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.
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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.
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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.