Republican i\cw» item. VOL. XIV. NO, 1 <524,000—544,000 O > C Which Do Ycu Prefer * ? C The average man ear is about si, ioo a year. He/' / works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a lite \ time. The average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or 112 J S6OO tor a year of K>o days. He earns $24,000 in a I life time. The difference between s44,oooand $24-Q JOOO is $20,000. I his is the minimum value of a ? V practical education in dollars and cents The in-C J creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. S C Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when < V the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- \ \ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make S 1 high salaried man 0t you ? No matter what line ot \ J work you care to follow, this great educational x stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our / \ local Representative will shew you how you c;in \ /^tripleyour earning capacity. Look him lip today, r V He is J ? C. IFV A IsT, 5 O. I. s. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. COL jET - HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, ' COAL OK/ WOOD. HEATERS; 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 '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 The Sliopbell Dry Good Co., * 313 Pine Street, 112 \ WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Tl)is 3tore is tt>e Place to Dress Goods Here is a choice colledtion from which von may select material for a new cos tume. We arc ottering some exceptional values that interest dress good buyers. Materials for Tailored Suits. ■\Ve show a splendid collection of fabrics ior coat suits self-colored striped, j herringbone and (iincy new weaves in all the tew wanted shades of the season for 85 cents to $ 1 50. All Wool Batiste Mixed Suiting In all the new dark and light shades ami shadow striped effects :iml plain ma ; \o better fabric made lor service and terials in all colors, for dresses or incx slvle than these all wool batiste for pensive coat suits. Also colored Mohair SO cents. 50 cents. Ladies' Tailored Suits. There is a great demand and sale this season for medium priced Suits. We make a specialty of this class of Tailored Suits and 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 gl ide garments at lon prices. __ The best standard makes of Ladies' and Children's Spring Hosiery a: prhvs that will prove interesting. LADIES' Black cotton Hose, extra LADIES' plain colored lisle Hose, in good values for "l 1 -' 112: u » ,le and ", eu B,m and 50 cents, gauze weights, special value for MISSES fine dresss black and colored ... ... . Hose, the wear well kind, lor 25,35 and 50 oents. ' 25 cents. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY MAY 13, 1909. THE CHANCE Conducted t>y 1 J. W. DARROW, Chatham. N. Y- jj I*IXBB Correspondent New York State y Grange j HEW YORK PftTflOSS, They Are Now 83.000 Strong and Still Growing. The Annual Meeting of the Empire State Grange Was a Businesslike Convocation of the Representatives of tho Farmers. The recent meeling of the New York stale grange was the largest and in many respects the most. Important meeting of New York Patrons that has ever been held. It was a business body, and the outcome of its delibera- Uons was such as lo give it slfll great er prestige In the stale in respect t<> ali public questions involving the inter ests of tin- farmers, whether members of the Onler or not. Statistical Report. Tlie secretary's report showed a net gain in membership during the year ending Oct. 1. 11)08, of 4.083. The to lal actual membership on that date was 52,519, and there were new granges not reported shi"e Oct. 1 of 448, making the actual membership to Jan. 1, 1001), 83,207. The total number of granges tn the state is over 700. The secretary's otflce has received dur ing the year $21.C70.75. According to the treasurer's report, I there was on hand one year ago $lO.- 085.52, and total receipts from (he sec retary's olliee during (he year were $20,030.37. making the total year's re sources $30,121.80. Expenses amount ing to $15,000 have been paid during the year. The surplus funds in the bank are deposited in seven savings institutions and trust companies. An Important Committee. One of the most important commit tees of the state grange meeting al ways is that on legislation. About forty resolutions were referred to this committee tliis year for consideration. For tlie information of those who do not understand the workings of the In session ,vc r>•: y that 1 there are about thirty ouieienx com- i mittees appointed by tlie state master, j Every delegate Is on one or more com- | mittees. Resolutions are read when pre sented and then referred without dis cussion to the appropriate committees, who meet and consider and give hear ings on the matters that are before them. When their work is completed the chairman reports back to the ses sion the results of their conferences, and then the grange as a body ap proves or disapproves of the report. Legislation Approved. Among the. more important matters presented by this committee and op proveil by the delegates were the fol lowing: Tliat the legislative committee endcav- I or to secure tho. pa-ssage of a bill creat ing a legal department under the control of the committee of agriculture for- the enforcement of laws on our statute books appertaining to tlie department of agri culture; that we request the legislature to enact such laws as will enable the committee of agriculture to carry on such investigation as will furnish definite in formation regarding the economics of the milk business. Including the production, handling and sale of milk, end inaugu rate such work as will protect consum ers and encourage those wiio are produc ing and handling milk in a creditable way, and in relation to tho insm-etnu of disease In domestic animals asking that the owners of diseased •cattle shall have the right to secure a veterinary at his own expense to act with the commission er's veterinary, and In case of disagree ment the two ve erlnarles shall secure the third disinterested veterinary ut the expense of tlie state, and his decision of the ma jority of said vetet Inaries shall bo final, and no animal shall be destroyed by the commissioner or by his order on the ground that it is a diseased animal unless first examined as provided in tills section. That the present law requiring the standard apple barrel to have a seven teen and a half inch head be repealed and that sixteen and a halt inches be made the standard; that the grange go on record as favoring poll taxes and the re-enactment of the poll tax law; that all telephone and telegraph lines be placed under the public utilities commission and that telephone lines bo required to make such connection as may make an effi cient Interchange of communication at a fair and equitable rate; that the state legislature 1:5 asked to pass an amend ment to tl.e exch-e law providing that any person who holds a license to sell in toxicating liquors anil \\i:o is convicted of violating such law shall forfeit his li cense and that no license shall thereafter j be Issued to such person or to any mem ber of his or her family or to any person in ids or her employ; thpt any person found hunting or lishlng upon tho prop erty of another without written consent i shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject lo a line of not less than J25; that the ways and means committee of 1 congress bo requested to make no change I in tho agricultural schedule unless it can | bo shown that such change will be a di rect benefit lo farmers; that tie class of i hotels known as road houses which have sprung up under tho Rallies law must 1 gain the written consent of tlie majority of the property owners living Tlthln a I wtdltis of one mile of their proposed lo cation before they can be so located; 1 that we favor a primary election law. i The above will serve to give the i reader an idea of what the state I grange believes Is for the farmers' in | terest. But this was the work of only one of the many ..committees. Political Calendar tor 1909. Spring Primary Election, Satur day June sth. 1909. November Election, Tuesday, No vember, 2nd. 1909. Last day to be registered for the Spring pri nary, in cities of the first and second class —l'niladelphia, Pittsburg and Scanton —is Saturday, June sth. 1909. Last day to be registered in cities of the third class lor the Spring Pri mary is Saturday, May 15, 1909- Last day to be assessed for No vember Election is Wednesday, Sep. teinber 1, 1909. Last day to pay tax to qualify for the November Election is Saturday, October 2. 11)0!). Last day for tiiling statement of expenses for Spring primary is Satur day, June 19, 1909. Last day for filing statement of ex penses for November Election is Thursday. December 2, 1909. Last day for tiling petitions for nomination with the Secretary ol the Commonwealth is Saturday, May 8, 1909. Last day for filing petitions for | nomination with the County Com missioners is Saturday May 15,1909 Last day for filing Certificates of Nomination with the Secretary ol the Commonwealth is Tuesday, Sep tember 21, 1909. Last day for filing Nomination Papers with the Secretary of the Commonwealth is Tuesday, Sep tember 28, 1909. Last day for filing Nomination papers with the County Commission ers is Tuesday, October 12, 1909" A Land Opening Attraction. Homes on Government land audi homes in a Government are to be offered to house keepers on May 22nd. and 24th. at Powell in tin* center of the irrigable Area' will be sold at auction to the highest bidder. if you don't want a farm—if you are a business or professional man, .. . .« 4. son, or in fact have any trade and want to get a home in u new grow ing community, this is your oppor tunity. The first unit of the Shoshone pro ject was opened only a year ago, but so rapidly were the farms taken up, that it was necessary to rush work on the canals so that additional land iould be made available this Spring. In the First unit eight farm houses or more to the mile have been i built along the six main highways, j There will never be any isolation [or loneliness among the farmers here The soil is exceedingly fertile, the climate delightful, and the trans portation facilities good, The farms are obtainable under the homestead law, subject to the changes of actual cost of supplying water to the land. This change has been fixed at $lO per acre, payable in ten annual installments, without interest. The annual cost of main taining and operating the ystem amounts to $1 per acre. The principle crops are alfalfa, sugar beets, cereals and hardy fruits, and vegetables. Potatoes yield from 200 to 400 bushels per acre and are of fine quality. Wheat yields from 40 to GO bu Ik Is per acre, ar.d oats average 00 bushels, although the yield has in some instances ex cel (led 100 bushels per acre. Tho small fruits that have been grown are very prolific and possess a tint' I flavor, and it is believed that apples I will be a profitable crop. The influx of a large number of settlers to this region has created a demand for all sorts of supplies and all sorts of industries, and the towns on the project are growing rapidly. The new town of Powell already possesses a graded school, a state bank, drug store, blacksmith shop, hotel, lumber yard and store, anil church services are conducted regu larly. The Chicago Burlington and '(Juincy Railroad has a station at this point and it will be one of the chief shipping pointa for the farmers as well as one of the chief shipping points for the farmers as well as one of the chief sources for supplies. If you desire any information con cerning the farm lands or the town lots, you should write to the statisti can, U. S. lieclimation Service, Washington D. C. Death's Sudden Call to Mrs. Fries. Mrs. Theresa Fries, aged Go years 4 months and live days, and a resi dent of Laporte for over thirty years, died at her home Monday afternoon May 10. The funeral was held at Du shore, Thursday,in St.Basil's church, where her body was interred by the side of her deceased husband who had preceded her to the other side over fourteen years ago. By resid ing in this community such a length of time, Mrs. Fries h:;d won many friends, both young and old,foi up to her last hour upon earth she was (al ways in a very cheerful mood and had a kind and pleasant word for every one. In her domestic relations her life was supremely beautiful and of untold value. Lost September Mrs. Fries suffer ed a stroke of paralysis which re sulted in her loosing the sight of one eye. She had been fueling unusual ly well during the past week, before her last illness Sunday night. With out any wanting Monday at two 2 o'clock she succumi i.l from an at tack of apoplexy. The news of her sudden death was a shock to all and was severly felt by her devoted fam ily. Her loved ones who are left to mourn the loss of such a dear one, have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. Maximum Penalty lor Kidnapping. Jameaßoyles was nentenced to life imprisonment in the Western peni tentary at Pittsburg for the kidnapp ing of "Billy" Whitla. Mrs. Boyles indicated as Mary Doe, received a sentence of twenty-five years, with a fine of f>,ooo and the cost of the prosecution Though no official announcement as to the effort of the fine has been made, it is customary in this State to extend imprisonment until any fine imposed has been paid. Boyle did not utter a word prior to his sentence. His attorney how ever made a plea for outh Boyle and his wife, pleading f>r leniency in recent period the extreme penalty for kidnapping In this State was ten years, and in view of the fact that the boy had been treated with every consideration, and that all care had been taken not bi inflict unnece ssary mental anguish upon the par ents, lie felt leniency might be asked for with propriety. Both Boyle and his wife collapsed completely upon hearing their sen tence pronounced. When they were started back to ail Boyle managed to walk with assistance down the stairs but upon reaching the front door he became limp and unable to stand. He was lifted into tl.e omnibus in which the prisoners are transport ed between the court and jail. When he was placed upon a seat in the bus he was left for a moment un supported and fell nearly out of it before he was caught. He was utterly unable to support him self and had to be held all the way to the jail and carried to his cell. Lo al fish Protective Association have been appealed to by State fish Commissioner Meehan to have some oftheii members volunteer to serve as special deputy fish wardens. As under the newly enacted fish law 300 special deputies wiio have been doing the work for half the fines collected are legislated out of office and those who take their places must serve without pay. Unde' - tlie new ail the Depart ment is entitled to thirty deputy wardens, but the bill was passed too late to provide appropriation for the pay of eighteen of these, and as a re sult only Chief Warden Criswell and eleven deputies will be in service i during the next two years. On Saturday morning at 9 o'clock ! May 8, 1909 at the M. E. Parsonage in Mew Albany, by the pastor, Rev. Edward Acker, Harold It. Wilcox and Miss Fannie A. Norton both ' popular young people of that place. I were married. They have the best wishes of all for a prosi>erous and I Happy life. I MokOma Directors Meet Tuesday. The directors of the Lake Mokoma Company will hold a meeting at La porte Tuesday of next week. Im portant business will he under con sideration and plans for extensive development authorized. 75C PLR YEAR Old Hotel How Made Hew and Com modious. Named Hotel Bernard. The new Commercial Hotel has reached very attractive proportions duriug the past fe.v weeks that it has been under surgical operation throughout the interior as well us expanding in all its dimensions and adding to its length, breadth and thickness. An army of carpenters and deco rators have been making a special drive to complete the work and have the hotel prepared for guests I y May term of court,next week,and by the end of the present week th' ir strenuous efforts will have . end< d with the desired results. The Commercial Hotel at Laporte adds much to the beauty of the tov ti and has the most artistic and w«dl appointed bar room of any hotel in Sullivan county. The former bar and fixtures 112 the Ward House in Towanda vvlii !i was recently refurnished, has been placed in the Commercial Ho! i. . Ihe bar room is tinisbed with prt \s <1 steel of very attractive design in >1 the office has been made larger ai d commodious. Landlord Hassen is not consider ing expense, but on the other hand is striving to have the best. As soon as the hotel has been fu!!y completed, a formal opening will ie announced, and the name Commer cial Hotel changed to Hotel Bernard. The christening ceremonies will be held in the hotel ball room on the third floor. It is quite likely to re ceive its new name with a wine wet ting after the battle ship christening custom. The Eagles Mere anil a large ' amount of land, changed ownership May Bth. The syndicate which has owned the property for a num ber of years past was composed of John It. T. Ryan, Wm. Emery, John Q. Heading (if Williauisport, and Hewitt Bodine, of Ilu^esviiie. BaileyV presuienV iYarrlsbiirg Tr.: t Company; George \V. Reily, Treas urer, Harrisburg Trust company; J. Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg; Edgar R. Kiess, of llughesville, and E. S. Chase, of Eagles Mere. The New officers of the Eagles Mere Land company elected i>s follows: Edgar R. Kiess, President; Edward Bailey, Vice President; E. S. Chase, Secretary and Treasurer. The fourth assistant postmast r general has sent out circular letters to postmasters calling attention io the necessity for having mail boxes phued handy for rural carriers and urging co-operation in good roads work. The Circular says : "In or der to expediate the delivery, col lection and dispatch of rural mail enable rural carriers to cover their routes with celerity, and give the earliest possible service to patrons re siding on the far ends of routes, the department will insist that all rural mail boxes be so located as to be with the greatest expedition. You are therefore, directed to re quire each rural carrier at your of fice to submit to you without delay, to the department the names of all patrons whose boxes cannot be i served without leaving the road, dis mounting, driving in deep ditches or on steep inclines, or on or across railway tracks involving danger or the approaches to whose boxes ; -e obstructed. It is not required th it boxes shall be erected beside thy wheel tracks, nor on any particul u corner of the crossroads, but tli r must be erected within the confine t the road and and accessible on a y corner. For the second time since the re sumption of athletic relations w : i State College, the Bueknell nieti will meet their old rivals from thai Institution Saturday afternoon, >l. 15, in i.ewisburg. The game will called at 2 o'clock, and the train st\ j vice will be such a« to enable out-ofi town patrons to make good connci tions. Extra bleachers have be tj erectul to accomodate the crow \j The Bueknell State game last yeai in Lewisburg resulted in a 3-0 score in favor of the former, although State had one of the best teams sH had put out in years. Northrup. who won the game last season, wit again be in the box for Bueknell. with Daggett or Druckemiller be. hind the bat.