Republican News uem. VOL. XIY. NO, 2 —544,000 o > v Which Do You Prefer • c \ The average man earns about si, ico a year. He/* / works 40 years and earns a total of $44, 00 in a life \ time. 'Hie average day laborer gets $2,000 a day or / j S6OO for a year of *oo days. He earns $24,000 in a I V life time The difference between $44,000 and $24- J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum i/alue of a ? \ practical education in dollars and cents The in-C self-respect cannot be measured in money. J x Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when ? y the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V \ ton, Pa., can give you an educat on that will make / V high salaried man ot you ? No matter what line of \ y work you care to follow, this great educational In-Q V stitution can prepare you in your spare time and r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our r X local Representative will show you how you can V ✓^tripleyour earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 K. He is % ? C. IF 1 . BRE2sTXnT A IN", 5 O. I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. COLE HARDWARE r— 5 ' V""^' T", No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, CO-A-L ozr, 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 o I a. The Siiopbeil Dry Good Co., y 313 Pine Street, ' WILLIAMSPORT, PA. sStore is tt)e Place to Dress Goods Here is a choice colledtion front which \ou may select material lor a new cof. tutne. We are oflering some exceptional values that interest dress j;ood buyers. Materials for Tailored Suits. We show a splendid collection of fabrics lor coat suits self-colored striped, herringbone and luncy new weaves in all the new wanted shades of the season for 85 cents to $ 1 50. All Wool Batiste Mixed Suiting In all the new dark and light shades and shadow-striped effects and plain nia- No better fabric made for service and terials in all colors, for dresses or inex style than these all wool batiste for pensive coat suits. Also colored Mohair 50 cents. ,or _ n make a specialty of this class of Tailored .Suits and can show you many pretty nniuue 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 of Ladies' and Children's Spring Hosiery a: prices that will prove interesting. LADIES' Black cotton Hose, extra LADlES'plain colored lisle Hose, in aood values for the staple and new shades that arc want -IQI ed this season, for 12 1-2 and 16 oents. asc tQ 5Q oents> INDIES' fast black eotton and lisle Hose LA , )IEB , | ight weight) tan colori , (l !No better «|uaht) nold any where, tor lisle Hose to match the various nhaden of 25 cents shoes, lor LATHES' black silk Nose, medium and 25, 3r> and 50 cents, gausie weights, special value tor MISSES tine dresss black and colored 25. 35 and 60 oent«>. lloee ' the w, ' ar lor Subscribe for the News Item LfIPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY MAY 20, 1909. AUTOSFORROMWORK Kansas Farmer Uses One White Dragging a Public Highway. t BETTER THAN A HORSE TEAM Machine For Pulling the Drag Makes Faster Time —Reform the Motor Car Has Brought About In Improvement of Road a. When the motor car first found Its way to the Kansas farm It appeared a luxury. Soon it became a not un common pleasure and then a necessity. And a necessity It is today, especially lu the Kansas wheat belt, where more cars are to be found on the farms than In any other part of the west. Many farmers have them, and a ma jority of those who are not so fortu- J nate have the motor car fever In a most virulent form. The farmers con fess that this fever can be checked only by a failure of the wheat and corn crop or by the desire of every farmer being gratified—by having a car at his disposal. The machines are now bo thick on the Kansas prairies In some sections that one traveling over the rural roads HOTOR CAR PUTJIJIXO A KOAD DRAO. will count at least two motor cars in every five vehicles passed In a day's drive. There is probably not another ma chine found on the farm today that can be put to so many practical uses as the motor car. There are very few things to do on the farm except the tilling of the soil, in which the car can not be brought into practical use. It Is valued by the farmer for its speed probably more than any other quality, as the farmer Is learning more and more to value bis time, Just as the man in the office or the factory. To the north of Sallna a dosen miles or bo there is a public road which shows that It has been well taken care of. The effect of the King drag Is to be seen for more than a mile along one farm, and It is not an uncommon sight on that road to see a farmer with his touriug car spinning along at the rate of six to eight miles an hour with a large King drag following, attached to the machine with a chain. This farm er has used the drag for some time, but more frequently in the last few months than ever before. He prefers n car for the drag to a team of horses because he makes better time. Sometimes it takes two men, one to run the car and the other to weight the drag. A heavy weight will answer the same purpose as the second man, but it is a custom for the farmers to work the roads together, and it comes naturally since the advent of the mo tor. It is seldom that the farmer's car is seen at the garage. The farmer is so accustomed to making his own re pairs that he naturally falls Into the job with the car. He finds It Just as easy us repairing his harvester, his cultivator or his bicycle. Perhaps he may have a slight difficulty with some of the electrical parts of the engine, but when be has seen It repaired once he never has the same difficulty again, at least not to such an extent that an expert has to see it. The public roods in central Kansas are such that n touring car can be tak en out almost any time. Mud cuts no figure with the farmer, and this is one feature that mukes his car of such value to him. The town man will not run his machine In the mud. but the farmer doesn't care much. However, the farmers are talking good roads now more than they ever did before, nnd this Is one reform the motor car has brought about. Already In many of the public roads the little gullies have been filled up and the little knots have beeu cut down. More than a year ago the Sallna motor club began (he advocacy of good roads. The farm ers were uot in general sympathy with the motorists, and they were slow to take hold of the scheme, arguing that the roads in central Kansas were not so bad. They knew the object was to make it easier riding for motorists and especially for the tourists from eastern cities, who desired to spend the summer In Colorado, making the trip overland. The farmer, as a rule, laughed at the Idea then, but now he is right in line. If he doesn't owu a car now he expects to some day, and he is In hopes the roads will be made better before Iris machine arrives on his farm. More roads were dragged last year than ever before in the history of Sa llna county, and It is safe to say that the present year will be a record breaker in this line of work. The motor car of the farmers Is lu fluenctnj: good roads ID another way. The dealers are the most active good roads advocates in the state. One of the principal motor dealers, for In stance. makes It a business to deliver n good roads lecture with every cat. The dealers have been farmers, acfl they know the subject from the stand point of both sides. Farmers get the idea at the very beginning, and tbej never go behind the new doctrine.- Kansas City Star. Sunday School Convention. The third Annual Convention of Davidson Twp. met at Sonestown May 7th. The opening song servlee was conducted by Walter Hazen, Aftei devotional Exercises by Rev. Hertz of Sonestown a solo was rend ered by Amy Houseknecht. Mr. Hull, County Chairman then gave an address to the children telling them of the reverence they should have for Sunday and the church services. After a question box con ducted by Collins Hazen the con vention adjourned until 1:30. Rev. W. E. Ruth of Muucy Val ley, conducted the Ilevotional exer cises. In . discussing the qualifi cations of a Sunday .School Superin. tendent, Rev. Ruth cited among others the following: The Superin tendent should thoroughly stand the lessou, should be in touch with the festal days of the church, should be loyal to the church and punctual. Mr. Hull conducted the Superintendent's hour in which he mentioned other qualifications of a Superintendent, also calling atten tion to the Normal course of study, stating there ought to be three more (•lasses organized that we might reach the front line at HatTisburg State convention Sunday School. Organization was next given ,by W. B. Il i/.en, Organized Sunday Schools helps the pastor, creates interest in the community. 11. E. Boatman Superintendent of the Sonestow n M.' E. Sunday school, discussed Sunday management mentioning that you should get the Sunday school to work with it, take advice and not give, dout scold and keep pushing. How to get the indHTerent boy in to the Sunday school, was then dis cussed by flora Cook. Have confid ence in the boy, euter into his past times and pleasures and never scold, pray often for each boy in your class. Walter Hazen discussed the cra dle Roll. It brings the parents of the children in touch with the church and gives the children a chance to grow up in the church. The adult Bible class, to the Sun-, day Sunday school was discussed by C. 1). Voorhees. Sunday School ail important to the child, the bible class to the adult. If necessary omit the bible class but keep the Sunday school for the child. A chorus of twenty-flve or thirty children's voices furnished excellent music for the day sessions. Rev. Jarret of Laporte and Rev. Rounsley of Hughesville gave the evening addresses. Rev. Jarrett discussed the Sunday school teacher, mentioning that he should thoroughly understand his lesson, not only study it 15 minutes, but during the whole week, experience salvation in his owu heart. Men of Bible meditated much. Rev. Rouns ley then addressed the convention on Personality. Notice the time spent on personal appearance com pared to that in prayer and devotion. When you prepare for church you think more of how you appear be fore meu than how you appear be fore God. Your personality is-your standard, put it high. The Choir of the Sonestown M. E. Church and Mrs. Ruth, soloist, fur nished music for the evening session. Flora Cook, Pres. Supt. Labor Worthy 0! Their Hire. The bowery Miasion Free Labor Bureau is prepared to supply any number of men, for any kind of labor, at a moments notice. With in the past twelve month their cash ier has paid out $1,453.86 for railroad expenses ou thousands of worthy willing and able-bodied men, to all parts of the country. Address John C. Earl, Financial secretary, 92 Bible house, New York City. School Code Bill Vetoed. Harrisburg, May 14.—The school code, the Philadelphia to Pittsburg highway and the capital park ex tension bills were vetoed by Gover nor Stuart tonight. The big road was hi« own project, but he disapproved it ruth«r than to eut $3000.000 from the state appro priations to charities. In vetoing the school code the Governor said; "The bill drafted by the Penn sylvania State Educational Commis sion and submitted to the legislature was so changed by amendments dur ing its passage through the Legis lature, many of the best features of the original draft being eliminated and numerous amendments made which destroyed the harmony of the bill by introducing many contra dletory provisions, that it is more than doubtful whether an approval of the Bill would be of any benefit to the cause of education in the State. "Irrespective of this, the bill how ever, the bill as certified to me, un der the provision of the constitution, shows that in connection with the proviso to section 203, the pdnted word 'city' on line 20, was stricken out with the pen and the word dis trict in red ink wrtitten above it. Shortly after the receipt of the certificate bill 1 was informed by certain members of the Pennsyl vania Educational Commission that the bill, as it finally paised the Senate, contained tne printed word 'city' and did not contain the word 'district' and that it linally passed the legislature in this form. In view of this information, I ex amined into the matter and satisfied myself that the bill as finally passed did not contatn the word 'district' hut did contain the word 'city' in the sentence under consideration. To approve this bill therefore would be to approve a bill that did not pass the legislature in the form in which it was presented to me tor executive action. For those reasons the bill is not approved." Summer Normal School. The management of tne Sullivan Couuty Normal School lias been given to the undersigned, who will exert every efiort possible to keep the school to the high standard that it has been in former y jars. County Superintendent Killgore will take an aetive part in the work of the school and will be one of the regular instructors. Other competent instructors will be secured, There will be two sessions of the school. The first session will be held at Sonestowu commencing Monday, May 81, 1909, and con tinue four weeks. The second ses sion will be held at Dtishore, com mencing Monday, June 28, 1909, and continue four weeks. At both sessions the work will be practically the same. Special atten tion will be given to the develop ment of the work that is presented in the Illinois Course of Study. Methods of Teaching and School Management will receive their share of attention. Other work of great intferrat will be presented. Tuition, $5;00 for terin of four weeks, or $1.50 per week when at tendance is less than full term. 11-18 M. B. Biaek, Manager. A Position that Pays Well. There's no doubt about It, chances fur men who know how to hustle to make a lot of money in the field of IKb insurance were never better. Gtit into business for yourself and be independent. A leading life Insur ance Company is at present making an unusually good offer and wants to secure the services of men of good character and ability. A limited ' number only., will be engaged. To I these who prove their worth, "make good" as the saying is, a bright fu- I ture IS assured. Such men will be I well taken care of. Remember the 'cbanoes to make money are limited J only by your own ability. Get full ; particulars at once. Address by let j ter or postal, Box No. 195, Reading, 1 Pa. 75C PLR YEAR Spraying Tests. Anions the letters recently receiv ed by Prof. Surface, State Zoologist, at Harrisburg, was one from a Dau phin county farmer, which should be given wido publicity. The corre spondent wrote: "A few years ago my fruit trees were dying from the effects of the San Jose scale. Fortunately, follow ing your advice, I got a good spray pump and apparatus for using the lime-sulphur wash, and began spray ing thoroughly fall and spring, and today 1 have several hundred fine, healthy trees, practically free from scale. Gn trees that were covered with scale from the tips of the branches to the trunks not a live scale can be found. "ATndly answer the following questions: (1) How much Paris green to eight gallons of water can be used safely to spray plum tree*? I used a teaspoonful last year to eight gal lons of water and killed mauy fruit buds. (2) Tell me how to make a spray for potato blight; how much bluestone and lime use to 50 gallons of water?" To this State Zoologist Surface re plied as follows: I certainly thank you for your kind letter, making such a definite statement concerning the cleaning up of your trees and the production of perfect fruit and the growing of healthy trees free from scale, by the use of the lime sulphur wash, follow ing our directions. This is but an example of what every person in this state could have done had they acted equally intelligently, faithful, ly and persistently. On the other hand I have many reports of persons who wanted something with easier work, even if more expensive, and consequently, bought the high-pric ed oils and in many cases killed their tr»es or injured them so badly that they are now turning so me, ask ing what can be done to overcome the evil efforts of their former act ions. "I take great pleasure in re plying in detail to the inquiries of such persons as yourself, because it is an inspiration to know that you act intelligently upon the advice given and regard it as worth some thing, even though it be free of cost. It is also a pleasure to me to know that such efforts on my part are are not in vain, but are really helpful. Concerning Paris green, the formula is one pound or sixteen ounces to 150 gallons of water for hardy plants. For plain proportions I would ree cominend one ouuee to each 10 gal lOUB. In fact one ounce to eight gal lons will not be too strong for pota toes, however I should use three or four times as much lime as Paris green, maknig milk of lime and straining it into the water with Par is green. Charles Richards, aged 56, niyht watchman at the kindling wood factory at Laquin, met a horrible fate on Wednesday evening of last week. He was instantly killed by a conveying elevator. The machinery in the factory is not stopped until 6:10. Mr. Richards generally goes to work at six and his first duty has been to sweep and straighten up things about the build ing. While doing this his hand caught in the chain of the elevator and he was drawu in, one of the conveying cups on the chain strik ing him near the heart, crushing in his che9t and causing instant death There were but two marks on his iiis body, one on the hand and the other on the left breast, which shows the manner in which he was caught. D. B. Zimmermen, of Somerset, is planting an orchard of between 800 and 1000 fruit trees on his farm at north Somerset. Many of the treeg were produced in California and Oregon, some of them coming direct from the Luther Burbank nursery. All of the choice varieties of apples, plums and pears will bo represented. Mr. Zimmermen be lieves that the fruits named can be grown in Somerset county to the same perfection they are in other climates, and he is going to make the experiment on an extensive scale.
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