Republican News Item.
VOL. XIII. NO 49
<524^000—544,000 ? <f
C Which Do You Prefer * <>
\ The average man earns about si,ifo a year.
/ works 40 years and earns a total of §44, 00 in a life
\ time. The average dav laborer gets $2,000 a day or /
J S6OO tor a year of 100 days. He earns $24,000 in a I
V life time. The difference between $44,c00 and $24- r
J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of a ?
*4 practical education in dollars and cents The in- C
? creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. S
Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when ?
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> ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make S
1 high salaried man oi you ? No matter what line of \
112 work you care to follow, this great educational in-^
V stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at
112 a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our q
\ local Representative will show you how you can
your earning capacity. Look him up today, r
He is _ >
/ C. IF 1 . IB'JE&IB IST I>T A IST, 5
O. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA.
CsOLE S
- HARDWARE
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OIR, WOOD.
HEATERS;
ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishing 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 soil 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 Spoiling.
Scsmael Jols^usftore^a.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
> 313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
CORSETS
OF THE BEST
We can't afford to liave 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 ot 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 find a kid glove stock of ex
cellent qualities and splendid color range at moderate prices. Vou can't go Car
wrong when you come here (or gloves.
Veilings White Waistings
Here are all the best of the uew style The assortment Includes all sorts of
veilings. There is so little ililTerence be- new white waist ninte> ials—plain fabrics
tween the cost ot'a good veil and a poor fancy checks, neat figures, stylish stripes,
oue that it pays to buy the best here. dots. etc.
New Spring Suits
Their presence is a pleasing change from tlie sombre color of winter. Every
day new styles are being added to the collection. They are made in the smartest
of the new spring styles. We can't describe them in detail, but ask you to see them
Knit Underwear Embroideries
We show a splendid line of medium and insertions in ali the various widths
weight knit underwear for early spring and qualities, Fine dainty edges or
wear. wide flouncing widths.
Black Silks
N»ver 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 irtc
Magazine 5c a copy.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY APRIL 29, 190$.
I
NEW KIND OF ROAD MATERIAL
■ Salt and Alkali Scale From Boiler*
Used In Parts of Kansas.
The farmers ID central Ivausas as
I well as the people in the towns have
boon Interested In good roads for sev- ,
eral years, and In Ellsworth aud its l
vicinity one can see almost any kind j
I of a made road.
! At one or two places in Ellsworth
county there are short roads where j
I treatment has been given similar to tlie|
pavement on Douglas avenue in Elis-1
j worth. Here there are two blocks that |
fool four-tilths of the visitors to the
town. The treatment of this street
was commenced about two or three
years ago. consisting of course and
tine cinders in layers, then a covering
surface of salt and alkali scale.
The water in this country is very
| hard, and in all the steam boilers at
the salt mills and other factories a sort
of alkali forms which must be rernov
ed frequently, and this, with the salt
and alkali scale that forms in the salt
pans, is used on Douglas avenue, it
forms a hard <Tust and makes a most
excellent street. It Is a success on
the most busy thoroughfare of Ells
worth. and If the supply was not so
limited the farmers would use it for
the rural roads and more of the streets
of Ellsworth would lit- paved with It.
The salt and alkali crust on Douglas
avenue Is now about three inches
thick, and Mils lies on three inches of
coarse cinders and three Inches of fine
cinders, it makes a pretty street. In
appearance being like an asphalt pave
niejit before it becomes dirty.
A live wo .-king grange In a communi
ty so improves the social conditions
that farms for rural homes are actually
worth more for its having been in it.
The Grange National bank of Tioga
county. Pa., has been open seven
months and carries deposits of over
8100,000.
The Alumni Association of the
Forksville II jj;h School will hold
its annual banquet immediately
following the commencement exer
cises, Thursday evening, May 12.
AH members are requested to at
tend.
Grace Fleming, Sec'y.
Arbor day will soon he celebrate
in the public schools and to a limit
ed extent elsewhere. There is the
usual annual discussion of forestry,
which is one of the benefits derived
: from having an arbor day. The day
! is not intended primarily as a forest
; ry day iu the sense of planting many
i trees, but as an occasion for the in
' struction of the youth in the impor
i tauce of trees and in tiie methods of
! planting. It lias beeu of benefit
land will doubtless so continue to-be.
1 However in making Arbor Day
i teachings profitable much depends
upon the enthusiasm of the iustruct
(its.
The first three weeks iti May, the
PHILADELPHIA PRESS will
give 100 beautiful American Flags
away, free. The material in the
d ig is of excellent quality and is
feet in size and one of the latest
designs, containing Hi stars. The
llags will be given to solvers of the
puzzle which will appear in the
SUNDAY edition of THE PHILA
DELPHIA PIIESS. Here is your
chance to get a handsome liutf. Read
, the PHILADELPHIA PRESS, and
oudevor to solve the puzzle and win
a
Rasins as Food.
A very general interest ia now
centered upon California Raison day
April 30, as a result of the determin- ]
ed and systematic campaign being
112 carried on by the raison growers of
1 the Golden State to convince the
> people of this country that raisins
are not only an article of dessert to
be used on rare and state occasions
such as Thanksgiving and Christmas,
but an every day, staple article of
• food. When one pauses to consider
j that a pound of raisins is equal in
food value to nearly a pound and a
half of beef, shown by the United
States Government analysis, it is a
Ketate of Jeremiah El gar, late of Da
< vidson Township, deceased.
Letter* •('administration in the above
estate haeingbeen granted to the under
signed, all persons indebted to said eslate
are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned and ail parties having
claims agaid estate are robuasted to pr#-
sent the same wiihout delay, for allow
ance.
ANDREW KIXiAR, Administrator.
F. W. Meylert, Atty. April 28, 190b-
matter of wonder that mining have
' not long ago become a part of the
| daily food of the people. This fact
has been recognized for hundreds of
i years by the people of European !
countries where the consumption of!
I raisins per capita is about flye or
, six times greater than in America- I
From all indications the growers j
j will succeed their indeavor to
ibring the heretofore unrecognized
j raisin into its own as a cheap,
| popular food for all the people
las no more nutritious and nourish- j
ing food exists.
Governor Signs Bills.
Governor Stuart last week signed
many bills of the seven hundred odd
which were sent to him by the
Legislature.
Among the bills signed were those
to create the office of executive con
troller for the governor, and to sub
mit to the voters at the November
election the proposed constitutional
amendments to abolish the spring
elections, make uniform terms of
office of Auditor General, State
Treasurer and other officers, aud
making changes among country of
ficers.
Authorizing the Department of
Forestry to grow and distribute
young trees at cost.
Providing that cash may be de
posited with clerks of courts instead
of bonds required in certain civil
aitions, actions in equity and securi
ty for costs required of non-resident
plaintiffs.
Authorizing first-class townships to
p ive the curb highways on petition
of two-thirds of property owners.
Prohibiting under SOOO line the j
use of word "trust" except by a
company or bank under supervision
of the State.
Permitting cities, boroughs first
tirst class townships to establish j
municipal forests.
Allows counties to assess a libra-j
ry tax.
Appropriating $20,000 for the
transportation of veterans to Pitts
burg.
Punishing by fine of 125 defacing
or removing road signboards.
Punishing by fine not exceeding
-5000 or five years in prison malic
ious circulation of reports about a
banking house.
Fixing a new scab of fees for all
Magistrates, Aldermen and Justices
of the Peace iu all proceedings au
thorized to be brought before them
and for all official acts.
Punishing by a fine of SSO to SIOO
tie of fertilizer falsely advertised to
contain bono resedue.
Extending tax collectors' liability
for two years.
Requiring Supervisors to main
tain foot bridges.
Allowing milage to assessors for
traveling to or from county seats and
attending Commissioners elsewhere!
than at County seats
Pioviding that State police shall]
be allowed to place prisoners in jails ]
and lockups for 24 hours
Requiring petition for roads to be
exactly located and to be certified
to State Highway Department
Fixing fees of constables at $2.50
for attending court and lo cents for
election notices.
Authorizing burial of indigent vet
erans of the Spanish war
Empowering borough Councils to
fix salaries for Burgesses.
Permitting independent school dis
-7 tricts to share in distribution of mon
' ey for high schools,
i Authorizing supervisors of town
-hips to levy an electric light tax ou
ion petition of property owners
, Cur bill of local or technical legal
112 character were signed. The Gover
• nor began his task of weighing ap
t propriations yesterday.
t There was rumor running through
1 the State that Governor Stewart in
i dignant over the action of the legis
• lature In appropriating more than 20
millions above the States revenues
. would sign all the appropriations
bills and then call an extra session
£ and let the legislature provide the
, necessary re venae. The Governor
• would not discuss the matter but,
' though he is justifiably disgusted
with the legislators' putting the re
sponsibility on him, it is not likely
the extra session will materaliee.
REPORT OF SCHOOL DIREC
ORS MEETING.
The New School Code Was Liberally Dis,
Cussed. Mvch Interest Shown.
I The fifth Annual Convention of
j the Sullivan County School Dlrtct
{ors Association was held in the
Court House at Laporte Pa., April
24th. and 25th. 1909.
Tne Association elected F. W.
Meylert, President; J. A. Hals man'
i and G. W. Whipple, Vice Presi
dents; John H. Degin Secretary;
Hon. J. A. Myers Tr» usurer; and T.
E. Kennedy Auditor.
Meeting called to order by the
President. Prof, Killgore reported
loss by death, of two of our mem
bers—namely Lyman O. Harvey
and John W. Diggan—and Chair
man appointed F. Magargle, T. E.
IloffaandJ. A. Myers., a commit
tee to draft suitable resolution. Meet
ing then adjourned until 1:30 P. M.
Afternoon Session.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman. Minutes of previous meet
ing read and approved, lioll call
showed 42 members present.
Pres. Meylert. named Committee
on Resolutions, viz: Edward Worth
ington, J. Henry Donovan, Z. E.
Botsford, W. E. Fulmer and Allen
Rightmire.
Paper, "A Modern School" by R.
i W. White, delegate to State con
vention.
Discussion, Atty. Meylert, direc
tors' relation to the schools.
Paper, "How the school can best
aid the home in its fuiutions" by C.
A. Starr.
Paper, "The Convention" by John
i 11. Deegan, delegate to State conven
tion.
Paper, "The Code" and compari
son of first State Directors Conven
tion with the most recant one, by
j F. W. Meylert.
| Prof. J. E. R. Kill gore read a
i newspaper report of a ituteinent ou
the New Code, by Mr. Phillips, one
of the Commission who prepared it.
Paper, "Procuring <f;>4iool Sup
plies and their Economies in their
Distribution," by Miss JessieWrede,
of Laporte.
Nomination of delegates tu next
state uonveilfion: J. 11. Donovan,
G. W. Whipple, J. I) Benjamin,
vieo. Crowley, N. S. Weaver, Wm.
liurgess, L. J. Norton, L. L. Ross,
vVillis Calkins, W. E. lulmer.
Friday evening session was given
over to the address of Mr. Jas. F.
Coughlin, city Supt. of Wilkesßarre.
His excellent address touching many
ohases of school, school life,teaching,
.uanagement, laws'etc. was heartily
appreciated by both members of this
association and many of Laporte
residents. Collection at the door
was SIO.BO.
Saturday a. m. Roll call, 86 direc
tors and 3 directors-elect present.
The following papers were read:
'lndividual Efficiency" by C. R.
lleverly, "What is practical value
of sympathy among directors, teach
ers and patrons," by Miss Muriel
L'hillips,.
Remarks, "Difficult! >.i of a Direc
tor," by Supt. J. E, R. Killgore.
1 Address, "Code" by Supt. Jas. F.
Coughlin, of Wilkes Harre.
Report of the committee on reso
'' lutions.
I President Meylert adjourned the!
' convention with a few timely re-
I marks.
Earl I. Bedford, formerly a local
boy, son of Mrs, Anna M. Bedford of
. Millview, now head cabinet maker
i for the indiao Splint i- uruiture M.
F. G. Company., Geneva N. Y has
I just returned from N. Y. and Brook
. lyn. Mr. Bedford who has been
. overseeing the interior work of In
dian splint for hjs firm iu rooms in
i! those cities in which indian splint
. I furniture will be used exclusively.
. | Mr. Bedford was married some
)! thing over a yew ago to Miss Hecfc
s I man of Geneva whose mother was a
i; cousin of William Spjy th who made
i the splendid gift to the city of Gen
; j eva, of the Wiliiam Smyth College
r! for young ladies.
J . _
I j Do not forget the High School
■ j Commencement next week. Juntor
' j entertainment, Monday evening and
[ Commencement Tuesday evening.
75C PtR YEAP
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.
Jvnior Entertainment Monday Evening.
Commencement Tuesday Evening.
On Monday and Tuesday even
ing of aext week the Boro Schools
will celebrate the annual Commence,
moot occasion. On Monday even
ing an entertainment will be given
by the Junior class in the new Higii
.School assembly room. This will he
the first time this beautiful new hall
has been used since the fitting up of
the stage which is without question
the finest of its kind in the county.
The assembly room now presents
a beautifull appearance.
The Juniors have prepared a fina
evening's entertainment which mer
its a full house. In order to assist
in defraying necessary expenses con
nected with the Commencement of
casion, it has been decided to charge
a nominal admission fee of ten cents.
Also to sell ice cream at the school
house immediately after the enter
tainment.
On Tuesday evening the regular
Commencement exercises will be
held and the class of 1909 will be
graduated. At this time pupils
who have completed the seventh
and eighth years work in the schools
of Laporte Township will also be
given their promotion certificat< s
providing for admission to the High
School.
In addition to the graduating es
says there will be addresses by Coun
ty Superintendent Kiligore and
others. The New Albany orchestr.i
will furnish music. No admission
fee will be charged Tuesday even
ing.
The peoplcof Laporte and viicn
ity are most cordially invited by
classes, teachers and school board to
ptiend both the Junior entertain
ment and commencement.
White Plague Publicity.
The prevention of Tu&erculosis, ac
cording to a statement recently giv
en out to the press, is receiving one
half mile of public*'■ every week.
This amount of publicity is the re
sult of wide-sprelad and intelligent
interest upon the subject which is de
veloping in all parts of the world e. -
pecially in centers such as Pennsyl
vania, where the prevention of th i
preventable disease is receiving
regular and systematic attention by
it State Society,
At the time of the International
Tuberculosis Exhibition recently
closed iu the city of Philadelphia, it
was found that two and one-quarter
miles in news-paper columns had
boen devoted to the subject in Phila
delphia-
A number of magazines are now
devoting space regularly to the cam
paign. Among these are the Metro
politan, Review of Reviews, Outlook
Independent, Worlds' Work, Van-
Norden's, The Survey, Current
Literature, etc.
The Pennsylvania Society for fcho
prevention of Tuberculosis makes an
appeal through ito Executive Secre
tary, Wallace Hatch, Located at irJ.
DeLong building, Philadelphia, for
each news paper, church paper, and
other periodicals which reach into
the home to take up the campaign
in such a way that people may bo
throughly instructed now concern
ing the ravages of the disease which
is responsible for about one in eight
of all deaths in our large cities, and
for about one in three of of all deaths
: ociuring during the best years ol
, life, from 20 to 40 years.
It is explained by Mr. Hatch that.
! the Pennsylvania Society will fur
nish information concerning institu
| tions, methods of treatment, etc- to
all who may desire the same. This
( information is not limited to those
. who are known to have tuberculosis,
but is open to all who are kuovvn to
may apply either in person or by
letter to the ottice of the society.:—
1 The attention of readers is called
' to the fact that Saturday, May 15th,
is the last day for candidates for coun
-1 ty office#, and for delegate to the
Republican State Convention, to
fMe petitions with the board of
I County Commissioners.
, The last date for filling petitions
. with the Secretary of the Gommon
' wealth for the office of Judge or As
sociate Judge is Saturday May Bth.