Republican News Item. VOL. VIII. NO. 24. C To Buy Your Jewelery.^ N Nothing in Town to Compare WithN ( the Quality that We are Giving / / You for the Low Price Asked. S v Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ 3 irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r C of this section. Many years here in business, always J S with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C (with a care and judgment commensurate with its . S desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ r our store a safe place to invest. C 112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. $ RETTENBURY, ) COLE S'AAA/Ws/V«^ HARDWARE NolPlace* Lil<eThis Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOB HEATERS; ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. A lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Samuel (Jols^asftors^a. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., % 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Ladies' Suits, Cravanette Rain Coats, Hosiery, Lace Curtains. These are all very important selling features in this store just at this time. Never were in better shape to meet your demands. Winter Hosiery. These items are all suited to the «ew season. Just read'them over. Children's fast Mack ribbed Stockings, sizes G to 10, At 10c, 12Jc and 15c. Try a few pairs of Black Cat or I'ony Stockings for boys and girls. They are the best hose made for 25c. Ladies' last black seamless Hose with double sole and high spliced heel, for 12£ c Will you see the New Styles in Ladies' Suits ? The latest in fabric and fashion, not out of the boxes a week, are here for your approval. Special qualities of Ladies' medium and heavy weight fast black Howe with inaco pole or Coot tor 25c. One lot Ladies' (ant Mack Hose, extra value, 3 pairs for sl. Complete line of Ladies', Misses and Infants' wool Hose. Lace Curtains. We've heeti liberal in our Curtain buy ing. One reason is we had a chance to buy Lace Curtains to advantage. You will receive the benefit. THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1903. Nottingham Lace Curtains, special qualities at 45c to $4.75. Irish Point Curtains in new choice de signs at $2.75 to sl2. We have a new pair of I.aceJCurtains, one or two of a kind, that will be closed out at a very low price. Cravanette Rain Coats. We have just received an entire new line of Ladies' Cravenette liain Coats. These come in black, blue and mixture of tan, gray, olive, brown, These are all handsome and stylish garments, at all prices, from $lO up to $25. Umbrellas. One lot of Ladies 26-inch Umbrellas with steel rod. silk gloria vover, line as sortment of handles, at $1.39. All qualities ot Ladies' and Mens' Um brellas. tWILL HE WALK IN AGAIN? a .. . . " 1 i "*r: r M W VOTERS Pennsylvania Republican Leaders Seek to Enroll Young Men. ACTIVE AGENCIES AT WORK Club League and League of College Clubs Laboring With the Coming Presidential Election In View. [Special Correspondence.! Harrisburg, Oct. 20. —A feature of the present campaign in Pennsylvania is the determined effort of the Republi can committeemen throughout the state to have all the young men who are qualified to vote cast their ballot* for the Republican state and local can didates at the election to be held on November 3. Particular attention is being given to this class of voters by direction of Chairman Penrose, of the Republican state committee, who is looking ahead for the presidential election of next year. Senator Penrose is a great be liever in the policy of reaching out for the first voters, no matter to what party their fathers may belong, and getting them to cast their first ballots for the Republican candidates. He argues that this is one of the best ways to build up and strengthen an organi zation and to increase the majorities of any party. By continuing enrolling the young voters there will always be activity and vitality in the organiza tion and there will be no danger of the party suffering from dry rot and failure to keep in touch with the march of progress. It is believed that the efforts made to get the first voters out for the fun Re publican ticket will mean an increase of many thousands of votes for the Re publican nominees next month. There are two agencies upon which Chairman Penrose is relying to assist him and the regular party organiza tion in this line of campaign work—the State League of Republican Clubs and the League of College Clubs. Much effective work has already been done through these agencies and more will be done before election day. QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS. This information bearing upon the qualification of voters is being circu lated by the Republican state commit tee: All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the juris diction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. Every male citizen 21 years of age possessing the following qualifications shall be entitled to vote at all elec tions: a. He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. b. He shall have resided in the state one year (or If having been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the state he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months) imme diately preceding the election. c. He shall have resided in the elec tion district where he shall offer tc vote at least two months immediately preceding the election. A minor be comes of age on the day prior to the 21st anniversary of his birth. REPUBLICAN LEAGUE WORK. J. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, who is presfeent of the National League of Republican Clubs, is co operating with Chairman Penrose In the campaign in this state. "The Republican League," says President Moore, "is looking hopefully to Pennsylvania for Bplendid results at the coming election. The young men of Pennsylvania are being aroused to the great opportunity which presents itself to become enrolled in the Re publican organization now so as to be in line early for the presidential cam paign. "The experience of the last decade and a half demonstrated the advan tages and demerits of the two great DO- littcai parties, we bad two Democratic administrations, each of them depress ing the business and laboring interests of the country, and we had two Re publican administrations, each estab lishing confidence and restoring com mercial and Industrial activity. We are going to vote in another year for one or the other of these conditions. "As we view the situation today it is hard to imagine how any sane man— familiar with the progress the country has made under Republican doctrine could want to vote to restore the de moralising influences of Democracy. "The National Republican league utands for Republican principles. It believes the Republican party to be better In policy and performance than the Democratic party; better for com merce, better for manufactures, better for mining, better for the working men. It stands with its face bravely sot against the conditions which de stroyed the industries of the country under Democratic management. It Jtands against the return of aoup houses and idleness. "Believing In Republican policy and the wisdom of Republican legislation, the National League sounds the tocsin of 1904. It calls upon the farmer, the miner and the mechanic to compare the performances of the past decade and say whether Republicanism or Democ racy has beat served the plain people; it calls upon the manufacturer and employer to aay whether confidence is best maintained under Democratic or Republican rule. The league callH upon thinking people to lay aside their local differences ana lend their energies in the contest of 1904 to the continuance of the general conditions which dis tinguished the administration of Mc- Klnley anil I\oosevelt. "It wants the young men of Penu lyivania to vote right this year." * SONESTOWN. Charles Watts who was kicked by a horse one day last week is able to be around again. Mrs. Mary Ann Taylor of Tivola, is visiting Mrs. A. T, Armstrong. A. Edgar and Will Laird caught a monster wildcat in their bear trap last Saturday. 11. C. Boatman was at Picture Rocks Tuesday. J. W. Buck is counting lumber for Woddrop and Welsh at Xordmont, driving to and from that place daily- Mrs. Maggie Bogart and children of Lopez are visiting friends and relatives here. Dr. Derr of Lairdsville was shak ing hands with old friends in town last week. Miss Jane Gritman of Nordmont, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mencer, part of last week. Mrs. Frank Warburton of Ilughes ville, was the guest of Mrs. Harvey Buck last week. It. W. Simmons and wife and Lloyd Freasand wife returned home on Sunday after several days visit with to Benton, Greenwood and the Bloomsburg fair. John Converse made twenty- six loads of cider on Saturday last. Protracted meetings in the M. E. church all this week. Presiding Elder Wilcox preached an excellent sermon last Sunday evening. John Craig and wife of Johnson burg, and and M. M. Armstrong of Philadelphia, are visiting their brother A. T. Armstrong. Ernest Boatman and wife of Vir ginia, Mrs. Dan Davis and and lit tle son, and Miss Lottie Wilson of Newberry, are visiting at H. P. Hall's and other relatives. Gus Mencer has a badly sprained ankle caused by a mis-step in getting off the engine. Mrs. Ida Lorah is having a porch built onto her store which is a big improvement. ELKLAND GRANGE. Address by Lyman B. Speaker, of Hills grove. Knowledge That Comes From Years of Experience. To our worthy officers, members and visiting patrons, greeting.— I have the pleasure ol' speaking to you to-day in behalf of Elkland Grange. This pleasant duty of ex tending a welcome to you brothers and sisters who have left your quiet farms and peaceful homes to come over these rough and rugged hills to meet us here to-day, to gladden our hearts and lead us to higher privi leges in the benefit of the Grange— this high privilege should have been delegated to more able and compe tent minds. Hut as a resident of Sullivan county 1 will be free to say that you as members of Pomona Grange No. 2:5, we trust will receive a cordial welcome from the members of Elkland Grange and citizens of Western Sullivan. The Sullivan county members of the Grange who are identified with agriculture and rural life, that were I to renumerate the trials and hardships of the early settlers of the western part of the county or indeed • the major part of it, many would join me in speaking words of welcome to our friends from a distance. To-day we are enjoying the bene fits and pleasures they had intended for their children, after these pleas ures the result of their labors, we offer to you this sociality, arising from education and knowledge gain ed by our own experience from the results of crops raised on the farm. As you are aware agriculture is de fined as the art of cultivating the ground and obtaining from it the products necessary for the support of animal life. It is not my purpose to give you instructions as to the modes or methods of farming even were I capable of the task. We read in the early history of the science and art of farming that Cain was a tiller of the soil and Abel a feeder of sheep, thus finding that in its infancy these lwo grand denizons of agriculture. The tilling of the soil requiring the labor of the head and hand, and the rearing of animals constituting the life of a shepard. Improvements in the modes of liv ing is gained by experience and ob servation and come by slow degrees. Reliance on the spontaneous growth of the earth furnishes only a meager subsistance. In the early tilling of the soil by a race doomed to toil, necessity soon sharpened the power of invention. As time passed and the race multiplied their progress sought out the fertile valleys and en gaged in tilling the ground. We also read that with their in struments of husbandry Noah plant ed a vineyard while others became theowi. —s of herds of iattle. Abra ham was 'chin them, while Lot had Hocks and herds and tents. Elishu when sought by Elija to re ceive the mantle of a prophet was found plowing with 12 yoke of oxen, a team that would astonish us even in these modern days. We know that Egypt from the re motest recorded times was noted as the land of corn. < >ur Sullivan county farmers will no doubt be amazed at a recital of their methods of farming. The exceeding fertility of the valley of the Nile, a strip of land a few miles in width and grad ually sloping to the river for sever al hundred miles in lenghth, is well known. During a portion of the year this valley is submerged with water and when it subsides the top is of the richest possible character. The cultivator had only to cast tin seed then turn on a herd of swine to tramp it in and await the harvest. The ancients probably suffered more fro:n want of proper agriculture ma chinery than from any other cause. Can we form any idea of the number of persons engaged in grinding corn by their primitive methods, for the wants of a vast empire? The me chanical arts languished and nature awaited a master hand to bring them into subjection and make them useful for the wants of man. The wat'jr wheel was not known until the 2nd century of the Christian era, | an<l the 11th century was ushered in 75 TS. PER YEAR before the wind was brought into subjection for the purposes of man. The mighty power of steam lay hid den for ages until genius came forth to lighten the toils of man and ac complish the work of a thousand hands by a single stroke of its pow erful arm. 1 will not tire your patience with a further recital of the progress of agriculture and the mechanical arts and their early history, nor by con trasting them with their history of the present day. Allow me to express the gratifi cation that your assemblage here has brought to the members of Elk land Grange. Your visit will give us all more noble aspirations for the future. '1 he county in which you are now assembled is noted for its varied in dustries and its good markets, and the tillers of the soil possessers of a general intelligence equal if not su perior to any to be found. To en able them to cultivate their lands to the best advantage may not be ma terially advanced by our meeting, but 1 trust that the aggregate of knowledge in that resect may be increased by reason of your assem blage in our midst. It only remains for me to hid you welcome, thrice welcome to Elkland Grange in whose behalf I act, and trust that your sojourn with us may be pleasant and agreeable and re dound to the interest of the cause we represent. ESTELLA. 4 Mr. 1 lyssess Bird has finished the work of surveying all the public roads in Elkland township. The Ladies' Hewing Circle will hold a Halloween Social on Oct. :il, with a good supper and a Jack-o lantern display. S. C. Vargason made a trip to j Forksvill, Monday and says the rail road up the Loyal Sock as a sure thing. Good things generally come slow and perhaps what has long been only imagination will at last come to be a reality. Mr. and Mrs. Win. T. More visi ted at I). L. Millers at Eldredsville, on Sunday. J. M. Osier was a Dushore visitor on Monday. Gordcn Warburton who has been in the state of Washington for the past three years has returned, and his old friends are welcoming him back to his old home at Lincoln Falls. Mr. Fred Shaffer has taken unto himself a wife, and thehappy couple immediately went to housekeeping in the home purchased of A. B. Mc- Intire, and known as the Thoirtas King farm. We extend hearty con gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer. J. P. Rogers who has been em ployed at carpenter work at the La porte tannery is at home with his family at present, fie has purchas ed a fine organ and now wants a pretty music teacher to give him music lessons. Miss Helen Norton of Jersey, vis ited at her cousin's, Mrs. J. J. Web ster on Sunday. Apples are quite plentiful in some localities. A. T. Mulnix seems to be doing a thriving business making cider at his mill. SHVNK. Mrs. A. V. Shattuck is home for a short stay, she will soon return to New Brighton where her husband will have employment in the elec tric plant. A new barber and jeweler shop in town. Proprietor, E. E. Tinkle paugh. I'. F. Reedy and wife have moved to Shunk for the winter. They will return to Elmira in the spring. Mr. and Mrs. L.l. Campbell took dinner with John Itauh and wife, at Wheelerville on Sunday last. Mrs. Jesse Kilmer is keeping house for her parents while they are on a visit to Columbia county. Goto Mrs. L. I. Campbell, Shunk Pa. for fine millinery. W. E. Porter is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell are keeping house in part of his father's house. Dr. B. E. Gamble of Wheelerville spent Sunday evening with A. B. Kilmer.
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