Republican News Item CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, DEC. 21, 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. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOBTE, PA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance jI.OO. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad dressed to KEPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. A FOOLISH SACRIFICE. A prominent Free-Trade paper said In a recent editorial, in which the ex pansion of our foreign trade was dis cussed: "We have broken through the bar riers that we had erected to shut iu our own markets and are seeking the markets of the world. It is our inter est now that all markets shall be as open as possible and the first step in this direction is to open our own as rapidly as may be. The commercial treaties we are now engaged in nego tiating are an admirable beginning.... The completion of the work requires that the Tariff shall be reduced to a revenue basis." The Tariff is on a revenue basis now, as the daily receipts under the Dlugley law show. What is meant is, of course that the Tariff should be reduced to such a point as should eliminate all Protective features, and the remark above cited is to be read with that meaning. Just how the opening of our market to the rest of the world will be an advantage to us no one but a Free- Trader could possibly imagine. If it is an advantage to us to gain other markets, it would certainly in- of no advantage to lose our own markets, which is many times more valuable than all the markets of the world put together. Yet that is what the reduc tion of the Tariff to a non-Protective liasis would mean. The sole object of those who would reduce the Tariff to a non-Protective liasis is to penult extensive importa tions of foreign goods. The markets of the world would better stay forever closed rather than that we should sac rifice the American market for them. Such a sacrifice is. however, as mani festly unnecessary as it is Imbecile. W'e arc fast getting possession of the world's markets without any sacrifice of our own. Furthermore, Free-Trade would mean not only the loss of the American market, but by the loss of that market it would mean the destruc tion of American industries, and would thus result in the loss of our rapidly growing export trade as well. Free-Trade is a death dealer t<> in dustrial interests cf every kind, a de stroyer of both foreign and domestic trade. Tiny Pine Tree. One of the most remarkable features of Japanese gardening is the way in which every plant and tree in a fam ous garden will be reproduced in min iature, by a system of dwarfing which lias been handed down from many gen erations back. Every characteristic of a large tree will be preserved, the foli age. the color and the texture of the branches, and yet the mlnature copy will often be not more than from one to three feet high. Professor C. E. Itessey tells of a case in this eouttry in which nature has eclipsed the art of the Japanese. While climbing Green Mountain, near Bowdler, Col., l'ro fessor Itessey found growing from a crevice in one of the rocks at the sum mit a small pine tree, about 5% Inches high, and barely a quarter of an inch in diameter. It was unbrauebed and bore a single terminal tuft of leaves. The tihy tree had made a good fight for existence amid the inclemencies of its exposed situation, for when it w;is carefully examined twenty-five distinct annual rings were discovered. Such a case of natural dwarfing is almost unprecedented. A Convenient Sewing: Table. Get two wooden boxes exactly sim ilar in size and shape, about 12x18, and five or six incites iu depth. Cover these with cretonne and line with plain cambric to match. Cover four legs about two inches square with cretonne, and fasten the boxes to them with screws. The legs can be of yny length reslred, and need not be planed, as they are to be covered. One box is fastened at the top of the legs and the other about a foot from the floor. Cre tonne curtains csn be shirred full and fastened around the upper box, tw7s on each side, then draped and tied to each leg with ribbon bows just at the top of the lower box. Brass-headed furniture tacks to tack the covering give a finished appearance. Japanese Are ItutlilcuN. The Japanese are ruthless in their tampering with nature. If they decide that they want a bird or an animal of a certain shape or color they set about manufacturing the article, so to speak, by the exercise of exceedingly clever ingenuity and untiring patience. Here, for example, is how the white sparrows are produced. They select a pair of grayish birds and keep them in a white cage in a white room, where they are attended by a person dressed in white. The mental effect on a series of gener ations of birds results in completely white birds. Did Its Work at Last. In 1812 a British warship on Lake Erie fired a shell which failed to ex plode. It was treasured as a relic in Ashtabula for years, but accidentally it got into a pile of scrap iron deliver ed to the Phenix iron works foundry and performed its functions so well that the furnace doors were blown to smithereens. Th« Power of Juiaßlnntlon. The fact that tlij throes of the im agination under nervous excite ment often produce a corresponding physical frenzy waft Illustrated recent ly in the case of a man who had gone to sleep with his artificial teeth in his mouth. Waking suddenly with a choking sensation he found his teeth had disappeared, lie looked in the glass of water where they were usual ly deposited, did Dot see them there, and realized that they must be fat down his throat. Choking and strug gling, he hammered on the door of a friend sleeping in the house, who, see ing his critical condition, vainly en deavored to draw the teeth out of the sufferer's throat. lie could feel the teeth, but had not the strength to ex tricate them. He ran for a black smith, who lived a few doors away, but the blacksmith's hand was too gig to put into the man's mouth. A doctor had been sent for, but he was so long in coming that the victim of the accident seemed likely to die of suffocation before the physician ar rived. A little girl of ten years was brought, under the impression that her small hand might reach the obstacle and withdraw it, but she not frighten ed and began to cry. The sufferer be came black in the face, his throat swelled out and his friends expected every moment to be his last, when finally the doctor arrived. He heard the history of the case, saw that the teeth were not on the man's Jaws nor in their nightly receptacle, felt the throat and chest of the sufferer, and cast his eyes seriously upon the floor. There he saw the whole set of teeth, lie adjusted them in the jaws of the patient, told him to breathe freely, and every symptom of suffocation dis appeared. Lansford, Pa., Dec. 18.—Notices have been posted by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to the effect that market price of coal at tide is six pet cent. below the basis, and that all eon tract miners and inside laborers will be paid accordingly. This means an increase of twenty-six cents per week in the miners' wages and twenty-one cents for laborers. It will effect three thousand employes. Maine to Have a Naval Reserve. Portland, Me., Dec. 18.—-Adj.-General Richards has issued orders for the or ganization of a division of Naval Re serves in Portland to consist-of 40 men. The State will uniform and eiiuip them, and the men will be drilled as infantry, artillery and in signals, and will have boat and seamanship, as well as theo retical, drill. The division will be mus tered into the National Guard of the State before Jan. 1. Theatres Prosper in War. London, Dec. 18.—In spite of the war the theatres are generally prospering. Mr. William Archer has received the final proof sheets of Ibsen's new play, on a translation of which he is busily engaged. NEW YORK MARKETS. New York, Dec. 18.—The British dis aster caused a big drop at the opening of the stock market. Sugar fell 4 points, Metropolitan . r >, Tennessee Coal 5, Pitts., C., <'. St.l.. 6. The trading was heavy, but slow and cautious, and while the declines were large there was no indication of a panic. I.ater the market rallied a little. Cash prices for produce: Wheat, No. 2 red, .74%. Corn, No. 2 mixed, .40%. Oats, No. 2 mixed, .29%. flour. Minnesota patents, Cotton, middling, 7 11-16. Coffee, No. 7 Rio, .06%. Beef, family, 12.75. Iseef, hams, 22.75. T tllow, prime, .05. Pork, mess, 10.00. Hoes, dressed, 160 lb., .05%. Lard, prime, 5.72V£. Butter, Western Creamery, .27. Molasses, O. K. prime, ,S6. Sugar, cranulated, 5.18. J. W. Buck opens a new i°t lumbermen's gum shoos this week, also it line of men and women's over shoes. New buckwheat Hour at J. W. Bucks. Goto T. J. Keeler's for your X mas presents. Sonestown. Our people are getting ready for Christmas. Christmas entertainments will be held in both churches on Monday evening. J. U. Magargle is stocking his farm with sheep. John W. Buck has a nice holiday store, work boxes, shaving sets, bibles, books, fancy stationery, and lots of useful and ornamental articles. < (in- schools are progressing finely. Muncy Valley. Prof. M. I). Sweeney, of Sones town, Was seen on our streets Saturday. Mr. Wm. Shaw, of Highland Lake, spent Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Itesh, of Carlisle, spent last week with their son Rev: J. J. Itesh. Mrs. Charles and Mrs. Alvin Milltr spent one day last week shopping in Hughsville. Miss Sullie Reed, Unityvill, spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Clyde Welliver. Messers Wm. Taylor and Charles Crowley spent Saturday in William sbort. Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Taylor spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Charles Croll of Dushore. Messers Judge and Frank Ingham of Laporte, and A. Walsh of Du shore, transacted business in town last Thursday. Xmas COMING! A It you don't know what to get for an Xmas gift, come in and get some idea of what you want. We have an up-to-date line of Xmas Goods and House Furnishings. UNDERTAKING. We conduct funerals in the most approved style. Telephone call, Hotel Obert. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, DUSHORE, PA. (irdova 1% Candles ' i Nothing else adds HO murb i ; I to the charm of the drawing j I room or boudoir an tho softly rath- 2 • I ant liifht from CORDOVA Claudius, ft /LI Nothing will contribute more to the 1 ifYfJJ artistic success of the luncheon, S tea or dinner. The best decorative J ygy candles for the simplest or the 1 fefy most elaborate function—for cot- 4 l==l tage or lnAnuion. Made in all colors J TST and the moHt delicate tints l»y « ]-/ HTANDAHD OIL CO. J - 1 and sold everywhere. Our fee returned if we fail. Any one sending sketch and description of any invention will promptly receive our opinion free concerning the patentability of game. \"How to Obtain a l'atent" sent upon 'request.•« Patents secured through us advertised for sale at our expense, l'atents taken out through us receive »J >ecial notfe, without charge, in THE PATKNT RECORD, an illustrated and widely circulated journal, consulted by Manufacturers and Investors. Send for sample copy FREE., Address, VICTOR J. EVANS 4 CO. * - (Pateat Attorneys.) Evans Building, ' WASHINGTON, D. C. | 'caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat- , i'ent business conducted for MooCRATC fin. r SOUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICE; ; 1 and wc can secure patent la less tunc than tnow , <'remote from Washington. . c| J Send model, drawing or pnoto., with descnp- : I'tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of , I 'charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. < | '! j. p.H.uirT " How to Obtain Patents, with l 1 'cost of same iu the U. S. and foreign countries ( , ' |sent free. Address, 1j C.A.SNOW&CO. I I OPP. PATENT OfMCC.WAtHiwaToN. P. C.J' A. T. ARMSTRONG, SONESTOWN, PA. DEALER IN Flour Feed anil Groceries 13} pounds of pure Lard lor SI.OO Baking molasses, 25 lo 50c. 8 pounds Rolled Oats for 25c. 7 pounds of Corn Starch lor 25c. 7 pounds of Laundry Starch for 25c. 2 pounds of Uio Cofl'ee for 25c. 8 hars ol I.enox Soap for 25c. Xo. 1 mackerel per jiound Bc. Best Sugar Coated Hams (aillc per lb. Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack'4sc. Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, SI.BO. Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 90c. Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 90c. Corn, Oats and Barley Chop 90c. Wheat Bran 200 pounds $1.50. Flour middlings, 140 pound sack $1.40. Fine middlings 20(Apounds §1 .GO. Flour per sack SI.OO. Winter Holler per sack SI.OO. Good Flour 90c. Rye Flour 25 pounds, 50c. Graham Flour 12} pounds 30c. Common Fine Salt per barrel $1.20. EXECU TOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary having been granted to the undersigned up on the estate of John R. Rogers, deed., late of llillsgrove township, Sullivan county, Pa. All persons having claims against said estate are requested to present them at once; and all persons indebted to said es tate are requested to make immedi ate payment to En. F. IVKS, Executor. Muncy, Pa., Dec. 9, 1899. Charter Notice. Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to Hon. E. M. Dunham, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan county, on the 20th day of January, 1899, for the charter of a corporation to be called "Tne Citizens Cornet Hand" of Lopez, Sullivan county, Pennsylvania, the character and object of which is for the purpose of promoting a knowlddge of the art and science of music, to t'urnishjjmu sicand entertainment for the pub lic of Lopez, Pennsylvania, and of having a permanent organization known as "The Citizens Cornet Hand," of Lopez, Sullivan Co. Pa. A. J. Bradi.EY, Solicitor. Laporte,-Pa., Dec. 19, 1899. j?? ? ? ! All answered at VERNON HULL'S STORE, HILLSGROVE. New Stock of DRY Goods. Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove* Pa. G. A. Rogers FOKKSVILLE, PA. Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. Gum boots and lumbermans Man uel at J. \V. Bucks. Williamsport & North Branch R.RI TABLE. In Effect Tuesday Sept. 12. 1899. Northward. Southward. pm.jp. m. a.m. a,m p.m. p. m I 15 12 55 io JO Halls 945 12 00 Too 4 181 fl 00 10 23 Pennsdale 941 11 57 m55 127 11010 32 Huprhesville 98211 48 345 135 11810 38 Picture Rocks 92511 42 B>' f4 39 fl 21 10 41 Lyons Mills f9 22 f3 34 f1 41 fl 24 10 43 Chamouni 920 11 37 IS 31 112 t 48' 132 10 48 Glen Mawr 914 11 32| 3 23 ff>s6,f 141 10 54 Straw-bridge 'f9os 11 29 8 14 5 01!f 145 Beech Olen f901|.. 310 5 0T) 14911 00 Muncy Valley.... iBSB 11 20' 306 5 111 155 11 05 Sonestown ' 852 11 15 3 00 5 26 Nordmont i 8 37 , r > 43 1 Mokoma ; 8 21 5 45 LaPorte ! 8 19 f602 Ringdale f8 05 6 15 j «atterfleld 1 7 55 pm. lam. a. m. p.m. Connection with Fhila.& Readingfat.Halls For Philadelphia, New York and inter mediate stations—LeaveWilliamsport 7:42 a.m., 10:00 a. in., Arrive Halls 7:59 a.m. 10:19 a. m. ForShamokin and intermed iate stations—leaves Williamsport 4:30 p. in.; arrive Halls 4.51 p. m. From Phila., New York and intermed iate stations —leave Phila. 10.21 a. m.and 11.36 p.m; leave New York,via Thila.7 30 a.m. 9.00 p.m.; leave New York via Ta ma<|iia, 910 a.m. Arrive Halls, 6.34 a.m. and 521 p. m. From Snainokin and intermediate sta tions—leaves Shamokin 810 a. in. Ar rive Halls 9 49 a.m. Connecting with L. V, B R. at Satterfield. For Towanda and intermediate stations, leave Wilkesbarre 3.05 p. ra.j arrive at Satterfield 6.25 p. m. For Towanda and intermediate stations, leave Bernice 6.40 a.m.; arrive Satterfield 7.04 a. in. For Wilkesbarre and intermediate sta tions—leave Towanda 645 a.m. and 10 30 a.m.; arrive Sat'field, 7.52 a. m. 1.04 p. m. BTAQE LINES Stage leaves Ilughesville post office for Lairdsville, Mengwe and Philipedale daily Wilson, Beaver Lake and JFribley on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11.30 Stage leaves Glen Mawr tor Hillsgrove and Forksville at 11 02 a. ni. Stage leaves Muncy Valley for Unity ville, North Mountain and Lungerville daild at 11 19 a. in. Passengers taking trains at flag stations can secure train excursion tickets from the conductors. Philadelphia A' Reading, Lehigh Valley and New York Central mileage will be accepted only tor through passengers trav eling from Halls to Satterfield or Satter field to Halls. The general offices of the company are located at Hugheeville, Pa. B. HARVEY WELCH. President, llughiville, Pa. S. n. TOWNSEND, Mgr. Hughnvilie, l'a. tbursday Bargain Day; AT HOFFMAN'S Muncy Valley. The last Thursday Bargain Day was everything that could be expected. The day was perfect and a goodly number of strange faces were seen in our Store taking advantage of the low prices, on the following bar gains that will be offered each Thursday: POTTERS OIL CLOTH, 12c SUGAR, sc. COFFEE, ioc. FLOUR, 85c. COTTON, Bc. WASHING GAS, sc. BAKING POWDER, 15c. with tumblers or water pitchers. 10 CAKES SOAP, 25c, These are only a few of the many bargains offered each Thursday. Everybody welcomed; our store is cool in warm weather, and warm in cold weather; you will always be made comfortable at Hoffman's Store. 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. I.QPRZ. 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 t Maple, The same woods in 3-8 ceiling. CORRESPONDENCY SOLICITED. | JfeJ| i 'n a Pretty ' s the woman who must entertain unexpected company—unless she - ' s w supplied with canned and bottled groceries. 1 112 her pantry shelves are nicely lined with our WBfw famou brands of pickles, soups, ' .y./'A 1... I HI vegetables, canned meats and flsh and crackers she is completely ready|for any emergency. What shall we send you to-day ? ON DRY GOODS WE ARE IN THE LEAD WHY ? Because we carry the Largest and Best line in the county "" ' ' Because we have only new and attractive patterns to show Because you will find no old goods on our shelves, We have just opened anew line of Ginghams, Shirtings, muslins etc., or the spring trade, which we would be pleasedjto have you*inspect. Tor women and men. We have |ffl|||B . ck of women's un dainty, the leather fine, the workman ship exquisite, and the fit perfect. Cash Paid for Countryj Produce. E. G. SyIvara DUSHORE,AP Removed! to my new store in the GAREY BLOK where I will be pleased to meet all of my old pat rons and many new ones. We fit the young and old of all nationalities and color with Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Fine Assortment at Popular Prices. CALL OUST XTS Remember GAEiinrS BLOCK, the Place, DUSHORE. DUSHORE. J. S. HARRINGTON.