FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF i>IISHORE, PKNNA. CAPITAL - - #60.000. SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO. Does a General Banking Business. B.W.JJENNINGS, M. D. SWARTS. President. Cashier FRANCIS W. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. Office in Keeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. Bush .J. Thomson, Albert F. Heess. 1871. 1902. JHOMSON & HEESS, LAWYERS, DUSIIORE, PENNA. Long Distance Telephone. January 1, 1908. J.J. & F. 11. INGHAM, ATTORHBT9-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining counties _ A PORTE, p A. £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. orrica i« count* boildib* hrah coubt hooib. H. CRONIN, ATTORHKTsAT -LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC. OPTICS OB If All? STRBItT. DL'FLLORE, PA QJ. MOLYNEATTX7 D.D.S. Graduate University of Pennsylvania. NEW ALBANY, PA. At Lopez, Pa,, Wednesday and Thursday each week. COMMERCIAL HOUSE. AVID TEMPLE, Prop. LAPORI'E - A. This larg; and we>.i appointed house is the must popular hostelry in tbis section LAPORTE" HOTEL. P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, i hot and cold water, reading and pool i room,and barber shop; also good stabling and livery, T J. KEELER. I > Justiee-of-the Peace. Offlccin room over store, LAPORTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. 1 All matters left to the care of this office : will be promptly attended to. j HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. R. H. GUY, - Proprietor. Newly/furnished throughout, special 1 attention given to the wants of the travel ing public. Bar stocked with first class ' wines, liquors and cegars. The best beer on the market always on tap. liates Reasonable. M. Brink's New Albany, Pa. 100 " Corn meal, 1.30 100 " Cracked corn, 1.30 100 " Corn,oats, Abarloy chop 1.45 100 " Oil meal, old proces 1.75 200 " coarse brans; 2.10 Same per ton (1800) 20.00 140 lbs rwl dog (middlings) 2.00 Same per ton 20.00 100 lb. Granulated sugar 5.00 100 meat meal 2-75 Oats per bushel 40 Schumacher's best flour 1.15 "Our Own" a blended flour 1.05 Best Spring Pattent 1.15 Extra, a partry flour 95 110 lbs. common fine salt .60 Same per barrel 1.20 100 lbs lump rocksalt 75 50 lbs graw rocksalt 35 100 lbs crushed oyster shells 50 150 lbs wheet screenings 1.00 100 lbs damaged wheat 1.15 Veal calves wanted every Wednes day forenoon. Dressed poultry and every Thursday. M. BRINK. There is now on exhibition a Very Nice Line of HOLIDAY GOODS Suitable for Everybody's Wants. THE GROCERY DEPART MENT is complete. Special atten tion being called to the choice quality of canned goods at little over to-day's wholesale prices. Dold's meats are unsurpassed for flavor and excelence, nothing but Dole's in the store. GOODYEAR GLOVE RUB BERS, are strickly fresh; they cost more than the inferior grades sold elsewhere, but they last longer and give better satisfaction all around AT Buschhausen's (County Seat \ Local and Personal Events] I Tersely Told. J Mrs. E. M. Dunham visited friends at Towanda this week. John Ralim of Dusliore, was in town on business on Tuesday. Postmaster Weiland of Nord mont was at the county seat Wed nesday evening. Postmaster Peale and I. R. Tay lor of Eagles Mere, were business men in town on Monday. A. B. Kilmer Esq. of Fox Twp. was doing business at the lounty seat on Monday. Mrs. Lizzie Little (nee Hastiugs) formerly of this place, is critically ill at her home at Bellwood, Pa. Miss Jeanette Spencer returned to Picture Rocks on Monday after several week's visit at this place. Postmaster Hanan of Forksville, called on friends in town Tuesday evening and boarded the 8:45 train south. W. E. Porter of Sliunk, tran sacted business and visited with friends at Laporte, the first of the week. Mr. Adam Baumaunk of Eld redsville, was doing business with his attorney, A. J. Bradley, on Monday. Owners of unseated lands who do not want to pay interest on their taxes must pay the taxes by the first of February. Among the visitors at the coun ty seat on Monday were James P. ( Miller, Editor Streby, Robert Kish- , inka, E. P. Battin and Ira Cott. : A. P. Starr, James Sweeney and i Christian Caseman, the County Au ditors are in session at the Court 1 House this week, auditing the ac- 1 counts of the county. Lee R. Gavitt, having given bonds as required by law has taken charge < of the County Treasury. Mr. Gavitt I is a very capable man for the office 1 and will no doubt discharge his du- 1 ties faithfully. 1 The proceedings of the Teachers' ' Institute, is incomplete this week owing to the fact that the secretary grew tired before completing the report sent to this paper. Mr. Chas. Green, formerly of this place, now of Muncy Valley, i and Miss Elsie Bryan of Hillsgrove, i hied themselves to Waverly, N. Y. < on Monday last, and were united ! in marriage by a minister of that J place. Among the legal cards in this is sue will be found the new one of , of Thomson & 'Heess. Mr, Heess , will continue to have an office day at Forksville on the first Saturday ( of each month instead of each week as heretofore, i F. \V. Peale and Ira Cott, Jury 1 Commissioners, met at th > Court House on the :!rd and selected jurors for the year. In connection with the Sheriff they also drew from the jury 1 wheel the names of sixty electors for 1 the Grand and Traverse Jurors at February term of court. Oliver W. Grimm, Editor of the Cross Forks News, is visiting his mother and sister at this place. Mr. Grimm's newspaper is a warm advocate of Socialism and like all successful papers, has its local col umns well filled. He has largely increased his subscription list with Laporte subscribers, and this town will no doubt get a nice "send off" in the Cross Forks News, next week. The new Board of Commission ers organized on Monday, Jan. 5. There was quite a strife for the po sition of Commissioner's clerk. The applicants and the price each offered to do the work for were as follows: Robert Storment, $350; Wm. J. Moran, $399; E. J. Sween ey, $450; Chas. Bender, $250. Mr. Sweeney being familiar with the work was chosen at the price nam ed. For Janitor there were three applicants, Jud Brown who has been Janitor for the last three i years, $250; Jacob Gries, $250; • Max Frankle, $240. Mr. Gries was 1 the successful applicant. Get what you need and save what you can. Best grade of lime at Reeders Lime House, Laporte. Teachers' County Institute. The fortieth annual institute of the teachers of Sullivan County, held in Kline's Hall, Dushore, dur ing the week beginning December 29, was called to order at 2 pin. by Superintendent Black. The instruc tors for the week were, Dr. Henry H. Goddard, of West Chester; Miss Julia E. Rogoes, of Cornell Univer sity; Dr. R. M. McNeal of Lock Ha ven and the musical director Prof. I. D. Gresh, of Milton. The nominations for Secretary were closed with the names of P. F. Donohue, T. V. Kelly and D. K. Place. The latter was e[ected. On behalf of the people of Du shore, an address of welcome was de livered by J. E. Reese Kilgore. Response by E. F. Hill. The first of the instructors intro duced by Supt. Black, was Dr. God dard who spoke on"The relations of teacher to pupil." He said in part: "The teacher being human, should place himself on «'n equal basis with the pupil." This is necessary to ful ly understand the nature of the child-mind. The mistakes which a teacher must inevitably make, should be frankly acknowledged to the pupil as soon as realized. Dr. MeNeal extended greeting for himself and in behalf of our old friend Dr. Houck. Dr. McNeal's subject was"The Nature of the Teaching Process." •Many teachers have a wrong con ception of the teaching process. Teaching is a mental process and not a mechanical one. Knowledge can not be transferred from teacher to pupil. There is, however, a me chanical side to teaching and for this skill and tools are necessary. This mechanical phase is always subordi nate to the mental phase." Supt. Black announced that as the musical director had not vet arrived the session stood adjourned. MONDAY EVENING Dr.Goddard lectured to a full house on the subject of "Hypnotism." He gave a scientific but clear exposi tion of this phenomenon, frequently thought to be a hoax or supernatur al. Some disappointment was felt that no one would offer himself as a subject for a practical illustration. TUESDAY MORNING Prof. Gresh opened the session by singing, leading in his own cheerful manner. Miss Rogers next spoke on "Na ture Study." She talked on the va rious parts in the life of a tree, play ed by the leaves and twigs, roots and stems. The budding process and the changing of the color of the leaves were also taken up. Singing. Dr. McNeal spoke on "Atten tion." "Attention is mostly invol untary in children growing more voluntary as one grows older. As attention is essential to the other forms of mental activity, a teacher should always secure the attention of the class before trying to teach a lesson. The superiority of one mind over another depends as much or more, upon ability to give absolute and prolonged attention, as upon the development of the other faculties." Singing, "Bonnie Marie." Dr Goddaad then addressed the teachers on"The Nature of the Child." In this as in most of his other talks throughout the week, Dr. Goddard used as the basis of his conclusions the answers of the chil dren to the questions which he had submitted to them during the early part of the term. This talk was devoted to the ideals of children. It was found that young children named, as their ideal, some personal acquaintance. As the children advanced in age, the personal element gradually be ing displaced by public or historic characters. TUESDAY AFTERNOON Session opened by singing. The first address was by Dr. Mc- Neal, upon "Interest and attention.". "Interest is always found, if not in its proper place it is the part of the teacher to direct it aright and atten tion closely follows. In a thing, in terest is more close if it appeals to the experiences. Interest is also promoted by showing the applica , tion of studies to everyday needs. . Without interest any .vork becomes ( a drudgery." After singing, Miss Ro,ers con -1 tinued her talk on Nature Study ' The following topics were treated: (a) The evolution ol plants, j (b) The direction and process of growth 5 in trees. (c) Causes of the death of trees. She concluded by calling attention to the r«- | suits of the general lack of knowledge of the nature of trees. A short intermission followed, after which "Persevere" -was sung. Dr. Goddard followed with "31 or , al Education" as his subject. One of the prime objects of education is moral development, for learning with out a corresponding heightening of clmr acter trains a child to be an adept swind ler and skillful deceiver. Moral ideals are sometimes best instilled into the pu pils' minds by the use of negative ideals. 1 He concluded by showing certain points • from the tables, and by giving seine ' cautions as to the use of negative ideals. Supt. Black appointed E. F. Hill, J. E. Reese Eillgore and Myrtle Edgar as a committee on general resolutions, and Robert Molyneux.J M. D. Sweeney and T. J. Cavanaugh on the auditing com mittee. Institute adjourned. WEDNESDAY MORNING. The singing which began the morning session was much improved by the assis tance of Mr. Morgan Dieffenbach, cori.et ist. Dr. McNeal was first, with a general talk on the use of text books and pupils' habits of study* This in psrt was: "A common mistake of teaching is that ot beginning the use of text-books too early. Pupils should he trained to a quick and accurate perception before the more intri cate processes of mental activity. If more care was taken, by the pupil and teacher, in assigning and studying a lesson, much better would be the results. When les sons are assigned the relation between the various topics should be shown." After a short singing period Miss. Rog ers continued her "Nature Study." Miss Rogers devoted her time to the struc ture and growth of buds and what var ious marks on trees indicate. One would particularly notice the close attention of the younger school children during this period. Singing. Dr. Goddard devoted this last period to "Women Ideals." It was noted that the ideals ot children were seldom women; very infrequently, among boys, and the majority ot the girls' ideals were men. This was attributed to the fact that women were not often held up as ideals at school or at home. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Session opened by singing. A motion was made by T. V. Kelley to appoint a committee to draft a resolution petitioning the legislature to inquire into the matter ot teachers' wages, Motion seconded and carried. I)r. Goddard followed by a talk on the "Use of Symbols." This he illustrated by a series of drawings. "Pupils should understand the meaning of symbols and be careful in their use. Words are mere ly symbols and should never be used if not understood." In this last, Dr. God dard made the exceptions of memory gems and poetry. A short period was devoted to singing. Dr. McNeal followed on,"The Personal Element in Teaching." Dr. McNeal de plored the unjust criticisms of the schools made by persons not qualified to judge. "The personality of a teacher often makes a greater impression than his scholarship or ability as a teacher. There is a great advantage to both teacher and pupil In an intimate personal acquaint ance. The teacher is in a great measure imitated by the pupil either consciously or unconsciously. Teachers should de vote some attention to individuals aside from in the class." Singing. Miss Rogers devoted the first part of her time to the growth of plants as pro« ceeding trom buds, and to telling the age of twigs. Then the following topics were touched upon in the "Life of Insects:" (a) What becomes of the different kinds of insects during the winter. (b) The stage of insect life. (c) How insects are protected. (d) The work of insects. WEDNESDAY EVENING. The New York Male Quartette was billed as the entertainers for this evening, but a young lady, reader, appeared as substitute for one member unable to ful fil the engagement. Eleven numbers were produced, nearly every one of which were encored. DAVID K. PLACE, Secy. Febrvary Term o! Court. GRAND JURORS. Wavne Warren, Mordica King, Rolle Hunsinger, Adrian Roberts, JohnS. Line James Cooch, William Kast, Peter Rear don, Wm. Sherwood. Timothy Ryan. Jacob Bohn, George Suber, 11. W. Taylor Jacob Gries, Harvey E. Phillips, Embly S. Chase, Jason B. Simmons, James P. Miller, John Jacoby, Irvin M. Kellogg, William Snvder, Edward P. Farrell, Chauncy Fuller, Wtn. Heiber. TRAVERSE JURORS. James C. Caven, Walter C. Spencer, John Fitzgerald, John Hennecy. Philip Biddle, Lester Hamlet, Edward Cannon, Andrew Edgar, Wm. Fairchilds, Lewis Graifley, John Biddle, Nathan Shafler, Powell Norton, John S. Mosier, Harry Bigger, John Cogsdill, Levi Yonkin,Wm. Deegan, Guy Yonkin. Henry Huffmaster, Wm. Hanison. J. O. Vought, Henry Un man, M R. Black, H. W. Messersmith, Samuel Rightmire, Charley Hecker. Wm. P. Bahr, John Durkies, Edward Bigger. Ward Warren, Joseph Sick, Julius Vogel Michael Rouse, Charles Carpenter, Chas. Starr, Ulysses Bird, Glen Peterman, Hiram Grange, John Campbell, Chas. Arey, Michael Gallagher. Campbell "The Merchant" SHUNK, PA. HOLIDAY GREETING To My Friends and Patrons:— My stock of Holiday Goods is now ready for your inspection. Useful as well as ornamental presents for young and old, great and small and prices that are in reach of all. Every Department is full of new stock and the prices are right. Oall and look them over and we will prove to you that we can save you money. Yours for Business, A. E CAMPBELL. sl4-00 CLOTHINQ and Gents Furnishing Goods SALE. For the purpose of remodeling my store and making a general change in the business: I am compelled to close out my entire stock of Clothing and Gents Furn ishings by January ist, 190$. In order to move this large stock by that time, I have cut prices on every article 2 £ to 7? per cent for the next 60 days. For Cash and Cach only. Just a few of many bargains: MenVi overcoats, very swell makes $3 50 sl2. formerly $6 to S2O Boy's over coats $1 ormerly 175t0 $5 00. Men's suits all the new makes and latest paterns $3 00 to sls, formerly $5 to $lB. Hoys' suits, (ong pants, $2 to $7 50 formerly 475 to sl3 Boys' two piece short pants $2 to $5, formerly 350 to $7. Boys' three piece short lormerl ,V 75 to $7 50. Children's suits two and three piece, Sailor, Norfolk, Schools and Junior soc to $3 50, formerly $2 to $5. Underwear, Overcoats Gloves, Mittens, Sweaters, Duck Coats, Rain Coats, etc. etc all cut oocordinirlv lor Cash at J. W. CARROLL'S, Hotel Carroll Block, DUSHORE, PA. LAPORTE CLOTHING STORE. Entirely to your Advantage 1 have a very large stock of clothing on hand and will offer same at cut prices. You will buy your shoes and rubbers right here, cheaper than you will pay in Williamsport for same quality of goods )o Ladies' Coats to be sold quick at a great bargain. 25 Ladies' Capes at nearly half price. See our line of men's suits and over coats Rig variety to select from at very low prices. We have too much stock and must reduce it if small prices will move them. We have a full line of gloves, Trunks, Blankets, and hundreds of articles which we are unable to mention that we will sell now at less than cost, us we must have the room for spring goods. Come and look over our stock and low prices and save money and time by buying right here. JACOB HERR, DEALER IN Clothing, Shoes and Ladies' Cloaks LAPOBTE, IF^. RICKETTS. a Mr. and Mrs. James Wood of Towanda, spent last week with their daughter, Mrs. F. O. Knlins, also visiting friends in Ricketts. 4582 cars of lumber, ice etc. were shipped from here las) year. Some idea of this number if cars can be obtained if we think of the cars averaging 36 feet in length and if placed end to end would make a train over 33 miles long. Wanted to know, what G. J. H. is going to do with that turkey. Last week the mill run only about half time owing to breakage. The piston on the long side blew out, fortunately without doing any damage. Mr. Ira L. Dexter has returned after a week spent at his home in Bay City, Mich. Geo. Trexler has returned after spending the holidays at his home near Beading. The P. O. 8. of A. Camp have installed officers for the following year. The Gauogo Lake Ice Co. began harvesting ice Tuesday of this week, the ice being twelve inches ! thick. t Mr. Jake Mansfield and Miss Jane Hoover were married by 'Squire Schock last week. Pleasant Birthday Party. A pleasant birthday party was given at the home of Ex-commiss ioner Adam Baumaunk, in Elk land, last Sunday celebrating his 60tli birthday. Over 30 of his de cendents took part in the joyful occasion, and in departing left many valuable gifts and best wishes for many more such events. All returns for unpaid taxes on seated or unseated lauds in the sev eral townships should be made to the County Commissioners during the present month. Collectors, supervi, sors, school directors and others who may be charged with this duty should give it their immediate at tention. Losses to the township fre quently occur when this duty is de ferred or neglected. An eleven year old son of Wal ter Lawrenson of North Mountain, received a serious wound on Satur day last by the accidental discharge of a target rifle, the shot taking ef fect in his abdomen. The boy was using the butt of the rifle to drive a cow from the stable when the weapon discharged. He was tak en to the Williamsport Hospital for an operation, but his recovery is considered doubtful.
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