CAN flfiWS ITEM, i
Cib- kLCS L Wlhti, Editor-.
bliahedft . ery Thursday Aiternoon ;
isy The Sullivan Publishing Co
it M»e County Seat ol Sullivan County. '
ViAPPSTB, fA.
W t'\ Ma«iin, t're-Hlen.
'I Ho.-. J- INUU AM, Hee.'v & Ireas.
Sintered a . ie Pobl Oflßoe at Laporte, ae
second-claes mail matter.
T Newcomb Gives Facts of Inter
est to W.ige Earners.
From lMi'i to 1901 tlie average retail I
s-ost of the ordinary articles of food j
i.iseil iu tlm I'nitod States advanced no !
ss than 17 per cent (.10.90, to be more j
xae(tliat is tlie purchaser of food j
u»r a family bad to pay $1.17 in 1904 j
i'or the same «jnantity and tjiuility of j
;.'oil that *1 tvoiild jiureliase in 1890. '
These are official statistics compiled !
i y the highly -killed experts employed !
lij the federal government, and every j
L. iisew il'e knows that they do not over- |
. te the advance. Other necessities of j
li, > have a<h need 111 cost with ap- j
p ixiniaiely equal rapidity.
i'utliiestioiiably wages ought, gener- j
y speaking. to have advanced some- j
v . ; in proportion to the increase iu ,
1 cost of living In private employ
ii at this has apparently taken place,
i ,e average wages per hour reported
the federal bureau of labor being
I SO per cent higher in 1004 than in
i .11,1 the nve: age weekly earnings
i; per cent higiier. The advances
i. represented are spread all over the i
( entry; ihi-., characterize every prl- j
• industrial enterprise and have j
1 : >flted all classes of workmen em-j
pi .veil in private undertakings.
I:.iw is ii with public employment? j
•w undertakings conducted under |
.. . lie ownership employ labor like i
ti. i similarly serving private employ- j
iu the same communities, and ill j
c cases (lie public rate of wages >
L slov.lv been advanced somewhat
• proportion to the advance in the j
. privately paid. But where any |
ii rican eovermneut, municipal, state j
i iiional. is the sole or by far the j
' >• st eii;plover ol" a particular class i
. . , bor the advances to meet increas- |
ue cost of living have been so few that j
military investigator will be uu- j
... to discover a single instance.
Vhr.iugliout the postal service, among i
1.1)0 clerical employees at Wash- j
1 , n. in the customs and internal !
i. • me services there have been no j
■ is in pay to meet the rise in
of foo i. i-Imih iji-r and shelter. The
;. if letter carriers, for example, re- j
. precisely where ii was lixed j
, y years ago by an act approved >
.. i J..ii. ISS7.
V e largest printing office iu the
v rl 1 is that maintained at "Washing- ,
i , 1 y the government, and there Hie ■
1 <--.i 1 government employs a large i
foi'CO "112 Intelligent and highly skilled I
v ;i•: men. change ill the basis j
<.' . yiiiciit. iu 1899 from the piece |
t i i! e per h mr system prevents |
re -.'lis wit'i dates prior to the t
• -'i . but w.rjes have remained sta
since March 3, 1800, although !
< ieial statisticians report that the '
I' fiu.l has advanced since the j
. t wages was tixe l by - ■■itute l'ul
per cent. I Hiring the same |
. the wages of printers in private i
i.... publishing ur job printing estab- \
■tit: advance I throughout the i
'. :. i States :iv follows: Compositors,
ma!.-, 1-1.07 per cent; compositors, fe-j
i ~0.3n pel cent; press feeders, j
--Ml per >."iit; press feeders, fe- i
n 21..7 per lent: pressmen, 11.75 '
; -. i -.jr. *i. T. Xewcouib.
DO YOU OWN A HORSE?
Electric Light Plants Are Like Horses j
! -. So-.-.: R:;v.cslß.
i" ■ KUlijtvl :!'■;>;• ' Miou is well j
vi'.n: y of t'i co:s .:<!e>iiiiou of
tlio- • who a"e ■ »;» to ivi; >i i> thai j
itei In esti.. at,ug i!:.- cost of lighi '
supi ied by r-n-oii-'p-il plants, I tut a-j
m-.av pop ir.vu hov-.v i ! ..in le.'Min. I
jd.i'-s it may be h.lpl'ol to causal' !
depreciation a.- applied tnliorses.
\oil pay so for a Ih-e-ycar-ohl
liors--. That's original cost. If you bor
row them >ney you must pay interest
ou It. If you don't borrow it y>u hi-"
Hie . .icrest you would get if you didn't !
l.'!!.\ the hor-o. Kilher way it's bitorest.
V"! feed the horse, and perhaps hire a
I'.MU io take care of him. That's oper
liiiir- expenses. You get him shod oc
• .is iniily and call in the veterinarian !
wli i he ii sick. That's renewals a:al j
repairs. After a few years, iu spite of I
i :e 1 est of care, the horse is no longer j
; il i - ile of doing the required work;
. • I is sold for sr.ii, a loss of S2OO a J
imied with the original cost. That's j
od: eiation. If you haven't laid that
■ ear by year out of the horse's 1
t'ri.iugs. you've got to borrow it to!
; a ii >w horse, and you may not ;
!' i it ea-'.i to do >if you haven't re- j
i tlie or'g'nal loan. That's what j
i ens i.I i. nrcipal plants that don't j
vroviile an aih: i tale depreclatlou t'ui.d. ;
A i'-IATIOMAL GRANGE PAPER.)
« Je "\». ill hi j- He KHluijlisiieil
lliiri.ii; (li« fc li'iir.
!in 112 was eoo.-idcr.'d o:ie of the must
, n taur i,(alters lhat tame before
i: • recent meeiii g <o' tite n; lineal
age was that relative to the estab
unent of a week:y national grange
•.spapir. it- re-olitiou set forth}
'•I the Monthly Orange Bulletin now
. ' ilishe l lines not meet the require
ii :its t l ;.' Ord.-r. that more frequent i
:itnitn!eation between the meuitiers
(•;' the Order is a pressing necessity, '
t e in vii.'W of the fact that there v.as
. it time at this session to arrange the
i ' tails it was ri solved to refer the en
t e matter to the executive commit
■oof tlie national grange, with full
t ructions to start a first ('la- ; M week
!. mi;'.una! grange paper if. after eon
..lta. HI with the various stale mas
ters, it seemed advisable to do s.■>.
| Laporte Township Audit.
! Georgo Kurge Tax .'cllector, m account with
: Lal'ortc Tui» for year eiuling March 4, IW7 j
IToaint. working rc tnl lax .V>s9
' <l<> f»«T capita 'Hi 00
j do special road tax . . *»7U 01 07160'
Kxpenditu res,
! Hy « xouci*ationri -I 70
i Hy let.irns Ul 9^
("o amission at 5 i»cr cent 174 •
j l aid Tn iw. within days HOI Ov
l\e'»ait at 5 per cent t li»00
< ominission - jn-r i «'iit 9
! Paid Treason face of duplicate 10^^-3
j Coiumlssio'i ai •*» per cent •> 7-i
: Kulance nncollieted 172 r«7l<.o<
) Harry Fiester in account with Uii*»rte l'wp.
i as I rca*. mer for .supervisor*:,
: 'J <» amt «>i" duj>licate 4
I do j>or capita tax 11' 1 " 0
j Hoed. Irom Wi . Kernan ( <«l. ... s:» K>
j do i.i'd, K;irgc (Vlli etor... li:>o2
Received from Win, lx">we 100 00
»io r. ll.l'arrell, (». Tivas JJS*> 00
! do Laporle Boro :t 00
do 1.. Ji. fJavitt, teiap. loan M5 2tj
j Au I due T reas it re •• 'S2 77
WM") 4 4 '»
I liv unit, roatl work HKSS H
| Haiti nailnnastcr - 7 001 j
• ivt pairs to road machine, tools etc
! I'. stage— '•} I
J Blank bookf
. I »> uamite - 0 i
.supervisors expense «d • i
Auditing and clerk . 1
l'.iiil Solicitor BJ t'O j
i Tool* ■ ,l ! s1 '
Judgments paid 100<>11 j
I i i l . crest -14 ;
j Printing and utlvei'iising 17. 0
! Paid for plank V2l j
j Paid «ieo. Karge. former Sup'r. 1-V 1 •> |
I • I. Heeil, posting election notices 'J oo '
| Treasurers commission j • j
I Tax handed to (ieo. Karge Collector li*l •' i ' l J
i Worked on face duplicate :V>7 i j i
I Ami of rebate J 7 43 j
:1635 P . i
Jacob .lacoby in nceouiit with Laporte JY»wn •
-hip Overseer <»l the Poor for ih«* y«;ar end ng |
March 4. lUO7.
P.ii'. ij) Ovi iscer'> hand at last audit
I»\ one day attending settlement 2 'X)
Balance in overseer's hands *to7 43
43
j Harrv .V. ilc.-s. in account with I»aporte Twp I
1 as (Keiseerof tin Po*jr for the v» ;n ending Meh. j
1. 1007.
| IN oil. from I'. Peter man outgoing o.of P. ;
;J. ii, caven. eost shultz ami Kcmley Mtit 10 u.i
270 2"»!
I One attending settlement..... 2 00
■atil ol office 25
Ua la nee in overseers hands .. 268 00
~^r,,
Statement of Indebtedness.
1 Ami judgments outHU\nding at la-t audit «;(>'»s"»7 ;
1 Termiorary loan from L. K Cavitt Mi 2«» j
-714 83 j
I Vint, paid in JOOti 10<m; 11
Orders outstanding — h»2<>
Judgments.. ... 2052 4l>
j 5)714
' We the undersigned auditors do herd »} certify ;
j that the foregoing statement is true and correct j
i to the Ik'sl t»f our knowledge snd belief.
EU\I>T It. I
til? XV; V KAUt.K .\inlttoi>. '
j LKKK. OAVITT, j
j K. K. BOTSI'OHD. Town Clerk.
Administrator's Notice.
Kstate et Kllis Snell, late of Hillsgro\.
j tou nship, deceased.
Notie<- is hereli.v thai letters ot
; idniinistraiion upon the estate of Kllis
Snell, late ot llillsjrrove Township, Snlli
! van (,'onnty. I'ennt'j Ivania, deceased.
J nave been granted to the undersigned.-
j 1 persons indebted to said estate are re
esteil to make payment and those lia\ i
i o claims or demands against same will l
' .eseiit same without dt lav.
OEOIMK H. LI l-I.i:V. Admr.
(Jjpville , Pa., .lanuary 21. I'. 07.
%. V. B.IKKIN6 HOUSE r.ff.nn«
prinuSTF.AM KAII.HIIAIIUOMISsIIt
engage the services ot' salesmen who can con
trol investment business within their nei«h
borhood. Ad dress Lock Box 2067, New York City
!
Headaches and
Dizzy Spells,
Wea K, Nervous,
Wretched, Tired,
Until Dr. Miles' Nervine
Cured Me.
j Are you in a "poor condition?" Are you
| almost ready to ui\e up from exhaustion,
I in rveai. nes , headaches, backaches, and
j dipy spells? No need to mention the de
j tui!s of a run down or "poor condition" to
j those who are suffering. Better t< tell you
of Nervine, the rtmedy sold on a guarantee
to help yon, and restore your poor weakened
nerves to life, and health.
"Dr, Miles' Restorative Nervine has done
a treat deal for me. In the fall of 1597 my
health was in a very poor condition. Ex
treme nervousness, di;zy spells and sick 1
j headaches made me most miserable. I had ]
teen under the care of our local phv ician ]
for some time, but pot no better. 1 was 011
the verge 01 nerv.n.s prostration, llad no
a; p-tae, and could not sleep. I prew vorsd ,
ns t.Le «liz/y qKlli continued ta.d 10-t ilh
1 • d strength, t 'lt! those »wful day-. A !
I l.idy fr 1n 1 v.ho had taken R-;torative Ner- j
I-. ine ad\i.ie.: iae lu try it.l : a bottle •
t the local dnijj More ar.il when it was one j
j 1 a 112 pone I 111 t. -i I that the medicine was ,
1 I -Iptrj; v>i-. 1c M i...'.t la ni; rt aeciiidinf
j ' 1 • * 1 oils uni.l 1 ha i u -ed three bottle?
j y.-hea 11. 1 1 11:i< h belter 1 >iooi>ed takinc
I it.i 1 1"... tmy lie- nt r ativ improve.l
. lii-alf. 1 • j.!I ei.tf t 1 l» . M• es' lieMorative
J N;. ..' i:e. I ..--ai;r utlfm Me b-nelit Ire
! * ■'....i a 1 . ie. ...annelid the NVrvm« wholly
i <.ll its tie Its ;-s a n -rve t nie ..lid rc-t. ra
; ' v...' M K-. M. I..'Oui;.n.>:,i,1 ..'Oui;.n.>:,i, llalU-n
! M:>SS.
Ml 1 .e 1 :: ; 1-.I .-.nd j*• 1 tranter fir»t b >ttU
' Or. Me- Kemeiie s. S.-ud 11 -r (ree bo-.i.
I "1 .Vi • = rud lie '• t 1' s 'a« s. Aildies-
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PATENTS *-!§"]
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I Book "Howtoobtaiu i'atents M | ■!■■■■ 1
112 Charges moderate. No fee till patent is secured. 1
112 Letters strictly confidential. Address, j
E. G. SIGGERS. Patent Lawyer. Washington, P. C.J
• We j->nniU'ily oh:,vin I'. Sand
t*• id model, sketch tv 112 l oto of invention :or J
ff ve report on putentubiiity. kui free book <
r • t:<•:»»-i a i'i
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1 Cultivate the Habit of buying- reputable
goods from a reputabe concern.
We are agents for W. L. DOUGLASS SHOES fro- i
t 5
W Wood School bllOtS
IJpJ rorboys lins no <. qua I.
31 wa> s sat i< 'actory.
A Mill A GOOD ASSC ET MENT
! MTV £ \ V\ of CHILDRFNS and
B LADIES' Heavy Shoe
I |aj& p \<s Fine Goods at correct
Clothing Made to Order
All have the right appearance and guaranteed otsd
in both material and workmanship and price mte.
W> also manufacture Feed. the Flag Brand. It is not cheap, luit
good. Is correctly made. Ask your dealer for it or write us for prices. •
NORDMONT SUPPLY Co.
General Merchants. NORD- j
TSTOX- IPJ^RO-KRN" 1 . :PJ±_.
112 Short Talksoo s
Adverti^ino **
''' j
People generally read advertisements more than they did a few years ago.
The reason is to bo found in the advertisements themselves.
Advertisers are more careful than they used to be. They make the advertise
ments more readable. Some of them eveii become, in a
I way, a department of the paper, and peiple look for tbein ——s
i every day with as much xest and pleasure as they turn to /TA,
any other feature. /Ejferv
This is true of many department stores all over
In many cities there is just one man who apprc - Y /
i dates the value of such interest. ([!
lie breaks away from the old set style. He tells / I
| something interesting in his space every
There are lots of interesting things in Syiijfix
I business. Look over the miscellany page of I
any paper—look at its local news columns, jj j,
> and its telegraph' news, for that matter, 8 ii
I and you'll see that the majority of the 1
j items are more or less closely related to J>?
! some business fact. "i. V'ty
Dress these facts Up in a becoming "Z*f the merchant come Hewn ojf hit
garb of words, and they will find readers, pedestal."
| even though they be in a "mere advertisement." Let the merchant come
down off his pedestal and talk in his
mt He needn't be flippant—far from it,
*4 ' ,ut . ' et b' n * not write as if ho were ad
i «-- '—— —Mf dressing somebody afar off, and telling
*'' • • him about something at even a greater
j:l|Wl The newspaper goes right into its
! r IylfM re ®dar's boose—goes in and sits down
' In bis hands while he is smoking after
! the meal. It reaches him when he is iu
j • j,! an approachable condition.
'' That's the time to tell him about
' '/. /Mi 1 }f^VWi> your business—clearly, plainly, con vine
ingly—<as one man talks to another.
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3 h TVS W3NN V8 w a | the standard cough and cold cure for over /J q» _
fTm 11 PATENT Good Ideas %J ./"\ * £4 jr years now comes also in a
1 l I fill li T fl may be secured by /J * . , «
'lll ISIII kn 9 ouraid. Address, T S A m. ▼>■ 1 Convenient to carry with you. Don't
fHEPATENTREcoRo '. H X Phi I t ikr A N I bewilhmn "■ Ask your druggist. M I
tiQin IN mr* *rft»^ci- s anuu'm j£mk. M JH 1 JL 1906 ALMANAC Write to Dr. D. Jay ne & Son, Philadelphia.
JE tf JR Ml ■ JH HH We are bound to suit everyone perfectly with our new 1905 designs and colorings
|> g_ y ™ r|| for parlor, hall, sitting room, bed room, dining room, kitchen, and every other room
flfi M ■■ in the house. Our 1905 selection is the handsomest you ever saw. And the best of
BS9B SB p|| Q mW is that we sell you these beautiful, rich wall papers at the lowest prices they can
■ ■ O_H ■ ■ be bought for anywhere in the world. You mustn't judge the quality of our wall
■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ paper by our low price. We trashy papers; ours are all honest quality.
V■* Mt B HBi 188 B B H HH BVL From our endless selection for the season we show here four designs, as follows:
'■.' s t . ft. when v i red and green,or in eray No. 475 Beautlfulljtcoiored In preen No. 454 Heavy gold emfossed, rich
m« no*, .«„, d uv ,o ■ u u j, i.and cream with delicate i ::iV r-cweisand silt ? -rMI. parlor paper. In the wo-.d shades of
No. 62a In tan or green effect. 9-Inch bar 18-insh borders ant ceiling to match 18-inrh border and celling to match, per c. »i* trown,cr ia m and glit.wtth pink rosee. 9-ln.bor
and ceiling to match, double rolls, also .. . I, alto 12c roll, aiso lt'c der ai.dcelling lo match,per double roll .also 20c
Order either of the above patter' T for our 1905 Free Sample Book of Wall Papers, showing you the actual paper, lis true coloring and design, and quoting
you the season's lowest prices. It c. '.structions for hanging wail paper. We can supply complete combinations, ceiling and border to match all our wall patterns;
also Independent ceilings, down to pic >r ', doing away with borders.
g Don't buy a roll of wall paper till you 112 >:e» (ample book and become posted on style, quality and price. Write for it today. S
Montgomery Ward £r» Co., Washington Streets Chicago I
Williams ort & Nort 1 , Railroad
TIME R I : RR_.E.
Jn effect Monday. | 2", i>.
Read down •• ni*
Flu# slai I Tons \> hen- tini at]
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S. D TOWNSEND, *"* D. K TOWNSEND,
Gen. Manager,Hughesvill ' Passenger AgOßt..
.Rc(Uic(ioii Sale of
"SMons
Great Farqaios
■
Groceries and Provisions.
We have the best goods ai UJ U- A\' t \\. e - . !t you
want a good sack of Hour, tr llv. I '>,:v:d 112 v. n n>r
wheat and oii will use no oliirr. o-«. i<> n i »••<. on 11■
quantities. Our n otto is: ' it I o-vest Ptices '
JC 7 ¥ I f"B FT> *Vt 7 s"* 4 f\ T>. *
. S. MCRkiiSU!i"iS, •
DUSHROE, PA.
I " CAS or GASOLINE
| ENG I N S.
\
There are many Gas and Gaso! : r.( !*i at.-d < > I.
"FAIRBANKS" '
Some resemble it iu construction, others in name
' BUT THERE IS ONLY ONB
Engines that excell in quality and moderate in cost.
Vertical from one to ten horse power. Horizontal three
horse power up-
THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY,
701 Arch St., Philadelphia.
CHARLES L. WING. Agent. Laporte
j ••••.