VOL. XII. NO 17. 1524,000 $44,000 >Which Do You Prefer y The average man earns about si,ioo a year. HeX 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 / I S6OO for a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in a J / life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24- \ 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of ay r practical education in dollars and cents The in- V \creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. J 112 Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when x \lhe International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- S 112 ton Pa can give you an education that will make \ V high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of 1 / work you care to follow, this great educational In- J \ stitution can prepare you in your spare time and atx / a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our£ \local Representative will show you how you can X /^tripleyour earning capacity. Look him up today. S ? Htls O- if. :B:R,:E:fcTi>r a nsr, Kp 0.1. S. Representative. TO WAND A, PA. C No Place Hike this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD HE A TERS; ONE Oj. "H'S T—*l DELIGHTS. House Furnishiug 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 r;anges 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. Samuel The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, 1 WILLIAMSPORT, PA. i Ladies' (l)f)ite LavnWciist The stock is at its best just now, and any ideas you have may be readily satisfied here, as we have all the newest st>W-s that have been shown this season, and above all a larg assortment to choose from. Iliey are neatly made and are reasonable in price. Ladies' and Children's Embroidery for Corset Tan Hose Covers Ladies' plain and lace Tun Hose, ex- ... , , , tra good quality* for ' We are showing some verv hansom. 12jC to 50c a Pair ai "' nevv ,leß 'g nß I s Oorset Cover Chi hen's Tan Hose in a'l sizes tor Embroidery; the prices range from 15 and 2">c 25c to 75c a Yard Infants' Dresses and Wearables tor Babies. We have just opened some Infants' Infant*' and Children's Hand Crochet" Lull.- Dresses with lot* of taste and baby- ed San|ues, in plain or white or pink and like beauty in them. Some plain, others blue trimmings, 25c to 1.50. with I.ices and lucks. Prices start at 25c ~ . . , •, .. ~ Baby sand Children * White Mull and up to #2.75 ~ .... , _ r ~ , , , ... ~ * ap*, at 2dc to ( sc. Short Presses tor older liable*. All dainty and well made from line Cambric '" lantM ' Cftß, " nerc Bilnds ' 25c aii<l 50c or Nainsook, at 25c and up. Infant*' Wool and Cotton llose in Infants' anil Children's long or short white, pink, blue, tan and last black Skirts ou waist* at 50c to #I.OO extra qualities, lor Isc and 25c. Ladies' White Dresses. I.adieu' White Lawn and Swiss I tresses in the newest styles. Neatly inaA e and trimmed with emdroidery or laces. It doesn't pay to make them when you an buy nice dresses here tor S3.IK) to 17.51). Subscribe for the News Item Republican News Item. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 1907. ROBBERY IN PARIS CAFES. No Prices on Bills of Fare, and Waiters Impose on Guests. "I tell you." said the returned Euro pean traveler, taking up the bill of fare, "it's u good deal of relief to get to a place where oue can know the exact c-ost of things to eat and drink. When on the other side I narrowly es caped nervous prostration because of the latitude in the prices of items on the menu. Paris is about the worst of fender among European cities in this respect. In restaurant after restaurant there prices are omitted from Hie bill of fare simply to give en opportunity to rifle the pockets of the unwary, fake uiy udvlce and have as close an approach to an ironclad agreement as possible with your gatvon regarding the 'demnition total' of your meal be fore giving your order. If you don't, there's trouble and pecuniary loss ahead. The waiter, with the conniv ance of the proprietor of the cafe, will do all he can to impose upon you. "One tragic story that I can vouch for may be of interest to American tourists. It shows one variety of res taurant robbery In Paris illustrating Incidentally French Ingenuity. An American woman gave a small lunch eon nt a well known place to a half dozen friends. She had no Intention of making It an elaborate affair. She knew French ways and had a careful estimate made of the cost of the repast ordered. After the second course she noticed that the waiters were pressing upon her guests delicacies for which she had not stipulated, and she ob served, too, that a point was made of asking each person If she would have some of this, that or the other thing. Of course the viands were accepted. These extras were succeeded by oth ers, the poor hostess not being able (or felt she was unable, which amounts to the same thlngi to stem the tide rap idly overwhelming her pocketbook. When she had a stormy session with the proprietor she could get no satis faction. The things were offered; they were eaten. 'Of a surety, madame had ordered them, else they would not have been served. It is impossible that madauie would wish to have con sequences most unpleasant?' She wisely paid the bill but the experience cost her dear. "So, you see, holdups are not eon tined to on* beloved country. In fact, 1 think tnat our polite contemporaries over the Atlantic know thhiM about tlm-gume nlicrnt which our desperadoes are in entire ignorance."—New York Press. SCHOOL GARDEN RULES. How a Massachusetts Institution Is Managed by Women. A school garden in Watertown, Mass., has adopted the following rules, says the I.os Angeles Times: He regular and punctual in attendance. Keep garden orderly Keep record book correctly. Leave tools cleaned and put away before going home. Be courteous to all, and If abseut or lute furnish excuse from parent or teacher. If any oue repeatedly breaks these rules his relation with the school will .terminate. The classes meet twice a week—Wednesday after school and Saturday morning one hour each peri od. They will work In the gardens through the summer vacation. If n pupil is absent, a substitute is sent. "Badges or pin* of green and white are worn, telling garden, number and thue of class. Notebooks are kept, record ing the temperature, attendance, date, time of planting, plan of garden and any other notes they care to record. When Insects are found or. birds heard, questions are asked and notice taken of their habits, etc. During the summer children will be taken In myall groups on short walks to hear the voices of nature. The children already give advice to parents, telling them the best methods for planting cucumbers and beans and setting our tomato plants. The parents and friends take much Interest, visiting the garden while the children work, helping to keep their notes correctly and the gar den in good order. The Woman's club pays the expenses and has the busi ness management of the garden. They have taken up the work in a most satisfactory and helpful way. Kentucky, following the example of her progressive sister states of the north, has organized a grange with the charter list composed largely of the faculty and students of lts ag' cultural college at Lexington. The ex periment station corps of experts Is also represented In the charter list of seventy-fire. Grange visiting Is very popular among granges that are of easy access one to another. The visiting grange goes prepared to furnish the literary programme, while the entertaining grange furnishes the refreshment fea tures. The most Important person to pro mote and perfect grange organization Is a thoroughly equipped and progress ive deputy. There Is a possibility that the na tional grange will meet in Buffalo In 1908. But Ohio may claim the honor. The Covntry Store. In former year* it was better known that now, and better appreciated. It was much of the life of every rural hamlet and district. It was and toa certain e*teut is yet the be*t school for every country man who has reached the age of maturity. Our common school* and academies and colleges teach nothing as to government, and it. they do, it but reaches minds too young io comprehend, his the conflict ol mind which teaches government, and upon the counter and around the stove of the country store il is best taught. There is always some one there who is in con tact with public men and public docn ments, who is posted, lie gives out his knowledge; it is questioned by bright but generous minds, and the truth is reached at last. This leads others to imitate the best informed men. and the result is the education ol'all the surroundings ol the country store in the art of government* The boys are there ready to walk or ride home with their lathers or uncles a.ter a well spent erening. They thus acquired an ambition not dreamed otin any school and as they crow older they apply it and become certainly useful citizens, and fre quently men of distinction. I'aniel Webster extolled the country store a* the best school kiown to New England. There he learned to think, and these thoughts led to ilie linest language known to our history, and to the most patriotic. Clay gathered his greatness, not in tbrums but at the country store So did 11 enrv Wilson, the cobbler ol Mas sacliusetts. Alexander Stevens ol Georgia, love 1 the country store, visited all in his ■State, there learned the many idioms peculiar to the South, and this knowledge was the foundation ot his great good sense and his masterful popularity. Lincoln found his first impression in the countn store, and when lie rode his lawyer's cir cuit* these were hi* favorites stopping places, and here he would swap his quaint stories with those from the counter. All of our realy rural great men were indebt ed to the country store, first tor intorina tion, next for (olitical support. It is a pity that the power of the country store was ever impaired. It was the best educator, and is yet. You learn nothing of government and it* practical application in the Churches, nothing whatever. The minister who touches upon, puts his foot in it because his edu cation has been upon wholly different lines. The constitution learned by minds too youthful in the schools, are eompre bended only by contact and discussion with more mature and broader minds. The colleges arc mainly given to other subjects. Schools and colleges aid, but do not ripen. Half a century ago the country store was to its Mommunity the best lyceum. It is yet in rural districts far removed from great nities, and we irust its power may return to all ofthe counties in Penn sylvania. That great power was first assailed by Local option legislation pas* ed in 1 Si7o. Many of the rural districts voted tbr Local Option; none ofthe cities. What was the result? Men who saw in this drastic legislation an iul'ringmeut on their personal liberty, translered their custom from country and hamlet to cities. There they could buy nl! the whiskey needed, and cover it in baskets tilled with grocerie* and dry goods. This was a blow to every country store. It led to lessened receipts, to correspond ing loss of stock and supplies. Prior to 1870 everything was kept in the country store, from pin* to silk, from pills to pere gorie. The demand for dry goods ceased, as it did lor many things. The Local Option of IS7O, the same as that proposed last year was repealed by an indignant people alter three years, and the conntrv store did its part in the repeal. Tlieu were few taverns or brewers to aid. Now invention eoniss to the aid ol the country store and the old lashioned country inn, an institution, which was really a public benefit. The fiiitoinohile is more than a fad; it has come to stay. It seeks the country roadside and patron izes the country store and the country Inn. It traverses great distances. A blow against the country store was attempted in die Pennsylvania Legisla ture in 1903. The ltureau of Pharmacy which had taxed tor its own use al! drug gists, tried to subject the country store to examination and lees. Cooper of Dela ware county attacked the bill in a ten minutes speech fillid with exposures, and after a winter's lobbying it was defeated by a vote ot 182 to 12. This proved the death oi liureau lees. Cooper represented the country store, other men will rise tort-peal mercantile taxes and loster an institution which should never die. lo Cure CoiidtlpHtlon Forever. Take OuNcaretii Candy Cathartic. 10c or l'su II C C. C. fail to curt, druggists refund mouuv Postal officials are greatly inter ested in the several inovatlon* to be adopted by the department at the suggestion of the postmaster general and which he will ask of Congress immediately after it convenes. All of the new schemes he has devised will be of direct benefit to the public and it is believed by those who are conversant with postal affairs that legislation will be quickly enacted to put the hew plans into execution. About the first experiment to he tiied will be the stamp-vending ma chine, much like those already in use in Germany, These are to be putin pubile places such as railroad stations, hotels, stores etc., where people can place their money in the slot, push the plunger and obtain the required denomination and also amount of stamps. It is likely that the machine will first be tried in Washington, Philadelphia and Xew York and if thep prove a success in these places they will lie installed in towns and cities all over the country. From this one inovation it is thought that the postal revenues will be largely increased. A limited parcels-post system is also to inaugurated which will per mit the carrying of parcels weighing from seven to ten pounds. The pub lic is df'tiirtiiding the parcels post and will be satisfied to have it in a limi ted form as there is no likelihood of it being adopted in the same broad and liberal manner as it i* in force in foreign countres. The postal savings bank is a clever scheme and if established, will per mft people to make sure of their sav ifigs by buying postal orders, paya ble to themselves, which they can cash as they need the mone, this it would appear that pie prefer I'ncle Sam for their bank er, although he pays, no interest, rather than trust their savings to banks. The amount of deposits to be made by any one per son will be limited. If the postal 'vtnk is adopt ed, then it is probable that a resump tion of the issue of postal orders lim ited )o #.'1.00 or s">.oo will take place but these will be made payable to bearer only. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Martin has announced that he has completed his arrangements to put into operation his plan for the crea tion of traveling schools for the in struction of farmers in horticulture, arbor culture, poultry, farming and dairy work. These schools will be large vans which will travel from place to place equipped with maps, books, dia grams pamphlets for distribution and chemical apparatus for demon stration. They will be modeled up on the New York State plan, the work being done under the farmer's institute division, it being, in fact, farmer's school on wheels. The first four wagons are almost ready and will be placed in the congressional district comprising Montgomery and Chester counties. The address will be delivered at separate meetings from the wagons their routes being announced and advertised before hand. A complete corps of instructors has been selected for the first wagons among whom are some of the most learned men in the country. If the plans of Secret try Martin are real ized there will be a tour through every agricultural section of the Slate next spring. Aii exchange makes the following timely suggestion: Every family should have H cur few which should positively "ring to night" and every night if needed. These curfews are inexpensive and home made. Take a piece of thin hoard two feet long and whittle one end down for a handle; then take the child that needs the curfew and heiul him over a barrel. Now take the piece of siding in hand and use it for a clapper. Put it on hot. Di vide the strokes evenly and see that none miss. Good for a boy or a girl up to the age of 16, and applications are warranted to cure the most pro nounced case of steret walking that exists. The music that the curfew makes is finer than signing, "Where is My Wandering Boy To-night. 75C PLR YEAF BERNICE ITEMS. Edward Manix and son of Phila delphia are visiting at the home o James J. Conners. Daniel Schoonover attended tin soldiers reunion at Monroeton, las week. John O. Con nets is visiting Swan ton and Wilkes-Barre friends. Mrs. James Conners and family and Mrs. John Regan visited l)u shore friends Thursday. Lewis Thurston of Dorranceton visited friends here Saturday. Wra. Johnson and wife and Lec Johnson and wife of Woem, Pa., are the guestsjof Mr. and Mrs. Jamet Wheatley. j, Is a man who refuses to pay hie taxes a qualified person -to. appoint to fix the valuation of property and say what taxes people should pay? U't justice be done to every one auct there will l»e no kick on equalization of taxes. The following persons attended the Wheatley reunion at Esteila on Friday: Mr. and Mrs. James Wheat ley, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wheatley, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Johnson, Mr. anil Mrs. Leo Johnson. They re port a very successful Mr. and Mrs. I. (J. \\\.. and Mrs. Robert Ramsey, the Misses Collins and Orlousky, Tom and Frank Ramsey, Waltei S pence, Louis Deitt'enbach, Wni. White, John Louie and James H Spence attended the h irse races at Wilkes- Barre last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Osier, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dieffenbach and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moyer attended camp meeting at Hughesville Sunday. s fT Buck of La|K>rte was a vis itor here Monday. Monthly Teachers' Meeting. Monthly Teachers' Meetings will be held in the High 'chool building at Esteila, Dusl.ore, Laporte, Ifillsgrove, Soi.esto- and Eagle* Mere, Saturday, September 14,1907. The meeting at Shunk will bw t held Saturday, September 21. Program. 9 A. M. Course of Study as out lined for the first month in each subject in the common school course. l::i<> P. M. Question Box. Questions for discussion: Primary Reading. Eighth Year Arithmetic. The officers for the year are as fol lows: Esteila, President, M. R. Black; Secretary, N. B. Lundy. Lopez, President, H. H. Kenning; Secreta ry, Mary Finan. Dushore, Presi dent, W. D. llinman; Secretary, H. Dodsoti. Laporte, President, Carl Bird; Secretary, Jessie Wrede Hillsgrove, President, J. R. Moly neux; Secretary, Emma Biddle. 7 "% Sonostown, President, Durl Hess; Secretary, R. S. Starr. Eagles Mere, President, J. H. Snyder; Secretary, Anna Quinn. All teachers are expected to at tend these meetings and contribute t" M:cir succe-s. hi meat "112 the i'i«- tricts |attandance is compulsory. Secretaries will forward to me a list of all teachers present so that proper credit may lie given the faithful teachers. The general public is in vited to attend while the presence of directors is particularly desired. J. E. REK.SK Kn,(iouK, Co. Supt. The Jews throughout the land are prepuring to observe their New Year's day which occurs next Mon day. At the services on this day the old form of sounding the trumpet is used, the Reform Jews using the modern cornet and the Orthodox Jews the old bugle, as used in an cient times. Wednesday, September 17 will be the Day of Atonement, and all Jews will observe the event by fastiug from sundown on Tuesday evening to sundown on Wednesday evening. On September 28, the Feast of the Tabernacle will be Job served 4»y the Jewish people. As far as can be done without in fcring with the maintenance of men at the barrckse the State Po lice Department will t>e placet! at the disposal of local authorities who may desire their aid iu rooting out the Black Handers and other mur uerous blackmailing organizatior in Pennsylvania.
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