Republican News Item. VOL. XIY. NO 7 <524,000 $44,000 o C Which Do You Prefer • \ The average man earns about si. ico a year. He/* / works 40 years and earns a total 0f544,000 111 a life \ time. The average dav laborer gets fca.op a day or / J S6OO lor a year of }oo days. He tarns $24,000 in a I \ life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24- 112 J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of a ? C practical education in dollars and cents. The in-C y creased self-respect cannot be measured in money, x C Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when j ✓ the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V S ton, Pa., can give you an education that will makex 1 high salaried man ol you ? No matter what line of \ / work you care to follow, this great educational In-r \ stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at r a small cost to secure a good-paving position. Our r \ local Representative will show you how you can V /^tripleyour earning capacity. Look him up today. / V He is J / c. nr. :B:R/:Ei>TXNr a nsr, 5 Ky 1.0. S. Representative. TOWANDA, PA. COLE '■ > HARDWARE.? NdHPlacelDice' this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OE WOOB 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. Satituel The Shopbell Dry Good Co., l ""*" * 313 Pine Street, , WILLIAMSPORT, PA. (Dl)ite Wn S h Fabrics Now is the time to select materials for those pretty White Dresses you have been plauning for. Here are some of the white fabrics and ilieir prices. PERTIAN LAWN, 45 inches wide, in INDIA LINoN, some specially good a variety of qualities for values are offered lor 25c to 50c 10c to 25c FRENCH I.AWNS, in fine sheer quali- WASH CHIFFON, a fine sheer fabric ties, 45 inches wide, for for dressy dresses, prices vary from 50c to 85c 50c to 85c FLAONX. a new white checked aiul KM HROIDER El> SWISS We are show t-triped fabric for whists and dresses: for ingsome very handsome new designs lor 25 cents. 50c to 90c. Fine Imported Swiss The most popular of all White Fabrics for dainty dresses and waists. Investi gale the qualities. They ore very cheap. <>i,e lot Ladies' Coat Suits, mostly light colorings, in fancy striped and checked materials, $12.50 and $15.00, for s.">.o<J Ladies' Tailored Suits. One lot Ladies' Coat Suits, made of plain colored and farcy light and dark •uiting materials, all new styles, regular prices from $15.00 to SIB,OO, now U.i 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 $14.0 C Suits worth from $27,50 to $32.50 for $19.75 Suite worth from $.'13.00 to $37.50 for $22.5f WASW SKIRTS, Pushtheirwav to the CORSETS FOR ALL FItJI'RES, Every front for comfort. There is nothing figure has its appropriate Corset. <>m like a washable skirt. We have them in sales ladies use the greatest of care and white and colored, for the utmost patients in securing the righ SI.OO to $4.00 Corset for the right figure. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY JUNE 24, 1909. OUR HIGH IDEALS. " Is the Grange Measuring Up to the Standards Set by Its Founders? ISpecial Correspondence.] The question has been asked, "Is the grange measuring up to the high ideals of its founders?" Ideals are perfection. Results are reality. Ideals are spiritual. Results are human and because they are human are seldom perfect. Ideals mean higher and bet ter things. "He alms too low who shoots beneath the stars." The founders of the grange placed its ideals high, and thai It lias "meas ured up," "made good." thai the real isation of its ideals in results is appar ent in the higher and better tilings for rural life, is proved by the oft repeated remark, "They buiided better than they knew." One of its ideals was to perfect for the first time in history an organiza tion of tillers of the soil "united by the strong and faithful ties of agricul ture." nation wide'and perhaps as ex tensive as the world. This ideal has been largely realized, and well nigh a million members are now within its fold, while other farm organizations are following the lead of the grange ami keeping step with millions more. Other Ideals were "meeting together, selling together, working together, buying together, talking together anil in general acting together for mutual protection and advancement, to bring producers and consumers, farmers and manufacturers into the most direct and friendly relations possible, to de velop a better and higher manhood and womanhoods among ourselves, tc enhance the comforts and attractions of our homes and strengthen our at tachments to our pursuits, to encour age education, that practical agricul ture, domestic science and all the arts which adorn the home be taught in our schools, encourage honesty ii business and politics, to support tern pearauce and promote 'peace on earth, good will toward men,' and stand foi a proper equality, equity and fairness, protection for the weak, restraint upon the strong—in short, justly distributee burdens and justly distributed power." All worthy ideals these for the sou? and daughters of our American repub lie. One of Its highest ideals was tc place woman in her proper place— the full equal with man—the first or ganization in the world to do so. am thereby to inculcate a proper appre elation of her abilities and her sphere Through the working out of its 'deals it has made tens of thousand! of lUeil nnd woman l.ettvi —lieltCr tC each other, better to their neighbor! and better to their God. It has mad< briglier and better homes, bringing about the real uplift in rural life. It is securing better and more just laws, purer politics, curbing monopolies, electing better men to oifice, and if Its ideals are kept bright and remain high and if its members work for these Ideals and not for personal am bition or other selfish purposes mil lions more will rise up and call it blessed. MORTIMER WHITEHEAD, Past Lecturer National Grange. I'nder the provisions of a law pass ed by the last Legislature, coil stables' fees are raised lrom £1 .">< a day to 52.">0. The new law repeals all old acts inconsistent with the provisions of the new and, thereby arises a question of mileage, which in some cases means more than the per diem fee. The old law gave constables a mil " age allowance of six cents per mile; The new law does not mention any mileage whatever. Hence the quest-inn arises as to whether or not the mileage provid ed under the old act is consistent ent with the new act which raises the fee but makes no provision for mileage. lu Lycoming County, Judg Heart has instructed the constables now in otlice that the new law does not ap ply during their present terms and that they are to receive the old fee and mileage. Sullivan County con stables were paid under the old law for thoir attendance at the May term of Court. Hut sooner or later the question of mileage under the new law will have to be mat by court decision and it is a matter of no little interest as to how the counts will hold. To contables from the border town ships, the mileage is often greater than the fee now paid and to these the new law, if no mileage is allow ed will mean less pay. To constables near the county seat, the new law even without mileage will mean a large return. At any rate, the average constable is pretty well paid considering the service rendered. The people would be very glad to pay them better if they were "on the job" and held [their responsibilities le*s lightly. I Home o! Che Late Sarah Whitmire Haunted By Spectre. A correspondent ton Philadelphia news paper has the following to say regarding tin- mysterious murder at Money Valley, on the night of De cember 20, 1905, of aged Sarah Whit mire whieh renew public interest in one of the most atrocious killings in the history of Sullivan county, the object of which was presumed to he robbery though there were other cir cumstances which pointed to a mo tive more terrible. The little story-and-a-half house directly alongside the Williamsport and North Branch Railroad, over which the traffic to Eagles Mere passes, in which the murder was c immitted, is said now to be haunt ed, while but a few weeks ago there came a dramatic story from the lum ber woods of Sullivan county to the effect that a woodsman, finding him self at the verge of death from con sumption, sent for the district preacher and made confession to him that he was the murderer of the old woman hermit, the crime hav ing been committed with a stick of stove wood because fhe woman wauld not permit him to find shelter under her roof that night. The woodsman "so the story ran, had been drinking at the towns down the valley and came to the lonely hut late in the evening- see ing a light within lie rapped for eif trance, but when the old woman saw that it was a stranger she at tempted to push the door shut; that he then forced his way into the room, and when she attacked him with a poker he grabbed a stick of wood and felled her to th*» floor; then, fearing she would scream he struck her again until she was quiet. The report of the woodsman's con fession was so vagne that but little credence was placed in it, and it would have passed away as another seven day gossip if the rumor of a ghost being seen at the blood smear ed cabin had not startled the little < I.turn !»i thu VilliMZ <)nee last winter when the snow wiu deepest, a villager who stopped and went in from the road to the little house to peer into the windows, rep tried finding the trauks of a hu man being, barefoot, in the snow leading from the house into the woods a short distan away. The theory as to these tracks was that the murderer of the old woman liv ing some where in the wilds of lower Sullivan and Northern Columbia county, had come through the storm to the scene of his crime, in accordance with the old belief that a murderer cannot stay away from the spot -where he slew his vietoin. The finding of tricks too recall ed the fact that for several seasons hunters and fishermen have re ported having seen a wild man in the territory lying off toward jami son City Now it is said th >t a c *rtaio hour at night a strange light flickers through the little old house and that one night a few weeks ago a late passer-by heard a scream simi lar to that heard by a young preach er who was driving toward the house with his horse and buggy on his way home from a metting at Straw bridge on the night of the murder. Seldom, if ever has the price of eggs been as high at this season of the year as they are now. This is the time of year when dealers usual ly put their eggs in cold storage and a few years ago they were able to buy at from 12 to 15 cents per dozen. This year even in the month of the greatest supply there is a shortage and the wholesale price in New York is above 25 cents for the best grades with other grades at propor tionate prices. An authority on the subject says that this indicates that next winter the residents of the cities will be plying from:ls to 50 cents per dozen for cold storage eggs, with the fresh article selling at from 50 to 75 cents a dozen. A foreigner from Laquin is a pa tient at the Williamsport hospital suffering from painful injuries. While loading rails on a car, one of them slipped and struck him on the knee and foot injuring the knee and crurtfi ing the toes of one foot. FOURTH OF JULY AT LA^ORTE. An Old-Time Celebration to Honor Na tion's Birthday. A general good time is promised at Laporteand Lake Mokoma 011 Sat unlay, July <i. There will be a line game of base ball at 10:110 a. in.on the grounds of the Athletic Associ ation. The afternoon will be given to amusements at the lake. There will be boating, bathing, dancing and other amusements. Special excursion rates wiil be giv en over the Williainsport and North Branch Railroad from all points along the line. Wee hand bills for details. Come to Laporte and have a good time on .July 3rd. Toll's Ideas There is no doubt . bout where President Taft stands in the matter of the income tax. In his message to Congress on yes terday tlie President isked that a joint resolution be adopted by two- Ihirds of the members of both houses of that body requesting the various State Legislatures to agree to an amendment to the Constitution which would enable the Federal Government tw levy and collect an income tax. There is no backing nor tilling there. It is a plain and outspoken statement of where the President stands, lie is for an income tax, but he wants togo about it in a law ful way. President Taft recognizes the fact that the supremee ""■* " r " States has decideu come tax. lie does not purpose ad vocating the passage of such a meas ure, knowing that the court is igainst it and has already ruled that it is unconstitutional. llis way of attending to the point is togo about it in a business-like arul regular way, -ORDS MIV rak- L n their will beau appeal to all thi Static Legislatures to give the federal Government the right to do this tiling and then their can be no ques tion about it. Agaia this is an appeal to the people for their expressions of opin ion upon it. The various State Legis latures may be taken to represent trie view of the people of the country. The members of these bodies are elected to represent as law makers the entire populations of the States and the people will not send repre sentatives to the Legislature who favor such a tax if they do not want it. Thus it is clear that if the Legis latures do what the President re quests Congress to have them do, the people will be for an income tax and they will give the government the right to levy it, which the govern ment can then proceed to do. This is it splendid wiy of dealing with this matter and what is more it is an honest and fair way. It gives the people a right to decide the whole question. The President also proposes a tax on the incomes of the corporations which will go far to show that he does not favor unfair advantages for these corporations. The claim that the tariff gives them great advantages will be offset by the fact that their net incomes are taxed 2 per cent. — that is if the President's recommedatiou is adopted. This messige of the Presidedt is direct ami to the point. There is no grandstand play about it and there is no wasting of words. It means exactly what it says and what it says is clear to all who read it. The biggest piece of anthracite mined has been shipped by theKinsr ston Coal Company To the Yukon Alaska exposition at Seattle. It will be on exhibition there. The piece weighs 1800 pounds, and contains about eighty cubic feet. The coal was mined by a dozen expert min ers carefully chosen by the company. Upon it is engraved the words, Alas ka-Yukon-Paciflc-Exposition from the Kingston Coal Company mines, Kington, Pa." 75C PLR YEAR First National Dank oi LaPorte to Organize Saturday. The meeting of the stockholders or The First National Bank of Laporte, lor the purpose of organizing the new banking institution, will occur at Laporte, on Saturday, June 2(i, 1909, at one o'clock p. m. The stock is widely distributed throughout the county and a large number of pri sons will be in attendance. At this meeting the board ot directors will be elected and other preliminary business transacted. Bible Confcreacc. The religious work department of the Pennsylvania State Young Men's Christian association, through its secretary, John A. Eby, Harrisburg the program, with speakers and lead ers, for the fourteenth session of the Eagles Mere Bible conference, which will be held at Eagles Mere July (i to 15. The speakers include some of the mofct prominent Bible teachers and pastors in North America. Anion/ them are Dr. John Balcom Shaw, of Chicago; Itev. Harris H. Gregg, 1). 1). of St Louis who is successor to the famou-i Dr. James H. Brooks; Rev. Edward Judson, 1). 1)., of New York City, who is the son of the noted missionary, Adoniram Jud son, and Dr. Edward A. Stiner, who is authority on the problems of the foreign speaking people of America. Dr. Shaw is announced to deliver a series of addresses on personal evangelism and evangelistic work. Dr. Gregg wiil be the Bible teacher, for the bible conference. Dr. Judson will give the devotional Bible stud ies. Dr. Stiner will give the lecture -. 1 ■ --ial r,, » feature and is to be in charge of 1' Benjamen Franklin liutts, a promi nent soloist and composer of New York city. The athletic and recre ation features are to be made up the whole of the afternoons during the sessions of :he conference. A special v ff »n >s bei>ur made this year to secure the attendance of one Thousand men at this con ference, besides the very large at tendance of women which is always assured. Very low rates are quoted at Eagles Mere hotels and on all railroads. Saturday, July 17, 1909- The United States Civil Service Commission announces that on the date named above an examination will beheld at Muncy Valley, Pa. for thu position of fourth class post master of class (It) at Sonestown, Pennsylvania. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was s;ss(> for the last fiscal year. Age limit 21 yearsand over on the. date of the examination, with the exception that in a state where wo - men are declared by statue to be of full age for all purposes at IK years, women IS years of age on the date off examination will be admited. Applicants must reside within tin territory supplied by the post otfiti named above. Tbe examination is open to > citizens of the United States w can comply with the requirement Application forms and full info' ution concerning the requirement the examination can be sect from Sonestown postollice or I the United States Civil Service < mission, Washington I>. C. Applications should be pre executed and Hied with the Coi sion at Washington within 7 before the date of the examii otherwise it may be impractic examine the applicants. U. S. Civil Service Com: Sunday school convention mont June 25th., 1909. Program Afternoon 2:o0. Devoti ercises, Rev. Jarrett; Sund music and special days, J nington; Who is responsib Sunday school?, Percy Ba cation of the teacher of y< Bert llazen; How the Sui could help the Superintei (iornian; The Cradle B llazen. Evening Session So'> Devotional exercises' The Normal depart Black; The lactor the is to the church, Rer.
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