.'■i mem News rrm ! CHARLES L. Wttffi, Edito*. Puohsboij al/ ery Thursday At'ternao By The Sullivan Publishing Co At the Count} Bout. of Sulllvau Countj. LAPOBTK. PA. W MASON, Presiden. T'KH. J. INGHAM, Soc'y & Treas. Entered al the Pout Office at Laporte, an second-class mail matter. _ The action of the appropriations committees at Harrisburg in muk- iiivt $90,0(10 availeble for the payment of hills in connection with the stamp ing out oft he foot and mouth epi demic among Pennsylvania cattle, indicates the cost of the successful efivot tu check this disease that ha« cost European countries millions of dollars to stamp out. Of the new appropriation $35,000 will be return ed to the state treasury to make good for money already expended in the emergency About $40,000 will be required to pay for the cattle thai have been killed and the cost of inspection, quarantine and damages to property will amount to as much more. An idea of the manner in which the recent cattle disease affect ed prices may be gleaned from the prices bid by farmers of Bucks county quite recently on a load of cows, the lowest figure being $52 per heed. High prices witl no doubt prevail until such times as there is a greatly increased supply of cattle. The new and bright <*omic features an- now appearing in the PHILA DELPHIA I'IIESS. They are en tirely new and very funny, drawn especially for the Philadelphia Sun day Press. Mr. Softleigh is an easy old gentle man and is always getting into trouble because "He cannot say no," his experiences are very interest ing and funny. The other new feature is an interesting little chap called ''Clum sy t laud'" who tries to help his pa pa in all his undertakings. He is very ambitious and industrious, but his re.-alts are always the reverse, for li- is always getting into some mischievious trouble ou account of being so clumsy. These new features will ap pear regular every Sunday in the comic section in the of the Phila delphia Sunday Press. Also our famous hairbreadth Harry. Mrs. I'ime Killtr, Mr. Grouch, John, P >or .lohn, Lucky Mike and Mrs. Rumm ge. All these famous com ic peop'e aruu -" thousands of readers of the Philadelphia Sunday Press, and why not you? They will enter tain the young '<s well as the old. Order the Philadelphia Sunday Press delivered to your home by your newsdealer every Sunday. Hovw Fast Ho Could Co. A breeder aiul trainer of race horses who !:; known almost as well in Enjr hjuil i:-< hi; is here recently sold a h"i m 1 !■> an Knglisliuian. The L'aglish uuiu before paying for the horse quib bled » bit about the price and then snid: "You know, I'd like to see the horse first jest to see how fast he can go." "Never mind about that," said the traiuet "lie can't go auy faster than I can tell it."—New York Sun. Oil iioacu in Illinois. A most, interesting experiment is be Ing conducted in central Iliiuois, near Springfield. The state highway com mission is making a test of oil on coun try !'■ iads. While oil roads are no nov elty in many parts of the United States, they are not known on tht heavy black soil of central Illinois. The tip soil of the road Is being mixed with an asphalt oil to a depth of six laches-. What the results will be no one e:.n predict, but this may be the solu tion of the good roads problem. In many parts of the Sucker State stout roads are out of the question. With out the material near at hand the prairie states cannot expect tc have stone pikes, as tin some of the e: s:eir» states. Good -roads must b» secured by drainage, special care and po. : U,!y by the use of oil. This experi rui nf will be watched with a great deal of interest. Road Budding Picnic. ".Don't you people ever work the roads in this section?" asked au auto mobilist as he pried the rear wheel ot liU machine out of a rut with a»fenc( rr.ll. "Work 'em? Well, I should say wt do," answered Uncle Charlie Seavei 112: 'in the top rail of the fence. "Why w<> work these roads on th' assess aie-nt plan. None of that money sys tern for us fellers. Every farm is as sessed so many days' work on th highway, an" after th' farm work h all done an' we ain't nuthlii' else tei do v.o all turn out, thirty or forty o : in. with plows, horses, picks, shovelf an' hoes to work th' roads, t tell you it's a picnic. Work? Why, they make tV ,!irt fly until they set tired. Then v - find some shady spot to rest, eat <u:r iunch. drink some cider, smoke an Oinby play a game or two ot seven up An' we call It a day." Continued from page 1. ham and Kelcey and noted civic, au thcrUlus from all over tho United States. Only last week Vice President Fairbanks, while here to deliver the Lincoln Day address, after a tour ®f Capitol Kill, said: "I am very much Impressed with your state capitol. The entire building is one of which you may well be proud. Ft r the scheme of park extension from tho capitol I have only commendation. It is badly needed. I have thought so frequently in passing by on railroad trains. Never was I more Impressed in this way than today. By all means ex tend the park, and do it now. The thousands of travellers will then be able to obtain a satisfactory view of your handsome state house." Aside from the appearance of things there are practical and economic rea sons in support of the park extension project. Harrisburg is rapidly devel oping as a manufacturing city, and property values aro going up by leaps and bounds. Every year of delay will largely increase the price that the state will have to pay for the property. It is only a matter of time until the growth of the state government will require an extension of the present building or the erection of new groups of buildings. The public grounds as they are today would not permit of such addition. Leaders of all parties and public men generally are outspoken In their belief that now is the time to make a start on the extension of Capitol park During a visit to Harrisburg on Jan. 19 last. Senator Boies Penrose said: "1 am earnestly in favor ot Capitol park extension. It Is an entirely proper and legitimate undertaking for this great commonwealth. Harrisburg has for several years expended large sums as a municipality, and through the di rect Investment of its citizens is mak ing the seat of the state government ideal in every way, and It Is therefore right that the commonwealth should exhibit the same enterprise In provid ing for its magnificent capitol bulldiug in a proper and adequate setting. "There is no reason whatever for postponing this needed Improvement. The state is abundantly able to under take the work and it would seem to be the height of folly to further delay the inevitable extension of the public grounds. Millions of dollars are being expanded by the national government in improving the city of Washington, and no loyal citizen of Pennsylvania will object to the making of a proper setting for the capitol here. "From what 1 can gather of the sen timent of the legislators there is little doubt that the Capitol park extension meesitre will be sent to Govornor Stuart for his approval at the present session of the legislature." Senator Penrose's confidence in the passage of the bill at this session is shared by members of the legislature generally. They realize that the park extension can now be authorized with out curtailing the necessary appropria tions for schools, roads, local charitie; and other legitimate objects of state aid. Wanted—An Idea 2SSS3 Protect your Ideas: they may bring you wealth. VTrlt.- JOHN WEDDERBUBN ft CO.. Patent Attor neys Washington. V. C., (or their $1,900 prise offet aud Hit ot tit? hundred Invention! wauled. Foley's honey and Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia Administrators' Notice. Notice is hereby given that Letter.- oi Administration upon the estate of Fran cis W. Gallagher, late of Laporte Boro., Sullivan County, Penna.. deceased, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to said estate are re queried to make payment, and those having claims or demands against the sain will make them known without de lav to THERESA GALLAGHER. I/aporte, Penna., Administratrix. January 4. 1909. U > 9f The Best place to buy goods Is often asked by the pru pent housewife. Money saving advantages arealways being searched for Lose no time in making a thorough examination of the New Line of Merchandise Now on IEXHTBIWONI ?????? ? ? ? BTEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. AH answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. I , iiibi—■mil I I 1 »n ■ III! ■■ ■ I—«i~nm- -rirTTf-iriiT ■■•iri—n'ri ■ShortTalkson * Advertising No. 19. People generally read advertisements more than they did a few years ago. The reason is to be found in the advertisements themselves. Advertisers are more careful than they nsed to be. They make the advertise ments more readable. Seme of them even become, in a •way, a department of the paper, and people look for them y every day with as much sest and pleasure as they turn to any other feature. This is true of many department stores all over .cc-} /"J!/ In many cities there is just one man who appre- ciates the value of such interest. (i w\/ He breaks away from the old set style. He tells / 112 something interesting in his space every There are lots of interesting things in ' business. Look over the miscellany page of j any paper—look at its local news columns, J and its telegraph news, for th~* matter, 13 1 and you'll see that the majority of the 1 items are more or less closely related to 0 WF'?' some business fact. Dress these facts up in a becoming -ui tkt m~rw kU garb of words, and they will find readers. ftdttM." sven though they be in a "mere advertisement" Let the merchant come down hi» pedestal and talk in his JB|M He needn't be flippant—far from it, Jlfj/ but let him not write as if he were ad- M -—— Iff dressing somebody afar off, and telling iHftIK him about something at even a greater ff IgSV|| Oh The newspaper goes right into its jyjm jl|r|Q| reader's house—goes in and sits down *MJWL< MMNL' VT) —i s in the table when ha eats, and \ in his hands while he is smoking after the meal. It reaches him when he'is ia '' That's the time to tell him about yocr business—clearly, plainly, convinu. —as one mac talks to another. (*8« mnifiafu fm rtfkt imU iu >■<!■*< ... , . _ „ . k*utZmd*U dZm Mil kmm." C&ir*. Ckmdu Amtm B~l„, firm JW* J. M. WIHTON, | MUNCY VALLEY, PA. Never Before HaveJWe Received 50 and 75 so many praises and heardf|so VV Boys' Knee many flattering remarks as we Pants Heavyweight f^ a d this Season. Assorted style Soecial, Were you one ol the vast thr< n;;s th.it ' crowded our store during the past kr' HjSiM.'- WW Did you your share of the :utirlfs *• advertised? It not you should ! {fclhWfeJi* ! conn HER t NOW 'p§ | We are making new friends fast: selling" more goods than ever before bX * But we still want more friends, want to sell our stock faster, ye we are spurred onto deeper price cutting. People wonder how p. we can do it. To this we can answer, that no other store m tin cto^- section!; has the wholesale buying facilities enjoyed by this estab ißaiaxmAL niwmna i.a>| I lishment. We can buy lower, we can sell lower. Sweater Coats Specials Men's Corduroy Pants Men S bliiltS . -jfi From 1.19 tO Men's Negligee'Sliirts 39c Men efor Boys Sweater Coats .Jo , 6 Mtnsfsweater coats .75 CHILDRENS SUITS Mens sweater coats 125 FrOITI 99C tO J. 1 )® and 9 p-'i \ . S , Rr . ' ' ' J Ixichv r lannel overshirts 1.39 Mens sweeter coats I.DU ..p.., , -tmw-m 1> c Mens sweater coats 2.00; MhN S IKO^/SEKS Sens sweaters 25 and 46c From 6oc to $4 i Men's extra heavy, cotton | Underwear From to Boys and Girls Stockings 09c MEN'S ODD COATS !±:S mtorß £;| ribbed or fleeced 20 and 26c All. Prices All Prices j „ 1 j Men's ribbed-underwear DUCII and CordurOV 85C tO 2 2=l Also big line men s lumbermen j „ , 0 01 , " rubbers—Lambertville and' Ball \ *ll colors 39c . . i Men's fleeced lined underwear J j lU,ui ' A l^ sav ' n « ,or >' ou ; j Boys Corduroy v JIVO iwcaps ijc Also big line of Shoes at sav- UJiea ' FURS at great reduction. | j Boy#' corduroy knee pants, lined, illg prices for 2.50 throughout, fine ribbed quality! Shot*. LfldiCS 1.6S IOF I.Oy Trrrwa 11 • r 1 S worth regular 7.ic Sp.ci.i 3«c' Men's Working Shoes 1.65 1 1 M,xks •" " nm LM j Men's Suits : C es. Douslas Shoes at reduced Ladies' Sweaters £ Men's Suits 4.65j q> i • i» |kj| 112 on/ J | Ladies 1 Sweaters all colors 99c . Men's Suits 6,75; k-lfl6 01 IYIGn S QliCI Ladles' Waists, blue, black, 39c EST iSi Children's Overcoats at re- . .. . r t MeneSuits 11.75 H. 50 HIIPPH uduici uuaia e 15.50 16 25! villi#vVi pi IwCO. .Ladies' Coats from 3.50 to 12.00 So Come to J. M. Wighton's to satisfy your wants. Remem be| aale only lasts this month. Railroad fare from Lapo iti nd| dmont for purchase of sio'oo or over, THE El i TKI-WEEKLY U 90«TE GAZETTE and BULLETIN BEPUGLiCAN NEWSITEM Tells all the general news of the Best dressed and most respected world, particularly that of our newspaper in Sullivan county. State, all the time and tells it Pre-eminently a home ncwspTper i impartially. Comes to Hubscrib- * The only Republican paper in j ers every other day. It ia in fact county and comes from the seal | almost a diily newspaper, and of justice with new news from ' you cannot afford to be without l ' ie county offices, clean new« it. We offer this unequaled from all sections of the county paper and the NEWS ITEM and Tri-Weckly GAZETTE AND BULLETIN. In every city there is one best If you want to keep in touch paper, and in Williatnsport with the Republican party it is the Gizetteand Bulletin. organization and be informed It is the most important, pro- on a " estate transfers or gressive and widely circulated legal matters in general that paper in that city. The first transpires at the county seat to hold the fort journalistically. you must necessarily take the Order of the News Item. NEWS ITEM. " uff ITCH WMWM "N£ W RIVAL " ™ FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. New Haven, Conn. 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"B-DROPS" can be used any length of time without acquiring a "drug habit." as It Is entirely free of opium, eocaine. alcohol, laudanum, and other similar Ingredients. Lars* lln Bottle, "MBOPI" (808 Deses) •1.00. Wmr Bale by DrnrcUt*. ■ SWAISOS IHEDMATIB IURE COSPAVT, B ■ Dept. SO. 100 Lake Otre.t, Oktoage. ■ I A ' I COP YRICHTS AND DESIGNS. \ l Send your business direct to W ashluKton, 4 112 saves time, costs less, better service. J S My oSce clone to U. 8. Patent Office. TREE prellmin- 3 # nrv *oxa»-ninr.iioaa made Atty's fee not due until patent t> t In ■ecured. PERSONAL ATTENTION QIVEN-19 YEARS < 112 ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. Book "How to obtain Patent*," 5 5 etc , sent tree. Patents procured through E. G. Blggers s 5 receive special notice, without charge. In the 5 ENVENTIVE AGE sillustrated monthly—Eleventh year—terms,!). a year, j MGGERSB^FKj | \\V 1 r >mptiy I s an«l l»orei|!?n 112 soud model, or pl.oto ol'invention /or t < free report on patentability. Yor free book J '( Opposite U. 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