
ing fleets from each other. A shot
from an American vessel reached the
iron cruiser Don Juan de Austria,
instantly there was a terriffic explos
ion and the ship was blown into a
shapeless mass. Nearly all the crew
including the commander were kill
ed
During the engagement the
American ships were under way,
their manocuverings being intended
to render the markmanship of the
Spanish gunners less effective.
About 9 o'clock in the morning the
American squadron drew off to one
side of the bay, and after some hasty
repairs returned to the conflict. In
the interval between the two engage
ments Commodore Montejo moved
his flags from the Christina to the
smaller cruiser Isla de Cuba. To the
fact that he made this change he
doubtles owes his life, for shortly
afterward the Christina was seen to
be on fire and was completely burn
ed. Her commander was killed.
The cruiser Castilla next to the flag
shfp the largest and most powerful
of the Spanish squadron was burned
soon afterward.
Spain Conduets the War on the Plan of
Oomic Opera.
Blanco sends impossible yarns to
Madrid as official reports. His story
of the.alleged repulse of the Ameri
can ships at Mantanzas was 112 a speci
men falsehood for Spain Consump
tion. Prisoners go into hysterics
and imagine that they are to be shot.
It is not necessary to, say thatftliey
have no sense of honor; all is ex
plained when shown that they have
no sense of humor. For instance
here is a late dispatch.
Key West, May 4.—Havana is
celebrating the "Yankee defeat" at
Manila by torch light processions,
banquets and balls. The army it
being lionized. General Blanco
ordered wine carried to garrisons and
maudlin crowds fill the streets.
Washington, May 3.—The day
passed without a single word from
the American fleet in the Philip
pines, and in view of the long con
tinued interruption in cable com
munication the officials are begin
ning to resign themselves to the be
lief that they must await for their
official news until a boat arrives at
Hong Kong. This will not necessar
ily be a naval vessel, for it is not be
lieved that Commodore Dewey, who
will be Admiral as soon as he can be
reached by cable, could have spared
any of his ships, even the McCulloch,
to carry despatches before the bom
bardment. In ordinary times there
is plenty of communication by steam
ers as well as by native vessels, be
tween the Philippines and the main
land, and the officials will be rather
surprised if some news is not coming
by this means by to-morrow.
Eagles Mere.
Benj. G. Welch has taken charge of
the Eagles Mere R. R. as Superin
tendent for this season and is making
a good deal of improvement along
the line having put on a gravel train
with a large force of men both
Americans and Italians.
The Railroad Co. has put their
portion of the station grounds in good
shape and have had Mr. Alvice Dun
ham plant a lot of tine maple trees
for its ornamentation.
The new steamboat is evidently
to be a seaworthy craft of which Capt.
Chase is properly very proud. She
will be armored and fitted up with
rapid fire guns if the Spaniards in
vade this country. She will be ready
for service about June Ist. Perhaps
the,war will be over by.thatjtime.j
Mr. A. C. Little is orgaiiizingjjhis
forces and will commenco this week
on the erection of several very pretty
cottages at Chautauqua.
Florist Dunham has planted a
large number of trees along Chautau
qua Ave. Mineral Spring Ave. and
other streets in Chautauqua Park
and is ready to begin work on the
flower beds like those that did so
much to add beauty to the Park last
summer.
Miss McCormick of Milton is al
ready in the woods with her rifle.
The members of the Land Co.
arrived on Friday evening and stay
ed with Landlord Vanbuskirk until
Saturday afternoon when they very
reluctantly returned to'their homes.
Capt. Chase is having a lot of will
ows planted in the low ground in
front of the pavilion. In a year
they will add much to the beauty of
that locality which so badly needs
beautifying.
1.25 P cr - Year.
Number I-
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT AT
FORKSVILLE.
Class of '9B AoquUs Itself Creditably.
Their Orations Showed Careful Prepa
ration.
A class of three young men have
completed their public school course
antl have passed the occasion which
severs their connection with tfre
Forksville High School as pupils and
sends them forth Into the world an
future citizens or to some higher in
stitution of learning,
The sky all day Friday had look
ed threatening, but It'did not prevent
a large and [appreciative audience
from various sections of the county,
gathering in the M. E. church ty
honor the class of '9B.
The exercises opened shortly aftfr
8 o'clock. As the music from the.
organ floated on the air there wp.
disclosed a'acene which alwaysjglad
dens the hearts of a Forksville aud
ience—The opening of their] High
School Commencement. While the
march was being played the faculty,
members of the school board and
class of '9B filed in and took seats on
the platform; the class on the right,
the faculty—Prof. F. J. Wandall and
Miss Geneva Huffman —on the left,
and Rev. Frasier, County Supt. F.
W. Meylert and School Board—M.
R. Black, W. E. Miller, John Flem
ing, Isaac Rogers, Robt. Lancaster
taking seats in the centre. Over
them hung the motto of the class, —
"Step by Step."
The class consisted of three into
lectual young men who seemed to
feel the importance of the occasion
and were as noble and manly as
though the class was not without its
usual and most attractive feature—
young ladies in all the beauty of
young womanhood, attired in such a
way as to make them more attrac
tive—to join with them in reaping
honors.
The orations were of a high order,
containing excellent and original
thought with careful and thorough
reserch, rendered as follows: Salu
tatory and Oration,— "There is no
Royal Road to Learning"—George
F. Miller; Oration,— "Sepret of
Succes"—Wm. F. Clarke; Valedic
torary and Oration, —"Ideal Citizen
ship"—John T. Molyneaux.
Rev. Frasier invoked the blessings
of (rod upon the exercises of. the
hour. The program was just long
enough to hold the undivided atten
tion of the delighted audience.
There was an abundance of flowejrs
and useful books presented to the
class respectively after each had de
livered his oration. As we left
the church we heard the remark by
those well qualified to judge that tho
occasion ranked among the very best
in the history of the school. The
smile of Providence seemed to rest
on the labors of the class, the fjaculty
and their numerous friends.
The Salutatory and Oration which
was so pleasantly rendered by Mr.
Geo. Miller was in part as follows:
It is said that none but the rich can obtain
an education such as an American of today
should have. If such were the case what
would we say of Franklin, of Lincoln, of
Grant, of Garfield, and of the President
of this glorious rrpublic, McKinley; these
men were not born with any special gilt
of knowledge nor were their parents rich,
but by their own industry aud persever
ance they reached an eminence wbiqh
perhaps not all but at least some may
attain. Franklin stole bit hours of study
from his meals and sleep and for years
with inflexible resolution, strove to make
himself what he finally became.
J.*}, Adams to the last day of his liie
was an economist of times striving in
every spare moment to iurther his know
ledge. Learning never came to any one
by waiting. It is not an instinct but an
acquisition and we shall never get beyoiid
the need of having more and more know
ledge. There is a Baying that "know
ledge is power," but there is 90 such say
iug as power brings knowledge. Labor
alone secures it. Thaddeus Stevens,
America's "Great Commoner," was born
in very bumble circumstances. He w»o
sickly and lame when a child but a
great desire to obtain an education, (iy
tht aid ot his mother he wm enabled
enter the University of Vermont which
was afterwards closed on account <f( the
war of 1812 » p d be entered Dartmouth
Continued on five.