VOL. IX. N0.48.
} This is the Place
? To Buy Your Jewelry C
V Nothing* in Town to Compare With\
( the Oualitv that We are Giving /
/ You for the Low Price Asked. N
C Qujl lv and moderate prices m::kes a force that
3 i resist b!v draws into our store the best patronage r
112 Min se tion. Many years here io business, always y
\ :.i line of goods above suspicion; chosen C
112 with a care and judument tonim nsurate with its 1
I 'es rabiiity an i adaptability to refine taste, makes \
/ i; l ir store a sate place to invest. C
( Repair work done on short notice an'* ,uaran-Q
S teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders rpp-.pciated. \
( RETTENBURY, >
L DUSHORE, l'A. The Jeweler. J>
HARDWARE
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOO D.
HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishing 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 seilycu 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.
Spring Opening:
You are all invited to see our stock
of Hart, Sc ha finer & Mark Hand
Made Suits at sls. $lB and £2O.
There is no merchant tail rin the country who can
make suits, even if > 011 paid sjo, that would equal the
Hurt, SchalTner & Maik suits. We also have thousands:
of suits trom $ VSO to 10 o>. Our entire stock is brand j
new and we buy such large quantities that enables us to
seil at least 2 s per cent cheaper than any other store. :
See our stock of SHOES,
and Gents Furnishing Goods.
11 will positively pay you to come an see our large
stock. You can nut loose anything it' you purchase
amounts to sio or over, as you w ill be paid >our car fare
both ways.
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H UGH E SVILLE, PEN IST A.
Notice: Rubber Boots and Shoes
at manufacturers' prices.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1905.
Philip Tubach Dead.
Philip Tubach <li< <! Sunday ;at Iho
, hoinc (if his son. Pitilip. .1 r., in (\»I-;
i Icy township after an illness of sev
eral months with consumption.
! Mr. Till inch was horn at Baden.
1 (iermanv .March. 'JS. I s-js. and w iih
i
j his wife, who died several years a•
: go. came to this eountrs in is."> 7
| . *
i and settled in La Porte, moving to
I
; I >!iehore the following year. I)e-,
j ceased wasacabinel maker and car- ;
I pcliter by trade and followed these'
j vocations until I>7(>, when lie en-;
| gaged in the furniture and under-j
I taking business. He followed thisj
| business successfully until I.s'.ir, ;
when he retired and has since spent j
j most of the time with his son. Phil-j
j ip. 1 ast fall he contracted a heavy !
j cold which developed into con
rumptionand terminated in his
I d 'ath Sunday. Deceased w.is 77 j
j \ ears of age.
j The long coffee war between the!
I Arbuckles and tho 1 lnveiny< r »ujrnr !
(rust is reported as ended. The Ar- j
buckles went into the sugar relining |
business and took up the scheme of!
putting up sugar in five pound cloth '
sacks, wli'cli gave them a biy trade.
To rctalia.e, the -ugar trust went to
roasting coffee and cut prsees. A
war which has cost millions of dol-h
Jar* followei]. The sugar trust put i
out a brand of ch> ap lolloe known h
as the Lion Brand and iinuiense!
sums were spent iu udw rtising it on j
every wall and fence and in every J
newspaper in the I'nited States,' and '
iig prizes for guessing contest"-, etc.; i
were given. Two months ago the
i.reat Lyon mills in Brooklyn were i
.-1 >nt down, ostensibly to make re- ,
pairs. Now it is claimed they ili ~
iot reopen. Now the public will
proceed to pay the cost of the war.
Dr. Nathan Schaeffer, State Su
perintendent of public instruction, |
In his annual report urges that the
public schools devote a day to the 1
study of the history of our iielo\«d
< 'oninionwealth. The day is very
litiingly called "Pennsylvania Day.' 1
this will be observed in many 11
schools throughout the state.
THE GR.ANGE
tonuuci'J by
J. W. DARROW. Chatham, N. Y.. 3
J*rr x <x At v Ywk State 1
Grange j i
MAINE MATTERS.
Two lluiulreil unit Kilt j GrmißP 1
Hull* In IMne Trer Slate.
One of the prime factors in the agri
cultural education uf the present is |
i!ie Onler of fat runs of Husbandry,
and the stale of Maine is peculiarly
fortunate, says Or. M. Tvvitchell iu ,
I lie Tribune Farmer, in that the leading
spirits of the grange have realized the '
importance of this line of work and pre- 11
pared In the best manner possible for
ita stability. It Is fast coming to be a ;
eonuuon thiii}; for the institutes and !,
special agricultural and horticultural
gatherings to be held in grange balls.
Skowhcgan Orange hall, the home of
over oOU live, earnest work patrons, Is '
centrally located in a town of ti.OOO iu- i
habitants and draws its membership
largely from the farms outside the vil- .
lage. When it is stated that we have 1
in Maine over 250 of these halls, built ;
and owned by the Order, the stranger :
is able at once to measure the stabil- ■ •
ity of the grange in Maine. Drive !
where one will, these balls dot the hill- j
side or are found at the font corners in j
our farming towns, monuments to the |'
zeal and enterprise of the builders and
a credit lo the state. They have come j<
because the farmers believe iu the es ;
Hernial principles of the grange, and
they will endure so long as the funda
mental work of the Order is loyal to
the farm home and home farm. They ; >
explain why our farm gatherings, in- i
slitules, dairy and fruit meetings are '
by Invitation held in these halls, and
also why all these are so successful.
From the tirst the grange iu Maine
bas been conservative. Thus far the
dominating iulluenee lias been iu the ,
hands of representative agricultural
workers from the farms, and naturally
the body has devoted itself to the 1
strengthening of farm life and the pros
perity of the workers thereon. How
much this luridly to the fundamental
purpose of the Order lias bad to do In
creating pn-seut aggressive and cntliu- 1
slasnc agricultural atmosphere no one
can tell. The fact is to be seen in every ,
part of the state, and our public men
today accord full praise to the Order of
Fatrous of Husbandry.
,r.^s,.ttrvrnES**
Commencement Exercises at
liillsgrove.
The Union Church at this place,
was the scene of a very pleasant
,< vent oil Friday evening April 7th.,
it being the? occasion of the First An
imal Commencement of the Hills
grove High School.
Tlw church was U autlfully i!<■<•«>»•-
• teil with the class colors, white ami
pink and potted plants and flowers,
conspicuous among them a large ho-
Mpiet of carnations presented hy W.
L. I lotfman, presid>-nt of theScho)l
| Board.
I The class motto, "Labor Omnia
Vineii" (Labor compters all things),
. oceupyingja modest place hack of the
| rostrum.
Friends of (he class began to arrive
at an early hour and were taken in
charge by courteous Ushers resplend
a;d i;i the color* of (hi- class.
iViring the aniv.dof the gues'-.
Ii 1.• "Sunlight"' orchestra consisting
of the following named gentlemen;
! W. X. Harrison, S. I'. <dough, vio
'unist-; A. .1. Brong base, I'. S. Oa
j lough, pianist: A. S. Oaloughand K. ,
| Barret cornetist-, rendered nuni- 1
j erons tieautifiil selections and rceeiv- j
I «'d well merited encores.
Promptly at eight o'clock the class
112 » •
consisting of three young ladies,
.Misses Nellie Darby, Bessie Biddle,
and Kthel Norton, e.-eortcd hy the
faculty, the County Suj e intendent,
and the Board of Education entered ,
the church to the strains of a march. |
" I'he Conqueror" by the Orchestra. j
After an invocation,l>y Uev. Say Icm
tiie following program w as very well
rendered.
Salutatory Oration, Small begin
nings and great ending-. Bcs-ie Bid
die; Solo, Where the silvery Colora
do wends its way; Beading, Mrs.*!
Wiggs in the cabbage patch, Klhel
Xorten; Walt/.. Loves Melody, Or
chestra; Class Poem, Nellie Darby;
Solo, My Carolina Lady, i)r. B. B.
Mcrvine; ('lass Prophecy, Bessie Bid
dle; tivature, Meet me to-night for'
th"' last time, Orchestra; Class Will,;
Kthel Xorten; Class Song, ( lioir; Ad
dress, Co. Sii|it., J. K.
gore; March and two-step, Anabelle, '
Orchestra; Valcdictorv, Nellie l)ar-;
>|r; Wat/., I left because I loved you,
tlrchcstra; Presentation of Diplomas,
Brof. L. 11. Oreen; Song, <iod be
with us 'till we meet again. Choir.
The masterful addrt -■ of Supt.
Killgore setting forth the value and j
advantage of a High School course
receive)i a hearty indorsement of
the board and patrons.
Tit' t -says of the young ladies
showed a degree of excellency, sel
dom attained by the tir.-l Ha-s, a
hrillaui feature being the originality.
Immediately after the Commence
ment Fxereises the cla-s and about
sixty of their immediate friend- re
paired to the Sadler liou-c w icre a
sumptuou-' bantpiet was serv >!. AI
ter the table li id in a m -a-tire been
relieved of its burden. Prof. Killgore
in the genial manner particular to
himself introduced the following
toasts ail of which received a hearty
response, briquets of oratory being
past that surprised the oritur- them
selves. .
W. 1.. Hoffman gave us practical
views of how human nature appears
as vi.nved across the counter. Miss
Kerrick lent hriilancy to the occasion
by her appreciative views of' 'Spring
Sunshine". Miss Devar in respond
ing to the toast, "Kmbracing the op
portunity gives us example as well
as precept by seizing the opvurtunity
to play a practical joke on:> member
of the school board. Mr. Win Hum
ble in hammer and tongs showed us
how at the forge of life our eharacti r
must be shaped by blows of adversity
and tempered by the cold waters of
disaproval. Mr. Bachle in response
to "Human Nature from the em
pires View Point caused u-. to realize
how difficult i- the position of an
umpire, either in our National < iame
or in the great game of life. The
School Board was scored, hewn, saw
ed, planed and at last held up to the
view of that genial and conscientious
body, finished and pronounced the
best in this part of the state. With
due respect to the school ma'am- Mr.
Harrison gave his view of the "Fair
Sex". At this point the irrepressible
toast niasler called attention to the
two verdant gentlemen neat' of kin,
alike in statue and position and I<>
distinguish between tlieni, called one
"kaleand the other "endive". 11.
11. <l'reen as endive responded to the !
toast, An optimist, in the uniiiue;
manner oil which he is capable, oil
for his model optimist, "Bear,
Old.Mother Earth". L. li. Oreen j
<is kale, in a lew well chosen words
thanked the good people of our town
112 ir the respect and corporation which !
lie had received, bidding the School !
Hoard and the Claris an affectionate |
farewell.
Wiiiie we thank all who have so j
generously assisted u-. through' ut '
the course, we wulud especially j
mention Mr. S. F. Ualough for the'
use of the piano and the orchestral
fa'their "Oralis" contribution of!
talent, \Y 11. Biddle for th,> hospi- j
udity of ids hi use, Br. Merviue and !
Miss Kdler for their excellent solos I
and the choir fur the superb music!
famished.
Ethel Norten. j
No sensible farmer now buys dan- j
terous barbed wire for fencing. l(i
will not turn stock any better ihati !
plain wire, and its dangerous char-1
ter is shown in the ugly [.scars oil:
horses and cattle everywhere.;
I'housands of good horses are ren-1
dered of practically no value in the j
s ,!es ring because < 112 some scar caus |
iiiby a barbed wire wound. But in ;
buying wire fencing always buy j
\i rough t i ron instead of steel. The!
i iter i iists ((uickeraud breaks, while
g "id iron wire will last man i nes |
ionger. The average dealt t»not |
know that the steel wire i- ,>ara- i
i i vely worthless.. He simp buys!
what he thinks the farmer v at j
the best terms he can and sell: it to j
them at a profit. There is always j
more profit in selling cheap suit!' to
farmers than good stuit'at the propt r
p.ice. .Neither is there »ny use of,
complaining to the jobbers as they j
follow the same methods as tin 1 re-1
taller*. The munufactuiers are the
only ones who can give us cheap j
w ire, and the question is how to i
reach tlieni. The only way is by i
cheating a demand for wrought iron
wire, and the only way to do that i
u isk for wrought iron wire whether .
y i want it or iot. I»o not buy any
other wire if vt < can possibly help. !
When Ihe ret ler finds that the
farmer is on t his business and
knows what he \ nts, he will apply j
t >the jobber, an the jobber to the j
manufacturer, arm when the wire!
h I man understands that there is l
aw lespread demand over the en-j
tire country for wire of the old
fashioned sort that hud some wear
in it, -nine one or other of the trusts j
will undertake to supply it. Then 1
if the farmers are willing to pay;
what that class <>f wire i- worth the
pi'nbli m w ill ,e ,»ol\etl.
One hundred cases of-mallpox have
d eveloped at Mt. I'iiion, Hunting
<!• HI county, a little town of 1,000 in
habitants. The epidemic has been
raging' there for some time but had
been diagnosed as chickenpox until
tin State Hoard of Health sent a
quarantine officer there to investi
gate. The disease is expected to
spread further because the people
havebieu mingling with the vic
tims of the disease not kuowing the
nature of the epidemic.
M. 1). Adel-on, a scrap iron dealer
of l'ittston, has purchased the com
plete railroad of Jennings Bros., the
Lopez lumbermen. The roatl is II
miles In length besides numerous
switches and was used in hauling the
logs from the big timber tract at 1.0-p
p •/. to tlie Jennings' lumber mills.
'I he rails weigh In pounds to the
yard, are of the best steel and al
11lough having been in service for
s'-ver d years are still in good con
dition. The rails together with the
frogs, etc., will Weigh about 1,000
tons and involve an outlay of about
®2.">,000„
The .'>oo girl employes at West's
hosiery mill, ..i I'lymoth have gone
o:i strike because one of their num
ber was discharged. The girls say
they will not return to their work
until I the suspended employe is rein
stated. The owners of the mill say
the strike is uncalled for.
75 TS. PER YEAR
RSCK.ETTS. \
March ttml April seems to Imvc
exchanged weather, as we arc now
having our cold,weal her.
Tre.x Terrill Lumber Co.
are getting ready to lay track far a
switch from tliestave factory "to the
saw mill*
The I'. <). S. of A. e.\ pcct to build
a new hall wood.
Mr. Robert Garrison is ill with
rheumatism.
Mrs. Ferdinand Hatch has gone to
the Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Arthur Knowles was taken
to the City Hospital ot Wilkesdarre
last Friday.
Mrs. George Kinttler who ha*
been ill for a long time is much
improved.
Mr. Molyneux, a woodsman from
near Froksville, was taken sick with
measles while working at Latbropes
[•amp.
Mr. Harry Sulten has moved his
family to Laquin, Pa.
< >ll r Fisherman our getting ready
to start out early next Saturday
morning.
Mr. < harleS Wood of Towanda
was a business man here Thursday.
HEMLOCK GROVE ITEMS.
Sunday school Sunday at 10 o,clock
A. 31., Class Meeting following.
Bessie and Anna Fulmer spent
■Saturday and Sunday with their
grandmother, Mrs. Fulmer.
Boyd Mosteller of Sones' Camp
■(petit Sunday with bis mother.
Mr. an Mrs. Jetferson Secules of
Muney V y called at M. J. Phil.-
i [>s Sund
Mi>s Ivlm Bay visited C'essie Al
len Sunday.
Mrs. Milton Flick and daughter,
Leatha called ou Mr. and Mrs. Jac
ib 1 ȟbler Sunday.
Ciymposilfc-Oascrvoticn Cars.
Somelhing entirely new has hern
placed on the Overland Limited
trains. Ir, i-a'composite observat
ion car. It til Tori k women passen
gers an opportunity of enjoying the
<cenery wilb the greatest comfort
and free from the fumes of tobacco
■iinoke. Throughout (lie ear there
lias been place*l a series of steel arch
es, which bind sill.- and sides to
it her and strengthen the roof in a
manner which renders the car al
most indestructible." 1 'hieajjo
I'hrouical,
The Overland Limited leav< s
Fuion Passenger Ststion, Chicago, C>:
115 I*. M.daily. Arrives at San Fran
■isco the t bird day in time for dinner.
Route—Chicago, Milwaukee A St.
Paul Railway, Union Pacific ai d
Southern Pacitic line.
Dr. Georgu Q. Qroff, of the State
Board of Health, advist s strict quar
antine in cases ofcerebro-spinal men
ingitis. Precautions, such as isola
tion and fumigation, will be taken
in cases of this disease in the future
and when the malady has a fatal ter
mination, private interment will be
observed. The country is now seri
ously threatened with an epidemic
of this disease which is sometimes
called spotted fever, and which near
ly always results in death. Al
though grown up persons are liable
to the disease, it is more common
among children who are very sus
ceptible to attack.
The new marriage license bill has
been signed by Governor Penny
packer. it provides that any per■
sons desiring to procure a marriage
license may appear before any not
ary public, justice of the peace or
alderman, and before li/m make an
swer to the questions it is necessary
to answer. To him they must pay
the regular license fin-, seventy-live
cents, an additional tlfty cents that
for the record that the el,irk of the
court is obliged to make on his dock
et, and an additional fifty cents for
for the justice or notary who makes
the applie ition.
Anthracite operators report that
they have enough orders for coal to
keep the colliers working full time
for an indefinite perio I, probably all
summer, ami they expect to beat the
nsual summer production by many
tons. This rush of orders is duo to
the \pril reduction of 50 cents a ton,
which went into force April Ist.