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This is the Place C|
CTo Buy Your Jewelry S j
C Nothing in Town to Compare WitliS
112 the Quality that We are Giving j
112 Yon lor the Low Price Asked.
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t Ouality and moderate prices makes a force Ihat\
\ irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage c •
I of this section. Many years here in business, always J j
s with a fnli hue ol {.'.00 '.s above suspicion, chosen 1
{with a care and iudum; iit u. nm nsurnte wdh its ,
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes 1
/ our store a sale place to invest. C
Kep.iir work done on short notice and guaran-Q
S teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. A
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For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
HEAT
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House furnishing Goods, Tools or 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 soil you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base i
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
•iliorwPa.
The Shopbeii Dry Good C 0.,!
313 Pine Street.
WILLI AM SPORT, PA.
Austin Qndervcire and
d)f>ite Goods CScile.j
Wednesday morning, January 3rd, we be an the j
greatest sale ot White (iooiK and Muslin Ui derwear in j
this Store's h story. Hundreds of pieces of new fresh |
1./ rid rmuslins will be 1 Urn-d al prices that must commend
them to the most careful buyers. You'll t e prompted to
replenish your Musiin outfits lor months to come#
Garments for l<> cents Muslin Wear for 15c.
I..l,lies' < : 11111■ ri<■ lull trout cor-tr covers Ladies' drawers. cambric liemwtilcllt'U (
< hildron's Drawers with duller tucks. rullle. I
i.'lii .Irons' W ii-us and Skirts. I.Mtlif*' «' iinltriok em-set rovers. hem-
In!.oils slips willi lace stitched or hire trimming.
< 'liildretis' ilravveis hemstitched |
. rullle. :
Garments for 5<»C, ' l,il«Jri lis* waisis. extra good- -tr:.|.|.«-.l
Ladle*' Cambric Drawee*, with wide •*»»!» Infanta' slip*, eta
flounce ui lace and iiisi-ilii.il i' 1 ■ 11111111 ill f(jr 25C.
I ;v, tin - IH'SI valm- vim over had i.-r In- , .. . ,
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I u'lii-' <'• iinlil ie ' :..wi.-. s.juarr hi \ neck, hems; irlioil rull'lc or \' neck with i
neck Yoke* made til' emliruidery or lace ,BCe embroidery—theee are worth Atic
insert ion. rullle at neck ami sleeves. o'dv < 'ie » ill be sold to a.cuslomer.
Several slvlis to eli«...se an.! under price l.niJi. ~ < imhric I >HIH or—some have i
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1906.
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. DARROW. Chatham, N. Y..
iYtiw Correspoiuient Mew York Mute
Granae
AN APPRECIATION.
THE GRANGE AND THE DAILY NEWS
PAPERS.
Wlia t n Ri«i»H'Ni»ii<fltlve IVewnpaper
Thinks \ltoa( IH<> Hope
of tlie \ntion In llie Farmer"—He In
SHIM*, I'ritetienl ami Direct.
The groat daily newspapers have not
been accustomed, as ;i rule, hi recognize
farmers' organizations ;is worthy of
much else than contempt, but wo believe
there is a change coming "o'er the
spirit of their dreams." Tho farmer
lias taken a very largo place in the pub
lic eye of la to.even as late as Secre
tary Wilson's announcement that the
total value of farm products for the
year amounts to st>,4iri,o<MUH)o and that
farms have increased in value during
the past live years something like s<>.-
1P,3.000,000. Ail organization like the
Patrons of Husbandry, with well nigh
1,000,000 members and the only fann
ers' order of great influence in the
country, has a right to command the
attention of the public and the news
papers.
In an editorial article entitled "A
Voice From the Fields'' the Philadel
phia North American has this to say:
The uninformed city man sometimes
inclines lo think rather lightly of the
agriculturist as an intellectual and moral
force and ]>• rhaps to underrate his influ
ence. His voice Is not always distinctly
heard. The middlemen who distribute
products and the money men who tinaneo
the operation have the advantage in
reaching the peblic ear and usually in the
division of profits, but the man who
knows Is fulls aware that, as the indus
try of the farmers is the most important,
so the inert' number of them gives to
their opinions exceptional force. He also
is aware that for unalloyed patriotism,
solid worth and strong common sense the
Americans who till the earth are unsur
passed by any other class of men in
the land. Truly the hope of this nation
lies with them. The cities are the centers
of vicious living, vicious politics and
wicked financiering. It is to the man in
the fields we must chiefly look for main
tenance oi the high standards all along
tiie. line of human endeavor.
Any one who has read with care the
daily reports of the proceedings of the
national grange must have been impress
ed. first, by the clear sanity of every
thing th it was done and said and. sec
ond. by the unanimity of opinion respect
ing the important subjects which were
considered. The discussions were sober,
wise and able. No extravagance and no
foolishness was apparent. Debate was
free and open, and it dealt directly and
judiciously with the matters in hand.
The farmers know exactly what they
want, and th« ir wishes, formulated in the
local granges and then filtered into tho
state granges, found clear and unmistak
able expression iu the convention of the
national grange.
Tin mighty railroad interests which are
antagonizing the president in his demand
for reform of railroad abuses may read
with dismay that all the farmers are with
the president. The railroads have almost
immeasurable power. TN-y arc strong in
money, they exert meat Influence over
their wage earners and stockholders, they
are skilled it corruption of legislators,
they have their men in swarms In con*
grexs. and they may. in a measure, con
trol tin pr«vs. lt.it here is a mightier
force, here is nearly half th*- voting
power of the nation, h« re is the largest
of all bodies oi shippers by railroad, and
lure is an in»!e*•!;•■ »■ absolutely beyond the
r« ach of corruption and.from the nature
of things, irresistibly impelled to express
devotion to the r -luireinents »>f fair pla. .
The national grange has formally sec
onded the president's demand for "a
"sqi are deal for every man"on the part
of tne i ilroads. and it has sent its mes
sage to the White House to make stronger
the resolution in the soul of the people's
great leader that this thing shall be in
deed brought to pass.
J'einiN.vl vaut u nnil Hie Oleo I.tit*.
State Master W. F. Hill and his co
adjutors in the Pennsylvania stale
grange are keeping an eye on oleo leg
islation. At tile present session of
congress the oleomargarine law of 1880
will be amended so as to take from
j line fifteen of section 0 of that act the
word •'knowingly." The act now reads,
"Kvery person who knowingly sells
: * * * oleomargarine," etc., "shall be
[ guilty," etc. The amendment proposes
j no change except to strike out the word
, "knowingly." it is said that many vio
l lators of the law still escape puuish-
I ment by pleading that they do not
j "knowingly sell." The suliordinate
; granges of Pennsylvania are asked to
I par.s resolutions favoring the amend-
I meat so that violators may no longer
escape punishment on this pretext.
; Why would it not be well for the sub
i ordinate granges everywhere to pass
i like resolutions and forward copies to
i their congressmen?
dmiiire Mfe liiKfirnnee.
i The committee oft Im* national Krniijro
to which was referred the matter of
j devisinjr a feasible iiranjre life insitr
mice pin it reported as follows to that
| body.
"I'pun examination of Insurance laws
in different states we tinil them so eon
i tllctinff and so different in their re
quirements that it is practically Im
possible to report a plan of insurance
that \\ ill meet the requirements of the
laws iu the various state-; in the t'n
ion. After careful investigation of the
whole subject, we I'eel compelled t .
report the matter back to this l.i><'-,
with the «mrire-<ti m that each st i' •
work out Its own |IIM:I. which ■■hall '
In barmoni with its laws."
I The ft'eilnift stufl's Law of I'cnn-
I sylvaniu provides for the inspection
lof concentrated feeding stnlls fouMl
in tlio niiirketK of the Ht:tt»* for the
purpose of collecting samples of
K'MKIS sold for feeding purposes.
These samples are forvvurded to the
chemist of the Feeding StutT's con
trol, Department of Agriculture, at
IlarrrisUurg, who carefully analy/< s
each sample, notices any violation of
j the law and reports the results to the
j Secretary of Agriculture. During
! the past year .over :!llli samples have
| been taken and sent to llarrisburg
I for examination. The chemical
] work is now going on and when
completed, tlu- result of the analysis
together with such additional infor
mation as may lie considered neces
sary will lie published in a lndletin
ami sent free to all interested parties.
Only one serious adulteration has
thus fur been reported by the chem
ist. In October, a firm in West-
I moreland county was selling as bran,
a mixture of wheat bran and rice
hulls. As soon as the chemist made
. bis report, information was math
| against these dealers who pleaded
| guilty and paid the stipulated fine
j and the sale of the goods was stop
j ped. Between forty and fifty prose
; cutions have been brought within
| the last month, in ten different
j counties, of which, fourteen cases
were against desilers handling a feed
manufactured by a company outside
of the State. This brand of f«««l
contained from 1 to -I per cent, les.-
protein and about one and five-tenth
per cent, less fat than was guaran
teed by the manufacturer. The de
ficiency in protein and fat, the two
most important nutrients in feeding
stuffs, caused a serious loss to tin
consumer, varying from live to seven
dollars per ton. The company tlia*
sold this material to Pennsylvania
dealers has very wisely agreed to
pay the tine of iS."in.nO and analysis
fee of So.on for each dealer, with
draw the inferior article from the j
market or either lower the guaran
tees or improve the quality of this
brand of feed. This is an important j
step in the right direction and will
prove a great benefit to dairymen
and others using the feeds manufac
tured by this firm. As a result of
these prosecutions about have
been and will be collected in line
and analysis tees and covered into
j the State Treasury to be used in car
| rying out the previsions of the
I Feeding Stuffs Law. This fact,
j however, is of minor importanct
; when compared with the amount of
I benefit which will accrue to dairy
! men and other dealers within Ha
state. Manufacturers or jobbers
shipping goods into this State should
; properly brand and guarantee their
j articles as required by the Pennsyl
; vaniu law for the protection of tin
i dealers of the State who are respon
; sible for the proper branding or tag
ging of feeds they offer for sale.
| The Department of Agriculture is
j anxious to promote the be.st interest
I ofall parties. It believes in mutiai
| good will and honest cooperation,
! and will in no way interfere with
' legitimate trade.
The Department will gladly fur
nish copies of the Law on application.
The courts have, decided that if
you listen to a conversation between
your neighbors 011 a party telephone
line ami overbear one of them say
that you are an old fool or a dishon
est man yon have no redress in law.
because you have no right to play
evesdropper, in order to insure peace
and good feeling in a community
using a telepone line in common,
there are a good many things that
may lie true and which one may
think which it is not best to send
over the wire.
Much excitement w.is caused at
Mt. ("armei and Shamokin last week
when twenty -aloon k'-epers at each
place wire placed under arrest,
charged with having violated the
liquor laws by selling on Sunday
and also -eliing to minors. The
churg* s w ere preferred by Jtev. W.
L. Kiley, 01 the anti-s:ilnon league,
who will cause 10 my more arrests
in Nortiiumbi-rh 11 I 1 ounty, and in
all probability many licenses will
leu Miked.
Kighfy tive Odd Fellows' repre
sentatives elected by the lodges of
the Central Pennsylvania district,
convened on January 9th, at the
Odd Fellows' Home near Sunbury,
for the purpose of electing the offi
cers to manage the home for 1900.
Mr. P. K. Wagner of Girardville, j
was elected President; Win. Stroh
of Sunbury, first Vice President;
A. D. Hay of Wiikesbarre, second
Vice Presiden; S. it. HHUurd of
Watsontown, Secretary, and Ilohert
Davis of Mt. Carmel, Treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess were reelected
superintendent and matron of the
home. The Thanksgiving donation
to the Home amounted to s7">o in
cash and #2")0 in other donations.
The Christmas donation amounted
to S:(S. r i in cash and and about s7o in
merchandise. The Home i* in a
prosperous condition «ith its 70
children. There tire 130.000 Odd
Pel In Jn the State and four Homes.
I'lie district supporting this Home
litis about 30,000 Odd Fellows a id it
only costs each member six cents a
year to make this benevolent Work
possible. Last year the board
directors decided to enlarge the home
and erect a number of buildings,
necessitating an expenditure of $-40,-
lino, of which amount #II,OOO has
already been subscribed. A stren
uous effort will la* made this year to
raise the balance.
Fader the rules of the Department
of Fisheries the receipt of applica
tion from individuals for brook trout
for spring delivery is now closed ami
any which are received hereafter run
the risk of not being filled until next
season. The number of applications
received last year greatly exceeds
those-of the previous year. Com
missioner Meelmn stated that while
he has not yet made a tabulated list
of the applications, he is under the
impression that tliev are more even
ly distributed than heretofore. The
greatly Increased supply of trout in
the Corry, Bellefonte and Wayne
hatcheries will allow every applica
tion to he filled and probably 1,500
lisli to each application.
Walter Albertson of Jamison City,
an engineer on a log train of the
I'enn. Lumber Co. is lying in
a serious condition at his home as a
result of a log falling ti|>on him on
Wednesday of last week. Albertson
was making his usual trip and in
coming down the mountain, when
at F.mmous, the train stopped and
lie got down out of the cab and stood
dong side a car. The fireman was
in charge of the engine and he back
ed the train up suddenly when one
of the large logs fell off the car and
caught Albertson beneath it and ,hc
was badly injured. lit was taken
to his home and doctors were Mllll
tnoned Several hones were broken,
and at first it was thourht his injur
ies would prove fatal but later
reports say he will recover.
Commissioner of Health, Samuel
o. Dixon, has decided to establish
as soon as possible in connection with
the Department, a bacteriolical and
j chemical laboratory. This will en
able the physicians of the State ami
especially those of the rural districts
|to take advantage of the most ad
j vanced methods of diagnosing their
cases by having blood counts made
by examination for the micro-organ
j isms that produce tuberculosis, diph-
I theria, typhoid fever, malaria and
other diseases. The Health Com
-1 missioner states that he will get the
new laboratory in operation and be
i ready to receive specimens from the
physicians of the State at as early a
date as possible as he appreciates
. the wonderful opportunity for more
'thorough work that will In 1 afforded
! medical practioneo. The State De
, pin fluent of Health will be able to
make its own examinations of water
I when trying to find the original
source of infection in the typhoid
l outbreaks that are so frequent
i throughout the State and in many
other ways the new laboratory will
be of assistance to the Commissioner
and the physicians of the State in
improving the health of the people.
Pilai-ate Vour linwnl* With liuorait.
i'may Cathartic, cure conatlpallon foreror.
I? 0.0 C fail, UruKKisls rcfuuJ luuuo
75C PER YEAR
UERNICE.
Judge Kishinka of Cherry, called
on friends at this place Wednesday
of last week.
Simon From berg wow a New York
visitor last week.
Misses Ruth Moyer, Maggie Wat
son and Winnie Dloffenbach were
Dushore visitors Saturday.
It is surprising what interest a
candidate takes in a voter this time
of the year when they are williag to
travel miles through snow to see
you, and after election ask you who
you are and say "1 don't know you"
if you want anything from them in
return.
Mike Mutchler of Murraytown,
near Lope/., committed suicide by
shooting himself, on Saturday. For
the past six month he had suffered
with cancer of the stomach aud fail
ing to get relief after being treated
by different physicians he became
despondent aud took his own life.
l>r. J. L. Hrennan of Mildred waa
u Williumsport visitor on Friday.
The business men of this place
were harvesting their ice last week.
There was an error in the commu
nication last week, it should have
read 91-1.90, Mr. Dunklehtirg's bid,
instead of $ 11.90.
John Schaud Sr. is on tbe sick list.
S. A. Dieffenbach visited liIK par
ents at Dushore Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Schaad and Mi»s May
O»ok ware Dushore visitors Wed
nesday.
The Williamsport train was three
hours lute on Saturday night on ac
count of the trucks leaviHg the track
below Satterfield.
WfLLSGROVE.
W. H. /fiddle has wild hi# recent
ly acquired property on Main street
to Hichard Mcßride.
Jake Caseiimri is Improving lite
hotel property by addjug a b*w
wing to the building. It is nearly
ready for the painters brush.
The National Protective legion
will give their Hrst annual baaquet
in the basement parlors of Christ
church next Saturday evening.
Henry Darby lost a valuable horse
tin Friday last.
The High School has organized
au athletic Association thai we pre
dict will be heard from iu the future.
Mrs. A. A. Ludy was called to
Binghamton, N. V., by. the dt*ith of
her grandaughter.
John A. (Jibbsof Leraysville, Pa.,
was shaking hands with friends here
the first of the week.
Harry Green the genial principal
of tHe Estella schools greeted his
many friends here Saturday last.
We learn that he is selling his home
j near this place and will awept a
| lucrative position with a Scruutou
j Grocery House. Harry possesses in
a marked degree those sterling prin
ciples of honesty, temperance and
industry which should wiu for him
success iu his new Held.
Thursday last a wreck oecured iu
the yardsof the Eagles Mere aud
Susquehanuah railroad at this place
in which a car load of furniture be
longing to Martin Quick waa badly
broken. The Company appointed
appraisers and settled all damages.
Now would be a good time for all
progressive citizens to tuihstTibe to
our public school library.
Humor has it that one wf oar
school directors enjoyed a novel ex
perience at the County Institute,
lie's going again next year.
An epideinie which Is called grip
or influenza, in a new form, has
started on the seaboard and i» trav
eling inland The Philadelphia pa
; pers describe it in the form of facial,
limb, back and body neuralgia. It
. seems to iittuck (lie nerva* and, like
| grip, will run ita courae In aplta of
1 all that doctor.-, or patient* can du.
j What seems like a cold too frequent
ly accompanies the attack, which
lasts from a few days to several
weeks. Those who are now in its
grip have pains iu their Javttr and
think they have the toothache aud
i frequently «o to the dentist in th«
1 ho|ie of vetting relief.