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ii> The Sailivan Publishing; to
At the Cour ,y Hoftt « 112 aullivan County.
;,APOB Si, PA.
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THO9. J. INGHAM, BOC'r & Tu-.w.
Entered at u B Po*i Offlot St. Li. aorte, as
aecoi d-cI»H. mail mattei.
ROAD VORK IN ENGLAND.
I ethod cf f Maintaining Highways and
Filliacj Up Soft Spots.
It may its;crest many -to learn how
i rd- maintenance is carried out in
i at Britain and Ireland. All roans
mil bridge? are under the direct
charge of t!i- county surveyor, who is
In all cases a qualiiied civil engineer,
v. - •!'• assistants under him to see to
tin- retail worn, lie divides the roads
i i ibe county into sections, as seems
I i to h;..i, for maintenance purposes.
'I ««• Severn I sections are advertised
in- yin i',.e newspapers and by oth
c ui'.-aii.s iiiid bids are invited for their
i . ■nance for six or twelve months,
.Tames Johnston of Douglas coun
ty. >. b., iii the Breeder's Gazette of
(•• . o. These bids are opened on a
II '"•;??> day by a board of county com
i. ners, a listed by the county sur
m ; ; 'J'lja lowest bidder gets the
w but > bid is accepted until the
■i sful i dder puts up a bond'
t: I 1..y two solvent sureties that the
\hi : will be performed. Should the
,-(• >. -t• >r i il to do the work the
ccll. v survivor can have it done and
sue the bondsmen for the work and
i.> Ali li.lt. . i for this work hive
i' .tiit :>■. oi th l work to be done
• i • sever.; I sections of road. How
lie . t'.ie section Is, how many tons of
are to be broken and put on,
g, l.e; ping the water tables
clear and the grass off the road—all
th ■ are specified, so that he knows
< „• w) he ias to do. The mat
i - put! i::«'ii i lie metal i.- looked
si',.- very . Wisely indeed. The con
u : ' to put all the material on
i;,e id.* idc The surveyor or his as-
Fisia::t comes and measures it and
?! .i ;.:ii'i.s it with slaked lime, so
I■>• ir ir <•:: t be ir.terferred with un
til it i put en the road. Farmers are
always the contractors for this work.
• • ; -:1s everywhere are always in
■i , nil:; i.l -jere are uiany soft
112 .• ivor there—bog and low lands,
v !i rain ci cry day and sometimes
tv. . r---!'.<i!r u '.;iis at a time hut the
hiw: at an os can : pin along the bug
r. and i i -tu rainiest weather with
no damage in the read.
Ti : . hi. v: ::o UiUi 'tilly with the soft
b 11am : in Ireland. They simply throw
in rock, and the softer the spot the
b ■■■>'-- die r -Ks, until they make it a
I.! ■ a : .(1 then put the sn; ill stuff
i.n to;- A mistake will surely l.»•
made i:' I r lis are thrown into soft
i - Tie are simply no for
t' • purpose intended.
It it" ■ e la.peil that the people ' a .
; a 1 ; ited - tares will stop > < adlug
i.' il w: ting monej ins. ; vdiiijj
dirt ii.io iht •-■.uft spots, but Will go to
■ w rk like :. -n of business ai d bulla
roads.
Convict La'.or In Building of fic.ids.
At a recent meeting of the national
g ■ .1 ad ..aid. held in New Vork
': i'. T Taasjter of Virglni «
ii. •-d u..- inetlied of buiUlin-; roada
' h unvii ; in i'ae Old Dominion.
". O* : on . !T, I lie chairman the
a.lal, lias . cided to make a canvas •
if • • liti Uni'.-" States tot.ad out
v :.-i stan emnley convicts in t' •
I ail ' of ■ This will he fot• j
vi d up 1 r wi'h an effort to ret
:'an r:it"> to use convict labor in
i..ail buiiii'a-r. Tiiere is a eneral
movement 1 ■ abolish convict labor ir.
:aw .. iJi- ; '"lti«:ry where i inter
:••• • e. if Ii ' i: I labor, but In no
ii a oft ie country does organized
' i«it »!iji t la ih> use of convicts in
tl'O la. iliiing i.f good roads.
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The Best, place
to buy goods
t>ttei: askt J by the pru
j'.'ii! • JOU-a-'Wife.
>n ?y :. ;ving advantages
: i .Iwa • s being searched for
1 iime in ni'-'drrr °
' ■ >u :h examination of the:
"' :.v Line of Merchandise
M' ',v on
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OUT TKEM.
A a answered at
Vernon Hull's
fjirge Store.
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- C .nductrii by
I J. W. *>AWfOW, Chatham, N. Y..
I Prctjt Corretpowicnt AVio IVr/f State
i G ratine I
! M iINE'S GRANGER GOVERNOR.!
Governor Fernald Landed Ir. Executive
Mar.si'n by Way of the Farm.
I lon. licit M. Fcrnnld of West Po- j
1 hi: .1, Me., was elected to the office of !
j go ernor of that state last fall and is
pr *ing himself to be a worthy execu
tive. Mr. I'erniild was born on the
old homestead in Poland, which was
set led by his grandfather 100 years
- and he still lives on it and con
, ts on.of the largest and finest
f.— as in that part of the state. He is
on of the proprietors of live large
sw et corn factories which are now do
im a business of over !k200."00 a year.
Fifty to win* share in the business de
veloped by this firm. He has been a
member cr the grange twenty-five
years and prominent in all its affairs.
In 1890 he was elected to the legisla
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GOVF.nNOIt BERT M. FBRNAIiD.
ture and in 1899-1901 was a member j
of <he state senate. While In the legis-1
lature he wr.s chairman of the commit-;
tee on taxation, where he had charge
of v/hat is known as the "grange meas-!
I,:, . rely through his work the j
revenue of the state was increased i
S&n'UXlO a year. He is a most genial [
gentleman who has the faculty of!
nv :ing fr. aids wherever he goes. Ills !
influence for the grange in his native j
state is great both from his personal
intt rest in it and on account of the
hlgli position which he now holds.
VVRITIMG FOR THE PRESS.
Suggestions fay a Newspaper Man Who
Wri::S3 of Grange News.
At a me. ing of the Grange Lecturers
and ilasters' Association of Jefferson
County. N. V.. L. I. Allen delivered an
address on "Tlie Work of the Gra T -ge
Correspoiiilent." in writing gra ige
news for : le press, he remarked, ' pe
dal ntten'.on should be given to facts
of aeneral interest. The leiter. it m.:st
be remembered, will be rend by hun
dreds or thousands outside the mem
ber hip of the one particular grange
whose proceedings are made public.
Co: eepter.t'y so far as pe'ssiMe there- j
por shou'd minimize the features of 1
interest to the few and make prom! !
nci t wha! will l>e of interest to the j
many, it is of general Interest toknow |
tin.- result of discussions on public |
qtu tions brought up in the gran.-e. j
Some corr apondsnts mention the fact ;
th. their grange discussed a certain
current topic, but neglect what Is :
moie imp< aant to tell—what was the |
vei Het ' 112 the grange.
'lhe disr scum In the grange of im
pel ant ci.i ient events and 112 vari .us j
phases <•' farm and domestic life,
wit i the i.;any'problems involved, is I
increasing in a most gratif ing man-1
ner Inf. at, it is right here that lies i
the gran:-.'; greatest opportunity for
gorl. Hie grange thus becomes a,
training s hool, a sort of miniature j
farmers' institute, where personal j
views and experiences are compared
for the good of all. Where tiiere is <
so.ae uuif■ ' mlty In the diaeusrion of i
' questions b - the granges in one county |
or section the reports of these discus
sions become the more Interesting, i nd !
by a study of these published In re- j
po. s th« reader is enabled to know the i
drift of opinions among these repre- j
sentatlve agriculturists em public ques- j
' tiovs. The correspondent then shoulel j
■ giv • In hi report a concise summary!
of the rlt v, s expressed, for it is infl- !
1 nitel.v of mere value to know what the;
members think ou a certain question i
than to be simply told that the grange ■
! dls> ussetl the topic.
In reporting the literary features of j
a grange program it is better to limit
the report to a list of those who par-1
ticlpated rather than to include in full
the subject of every recitation and
Boepr. Any unusual features deserve!
® more space than ordinary routine,
werk. When the grange is honoree" by .
a visit from some state or county offi
cer or is addressed by some speaker
wi'i pres mts Ideas which deserve a
wider field a brief synopsis of the ad- :
drr ;s will add value to the report.
Crantjo Horse Day.
The Maine Farmer tells about a
grange in that state which lias an an
' nu: 1 horse- show where thoroughbred
I stallions, draft stallions, matched pairs ,
and roadsters are exhibited, which
shows n r.nat bit e>f enterprise on the
part of that grange and is worthy of i
I mention.
Over 500 candidates took the sixth
degree at the New York state grange
taewUcg February.
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Ad veri'i si n $ <*-
J'X - 8v Charles Austin ftatea?V' 112
No. 19.
People generally read advertisements more than they did a few years ayo.
The reas- a is to be found in the advertisements themselves.
Advertisers are more careful than they used to be. They make the adrertiue
v ents n. ire readable. Some of them eveu' becc.ne, in u
vay, a department of the paper, and people look for them
every da/ with as much lest and pleasure as they turn to
a:iy other feature. /£*
This is true of many department stores all over _ >'■=.• /
the country.
Iu many cities there is just one man who appro ( """T j j
ci.ites the value of such intexest. fIVO (. ' wlffy/
lie b.eaks away from the old set style. lie tells / m^j\Vyrr'-if'(
something- interesting in his space eveiy VKSb&s. LjTtWtf AkJZlz.
da Y~
There are lots of interesting things in J&&
business. Look over the miscellany page of .
any paper—look at its local news columns, J
a:d its telegraph news, for that matter, B
and you'll see that the majority of tlie '
Items are more or less closely related to snir
some business fact ■£, t . ,
Dress these facts up in a becoming .. z „ thf mfrcknnt rome aff hi ,
garb of words, and they will find readers, /■-•destai."
even though they be in a "mere advertisement." Let the merchant cov,-9
down off his pedestal and talk in his
needn't be flippant—far from it,
J/fLj . jWA ut ' et not 'write as if he were ad-
R "—T~ J'fifF dressing somebody afar off, at.il telling
j a^°Ut Bome^'n 2 even a greaiar
reader's house—goes in and sits down
~> >jt '" s pn table when he eats, and
("f~/!lw a;MjflfcA'/' In his hands while he is smoking after
""** •] rrca ' - reaches him when he is in
aL ft PP roach " ble condition.
That's the time to tell hirn about
Irw't your business—clearly, plainly, con vice-
ingly—as one man talki to another.
( *" Tkt /«» right imir in nWi , .
kfmt mtJ lift dj IM witk Urn." C*£yrijrkt. Ckm*ln Awttm latei, A,*» Y' t.
MUNCY YAlll EY, PA. i
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Never Before Have We Received ' -;r
50 and 75 so many praises and heard ;so
| Boys' Knee many flattering remarks as wo
! Pants uwy weight have had this Season. g}
Assorted style g-,:l $ ; * f|,
'Special. Were you one of the vast tl-r n - !■.«
; crowded our stoic curing uie p.tM v - i;.' J* v ly'lS
Did you*}.et your si ire <>f th •'t • ■
advertised? ll not you shoul t llmJt
COME HER E NO(l) II
Wt are making ne\y friends fast: sellinn:< =:'•
goods than ever before *
! But we still want more friends, wnnt to sell our stoc i.ister, y"
' w<* < ; rt spurred onto deeper price cutting. Pec pie vo,u\ r in
!we cai do it To this we can answer. Mat n > otfi :r .to-e ; i! ■. I
I section;' has the wholesale buying facii ties enjoyed by tus e 1 rzL
lishment. We can buy lower, we can sell lover,
' Sweater Coats Specials Men's Corduroy ! nts iVien'S SiiiiiS
From ii9 to a.eo v ,. v .., ,
! Men's or Boy*' Sweater Coals .38 ' * s - '- ,v • •»>;
! Mtns'sweaier coats .75 CHILDREN'S SUITS .W VV-ksl,: ~ ;<),
. Mens f-wenter coats 12a From Q r ?C tO -.CO and sSO 1 ' ; s " )<! !
j Sens sweeter coats 1.50 ~ . . ~ .. xH ' 112 1 ■"V irts !../.»
T.~>7er-"er\'oHts * 2.0(1 Mt.N > 1 h(. USEKS
; Vll ocTTf-w enters 2a aiul 4f>e i' TO 111 ()QC tO $} "J'). x « i !i ox!ra heavy cotton
.\lena cardigan.jackets x4 i \p All c *i-.ixe I SI" I<B 08c
i MENS OVERALLS. Mep Rllwool ookii , (j8
Underwear From 39c to 75c i v-~
1 iTovTshiTis or Drawers™?- MEN'S ODD COATS ! "!' \ "V ,
rsoya £»mriß or uiawera . 1 i.1,-s r actuator* 19c
I ribbed or fleeced 20 and 20cA I1 I \' ! i f 'C' •
i Men's ribt ed>nderwear L)UCh Ulld CordUTOy to 22S Al *° W S li "«' "'l'.'i's luuiberiiwn
•ill colore 39c; " # .rubbers—Lambertville Ball
J Men's fleeced lined underwear KUM. A big saving for von
i Hcto. M: »-■»■•*> RN
Boys Corduroy 01 iv /jyv; i*
Pants. Also big line of Shoes at sav* L:l<, i'' FUIiS at u-reat .reduction.
Boys'corduroy.knee pants, ing prices t' -1 200 I ie • S IW. AN* IvK'l's fmiu 7ac* r up.
i throughout, fine ribbed quality SllOe. Ladies' i 6=> shoeS for 1(9
i worth reeular 75c Special 39c! Men S Working v h >eS ' A ' N ,v> n " H ' zes froni '-50 up.
Men's Suits j Uo, « te ' Shoes at reducid Ladies' Sweaters I
|E:S }SI Big Line of Men's and S
\IMXZ" 0.65 WM Children's Overcoats at re- . , r ,
Mens Suits 11.75 14.. r »0, r|i|'pp/'| HTIPPQ >—3ol
.«< 15.50 If. 25, UUUCU pi j Ladies'"boats from 3.50 to 12.00
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So Come to J. M. Wighton's to satisfy your wants. "Reniem
only lasts this month. Railroad fare from Laporte d
mont for purchase of Sio'oo or over.
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