Kepuoiicau News Item.
CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor.
THURSDAY HIT. U. IS9*.
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REPUBLICAN" XKWS IT KM,
Laporte Pa.,
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS FOR 1898.
State.
Governor—WlLLl AM STONE of
Allegheny.
Lieutenant Governor—.l.|P. S. GOUIX,
of Lebanon.
Secretary of Internal All'airs—l AM US
W. I.ATTA, of Philadelphia.
.1 mines of the Supreme ' 'nun—-\V M ,W.
I'uRTHR. of Philadelphia: Wll.f.lAM
IPORTER, of Alleghany.
t'ongrcsstnen at Large— < h\Ll Si I A A,
iIRoW, of Susquehanna: "vXMUKL A.
I'A V EXPORT, of I'm-.
Congressional.
('oiigre-si.ian, ITtli I'istrict—WM. 11.
\'v (>(>!'l N. of Lerwick.
State Senate.
N. 11. CULVER, of Lvcomini
County.
Re presen tati ve—-UR..1.1 . I' 1.1 RI ST I A N
I.! Lopez.
Prothonotary—AVlLLLAM •!. LAW-
I.'ENCE. i>t Laporte.
Sheriff—ll. W. OSLER. of LincolEalls.
" I'oronet —l'R. I-'. WACICEN ITUTfI.
of I.aporte.
>lr*. Stnnton on War.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton thinks there
are some things worse than war. She
recently wrote: "Why groan over the
horrors of war when tragedies in peace
are forever before us? Our boys in
blue, well fed and clothed in camp and
hospital, are better off than our boys
in rags overworked in mines, factor
ies. in prison houses, and in bare, din
gy dwellings, called homes, where the
family meet at their scanty meals, after
working ten hours, to talk over their
hopeless situation in the despair of
poverty.
"A friend of mine visited the bleach
ing department in one of our New
England factories, where naked boys,
oiled from head to foot, are used to
tramp pieces of shirting in a large vat.
The chemicals necessary for bleaching
rue so strong as to eat the skin unless
well oiled. In time they affect the
eyes and lungs. There these boys, in
relays, tramp, tramp, tramp, all day,
hut nor to music, nor inspired with love
of country. In England they have ma
chinery for such work, but in the land
of the Puritans boys are cheaper than
machinery.
"Under the present competitive sys
tem. existence is continual war, the
law being each one for himself, star
vation and death to the hindmost. My
message to-day to our coadjutors is
that we have a higher duty than the
demand for suffrage. We must now,
at the end of 50 years of faithful ser
vice. broaden our platform and con
sider the next step in progress, to
which the signs of the times .dearly
point—namely, co-operation, a new
principle in industrial economics. We
see that the right or suffrage avails
nothing for the masses in competition
wllli the wealthy classes, and worse
still, with each other. Women all
over the country are working earnest
ly in many fragmentary reforms, each
believing her own would cs'.ht in a
new day of peace and plenty. If wo
man suffrage, temporal:, e. social puri
ty. rigid Sunday laws, physical cul
ture. could any or all i>e successful we
should see no change in the condition
of the masses. We need all these re
forms and many more to make exist
ence endurable Our next
experiment is to he made on the broad
principle of co-operation. Those who
have eyes to see recognize the faci thai
the period for all these fragmentary
reforms is ended."
Cuba** Many r«ri«.
"One fact that always impresses me
regarding the island of Cuba," said an
old sailor, "was the great abundance of
its ports. I believe that no other is
land of its size can boast of so many
harbors and ports. Including sheltered
landings, there are over 200, nearly
one-third of which' are accessible to
vessels of from 800 to 1.000 tons. Forty
of these ports can accommodate vessels
of any «ize. There are also 200 rivers,
some of which are navigable for a good
litany miles. The chief of these is the
Canto, in the province of Santiago,
with a course of l.'Ouniles, 75 miles of
which are navigably fo- small ves
r,el«."
An Accommodating-
During; the great stiike a few years
ago among the employes of the North
British railway much difficulty was
experienced in finding qualified engine
drivers. I'pon one occasion a young
fellow was put upon a section in Fife.
One day he ran seme distance past
a station, and upon putting back he
went as far the other way. The sta
tion master, seeing Uim preparing for
another attempt, to the great amuse
ment of the passengers on the plat
form. shouted: \
".Inst b:i|e whaur ye are. Tttmmus.
We'li rihift the station!"
j SPAIN'S DECADENCE.
I HER POSSESSIONS DWINDLING AND
HER POWER VANISHING.
| Once Her Army anil Navy Were Famous
For Tlieir !'rotve«i-What She Has l.oat
I In Two Ceuturie«%— While Others Were
Acquiring She Went Down Hill.
On his accession to the Spanish
throne Philip 11. found himself ruler of
the greatest empire the world had seen
since Home was at the zenith of its
power. Its navies were famous for
their greatness and they ruled the
ocean, its armies were famous for
their prowess, she swayed the destin
ies of Europe, had possessions in all
the continents, and may be said to
have owned the Americas, North and
South. Samuel Johnson, writing as
recently as 1740, when complaining of
the poor people's hardships, said:
"Are there no regions yet unclaimed
by Spain?
Quick, let us rise, those happy lands
explore,
And bear oppression's insolence no
more."
The Spanish empire was the result of
marriages, conquest and discoveries;
its decline and fall may lie ascribed to
the ruthless character of the Spanish
people. The Inquisition and bull fight
ing were evolutions from this char
acter; Torquemada and the matador
were no more cruel than the nature of
the people required. Cardinals were
frequently prime ministers, and Tam
erlane never treated Central Asians
more mercilessly than Spain treated
the Indians of North America. When
Columbus discovered St. Domingo it
had a population of 2.000,000; in IS3O
this population had dwindled to 350,-
000. Cortez in Mexico and Pizarro in
Peru were ideal Spanish conquerors.
In the latter part of Philip's reign
Spain lost all, or nearly all. of her de
pendencies in North Africa, and early
in the next reign Burgundy, Naples,
Sicily and the Milanese.
IGo9—The Netherlands.
1628 —Malacca, Ceylon, Java and
other islands.
1640—Portugal.
1648 —Spain renounced all claim to
Holland.
1648 —Brabant and parts of Flanders.
1649 —Maestricht, Hertogenliosch,
Breda. Bergen-op-Zoom, and many
other fortresses in the Low Countries.
In this year also she tacitly surren
dered supremacy on the seas to North
ern Europe.
1659 —Rousillon and Cardague.
Those places were ceded to France,
thus making the Pyrenees the bound
ary between the two countries.
16G8—Other sections of Flanders.
1672 Many towns and cities in Flan-
ders.
1704 —Gibraltar.
1701 Majorca. Minorca and Ivizza.
1701 —The Nootka Sound settle
ments.
1794 —St. Domingo.
1800 —Louisiana.
1802—Trinidad.
1819—Florida.
1810-21 —Mexico. Venezuela, Colom
bia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chili, Ar
gentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Patago
na. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
San Salvador. Hayti, San Domingo, be
sides numerous islands retaining not a
foot of ground in America.
During all those years, while other
nations were discovering new regions
oi capturing those discovered or con
quered by Spain, the land of the Cid
Campeador was going steadily down
the hill. The only time she stood
still for a moment was in 1860, when
Marshal O'Donnel! took Tetuan and
Ceuta from the Moors.
In the heydey of Morosco ascendan
cy Spain had a population of 20.000,000,
in :he time of Ferdinand and Isabella
12,000,000. and in the beginning of tlie
eighteenth century only 0,000,000. The
preseut population is about 18,000,000.
It may be said in conclusion that ed
ucation in Spain is limited to compara
tively few. Thirty or forty years ago
it was no disgrace for a Spanish gran
dee not to be able to write his name.
Kefiifte of Miotojjraplt
"Refiners of nitrate of silver for the
jse of photographers," said a man en
gaged in this line of business in New-
York to a reporter recently, "have
agents travelling constantly all over
the United States collecting the waste
clippings of seusitized paper that ac
cumulate in every photographic gal
lery. They buy all they can find and pay
for it in new nitrate, allowing the pho
tographers a good round price for their
waste.
"The waste is shipped to the refiners,
where the nitrate in the paper is sepa
rated from it by chemical processes
and prepared for ninrket again. This
re-retined nitrate is as good as it was
originally, and is sold for just as much.
The refiners, of course, make a big
profit out of the waste, and the photo
grapher is able to set ii good supply
of material for the old scraps that
would otherwise he of no use to him.
"When one thinks of the great num
ber of photograph galleries and studios
in the country, and the fact that the
waste paper of them all is closely
gathered by the refiners at a price that
will average t1 a pound, he may get
some idea of the proportion of a busi
ness that is utterly unknown outside
of the persons directly interested in
the trade. Not only the scraps of sil
ver sensitized papers. buL those of the
paper treated with a solution of gold,
are eagerly sought by the refiners, and
the photographer is always very will
in}.': to exchange his accumulation of.
:o him, worthless waste for a new
stock of valuable nitrate."
The Japanese have entered largely
into the manufacture of matches, and
are now exporting 2,500,000,000 boxes
"HE OPPOSES COLONIES
Saprame Court Juatit-e llrewer Says We
Should Mot A<lU to Our Domain.
Justice David J. Brewer of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court, has given
out the following interview declaring
against the annexation of the Philip
pines, Porto Itico and Cuba, and
against territorial expansion or an An
glo-American alliance:
"I think we may have to take pos
session of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines as a war measure and for
the purpose of getting Indemnity. I
should look upon all save Cuba sim
ply in the same light as if 1 held a
mortgage upon a man's farm. I would
foreclose that mortgage, not because I
wanted to take the farm, but for the
reason that I wanted the farm to sell
In order to raise the money. I do not
see how Spain will ever be able to pay
lis an indemnity, and so 1 would take
her real estate. I think it is consist
ent with our policy, and it is certain
ly necessary that we should keep Cubit
for awhile and have an army there in
order to maintain good order. There
are more than a quarter of a million
people on the Island, and it will take
some time 10 get a stable government,
and until they do. I think, as a matter
of humanity, 'lint we should keep a
force of troops there 1o preserve or
der. When w have demanded pos
session of those Islands as security
for the payment of indemnity, and
have kept Cuba for the sake of order,
I think we should then let them go.
"I do not believe in colonial expan
sion at all. I think Hawaii stands in
different circumstances. My objection
to colonial expansion is twofold. You
take the Philippines with from ti.000,-
000 to 10.000.000 of people, and Cuba
with more than 250.000 and Porto Hico
1 do not remember the number, but
there is but one way to manage iliose
people and Hint is by force, just :i*
Kugland manages Kgypt. South Afri
ea and India 10 a great extent Tlicir
Government over these colonies is ar
bitrary. despotic, you ma.v call it. bin
they appreciate the necessity of good
government and govern wisely, but
for all that it is not a government of
the people. Ido not see how we could
Initiate that kind of colonial govern
ment without changing our theories of
government. Of course we could gov
ern them; that would not be a physi
cal Impossibility, but in order to do so
we must change our theories of gov
ernment.
"In the territory we have hitherto
taken into our government we have
introduced a territorial system of gov
ernment. a territorial legislature, or a
Government of the people. I do not
think that that can be done with those
people, and I think It will be introduc
ing a new system of government in
this country. Again, I think it would
compel an unnecessary increase in our
army. I do not know but that some
increase is needed. We would be
bound to have a large increase in our
navy and 1 do not like the idea of this
country considering herself a military
power. I think if we had a large army
and a large navy we would be get
ting into trouble with other nations.
It is human nature for an army officer
and a navy officer to want promotion,
aud if it does not come rapidly enough
he wants a war to bring it about.
"In so far as the Philippines are
concerned, especially it -seems to me
that it would be a black eye to the
Monroe doctriue. When we said that
the European nations must not take
possession of any territory in this con
tinent it was a sort of implied declara
tion that we would not take any pos
sessions in their continent. If we
would reach out Into Asiatic countries
nnd take the islands there it would
look as though we could not say any
thing if European nations reached
over here and take possession of terri
tory.
"There is another thing in this con
nection 1 want to talk about. I have
seen in a good many religious papers
and heard in a few sermons, that be
cause we have the best civilization in
the world it was our destiny and our
Christian duty to reach out and make
other nations accept our civilization.
It seems to me that the best way we
could make our civilization of value to
others is by example and not by force.
We could make it valuable to the
world a great deal better by example
than by appropriating territory.
"If it had been proposed in Congress
the Ist. of January to appropriate the
Philippine Islands. Porto itico and
Cuba, I believe it would liav# been
Voted down four to one. Yet the war
has developed such conditions that a
great many men in Congress as well
as out of it are beginning to think that
colonial expansion Is before us. There
Is a very different sentiment In Con
gress than there was at that time."
"What is your idea about the pro
posed Anglo-Saxon alliance as men
tioned by Chamberlain in his speech
some time ago and talked of in this
country?" "was asked.
"I do nut believe in a formal alli
ance. 1 litiiUc George Washington's
advice is as sound to-day as it was
when It was given, to avoid all alii
ances. At the same time. I believe In
an arbitrating tribunal to settle all dis
puted between the two nations, and
also liellevo lr» the closest kind of in
lercourse between them. I think a
formal alliance would expose us to
the possibilities of controversies with
other nations."
The 4ate BVuscuelp, Spain's favorite
hull fighter, get $3600 /or each
appeanaace. At his last benefit per
formance' Jewels and caah to the value
of .$35,000 wfere thrdwn into the ring
by hls'adiqtrers. He was tjhe idol of
Spanish, wdAeij. and waa so vain that
at one timsfhe infused to lcill another
bull because a Hindu prince had not
The Prince sent him
a o»«no®'itO,fwltU apologies, and the
Verfof^SfreYf>Foce4Qe4.
Political Card.
1 hereby announce myself as an inde
pendent candidate for representative lor
Sullivan cotiulv, Pa., to make iuv botany ,
bill, my jun tvionn bill and mv free
spt-ecli bill laws lor the welfare of the peo
ple of the Stale. Kellmv citizens, write
my name 011 your tickets in the right
column or place and you will thereby
elect me when you \ole. 1 solicit yoar
votes ami ask for your suit rages
hit John Cock, Herbalist, j
llnshore. Pa., duly IS. IS'IS.
'l'lit' State Normal School of Hast.
Stroudslmi'g;, furnishes its stu
dents' rooms complete. The only j
school to carpet its students' rooms
with line llrussels ciirpet. The tirst !
and only school to introduce plain
and fancy sewing,without additional j
cost to pupils. See advertisement in
another eoliime.
J. VV. litick has a nice line ot horse j
blankets.
To (are Constipation Forever. I
t ascitic ts Canity Cathartic. H'c oi"J)C, |
If t l\ C. fail to cure, drutftfists refund money. I
For wall paper, window shades and |
carpet paper, jro to John \V. Buck's. {
Doirt Tohncco Njii* am! Voiir I i.'.* Av.ny.
To quit tola to cm* My nn«l forever, be ma.fr
rietic, full c;f iile, mi ve t;ml vi: or, take No To
Bac. Hie wonder-worker, lh.it makes weak men
strong'. All druppists, s<»e or Si. Cure guaran
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Kemedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Etlunito Your Kowels With C:i*rarett».
Candy Cathartic, cute const i put ion forever.
10c,25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money.
Everybody Says 30.
C'ascarets Caudv Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
clcansiti;: the entire system, dispel colds,
cure hf'uduohe, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness, buy aud try a box
of C. <\ 13. to-dnv; 10, r»0 cents. Sold and I
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
G. A. Rogers
r<n:i<^vn. !.!•:, pa
(Sncee.^M>r to 15. W. l-'awcott.)
Watches, Jewelery,
Silverware, Etc.
liievele repairing. I'ievcle sundries.
Fishing tackle, at lowest possible
Price.
PLACE'S
New Grocery
LAPORTE, PA.
Our Friendly
Latch String Always
Hangs Out.
Shoes
an endless Variety of
high 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. PLACE'S
NEW GROCERY.
FALL
and Winter
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.
Illnderware
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,
Hillsg:rove» Pa.
W. L. Hoffman's
.•
HILLSGROVE
Three Big Stores-- MUNCY VALLEY,
PROCTOR, PA.
An Explosion of Values.
PRICES BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Two or three reasons for this—liberal supply, bet
ter qualities, less in price than found elsewhere.
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.
There is to be found a general line of seasonable
goods constantly on hand.
Remember the Place.
JENNINGS BROS.
»
We keep in stock at our mills a
complete line of dressed lumber
in hemlock and hardwood.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber.
LOPRZ. PA.
SPECIALTIES
Hemlock Novelty or German Siding,
Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick,
Hemlock Flooring any width desired,
Hemlock Lath both 3 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.
\V> have just unpacked such a stock of coals am) capes to which we are pleased
to call vour 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 (o 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 hall frozen'this winter for we
have plenty of underwear for you all, both in cotton or wool, red or gray and
the pr.ces are very low, so low thai when you see the goods you will ha astoYi
i«hed that we are able to give you ouch bargains.
One word in regard to foot wear:
Our shoe department was never more complete and if you will flavor us with
your attention for a few minutes when ir town we will convince ycu that we
have the most carelullv selected line ol 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 on
Business, and we still continue in paying the highest each prices lor Butter
Egg? and Wool.
E. G. Sylvara pushore. >pa.
Wright & Haight,
SUCCESSORS TO
M. R. BLACK, Forksville, Pa.
f'.ri.it.r ? t ,f„ derta | ii „ q .
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Moulding, Flooring, Ceiling etc.
DRESSED LUMBER
Full and complete seasoned stock always on hand.
IA 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
j safety and dispatch.
PRICES REASONABLE.