Republican News Item. VOL. XIII. NO 19 <524,000 $44,000 o <J C Which Do You Prefer • \ The average man earns about si,ioo a year. y works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a \ time The average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or 112 / S6OO for a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in a I \life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24- Q J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of X practical education in dollars and cents. The in- C )creased self-respect cannot be measured in money, x x Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when ? ✓ the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V \ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make / V high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of \ S work you care to follow, this great educational ' n "C x stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at 112 a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Ourr \ local Representative will show you how you can X /^tripleyour earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 / He ,S C. IF 1 . ZBZR/EHSrXxT A 3ST» i C. I. S- Representative. TO WANDA, PA. COLE HARDWARE.? No Place Llßethis Place For. Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD. HEATERS; ONE OP 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. Samuel (Sofe^usftor^fa. , 1 The Sliopbell Dry Good Co., 1 >r 313 Pine Street, q WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Nev Pall Suits The variety is very extensive, including a wide range of style? in all the new materials and colors so that every one can lie sure ol finding something that is be coming at just the price you wish to pay. SILK WAISTS LACE WAISTS We show a new line ol ladies' Black Ladies' Black Net Waists, in hlack, and plain Colored and Plaid Colored Silk white and ecru. New styles to choose Waists. from. Black and Colored Silk Petticoats These Petticoats come from one of the best manufacturers in the trade. This purchase enables us to otler the finest values in high grade Silk Petticoats we have ever shown . Childrens' Jackets Ladies' Coats in Fall weights made of plain colors and For eariy fall wear plain black or fancy mixed material some splendid colors and stylish covert Jackets. You values for $2.00 to $3.75 find these moderately priced. New Wool Sweaters We have just opened a new line of ladies" and Misses' Wool Knit Sweaters, Coats and Hlouse etlects in gray, brown, tan and white. Prices vary Iroin $1.2;) up. New Wool Suitings We are showing some very stylish new wool fabrics tor Coat Suits in worsted mixed etlects plain broadcloths etc. Let us show you these new Suitings—We know we can please you. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1908. Every time a person [licks a post age stamp lie gets a taste of sweet potato. The gum with which the stamps are backed is made from that succulent vegetable because Uncle Mam's lieutenants consider it the most harmless preparation ot the sort. All of the gum used on Ameri can postage stamps is mixed by the government at the bureau of engrav ing and printing, where the stamps are made. It is spread 011 the sheets after the stamps have been printed. The gum in a liquid form, is forced up through pipes from the basement, where it is made. These pipes load to a series of machines consisting of rollers, between which the sheets of stamps are fed, one at a time. A continuous tine stream ot the liquid gum falls upon one of these rollers. The sheet with its wet coating of sweet potato mucilage passes from the rollers into a long horizontal tlue tilled with hot air. When it emerges from the other end of the tlue the gum is dry. Timber at so much a pound—as a large tract was sold Wednesday—is an indication of how scarce it is now in this part of the State, which was once so heavily wooded. The sale was made by J. P. Fredric, of Bloomsburg, to W. A. McWilliams, Danville, who is to clear a tract of woodland 011 Fredric's farm and to pay one dollar for every thousand pounds of the timber. A committee of the trustees of the Bible Conference of the United Evan gelical church have closed a deal for the purchase of forty acres of land 011 the hill west of West Milton, a beautiful site commanding a view of Milton and the Susquehanna river, uqon which it is proposed to erect Cottages and auditorium for a perma nent meeting place of the Bible Con ference and to hold campmeetings and other church functions, it is understood that the work of arrang ing the grounds and erecting the buildings will begin as soon as the scheme has the sancton of the con ference. Every man or woman should ha v a pair of good shears, which are sharp, keen on edge and cut well. The winner Louisiana Shears with a patent tension screw attachment, keep them adjusted, are easy to cut with. "The Philadelphia Press" is giving these shears practically free to new subscribers. The shears are eight inches in length and of the best quality of steel, and guaranteed for live years. Write a postal today for the offer. Address Circulation Department, "The Press" Seventh and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia Pa. Pennsylvania couples who wish to marry quietly in the state of New York will be interested in a question that has arisen respecting one im portant point. It appears that in many cases couples from other states obtained licenses in one town or city, and then to avoid publicity, have been married elsewhere. Attorney General Jackson holds that this is illegal, as section eight of the marriago license law provides that: if the woman or both parties to be married are non-residences of the state, such license shall be obtained from the clerk of the town or city in which the marriage is to be perform ed." On the other hand, Senator Cobb by whom the law was framed, declares that the license authorizes marriage any where in the state. The attorney general, however, has published a warning to clergy men against performing it under a license issued in another town cr city, as in his opinion this would be a misdemeanor on their part Rural Carriers and Roads. It Is only right that the postal au thorities demand good roads over which the rural routes have to travel. The people owe It to themselves to build tH. roads anyway, says the Boli var Herald. If a farmer would fig ure the time saved to him by having the mail brought to his door he could well afford to build and maintain a good gravel road over every mile of the route. Did you evpr atop to cal culate how much you save In time and money each year by the rural routes? Besides these, think of the convenience and satisfaction derived from them. Went Throvgh Bridge. A steam roller weighing nearly 20 tons, used in the construction of the new state road in Wells township, Bradford county, broke through the highway bridge eight rods from the State Line hotel at 10;i}0 o'clock Fri day morning and dropped 20 feet to the rock bottom creek bed below. Elmer Lucas who was operating the engine, went down with the machine but escaped serious injury by jump ing away from the falling bridge. The big machine was badly batter ed up in the crash that followed, and now Elands in an almost perpen dicular position, the front part of the machine resting against the north abutment. The accident has practically stop ped work on the road, for the roller is needed badly. Contractor Ridge lias been summoned from Pittsburg. Under the Pennsylvania system the damaga to the bridge will have to be paid by Bradford county. Superintendent of Public Instruct ion Schaffer designated Oct. 23d as Arbor Day for the public schools of the State, and all connected with the schools are urged "to observe the day by the planting of trees and other suitable exercises." The very best exercises of the day of course will be tree planting. It ought to be done by every school in the State where there is opportunity for such thing. It will be a wise course to instruct the growing generation as to the importance not merely of planting trees for ornament but of reforestation and the prtservation of the trees that now exist. Arbor day in the school should not be a mere holiday; it should mean busi- The enemies ot the human race j t are one by one becoming known. A |,, battle against them is much more | c elective than against the imponder-1 1 able and invisable agencies which j were once supposed in some un- known way to spread and multiply a disease. The battle against the rat, t The communicating host of the bu- 112 bonic plague is proceeding vigorous- ly in several parts of the world, in- j eluding California. The distruction . of rats is a twofold blessing, but in Los Angeles it is found that the in offensive ground squirrel can also ! communicate the plague, having 1 boeu itself inoculated, it is believed, 1 by some plague infested rat. 1 The mosquito is such a prolific | source of several diseases as to justi fy the "American Mosquito Ex- I terminating Society" merging itself With the"American Health Lea- 1 ! gue," as they have a common pur- ' pose. The Merchants' Association |' of New York started a campaign against Hies a year ago. its good ex j ample should find many imitators, j The fly is born in and feeds on filth J and carries bacteria on its feet where ever it flies. From the Indiana farmer. From all that we read concerning this new implement we believe that the inventors have finally succeeded in making use of a particular princi ple in construction that will eventu ally, at least give us a milking ma chine that will relieve this manual la bor portion in the dairy. There is al ways an opportune time for the com ing of inventions." The old adage expresses the thought in these words: "Necessity is the mother of inven tion." The necessity in the labor situation upon the farm of to-day is ; demanding the milking machine. This aid to the dairy will be in har mony with modern improvements for the relief of the labor in carrying 1 out the work of the modern farm. Without the modern reaper and bind ! er the world would be short of bread; without the aid of the milking ma chine the outlook is that the world at large will be short of milk and butter. We notice in our agricul ! ture reading and in our acquaintance . with the forms at large that there is > a strong tendency to drop the dairy " work and take up some other forms \ of agriculture. This movement is [ in the air. It is not because the L dairy is not a profit maker but sim r ply because of the peculiarly burden | some nature of the labor in the j dairy growing out of hand milking • and the greater difficulty of obtain ing help to do the same New Guests For Eagles Mere. When the season for big game opens, a black bear that likes fudge and watermelons will be the special prize sought by gunners in the vi cinity of Eagles Mere, for during the season just closing although not in the least menancing, Bruin became entirely too familiar for the peace of mind of some of the more timid cot tagers of that popular resort. The boldest coup of the entrepid animal was to sneak in from the forest on a night on which a fudge and watermelon feast was to be enjoyed at an Eagles Mere Park cot tage. The yong people had made the fudge and placed it on the rear porch for cooling where also reposed a watermelon or two awaiting con sumption by the merry makers. But behold! when they looked to see if the fudge had cooled it was found badly mussed while the water melons were in a sorry half munch ed state. Then it was remembered by other cottagers that refuse from evening lunches placed at their rear doors had disappeared in ways mys terious. Later Dr. Wingert heard an animal sniffing about his cottage at night and made an investigation, but the brute evaded him. But Bruin no doubt embolded by memories of fudge and watermel ons emerged from the forest {with out waiting for darkness to mask his movements, and was spied l?y the alert physician, who boldly stood his ground and put the animal to tlight with a few stones more or less accurately thrown. This bear was only a cnl). Others have been seen in the same vicinity during the summer. The crew of the Eagles Mere train saw one cross the track ahead of their engine one day. But there will be none there next sum mer if the [hunters of that vicinity make good their boasts. Some of tnetn have been thinking of invit ing President Roosevelt to join in the chase. It will be surprising if any of the animals survive the first tracking snow. Dr. Wingert is to have a choice steak if the particular bear he is interested in, is slain dur ing the open season.—Williamsport News. The New Jersey authorities have about f.'iO, 000 worth of voting ma chines on their hands which they would like to get rid of. The ma chines were purchased for use and experiment in various election dis tricts, hut have beeu generally rejected. Under an act of the Legis latuie the question of retaining or abandoning them has keen voted on, and in almost if not every, instance, they have beeu condemned by over ! whelming majorities. It is ac knowledged that there are some ! good points about a voting machine, I but there is such liability to get out ;of order, and sometimes do the un intended thing, that people have not become reconciled to them. It is evident that a departure from the ballot system is far distant, and in the hands of men who know how to use it the ballot does the business all right* The State Highway Department is seeking to correct the general im pression that the roads constructed under State supervision have been detached sections. It calls attention to the fact that in several instances roads ten and twelve miles long have been made. This is well enough of course, as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough. The Highway Department cannot con trol the matter under present laws. What is needed is a system under which connected roads must be constructed, and that is something to which the Legislature is likely to give its early attention. Unmistakable- signs lend weather] prophets to predict a severe winter. An old weather-wise farmer remarks thatthe weeds have grown unusually high, which he said iudicatea a long severe winter. He said nature causes the weeds to grow tall so that the birds can feed upon the seeds when the ground is covered with snow. Another indication he con tinued, was the fact that squirrels are carrying their winter supply of grain into hollow trees. When they deposit them in leas secure places a I mild winter may be expected. 75C PLR YEAF Sportsmen Draft New Fish Law. Ilarrisburg Pa. Sep. 15.—A bill giving fisherman the right of appeal to court when arrested for alleged violation of the fish law of the State, defining the method of fishing deny the Fish Commissioner the right < 112 interpretation of laws and making new limitations on catches of game fish was drafted at a meeting of the Eish Legislation Committee of tit" States Sportsman's Association, held in this city this aftt rnoon. A statement was made that (he committee wanted to devise a law "by which a man could go fishing without taking a lawyer with him and which would permit of its being enforced on the square." The hill prepared to-day will be submitted to the Legislature next winter. The chief provisions are the appeal which has hitherto been denied fishermen, who have been forced to summary convictiosn on oath of u warden and refusing to allow the State fisheries Commissioners to in terpet the law, requiring that the court pass upon questions. The definition of the use of the fishing rod was given considerabe care and the bill declares that fishing by roil is a method, and does not restrict the number of rods a man may use. Another change is that a man can not be arrested for merely fishing "for fish," but evidence that he lias caught or killed fi*h must be shown. The new restrictions on catches for a day include: Trout 40; black bass,ls; salmon, 10; pickerel, 20; muscal longe, 5. The staff ot State Zoologist Surface, at llarrisburg. on Wednesday morn ing received a visit from a Perry county mountaineer, who brought a box of snakes. The snakes includ ed every variety from rattlers to cop perheads and wood snakes, and were alive, although the mountain eer kept them well together. He was told that the state did not pay for snakes, but that the division receiv ed many snakes for study but they were generally dead when received. The man declined to believe that and after expatiating on the merits of live serpents said that he knew that the state paid $lO per snake. He became indignant and when told that lie was mistaken he threatened to leave his collection. A capitol police steered him out. Shenadoah, Sept. 12.—With !i population of 25,000 this borough ir enduring the worst water (amine in its existence. The storage reservoirs are almost dry and water is supplied to the town only one hour a day. All local industries are shut down, and several cases of typhoid fever have broken out in the last few days. Farmers in the valleys 10 miles distant are bringing water from their wells and selling it atK cents a gal lon to householders. The reading railroad and the Lehigh Valley rail road are running watertrains to keep their collieries in the Schuyl kill region in operation. Naval uniforms all the world over, pretty well, are navy blue. The British fashion in this matter lias beeii the rule with maritime people in general. That bine was ever se lected for the king's Naval services was a fortuitous happening. Win :i 1717 the question of uniform was b' 1 ing considered, the color selected had very like to have been French gray laced with silver. While the King was still not decided he saw the Duchess of Bedford in a ruling habit of blue faced with white and enlivened with gold lace. It was a revelation. Here the king declared, was the uniform for his seaservice officers, and no more was heard of French gray. The navy took to blue, and every other navy has tak en to it since. People live in the scripture limit in Columbia county. The combin ed ages of Colonel Freeze, and sister, Mrs. William Quick, is 2-lit years. L. 11. Stiles of Benton, comes for ward with bis claim that he has a brother and two sisters whoae com- bined ages are 249 years. They arc Richard, atied *t>; Mrs. N. Stecker, aged 88; snd Mrs. Martha Col ley ot Catawissa aged 80.
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