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STOVES and RANGES,
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HEATERS:
ONE OP 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 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.
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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.
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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.''