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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY JUNE 4, 1908.
Baltimore June I. —The time-hoii
iirnl title "presiding elder" was a
bolished to-day l>y the adoption of
a minority report from the Revision
committee of the Methodist General
Conference, recommending that the
name he changed to "district super
intendent," by vote of H-- ayes and
to 210 noes. This radical change of
terms is the out growth of a desire
to denote the office more correctly.
It has been felt for a long while that
since the presiding elder is to-day in
reality a superintendant that this
term should be given him since his
otlice is 110 longer sacramental but
administrative.
A resolution indosring the move
ment started by the Young INlen's
Christian Association for the es
tablishment of a "mothers day"to
l»e observed on the second Sunday in
May yearly, was tabled.
Hereafter, the conference decided,
Methodist Episcopal bishops will be
relieved of the duty of passing upon
charges of heresy which may be laid
against professors in theological
seminaries. These complaints, il
they come to the bishops, will in
the future be turned over to the an
nual conference, of which the accus
ed is a member if he be a minister,
and if a layman, to the pastor of the
church to which he belongs.
A report which received careful
consideration before it finally was a
dopted WAS one doing away with the
six months probation system. I n
der the new rule persons may be re
ceived into the church as soon as they
are recommended by the official
hoard or by the class leaders and
stewards' meeting with the approval
of the pastor.
It was resolved that the changes
in the discipline and course of study
shall go inio effect June 1 litos.
Ilarrisburg, June I.—State Treas
ure John <». Sheatz carries the State
deposits in the wrecked Alleghany
National Bank in a special "suspend
ed" account in his statement
of the balance in the St ite funds
at the close of May business,
which was issued June 1, and which
shows that the State has more money
on hand now than at any time this
year. The aggregate of the deposits,
counting in the money in the Alle
ghany bank, is $11,711,009,(>4, a
gainst $18,880,000 at the close of
April and >l3, ">83,000 at the close of
March. On the first day of June
last year the Treasury balances were
$16,0l 1,102.58.
The receipts last month us shown
by the Auditor<lenerals hooks, we;*e
£ 1 ,753,1522,88 and expenditures ?iS72,
r>t)l),t»S showing an excess for the
month of $880,723,20. The balance
in the general fund, exclusive of the
I £ 104,521,1!' in the Alleghany Nation
lal was, SI 1,7:51,880,04 and in the
sinking fund exclusive of $58,955,9!)
ie the Alleghany bank §2,455,700,42.
Then' have been no develop
ments in the Alleghany bank cases,
according to Mr. Sheatz, and the
matter is now in the hands of
Attorney (Seneral, who will protect
the State's interests. It is prob
able that the attorneys for the
personal sureties subpoena some of
the State officials to appear in court
in-Pittsburg wheh the rule to open
judgement is argued.
The twenty-second annual con
vention of the Y.C.T.U.of Sullivftn
county, will be held at Wheeler
ville, on Wednesday June 10,
1 <)OS. There w ill be three sessions
10? 00 A. M., 1:30 and 7.30 P. M.
Never has this greatest reform of
the age receivad such an impetus
as during the past year; and the
\V. C. T. U. through its numerous
departments, is recognized as one
of the greatest factors in this ad
vance movement. Every one is
invited to attend and help the good
| work along. A good program has
been arranged and all sessions will
Ibe free to all. Free meals and
' lodging will be furnished to all
delegates and visitors.
Sara A. lluckle, Co. Pres.
Foley's Honey Tar
heals lungs and stops the cough.
DYSPEPTICIDE
The greatest aid to DIGESTION.
Capital Cases Musi Go Belore a Jury.
The men charged with conspiracy
[to defraud the Commonwealth in
the furnishing of the State Capitol
by means of false bills for supplies
will have to learn their fate from a
jury, Judge Kunkel refusing to rule
that the allegations of the Common
wealth have not been sustained by
the evidence. The Court holds that
the men under indictment must
make their defense and that the jury
must decide the question on the
facts brought before them.
Any other decision would have
been a calamity. The evidence of a
gross overcharge in the Capitol fur
nishings has impressed not only all
Pennsylvania but the entire country.
It is a mistake, and tlie people
have really got the worth of their
money in the State Capitol, injustice
to the defend ints this should be
made very clear. A decision of the
; case on a mere technical point, or
a dismissal before a complete hear
ing of both sides, would be a great
misfortune. The people want to
know the truth of the matter. If
thi' defendants are innocent they
want all the daylight and publicity
they can get in order to convince
the people among whom they live
that iliey have been wronged by the
charges of defrauding the State and
seeking to conceal their guilt by
false bills.
The decision of Judge Kunkel is
therefore for the best interest of the
people and of the defendants. It
permits the whole case to come out,
and in the evidence of witnesses, the
argument of council and the charge
of the Court, the truth will be made
plain. It does not seem tons that
any one can be wronged by, or have
just cause of e >mplaint against a de
cision that this Capitol conspiracy
case must be tried to a finish.
Summer Fashion Held-Vp.
Summer fashions this year are
"too hot," even fur paris, to use a
good American expression. At least
yii! advanced guard, sent to Long
hamp race track l>y fashionable
inoilistes, nearly caused a riot, and
was ejeeted from the paddock by
the police.
It is usual for the leading dress
makers to advertise the coming fash
ions by sending out their best "man
nequins" or models, wearing the
gown of ultra-fashionable style, and
sure to become the cynosure of all
eyes at fashionable gatherings like
the Long Camp races.
The gowns which caused some un T
fortunate mannequins to be mobbed
in ihe paddock were of the latest J
style, clinging 'ugh waisted, and of
s'::mp.v cla-sic il cut, a la Directoirc.
They were in tact a revival of those
indelicate gowns of the "Merveii
euses" who in directoire days were
mobbed for wearing them.
Thinking she was insufficiently
clad, tht policeman who escorted
one of the models from the paddock
covered her with his cloak. The
four mannequins afterwards receiv
ed .-ummons to the correctional court
1 for "disturbing public order."
New Opening lor High Salaries.
A leading agricultural journal
says:"The rapid developenn nt of
agricultural education has created a
demand for instructor.- in agriculture
horticulture, animal husbandry, for
estry, etc., That makes them the
best paid teachers iit the land. It is
comparatively easy to secure at a
moderate salary teachers of languag
es, mathematics or any other of the
older branches, but good instructors
in agriculture are hard to lind at
good salaries. The colleges and
high schools, the state and nationa]
departments of agriculture, and
even foreign institutions, are after
men who are qualified to teach agri
culture in some of its branches. In
dia, Sonth America South Africa
and China have all been bidders for
American and Canadian instructors
lately and have secured some of
them too. Recently Professor Smith
of Michigan has engaged togo to
South America and Professor Park
er of Minnesota to China, along with
others from this country. In the
Held ofy'ducational work agriculture
' now offers best opportunities and
1 will for some years."
In Memory ol the Dead.
Memorial Day Observance at the
county seat was in all respect success
fully carried out. The public gener
ally remembered the veterans, and
participated in the days events.
Many tlags were unfurled and (lowers
in great profusion were contributed
for the decoration of graves of the
soldiers dead.
The exercises of the day were con
ducted 111 the M. K church, opening
prayer by Rev. W. 11. Xorcross was
followed by patriotic airs by a select
choir. Rev. T. W. Null was orator
of the day and his address was high
ly enjoyed being somewhat out of
the ordinary style of memorial ad
dresses.
Completing the programme which
was arranged by the veterans and
carried out by J. C. Pennington,
master of ceremony. The few re
maining defenders of our nation,
headed the line of march to the
cemetery where the graves of their
comrades were appropriately honoc
ed and decorated.
Martial music was furnished by
the Laporte Drum Corps, who did
credit to themselves in the perform
ance ot their part of the program,
Which was their initial appearance
on a public occasion.
The Rev. C. K. Choolzzi, graduate
of Kings College, Oxford, Trinity
College, University of Berlin, special
ecclesiastical envoy of King Menelik
of Abyssinia, is spending a few days
in Philadelphia.
He is telling the negroes of that
city, among other things, that Eve
was a negro, that Moses was a ne
gro, that Solomon was a negro and
that Homer was a negro.
His present business in this coun
try is to tell the blacks togo back to
Africa, where he says they belong.
He bases his assertion that Moses was
was a negro on a Biblical story to the
effect that God told Mose to put his
hand in his bosom, and that wjien j
Moses drew the hand out it wUsJ
white, Therefore he must
black.
He says that Solomon's mother vftis
a t'ushite, and that the Abyssinnians
are the only Cushites in the world.
Formal orders will soon be issued
for the bigger mobilization of federal
and state troops in ten year.*. The
linal plans for the esta dishment of
eight military camps this summer
for the joint training of regular army
and militia soldiers have been eon
.eluded by the assistant secretary.
Governors of the various states have
been notified of the time when the
militia organization of Ihe several
states will expect togo into camp-
A new method of making good
loads is being adopted in many
townships of our neighboring town
ships. A Supervisor published the
following letter in the Danville
News:
Sir: l)erry township installed sev
eral road drags during the tirst part
of this week, made after the king
drag as a pattern. The tirst day
several men with teams and drags
were started out and when night
came to our surprise, each man had
putin the best of shape about tlve
miles of road. The results were far
[superior to those obtained with the
large four wheeled scraper and the
cost about one-sixth that of the
scraper. A saving of six hundred
per cent, and better work done.
The old theory was to drag a
lot of sward and mud out of the
ditch from three to eight inches in
depth -material wholly unadapted
for good roads—and place it in the
center of the highway, where it lies
a soft spongy mass, to be worn
down by the tread of the poor horses
or to be washed away by the rain,
until the next season tinds it back in
the ditch from where it was taken.
With the King drag installed the
best kind of material is used—the re
fined scrapings from the middle of
the road. These scrapings the drag
i takes off the high places and deposits
in the hollow parts of the road,
making the bed as smooth and solid
as a floor.
We have no more use for the old
four wheeled machine, except to op
en ditches, atul then we want to be
sure that the soft soggy material
1 taken out is not deposited on the
road.
75C PLR YEAR
True Heroism Saves Brothers.
Three I toys by the nuisio of Confer
hud a thrilling experience in the
Susquehanna river near the Stone
crustier at Loyalsock on Tuesday,
Guy Confer aged 11 years got into
the water first and Lincoln aped !)
years, jumped in and atteinped to
save his elder brother from drown
ing. He was soon held in the awful
death grasp of the elder brother and
both hoys went down together. They
had been under the second time and
were about togo down the third
time when Jacob Coufer, aged UJ
years who had been away a short
time from the river bank, arrived
and plunged into the water. With
the aid of a long pole he succeeded
in getting both younger brothers
cut of the water.
The boys were playing along (lie
water, debating whether or not i(
was too cold for a plunge.
All are excellent swimmers for boys
of their age and they have no fear of
the water. The act of the U-year-old
boy in trying to rescue his elder
brother was one of tru' 1 heroism, lie
swam out to the 11-year-old boy,
but when he reached him the
strength of the elder overpowered
the younger and they would have
undoubtedly drowned together had
it not been for the bravery of the
oldest brother. They live in the
vicinity of the stone crusher.
Automobile HIKI carriage iminu
lac hirers, along with the men of the
allied vehicle industries, arc giving
very serious consideration to the
question of the future supply of hick
ory timber. .Shis wood, which is
one of the most important of all
woods, since no satisfactory substi
tute for it has been found, plays a
more important part anions thecom
mercial timbers than many people
realize.
For automobile and carriage
wheels, where strength, toughness
aod resiliency are essential qualities,
I no other wood has been found in this
country that will take the | ; v of
hickory. Mancf ftureis say that n'*
steel or wire spoke has yet been
found that will Withstand the wear
and tear of the hickory spoke, and
for this reason the welfare of the
vehicle industry seems dependent
upon the conservation of the hickory
supply.
Three of the largest associations of
hickory user* in the count y, the
National Wagon Manufacturers
association of America, the Carriage
Builders National association, and
the National Hickory association,
have completed a series of co-opera I -
ive tests with the I'nited States for
ests service and tin- trade considers
the results highly important. The
tests covered a close study of the
properties of different woods used in
vehicles and implements, supple,
mented by mechanical tests to ascer
tain the relative strength of different
woods and different forms of con
struction and tests the accuracy of
the present system of grading.
I'. 15. Shaw and S. V. Brown
matte a tour of inspection by auto on
some of the roads of Lycoming
county. "In talking about their
ride after their return Mr. Shaw
said that they found a stretch in El
dred township that is absolutely bet
ter than the best drive in Eairmounl
park, Philadelphia. The road has
been intelligently dragged under the
supervision of ('. I>, lleim. and its
result is a revelation to anyone who
will take the trouble of driving ov.ir
the road, it is perfect, as hard as
adamant, smooth and clean, 'and r> -
fleets credit on the gentlemen whose
intelligence and skill have brought
it up to such a state of perfection:
(Jazett and liulletin.
The Evening Advertiser, JTowan
das new daily newspaper made its in
itial bow to the people of the City of
Promise Monday night. It is pub
lished by the Keystone Publishing
company with an office on Elaine
street, and will according to its salu
tatory be an independent publication.
it is a four page, six column pa
[ per, two pages being ready print,
| and its first issue is a creditable one
| under the circumstances. The name
| of the editor is not made known, tin'
: editorial column being silent as to
that fact.—Daily Uevi'ew.