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v Which Do You Prefer • ?
\ The average man earns about sx, 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 for a year of 100 days. He earns $24,000 in a I
iif e time. The difference between $44,000 and $24-£
J OOO is $20,000. This is the minimum value of a 7
V practical education in dollars and cents. The in-C
Jcreased self-respect cannot be measured in money. J
C Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when ?
✓ the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V
\ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will make /
V high salaried man of 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 show you how you
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O.I. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA.
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No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB 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
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
' >• 313 Pine Street,
; WILLI AMSPORT, PA.
white Wcish Fabrics
Now is the time to select material* for those pretty White Dresses you have
been planning lor. Here are some of the white I'abricß and their prices.
TERTIAN LAWN, 45 inches wide, in INDIA LIN'ON, some specially good
a variety of qualities for values are offered tor
25c to 50c 100 to 25c
FRENCH LAWNS, in tine sheer quali- WASH CHIFFON, a fine sheer fabric
ties, 45 inches wide, tor for dressy dresses, prices vary troni
50c to Ksc 50c to Ksc
FLAONX. a new white checked and EMBROIDERED SWISS We are show
ftriped fabric for whists and dresses; tor ingsome very handsome new designs lor
25 cents. 50* to 'JOc.
Fine Imported Swiss
The most popular of all White Fabrics for dainty dresses and waists. Investi
gate the qualities. They are very cheap.
i ine lot Ladies' Coat Suits, mostly light colorings, in fancy striped and checked
materials, $12.50 and $15.00, for $5,00
Ladies' Tailored Suits.
One lot Ladies 1 Coat Suits, made ot plain colored and fancy light and dark
suiting materials, all new styles, regular prices from $15.00 to #IB,OO, now $9. ( ,)5
Ladies' Tailored Cot Suite, in plain colors, two-toned and fancy Herringbone
striped effects, including the new Spring shadings, these have been specially cheap
at-S2O to $25, now $14.00
Suits worth from $27,50 to $32.50 for $19.75,
Suite worth from $:i3.00 to $37.50 for $22.50
WASW SKIRTS. Push their way to the CORSETS FOR ALL FUJI*RES, Every
front for comfort. There is nothing figure has its appropriate Corset. < >ur
like a Cashable skirt. We have them in sales ladies use the greatest of care and
white and colored, for the utmost patients in securing the right
4 $1.00t054.00 Corset tor the right figure.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY JUNE 3, 1909.
K Case Where Attempted Punishment
Proved a Hopeless Failure.
Ordinal'}' punishments answered very
well for Susy. Shu was a thinker aud
would reason out the purpose of them,
apply the lesson and achieve the re
l'orni required. But it was uiueh less
easy to devise punishments that would
reform Clara. This was because she
was a philosopher who was always
turning her attention to finding some
thing good and satisfactory and enter
taining In everything that came her
way. Consequently it was sometimes
pretty discouraging to the troubled
mother to find that after all her pains
and thought in Inventing what she
meant to be a severe and reform com
pelling punishment the child had en
tirely missed the severities through her
native disposition to get interest and
pleasure out of them as novelties. The
mother, in her anxiety to find a pen
alty that would take sharp hold and
do itsnjwrk effectively, at last resorted.
witiyT sore heart and with a reproach
ful conscience, to that punishment
which the incorrigible criminal in the
penitentiary dreads above all the other
punitive miseries which the warden in
flicts upon him for his good—solitary
confinement in the dark chamber. The
grieved and worried mother shut Clara
up in a very small clothes closet and
went away and left her for fif
teen minutes. It was all that the moth
er heart could endure. Then she came
softly lmck and listened -listened for
the sobs, but there weren't any; there
were muillod and inarticulate sounds,
but they could not be construed into
sobs. The mother waited half an hour
longer. By that time she was suffering
so intensely with sorrow and compas
sion for the little prisoner that she was
not able to wait any longer for the dis
tressed sounds which she had counted
upon to inform her when there had
been punishment enough and the re
form accomplished. She opened the
closet to set the prisoner free and take
her back into her loving favor and for
giveness, but the result was not the
one expected. The captive had manu
factured a fairy cavern out of the
closet, and friendly fairies out of the
clothes hanging from the hooks and
was having a most sinful and unre
pentant good time and requested per
mission to spend the rest of the day
there!—From Mark Twain's Autobiog
raphy in North American Review.
INDIAN PROVERBS.
The coward shoots with shut eyes.
Small things talk loud to the Indian's
eye.
The paleface's arm is longer than his
word.
When a fox walks lame, the old rab
bit Jumps.
A squaw's tongue runs faster than
the wind's legs.
There is nothing so eloquent as a
rattlesnake's tail.
The Indian scalps his enemy. The
paleface skins his friends.
Two men will live together in quiet
and friendship, hut two squaws never.
When a man prays one day and
steals six, the Great Spirit thunders
and the evil one laughs.
There are three things it takes a
strong man to hold a young warrior,
a wild horse and a handsome squaw.—
Scrap Book.
A Dog and an Egg.
A farmer in a western state possess
ed two dogs, a big one culled Alice and
a small one that was named Billy. Al
ice, greedy creature, was fond of fresh
eggs. When she heard a hen cackle she
always ran to look for the nest. One
day she found one under the frv.it shed.
But she could not get th - egg because
she was too large togo under the shed.
She went away and soon returned with
Billy, bringing him just before tin
hole.
Billy was stupid and did not under
stand. Alice put her head in and then
her paws without being able to reach
the egg. Billy seemed to understand
what was wanted. He went under the
shed, brought out the egg and put it
before Alice, who ate it with groat sat
isfaction. and then both dogs trotted
off together.—Chicago Tribune.
Lively In the Tenements.
A young woman new to mission work
on the east side. New York, was lately
moved to comment sadly upon the
monotonous and cheerless existence of
the inhabitants of the tenements.
"I suppose there is little brightness
and recreation in your lives," said she
to an eleven-year-old girl.
"Oh. I don't know about that," an
swered the girl. "It ain't so dull as
you might think. Dere's always some
thin' doiu' to keep us from gittiu' blue.
It's lively sometimes, all right. For
Instance, las' night the people on our
floor was a-cuttin' up high. Dere was
a gentleman next to us what had do
tremens, an' de lady right across the
hall from us was Jagged so she nearly
bit her sister's ear off."—New York
Tribune.
Hurt His Feelings.
"I told you that poor young widow,"
began Mrs. Nuritch, "that you'd give
her boy work if"—
"Well, I won't," Interrupted Nuritch.
"She sent him today with a note that
said. 'I must find employment for my
son, even If he works for a mere pit
tance.' The nerve of her callln' me "a
mere pittuuee.' "—Philadelphia Press.
Saturday, July 3, 1909.
The United States civil Service
Commission aunounces that on the
date named above an examination
will be held at Laporte, l'a., for the
position of fourth class postmaster
of class (b) at Nordmont. Pennsyl
vania. The compensation for tin*
postmaster at this office was $313 for
the last flscial year.
Age United, 21 years and over on
the date of examination, with the
exception that in a state where wo
men are declared by statue to bo of
full age for all purposes at IK years,
of age on the date of examination
will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within
the territory supplied by the post
office named above.
The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who
jean comply with the requirements
Application forms and full inform
; ation concerning the requirements
lof the examination can be secured
j at Nordmont postoflice or from I*. S.
| Civil Service Commission, Washing- !
j ton D. C.
—Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Commis
sion at Washington within 7 days
before the date of the examination,
; otherwise it may be impracticable to
examine the applicants.
U. S. Civil Service Commission.
The season of sunlight is with us
j again and the Reading times, always
an exponent of out door exercise,
appropriately suggests that it be
hooves all togo out and enjoy the
J sunshine and breathe the pure conn- !
try air. Let us cut out too much
meat, medicine and melancholy, and
breathe deeper aud eat vegetables
and satisfy our olfactory nerves with
the odor ol trees and flowers and
gladen our ears with the songs of
birds. All the organs of the human
body need change of environment
more than they need rest and recre
ation combined.
The human body requires seasons
of excitement to increase circulation
and cause deeper and fuller breath
ing. Dr. Engersoll, of a Colorado
town once remarked that it was
worth $lO, to every citizen of a
country town to have a circus visit
the place, with its cheerful bands of
music and gilded cages ot animals
and steam caliope and the summer
saults of the clown. It broke the
monotony and gave the mind fresh
food to digest.
Well next to a circus for the town
people, is a trip out in the country.
If you can't afford a carriage walk.
After all walking is the heathiest
exercise of all. Walk with a vim,
breathe deep and let your mind rest
on hopeful things. If you are tired
when you get back home, lie down
and take a sleep, don't take a stimu
lant or you will kill all the good ef
fects of your walk.
You will get up refreshed in mind
and body. New thoughts will take
the place of old worries. While
you are walking the long winding
country roads will come back ami
thread through your memory, dot
ted with pretty fields and farm |
houses on every side, with rounded ;
hilltops in the distance and green!
trees down in ttie pasture fields and
soft clouds floating over head like
visible dreams of hope. Enjoy the
sunshine while it is here, for Winter
will be back again in less than seven
months.
Brafdord county is again to be the
scene of active gas and oil operation.
The Natural (j as and Oil company,
of Pittsburg, a corporation capital
ized at half a million dollars through |
its representative, Mr. Worthington,:
has leased over 4,000 acres of land j
in Monroe, Albany aud Barclay
Townships. Recently he was at'
New Albany, and investigated the I
field farther South of the present'
leased territory.
The leases are liberal instead of j
binding. The company obtaining 1
same must commence operations
within one year. Incase they do 1
not, if the lease is continued, they |
must pay rental for the land. 1f |
oil or gas is found the land owners |
will profit greatly. Mr. Worthing
ton expects th it active operations
will be commenced withiu six
months.
Talt to Present Gold Medals.
Washihgton, May !IJ.—The wright
Brothers will arrive in Washington
on June 10 when President Taft will
present them with medals obtained
through public subscription by the
Aero Club of America.
Their new Aeroplane will be de
livered at Fort Myer on the same
day and the Jwrights may make
a flight over the army aero
drome following the presentaton at
the White House.
Earlier in the day the Wrights
will be entertained at lunch by the
Aero Club, of Washington. Repre
sentative Parsons of ISew York will
make the presentation address for
the Aero Club of America, at? the
White House and a large delegation*
from the New York organization
will attend-
Without delay Orville Wright,
who has made 110 aeroplane flights
since he was injured in the Fort
Myer accident last full, will tom
! plete the trials before the Hoard of
! Signal Corps officers necessary before
j the Government pays the $2 ">,000
stipulated in the contract. It is ex
pected that he will linish the trial
before June 17 when the cily of Day
ton will begin a two days' celebra
tion in honor of the Inventors. Or
ille Wright will make a flight of
■2 hours without landing in which lie
must be accompanied by one passen
ger. He must also make a speed
trial of five miles across country and
back to fort Myer, during which he
must maintain an average speed
of forty miles an hour. If he attains
a greater speed, he will receive a
bonus on the contract price and if he
falls below that average a slight de
duction will be made.
Prosperity Cavse lor AVore Accidents.
Chicago, May, 29.—Return of pros
perity is bringing a return of higher
death rate by railway train accident
than reported for 15)08. Business de
pression and its lessened pressure be
ing credited largely for the improv
ed showing made in liMJH. Thi is
confirmed by the statement of the
Chicago statistican for the Railways
"that feverish rush of prosperity"
hail much to do with the high death
rate in train accidents. Meanwhile
however the death rate of trespas
sers", children and people who "did
'nt see the train coming" maintains
its normal, grisly record, over 0,000
men, women and children each year.
Blame for this great annual holocaust
is lftid both upon the railways and
upon the public officials who fail
notoriously in the United States to
guard railway tracks and crossings
in the United .States as they do
abroad—particularly in England.
The railways under compulsion are
spending many millions to elevate
their tracks in large cities. In Chi
cago the cost to date having been
about $50,000,000 with #00,000,000
more to be done. The states and
cities have been criminally negligent
in failure to police the rights of way
of steam railways and to provide
laws and warnings which will deter
children and adults from trespassing
or taking such risks that would sub
ject persons to prompt arrest in Eng
land," declares a Bulletin issued by
a league of public safety which has
begun agitation for better public- pro
tection. "The steam railways last
year, killed 5,560 'trespassers' and
940 who were not trespassing—l»i
times as many as were killed in the
train accidents about which so much
is heard. Adequate steps have not
been taken to keep people away
from this juggernaut, 2;30,000 miles
long"
The twenty-third annual Conven
vention of th* Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Will be held in
the M. E. Church at East Forks
Wednesday June 9th. 190!).
Morning Session begins at 10 j
o,clock. Afternoon Session at 1:30
P. M. Evening Session at 7:30.
Mrs. Azuba Jones, State Evange
list is expected to be present at all
the sessions and will give the even-;
ing address.
Delegates and visitors are request
ed to provide themselves with lunch. J
C'cme and enjoy the Convention
aud help to make it a success.
Sarah A Huckle, Pres.'
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No Bounties Paid For a Year.
There will he no bounties paid by
the state this year at least. Advice to
that effect has been received by fhe
county commissioners from the state
department, and the county officials
are preparing to act accordingly.
The order comes as the result of
the failure of the legislature to make
an appropriation for the payment of
bounties. From the appropriation
made for this purpose two years a*;o
there is a deficiency due the.State
and some of the counties, which re
quired a special appropriation at
this legislature of $40,000 to cover.
The state out of the former ap
propriation, had paid bounties up to
August 13, 1908, when the money
ran out. I'he deficiency has resulted
in the nine months since that time,
lite fact that such a large sum was
needed to meet this deficiency led to
the legislature to discontinue the or
origiual appropriation and the
auditor general's department depai -
ment lias been forced to send out
notices to the various counties, that
the state will pay no more scalp
bounties.
Bradford county usually draws a
good share of this annual revenue
for bounties on foxes and other
animals and the cessation of the
payment of these will largely effect
the trapping industry during the
winter.
Business Goin£ Upward.
Business conditions in the country
are continuing to improve. All the
reports say that the most encourag
ing conditions in sight are those con
nected with the industrial situation.
The iron trade shows steady im
provement every branch of the latter
feeling the influence of recuperation;
the volume of business being almost
up to previous years. Some consider
able new compactly remains unim
ployed, yet the tendencies are to
wards further betterment, aud prices
are rising.
Railroads have placed large orders
[for rails, structural material, ears
and enffinf>H. The building trade con
tinues excellent and is also a source
of much new business, shrewd and
wealthy operators having recognized
that the present is a more desirable
opportunity in which to place their
orders before further advances are es
tablished.
The copper industry is also feel
ins the effects of industrial improve
ment; consumers are placing increas
ed orders, and pricesjhave been firm,
although production is still in ex
cess of consumption and supplies on
hand remain excessive. Jn the tex
tile industries tin re is considerable
activity, especially in cotton good-;
and the dry goods market generally
is in an exceptionally sound con
dition.
Judge Fanning on Tuesday of this
week, made a deree in the case of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad com
pany ve. the county of Bradford, an
action started by the Lehigh to re
strain the county and the borough of
Sayre and the Sayre School district
from collecting taxes levied on the
system shops at Sayre. The court
decides the case in favor of the plaint
iff company practically by the with
drawal of the defense of all parties
after an investigation.
The temporary injunction granted
by the court several months ago is
made perpetual and county commis
sioners, their successors in office
and all others ar. l restrained perpet
ually from collecting taxes from tha
Lehigh Valley railroad company,
or from any of its property or ef
fects and all taxes as alleged in the
bill assesed and levied iu the year,
of 19(18.
This ends the most important
cases to come into the Bradford
county courts in a long time, the
sum iu vol veil being $30,000 and $ to,
000. The county, Sayie borrougii
and Sayre School district tri d
to collect taxes from the Lehigh al
leging that a manufacturing business
was beinuiarried on at the system
shops at Sayre.
New York, May 20. —Games of
chance lotteries at church fairs and
entertainments were condemned by
Bishop Fredrick Hurgess of the dio
cese of Long Island in an address at
the opening of the convention of the
diocese at the Cathedral of the incar
nation, Garden City.