Republican News Item. 1 CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY FEB. 19, 1899. "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. A.t the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOBTE, PA. Entered at the' Post Office at Laporte,*[as second-class mail matter. _ _ SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. Ifj paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies] tree. All communications should be ad-j iressed to ÜBL ican NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa. 112 To Inquire About at Wife's Welfare 1* a (irons Impertinence. Social etiquette among the Arabs is a factor in life to be considered ser iously, if you wish to live among them without friction. Its obligations are not to lie completely mastered in a few months. Sometimes when I have had companions with tue presumably thoroughly an fait with all things Mohammedan, the itarinony of the oc casion lias been seriously endangered by some thoughtlessness or ignorance on their part, which to the Moslem could appear only as a contemptuous want of consideration. No greater insult could be offered to an Arab than a friendly inquiry as to the welfare of his wife —to us a nat ttral civility, but to him a gross im pertinence bitterly resented. On one occasion I nearly made a similar blunder. I was invited by a neighbor ing sheik togo to see him, and was on the point of riding tip to his tent door and dismounting there. Fortunately, however. 1 recollected in time that eti quette demanded that 1 should halt fifty yards off. and call in a loud voice: Have I your permission to approach?" rhls gives time to bundle oft' any of their womenkind who may be about, preparatory to the admission of -i stranger. it is curious also to notice that, in spite of the real etfection existing be ttvem father aim son, the sense, of respect dominates all other feelings, and the sons will never sit at meat with' their father in the presence of a guest, but will wait upon both until the father, rising, allows them the op portunity of breaking bread with their visitor. Work Tlint the IleHrt. Doe». The work of the heart is the circu lation of the life-giving blood through out the body. With each stroke or beat of tiie heart it projects something like six ounces of blood into the bodily conduits, throwing it for a distance of nine feet. This it does 09 times each minute. 4,140 times each hour. 09,360 times in a day. 30,260.400 times inn year, and 2,540,387,120 times in a life time of seventy years (including leap vears.t The blood is propelled by the heart nine feet each boat, 207 yards each minute, seven miles in an hour, 100 miles ill a day. 01,817 miles m a year and 4,380,003 miles in the 70 years. The total force exerted by the heart every 24 hours has been calcu lated to be equal to 124 foot tons—that is. if the whole force expended by the heart in 24 hours were gathered into •me huge stroke, such a power would lift 124 tons one foot off tlte ground. Speaking flock*. in Switzerland they have commenc ed making phonographic clocks and watches which, it i'ppears. leave any thing heretofore accomplished far in Ihe shade. By merely pressing the but ton of the new timepiece, it pronounces the hour distinctly. The alarms call lo the sleeper. "It's six o'clock; get up!" There are some which even add the words. "Now. don't goto sleep again." The form can be changed to suit the buyer and make the warning more or less emphatic. This application of the ! phonographic principle is due to a ■ French watchmaker settled at Geneva, j lie introduces into clocks and watches little slabs of vulcanized rubber, on which the desired words are traced iii grooves corresponding to the hours und fractions of hours. The Diving Spider. There is nothing new in the diving bell. Long before man thought he in vented it.the water spider knew all about it. The water spider shins down a reed, dragging his diving bell with him, and anchors it under water on a level keel, so that the air it contains keeps the water out. When this air becomes foul, the spider swims to the top. captures :i bubble with a flirt of its tail and car ries it down lo the bell for future ref- There the spider lives in snug com fort and no storm dlsturbes his lowly home. World's HlggeM Crop. Tlie average man if asked what is the most important crop of the world would unhesitatingly say. "wheat." This is true in the United Stales, but far from the case in the world as a whole. The tirst place must be given the potato. Of all the staple crops ol the world the potato takes the tirst place, the annual crop being more than 4.000.000,000 bushels, against 2,500,- 000.000 bushels of wheat and 2,<KW),- 000,000 bushels of corn. Of the total potatoe crop Europe produces fully seven-eights, and one-half times as much as her wheat, and all the cereals together are but 50 per cent more. New, Hut Good. Nickel is a modern metal. It was not in use nor known till 1715. It has now largely taken the place of silver in plated ware, and as an alloy with steel it is superior to any other metal, for it Is not only non-corrodible it self. but it transfers the same quality to :»eel; even when combined as low as live per cent it prevents oxidatlou. License Notices. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing Applications lor Licensed, have been tiled in my office, and that the same will be presented to the Court of Quarter Ses sions of the Peace of Sullivan County, on Monday the 20th day of February at 2 o'clock p. m. CHERRY TOWNSHIP: •lohn C. Schaad, Tavern License. Frank F. Schaad. Distillers " John Gross. Tavern License. Ilenry Baldwin, " William Collins, " Ernestina Seeman, " James Connor. " John Daley, Patrick ;McGee, " Charles E. .lackson. " Leonard Hilbert. IJrewers License COLLEY TOWNSHIP: H. W. McKibbens. Tavern License. Hannah Farrell. " Manning Chilson. Julia Jackson. " William Allen. *' W. E. Steal'ather. Restaurant License. John 11. Yonkin, l< DUSIIORE BOROUGH: Middendorf A Cook. Tavern License. Dennis Keel'e, " Joseph Carpenter. '• Henry Obert, " Lawrence Finan, Wholesale License. William O'Neil. " Patrick Daley, Restaurant License. Margaret Connor. '• Robert McGee, '• Jeremiah Deegan. " DAVIDSON TWI\ Daniel 11. Lorah. Tavern License. Cyrus B. Hess, " < ieorgc W. M vers. " Ellis Swank, " J. William Moran. " J. William Moran, Restaurant License. EAGLESMERE BOROUGH: Win. 11. Van Buskerk. Tavern License. FORKSYILLE BOROUGH: Charles 11. Seely, Tavern License. HILLSGROVE TWP. James 11. Keefe. Tavern License [ George E.Walker, " LAPORTK BORO: Thos. K. Kennedy, Tavern License. Thos. W. Beahen, '• Frank W.Gallagher. " LAPORTK TWP. Philip Peterman, Tavern License. Moses C. Miller, " SHREWSBURY TWP. J. 11. Stackliouse, Tavern License. W M . J. LAWKK.NCE, Clerk. Clerk's office, Laporte, Pa., Jan. 30. '99. In One ol the l,ai'ge»t anil Most Important of lniliiatrini. The manufacture of matches, trivial as it may seem, is one of the largest and most important existing. So large an amount of money is invested in their manufacture that in France it is a Government monopoly and a consid erable portion of the revenue of the State is derived from this source. The yearly value of the matches made in England alone is said to amount to nearly $10,000,000 each year, and that the numbers that the makers turn out daily exceed 300,000,000. In France the Government monopoly is let to a company for a minimum annual pay ment of over $5,000,000, with a great increase if a certain number is ex ceeded. Among the largest factories In Europe are those of the Scandinav ian peninsula and England. In Ger many, however, there are between 200 and 300 factories. Of the dangerous material phosphorus, which is employ ed in the manufacture, between 1,000 and 2,000 tons are annually consumed. The general character of phosphorus is that of an exceedingly inflammable substance, burning slowly in the open air aijd shining with a luminous ap pearance in the dark. In this state it is one of the most poisonous sub stances known, less than two grains having been known to cause the death of an adult human being, and innu merable cases have occurred of chil dren being poisoned by sticking the ends of a few matches. On the other hand, heated without exposure to the air for some short time the phosphorus changes into a red powder, which is perfectly insoluble in water, not combustible and not in the slightest degree poisonous. In this latter state it is mixed with other substances and placed on the outside of the boxes of what are termed safety matches. These matches consist of non-poisonous chemical materials that will not ignite when struck on any or dinary surface, but are immediately set on fire by rubbing on the box, which is covered with a preparation of innocuous red phosphorus. But, unfortunately, the public at large prefers matches which will ignite when struck on any surface and the manufacture of these is necessarily at tended with risk to the workers, the people who are most seriously affected being the girls who pack the finished matches in the boxes in which they are sold. By practice their dexterity be comes so great that they almost invari ably take up in one hand the exact number required. \ll ttiikl l"«y Hoard. When members of the queen's fam ily or any wandering German relatives of high degree visit London and occu py apartments in Buckingham palace, "by invitation," they pay their hoard just like common folks in a first-class hotel. This prevents the sovereign lady from having too much company and makes things very pleasant l'or the palace servants. The independence it gives some of the royal guests is not wholly appreciated by them, but, as the queen early in her reign determined on this economical course, her subjects cannot justly complain of her extrava gance. It is a very expensive piece of pleasure, being a guest of royalty, and even the queen's own children must pay their way out of their allowances, when not directly under mamma's roof. ANNUAL STATEMENT o* SULLIVAN CO. Continued From Page Eight. INQUESTS. Paid for holding inquest on body of Michael Kline jl rib For holding inquest oil body of ha tard child of (Jraee Haines y> C. I>. Waekenhuth, Coroner, for view ing body of Mile* A. Burns 3 a;, Oo oi< Statement showing amount oi State Tax and Interest 011 Indebtedness jiaid by the i-ountv in 18S8. State tax on County indebtedness pni.l] ~ to State Treasurer 2ii) Interest paid 011 County Orders outstand ing hearing interest 1332 r,7 Interest on first series oi bonds at i jut et. 1320 00 " second " 6 per cciu. 250 00 Cost on Indebtedness for 'VS 3152 22 Statement showing the actual indebtedness oi Sullivan County on January 1, I8<t« Bonds outstanding SBOOO 00 Liabilities in excess of resources 14232 72 On order No. 3, |wstage draw n twice t 2-"i Order No. 622, election error ! OU Order No. 4, Auditors' Clerk 00 Jury Com. Clerk 17 SO County Commissioners' clerk :iv» 00 TBI Total amount surcharged *— lrtfi 75 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Sullivan, a a: We the undersigned. Auditors of Sullivan County, do hereby certify: That in pursuance of the various duties im|>osed upon us by the several Acts of the (General Assembly, and'the supple ments thereto, we did meet at the office of the County Commissioners, in the Court Hon-e. in the Borough of Laporte, on Mondav. the 2d day of January, A. D., 1899, (it lieing the lirst Monday ot January,) and did commence to audit, adjust and settle the several accounts of the County Treas urer, County Commissioners and all such a« are so required of us by law, for the year 189", and did continue so to audit, adjust and settle Un said various and several accounts, subject to our adjournments,until this date, when we completed this, our annual report. And we further sertifv that we did audit and adjust the said several ac counts correctly, to the tiest of our knowledge, ability, information and btlief. as the came a)H war audited and settled, and fully set forth and Itemized, in this foregoing report". 11l testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seal, this 21st day of January, A.l>. '99. a CHR. CASEMAN, 1 J ALBKKT F. HKKSS, Co. Auditors. DKLBKRT L. BROWN. I A Famous School In a Famous Place. The EAST STROUDSHURG, PA., NOR MAL offers superior educational advantages. Healthful and Picturesque 1 vocation in the resort region of the state. Buildings new and modern. Students Boom furnished with Brus sels Carpet. No other school pro vides such luxurious home comforts. The Best Boarding. The Most Reasonable Rates. The first Normal in the state to introduce Plain and Fancy Sewing. College Preparatory, Music and Elo cutionary Departments. Write at once for a catalogue, free. HWINTF.h TERM OPENS JAN. 2, '99. Addres GEO. P. BIBLE, A. M., Principal. For good quality of underware at rei» gonable prices goto J. W. Buck's store. For gum boots and rubbers goto J. W. Buck, Soneetown. A. T. ARMSTRONG, SONESTOWN, PA. DEALER IN Flour Feed awl Groceries 131 pounds of pure Lard for SI.OO Baking molasses, 25 to 50c. 8 pounds Rolled Oats for 25c. 7 pounds of Corn Starch lor 25c. 7 pounds of Laundry Starch for 25c. 2 pounds of Rio Coffee for 25c, 8 bars o! Lenox Soap for 25c. No. 1 mackerel per pound Bc. Best Sugar Coated llama (all leper lb. Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack 50c. Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, $1.90. Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 75c. Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 80c. Corn. Oats and Barley Chop 85c. Wheat Bran 200 pounds $1.50. Flour middlings, 140 pound sack $1.40. Fine middlings 200 pounds SI.GO. Flour per sack $1.20. Winter Roller per sack $1.15. Good Flour 90c. Kye Flour 25 pounds, 50c. Graham Flour 12J pounds 30c. Common Fine Salt per barrel $1.20. Williamsport & North Branch R.R TIME TABLE. In Effect Tuesday Sept. 13, 1898. Northward. Southward, pm. a. m. a.m. p.m. ft 26 10 23 Halls 9 45 4 40 fsSo|flo2B Pennsdale 9 41f|;T. 540 10 40 Hughesville 9 32 4 23 f>4B 10 48 Picture Rocks 9 2ft 4 13 f.~>51 flOfr2 Lyons Mills 19 22 (4 oft 15 54 flO 55 Chamouni 9 20 ii oti ffio2 11 04 Glen Mawr 9 14 S 59 f612 fll 14 Strawbridge. f906 fS 47 6 16 fll 17 Heech Glen f9Ol f3 42 62011 21 Muncy Valley 85S 40 628 11 30 Sonestown 8 s'.' J 32 645 11 49 Nordmont S3B ' 15 701 12 08 LaPorte 821 .'57 704 12 11 LaPorte Tannery 8 19 254 f7 20 fl2 30 Ringdale fBC6 213 735 1245 Satterfield 7 20 pm. p. m. » m. p o. All trains daily except Sunday; 1 12" ig stations. Connections with the Philadelphia A Reading at Halts, for all points north and south, and the Fall Broolc and Beech Creek railroads. At Satterfield for all points on the Lehigh Valley railroad. At Soneitown with the £aglea Mere railroad. R E. EAVENSON, General Manager. | Pa. | The State Normal School of Eaat Stroudsburg, Pa., furnishes its stu dents' rooms complete. The only school to carpet its students' rooms with fine Brussels carpet. The first and only school to introduce plain and fancy sewing, without additional cost to pupils. See advertisement iu another colume. J. W. Buck has rt nice line ol horse blankets. To turn CJoti.l limikuti lorever, Takd Cusoarcts Candy Cathartic. lUc or 25c. If O. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund in one T New lot of rubbers at W. Buck's this week. "fcoiTt 3pit ewfci t.it.- ..»»«,j. To quit v er, be nmg rteiic. full of iue, rerve and vijfor, take No-To- Boc, the wonder-worker, that uiaUes weal: men strong. All druytfist.s, 50c or 81. Curt? ijuarun teed Booklet unit Huinple free. Address Sterling Remedy Chicago or New York. 1 Goto J. W. Buck, SonestoNvn, for dry goods, hoots, shoes, caps, under ware etc. K«tu« i«ie Youe lluwols With <'*nci>reta. Candy t'at.hnrtie, euro comuiputlon forever. 10c.2Se. If 0. IJ. C. fail, druggists refund money. For shoes and rubbers goto .J. W.Buck To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Oasearets Candy Cathartic. 10c orSto If C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money. For butter crocks goto J. W. Buck'*. No-To- Hue for Fl.vy Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, bioed pure, ftfc, 41. All druggiata. Kiervlmi'y Suya 80. Caacareta ('tuidv t;alimi«ic. the most won derful medical dlaooverv of the aire, |<leas ant. and rofrrsinncr to the taste, art gootly and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels cleansiuK the entira syst/'m. dlsjiel colds, cure huuiaohe, fever, liahitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-dny; 10, 25, M) cents. Sold arid guaranteed to cure by all drugpists. G. A. Rogers FORKSVILLK, PA. (Successor to B.W. Fawcett.) Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. Bicycle repairing. Bicycle wunilries. Fisliing tackle, at lowest possible Price. MONEY SAVING OPPORTUNITIES INAUGURATED IN General Merchandise At prices barely shading over wholesale cost. To quicken the selling of our large line of Horse Blankets we marked theui at a very low figure. You can safely buy any article from our large stock as new goods. Its one of the occasions of rare good fortune that care ful buyers are quick to profit No Shoddy Goods. Everything first-class at at MODERATE PRICES. E. L. Place, LAPORTE, PA, 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. 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, Hillsgrove* Pa. !'W. L. H off man : s I | LI. HILLSGROVE I Three Big Stores- MUNCY VALLEY, i„ ' PROCTOR, PA. Have Bounded Into still Greater favor You know we beat everybody on General Merchan dise, not alone on quality but in lowness of prices. We intend to make this year a memorable one in our business and for this reason we have reduced prices that wil| make it profitable for you to do your trading with us. AN AVALANCHE OF NEW GOODS. j < - )ur supply of Winter Goods is extraordinary I T hree bl S stores sparkles with new styles and colorings of j Fashions' latest creation 'General Merchandise. Our prices always touch the lowest ebb in General Merchandise. Our stock is absolutely complete. At prices all too small. i i ——i JENNINGS BROS. r 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, i Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or $-8 stick, Hemlock Flooring any width desired, Hemlock Lath both $ and 4 feet long, Hard Wood 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 have juet unpacked MUCII a stock o> cents and capes to which we are pleased to call your special attention. We do not pretend to handle the cheapest coata in the market, but we do say we have the BUST and neatest tilting garments made. Our coats and oepes are made to order, and in the latest styles with prices to suit everybodv. 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 halt 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 b» aston '■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 it you will flavor us.witk your attention for a few minutes when in town we will convince ycu that 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 atteution. The buying of country produce has alwavs been a special feature of ou Business, and we still continue in paying the highest each pi ices for Butter Egg? and Wool. E. G. Sylvara PUSHORE, PA Wright & Haight, SUCCESSORS TO M. R. BLACK, Forksville, Pa. MANUFACTURES!* Of Doors, Sash, Moulding, Flooring, Ceiling etc. DRESSED LUMBER Full and complete seasoned stock always on hand, i A tine 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.
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