Republican News Item.
VOL. XII. NO 26.
-$44,000 >
/Which Do You Prefer • r
Tiie average man earns about si, ioo a year. He^
V works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a
/ 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 $ j j.coj and $24-
V 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of aV
r practical education in dollars and cents The in-V
\ creased self respect cannot be measured in money. D
Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when \
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/ton, Pa , can give you an education that will make \
V high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of V
J work you care to follow, this great educational In- J
x stitution can prepare you in your i-pare time and at x
r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Ourr
\ local Representative will show you how you canX
your earning capacity. Look him up today./'
/ C. IF 1 . A IST, /
Ky C. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. V
COLE
» HARDWAR
No Plaice Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOOD
HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT 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 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.
Saiftiicf
The Sliopbell Dry Good Co.,
u * 313 Pine Street,
vj;*, WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
In.'the Best Possible
3f)ope
this store is in the best possible shape for autumn
and winter business. Every section is completely eqnip
ped with carefully chosen merchandise that is being of
feredat the lowest possible price.
Ladies' Stylish Garments
This store i» justly proud of its garment showing—Here are Stylish Suits. •!»<•! ■
<»ts Sbirtn. the choice ot the host makers ami you lou't pay a fancy price tor them
"either.
BLA.x SETS AND COMFOKTABLEB. WINTEH HOSIERY.
'I" r warmth and worth is here lor you It's time to look after winter hosiery,
and \on cannot jro wrong in buying You'll not find a better tine anywhere to
bhi»k< tp and comforters here. White choose from than we iu£ showing. We
and jjrey blankets in all qualities. To ex- open the stocking selling with some ex
amine will convince of our desire to give tra \ nine- in ladies' hose nt
tlj.• He«t at the lowest price, I2J, 15, 2.") and 35c
Plain and Mixed Suitings
We nre ready to show you the most complete line of fancy mixed .Suitings and
plfin fabric* you will find everywhere tot 50c.
Outing Flannel
We are showing n particular good assortment of dark and light fancy striped
and i-hecked outing llantiel. Every buyer will save money by buying these now at
Bc, 10c, 1 lc : and I2A cents.
Plain Waists
We havcjnst received a new lot of plaid silk and worsted waists that are very
wtylieh and moderately priced.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1907.
A COMMENT OR TWCV
On Mrlhodi of Work ftmployed at
Natinul Grange Mertinm. )
In the importance of questions con ;
sldered tlie liMHi session of the nationa:
grange will rank well with preceding*
ones. Measures of much importance ti 1
the Order and to tlie public as well
were considered and in moat instance!'
acted upon wisely. It is expected that
iu a body of men representing differ?
cut and widely separated section* of
the country there will be a diversity
of opinion upon certain public ques
tions, and it is characteristic of dels
gates to the national grunge. ;
Tlilfj was particularly noticeable In jk
discussion which arose on the resolu
tion Introduced by the Washington del
egate relative to the initiative and ref-
I
UIIS EVA 8. M HOWELL, THKASCBM O*
NATIONAL UKAMOX. T
erendum, direct nominations, direct
.elections, proportional representation
and tlie right to recall executive offi
cers. The resolution was pressed with
great vigor by the gentlemen ft'Sm
Washington and Oregon, but was not
especially favored by the eastern del
egates, and only one or two from the
middle west seemed Inclined to re
ceive It very cordially. I'robably a
resolution favoring the initiative and |
referendum alone would have been
adopted, but this one never. The nat
ter was tinaliy referred to the several
stijte granges for their actlou, as the
delegates did aot care to take posi
tion on it without instructions from
fhetP various states. Several of them
expressed their personal views on the
question, but refused to allow them
selves to be governed by those views
solely.
While questions of this nature may
properly come before the national
grange, It seems to the looker on that
there is a tendency to deal with ques
tions that are really without the prov
ince of the grange or are at leaßt not
particularly apropos. I refer particu
larly to the resolutions introduced by
the delegate from West Virginia re
stricting the amount of land which any
man may own or lease and another ad
vocating a progressive tax on all for
tunes above a tixed maximum, either
given away in life or t>eq\ieathed In
death, and, strange as It may seem,
both of these resolutions prevailed.
I am of the opinion that the closer
national and state granges confine
themselves to such legislation as most
directly bears upon the interests of
the farmer the better will our Order ful
lill its mission to the farmer. Further
more. there Is uot that general discus
sion of resolutions offered in these
grange meetings that should be for
the highest interest. As all who are"
familiar with the workings of the state
and national granges know, resolutions
are referred at once to the appropriate
committee without discussion. Com
mittees after due consideration present
their report to the body either favor
ably or adversely, as the case may be,
and their report Is acted upon by the
delegates, but scarcely ever with argu
ment or discussion.
As to the future, the outlook Is most
encouraging. Something like 100,000
have been added to the membership
throughout the United States the past
year. It will grow In numbers as It
grows In results shown for the farm
ers' benefit.—American Agriculturist.
.IliTrnilr Ur«n(«a.
Mrs. Klizabeth Phelps Farnhani, lec
turer of Oswego county (N. Y.) Pomo
na grange and who has given much
attention to juvenile grange work,
says that some of the best reasons for
organizing Juvenile granges were
based ujiou the plan of holding them
nt tlie same time as the subordinate
grunge.
First, many members who would be
helpful to the Order and who would
And It helpful to them cannot attend
unless accompanied by their children;
second, the children, in whom all are
Interested, add greatly to the luterest
of the lecturer's programme If allowed
to enter after the business meeting Is
over and are asked to recite, read or
sing, as the c»se may be; third, and
by no means the least lu favor of the
meetings occurring at the same time
and place, Is the grange atmosphere,
which the children absorb by attend
ing the meetings with their elders and
the confidence they gain at an early
age by assisting In the work Itefore
them. The juvenile grange Is the pri
mary grange school where the gran
gers of the future are trained for the
work of the Order.
SULLIVAN COUNTY
ELECTED A GOOD TICKET.
Albert F. Heess for Prothonotary Was Given
A Majority of 171 Votes.
84 Majority for Judson Brown, lor Sheriff.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET WON IN COUNTY BY 149
PLURALITY. INTERESTS CENTERED ON LOCAL ISSUES.
The results of Tuesday's election in Sullivan .(Jointty gave grati
fying majorities to the Repulican candidates contesting for county
offices. The total vete as recorded shows the following results:
For Prothonotary. Heess, R., 1099; Gallagher, I)., !H>x. For
Sheriff, Brown, R., 1008; Gansel, J)., 924; Hart, P., 133. For State
Treasurer, Harman, D., 985; Sheafs, R., 8.36; Stevenson, p.. 173.
Clark, Socialist, 30.
Bernice.—Heess 78, Gallagher 115,
Brown 94, Gansel 98.
Cherry—Heess 138, Gallegher 190;
Brown 103, Gansel 212.
Colley—Heess 36, Gallegher 22,
Brown 30, Gausel 26.
Davidson—Heess 79, Gallegher
104, Brown 66, Gansel 107.
Dushore—Heess 103, Gallegher 70,
Brown 79, Gansel 90.
Eagles Mere—Heess 31, Gallegher
18; Brown 29, Gansel 20.
Elkland—Heess 126, Gallegher If;
Brown 112, Gansel 38.
Forksville— Heess 21, Gallegher
6; Brown 11 majority.
Forks—Heess 42, Gallegher So;
Brown 31, Gansel 76.
| Fox—Heess 96, Gallegher 32;
Brown 106, Gansel 14.
Liillsgrove.—Heess 8(1. Gallagher
33, Brown 86, Gansel 24.
Jamison.—Heess 7. Gallagher 40
Brown 15, Gansel 31.
Laporte Boro.-Heess 30, Galla
gher 11, Brown 27, Gausel 13.
Laporte Twp.-Heess 37, Galla
gher 38, Brown 20, Gansel 53.
Lopez.-Heess 121, Gallagher 59,
Brown 127, Gftnsel 51.
Mt.Vernon.-Heess 12. Gallagher
25, Brown 12 112 Gansel 25.
Ricketfs.-Heess 47, Gallagher 9,
Bi-owii 43, Gausel 13.
Ringdale.-Heess 7. Gallagher lti
Brown 2, Gansel 18.
Shrewsbury.—Heess n, Galla
gher 16, Brown 15, Gansel 9.
"The two cent fare has not
done anything but make trouble
for the railroads," declares one of
the representatives of the passenger
department of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
"With one mouth of two-cen
fire almost at an end there is not
a ticket agent who does not deelan
that his receipts have fallen off.
as compared with the same period
for last year. When this law was
(tending before the legislator last
winter the greatest argument of
those who advocated it was that
the company would make up in
the number of additional passengers
who x would travel under the new
two-cent act all it would loose, and
more by the reduction of fare. Tlw ;
company's representatives did not
lielieve this at the time ami
events goto verify their estimates.
The same official declared that
the receipts showed not only a de
crease in many offices, but in a
number not as many people bought
tickets this year as last.
A careful report of the first
mouth's business will lie made and
tabulated for submission to the
Supreme Court when the two-cent
fare case is argued before that au
gust body, The officials say that
they will show that the law is
just what Judges wilson and Auden
reid held it to be—confiscatory antl
unconstitutional.
The official quoted said the
company would unquestionably cut
out alt commutation aud low rate
tickets if the law is to remain in
effect, and for this reason many of
the residents of the suburlis hope
that fhe Supreme Court will de
clare in favor of the railroads.
| Superintendent's- Report of the Attend.
I ance in the Public Schools of Sullivan
I County.
First Mouth.
| Whole numbl4r of pupils enrolled
i -.344. Average daily attendance
| 1,985. percentage of atten-
I dance 87.2. ■? *
Honor Hoi I.
j Shunk High School, teacher Frank
[Smigelsky, per cent of attendance
98.7 Klkland High School, teacher
M. It. Black, attendance 97.5. Ilol
lacker, teacher Margaret Doyle, at
tendance 97.5. Thomas Run, teach
er Maud I lunsipger, attendance 97.5,
Hemlock Grove, teacher Meyrl Phil
lips, attendance !i7.ti. Donohoe,«
teacher Mary Donohoe, attendance
97.0. Dushorclligli School, teacher
W. I). Hiuman, attendance !>f
Bernice Intermediate, teacher Julia
Hums, attendance {►(».."». Dushore
Ass't Prin , F. J. Kilgore, attend
ance 96.0. Jamison City, teacher
Mrs. Carola Kritv, aHendance 95.5.
liillsgrove Primary, teacher Emina
Bitldle, attendance 95.0. flarring
ttui, teacher Agnes Walsh, attend
ance 91.7. Davidson High Sell 01,
teacher Deri Hess, attendance 94.5.
Green Mt., teacher It. L. Itosbach,
attendance 94.5. West (Fox), teach
er Mrs. C. H. Warren, attendance
94.5. Itieketts Grammar. Myrtle
Kintner, attendance94.s. liillsgrove
Grammar, Laura Wagner, atten
dance 94.0. Lopez High School 11.11.
Henning. 93.5. Murray Grammar,
Sadie Walsh, 93 5. Glidewell. Lela
Buck, 03.5. Mt.Lewis, Verena Brion
93.5. Emmons, T. J. Kiernan, 9:{.0
Donovan, teacher Francis Murray,
attendance 93.0.
Dushore Borough heads tin* list of
the districts of the county with an
average of 03.0 per cent. The order
follows: Dushore Borough, Forks
ville Borough, Hillsgnive township,
Fox township, Davidson, Colley,
Cherry, Fagles Mere, Forks, Klk
land, Laporte township and Laporte
Borough.
Teachers are requested to forward
the "Monthly Report Slip" as soon
as the month is ended.
J. E. R ki;Si: k ■ r,< ;ok k,
Co. Supt.
On Wednesday night of last week
the boiler of a Lehigh Valley en
gine exploded a few miles from
Say re, hurling three men long dis
t.iiices. After the explosion the eti
gineer found himself standing in a
cornfield wondering how lie had
crossed a barbed wire fence; Thomas
Walters tin- fireman, whose home is
at Mildred, found himself in the cen
ter of a pond wondering why he had
not been drowned and the hrakemati
was under a car. i low the three men
escaped with their lives they are un
able to explain. The engineer was
oiling the engine, the biakeinan was
on the ground and the human was
on the rear of the tank. Suddenly
the crown sheet of the boiler settled
under the pressure of the steam, the
rear end of the boiler jumped up
ward and then loosening from the
frame the entire boiler shot forward
a distance of 59 feet ami struck, a
tangled mass on an adjoining track.
When the three men met again they
found they were cut, bruised and
burned, but no one had received a
broken bone.
75C PLR YEAR
BERNICE ITEMS.
! Dr. Breman (if Mildred wa.- :t
Williamsport visitor last wo k.
C. E. Jackson was a Berwick
J visitor this week.
Mrs. James J. Connors and
; daughters, Mrs. John Regan and
, Xora Connors were at Dushorc
ion Thursday attending the funeral
jof John W. Carroll.
I Win. Shoemaker of Lul'orte was
| a visitor at this place last week.
A new club wm organi/.ed a
Mildred on Saturday evening, the
] following officers were elected:
President, C. E. Jackson.
Vice President, J. ,J. Connors.
Secretary, 11. I'. McLaughlin.
Treasurer, John Fitsgera d.
The main object of this Huh has not
been definitely setteled. li is called
the Rabbit foot ('luh.
\\ e will try to keep our readers
posted on the work done by this
(luh,
Thomas Walters, son of .Mr. anil
Mrs. John Walters of Mildred, had
a narrow escape from death while at
tending to his duties as fireman on
one of the engines of the Lehigh
Valley railroad. The train stopped
ata water tank between Say re and
Manchester to till the boiler. Wal
ter had removed the cover and was
in the act of turning in the water
when he heard a hissing sound and
saw a flash of tire, lie was thrown
about ;>•> into a mill pond from where
he was rescued. lie received slight
burns about the arms which will dis
able him for a few weeks.
Thomas Ramsey has returned
from Say re. Xo. more railroading
for him.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jack Jon gave
a phonograph entertainment for a
number of their friends last week,
it is hoped that there will be more
|of these entertainments during the
winter. .Ml those who were pres
ent extend a vote of thanks for the
enjoyable evening.
The farmers of Bucks county
i have_ formed a rabbit protective
association. On over L'~>,hOO acres
of land there are many trespassing
signs, which add "no hunting un.
til Xov. 1." Xot only have the
farmers taken this means to pre,
vent the shooting of cottontails,
but many of them are writing
letters to Governor Stewart pro
testing against the new game law
which provides for the opening
of the hunting season a fortnight
earlier than before.
The change, they say may he
suited to the weather conditions of
Xorthern counties of the state,
but in their section the continued
warm weather has made rabbit
shooting undesirable.
Michael Benna, who owes his iife
to a peculiar operation performed
on him at the I'ottsville hospital
will spend the remainder of his
days with tubes projecting from
his neck to keep him alive. One
tube inserted in his neck, supplies
his lungs with air while the other
tube is for the purpose of furnish
j ing him with food, lie was discharg'
|ed at his own request from the hos.
i piland was sent to Minersville. lie
does not intend to stay there, how
ever as he will leave shortly for
Jersey City, where his brother is
located, and he hopes that he will
be sent from there to his old horn,,
in Austria. He has letters from
the hospital and other parties
of prominence in the community
recommending him to the care of
| the medical men of Vienna, llis
| throat was struck by a falling prop
lin the mines, crushing the tubes
|of the neck so that they collapsed,
and neither air nor tood could
pass through them. The tubes
W';re inserted below the crush, and
! greatly to the surprise of all, ho
j recovered his strength and is now
hearty.
Mr. Com ley Oberreuder of Eagles
Mere, and Miss Mary Miller of Ly
coming county, were married at tin
home of the bride's parents, neai
Montoursville, Tuesday Oct. 22, in
the presence of sixty guests. Tlu
hridemaid was Miss Jennie Right
mire, and the best man Hiram Rit
ter, both of Eagles Mere. Mrs. Beri
Miller of Muncy Valley played 'IK
wedding march. They will hegii
j housekeeping at Eagles' Mere.