Republican News Item.
CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor.
THURSDAY SEPT. 15, 1898.
"FIRST OF ALL—THE NEWS."
The News Item Fights Fair.
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At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
LAPOETE, PA.
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REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM,
Laporte Pa.,
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS FOR 1898.
State.
Governor —WILLIAM A. ST<<NK, of
Allegheny.
Lieutenant tiovernor—l. I'. S. (iOBI.Y.
of Lebanon.
Secretary of Internal Affairs —J AMES
W. LATTA, of Philadelphia.
.1 udges of tlie Supreme < 'onrt— \V M ,\V.
PORTEK, of Philadelphia: WILLIAM
D. PORTER, of Alleghany.
Congressmen-at Large—UALl'SllA A.
GROW, of Susquehanna; SAMUEL A.
DAVENPORT, of Erie.
Congressional.
Congressman, 17th I>istrict —WM. 11.
WOti|>lN.ol' Berwick.
County.
Wepresentative —151t..1. L. ( H If I ST I A X
of Lopez.
Prothonot'ary—WlLLlAM J. LAW
RENCE, of Laporte.
Sheriff—ll. W. OSLER, of LincolKails.
B'Wotier— DR.C. F. WACKEXHUTII.
of Laporte.
Change* in Royal Titles.
An interesting writer has lately
pointed out that the children of Prince
.v. :hur, the only: eon of the Duke of
(' aaught, wild is himself third son of
:!:e queen, will, po longer be "Royal
surlinesses," tut merely nobles: and
ti!d these Children have children
will he obliged to content thera
: with the commonplace prefix
. It is this fact that has induced
queen to issue letters patent, under
.-••a), declaring that the children of
eldest son of the Prince of Wales
. ::a' 1 have, and pt all times hold and
i y. the style, title or attribute of
•jJ'v.il Highness." Hitherto these
i . .iin of the Duke of York had no
i'i. to being s so termed. They were
just plain princes, and their children
v, . rare 110 better than their coti
oi° Connaught. This slate of af
. results from the queen living to
se> three generations of her direct
lie'.-.-, and it doubtless set her to think
ii* how Grandpapa Wales would like
having an untitled great-grandson,
\. !:h no place in the royal procession.
I'v.il the issue of these letters patent.
Eddie, David and Baby Victoria
v L' nothing but commoners in the
• of the law. It seems odd to
, deans that this decree of the
, lfs should have lifted quite a
\ \v.ht from the Wales' and York-'
1•: vi.-: but what say the Connaiigli;.<
!.i in!; left out an the cold with the!.-
rhiiii "Your and "Mr?" They
Imei.'t been benefitted, and what i ;
!'i !e<ome to them a hundred years
hence?
I'rover bed Into Shortness.
Less speed travels further than much
bra v..
If at first you don't succeed fall, f.il!
'av.ain.
A bicycle in use is worth two in the
l epair shop.
Keep your own counsel and your own
fine feathers never shoved a wheel
o::c loot, forward.
Look before you leap; the road may
he slippery.
Answer foolst and scorchers accord
to their lolly.
A repair in time is like to save the
Vi Ice of a new tire.
it's a wise child that knows the make
i,. its own bicycle.
Borrowing is- lbe poorest method of
making both ends meet.
A wrench left At home will not tlgh.-
tit a nut on theirpad.
He that figlits and rides away will
i a : o ride another day.
A miss is as £ood as a mile on the
i; <* a t sf>at of a tandem.
\ father is ajtreasure. a brother a
(oi'r.fort, but 3 'bicycle is both.
•\ little saddle, like a little knoxvl
<. is often a dangerous thing.
A puncture Sn the tire is worth two
' i the oil can—to the repairer.
How everyone dislikes tlift rider who
!- never surprised at anything!
One good fiifle slip is more satisfy
'iur; to the slipper than a dozen ordin
ary falls.
P is really astonishing liow much
patience some clumsy riders have with
themselves.
Little Boy—Mamma. I had the night
mare las' night awful.
Mamma —That's because yoti had so
much cake anil preserver
Little Boy (hastiiy)-»>Jiglrtmare.s
don't really hurt, you know: you onlj
think they is goin' to, same as play
in' ghost, I like nightmares. They is
real fun.—New York Weekly.
He —"You look so sweet I'd like :o
eat you up."
She—"Speaking of sweet things,
they've just got a fine new soda foun
tain in the drug store around the cor
ner." !
; BLOOI) THE TH ICKER.
! THEPEI-HO FIGHT IN WHICH TATNALL
HELPED THE ENGLISH.
Tlio American l-'orjcot to Obnervp tli« Neu
trality Ijim When He Saw lilt Ilrltlnh
Causing Wonted by the Chinese anil He
Took His Ship to the Iteicue.
I This is the story of a naval battle,
i notable not because it was one of the
most desperate in modern warfare, but
because it revealed, as in a flash »112
white light, the kindred ties that bind
the two mighty nations of Anglo-Saxon
blood. On June 24, 1859, twenty-one
ships of war, the allied fleets of Eng
j land and France, rode at anchor in the
Uulf of Pe-chi-li, off the mouth of the
Pel-ho River. They had come bear
ing the newly appointed ministers to
China who were 10 ratify the treaties
j negotiated in the preceding year. Ac
-1 cording to agreement, they were to
| proceed up the Pei-ho Kiver to Tient
! sin, where the diplomats were to re
ceive safe escort to the imperial court
at Pekin. l T pon their, arrival, however,
they found that the Chinese had
i blocked the fairway with booms and
the sunken hulls of fat old junks and
fortified the shores with seven formida
| ble forts.
For such offences England knows
only one remedy.
"I will give you until June 25 to open
I the river," wrote Admiral Hope. "If
the work i« not done by that time 1
: shall blow up your forts,"
A bar five miles wido tilled the river
mouth like the stopper of a bottle, pre
i venting the passage of the larger ves
sels. On June 24 Admiral Hope and
| '.lie French Commodore marshaled
; thirteen of their smaller gunboats in
j line of battle and steamed boldly up
the river. While they were prepar
ing to make a demonstration. Captain
Josiah Tattnall, flying the blue flag of
an Admiral of the United States Navy,
came tip across the bar oil the unarmed
steamer Toeywan. lie had left his
flagship, the Powhatan, in the bay out
side, The allied fleets parted to let
him by. His purpose was to demand
instant passage in the name of the
President of the United States. When
he was almost under the walls of the
first fort the plucky little Toey-wan
rammed her nose into the mud and
heeled over heavily with the falling
tide. Captain Tattnall sent messengers
ashore, but they were hardly allowed
to land, the gigantic coolie still refus
ing passage. Admiral Hope now saw
the danger of the American ship, par
ticularly in her exposed position under
the forts, and lie sent the gunboat
Plover with his compliments to drag
i her off. But the chain parted and the
I Toey-wan lurched still further over.
; At this the gallant Admiral despatched
another vessel.
Shortly after 2 o'clock on the follow
ing day the allied fleets cleared for ac
tion. The gunboat Plover ran up the
'river tinder a full head of steam and
drove headlong into the first boom.
It snapped like a cotton cord, and the
Plover spun shuddering into the cleat
water beyond.
j Of a sudden, while the Plover was
trimming for a plunge at .the second
boom, -the ramparts above swarmed
with gunners. An instant later a hun
dred guns, trained with merciless cun
ning. belched out a stream of lire and
solid shot. Nearly every ship in the
fleet was hit. The little Plover stag
gered and fluttered, riddled with shot.
A ball carried away a gunner's head
and mortally wounded three other men.
This was the beginning. At 5 o'clock
two of the British ships had been sunk
and four others were aground, hope
lessly wrecked. Admiral Hope and
three of his Captains were wounded
and the flag had been twice changed
and now flew from the masthead of the
Cormorant.
Captain Tattnall had seen all this
from the bridge of the Toey-wan. His
masts had swarmed with seamen,
cheering the British gunners, but the
law of neutrality forbad any interfer
ence.
At sunset three small boats shot out
from among the English ships and
made across the river in a storm of
shot. Before they had gone half way
two boats weut down, pierced through,
with all The third, bring
ing an English midshipman, ran along
side the Toey-wan. The officer leaped
on board and reported that out of a
crew of thirty-seven men on the
flagship only six remained, and that
Admiral Hope lay desperately wound
ed on the quarterdeck -and rhe little
midshipman looked wistfully down
across the bar where the larger ships of
the fleet swarmed with reserves. Small
boats had been put out, but owing to
the swift current, and the receding tifle
they could not cross the bar.
"Tell your Admiral." said Captain
Tattnall, "that the American ship Will
bring up his reserves."
Captain Tattnall looked across the
river where the helpless English ships
were being battered to pieces under the
merciless fire.
"Blood is thicker than water," he
said.
And while the English seamen
cheered and the Americans answered
them from the tops, he dropped back
with hawsers veered astern, and when
the boats of the reserve had grappled
: fast he drove his vessel across the river
through a whirlwind of shot and shell.
Having delivered the reinforcements
the Toey-wan dropped back, b<* Cap
tain Tattnall was not yet satisfied with
his work.
"After anchoring." be said in his re
port, "I thought of the Admiral and his
chivalrous kindness to me on the day
before, which, from an unwillingness
to intrude on him when he was pre
paring for action, I had in no tvay ac
knowledged."
Political Card.
I hereby announci myself a* an ittdc
1 pendent candidate t'ur representative lor
Sullivan coiinly. I'M.. F< • make my botany
bill, my jury reform I• ill ami my free!
speech bill laws for the welfare of I be pen
pie nf the Stale. I'Vlhiu citizens, write
my name on your tickets in the right
column or place and you will thereby
elect me when you vote. I solicit yout
votes and nfk lor your sttilrages.
Dtt .IOIIN ( "iiki:. Herbalist.
Dusl.ore, Pa.. .Inly IS. I SOS.
Co\'l>KNsKl> KKI'oUT of the condition of tin*
FfKST NATION AL ft\NK of Diislinre.
At close of l.nsin. ». .Inly 11, lvis.
ItKfloi
Ixmnsuiiil itiiwiniiitii ~ I-NSOI :
I'. s. Bonds to Secure Ciicitliition 12,•*>00 on (
I'reininm on I 'nite.l states ItoniU . t.ttoooo;
Stock Seettrilies 1."t,.i00 oo
l''uniiture I.aounu
Due from Hunks Ap|.ii>\cl reserve Am 07 !
Itedemplion l'unil I'. s. Treasurer.. .V(i fm j
Specie and Jjetrnl Tender Note- , i'J:;
S |.|
1.1 \UII.ITII>
capital ........ • 'io.t«iiiCO I
surplus 10.00000
I'nnlvided I'llillt> J '.n7i»i
l>ueNational Hunks l,ii7">'.K)
Circulation lo.iitiooo ■
Dividens I tipnld -1>" 00
Deposits 182,5i465|
S •JO.'I.HS'.I I!" !
State of Pennsylvania, 1 'untily of Sullivan ss:
I. M. D, Swarts, Cashier of the aliove named
hank, do solemnly swear that Hie ulmvcstutc
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and he i
lief.
M. I>. s« A UTS, t ashler.
Subscribed and sworn to before niothls »t 11 !
dav of .lulv ls;is.
.IOIIN 11. ( lidNIN. Notary Pulilie.
correct Attest:
VLl'l-lONsrs WAI.SII. I
■ISO. D. HKKsl'.li, Directors
I . P. I'OMKKOY. I
Adminißtrator's Notice.
Knfil/c <ij' Mili'jl J/t-< 'iii'tj/, lull ii) /■.'//■-
IIIIHI /iiirn.l/ii/i, ilict iisi </.
Letters of Administration having oeeti |
granted to the undersigned, Admitiistra ;
tor in the estate of Mary Met 'arty laic of'
Elkland township, deceased, notice is
hereby given that all persons indebted to
saidestatc are requested to make imined
iate payment, and all persons having
claims against it must present them duly
authenticated for settlement.
DOWNS. Attv. JOSEPH PAKDOIC. I i
I'HOS. Mei'.UtTY / |
Special
Notice! |
$2700.00 worth of
Clothing,;
Shoes. Pants, Ladies' Skirts,
Capes, Corsets, and Shirt
waists and everything in
Men's Furnishing Goods.
Will close out the entire stock at near- .
ly ."iOC/iii lhe.iloll.tr. This will be the;
greatest sale f.aporte ever heard of. I a cry
body should take advantage ol the bar
gains I will offer. We will surely give i
you prices that you will surely be astonish
ed. It will pay you to buy not only lot
present but for future use. I will be glad
to jrive the Lowest l'rice to everv hod v.
. . '
It will be it special favor that every body >
should come and examine my stock even
if you don't expect to buy.
Highest price paid lor < iinseng.
JOE COOPER,
LaPorte, Pa.
Below I. O. O. F. Hall.
Educate Your llowela With Cunraretk.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. '
10c, -ic. If C. C. C. fail, drufe'Rtsts refund money.
farm tor Hale
The undersigned on account ol fail
ing health will sell Itts valnacle farm
situated on Mtincy Creek about nine
utiles north of 11 ughesville. I'a. part ol
the purchase money can remair. in prop
erty.
.I.vcon Br 1 KS, Strawliridgc, LyconiingCo.
Notice ol Dissolution.
The partnership heretofore existing hetween
M. K.ltcedcr and K. K. Ives, doing business under ;
the linn name of Keeder A: Ives, has been dissolv- |
e(l this 1 Ith day of July, by mutual consent, .\l| |
debts of said tirm to be presented to M. K. Itecdcr 1
for payment, and till parties owing said tlrm to '
make payment to same
M. E. RKEDEH. 1
1-:. F. IVES.
M'CKNKU. I'NIVI-aiSITV, .lons I
IIOWARH HARRIS, President. College. I
leading to degrees in Art, Philosophy ami
Science. Academy, a preparatory school
for young,nien and bovs. Institute, a re
fined boarding school lor voting ladies.
School of Music, with graduating courses. ;
For catalogue, address the Register,
W. C. ORHTZIXIIKI!, I.ewishurg, L'a.
FOR SALE.
I oiler the following properties: 70 i
acres, hemlock timber, near Kingdale; j
i! 73 acres, virgin timber, Elk Run, North !
Mountain, close to railroad; 32f> acres, j
coal lands, at Bernice, adjoining present '
workings; S lots (one entire section) at I
Eagles Merc, each lot T.j feet tront 011
Penney lvania Ave., with "Bradford";
privileges and title; I lot 75 ft. front on i
l.nl'orle Ave.; several choice lots in La- j
l'orte Boro.; also several warrants ot
stripped lands in LaPorte. C'olley and '
Fox townships suitable for farming or
grazing purposes.
11. T. l>owxs. Atty-at-Law.
LaPorte. I'a.
Utcrvliud; Says So.
Cascarata t 'amlv Cathartic, the moat won
derful medical discovery of the age. pleas
ant and refrcslnnff to ihn taste, act pently
nn«l positively on kidneys, liver and istwels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headuoite, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of C. C. C to-day; 10, 85, 50 cents. Hold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
sores.
" Running- sores appeared on my
! leg and spread over the entire
lower portion of the limb. 1 got
110 help l'rom medicine till I tried
yours. 1 was cured by one bottle ot'
c Ayer's
oarsapariila."
ISAAC ACKER, Cowans, Va. !
A Horrible Railroad Accident
is a daily chronicle in our papers; ttlsoj
j the death of some dear friend, who had
died with < 'onsttmption, w Itereas. if lie or j
| she had taken < Mto's ('lire for Throat and
Lung diseases in time, life would have
been rendered happier and perhaps saved.
Ileetl the warning ! If you have a cough
; or any allcclion of the Throat and Lungs
Call 011 T. .1. Kceler,Laporte; \V. L.
Ilollman. Ilillsgrove; B. S _Lancaster,
Forksville; <'. B Jennings, Agt. Kstella;
j.lno. W. Buck. Soncstown, and get a
I trialjpackage free. Large size otic and I'.'ie.
.
G. A. Rogers
l-iiKKsVILLI-:, I'A.
(Successor to 15. W. I'awcell.)
Watches, Jewelery,
Silverware, Etc.
; Piicvi-lc repairing. Bicycle .sundries.
Fishing tackle, til lowest possible
l'rice.
< linghains. calicoes and dress goods,
cash prices at .1. W. Buck's.
No-To-Bbc for l-'i.-.y Cents,
Guaranteed tobacco habit iurn. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. All druggists.
Kxcellent wheat tlnur from s«l. 10 j
|to at A. T. Arnistong, Sonos
j town, I'a.
Fish and bam, prices right, at .1. W.I
I'.nek' - . Sonestow ti.
I•* (-lit e i'onstL|,ulitin I-nrrvcr.
Tal.i-I'.iscareis L'atu.y C'atii.-irtic, JOeor -.ic.
1 It • ('. c. fail to cure, ilrnwists refund monev
l*o not say you can not tidord to put
up fruit lor winter use .1. W. Buck sells
! glass jars, tumblers, jelly cups and tin
; .-atis .-0 cheap.
PLACE'S
New Grocery
LAPORTE, PA.
Our Friendly
I Latch String Always
Hangs Out.
Shoes
;in • endless variety of
grade foot-wear is
now on sale and for the
next
60 Days
there will positively be
No War Tax
put upon my prices.
E. L. PLAGE S
NEW GROCERY.
j__ _ I
Spring
and Summer
Kvory corner of the store is 1
Bright, with tin* newest tilings
lor Women's wear and Men's
wear and Children's wear.
I We arc glad to have yon come in
and see the new life of the old
store and look ut 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,
7
Hillsgrove, Pa.
W.L.Hoffman's
!
i
HILLSGROVE
Three Big Stores- MUNCY VALLEY,
PROCTOR, PA.
An Explosion of Values.
PRICES BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Iwo 01 three reasons for this —liberal supply, bet
tei qualities, less in price than found elsewhere.
j Ladies' Dress Wares.
They are the kind women want, and our prices will
cause lively selling.
CORSETS Selling at Corset Prices.
No other line in these stores has such decided
growth as that of Corsets. Augmented sales each
month demonstrates the superiority of brands.
General Merchandise.
112 here is to be found a general line of seasonable
goods constantly on hand.
Remember the Place.
J JENNINGS BROS.
r cSil
We keep in stock at our mills a
complete line of dressed lumber
in hemlock and-hardwood.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber.
LOPR7. PA
SPECIALTIES
, Hemlock Novelty or German Siding,
Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick,
Hemlock Flooring any width desired,
Hemlock Lath both 1, and 4 feet long,
Hardwood Flooring both Beech, Birch or Maple,
The same woods in $-8 ceiling.
(X)R RESPONDENT: Y SOLI CITED.
Buy Good Goods!
And you will he surpris
how cheap they are in the end.
We lmve just unpacked such it stock ol co.its and capes to which we are pleased
to call your special attention. We do not pretend to handle the cheapest
coats tit the market, hut. we do say we have the I>KST and neatest fitting
garments made. i>ttr coats and capes tire made to order, and in the latest
wtvles 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.
I.ft.lies and Misses, Hoys and Men, you need not {jo hall frozen'thin winter /or ive
: have plenty of underwear for you all, both in cottonfor wonl, red or gray and
| the pr ces are very low, so low that when you see the goods you will h» ttsiutt
•shed that we are able to give you ouch bargains.
One word in regard to foot wear:
< »ttr shoe department was never more complete and if you will flavor us « it)i
your attention for a lew minutes when if town we will convince you tliat we
have the most careluUv selected line of line and heavy boots and shoes «vej
; 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 on
]iusin?ss, and we still continue in paying the highest each prices for Tattler
Rggoand Wool.
E. G. Sylvara DUSHORE. PA.
Wright & Haight,
SUCCESSORS TO
M. R. BLACK, Forksville. Pa.
MANUFACTURERS OP
Doors, Sash, Moulding, Flooring, Ceiling etc.
DRESSED LUMBER
Full and complete sojvs»tn«l sttK-k always <>ll hand,
A fine line of furniture etc. The most complete line of
Coffins and Casket to select from in Sullivan County.
I'he finest hearse in the county, with equipments to match.
Embalming a specialty. Funerals directed with
safety and dispatch.
PRICES REASONABLE.