I'&puMiC&n i\cwd item. VOL. XIII. NO 46 —544,000 9 \ Which Do You Prefer • c \ The average man earns about sx, ic-o a year. He/' J works 40 years and earns a total of? 44,00 in a life V* \ time. The average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or 112 / S6OO lor a year of ?oo days. He earns $24,000 in a I S life time. The difference between $44,000. and $24- r J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value ot a ? C practical education in dollars and cents The in- C J creased self-respect cannot be measured in mon »y. J \ Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when \ J the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- \ \ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make / 1 high salaried man ot you ? No matter what line ol \ 112 work you care to follow, this great educational V stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our r local Representative will show you how you can P triple your earning capacity. Look him up today. ( % He is } 112 O. IF 1 . 713T^EUsTXnT A IST, > O. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. COL£T HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, GCXA.IL OPi WOOD. HE A TERS; 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 floe Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Saittuef The Shopbell Dry Good Co., " >' 313 Pine Street, WILLIAM SPORT, PA. CORSETS OF THE BEST Wb can't aflord to have any but the best. Every corset shows the new line demanded by late styles. We do more than merely keep step with your needs We anticipate them. Before the new gown a new corset ol course. I.et us help you select the right one. Of Course there are Gloves to Buy. Togo with the new-Spring costume. Here you will tind a kid glove slock ol' rx cellcnt qualities and splendid color range at moderate prices. You can't go far wrong when you come here lor gloves. Veilings White Waistings Here are all the best ol the new style The assortment Includes nil sorts ol' veilings. There is so little ditlerenee be- new white waist mate ials—plain labrics iwcen the cost of'a good veil mid a poor fancy checks, neat figures, stylish stripes, one that it pays to buy the best here. dots, eic. New Spring Suits Their presence is a pleasi'.g fdifinge from the sombre color of winter. Everv Hay new styles are being added to the collection. They are made in the smartest of the new spring styles. We enn't describe them in detail, but ask you to see them Knit Underwear Embroideries Wo show a splendid line ol medium and insertions in ali the various widths weight knit underwear fur early spring and qualities, Fine dainty edges or wear. wide flouncing widths. Black Silks Never showed a better line of black silks than these we have in stock today. McCall's Patterns and Magazine for April are ready, Patterns 5c and 10c Magazine 5c a copy. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY APRIL 8, 1909. Explosives on Trains. I As an illustration that many of the users of explosives are not con ; versaut with the requirements of the law iti the handling; t>f explo sive, a ease was recently discovered where a valise was checked from Pittsburg Penna., to Gary West Virginia. During transit the valise came open and disclosed the presence of an assortment of dangerous ex plosives. It was delivered to the railway company as baggage by two 1 foreigners who have been arrested land are now in prison awaitng trial bef ire the United States Court for violation of the Act of Congress ap proved May :i0 1908. This act pro j iiibits the transportation of explo sives in vehicles used for transpor tation of passengers, or in freight cars unless full information is given to the common carrier in regard to tiie contents of the package and un less it is prepared for shipment strictly in accordance with the regu lations prescribed by the Interstate ( oinmerce Commission. The penalty provided for violation ]of this statue is a tine not to exceed I two hundred dollars, or imprison ! merit not to exceed three months, Unch both tine or imprisonment at I he discretion of the Court. ! ('orten An y, the ID yeara old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Arey of Jenn jingstnn, West Virginia., was fatally injured in the Jednings sawmill at that piace on Thursday afternoon of last week, by being struck on the head by a board A hub flew from a snv near which he was working. His skul! was crushed by the force of the blow, causing his death on Friday morning. The reinaihs wire brought to his former home at Wilmont, this county, where the funejal services w< re held. on Mon day mornitig at II o'clock: the inter ment wa- made in the cemetery at Norkonk. The Areys were formct residents of Wilmont, having moved to Jenningston about six years ago when the Jennings brothers bega . to take the lumber of their tract of land at that place. The young man was a nephew of Mrs. W. O. Farr of Wyalusing. Some Facts About th«s Great Houlton Grange of Maine. Houlton grange of Maine was organ lzed in April, ISO 4, with twenty-eight charter members. It had uphill work fur several years. Four years later it laid only fifty-four members. In 1879 the question of giving up the charter was seriously discussed, and the rec ords of one evening read something like tills: "Met according to appoint ment. Quorum present. Xc meeting opened. Nothing said, nothing done, nothing received." During the winter of ]ssß meetings were held at the homes of the various members, and la that year the grange became incor porated and built its first grange hall. When it. celebrated Its twentieth anni versary it had only fifty members but from that time on it took a new lease of life, and now it has nearly 1,000 members. The grange now owns a large hall, built In 1808. which Is 30 by 60 feet, two stories high, with lodge room on the second floor and dinlnu room and kitchen on the ground floor. It also owns a blacksmith shop, two large stables and a store and feed mill. The present store, built In 1902, cost about $1,900. It is 30 by SO feet and one and one-half stories high. The cost of running the store in 1903 was about sor>o. Six years ago the store had no capital, but bought on credit and was open only three days each week. The stock on hand in 1903 was loss than SI,OOO and the volume of business $15,000. The store was not open six days a week until 1904. Withfii the last six years the capital lias Increased to $H!,000 In stock, and the store has turned over to the grange treasury about sii.ooo. The cost of running the store the last six months was SI.SBO.SO. The volume of business for the year ending Dec. 10. 1908, was $137,000. The grange feed mill was built in 1907. It is a two story building 50 by 90 feet. The second story consists of storeroom and grain bins. The mill j I proper is on the ground floor. It is I simply a feed mill run by electric pow er from Aroostook falls. There are a twenty horsepower motor and a twen ty Inch attrition mill f«r grinding feed, vlth a capacity of .ll to Glen Brothers, a nursery tirm in Rochester New York., which has contracted to take all the grafts he can raise. With uew trees com ing on this year, and a good crop, there is no present reason, he says, why the crop ought not to exceed 0,000 bushels on the farm. The in tention of Mr. Sober is to eventually sell his chestnuts in all parts of the country. lie has had bis farm in Irish Valley about ten years, and has made a great success of it. This month as in other years, the price of coal is reduced a half dollar but there is not the usual confid ence that the price will increase by a dime each month until the max ium is reached. The customary de crease may be canceled altogether if the miners should strike as the re sult of their conference. That the negotiations should take such a turn is unlikely, to be sure but as it is possible prices are less sure than us ual and deliveries of large quanti ties are not arranged with entire r 'admass. This puts miners, em ployers, and consumers, in the same boat, and creates a very specific and general interest in the situation. The employers have offered to make a three years' con tract with their men. Hut until it is signed anything else may happen. The Union leaders who assume to speak for all the men, although rep resenting only a tnauority, are now willing to sign as indviduals, claim ing the right to sign as union of ficers, and this employers will not allow. There is some suggestion that work should proceed without any agreement. In. that case the men would strike whenever they thought it to their interests, and the company would be free to reduce wages, whenever he wished. In either case prices and quantities of orders for coal are subject to corre sponding alteration. Buyers of coal were not quick to ! see how their interests were affected by the previous strikes but they ought to have a clear idea this time, Says the New York Tribune, every grievance the miners have alleged ! as been investigated and adjusted by the Conciliation Board. The conditions of their employment are now relatively better than in other j trades. It would not seem to he a I good time for the miners to ask for I public suppi rl of a strike merely to I enforce recognition of their union. ; '•Yes we had snow storms in the spring before" said the venerable Theodore F. Mill, of Williauisport, recently, commenting on the recent flurry of snow. "One occasion in particular I re member was on April 10, 1854, when over two feet of snow cover , fd the ground. The roads were drifted so badly that we were com pelled to drive through the fields in , going from llughesville to Muney. I remember helping a moving on ' that day ami the loaded wagons had ' great difficulty traversing the drifts." —Muncy Luminary. I Sullivan County School Directors will Meet in LaPorle Friday and Saturday I April 23 and 54. J The annual meeting of the Sull ; i van County School Isirectors As sociation will he held in the Court ! House, Laporte, Pa.. Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24. Four sessions will be held, at 10 A. M. 1:30 P, M., BP. M., Friday, and 10 A, M. Saturday. All directors are urged to be present. Directors el ect who will take their oaths of oO.'ce in June are requested to l>e present. The law provides thufc all direct ors who attend receive S2 per day and'mileage for their attendance. The program will be announced later and will depend birgely upon ihe New School Code. In the event of its passage its vill be im peratively necessary i every di rector to attend as the New Code will be explained by n member of the Commission which drafted it. Full particulars next week. The meeting is held on FlT. ay and Sat urday to enable all tetchers who t esireto attend. W a expect a well-attended and profitable ses sion. G'omi.iittee. Cost ol Neglect. An expert who has i vamined the snade trees in Harris' lu-g declares that it will cost the citizens one million dollars to repaid or replace the trees in that city which have been damaged in various ways or neglected by property t>v. ners. This i a heavy penalty for one city to pay for failure to care f>r the shade t'-ees in its streets, and the experi ence of Harrisburg wouid no doubt be duplicated by other cities of the state. Laporte is noted for its shad ed streets, but in this illage very little care is given to t'-e protection of shade trees from iuji; ■■ especial ly from such dßiiitigf as may be done the trees by the employes of companies having wires strung through the highways. In 1907 the legislator, passed an act providing for the panting and ere of shade trees, and for the appointment of shade t commis sions in cities, borough and town ships. These com mi -ions would have charge of ail slue > trees—see that they were planted Toperly and protected. It was optional with the municipalities whether or not they appointed such commissions, and up to this time ouly two cities have taken advantage of t'«e privilege conferred upou them by the act of the assembley. Unless the citizens of Laporte provide for the better protection of the shade trees they will in time decay as those in Han Isburg have done. The pride' of the citizens in their beautiful shade trees should induce them to ask of councils that the provisions of the act of 1907 be accepted and a commission as there in provided be appointed. It ines sential that this matter shall be tak en up at an early elat *, before the line trees in this village -hall be de stroyed by injury or neglect. With out her shaele trees I.i orte would become as an arid piiun and her citizens would be deprived of the ( >!easant aud comforting shade which is now so greatf • ly enjoyed. Texas an Orang: State. Texas is a mighty hi;;- state, and her people are doing nil they can lo persuade Northerners to settle where there is room acd to spare. I .lecent Texas newspapers report the arrival of at Houston a d Qalviston iof thousands of home seeekrs. In j Houston such visitors are greeted , with roses, each home seeker receiv , ing one, the proeluct of the home -arden in mid winter, (t is claim i ,'d that hundreds of these prospect live settlers had sold their farms in ! the North and stood re. >ly to buy in | the Lone Star State. "They prefer ; . j working a ten-acre tract that will . oroduce as much as tv, ire that acre age in the North an" putting the ( rest in their pockets."' Meanwhile I attention is called to the growth of > j the orange industry in the Texas j i coast country from the sabine to 75C-PLR YEAIF the Reo Grand. It is claimed tb the California Orange district b three frosts and freezes to one in t! . Texas coast country, and that tl quality of the Texas yield is t! best. Hosts Await Teddy. Mombasa, British East Afrit- March 31.—Preparations for the r ception here of Theodore Rooseve! are now hearing completion. S! James Hayes Sadler, Govornc and Commander-in-chief of the pr< tectorate, who has been transfer* • • suddenly to the Windward Island is very much disappointed that b will not be able to icceive the form er president of the United States This duty will devolve upon Free: rick John Jackson' Lieutenan governor of the protectorate, Mr Jackson is a famous sportsman an the author of the book of hig gam< in the Badminton library series. Package s addressed to .Mr. Roose velt are arriving out 011 every steam er from London. They came ]>rin cipally from British firms in tin ex port business. A cablegram ha been sent to Mr. Roosevelt at A dot. inviting him to be the guest of tlx citizens of Mombata at dinner 01 St. Georare's Day, April 23rd. R. J Cunningham, the well known burn er and field naturalist, who is tc manage the Roosevelt expedition is completing his preparation with much secrecy. He has not beei fceeu in or about Nainrobi for a fort night |>ast. The governor is con structing a new road to facilitate l!> landing of the Roosevelt partv »> Kilindlni, the lauding place ft. Mombasa. Since the advent of tin rains lions have been terrifying tht natives within four miles of Kilimii An elephant that evidently ha< strayed away from a herd made it way into the Bazari at Mating March 30 and played havoc. Government Expenditures in the Lucres ot Agriculture. During th" month of February the New York State department of Agriculture referred to the Attorney General 127 cases of violation of tin agricultural law for prosecution Eighty-nine cases were violation involving adulterated milk ind thi sale of oleomargarine; 2S related tr> the sale of vinegar; 37 had to d< with violations relating to quaran tines on account of contagious dis eases of animals, and the shipment and sale of bob veal, and 11 were violation of the pure food laws. There was one violation of the dried apple law. Some brood sows have a greater tendency to lay on fat than other.-, and this tendency is kept within proper allowance by using less corn. A sow at farrowing should not hi overly lat, but should be putin 11 good round condition as soon after pigs are weaned. The Connecticut Experiment Station recommends that for tin best results in hatching eggs not over five days old should be used There is 110 need to hurry about removing tht! mulching from tin strawberry bed until growth begins. It is needed as a protection from al ternate freezing, and thawing unti* settled spring weather. The firsi few mild days of March were follow ed by severe frosts, and along it April, or when warm weather real I\ comes, lift a little of the mulch will, the hand, and if you find thatgrowt! has started and begins to look whit, for need of sunlight, it is time to re move the mulching. The ideal time is just befe>re this happens. Pigs after they ate weaned shoul< be taught to eat a variety of feee! and be supplied with them daily, s their digestive organs will be iu , position to utilize feeds inelependent ly ot the sow. State Dairy and Food Commission er, Foust lias given instructions t his special agents to enforce* the nev. State laws governing the* sale o! milk from which cream has been skimmed e>r water aeleleel ami 112 give the ice cream trade notice t 1 the approval «»f the new law. ('e>tt missioner Foust says that his agent have not repeated any violations e the rotten egg law. which prohihi. th" sale of partially decompose* ■ eggs, but that special attention wi In- triven t«» Philadelphia, as son. 1 efforts to ship in olei eggs may be made.