Republican News Item. CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY JUNE 16, 1898. "FIRST OF ALL—THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair. IT IS A PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At thfi County Beat of Sullivan County. I.APORTE, PA. Filtered at the Post. Ottice at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. Srusem ption— £ I per annum. If pud hi advance #l.llO. Sample copies free. All communications should he ad dressed to Kl-TPIT KM CAN NKH'S ITKM". I.nporte Pa., For m garden hoc. garden rake, jrrti I>. liinsr hoc. pick, shovel, etc. <*:i 11 on W. Ittick. WnH paper with line borders to match, .1 ust received it! .1. W. Bucks, Sonestown. It yon need fence wire, call on.l. W. Ituck, he has diflerent sizes on hand GOVERNMENT OF GLASGOW. Tilt Affair* of the City Ar» Manugori Ka. 11 rely by Business Men. The leading and most commendable feature of the management of public affairs is the principle of the sinking fund, which is applied to every enter prise or business in which the muni cipality is interested. Whatever debts it has are on the sure and safe road to liquidation by the automatic operation of the sinking fund device. By this means the city of Glasgow will, inside of fifty years, furnish free water to its citizens; give them the best elec tric lights free; electric or water power at cost; allow them to ride on its electric road at the nominal fare of two cents for any distance and fur nish to all free use of a magnificent public library. The city affairs are managed by business men with the same prudence with which they would manage their own affairs; the question of party poli tics enter into no local election and it seems to be the object of the muni cipality to administer the city's finan ces in an economical way, to improve the public health in its physical and moral basis, and to give brightness and the possibility of liarpiness to civil life. Its success in all these has been so marked as to command the admira tion of the civilized world and to gain for itself the appellation of the best governed city on the face of the globe. An Odd Advertisement. Among the odd trade advertisements displayed at the recent Stockholm ex hibition the Lilietolmens candle played a prominent part. The candle stood 127 feet high. The lower part, which was intended to represent an old Swedish candlestick, was In reality an enormous structure of bricks and mor tar, in which was established a perfect ly equipped candle factory, where em ployes worked six hours a day. The base of the candlestick covered a space ■lO feet square. To come to details, the candlestick itself was 47 feet high, while the candle —a real stearine speci men—wasfully 80 feet; its diameter \tas i>Va feet. The appearance of this ex traordinary trade trophy was at once remarkable and imposing. The colos sal candlestick was painted with an aluminum powder until it shone like well-polished silver. At night, too, an electric searchlight of 7,000 (ordinary) candle-power cast its beams from the lofty summit of the wick over the whole exhibition grounds. Altogether the cost of the monster was about $lO,- 000. Pressure of the Sea. There are spots in the ocean where the water is five miles deep. If it is true that the pressure of the water on any body in the water is one pound to the square inch for every two feet of the depth anything at the bottom of one of the "five-mile holes" would have a pressure about it of 13,200 feet to every square inch. There is noth ing of human manufacture that would resist such a pressure. That is ex ists there is no doubt. It is known that the pressure on a well-corked glass bottle at the depth of 300 feet is so great that the water will force its way through the pores of the glass. It is also said that pieces of wood have been weighted and sunk in the sea to such a depth that the tissues have become so condensed that the wood has lost its buoyancy and would never float again. It could not be even made to burn when dry. Great Britain'* Stcmu l'uner. It is estimated that the steam power of Great Britain is equal to the united strength of 1,000,000,000 men. The number of persons employed in her coal mines is about 200,000, and of these fully two-thirds dig coal for other uses than for engines, leaving 66,666 men to mine the coal necessary to do the work of 1,000,000,000. The en gines are made hy 60,000 men, so that 126,666 men furnish the means of do ing the work of 1,000,000,000, the strength of pach being thus multiplied nearly 8,000 times. This gives to each man, woonan and child of a population of 35,000,000 some thirty willing slaves, born fully grown, exempt from sick ness, needing no clothes, eating only fire and water and costing merely the work of one man (a 8,000. Report of Auditors of Davidson Twp. I Charles K. Hazen Sujiervisor of Davidson Twp. I for the year ending March 14.18W, Dr. C'r. j Amount oi duplicate 1074 81 Amount of extra duplicate . r i3B 66 1 Amt. received from County Treas.. 1492 So By receipts shown and canceled.. 1 :K>"' 73 : Exonerations allowed 2H82 j Word done on duplicate 123642 214 days servise as supervisor :!21 00 iidays with horse * 75 Hauling toolson road 'io 00 Work on duplicate 18 25 Receipt as shown and canceled.. I 19 Balance due township 13H 83 :sio,"> y.i :tlor> 99 K. Ha/.en, work for J. O. Wilson for the year 1896. By work, 48 59: by caul) :s.lf>— ssl 74 Oscar Lewis. Supervisor of Davidson township for the yeai ending March 14,1898. Amount of duplicate ias 51 Amount of extra duplicate 1118 40 Ann. received from County Treas.. 1600 00 do D. S. Phillips Sujiervisor 40 70 Balance due Oscar Lewis Supv 91101 By receipts as shown and canceled 1700 o;l Exonerations allowed 84 19 Work done on duplicate 6#2 89 151 days services as sti]>ervisor '--Hi 50 ll 1 /; days team work 26 25 Material furnished 1031 2095 07 2095 07 Account of 1). W. Darling, Overseer of Poor for the year ending March 14,189 K. Balance due last settlement 08 02 Heed, from Wm. Moran Collector 20000 do County treasurer 325 00 By receipts as shown and canceled.. 48* 4m do as Ovrsecr 6 66 Balance due township 45 88 . 593 02 598 02 Account of J. C. Steek, Overseer of Poor for year ending March 14,1898. Ralanceduc from last settlement... 69 21 Received from County Treasurer 70000 do Wm. Moran Collector 316 65 do 1). W. Darling 100 00 By receipts as shown and canceled.. 484 24 Receipt from Danville Hospital 37500 Expenses in Kutz case 55 30 Registering and postage 24 50 Receipts as shown and canceled... 00 23 Balance due township 170 53 1175 80 1175 80 Account of M. 1). Horn, Treasurer of Davidson School District for year ending June 0,1898. Received from County Treasurer... 1000.00 do State appropriation 1243 98 do James Moran Collector 283 CI do Wm. Moran Collector 705 53 do D.H. Lorah. Col. 1889... 173 17 Bal. due M. I>. Horn School Treas.. 2:JO 21 By receipts as shown and canceled 3527 37 Commission 2 per. cent 71 30 Receipts as shown and canceled 37 83 3036 50 3636 50 Assets and liabilities of Davidson School Dis trict for the year ending June 6, 1898. Balance due from James Moran < \>l. for years 1895, '9O 1053 12 Wm. Moran Collector for the year 1897. Amount of duplicate 1300 79 Credited by exonerations 04 29 Exon. of Ind. School District 48 Co Amount of tax returned 10 00 Paid M. I). Horn School Treasurer 705 53 Rebate 3527 Due Twp. from Wm.Moran < «»1 .... 502 36 1300 79 1300 79 Assets of Davidson township Poor District for the year ending June o, 1898. Bal. due from Win. Moran Col 700.00. Liabilities of Davidson township Road Fund for the year 1897. John Karge xoooo Robt. Stormont estate 700 00 P. Dome : 325 00 M.J. Phillips loom 1925 00 We the ui auditors of Davidson town shi|>, Sullivan county, l'a.. have examined I lie foregoing accounts and find them correct to the bestof our knowledge and belief Witness our hands and seal this 6tli day of June, 1898. MONROE I'AINTON, i P. M. TAYLOR. Auditors. J.C.Starr I Report of Auditors ol'School and Building Funds ol'Laporte Borough. J. W. Flynn, Treasurer of School Funds for the school year ending June 6, 1898. To amt. reed, from T.J.Keeler Col. '96 21 98 do A. 11. Huschliaiison < ol.:98 3690 do do '97 52 72 do do Aug. 3d '97 358 61 do Oct. '97, state Appropriation 431 98 Due J. W. Flynn Treasurer 121 (12 By amt. due Treats. last audit 123 41 do orders redeemed 885 66 do Com. 2 per cent, on $885.66 17 71 1026 81 102681 .1. W. Flynn,Treasurer Building Fund for school year ending June 6, 1898. To balance last audit 251 19 Amt. reed. A.H. Buschhauscn C 01.'97 331 07 do do 38 65 do do 28 61 do T.J Keeler Collector '96 30 40 By amt. of orders redeemed 515 79 do 39 bond coujions redeemed 97 50 do Com. 2 per ct. on $613 29 12 27 do amt. due Borough 54 36 679 92 679 92 Musical Fund. To amount of musical fund 108 83 T. J. Keeler, Collector of Taxes, school year ending June 6,1897. To balance due last audit 2195 By Treasurer's receipt 21 95 Building Tax. To balance due last audit 30 40 By Treasurer's receipt 30 40 •A. 11. Buschhausen, Collector of School Taxes for year eliding June 6, 1898. To amount of duplicate 516 67 By Treasurer's receipt ::.\8 61 Rebate 19 16 Commission 3 fier et. on >''69 711 11 09 Treasurer's receipt 52 72 Commission 5 perct. on $55 49 2 77 Treasurer's receipt :;6 90 Land returns 10 96 Exonerations allowed 1120 Balance 39 96 516 67 546 67 Building Tax. To amount oi duplicate 182 3t By Treasurer's receipt 33107 Rebate 17 96 Commission 3 per cent... 10 24 Treasurer's receipt ,;s 65 Commission 5 per ct. on $lO 6s 2 03 Treasurer's leecipt. 28 61 Land returns 10 96 Exonerations allowed 710 Balance 35 42 482 34 482 34 Statement of Liabilities and Resources for La porte Borough' School District for vear ending June 6.1898. Liab, Recur. To amt. due by J. W. Flynn. Ties. 124 62 Outstanding orders Nog. 320,322,323 188 00 Resources in excess of liabilities 199 07 By land returns 1895 i;, m do 1896 10 77 do 1897 10 96 Due from A. Buschhausen Col. '97.. 39 86 do State appropriation 131 16 511 69 511 69 Building Fund. 18 Imnds at KlOOeaeh . IsoOCO By Land returns 1895 .. 1081 do 1896 10 77 do 1897 10 96 Due from A.ll.Buschhausen Col. 97 35 42 do J. W. Flynn Treasurer '97 51 36 Liabilities in excess of resources 1672 65 180000 I*oo 00 Musical Fund. Amt. In hands J. W. Flynn, Treas. 108 83 We the undersigned auditors of Laporte Boro. do hereby certify that we have carefully examin ed the accounts of the Collector and Treasurer of the fiscal year 1897 and liud tlieni correct as set forth in the foregoing statement. Witness our hands and seal this 7th dav of June. 1898. THOS. K. KENNEDY, 11. A. KARNS Auditors. The lowa State Board or Health has passed a regulation asking city govern ments to prohibit the riding of bicycles with drop handle-bars within their jurisdictions, on the ground that it is detrimental to the health of riders to assume that position. Another crowd of idiots are going to the North Pole to freeze to death, but nobody tares excepting the Coro ner, who thereby misses a chance to sl | Rebate on above 982 I Collectors commissions.*. 5 til Amt. collected on face duplicate 100 75 \ Collector's commission s;io Amt. collected 5 |KT cent added 9 28 ' Amt uncollected :;3 so i To amt. of duplicate 400 52 j 400 52 Cash Account. To balance in hand 31 70 Amt. collected within 130 da\- 196 0* Amt,oll face duplicate 106 05 A int. collected 5 per cent add v* I 28 Amt. uncollected 33 80 By receipt* Hied 165 78 Commission 10 01 Rebate 0 82 Balance in hands of collector 101 09 377 00 377 00 P. kargc, Collector of extra road tax 1807-8 To amt. of duplicate 400 52 By exonerations 11 03 Land returns 40#M Amt. collected within 60days I*l 25 Rebate on altove 82 Collector's commission 5 01 Amt. collected on face duplicate.... 100 75 'Collector's commission 5 30 Amt. collected 5 percent added 0 28 Amt. uncollected 33 80 100 52 400 52 Cach Account. Amt. collected within 60 days 106 uh Amt. 011 face duplicate 10605 Amt. collected 5 per cent added 0 28 Amount uncollected :t3 so By receipts filed 165 7s Commission 10 91 Rebate 0 82 Balance in Collector's hands 159 30 345 81 345 81 Philip Kargc in account with Laporte township as Collector of Poor Tax for 1807. Balance in hand from 1890 tax 12 26 Amt returned on same..., 2 11 Balance due township 40 15 To amount of duplicate 400 52 By exonerations 11 03 By returns 37 5o Amt. collected within 60 days • 165 09 Rebate s 97 Commission 5 38 Amt. collected on face duplicate.. 110 57 Commission 5 82 Amt. collected 5 per cent added 7 29 Amt. uncollected 15 87 400 52 Cash Account. To balance in hand from 1896 40 V» Amt. collected within 60 days 179 44 Amt. collected 011 face duplicate 116 39 Amt. collected 5 per cent added 7 29 Amount uncollected 45 87 By receipts filed 268 71 Rebate 8 97 Commission 1120 Balance in hand of collector.... 100 26 389 14 389 14 Statement of School Board of i,a)x>rte township for the year ending June 6,1898/ Account of I'hilip Karge as collector of school tax for 1897. Balance in hand from 18% tax 131 01 Returned on same *32 , By error in settlement of 18%. 6 70 Balance due township.. 116 92 To amount of duplicate 533 83 By exonerations 41 03 Returns 49 61 Amt. collected within 60 days 210 20 Rebate on above ......... 11 i- CoI lector's commission 6 85 Collected ou face duplicate 129 87 Collector s commission 6 88 Amt. collected 5 per cent added 13 26 Amt. uncollected 64 76 . 533 S3 533 83 Cush Account. Balance due township from 1896... 11692 Collected within 60 days 228 47 Collected 011 face duplicate 136 70 Amt. collected 5 per cent added 13 26 Amt. uncollected 61 76 By receipts tiled 500 23 By commission 13 68 Balance in hand of collector 46 20 560 11 56011 , Account of John Kiernan, Treasurer for the year ending June 6, 1898. Amt. received from County Treas.. 166 00 do do 400 00 State Appropriation 393 01 Received of P. Kargc Collector 500 23 Teachers' salaries 1176 00 Attendance at institute 49 00 School supplies 46 74 Fuel and contingencies 151 si Secretary's salary 20 00 Rcfiairs 20 25 Attorney's fees 10 00 Publishing 3 40 Auditing fees I 00 other expenses l 75 Treasurer's fees 29 18 Orders outstanding »'d 08 Balance in treasurer's hands 14 4H 1444 "j We the undersigned auditors and clerk Ixi here by certify that£tnc foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of our knowledge. H. J. KAKCiK, I W.J. LORI>, Auditoo, J. A. TR.MCII I r. K. PETERS, Town Clerk. New lot of wall paper, timothy and clover seed, onion sets at popular prices, at .1, VV. Buck's. Everybody Says So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the ope, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver und bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. | Fine fresh oranges, lemons anil bananas I at John W. Bucks, Sonestown. Educate Yonr llotvels With Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. Call in and see the new nickel oil stove, a good thing for summer use. J. W.Buck. Cabbage, celery and cauliflower plants for sale at 25c and 30 per hun dred, at the store of Mrs.M. Lauer. Twinkling of the Stars. A discovery of much interest to as tronomers has been made by Dr. L. L. J. See, who is in charge of Lowell Ob servatory at Flagstaff, A. T. The cause of the twinkling of the stars has al ways been a mystery, none of the theories advanced having stood the test of thorough investigation. Dr. See has found the cause to be the presence In the atmosphere of innumerable little air currents or waves, which dart through the air and cause a break in the light from the star. The result is that to a beholder on the earth the star has the familiar appearance of twink ling. These little air currents can be distinguished through the 24-inch telescope very plainly on nights when this twinkling is observed most by re moving the eye-piece of the Instru ment. Kansas City has one of the longest straight stretches of boulevard in the country. From Olathe, Kan., on one side, to Independence, Mo., on the other, there Is a straight course of as phalt and macadam for over fifty miles, with Kansas City in tho middle. "tihemtlsm crippled me for years. I could not walk. I tried many physicians with out benefit. On the advice of a friend I tried your medicine. I was completely oured by three bottles of _ q Ayer's oarsapariiia." G. F. BOWEN, Horton Sammit, Pa. A Horrible Railroad Aooident is a daily chronicle in our papern; also the death of some dear friend, who had died with Consumption, whereas, if he or she had taken Otto's Cure for Throat and Lung diseases in time, life would have lieen rendered happier and |>erhapß saved. Heed the warning ! If vou have a cough or any afleetion of the Throat and Lungs Call on T. .1. Keeler,Laporte; W. L. I tollman, Hillsgrove; 15. S Forksville; C. B Jennings, Agt. Kstella; ,J no. \V. Buck, Sonestown, and get a trialjpackage free. Large size 50c and 25c. G. A. Rogers FORKSVILLE, PA. (Successor to B.W. Fawcett.) Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. Bicycle repairing. Bicycle sundries. Fishing tackle, at lowest possible Price. Good News. No other Medicine was ever given such a test as Otto's Cure. Thousands of hot ties of this great German remedy are be ing distributed KKKK OK CIIAKUK, to those atllicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and all Throat and Lung diseases,giving the peo ple proof that Otto's Cure will cure them For sale only by T. J. Keeler, Laporte; W.L. Hoffman,Hillsgrove; U.S. Lancaster Forksville; C. B. Jennings, Hstella; Jno. W. Buck, Sonestown. Samples free. Large bottles 50c and 25c. New lot of timothy anil clover seeds and onion sets at John W. Bucks, Nonestown. No-To-Bac for Flivy Cent*. Guaranteed tobacco bablt cure, maken weak men strong, blood pure. 50c, SI. All druggists. To Cure Conatipatlon Forever. Take Caeca rets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. It C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money. Heavy Cannonading on HIGH PRICES at PLACE'S New Grocery LAPORTE, PA. We step forward.not backward. We are opening n|> new ways for the pub lic to attain just as good bargains in General Merchandise nt I.aporte as in Williamsport or else where. We are planning each week to that end. This week it is U R ON U f KLE S C#FFEE at PRINCE'S nc per lb. Business at the store is getting busier each week. The newness ot the goods and the littleness ol price tends to turn the stream of trade our way. A call will convince you that you can dn the best at E. L. PLACE'S NEW GROCERY. Spring and Summer Every corner of the store is bright, with the newest things for Women's wear and Men's wear and Children's wear. We are glad to have you come in and see the new life of the old store and look at its excellent line of goods. Spring Weight Underware for Men, Women and Children. In conjunction with the inviting varities, all prices will be found more than ordinarily small. Grocery Department A new and fresh sup ply of Groceries have have just arrived. Vernon Hull, HiUsgrove, Pa. W.L.Hoffman's ' -- HILLSGROVE Three Big Stores- MUNCY VALLEY, PROCTOR, PA. OUR NEW LINE OF GOODS are first in quality, first in style, and first from a genuine savin* point of view, because they're lower in price than you can find elsewhere If you are looking forjhe bargains of the year go at once to any of the above named stores where former values and prices are practically lost sight of in our determined efforts to dispose of the largest and best line of DRY GOODS and NOTIONS ever brought to this County. 6 Extraordinary line of CORSETS The lady who wishes the latest styles combined with high grade and half the old price should call and select from the complete line of sizes. JENNINGS BROS. We keep in stock at our mills a complete line of dressed lumber MANUFACTURERS OF M HEMLOCK AND hardwood. Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber. IOPP7 PA SPECIALTIES Hemlock Novelty or German Siding, Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick, Hemlock Flooring any width desired, Hemlock Lath both $ and 4 feet long, Hardwood Flooring both Beech, Birch or Maple, "The same woods in 3-8 ceiling. CORRESPONDENCY SOLICITED. Buy Good Goods! And you will be surprised how cheap they are in the end. We liave just unpacked such a stock of coats and capes to which we are pleased to call your special attention. We do not pretend to handle the cheapest coats in the market, but we do say we have the BEST and neatest fitting garments made. Our coats and capes are made to order, and in the latest styles with prices to suit everybody. IN DRESS GOODS WE WERE NEVER BETTER PREPARED TO PLEASE YOU THAN AT THE PRESENT. AS WE HAVE THE LARGEST AS SORTMENT IN THAT LINE EVER DISPLAY ED IN THE COUNTY. Ladies and Misses, Boys<"and Men, you need not go half frozen'this winter for we have plenty of underwear for you all, both in cotton or wool, red or gray and the prices are very low, so low that when you see the goods you will ba astoo •*hed that we are able to give you such bargains. One word in regard to foot wear: Our shoe department was never more complete and if you will Jfavor us. with your attention for a few minutes when in town we will convince you tbat we have the most carefully selected line of fine and heavy boots and shoes ever brought before the public. On crockery we have just received some very pretty designs in Decorated Dinner Sets to which we invite your attention. The buying of country produce has always been a special feature of ou Business, and we still continue in paying the highest each prices for Butter Egg" and Wool. E. G. Sylvara dushore, ipa. Wright & Haight, SUOOESSORS TO M. R. BLACK, Forksville, Pa. 112 urniture Undert♦ MANUFACTURERS OF Doors, Sash, Moulding, Flooring, Ceiling etc. DRESSED LUMBER Full and complete seasoned stock always on hand.' A fine line of furniture etc. The most complete line of Coffins and Casket to select from in Sullivan County. The finest hearse in the county, with equipments to match. . Embalming a specialty. Funerals directed with I safety and dispatch. PRICES REASONABLE.