Republican News Item. VOL. XIII. NO 32 <524,000—544,000 > V Which Do You Prefer • ? \ The average man earns about si, 100 a year. / works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a \ time. The average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or ( / $6OO for a year of 300 days. He earns $24,000 in a I \ life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24-r JOOO is $20,000. This is the minimum value of a ? V practical education in dollars and cents The in-C J creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. J \ Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when J /'the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V \ ton. Pa., can give you an education that will makeX I high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of \ 112 work you care to follow, this great educational x stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at C a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our Q \ local Representative will show you how you canV /^triple your earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 SHeis L ? O. IE 1 . BE/BISTX-J" A IST, 5 C. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA^A^^ COLE 1 : HARDWARE.| No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, CO-AXj 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 fcr sale cheap. We can c ell you in stoves anything from a flue Jewel Base Burner te> a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Stearn and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. S; j ue 112 o 112 usfio rc, fa The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Get into the Spirit of Christmas Take a little jaunt and mingle with the gift buying crowds at this store and you will be well pleased with thr purchases you will make here. AN UMBRELLA CORSETS A favorite gilt that never goes out of Practically every favorite brand of fashion arid always acceptable. We are <?ood Corset in represented here. We can showing M>me fine Umbrellas with the supply the model that is best adapted to new Mission handles, and Natural sticks your figure. The prices are always the for men and women. Prices range from lowest for perfect fitting corsets. 75c to $6.50 Handkerchiefs—The Busiest Spot in the Store at Christmas Handkerchiefs tor man, woman and child—in assortments that will pleas e everybody. Hemstitched. Embroidered, Initials in linen, in silk and cambric. Ail are better value than you would expect to see lor 5c to $2.00 CREPE De CHINE WOOL GLOVES For Neck Scarfs in all the best plain And Mittens for men, women and child colors and fancy borders for 60c to #l.OO ren. Good assortment to select from Plaid Silks. For Waists. Some very elvlish patterns in the best colorings. Regular dollar and dollar and a hall values, tor 75c and $l,OO New Belts for Chriutmas LACE WAISTS All the latest ideas in licit Novelties are Just shown, for gift giving. Now Kcru here.Especially tine line of Leather and I'ersion effects. Here's a hint for and Fancy Kelts, handsomely boxed for you to profit by. Prices are reasonable I hristmas. J Company. LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY FA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 17, 1908. RULES OF PRGCEFUFIE May Be Made a Feature of an Evening's Programne. State Lecturer Lowell of Niw York Submits a List of Parliamentary Questions and Answers Whicl Grange Members Will Find Instructive. No meeting of the grange) can be conducted correctly withoir some knowledge of parliamentary riles, and us there is, we believe, a verj consid erable lack of knowledge of su-li rules and in order tliut members may fie posted upon the more Importan parlia mentary questions that arise without having to take the trouble fi< !o>k them U)i for themselves State I.ectur.H' Low ell of Fredouia, N. V., has prepared the following parliamentary ingestions, with their answers, which we suggest can be made an interesting feature for au evening's programme. The lecturer might assign these questions to mem bers at a previous meeting or call upon members without givlrg tliem previous notice and ascertain how many are capable of answering the questions without consulting Oushlng's Manual or some other equally good authority: I. Is it In order to lay an amendment on the table? No; tt is done sometimes to kill a ques tion before the bouse, to get sorru one to vote who thinks he Is getting rid of the amendment only. If you lay an amend ment on the table, the main question tcoes with it. It is not ftood parliamentary form. May a member arise to a question of privilege and speak on the question be fore the house? No. 3. J low many time* may one person speak on a question and not bu out of order? If he moves the question, twice; if not, once. J. When a question of privlle > is be fore the house and a motion is made to take up the order of t!ie day. What be comes of the question of privilege? It is lost. 5. When a person wishes to make re marks on a motion of his own should It be done before or after stating the mo tion? Always before. 0 Can you tell whether the following questions are debatable or midebatable or whether they require a majority or two-thirds vote to be carried? (a) Motion to close debate. Requires a two-thirds vote, undebatable. Go Objection to the consideration of question. Requires a two-thirds vote, cannot be amended, is undebatable. CO Motion to limit debate. Itcqutrea a Lvu-thktls votu, is u f ■< t b!e, can be amended. <d) Motion to extend the limit of debate. Requires a two-thirds vote, is undebata ble, can be amended. (e) Motion to take up the previous ques tion. Requires a two thirds vote, cannot be amended, is undebatable. 7. Can you tell what questions can be amended and what cannot ' Th'-re are nineteen questions which can not be amende.! Here are some of the most important ones: Motion to adjourn, ami i:d:i:.jnt to au ameimnx at, call to or der, lay on table, take from the table, withdrawal of a motion, objection to the consideration of a question. 8. llow and when may a question be re considered? At the meeting when the motion was passed or tho next following. The mover must be fine who voted on the prevailing side; requires a two-thirds vote. 9. Can all questions be reconsidered? No. 10. if an appeal is taken from the deci sion of the chair and the vote is a tie, what is the result? Why? it is lost, because if half the voters are with the chair ho makes a majority. 11. Can a presiding officer vote after the votes have been counted? In some cases by unanimous consent he can cast, the deciding vote. 12. Can you correctly dispose of an amendment to an amendment? First put the amendment to the amend ment. If carried, put tho amendment as amended; if carried, put the original ques tion as amended; if lost, put the questions as they come, beginning always with the amendments. 13. W'Hat is a point of order? When a person is speaking and states something wrong any one may arise and say, "[ arise to a point of order." Tho chairman shall say, "State the point of order." The one rising shall then cite wherein the speaker lias made a wrong statement, and If the chair sustains the point of order the speaker shall sit down; if it is not sustained and no appeal is taken, the speaker may continue. 14. Question of privilege-when made? It may bo made when a speaker has the floor. As soon as it is disposed of the assembly resumes the consideration of the question which was Interrupted. 15. Objection to consideration of ques tion—when made? When a question comes up which any one thinks should not be discussed he may object to its consideration. Cannot be amended, is undebatable, requires two thirds vote, does not require a second and Is In order when another has the floor. New England Grange Excursion. The Patrons of New England will en joy an excursion to Washington to at tend the national grange on Nov. 11 In that city. The party will be a largo one, as reduced rates and first class accommodations; have been secured. The party will start Nov. 10 nnd re turn Nov. i7. Those who take this tour to Washington by paying an ex tension fee can attend the American Association of lnsiituto Workers held there Nov. 30 and 17. Tho Stark grange of New Hamp shire lost ail its property In a lire ex cept Its records on Oct. 7. The gran re property was insured, however, an I the grange has upward of $."00 in the bank, so that it will not be cripple,! Almost a wagon load of house hold articles were reexhibited in court during the trial of John 11. Guise and his wife, Mrs. Anna Guise, of near Ralston, who were underjthe serious charge of rob bing seven homes in that town and secreting the goods most of which were found in a dark garret in their home by constable E. Weigel Heed, who put into effect the seven search warrants issued by a justice of the peace in that town. It was by far tlu- most interesting of the cases at this term of court. The Guise have two pretty daugh ters—Fannie aged It! years, and Annie, aged 14 years. The eider daughter tried to convince the court that she did all the pilfering, evident ly with a view to exonerating her father, mother and sister. The goods were alleged to have been Stolen from Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dye, Dr. and Mrs. L. D .11. Mintzer, Mrs. Frank Couley, Mrs. S. H. Keys, Elizabeth Michael, Mary Sullivan and Antonio Kilborn, all of whom were in court and identi" tied the articles taken from their homes. The articles were brought into court in a big box and spread | about the court room. They con sisted of all colors, sizes and de scriptions of underclothing for men women and children, even infants; dishes two turreens, bowls, pitchers, a lantern, tin pail, granite bucket, baseball-suit, dress skirts,, woolen and cotten bedclothes, rugs, small and large pieces of all kinds of car pets. undershirts, overshirts, towels, waists, apn.ns, Machintoshes, stock ings, troustrs, bags, flour sacks, j pieces of dry goods, capes and other things to numerous to mention. The father and mother were charg ed with the crime, not the daughters but Miss Fannie Guise went oil the witness stand and under oath told the court ami jury that she was the prime mover in all the stealing; that her sister had not helped or aided licr in any manner; that her mother knew nothing about her work and that her father was en tirely innocent of the charge; that he had not been at home enough to know wh at was going on about the house. She shouldered the blame for tilt; entire affair to free her mother and fathor of the stigma which a conviction would place up on their names and reputations. She tiffined that she had been per suaded to do the stealing by Mrs. Alice Newman, wife of George New man, with whom she said she was quite intimate nnd who had spent several days at the Guise home. It appeared to be the desire of Clarence L- Peaslee. Ally, for the Guise, to secure the acquittal of Mr. G :ise and place the blame upon his wife and daughters.—NVilliamsport News. According to a report received at tin- headquarters of the State Live stock Sanitary Board, chickens are to blame for the spread of the disease known as foot and mouth in Chester county. In one township three farms lie in a row and the disease developed in the two outer ones, leaving the central tract unaffected. The chickens from that farm how ever, ran into the others and now the cattle are under quarantine. Although his tongue has been re moved to save his life, Israel Demp, the man who was operated upon by the physicians at the Jefferson Hos pital Philadelphia for a cancerous growth, is overjoyed at his escape from a lingering illness antl horrible death. His teeth and tongue have been taken out ami the growth in the back of his throat removed. Be fore the operation begun on Mon day, Demp said: "Well if this is the last time, I will hear myself talk, I guess the hest thing is to say Merry Christmas to you all.—Phila delphia Press. While Fisher Wells, accompanied by Messrs. Harry Carter and Eugene Corson, were automobilingjust this side of the Frazer place on Vuughan Hill Saturday night, the machine ran off the road and down into the fields, a fell of about ten feet, turn-", ing completely over in the mix-up. j Mr. Wells received a fracture of the collar bone, ami the other two occu pants of the auto were badly shaken i up.—Wyalusing Rocket. Says the Canton Sentinel: A man sion now in process of construction on what is known as the Daniel Wor den estate, near Leolyn Bradford county—is attracting considerable interest by reason of its massiveness and uniqueness. The estate t'ora priees 22") acres, and is now owned by N. C. Holmes of Philadelphia, who will spend two-thirds of his time on the place, and he will stock it with horses, cattle and poultry. The mansion contains 18 rooms and halls, and Is heated by hot wa ter, there being 2000 feet of radiation, and it will be lighted by gas from a private plant. The sinks in pantry and kitchen, and the bowls antl ba sins in the back rooms are of porce lain,'with German silver trimmings. Water from a spring with a 120 foot fall, is piped to the house. There are two fire plugs. The main porch is 10x100 feet extending across the front antl sides of the house. Tele phone lines will connect with other buildings on the estate and with the long distance companies. The ele vation is about 2,500 feet." "Work was started on the build : ing last Summer and it is expected ! to be ready for occupancy by holi day time." If we should see two African tribes adjust their trade balances by gravely sending an ivory tusk from one camp to the other and as grave ly returning the same package six months later, "civilization" would sneer at the heathen. Exports and imports of gold are on a par with such a proceeding in | Africa. America and Europe, with the deepest of gravity, send ship j loads of gold back and forth at uear j ly stated seasons of each year. There I must be real gold it does not mat ter that very frequently gold import ed from Europe will lie in the American assay office unpacked for ! six months and then returned to i London or paris in the identical ; package in which it had arrived. This shifting back and forth of I the metal at considerable expense ; and at the risk of total loss at sea is |at present the only method of satis- I tying certain international trade ; needs. It is cumbersome, inconven ient, and barbaric. Secretary Cortelyou has suggested a most rational plan to supersede the old way. He proposes the creation of international gold certificates, based on gold and good as gold, for such importing and exporting pur poses. We have gold certificates for i money and every body accepts : them and nearly every one prefers ! them to the actual metal which they I represent. Such certificates could be j sent back and forth between America and Europe without trouble, tit scarcely any expense and at no peril of loss, since their intrinsic value is virtually nothing. It is to be hoped that European bankers will assent to this proposed I innovation as readily as representa tive American bankers appear to be | be tloing. The fourth assistant postmaster general, I'. V. DeGraw, in his an nual report, just made public, recom mends that rural carriers be uniform ed and that the rural free delivery •service hereafter carrying packages ■ of eleven pounds maxium weight at [ a special postage rate. ! Such accommodations, he con | tends, would not in any way com ! pete with existing services, and I would - materially increase the reve j nues of the department. Kural car | tiers are not at present allowed to ! carry for hire any matter or pack ! ages that are not mailable. Patrons and merchants desire to have small i packages delivered by rural carriers, j but will not pay the present fourth ' class rates. j We were a little surprised a few | days ago to find SSO lying in the road beside the hedge at the corner iof one of our prominent business farmer's home, and more so to find it had lain there several months un molested, but beginning to look much the worse for the exposure, j I The money was in the shape of a 1 j mowing machine that will have to j be replaced by a new one before j I many years, unless cared for better than that.—Ex. I 75C PLR YEAR Publishers and the puljlic gen erally have had much interest; for the last few years in the regulations pertaining to second class mail matter. It is under this class that news papers and per iodicals are mailed. It is the most bulky sort of mail and the rate charged, a cent a pound, does not pay for the cost of handling. This was borne with equanimity by the Government 011 the ground that it was for the dissemination of infor mation to the people. Hut a couple years ago rules were adopted exclud ing from the second-class privilege irregular publications, those devote.) to advertising purposes only and those that had no legitimate sub scription list. To those were added the "sample copy" nuisance. The result shows a reduction of the bulk of mail to the extent of many thousands of tons and a consequent saving both in the cost of handling and the cost of transportation. It has recently been learned that a young man from Dushore recently experienced a remarkable episode while calling on his lady friend out in the country. When he got ready to leave he realized that a heavy rain was falling, lie had no um brella or rubber coat and when the girl's father asked him to remain at the house he readily consented. The The next morning when he was in vited to a seat at the table he re luctantly accepted. He was very nervously agitated. He sat opposite a mirror and discovered that he had forgotten to comb his hair. Then he dropped his fork 011 the floor and as he stooped to pick it up he upset his coffee. Matters went from bad to worse until finally in despair tin young man quit eating and put his hands under the table. The loose end of the tablecloth was lying in his lap and when he touched it he turned pale. He thought it was his shirt and that in his nervous ex citement when dressing he had for gotten to put the garment into his trousers. jThat accounted for the smiles and embarrassment. There was 110 time to loose. He hurriedly stuffed the supposed shirt into his trousers. Ten minutes later when the family arose from the table there was a crash. The dishes lay in a broken mass upon the floor. The young man pulled three feet of the tablecloth out of his pants and fled through the back door, lie is j yet in the woods back of his home. Washington Dec. I">. Relative to the charges of corruption on the part of the United States govern ment in connection with the pur chase of the title of the French com pany to the pananin canal, President iioosevelt sent to congress a special message, with complete information, papers ;.nd etc., and*a recommend ation that the government proceed against the New York World for li bel. Although all persons have the idea that members-elect to the two branches of the State legislature do not assume office until the legis lature meets the tirst Tuesday of next January, the terms actually be gin Dec. 1. This is governed by the Constitution of 1*74, which so pro vides. Little want adds always pay. The tremendous buying and sell ing possibilities of a small classified advertisement in a great newspaper are seldom appreciated. "The Phila delphia Press" goes into thousands of homes and is read by a multitude of people, some of whom have what you want or want what you have. The advertisement brings buyer and seller together. For instance a man in the south wanted a certain rare book, lie wrote to the leading book seller in New York, Phila delphia and Chicago without success. He then tried a small advertisement in"The Philadelphia Press" and secured the book within -IN hours. You can satisfy your wants as quick ly by putting an advertisement in "The Philadelphia Press." If you have dogs or birds to sell, try "The Press." If you have a farm to sell, Asmall want ad placed in"The will accomplish the desired result.
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