Republican News KCHI. VOL. XIII. NO 50 <524,000 $44,000 ) Which Do You Prefer * ? \ The average man earns about si. 100 a year. He/* / 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 J S6OO lor a year of TOO days. He earns $24,000 in a C V life time. The difference between $44,000 and £24- J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value ot a ? V practical education in dollars and cents The in- C J creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. > \ Why not stop plugging avvav at a small salary when < V the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V \ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make S 1 high salaried man 0! you ? No matter what line ol \ / work you care to follow, this great educational ln-r v stitution can prepare you in your ?p;ire time and at r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our r \ local Representative will show you how you can V P triple your earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 t He ,s c. :f\ a 3sr, i O. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. COL HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OK- 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 for sale cheap. We can sell 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 Spouting. Samuel So(e^usftore,fa The Shopbell Dry Good Co., > 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. This 3 tore is tf)e Place to Dress Goods Here its a choice collection from which vou may select material tor a new cos tume. We are ollering some exceptional values that interest dress good buyers. Materials for Tailored Suits. We show a splendid collection of fabrics for coat suits self-colored striped, herringbone and fancy new weaves in all the new wanted shades of the season f>r 85 cents to $ 1 50. All Wool Batiste Mixed Suiting In all the new dark and light shades and shadow-striped effects and plain ma s'o better fabric made for service and terials in all colors, tor dresses or inex stvie than these all wool batiste for pensive coat suits. Also colored Mohair 50 cents. ,or „ 50 cents. Ladies' Tailored Suits. There is H great demand and sale this season for medium priced Suits. We make a specialty of this class of Tailored Suits ami can show you many pretty uniuue styles in the new colorings. This does not mean that we have the medium priced Suits. Our stock contains some handsome higher grade garments at low prices. The best standard makes ol Ladies' and Children's Spring Hosiery a: prices that will prove interesting, LAWKS' Black cotton Hose, extra LAWKS* plain colored lisle Ih-.-e, in irood values for the staple and new shades that are want 12 1-2 and 15 cents. Ed this season for . - ■, 25c to 50 cents, ■X* i w lust black cotton and lisle Hose LAI)IES , ht vvei hl , all coiom] better quality sold anywhere, lor ~g le |loge , Q |l(JUcll , he iri ' oUß ylla(U , H 0 a 5 cents shoes, lor LA WES' black sil K Hose, medium and 25, 3-> and 50 cents, gauze weights, special value tor MISSES' fine dresss black and colorei 25, 35 and 50 cents. 1108c > llle wear ki "' 1 ' lor 25 cents. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY MAY 6, 1909. NATIONAL BANK FOR LAPORTE. Comptroller of Currency Has Authorized Organization. Financed by Business Men Who Will Inspire Confidence and Assure Solidity to the Long Needed Institution. Tin? I"nitod States Treasury De partment through Lawrence O.Mur ray, Comptroler of Currency, has authorized the organization of the "First National Hank of Laporte." In addition to local interests and the center and southern sections of the county, a number of gentlemen re siding at or near Philadelphia who are connected with the development of Lake Mukoma properties are in terested in the movement. The Bank will be located on the corner of Main and Muncy streets opposite the Laporte Hotel, on a lot recently purchased for that purpose. The authorized capital of the hank will be $•.!">.000. A portion of the amount will be subscribed from the county and a portion supplied liy parties interested in Lake Moko nui projects Two months is given for the rais ing of the necessary stock after u hich the subscribers of the stock will elect a board of directors and the directors in turn will elect offic ers of the bank who will formulate plans for the new bank building and work immediately started lor the •reel ion. There has been in the past much ialk of a bank being needed at the I'ounty Seat, but the proper spirit had never before been munlflWftWl tft An entertianment will be given in j the E. V. Church on Wednesday i evening May HMh. commencing at | K o'clock sharp. Subject; An hour with James Whitcomb Riley" The Freas Orches tra will be present to help render this occasion pleasant. Admission ten cents proceeds to go for the purchase of an organ. On Thursday evening an address will be given by Superintendent lvillgore, followed by a lecture by Prof. Oden C. Oortuer of Mansfield State Normal. Admis sion free: The people of Davidson and ad joining districts earnestly requested to be present at both these exercises. The third annual Sunday school Convention for Davidson Township will be held in the Sonestown Meth odist Episcopal church Friday, May 7th. There will be three ses sions Morning Afternoon and Even ing. The delegates Superintendents, and all others should attend all three sessions as the two day sessions will be entirely devoted to answer ing different Sunday School prob lems. Vernon Hull, County Chairman will be present, He v. S. F. liouns ley of llughesville, Rev. Jarret of Laporte and others will also be pres ent. The entertainment committee composed of Walter llazen, Harry Duck and Mrs. Andrew Edgar, will see that all delegates and others in attendance have entertainment. All invited. Committee. "There is no sand in sandpaper," said the manufacturer. "It is pow dered glass that does the business. Thats where the broken bottles goto." He nodded toward an Everest of broken bottles in the yard. "We powder the glass into a doz en different grades," he said. We coat our paper with an even layer of hot glue. Then without loss of time, we spread on the glass powder. Fin ally we run a wooden roder lightly over the sheets to give them a good surface. "When in the past they made sand it wouldn't do a quarter of the work that glass paper does." secure the promotion of such an en terprise, until the present time. The promoters of the Lake Makoma Company seeing the need of such an institution in Laporte and surround ing country have come to the front with proper assistance and men equip ped with experience to properly con duct the business and give assurance to the public of a safe depository for their accumulated wealth. Sullivan county ranks right up among the most progressive count ies of the State in the way of ad vanceim nt, both in agriculture and mineral development. It has had only the one bank at Dushore which has handled only a portion of the banking business of the county. The banks of Towanda, Hughesville, Williamsport and Canton have shar ed liberally in deposits and loan ac commodation from Sullivan County people. Located as the County Seat is, right in the center of the county, with its excellent mail facilities, there remains no question for argu ment but that the Laporte Bank will receive liberal patronage. The News Item predicts for this bank a steady and healthy growth uutU it becomes one of the very best banks of thin section. One of our most enthusiastic and expert trout fishermen in discussing the reason for so many trout dyiag after being caught and thrown back into the stream says that the death is not necessarily caused by the fish being hooked, but a large per centage of cases is caused by first touching the fish with the dry hand —thus leaving a dry spot on the fish which forms into a morbid growth after it is returned to the stream and finally death, lie says all fisher men should use care and judgement when hooking a trout under size, and before touching theiu in any manner should immerge their hands into the stream. The above is ob tained from the best of authority on the subject and the attention of fish ermen should be directed to it. Ex- An act of assembly approved re cently provides that hereafter no charter shall be granted to a ceme tery company unless it contains that said company be required to set apart a sum equal to at least one tenth of the gross amount of funds derived from the sale of lots for the perpetual care and preservation of the grounds and the repair anU renewal of the buildings and | property. This is a good law and one that has long been needed. Famers in the various parts of the country have not betn able thus far to complete their spring ploughing, owing to the fact that the soil is too I heavy for turning on account of the recent rains. Crops will therefore be correspondingly late. Good Positions OUcred Energetic Men. Be independent. Here's a chance I to get in business for your self—A ' chance worth while, YOU can more 11 than double your income in a short I time. No limit it's up to you. Pros- , 1 pects for live, energetic men to | make big money were never better in the business of Life Insurance. To active men of good character, a > very unusual opportunity is offered r by a leading iusurance company. , This otter will be made to a limited - number onlv. There is good mon ' ey to be made, and those who prove I their ability will be well taken care of. A letter or postal card, giving > name and address, will get you full 112 particulars. l)o it now write to-day. ' Address Box 195, Beading Pa. LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Interesting Exercises Held in the School Auditorium Tuesday Night. CLASS OF TWO RECEIVE HONORS. Well Written Essays Attractively Handled by Scholarly Minds. Juniors Entertain Charmingly on Monday Night. It was a pretty scene that greeted the eyes of those who assembled in the Laporte High School Audi torium Tuesday night to listen to the Commencement exercises of the • lass of 15)09. The two pretty girl graduates in white seated on the stage with the members of the school board, the faculty, County Superintendent Killgore and Bev. H. L. Jarrett on either side, were prominent against the dark green of the %tage setting. Ihe graduates were Mi&ses Eunice 11. Ingham and Cecil M. Botsford. The exercises consisted of the invocation by Bev. Jarrett, Salutory and Essay—'-The Native American," by Miss Bots ford, Valedictory and essay— "American Literatur°" by Miss Ingham. Presentation of diplomas by Atty.F.W. Meylert. Piano solo "Monastery Bells,"by Miss Ingham, Address by County Superintendent of schools, Prof.jKillgore. This pro gram wasintersperced with delightful music by Mrs. Wilcox' Pupils' Orc hestra of New Albany which showed marked ability and masterful train ing The essays were well prepar ed and taken as a whole were credit | able both to the individual members <>f the class and to the work of the school, and held the close attention of the audience to the end. To specialize as to each of the graduates part admirably peribrmed would re quire much space. It is suffice to say that both these young graduates iu this, the out start of their career, may feel justly proud of what has already been accomplished and that in the etforts of last Tuesday evening they won the admirution of teachers, parents and friends. Com pliments of a high degree were con fered to them by the ( ounty Super intendent and the President of the School Board, Mr. Meylert in pre senting them with their well earned diplomas. The class of 1909 has our best wishes and the Laporte High School and its teachers our best hope for its continued growth and success. JUN IOR ENTEUTA; NMENT, The Junior entertainment of the High school was held Monday night at the school assembly room. The program was long and varied and supplied no end of amusement for the spectators. The class was com posed of Misses Tresken Buschhaus en, Olive Keeler, Marjory Mason and Miss Mayme Epler; Messrs Frank Botsford, Kenneth Botsford, Oliver Bose, Frank Drake, Harry Hunter, and George P. Ueiger. Music was rendered by Mr. Mar shall, an able performer QII the pi ano. If there was a dull moment throughout the entire period of en tertainment it was not recognized by anyone. Marked ability was manifested by all the participants and much promise can surely he predicted for the class of 1910. At the close of the entertainment ice cream was served In the hall and it only just to say that the splendid program of the eveuiug was liberal compensation for the money spent. 75C PLR YEAR Eagles Mere and ElKland Township High Schools Hold Exercises. Commencement exercises were held at the Eagles Mere High School rooms Wednesday evening. The graduates taking part were Misses Mary Vanßuskirk, Cora I'eal, and Edith Chase. A large class of graduates will hold Commencement exercises at Estelht, Friday evening, May 7. The class enrollment numbers ten and the program is arrange 1 as follows: Presidents address, L. Vernon Bird; History, Leßoy Jennings; Oration, William McKinley, Art ley Day; Value of training, Marion MeCarty; Prophecy, Curtis Bau munk; Essay, Moral Sublimity, Leona Ilgers; Oration, The Ameri can Republic, George Websteri Class Will, Joshua Bnttln; Oration and farewell, Abraham Lincoln, Eric E. A'unzman. Commissioner Meehau's fish hill, as amended, provides before any person may be arrested for illegal fishing he must be in pos session of fish under length or out of season. As originally drawn a person could be arrested while in the act of fishing for fish out of season. This was bitterly opposed by the States Sportsmen Association. The closed season for blue pike, pike perch, otherwise called wall eye>l or Susquehanna salmon, and picker el or yellow perch is changed, the season being from January Ist to June 14th., instead of from Jan 1 to June 80. The original limits stand for all trout except lake trout. They are from August 1 to April 14. Eight inches is made the mineuni j length for bass, salmon, pike etc., i in>tead of nine inches, and the num ber of trout that may be taken is in creased from 25 to 40. l T se of pike nets, eel pots and dip nets is pro hibited beteewn May 1 and Aug 3!. The management of the Sullivan County Normal school has been giv en to the undersigned who will ex ert every effort possible to keep the school to the high standard that it has been in former years. County Superintendent Killgore will take an active part in the work of school and will be oue of the regular instructors. Other competent instructors will he secured. There will be two sessions of the school. The first session will be held at Sonestown commencing May 31, 1909 aud coutinue four weeks. The second session will be held at Dushore, Commencing Monday June 28, 1909, and continue four weeks. At both sessions, the work will be practically the same. Speci al attention will be given to the de velopment of the Work that is pre sented in the Illinois Course of Stu dy Methods of teaching and school Management will receive their snare af attention. Other work of great interest will be presented. Tuition $5 per term or 11.50 per week when attendance is less than full term. M. B. Black' Manager
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