•?. ,n m : w ITEM j • t, Es'tor. Published livery Thursday Afternoon rtv Tbe Sullivan Publishing Co. ■it the County Seat of Sulli van Oounty. X.APOBTB. JPA. W O. M r>N, I're'idcn. THOS. J. INGHAM, See'y & Trciis. Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second-cTaes mail matter. liiMj Y > t HARRI S BURG.PA.r (CUBES ALL DRINK AND Dooo ADDICTIONS [NCWLT FURNISHED ' New MANAGEMENT Genera! Smashup- Mrs. Itenham~-lt seeuis as If every thing. wss broken when we moved, n-.-nham—Shouldn't wonder. ! know the moving broke me. New York Press. "!>? Bird Enjoys the Sport and is Landed Uninjured. With the birds settling by the dozen It is easy enough to .capture specimens for examination without causing in jury or pain. Any slnirply barbed hook i« n! together superfluous. The alba trosses absolutely enjoy the excite luont, and tlie sport obtained Is not without a novel interest. A small metal frame should be made hi The shape of a hollow triangle at tached to 100 yards of stout line and kept aflost by a good sized piece of cork. The sides of the metal frame arc -V n covered with bits of fat pork, the hard skin of which is securely Wand thereto The bait is thrown nsleru. and the line is slowly paid out. J're ently a great albatross swoops tjj:--. h :!"• n!r, impelled by curiosity to ! ■ -stlgato the nature of the float if ;> V-K. It settles before the dainty un-:sei of food; numbers of birds fol io, - each one made bold by com potiii.ei, and '!ieu the sport begins. At t!ds moment additional line must lie given in order to compensate for Hu ptogresslrig of the ship, thus en i 1»iI:• u a bird to seize the desired food. a sttddeji rush the supreme ef fort i made.' Once or twice the at tetv.pi proves ini .*>:■. .tun!; but, rendered bold i-y greediness a final grab finds i the curved bill securely wedged inside j the r"X or the triangle, as the fierce | tugs <•••» the line qv.iekiyindlcate. X;e;.dily the haul is marie, hand over] banc., ttitil a lielpicss albatross is bodi- ' ly lifted onto the poop in an absolute | iy uninjured couvition. A slackened I line enables the bird to escape, and if sweltered wits permitted such an ef fort su.lden flight would obtain release The other birds invariably commence t» attack a wounded comrade, a steady, 'if.!! b. tng required, even If the line docs ctit your hands, to save it from its friends. Once safely ou deck the mundioles are tied -together, for- oth erwise the bird throws up an oily fluid, i disagreeable habit possessed by oil the tribe. Subject to this precaution it' may i wander gravely around to survey the ! new horizon of life. . The large eyes i gaze with a truly pathetic confidence, expressive of anything but fear. It is a strange spectacle to witness the Inquisitive bird rsoiemuly waddle to and fro among the equally lnqulsl-J live human beings around. True, It I objects slightly to 'tfnJ process of iiicasu! pee'khig-filiaifpjy-Tjy way* of protest, hilt, tv -gcntlfr bo«' on.-'the cxr. soon induces jw. the sloiw i.re. riipi'dly aj!j;ttros«' ntemiwliHe reposing"'a£fecUonate!y, lu. tlie tt.'uis of the st'eond oflicdr. Tite spofitneii iiapv>eus to'be a-smalt i oue. byt th^.vVing•espaiislotf'f»ouj-tip! to tip is.less than ten feet,.the ex-trenie. ieugih of body }s three;.feet sis Inches and'th6 formidable" bill measures ijp-'J v.ai\i of four inches.—(tornbiir'iiflga'j MAKING A COAT. Triirty-nine Cistinot Varieties of Work , by «.s Many Men. Aceordincr to the T'nited States bu- i reau of labor, Wie old '.saw "It takes | nine tailors to make a man"' Is filled ; with misinformation, for in reality, 1 the bureau tlnds. it takes thirty-nine I men of different trades just to make a ! coat under the present system of shop \ manufacture, for the,day when one tailor measured the customer, cut out ' the c ! otU and, with his apprentices, r.liaped It luto a finished and pressed garment has practically passed. To day all oue tailor may do through his entire life is to mark the place where j buttons are to be sewed on. Another j man never marks places for buttons, j Ilis specialty is to mark buttonholes, i A t\l.'d man spends the long day In sewing on buttons, a fourth In male- j itig buttonholes. Men who sew sleeves j do not make arm holes. The armhole men give place to shoulder shapers, and these last do not touch collars, which are a distinct, specialty. Even the men who manipulate the tailor's j go • e are divided into pressers of tea 's, edges, linings, sleeves and coat probers. The basters stick to one dis- ! tint specialty of bastiug, and a sep- \ urate furviionary, the basting puller, undoes their work. Even the coat ■ iran is a separate province. So that when the coat Is finished It represents thhiy-nlne distinct varieties of work by as muuy men. And when a man finally puts ou the coat Ue is wearing the product of 312 fingers and seventy eight thumbs, not counting the digits of those who shenred the sheep, wove t;> ■ cloth, dyed it. finished It, shipped i.and cut It nor the iuk stained clerical hands which kept a book record of all - processes. Probably from sheep :•> wearer the coat was handled by at least 3,000 Augers.—New York Tribune. NATIONAL GRANGE. \nmij«l Adtlrec? of Worthy Master 3ucU«l<lci—-Total Asset* of the Or ganization Now Amount to $102,921. In his address to the national grange at its opening session In Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 13 National Master N. J. UaeheWler said that the ruemljershlp of the grange throughout the country has made a net increase of 8 per cent for the past year, which is larger than for over thirty yearn past. The tiuau- I-IMI condition of the Order Is good. The total assets of the national grange a year ago were $94,07101 and <>u Oct. 1. 1607, $102,021.44, which is a net gain of $8,249.50. Although the work of organization has been more than.usu- Rlly successful, the Order should be ttiil further built up In the states of the central west. Speaking of-the importance of,agri culture, the national master said .that the whole total volume of the crops may be slightly less than the crops of 1 but their cash farm value will be greater. The farm products In their original form or in the form of cattle, sliecp, hogs and horses have overflowed the great grauurtes, clogged transpor tation facilities and brought gold from foreign countries. These facts warrant the statemeut that agriculture Is not only the great industry of the country, but the most important In the nation's Industrial prosperity. Agriculture pros pers not because other Industries pros per, but other industries prosper be cause agriculture prospers. The pro motion of agriculture embodies the highest type of statesmanship. It Is eminently proper to Inquire the effect of all proposed public policies upon agriculture when under consideration In any legislative body. On the subject of grange mutual life Insurance the worthy master had this to say:- "There has been a demand for several years for some form of frater nal life Insurance within the organiza tion to cover the national field as local companies cover certain sta teg. Sound, reliable, full legal reserve life Insur ance furnished by a society and con trolled by Its own members, operated >a the fraternal system, with the otfl •ers directly responsible to the mem bers, is the foundation to bnitd upon. What Is wanted is the best at the cheapest price-not cheap life insur ance, but good life insurance cheap." Concerning-the publication of the na tional grange paper the speaker, re marked that the executive committee had made arrangements for the pub lication of a weekly journal upon terms acceptable to the masters of the state granges. He emphasized the fact that Its publication -will not come In competition with agricultural papers. Its editorial policy will be dictated solely by a desire to promote the or guui.:atlon.' It la to be the official or gan of the grange. Of the denatured alcohol law, which took effect Jan 1, 1907, the national ma-ter said that the comparatively small oousuruptlon of denatured alco hol during the past six months had been chiefly due to the fact that our manufacturers were not read»v to fur nlsli the alcohol using apparatus, such as sf-oves, lamps, etc. None being on sale in this country, there wis no de mand for the alcohol. The question of utilizing alcohol as a fuel for motor vehicles, boats and farm engines lb engaging the attention of manufactur ers, and it is believed'that this alcohol will be made available as a motor fuel, iy.the near .future. . un for the lmpYoVe'iueni _ at "pipy 11?" Jllgh\tay4" rtife-sp&?fcer- eh-M* 'that'; Hie grange 'ha'dV'llfc&i^firatifil. a' campaign ©f. ed.ufvlu'g for- 1U: object.the enactment of legislation by, congress Vt.uvidirig'fojpi federal appro prw tfoil' oT" sso,tioo,os), to ' fie dl vlded into Of jtO,-'. ot.K'.< tCV; be fjci>eiKfc-<Vi'or .'.the Improvement ijf- jniVUC ;highiy,ajaf. The legislative committee has given close attention to this work and believ.es that the time bus arrivel when the move ment should be prosecuted 'vigorously v It'u the'view of securing legislation at the present session of cougress. On trusts and the tariff it -was re marked that tile present tariff rates ou articles produced by trusts are much higher than is necessary to cover the difference in labor cost as between home and foreign manufacturers and that material reduction* could be made on the duly of such articles arid amply pro-. Ule for liberal wages compared wkh the wages abroad. If these crltl- ■ risnis are well founded there would seem to be good reasons for legislation that will correct the evident defects ou the present tariff schedules without In juriously affecting our agricultural or manufacturing Industries. These facts can best be secured through a non partisan tariff commission whose duty it shall be to examine carefully Into all phases of the subject. This commis sion should Include representatives of the agricultural, labor, manufacturing, transportation and commercial inter ests. Ou the parcels post question the na tional master remarked that the postal reform had received a new Impetus within the past few months, owlug to the fact that it had a powerful advo cate in the new postmaster general. Mr. Meyer, who had indorsed what to til iuteuts and purposes Is the grange plan and who is using his influence to arouse public interest in its support. He advised an active campaign lu con gress on this subject. Th« address also favored postal sav ings bauks. currency reform and pure food legislation. - ronusylvanla granges went to the national grange In speclal cars, start ing from Karrlsbtirg. They spent * night in New York on the way. The initial number of the national grange organ was a very creditable one. J. W. DSBBOW, | Cultivate*the Habit of buying reputable' • goods irom a reputabe concern. We are agents for W. L. DbUGLASS SHOES fro a.jo| A GOOD ASSORTMENT! V\ of CHILDRENS' and | LADIES' Heavy Shoe jf r \P Fine Goods at correct Clothing Made to Order All have the right appearance and guaranteed otsd in both material and workmanship and price mte. We also manufacture Feed, the Flag Brand. It is not cheap, l»ut good. Is correctly made. Ask your dealer for it'or write us for prices. NORDMONT SUPPLY Co. General Merchants, IsTOSID^OINrT, U > M The Best place to buy goods Is often asked by the pru pent housewife. 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The 1.25 blank- worth s:so"at 1.65 98 Cents. ets at 75c All the goods in J market at these low prices. Fifty Suits for Boys', long trousers, very fine goods, sizes from is to 19 at i 90 MEM'S SUITS 15.50 Suits BIG SALEJOF LADIES' HATS 3.50, 3.00 and 2.50 Hats for i.iq at Clearance Sale. 2.7 Ladies' Hats at 99c. An extensive line of Ladies' Hats at 38c. Aen's 3f)oes at Clearance 3ale. W. L. DOUGLAS Shoe for 2.85; and the 3.00 Shoe for at this sale only A Big Lot of Ladies' Shoes, 2.00 and 1.75 shoes at 1.19. Men's Felts and Rubbers 3-?o at 2.99, Men's Felts at Men's woolen under wear, all wool, red or green at 331-. Men's Caps worth 1.00 at 6 QC; £oc caps at 36c: Caps for 19c. Ladies Sweaters and selling at 99c. Please don't delay your coming too long. Better come at once for tlrst choice. J. M. WIHTON, MUNCY VALLEY, PA. 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