Republican News Item. VOL. XII. NO 11. >524,000 $44,000 > > Which Do You Prefer • r 112 The average man earns about si, ioo a year. works 40 years and earns a total of $44,00 in a /time. The average day laborer gets #2.000 a day or / 1 S6OO lor a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in ay / life time, The difference between $44,00} and $24-^ V 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of a J r practical education in dollars and cents The in-V \ creased self respect cannot be measured in money. J not stop plugging away at a small salary when X Vthe International Correspondence Schools, of Scran-/ /ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make \ I high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of V V work you care to follow, this great educational In- S V stitution can prepare you in your <p.ire time and at x r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our£ \ local Representative will show you how you canX P triple y air earning capacity. Look him up today, r / MlI G. IP. IBZEoIEnsrXNT A IST, / <1 O. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. CO HARDWARK No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OR WOOD HE A TERS; ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Coine 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 Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. S a itsfi ore, The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Ladies' (I)hife LavnWaist 'I he stock is at its best just now, and ar-y ideas you have may be readily satisfied here, as we have all the newest sl\ 1 s that have been shown this season, and above all a I.ug assortment to choose from. *1 ht_y are neatly made and are reasonable in price. Ladies' and Children's Embroidery for Corset Tan Hose Covers Ladies pltiin ami I .'tn Hose, ex* , tra jrood qualities I'or » e are show injur some verv liainlsoine 12JC to 50c a Pair a,M ' ~ew of IS inch Cornet Cover (.1: MI -I an Heme in a'l sizes lor Kmbroitlerv; the prices range from 15 and 2".c 2.5 c to 75c a Yard I ants' Dresses and Wearables tor Babies. We have iust opened some Inl'anu' Infants' anil <'l»il>lren*K llaml Crochet' ' 11 I >re--es with lots <>l taste and hahv- oil in plain cir wliiteor |iink ami like ii' mitv .11 them. Some plain. others hlue trimmings, 2"» cto 1.5(1. with 1. Os ami tucks. Prices start at 'Jin- ~ , . ~, .. , , ..... ami i", to s# - ' l>ahy sand Children s White Mull ..i.i, , , ... . ' aps, at 25c to 7:>c. Mini! 1 tresses lur older lml'ies. All daint.. I well niadr Horn Hue Cambric ''danls 1 <'ashmere Hands, 25c ami 50c or Nainsook, at 2.~>c find up. liilants Wool and Taction Hone in Ini.iiits ami i hildreu's long or short white, pink. Line, tan and last I)luck Skirts on waists at 50. to SI.OO extra M ualities, tor 15c ami 25c. Ladies' White Dresses. Ladies \N hite I.nwu and Swiss I Menses in the newest styles. Neatly uiaA* : I trimmed w '!i eiedroidcry or ';>< r It doesn't pay to make them when vou an bus nice dresses here tut &i.(JO to 17,."i11. Subscribe for the Newsltem LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1907. LOCAL PAPER'S VALUE No Modern Town Can Get Along Without the Press. REFLECTIONS OF A VETERAN. Old Newspaper Man Hears of a*Town Without a Paper—He Calls the Local Weekly the Pioneer of Progress—lts Value to the Public. "1 have just read a little Item," re marked the veteran newspaper man, "to the effect that a certain towu lu Texas is now without a newspaper. The publisher of the local paper has uioved his plant to another towu and started a paper there. Well, I'm sorry for the town that he left." "Oh, I reckon It can get along very well without a newspaper," said the cynical listener. "Home lasted several centuries without any newspapers and grew to he a sizable city." "Very true," replied the veteran, "very true. But you must not forget that Athens and other rival towus like wise were without local papers. You are talking of ancient times. lam dis cussing the present. Just suppose that the Greek metropolis, for Instance, had possessed a thriving and progressive newspaper the only one on earth. I'm decidedly of the opinion that little old Home would have sat on one hill In stead of seven, and Athens would have spread out until the ancient rapid transit problem would have been the biggest public question in Greece." "But what has al< inis got to do with •he little towu m Texas?" "Well, just this. We are li\iug now in a newspaper age. The local newspa per is the great town booster. Ancient 4tome could grow without newspapers, hut any modern city would shrivel up and leave only a dry spot on the map if all its newspapers should shut up shop and move to rival cities. The lo cal paper Is the pioneer of progress. No other agency has been so powerful lu the building up and development of America. The great west and south west aud northwest hu\e been built largely by newspa|»ers. Carpenters aud bricklayers and plasterers and plumb ers do their part, but the newspaper does more. "A hundred years ago the United States consisted of a fringe of popula tion along the Atlantic coast and a few pioneers in the wildernesses farther in land. About that time the newspaper to make a showing. From year to year it lias been coming more and more,into evidence, with improvements in machinery, in paper manufacture, in type casting and tlie like. Now the lo cal paper is a public necessity. No towu cau get along without at least one [taper. There are very few towns now that are without their home week ly. Take the map of any state and look it over closely. Get a newspaper directory and study it along with the map. You'll find that any town big enough to be on the map lias its local paper, with very few exceptions. "As I say, the town paper is the pio neer. In many cases the paper has ar rived even before the town. This ap plies particularly to Kansas, Oklaho ma, Nebraska, the Dakotas and Texas. I have had experience in some of those states In the newspaper line when they were In what you might call the pio neer stage, and 1 know what I'm talk ing about. 1 now set? telegraph news Items from towns In Katrsas, for in stance, which I knew twenty years ago as mere spots 011 the prairies, laid out In town lots and waiting for popula tion. In several of these towns the first building put up was a hotel. One room was occupied by a small printing plant, and a local paper was pub lished. News? Why. plenty of it. While the town may have had only half a dozen people, it had bright pros pects, great possibilities, and the edi tor was continually writing about those possibilities and prospects. New citizens were coming In, outsiders were buying lots, and that little newspaper grew up with the town, being Itself the chief instrument of the town's growth. It circulated outside and let the outsiders know the prospects and possibilities. Now those towns which started In that way have daily papers, most of them, and a home circulation that is not to be despised. "I'm sorry for that Texas towu be cause it doesn't seem to be living in this day and generation-In the news paper age. It apparently didn't have enterprise enough to keep the local editor there. He has moved, 110 doubt, to a town which knows a good thing when it sees It and is disposed to help push it along. When 1 call this the newspaper age I mean that it is the age of advertising, of publicity. Print er's ink publicity is the kiud that counts. Every newspaper is a big free advertisement for Its community. It talks. It blows the town's horn when otherwise the horn would not be blown. It luukes the towu where It Is publish ed the center of the eiuth for the peo ple who live there and for others whom It may Induce to locate there. In these days a town without gumption enough to appreciate the public value of a local paper is not worth map space, and It won't incumber the grouud very long." HIGH SCHOOL COURSE HAS BEEN ADOPTED Tlie Laporte Borough school board at its last meeting took the necessary steps to establish a high school here. A course of study was adopted and has been sent to the State Supt. of Schools for,[[approval, as required by law. The last legislature made an ap propriation of $275,000 for high schools in boroughs, in addition to the regular state school appropriat ion. In order for a borough to get this appropriation, the school board must adopt a course of study extend ing two years, three years or four years beyond the lommon school brauche.s required by law to be taught. Those having a four year course get $800; those having a three year course get StiOO; and those .with a two year course get S4OO. In order to reap the benefit of the appropriation, the law provides at least one teacher in each high school must have a certificate or diploma i n addition to those now required by law, the following branches of study: Bookkeeping, civics, general history algebra, geometry, trigonometry including plane surveying, rhetoric, English Literature, Latin including Ceasar, Virgil and Cicero, physics, chemistry, botany geology, zoology, including entomology. At the end of the school year the directors are required to make a sworn statement that the course of study has been adopted, as approved by the State Supt., and followed, that at least one teacher has been employed during the entire school year having the above branches of study enumerated upon his certificate and that every provision of the law has been com plied with. Whereupon the bor ough will receive the appropriation- As our school course provides for two years beyond the common -H hool couise, we should receive ann ually §IOO. As this amount is giv en by the state in addition to the usual appropriation, which this year was largely increased by the Legis lature, it would seem that the liber ality of the state should enable bor oughs, no matter how amall, to maintain excellent high schools. The Laporte Athletic Associa tion will hold a Base Ball carnival on the Laporte grounds on August l. r >. Extensive preparations are being made for the oeea. ion. There will be ball games morning and afternoon. The three best ball teams in the county will be on hand to contest. The Hughesville team will also be here together with the Hugliesville Band. An excursion train will bring people from points both north and south and a day ot line sport is expected The grounds of the Association have been putin fine condition. In fact they are in the best condit ion they have ever been. The pic nic grounds adjoining are very at tractive and furnish a fine place for picnics. Full announcements later. The first game of the season will be played upon the grounds of The Laporte Athletic Association on Saturday next when Sonestown and Laporte will contest for honors. The Laporte team has just been organized and is expected to put up a pretty good game. Sonestown has au excellent team this season. Let every body turn out and see the game. Admission -to the grounds, 15 cents; grand stand, 10 cents extra. Hurry, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Franks of IjOpe/. met a a sad death on Monday of last weak. The little fellow was walking along a path which leads to the I-oyalsock creek, where the mill pond of the Jennings Brothers' hemlock mill was formerly located, and in crossing the creek by walking on a plank missed his footing, fall ing into the water where he was drowned. The body floated down the stream considerable distance be fore beiug found. j Caught la Harvesting Machine. Bloomsburg, July 22.—Caught in a harvesting machine and literally punctured with the prongs of the guard, which penetrated his body to a depth of three laches, George Pur sel, tenant on the farm of George Krase at Kaseville, was dragged under his harvester a distance of 50 yards by his runaway team but es caped alive. It was at 5:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon as Pursel left his harvester to shock some wheat when a partic ularly heavy clap of thunder fright ened his team, the horses starting at a mad pace across the field with the harvester. Pursel ran in a perpendicular line to that in which the horses were run ning to stop them. The reel on the harvester struck him as he was thrown underneath the machine. He was caught on the harvester guard and the sharp prongi three iueher in length, pierced his body to their full length. He was drag ged for a distance of 50 yards under the machine until the horses were stopped for a moment by a wire fence that barred further progress in that direction. Pursel during that moment man aged to get out from under the harv* ester and then fell over unconscious. Peter Yorks and Charles Bloch, who were working nearby ran to his as sistance and carried him into the house. Dr. Paulesof Danville wis summoned and treated his injuries. Because of their nature he was un able to make a thorough exami nation Saturday, but yesterday he made a full examination aud found tne man had miraculously escaped any broken bones, neither was he injured internally. Of course his entire body is bruised and lacerated. There are no less than ten wounds in his hips and legs alone. —State Highway Commissioner Hunter finding himself unable to meet all applications for new road construction that are being sent him is sending out a letter to the super visors of townships, informing them that the amount of funds appro priated for that use is not sufficient to pay for all the new roads. There will be no available funds for 1007 and 1908, because the government veto of the appropriation bill. From applications in hand for new road construotions and those coming in it is estimated that it would cost the government 5.10,000,000 if they could be granted- The Merchants' Union Protective association of Bradford, Wyoming. Susquehanna and Sullivan counties held a meeting at Tunkhaunock Thursday last. The association was formed for mutual benefit on trade and social lines and is strong in some sections, Jjnotable along the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The dis trict was well represented here on Thursday at the meeting at the court bouse and the attendants all declare that the session was very pleasant and profitable.—Tunkhau nock New Age. While returning from his work at a lumber camp in the North Moun tain near Emmons, an unknown Italian was instantly killed in a rail road accident. The Italian in com pany with several score of his fellow workmen were riding down the mountain on hand trucks. Suddenly as they rounded a sharp curve they saw to their horror an empty car standing '>n an open switch. All of the men except the one killed suc ceeded in leaping from the trucks before the crash came, but he was caught between the 'wreckage and horribly mangled. Miss I)ela, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Holmes, of Mawr Glen, Ft. F. D. No. 1, is greatly interest*-1 in the raising of poultry, she has at this writing one huudrod and seventy little chicks, fifteen turkeys -and seventeen ducklings, and twenty five guinea eggs hatching. While carrying her baby sister, the the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin W>trburton of Leßoy Brad ford County, accldently fell, break ing one of the child's lower limbs. 75C PER YEAR BERNICE ITEMS. Mrs. Malnney and daughter Hattie have returned to their home at Laquin after spending three weeks with Mrs. David Spence of Mildred Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Daly of Dushore are visit|ng friends at this place. Mrs. Madonia Cjuigley of New York is visiting her grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGeever. The Elks returned home in a condition. The Bernice Stars went to Tow antta to play Bail on Friday and were defeated the score being 11 - 5 in favor of Towanda. The Luthern Church at Mildred will be dedictted August 11. We were asked the following question in regard to the duty of road Supervisors. •*.After borrowing money at 5 per cent interest and money in the hands of the Township Treasurer has a road Supervisor the right to work on the road and col lect pay for the same?" Will the tax payers have any use fur the road machine as there is only one man in this district who can run it? Thomas waters and Robert Wat son of Laporte was visiting friends here Sunbay. HEMLOCK GROVE. Services at the churches next Sun day as follows: at M. E. church, Sunday School at 2 p. m., preaching liit :$ p m. AtE. V. church Sunday School at 2 p. in. A colt belonging to Ernest Fulmer was struck by lightning and killed last Saturday afternoon. Misses Mary and Mrytle Jordan of SoHeslowu spent Saturday and Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs. S. A. Masteller. Quite a number of the young peo ple attended the festival at North Mountain Saturday evening. Mr». Alfred Montenac of Fairvirw was the guest of her mother last week. Harrison Modeller and Frank Craft who are working at Konesville, spent Sunday at their homes. William Bay transacted business at Hughesvilieand Muncy hist week. Mrs. Mcßrideand two daughters of Hillsgrove are spending some time at the home of Charles Craw ford . The following attended preaching •services at Bethel Sunday: Lester Hay, Karl Phillips, Bruce Phillips, (.lara, Ruth, Mtusie, Jessie ami Muriel Phillips. Caroline, Edna Per< r y and Howard Bay, Mary and Myrtle Jor dan, Bessie and Anna Fulmer. An excursion from Hughesville and all points along the \V. N. P». R. R. is coming to Lake Makonia on Thursday Aug 1. About . r >oo people are expected. The feature of the day will be a game between Hughesville and Picture Rocks on the grounds of the Laporte Ath letic Association in the afternoon The Hughesville band will fur nish music for the occasion. Dr. O. Molyneux the well known New Albany dentist, passed away at his father's home near Overton, July IB after a long illness. He had been in poor health for a long tim? Three weeks ago he was struck by an automobile and suffered a frac ture on one of his lower limit*, which aggrivated his ailment and caused his weakened constitution to gradually decline, until death came as a relief. Bright's disease was the cause of his death. The appointment of Chester \V. Hill, son of "Thode" Hill, of Will iamsport formerly of this place, to he collector of the port at Philadel phia, was announced Satuaday by Prorident Roosevelt, The appoint ment carries with it a salary of $lO,- 000 a year Mr. Hill is altout fifty years of age. He left NVilliamsport a number of years ago tied to the Quay end of Pennsylvania Politics. He has held various appointive pos itions in Harrisburg and Philadel phia. It is understood he was rec ommended for hit* latest appointment by Penrose, A'nox, Stuart and other Republican leaders in both sides of the factional fence, Chester served as clerk in the prothonotary's ottiee when his father was prothouotary of this county.—Hughesville Mail.
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