Republican News Item.
VOL. XII. NO 16.
T524,000—544,000 >
Which Do You Prefer • r
} The average man earns about si,ioo a year.
V. works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a life
?time. The average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or 112
I s6oo- lor a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in a J
/ life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24-X
V 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of py
r practical education in dollars and cents The in-V
\ creased self respect cannot be measured in money. J
jr Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when x
Vthe International Correspondence Schools, of Scran-/
112 ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make \
I high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of 1
/ work you care to follow, Ihis great educational In- J
\ stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at x
r a "small cost to secure a good-paying position.* Our£
\local Representative will show you how you canX
112 triple your earning capacity. Look him up today./ 1 '
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G. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA.
• HARDWARE.?
No Place Tlk& this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOOD.
HEATERS;;
ONE OF WINTERS GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every !
Description, Guns and Ammunition
Bargains that bring the buyer back. j.
Come and test the truth of our talk.
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A lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap.
We can sell you in stoves anything from a flue Jewel Base 1
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. 1
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and i
General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
' / WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
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Ladies' (l)I)ife LcrvnWaist
The stock is at iti best just now, and any ideas you
have may be readily satisfied here, as we have all the
newest stales that have been shown this season, and
above all a larg assortment to choose from. They are
neatly made and are reasonable in price.
Ladies' and Children's Embroidery for Corset
Tan Hose Covers
Ladies' plain and lace Tun Howe, vx- n- i i i
tra good M ualities for e B,e *<>»"■ vert handsome
12 Cto 50c a Pail' 1111,1 " ew <,csi K nß ot ls il,ch Corset Cover
Ci : .oil - Tan Hose in a'l sizes lor Kmbroidery: the prices range from
15 and 2"'C 250 to 7-">c a Yard
in ants' Dresses and Wearables tor Babies.
Wl' have just opened some Infants' Infants' and Children's Hand Crochet
1. n v I>res*es with lots of taste and baby- ed Sac«|iies, in plain or wbite or pink and
like IxMuiy in them. Siine plain, other- Idue trimmings. 25f to 1.30.
w itb laand tuck.-. Prices start at 25c „ , . , ■, x , <■
Habv sand Children* white Mull
and ii;• lo •S'J.T.O ~ ' . ... ,
... ~ 1 aps, at L'.ic to /sc.
.Short Presses lor older babies. \il
i ■ , n i , _ n ilnfants' Cashmere Hands. 25e and 50c
<.t>ni>!\ ami well made Ironi line Cambric '
<>r Nainsook, at 25c and up. Infante' Wool and Cotton Hose in
I ntant.-' and ' 'hildren's lonjr or short wbite, pink, blue, tan and last black
Skirts on waists ai f>(V tosL"o extra qualities, tor 15c ami 25c.
Ladies' White Dresses.
Ladies' While I.awn and Swiss Presses in the newest styles. Neatly tjiaA
anil trimmed with cmdroidery or laces. It doesn't pay to make them when you
an buy nice dresses here lor sJ.tHlto IJ. 50.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 1907.
The Harrisbueg Patriot says edli
orally:
"The work of establishing a great
museum of the natural history of
Pennsylvania may be said to have
hardly heguti, but enough has been
accomplished already with a moder
ate appropriation and a small force,
to show the tremendous interest and
value that the museum will have
when it is completed —in fact long
before it is completed.
"Boyd P. Rothrock, the curator of
the division of zoology, which is the
only division of natural history in
which any work lias yet been done
is not only a taxidermist of know
ledge and experience, but of bound
less energy and enthusiasm as
shown by what he has accomplished
iu the few months since the work
actually began.
"His means of acquiring speci
mens of the natural products of
Pennsylvania are verv limited ex
cept through voluntary contribu
tions.
••It should be a matter of patriot
ism and pride on the part of all citi
zens of Pennsylvania to help him in
his great work of gathering together
specimens of all the birds, beasts,
fish reptiles anil insects which in
habit this state and of varieties of
wood, minerals and vegetable pro
ducts lor the educative value of the
museum as planned, will be beyond
computation."
Drowned in ther own honey, is
the simple story which tells the
tragic fateof hundreds of t»ees which
belonged to Frank Hagenbuch; of
Berwick.
Xr Hagenbuch has had much ex
perience in the raising and conduct
ing of the bee hives, having had at
one time on his farm as many as
sixty swarms of bees, but never iu
his ex|>erienee, or in fact the exper
ience of any bee man in that section
has seen sneh an occurence as the
above been noted and the sto-y is
therefor interesting as it is strange.
Mr. Hagenbuch has had two hives
lately at his home one being his own
and the other belonging to Sterling
Seelsholtz, Recently upon going to
the barn he noticed that the honey
was streaming from the sides of the
hive and that quarts and quarts of it
had already run out upon the floor.
The bees of the two hives, which ag
gregated thousands in number were
struggling in the thick syrup, many
of them having already been drown
ed. The accident was caused by the
walls of the combs having giving
way, imprisoning the bees and
smothering them in the honey. Of
the thousands of bees only one was
taken from the hive alive. The rest
were removed in great masses with
the broken combs. The bees were
drowned while busy at work with
the honey.
Iu a little village church where
the organ power was furnished by
the strong arms of the ianitor the
choir got into trouble one morning
during the singing of the opening
anthem. Suddenly the organ ceased
making a sound. The choir voices
also partly stopped, and the situa
tion was not improved by the strong
and muffled voice coming from be
hind the organ, saying so loudly
that the congregation as well as the
singers heard: "Sing like thunder
boys. The hellers is busted!"
While the blackberry crop, the
corn crop, the buckwheat crop and
some others point to a small yeild
this'year, theitearcrop is looking up.
Daniel Linck, capitalist, lumber
man and farmer, of Xauvoo, Tioga
county; a mighty hunter, was assess,
ed *"io by a justice of the peace
for killing a Itear out of season.
Mr. l.itiek has had sheep killed
and other depredations committed
by some wild animals, aud tbe
tracks indicated that It was the
work of a bear. He was out in the
woods and discovered the alleged
I wuse of his troubles, went the house
j and got one of his numerous rifles
| and dispatched the bear on the spot.
A zealous officer heard the tidiugs
J and issued a warrant. Mr. Linck
: has appealed his case to the county
'court at Welle*boro. If the bear
, was the offender, under the law he
i had a right to kill it out of season.
August 7th, at Whitnelgltf's Grove
in Columbia county, .Treasurer Ber
ry made a speech from which we
quote as follows:
•'ll you want to have the politics ot
thin Suite grow Wetter just continue to
keep a l'emocrat in the game. The peo
ple of this State have been buncoed to the
•jiieen's taste. 1 have hail «piile a job on
my ha it ds. I have been busy at Harris
burg. T had to be with that kind ol a
crow/. They have had your confidence.
You have believed that what they said
to you was the law ami gospel and know
ing tht?_v had your confidence they have
done many things they would not have
done under any other conditions.
••(iovernor Penny,>acker is a good old
fellow, lie is honest and I don't believe
he has a niokle ot the money o. which
they robbed the State, lie believed thai
the worst thing that could happen was
the defeat "I the Republican party and so
he allowed everything to be smoothed
over."
•■Governor Stuart and those with him
have the same disease. lam a member
of the Hoard of Public Grounds and
Buildings. lam the only mechanic on
the board and yet when it came to a point
the subcommittee and the heads ot the
various departments bearing on mechan
ics. I did not even get a look in. The
gang did the work. They name I the
people who should fill these offices and
i thev are the ones who were appointed
They are men withou exception who
know nothing of the offices which they
fill. VII this is going on under the pres
ent adiiHulstratiori and it is doing its dun
in the t'apitol steal bcause it must.
With tiiis exception the same old meth
ods are in vogue at Harrislmrg. It' it
had not leen for the opening ot the lid
and .te discovery of these tacts the Re
publican party would not have had a can.
dilate lor Governor such as Governor
Stuart."
So far a« she fact stated that a
fraud was perpetuated in the furnish
ing of the new capitol, there seems
to be but little doubt. The report of
the investigating committee in its
report shows who were the persons
guilty of wrong doing.
Berry claims for himself all the
honor for "lifting the lid."
Let us see.
Mr. Berry went into office in May
Itioti. He admits, he discovered
that the State was being defrauded
in the furnishing of the capitol. As
i mem per of the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings, he, notwith
standing his admitted knowledge of
the wrong being done the state, did
approve bills and paid out as Treas
urer, large sum* of money therefor.
He never pretended to protest until
he started his fog-horn, about the
forepart of October, in a most extra
ordinary and sensational manner—
purely for partisan political effect.
Had be been honest in what he be
lieved to be fraud committed against
the State, why did he hot have the
honesty and manhood to publicly
protest at once? But he was more
desirious to make political capital
that might aid in winning a partisan
victory. As a political demagoge,
he was willing to be a silent partner
to the fraud that wis committed un
der his eyes, and was willing to let
the fraudulent action goon if by so
doing he could use it to a political
advantage. He cared more for hi»
party and its success than he did for
the interests of the State and people.
This "Brick yard Berry," when
prating about the short-coinings of
others and proclaiming his own hon
esty, ought to be honest enough to
explain to the people why the State
deposits were increased in a certain
bank several hundred thousand dol
lars, and whether said increase of de
posits had anything to do with said
bank going upon his bond as Treas
urer at what was considered as "a
mere nominal charge " .
He might also explain to Ins hear
ers, why saitl bank became the
trustees in a certain mortgage for
|oo,ooo oil Mr. Berry's old, dilapi
dated brick plant, stated at that time
to be worth from #12,000 to $14,000.
Let him tell the truth as to these
matters belore lie boasts so much of
I his self righteousness and Pharisaical
honesty.
Before plucking the mote out of
his brother's eye, let him take the
beam out of his own eye.
Kriocate Your HoweU With Casearets.
j C.i Tidy Cathartic, cure consilpat lon forever,
i 10c. ;Sc. It C. C C fail, druggists refund moaap
Hazel ton Aug. 22.—.V romatic
wedding took place last night l»y
moonlight under an old apple tree on
a farin at Seybert.ville, where the
Rey. Robert Bonner K. Jack, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, is spend
ing his vacation, when Eugene
Spiegel meyer, a local decorator mar
ried Mis Sara Kauffman, one of
Hazelton's prominent vocalists.
State Superintendent of Public
Printing and binding Pomeroy ex
pects the 100,00(1 copies of the game
and fish laws to be issued from the
proper departments in an effort to
educate people to the requirements
ot the law.
York, Aug. 24.—Because he in
sulted his wife, J. O. Gettys, a farm
er thrashed John Reilly, a hobo,
within an inch of his life then load
ed him to this city where he was
turned over to the police.
The farmer had just returned from
his work in time to hear the tramp
utter a violent threat in the presence
of his wife. He immediatly knock
ed him down and beat him until he
cried for mercy.
A story comes from Cross Fork of
a remarkable surgical operation
which was performed by Dr. H. J.
Donaldson, of Williannport. Mrs.
Frank Benevoir, the wife of a prom
inent resident of that place, sustain
ed an accident Saturday noon, Aug.
17, which resulted iu the rupture of
an orgau of her body, causing por
jHons of the intestines to protrude
from her abdomen. The physician
of that place announced that the
woman cottld not possibly live more
than a few hours, but Mi. Bonevoir
telephoned to W'ilUainsport for Dr.
Donaldson.
In order to reach Cross Fork that
day it was necessary for Dr. Donald
son togo to Renovo and drive to
Cross Fork, arriving there shortly
after midnight.
Ile at ouce went to work and at 1
o'clock operated upon /-he woman,
removing twelve inches of her in
testines, which had been exposed for
over 12 hours and which were then
paralyzed. This is said to be the most
delicate operati »n ever performed in
that section. The woman survived
the effects of the operation and ex
pects to be able to leave her bed in
less than a week.
Dr. Donaldson said the operation
was the most remarkable he had
ever performed, lie admitted that
he had no idea of saving the womans
life when he first saw the case.
State Master HUI of Pennsylvania
has sounded hU slogan for 1907—"a
Pennsylvania membership of 100,000."
Orange tire insurance was never to
popular and profitable as now.
An Advertising Hint.
Geueral moveuu-uts toward a certain
purpose ou the part of disconnected re
tail stores dealing iu a certain line of
wares are difficult vo undertone. Vet
the trade papers of the country are
inaugurating many of tlieui with some
signs of success. The general mer
chant In a small town tiuds liis most
dangerous competition in the great
tuiiil order stores of the big cities, suys
the I'ittsbut'g Dispatch. These mer
chants are now being urged to acquire
stock Iu the lot-al newspapers to in
crease their home advertising aud so
prevail upon the home newspaper to
refuse to advertise the mall order es
tablishments. in many places this antl-
UIH!I order crusade has been united
wiih the town boosting propaganda,
and the people are being urged to
si»eud their money with the home
stores. It this movement should con
tinue to crow. It may have a decided
effect upon the destiny of the retail
mercantile. bttsireaa.
Successful Crusads F6r Trees.
From a recent nnr. tier of Forest and
Irrigation we learu how much a coun
ty superintendent of schools who
thinks beyond the hnc!::ieyed routine
of his duties may aceouipl'sh, says Col
lier's Weekly. Mr. Kern began his
crusade of tree planting in Winnebago
county. IU.. with the idea of making
the surroundings of the country school
bouse. which too often is a bare plot,
shady and beautiful, as attractive in
Its associations to the primary pupil
hi the campus to the college student.
He has organised ami lectured, with
Innumerable slides of flue old elms
and oaks and young groves to hold the
attention of his bearers, until the popu
lar movement which he created has
spread from the schoolyard to tbe road
tide and from his own to other coun
ties.
75C PLR YEAR
BERNICE ITEMS.
Charles Jackson is a Berwick
visitor this week.
George Webb of Athens is visit
ing Mildred friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Duggan
were called to Ulster to attend the
funeral of the latter's brother John
Mathews.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bainsey
were Wilkes Harre visitors last
week.
P. E. Alden of Monroeton was
visiting friends in this place last
week.
L. J. Lowrie attended the funeral of
Rev. O'Burn who died at Carbon
dale.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham was call
ed to Frigidity as her brother Win.
Summers is very low.
T. V McLaughlin of this place en
tertained a few friends on Saturday
evening. A very good time was re
ported by all.
Lovers of the luscious peach ia
Sunbury, as well as in this entire
section, will regret to learn that the
peach crop in New Jersey and Del
aware is a total failure this year and
as a result there will be a scarcity of
this fruit in the markets of the big
cities. To idd to these conditions it
will be very unpleasant to learn that
produce merchants are sending their
agents throughout this entire section
buying up as much of the entire crop
of peaches that they can possibly get
These agents are now at work in the
country districts surrounding Sun
bury and they are making all kinds
of tempting offers to farmers for
their peach crops.
It is their intention to ship the
peaches to the Philadelphia market
because their market has so badly
suffered from the failure of the New
Jersy and Deleware crops that green
peaches are selling there at the pres
ent time at three dollars per basket
and a big jump in the price is ex
pected at any time unless these
agents are able to nake big pur
chases from tue farmers upon whom
they are now calling.
Propositions are being made to the
farmers that the merchants desiring
to purchase will do all the work,
such as the picking of the peachez
and hauling them away, and all the
farmer needs to do is boss the job
and receive his money. It is report
ed that a number of farmers have
accepted the proposition, while
others have refused, but that there
will be a shortage in the peach crop
in this section is generally belioved.
Sunbury American.
A circular letter from State Health
Commissioner Samuel G. Dixon
giving a synopsis of the act passed
by the last session ot the legishd'
regarding the registration of births
and deaths is being sent out. Three
important changes are made in the
act of May 1, 1905. Hereafter the
local registrar will not be required
to issue a burial permit for bodies
brought from other parts of the state
by common carriers, as was the case
heretofore. According to the amend
ed act, parents, instead of physicians
will now be held responsible for sup
plying the name of the children
when the birth certificate are sent
to the local registrar. The local
registrars are now empowered to
administer oaths, but not allowed to
receive a fee fordoing so.
By an order issued by Major
Lewis Boyer, the people of Dubois
fear they soon will be ordered to
stop breathing on Sunday. The
Mayororuers them to stop nearly
every thing else.
Beginning next Sunday, street
cars must stop running. No wagons
must appear on the streets, Sunday
newspapers cease publication and
every thing else that bears the least
semblance of work must stop.
But the Mayor goes further and
orders that, paid church choirs must
stop siuging, organists stop playing
and that worshipers must not drive
to church. He i* opposed to the new
Sunday observance law aud his
order is aimed at its supporters.
He threatens to stop the taking
up of collections iu the church, de
claring this has the spirit of com
mercialism as well HS Iteiijg work for
thoee who pass the plate. Dubois
ha* about 15,000 population