VOL. X. NO. 14. This Is the Place C To Buy Your Jewelry C V Nothing in Town to Compare Willi \ 112 the Quality that We are Giving J s Yon for the Low Price Asked. S Quality ami moderate prices makes a force that \ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage Q fof this section. Many years here in business, always } X with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen v \ with a care and judgment comnv ii-urate with its . \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ Q our store a safe place to invest. C 112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-r S teed, by skilled workmen. \ our orders appreciated. V RETTENBURY, > CK ALWAYS FOUND HERE. lust received a special purchase ol '"Riches'' Hannels, l.umbermens Shirts and Prawers, Mens, ladies and Childrcns' Mitts, Gloves and Hosiery. There's Lots Here to Show /ou From the City. Fresh stock of Diy Goods and Notions, Boys and Men's Hats and Caps, full line of Snagproof Shoes and Rubbers, Ladies', Gents'and Children's Goodyear Rub bers Woodsmen and Boys Shoes to suit all. Our Usual Quality of Groceries and Provisions are Equal to the BEST. JAMES McFARLANE. Try The News I'.; :n Job Office Once. (Pine Printing I* ' Vte WOKK \A7 , A p '•j. \ MODERN FA (Ml I'l " s VV C 1 1!I I L lO ! '.ease. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, ri ;VAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905. RILLSSROV 6 * r 1 ii'is. Swank rfio ball .',ll n- at Muncy Valley . .nil-day. T. F. Sling transacted business at Muncy at Muncy Valley Tues day. Mrs. Louise Decker of North Mountain called on friends here Monday. William Staekhouse of Pleasant Valley was among the business men here last week. < J cargo Brown was a business man at Beaver Lake Monday. Marry Brown of Kmmonsis vis iting his mother at this place. Those who at I ended (ramping mooting at Muncy Valley. Sunday from this place were Mrs. M. ,J. Phillips, Mrs. \Y. 11. Bay, Earl Phillips, Leon Sliug, 11. Masteller, l.dna Bay, Bessie and Anna' Ful mor. Maizie Phillips, Howard Pay. Helen and Muriel Phillips. Caro line and Lester Bay, ('has. Brown. Chairman Wesley It. Andrews, of the Republican stole committee, who has entirely recovered fr *n his recent at tack of stomach triable, has written that he expects to open the headquar ters in Philadelphia about the middle of the month. 11 is taking a brief va cation at Atlantic City, but even while there he is keeping up his correspon dence with party men throughout Penn sylvania. The recent circulation of reports by the Democratic campaign managers that .1. Lee Plumnier. Republican nom inee for state treasurer, would retire from the contest, ha.- stirred up the Republicans of the state, especially the Republican editors, who me exposing li e source from which these absurd ru mors emanated. They have served to arouse enthu siasm for Mr. Plummer and the entire Republican ticket among many who would not otherwise be interested in politics at this early stage in the can vass. Clear, Capable and Honest. "J. i.ee Plummer is clean, capable and hone: t." says the editor of the record of which any official may be provul. There is no reason why he should not receive the earnest support tjf every honest Republican In Pennsyl vania. The Democrats would no doubt like to have the entire state Republi- | ion ticket retire 'for the good of the Republican party.' but they will not. They will remain in the field and be elect'd by majorities that will emphat ically demonstrate th" sentiment of the people in the interest of fair play and good government." "Mr. Plummer is the party nominee for suite treasurer, has a good public record and is altogether an unexcep tional candidate." remarks the editor of the Titusville Herald. "Mr. Plum mer will be elected, as will the whole Republican ticket, by the customary off-year majority." Merits Closest Scrutiny. "Tion. .1 i.ee Plummer will not re sign nor be withdrawn as the candi date of the Republican party for state treasurer." says the Ebensburg Moun taineer. "This is positively asserted by Mr. Plummer and the leaders of the party in the state. This conclusion is a just and proper one. Mr. Plummer was regularly nominated by the state convention, which fairly expressed the will of the party in the state and there is nothing in his private life or public career that should make him a victim of the disc'osures affecting the integ rity and pr tig ■ of certain Philadel phia politicians. On the cont.ary, Mr. Plummer, as a public man, can withou* fear invite the closest scrutiny and in vestigation." "If Plummer were displaced by an other man would the protesting Demo crats then vote the Republican state ticket?" asks the editor of the Ilar rlsburg Telegraph. "They would not. "Are all the Democrats who do most talking about the impossibility of re form within the Republican party and the necessity for a political revolution that will land them in office actuated by unselfish motives? \\'e guess not. "Attacks on.l. I.ee Plummer by the Democratic enemy reveal only the ene my's fear of I'ln turner's success." "There has at no time been any rea son why Mr. Plummer should with draw," says the Johnstown Tribune. "As to his party fealty there Is no ques tion, nor is there any that he was the choice of the Republicans in the state for the nomination. As to his ability and honesty in public life no one has dared to utter a syllable derogatory, while no man in the service of the i today has a cleaner record in private ! life. i "Just why such a man should retire ! from a political battle for the office of i treasurer of the state, or why he should i be asked to retire, is something that has not been explained, even by those who circulated the stories that such was the case. He will stay in the field, and will t>- elected by a majority that will show the fallacy of such tales." I aporte Athletic Grounds. Laporte can now boast of the finest, Athletic Held in Sullivan | county, in fact one of the best in j this section of the State. The I grounds an; owned and controlled by the Laporte Athletic Associa | tion, an incorporated company composed almost entirely of resi dents of Laporte. The lield itself : is two hundred sixty by three hun dred twenty feet and has been c.v e fullv graded and leveled. An ini niense amount of work has been done and the organization proposes to continue its labors until the lield is faultless as aground for base ball, tennis, croc pint and other sports. A magnificent grand stand, with a seating capacity of over two hund red has recently been erected. The entire property, when contemplated improvements have been completed will be a great attraction in the summer life of our town and a de cided advantage in booming La porte as a summer resort. Trout Getting Scarce. j Some four years ago we observed there was a falling oft'in the catch of trout in our streams, and since that "fisherman's luck', became less than year to year until this season, when it was less than ever. With the millions ol trout fry put into the streams each year how will the fish eries department explain tbis absence of the speckled beauties -in our streams? Millions of trout have been put into the streams of this state from the hatcheries, and al >ng with tin natural increase, there -houhi be an abundance of these lish in those wat ers, instead of this gradual falling oft in all streams of Center county and the state. Hatchery stocking does not seem to stock, is the experience of the Centre Democrat angler. Can State Superintendent of Fisheries .ucelli??l v.vcU.iu the scarcity of trout in spite oi ,il the stocking of the streams and the natu ral increase? This'summer's catch of trout, with a fe v exceptions, has been found by anglers not worth the trip to the stream. To say that il legal fishing is the cause would seem to be hedging the question- and wi know that is not the cause. Foi every trout illegally caught a thou sand and over have been sent from the hatcheries and planted in the streams. Centre county creeks, to the smallest of rivulets, once were rich with speckled beauties, long be fore there were any hatcheries and when there was no law against ille gal fishing. The very strict law now on the statue books against illegal tishing has had the etl'ect < 112 prevent ing nine-tenths of tishing by illegal methods, (yet the lish are getting scarcer with each year. In the years of "free tishing" trout were plenty, hut now under stringent tisli protect ive laws and the liberal stocking of the creeks every year by the hatcher ies, trout almost bid fair to become extinct. RICKETTS. A. The infant daughter of A. J. Barn hart lias been quite sick but is im proving. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Waring arc re joicing over the birth of a daughter. Uutli mother and daughter are doing well. Trexler and Turell are building several newshedsat theStull factory. The li. \'. railroad Co. are laying new rails, east of the station. Mr. Philip Hates died very sud denly Saturday afternoon, lie was doing his work as usual and seemed |to feel well, lie rested a few min- I utes from his work and was talking i to his fellow workmen when without any warning he dropped on the ground and was dead in a few sec | onds. He leaves a large family. The remains will be taken to Quick Henri for burial. W auifcil II Few I'oiiitera. It is barely poswible that Mr. Bryan's object in calling oa the president last Saturday WHS to obtain a few pointers i as to the 'most effectual method of re organizing the Democratic party. -Chi ! cago Tribune. | Dig Corporation S'.ronj, in Motive Power. Has Over Five Thousand Locomotives. I The Pennsylvania leads all other j railroad companies of the world in | the world in the number of locomo tives owned. This company has in service on its lines east of Pittsburg :t,7(10 and west of Pittsburg 1 ,(>OO, a total of r»,:!00 locomotives. Besides these it placed with the Baldwin Company an order for "i2"> new en j gincs and it is building at its shops jat Altoona Ills more. All of these will be completed within the present year. The Baldwin Company has turned over 27~> to the railroad eo n panv. This company too, has many thousands of freight cars and clearly leads all other roads in the number. The Midland railroad of England comes next to the Pennsylvania in the number of its locomotives. With all these locomotives the company now has and is building, it is still likely to be pushed for motive power later in the year. Thcoltieers of the company say that never was as much buisness handled as is being at pres ent, and they belive the trallle of the fall and winter will exceed that ol any other period. When the grain crop begins to be moved the company, as well as other railroads, will be pressed for ears. Coles lor Month ol Avgvst. Coles lor August says:"The out look for the month of August is not at all encouraging. For the first time in many months the 'high flood' and 'low ebb' vital forces of all hu man, animal and vegetable life will bo on a balance and it will take thoughtful, steady action on the part of us all to stay oil' the many dis turbances which will occur, as the life forces w ill be on the verge of a col lapse and the planets are in position to encourage evil thoughts and doings. Earth is opposed by Leon, the Lion the king of the Low Ebb forcijp, who Mructive vegetable microbes, etc.,'to all'lict the earth. Buisness men must stand tlnil and not "crowd" each other in order to avoid a panic. There will be many sudden deaths this mouth and all those in poor health should not exert themselves on the following 'low ebb' days: Ist, :2nd, :srd, Pith, I Ith, 21th, 27th, 2!Uh and :10th. A partial eclipse of the moon will occur August 11th —15th invisible in this country. There will also be a total eclipse of the sun August :U)th, visible in the eastern half of the I T nited States. Mark the disastrous storms, riots and unexpected dis turbances that will follow in the shadows of the eclipse. Strange weather will predominate during the whole month. The bat tle between the heat and cold ele ments w ill continue as gaseous mat ter now passing over the sun is in creasing and if a break does not occui and cause severe electrical storms, than a drought will be sure to follow. Kriison the great electrical inven i has been trying the Pennsylvn i ilia roads in an automobile and lie | gives the following opinion of them: j "The Penn-ylvania farmer is the limit in everything that goes for excellence so far as his farms, home, barns and other outbuildings are ' concerned. Tlif're is nothing in the world that 1 have seen to excel : j Pennsylvania farms. | Hut you have the worst roads <,f r | any state in the I'nion, and you I have less reason for bad roads than - any other State. You have the , money anri the material; but you I 1 need the brains to make good roads. .' "Yes: you want to mix brains with jl your money and material w hen you II come to make roads, and then you i'! will make them right. Here you -! make Hat roads in line from aide to . side. What follows? The first rain < | that comes along cuts gullies, over flow the roads and leave them full lof pools of water. The main thing in road building is to have a surface crown in the center of the road. S j. Let there be a curve from side to s side a slight ridge then when a heavy rain falls the water goes off 011 either side, and the road is not cut up but is dry and clean." 75C PER YEAR Democratic Convention. J The Democratic Convention which j inot at the Court House in Laporto (in Tuesday the 8, was called to or der hy 1). R McCarty, chairman of the standing committee. I" rank Magargle of Davidson was elected President, and Thomas S. Laird of Laporto township, and J. L. Snyder Vice President; \V. 11. Hill was elected Secretary, and J. J, Young and X. E. Brink Assistant Secretarys. On motion 11. D. Lancaster, J. G. Seouten and C. A. Starr were ap pointed a committee on resolutions, and reported resolutions which were unanimously adopted. The convention then proceeded to the nomination ot a candidate for Associate Judge, when Lyman 15. Speaker was nominated over Henry Ilichlin hy a vote of 28 to 21. George Strehy was nominated for Treasurer hy acclamation. Michael McDonald andG.W. Ben der were nominated for County Commissioners. Lewis Bauingartner and John Wright were nominated for County Auditors. A Former Hillsgrove Woman Shot. The Klinira Gazette of August 2, says: At o'clock this morning Orlanda Tong sent two hullits through his wife's head as she lay in her bed at their home in Ilorse heads. Tong then shot himself in the right ear and fell to the tioor unconscious. The story is one of a miserable life which the couple have lived for years, the result of indolence and intemperance of the head of the house. Yesterday morning the would-be murderei went to work on the Meth odist church at Horseheads, which is being remodeled. At noon the task proved too great for him and lie left the job and went back to his old haunts. It is not known that he drank lnavilv v eaten lay an e was certainly sober when he bo. ."Jlv the crime. Last night the faintly re'", il as usual. Shortly after 0 o'eloc' tliis morning Iva, aged fifteen years, ami Weldy, aged seventeen, heard the cries of their mother, followed by three shots. They rushed to the room in time to see their father place the muzzle of the revolv i to his right ear and pull the trigger. lit' fell to the lloor the blood flowing profusely from an ugly wound. An examination of tin* woman showed that two of the three bullits tired bad struck her, they will not prove fatal and she will fully recover in a few weeks. One of the bullits struck her on top of the bead, in flicting a scalp wound and glanced oft'. The other struck behind her right ear and lodged there. The wound in the man's head will kill him. lie talked considerable but doctors say he cannot possibly live more than a day or two. The revolver from which the shots were tired is a poor apology for a modern firearm, its market value being about &1.;">(). it is thirty-two calibre I'M of little value as a weap on. It is due to tliis fa.»t that the did not kill instantly. Fired front a good revolver both the man and woman would have been killed instantly by the bullits. The woman told yesterday that she was afraid he would kill her. .Just why he did the deed other than natural inclination which be? had expressed for some time, is not knewn. Before her marriage Mrs. Tong was Samantha lloagland of Ilillsgrove, I'a. Th -y have lived at Ilorseheads seventeen years. Seven years ago the oldest boy, acci dently shot and killed himself while playing with a rifle. Four other | have died, and si\ are living, the oldest of these being twenty years of age and the youngest seven years. j The story is going the rounds that ja country editor Was dismissed from the church for singing in a loud voice during the singing of a familiar hymn the following words: "Let j every kindred, every tribe on this terrestrial ball, put down their dol i ' 1 lars and subscribe and we'll receipt ! for all.''