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Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
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y 313 Pine Street,
' WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
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The best standard makes of Ladies' and Children's Spring Hosiery a: prices
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LfIPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY MAY 20, 1909.
AUTOSFORROMWORK
Kansas Farmer Uses One White
Dragging a Public Highway.
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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.