Republican News item. VOL. IX. NO. 40. ( 1 his Is the Place £ c To Buy Your Jewelry C X Nothing in Town to Compare With > [ the Quality that We are (riving J ' s You for the Low Price Asked. S ; Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ 3 irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r ! 112 ofthis section. Many years here in business, always } with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosenC 112 with a care and judgment commensurate with its . \ desirability and adaptability to t fine taste, makes \ r our store a safe place to invest. C / Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q S, teed, by skilled workmen. Y >ur orders appreciated. X RETTENBURY, > <. DUSHOKE, PA. The Jeweler. HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OE WOO D HEATERS; ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishing Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that brL-g 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 Ease Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Samuel ®ote,©usfiore,!?a. Spring Opening You are all invited to see our stock of Hart, Schaffner & Mark Hand Made Suits at sls. 818 and S2O. There is no merchant tail r in fhe country , who can make suits, even if you paid sp, that would equal the Hurt, Schaffner & Mark suits. We also have thous uds of suits from $1.50 to 10 00. Our entire stock is brand new and we buy such large quantities that enabjes us to sell at least 2s per cent cheaper than any other store. See our stock of SHOES, and Gents Furnishing Goods. It will positively pay you to come an see our large stock. You can not loose anything if you purchase amounts to $lO or over, as you will be paid >our car fare both ways. Jacob Per, HUGHE SVILLE, PENN'A. Notice: Rubber Boots and Shoes at manufacturers' prices. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1905. [THE GRANGE * ■ Conducted by J. \V. DARUOW. Chatham, N. Y.. Press Correspondent h'cw York State Granu t. GRANITE STATE GRANGERS. Subordinate Grniine* Will Contort For l,lterarjr Honors. We doubt if there is a state in the I'nion whore more attention is paid to the literary anil ritualistic work of the irange than in .New Hampshire. They have won pre-cininoncetherc along these lilies, and they have deserved it, be cause hard and conscientious work has accomplished it. The state lecturer and the executive committee have made ar rangements for the literary competition in liiil'i. The competition will begin Feb. 1 and end on Oct. 11l under the following regulations: F;uh grange competing shall have a literary programme occupying a period i>C thirty minutes at any two regular or spe cial meetings in each month. This pro i.,r imme may consist "112 readings, essays, discussions, dramas, addresses, vocal and Instrumental music, it may be continued for upward of thirty minutes, hut no evening's entertainment shall receive a si-ore of more than sixty points, and those programmes occupying less than thirty minutes shall he scored at the rate of two points per minute. K:u*h competing grange shall discuss at the first meeting In February, "Should the Stale Aid In the Construction and Main* lenance of Country Highways, and, if So, How?" The topic discussed at the first . iceting In May shall be, "Will the Ks tabllshment of a National Forest Reserve * t <• "White Mountains Be of Henetit to Xtw Hampshire?" For September, "what Public Improvement is Moat Needed in ! his locality, and What Can the Orange :hi to Secure It'.'" Any grange falling t.l discuss the above question* shall forfeJ' 10 points tin its total score for each tlia eussion omitted. The district deputy In making his award shall add to this liter ary score a number til' points equal to five times the average per cent of attendance •>f members for the year, and this total hull lie the basis of making the award of the prize, in addition to the recognition of su erior excellence in literary work the i ttliordinate grange in each district of tlie thirty-three deputies that ranks the highest in degree work will be award ■d baskets and vases for grains, fruit and (lowers at ('en's Pomona's ami Flora's stations. Tin- third degree will i.e worked at the deputy's spring visit nd the fourth at the fall inspection visit, and the score will be made bj tlie usual rating. There ( s also to be a contest between the I'omona or county granges. The basis of tlie competition will be on it •epiiance and the ritualistic ti»- ifte officers and on punctuality in onen ng all meetings between Jan. 31 and Oct. 1, I'.h;.*>, except in July aud August. The I'omona grange in each of the two districts having tlie highest score will l>e awarded a set of officers' station lights under the following regulations: The regular officers will be scored by the deputy ou the usual plan at the fall inspection. To this total score will be added ten points for each public and ten points for each closed session that begins at the exact minute and hour, standard time, announced in the pro gramme aud notice of the meeting. This total shall be increased by the addi tion of live points for the attendant:} of each regular officer at any one meet ing in each month that may be subse quently selected by the grange. If ;!ie secretary's records do not contain the required data, no credit shall b« :■ iv it for that meeting. There will als# be awarded to the superior grange making the highest score in each Po mona district a secretary's cabinet case under the following conditions: The deputy shall credit each grange with live points for each dollar of dues col leeted between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1, 100$; live points for each membership fee, 500 points for the smallest amount !>t uncollected dues and (MX) points for those granges having no uncollected dues on Oct. 1, 1005. A GRANGER'S DISCOVERY. W'ntfr r.rnwN Alt'nlfa, mid Alfalfa Grows Stock. In his address to the Pennsylvania state grange State Master W. P. llili related a little incident which oc curred on his return journey from (lie national grange meeting last Novem ber. lie was crossing the arid plains of Nevada, and while his train stopped at a place called Lovelock he alighted aud engaged a bystander in con v emu - tion. "What supports this town?" asked Mr. Hill. ''Water," was the reply. / "How is that?" said Mr. 11111. "I did uot know there were any Prohibition ists out here." "Water grows alfalfa, aud w« feed jit to stock. This winter I tun feeding Alfalfa and nothing else and fattening I 16,000 head of cattle and 30,000 head of sheep." | Cattle, sheep, stacks of alfalfa and I tlie good heavy sod were in evidence l on every hand. Water was making an ; oasis of this spot this Island In the i desert. Truly Fncle Ram, in this mam moth irrigating enterprise, is dealing i kindly by our brethren in the arid r"- I gions of the west. The >:!. ;.'ir-.r, .-irate grange rnvorn di rect nominations for governor, state i and county officers. . __ _ E. S. Little Esq., Killed While Working on Bear Mountain. This community was shocked by news of the sudden death of 10. S. Little E>q. which occured at his late residence Friday at 7 l\ M.due to a tragic accident Mr. Little with his son and nephew, were cutting shin gle timber on Hear Mountain near his home, when a stump became de tached crushing the unfortunate man against a log. Hy a superhuman ef fort the stump was removed and the injured man carried to his home, where after three hours of intense pain, death ended his suffering, llis demise ends a career marked by kind acts and an unselfish devotion to Christian virtues. Ezra S. Little Esq. was born in Bradford County October 2Sth., 1830, was the son of Win. I\ and ltebecca (Rogers) Little, was educated in the public schools of Rradford County. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the Mist. Regiment, I'ennsyl ,-iinia Volunteers, was en gaged at the battles of Fredricksburg and Chancelorsviile receiving a gun shot wound in the thigh at the latter place; was again wounded at Spotsii vania, after spending a few weeks in a Military Hospital he rejoined his regiment and was present at the surrender of Lee at Appomotax; was honorably discharged May 27th., Returning to his home lie taught several terms of school in this town ship, iinally settling on his present homestead. He was married December 2Sth., ISGtf to Ruehell I>. Snell who with an adopted son, James two sisters and three brothers; Mrs. Harriet Pardo of Ferksvillr, Mrs. Lmn:a Whitehouse of Ida, lowa, A. Little of Eagles Mere, W. M and Joseph R. of Ida, lowa survive him. Politically he was a Republican casting his first vote for Lincoln. He served one term as County Con • missioner and has held nearly all of the Township oil ices recently finish ing his fifth term as Justice of the I'eace. He tool an active part in the workings of the Agricultural Society applying to practical use the know ledge gained at Farmers' meetings. Religiously he was a member of the Weslyan Methodist Church and a trustee of the building at Hills grove for several terms. His home was ever a refuge for the unfortunate where a charity which knew no distinction was ever met. The funeral held Monday from his late residence under the au-pices of the O. A. R. was largly attended. Rev. Rower officiating. Interment at llillsgrove Cemetery. HEMLOCK GROVE ITEMS. Sunday was the last day of preach ing before Conference. Mrs. (>. O. Swank, Amanda Hous uecht and son Miles visited friend at this place Sunday. Howard and Percel Day attended the Institute at Lairdsvillc Saturday. The Rev. H. M. Ash of .Muncy Valley took supper with William Hay and family Sunday night. Ch as. Philips was among the busi ness men of this place Monday. William Swisher of North Mount ain stopped with friends Tuesday. i Mr. P. G. Swank is spending some time at his farm near this place. Harry Reece who recently lived at this place, has moved 'tis family to North Mountain. Paul Shug was a Muncy Valley visitor Saturday. W. 11. Bay transacted business at | Sonestown Monday. ( Albert Meyers and Earnest Ful mer are hauling telephone polls for the line to be built between Cnity ville and Muncy Valley. Hany Miller of Muncy Valley was at this place Tuesday. James 11. Eckles declares that it is all well enough for Congressmen to make the laws but they should leave the management of railroads :to someone who has seme brains. By the time the fifty-ninth Congress assembles it will have a reply ready ; for Mr. Eckles. DEATH OF MRS. MARY A. MASON. Mrs. Mnrv A lifeline Mason died at ht;r home in LajWte Borough ou \V t (I nesday even inn, March 22, 1905. lfer disease was pleura-pneumonia. She was the widow of the late Hon. William A. Mason, arid daughter of Abel and Priscilla Washburn t.'hen ' cy; born in llomer, N. Y. Oct. 28, 1820. I The mo.Nt of her family had pre ceded her to the spirit world; the 'only child left is W. Clayton Mason. Mrs. Mason was widely known and highly respected for her intelligence ; and benevolence. She was a mem i ber of the Cniversali.it church, and in kindly relations with members of | all denominations. The people of ! this borough feel that they have lost | one of their best neighbors and tru | est friend. ! Funeral services will be held at j the Baptist church at 2 o'clock p. | in., Saturday, March 25. The Sprole amendment to the good | roads law, which provides that the | state shall assume tlve-slxth of the | cost, of all improvements made un der the law and the townships and I counties each one-twelfth, has been 1 favorably reported from the com mittee. It also provides that the consent of the county commissioners need not he obtained to a petition to the department. Another favor able report was made by the com mittee on the McLane road bill, which gives townships the right to choose between the present system of working out road tax, and paying it in cash and receiving an additional ten per cent from the state. The work tax is a great obstacle to rural I load improvement. Farmers are all j liusy when road work ought to Le done, and when the roads are usually | -'repaired" it is just at a time that ! they are not permanently benefited. I'he Mcl.ane law is designed to cor rect tliis, by paying to townships an | additional ten per cent, to a tax cash j levy. 1 is response to the very widespread | criticism of his dictum regarding the ! useh ssness of men alter they are forty, l>r. » (sler of John llopkin j university has taken occasion tore- I iterate his statement in earnest, j while charging that many eritks j have misquoted him. lie says he has been accumulating data for years for a work on this subject, which he will bring out soon. He cites Oar win a- one example of what is meant on the ground that his greatest work w as done while he was a young man exploring South America. Dr. Osier ; admits that imrwin made more mon ey in later years, but infers that this had less to do in advancing the world. He says further that the ex ception to the rule, the men who * Have done great things after forty, only illustrate the truth of what he says. As to himself, while he wrote most of his books after the fortieth year, he contends that he gathered the material- for them before that. ! He says, however, that he did not | mean to be taken seriously in his j reference to the idea of chloroform* ! ing men over sixty suggested by 1 Anthony Trollope's novel. Hills making eight hours a legal j day's work in the anthracite coal mines, and prohibiting the employ ment of children under sixteen years in anthracite coal mines, and under fourteen years in or about a c< al I breaker or colliery in the anthracite i regions, have been reported favor iahly from committee at llarrisburg land are now on second reading. An effort is being made to have the fees of jurors attending court fixed at *•! a day. Such a bill is in the hands of a member oftheSehuyl hill county delegation in the state ! assembly. Friends of the bill claim ! that the present fee is too small for the services rendered. ()ne of the largest conventions ever held at Scran ton will he that of the State Odd Fellows in May. It is estimated that almost 200 delegates i will be in attendance. The sessions will open Tuesday morning, May IG and continue for three or four days. In addition to the convention of the ()(ld Fellows the Rebekah Assembly, the ladies' auxiliary of the order, which consists of about 250 members ! will also meet in that city 75 TS. PER YEA Inavgural Day May Be Ctenfci. | Many deaths fro at, Inauguration , exposure, conspicuously among them that of Senator Bates of Teoaame I lias again awakened the country to j the perils of that hiclement Be**w>. Tliore is no doubt nut that thoujsauda have been slain la attending the in auguration ceremonies in wlntery weather. Organized effort is on foot to change the day of the In duction into office of the President elect from cold, gunty wet, or freez ing March the fourth to the iavt Thursday in April, which Utter date from weather statistic* In in Wash* ington usually warm and balmy and flowery without being heated. Men of National reputation are engaged in the effort to have the inaugural day changed to the more salubrious period and It Is'hoped that the next event, when the new palatial station i in Washington shall have been com pleted and the new mammoth ooa vention hall shall be an accomplish ed fact the ten* of thounnda of American citizens vrho a;me to Washington to witness and honor the induction of a President may be able to do so In vernal weather with out perial to their lives from vwldr. grippe and pneumonia. A statement has beau prepared by Auditor General Snyder, baaed upua the returns for the year 1908, show ing, in a condensed form, the amount and sources of the ravenuo j and objects and purpose* for which |ii has been expended by the *tat«. I It i> intended by the auditor general jto demonstrate by this atatemeut that the burden of state taxation Is | not so great as the people have baun ; led to believe. The statement shows i that the proportion each Individual ; paid directly to the state in ptrvjßal tax in 1803 was seventeen cento. Ia j return for this, he received m» his , proportion of personal properly tax i and the beuefit of money givftn by I the state to schools, charities, int uitions, etc., a sum equal to |£.H-k I'll is conclusion was reached oa the basis of a population lu IW3 oi 0,500,000 imd a vote, of 1,1<)J),060. $33.00 Pacific Coast Tickets on sale doily from Marwfc Ist to May 15th via the I'nion l'uciflcii North-Western Line I Correspondingly low rafctn fruut all points. Daily and aersunally t«o* ducted excursions through without change to San Francisco, Las Augel cs, uud Portland, only #7 lor double berth. Full particulars on appll j cation to W. 11. Kinlst«rn, P. X. Jrl., C A X. W..11y., Chicago. | The new Commissioner of | sions has notified hi# i clerks that they will be compelled ! to take the vacation of one month a year allotted to them. Tbo tier Vespaslun Warner lias been ia hi* office a little less than a weak, i When he hits been there longer he will know thut the government clerk does not have to b« uoinpeliad ! take a vacation. I County Chairman's Call To the Uepublicau Electors of 'Sullivan County: j lam directed by the Republican | County Committee, to announce that j the Republicans of Sullivan Cuaifey will hold their Delegate Election oa i Saturday, April Ist. and thodiilegat* j chosen at said election, will moot lu I convention at the Court at Lal'orte, Pa. on Thursday, April (4th. at one o'clock P. M., for thtt purport* of ele» ting one delegate to Bfc*te CJ»H vention, and for the trans action of , other business such hs may bv prc ' seated. In accordance with ih« ! governing the organization, thf re(»- rcsoutative in the County Coitqu tion will be bused upon the vote polled at the last Presidential fcilw t ion. Under the ruh* «wh pre cinct is <ut tleetv.t one tfolegpUt for ! each forty votes cast for the Repute ! lican Presidential Electors 1M IW«, ! and an additional delegate t'uf every fraction of forty polleil lu fumm *«# ! twenty. Hut each distriettjkall be entitled to at leu*t tao delegfctip not' withstanding. By order of County Committer. F. H. Ingbam, 3«i'. | Win. P. Shoemaker, Chairman.
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