Republican News Item. VOL. XIY. NO 9 5524,00O —$44,000 v Which Do You Prefer • ? \ The average man earns about si, ioo a year. j works 40 years and earns a total 0f544,000 in a life V \ time. The average dav laborer gets $2.00 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- r J 000 is s*o,ooo. This is the minimum value of a> V practical education in dollars and cents. The in-C v creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. J C Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when # V the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V S ton Pa., can give you an education that will makeX 1 high salaried man ot you ? No matter what line of N y work you care to follow, this great educational ln-r \ stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at r a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our r \ local Representative will show you howvou canV earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 / He,s c. if*. :BiR/E32!Ti>r a nsr. A COLE'S-^^y^j^^ . % HARDWARE No Place IZfiw this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB 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 hut satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Samuel Sole^sftore^fa. The ShopbelT Dry Good Co., : *■» 313 Pine Street, WILLI AMSPORT, PA. ®wte Wash Fabrics Now is the time to teleit materials for those pretty White Dresses you have been planning tor. Here are so ne of the white fabrics and their prices. PERT! AN LAWN, 45 inches wide, in INDIA LINON. some specially good a variety of qualities for values are offered lor 25c to 50c lOc to 25c FKKNCH LAWNS, in tine sheer quali- WASH CHIFFON. a fine sheer fabric ties, 45 inches wide, tor for dressy dresses, prices vary Irom 50c to 85c 50c to Ksc FLAONX. a new white checked and KMUROIDERED SWISS We are ehow otriped fabric for whists an*) dresses; tor 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 gate the qualities. They are very cheap. One lot Ladies' Coat Suits, mostly light colorings, in fancy striped and cheeked materials, $12.50 and #15.00, tor #5.00 Ladies' Tailored Suits. One lot Ladies' Coat Suits, made ol plain colored and fancy light and dark •uiting materials, all new styles, regular prices from #15.00 to #IB,OO, now #'J.!)5 Ladies' Tailored Cot Suite, in plain colors, two-toned and lancy Herringbone •triped effeets, including the new Spring shadings, these have been specially cheap at #2O to #25, now #14.00 Suite worth from #27,50 to #32.50 (or #19.75 Suits worth from SH'i.OO to #.'17.50 lor #22.50 WASW SKIRTS, Push their way to the CORSETS FOR ALL FIGURES, Every front for comfort. There is nothing figure has its appropriate Corset. < Mir 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 right SI.OO to #4.00 Corset tor the right figure. Subscribe lor the News Item lAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PAi THURSDAY JULY 15, 1909. At Laporte M. E. Chvreh. Mr. Sanderaon, secretary of the Y. M. €, A. of Shamokin, who at tended the Bible Conference held at Eagles Mere, on Thursday even ing of last week accompanied Rev. H. L. Jarrett to this place, and took charge of the prayer service at the M. JE. Church. He is a forceful speaker, and his inspiring talk on the "Work of the l-loly Spirit" was given in a masterly way, yet so plain that a child could notfail to understand,and was much appreciated by his hearers. On Sunday evening. Mr. Cole, also a member of the Bible Conference, came over to Laporte, and con ducted the services at the M. E. Church. Mr. Cole is a locomo tive engineer, aud also actively engaged in layman's work in Y, M. C. A.'s, Sunday Schools, tem perance societies and other relig ious organizations, aud is the su perintendent of a large Sunday School in his home town in West moreland county. He is a fluent talker aud with his genial counte nance makes a good impression upon his audience. His address on ''Filling One's Nocth in Life", was practical and helpful, and was an inspiration to those who sometimes think that they should be tilling a higher nocth in life. The great question as to which cows are profitable and the im portance of weeding out the ones which are not good milk producers, was forcably called to our attention the other dav by a good tiuaneer who takes an interest in agricultur al anil dairy matters, who handed us an article in Hoard's Dairyman, which proves conclusively that there was rn >re profit in 25 of the best cows in Illinois than there was in li 021 of the poorer cows found iq daries in that state. Kvery cow taken ou must be regarded as a fixed expense. Because she simply yields milk does not mean that she is profitable; it is the amount of milk that simply de termines whether she is a help or hindrance on the farm.—Montrose Demecrat. John Borage, a Polander who has been employed as a bartender at a Lopez Hotel, was accused of stealing some watches and money from his employer Friday night after which he came to Dushore. Sunday morn ing he was arrested and placed in the Dushore lockup. Shortly after being locked up it was found th*t he had attempted suicide by cutting bis throat with a razor which he had concealed on his person and was not found when he was searched by the constable. The wounded man was given medical attention and on Sun day morning Bay S Wilcox and C. 11. Keeler of this place went to Du shore with Mr. Wilcox's auto, where aud the injured man got aboard and were taken to the Packer Hospital at Sayre. The hospital doctors think there is a good chance for the foreign er to recover —New Albany Mirror. Your leisure time may be turned into money. Write to the Circu lation Department of the Phila delphia l'ress and find out how you can do it. A liberal reward for a little exertion right in your home town. Ministers and school teachers will find this a pleasant and profit able way of adding to their incomes. Write to-day to the Circulation De partment of THE PRESS, Seventh Sansoin Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., and mention where you saw this. The demand for jigsaw puzzles in creases every week. Every Sunday THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS awards 200 of these facinating games to solvers of the puzzles printed in the SUNDAY edition of the Phila delphia l'ress. Hundreds of keen witted readers have expressed their appreciation of the amusement the puzzles afford and write that they mean to try to solve the puz zles every Sunday. Interesting to grown-ups as well as the little ones. Get the Press early next Sunday. BANNER SALVg I th* most healing ulvt th» world. Endeavorin to Enforce Law. Harrisburgh, July— The following statement from Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust will be read with interests: "Con siberable agitation has recently been aroused owing to reported violations of the Oleomargarine law in a certain section of the State. As Dairy and Food Commissioner, I Desire to say that whenever and wherever vio lations of the Oleomargarine or other Pure food Laws are discovered by this Bureau, or reported to it, they are prosecuted to the full ex tent of the law. The Oleomargarine Law, like the Liquor and other similar laws, is extremly difficult to enforce, and while violations occur now and always have occured, it is the purpose of this bureau to to re duce violations to a minium and to punish to the maxiutn every violat or of the provisions of the law. To this end I solicit information that will enable this Bnreau to locate any violations of the Oleomargarine Law that may occur in any part of the State- Th is is particularly solicited from Dairymen, and especially from the public press, which has much to do with the formation of public Senta ment, While public sentament is is strong against wrong-doing generally, and properly so, it is un fortunate that public sentiment in certain parts of the state is more or less opposed to the enforcement of the Oleomargarine Law, and for this reason in its tight for observance of the law this Bureau invites the co operation and support of every news paper, every organization and every individual in the Commonwealth. The following extracts from the lecords of this office show the activ ity of the Bureau from the date of approval of the Oleomargarine Law May 29th. 190!), so far as those coun ties in the section of the State are concerned in which violations of the law most frequently occur and where Public sentiment makes them most difficult to suppress. In the counties refered to —viz: Alleghany, Beaver, Fayette. Lawrence, Mercer, Wash ington and West-moreland —during the years 1901 and 1902 Commission ers Wellas and Cope terminated 133 cases and turned into the State Treasury $5,273,59 in tines and costs; during the years 1903, 1904, 1905 and ISOti Commissioner Warren termi nated 302 cases and paid into the Treasury $23,687,50 in fines; during the years 1907, 1908 and 1909 to June 15 Commsssioner Foust Termi nated 330 cases, and paid into the Treasury $33,429,28. In addition there are 33 injunction cases pend ing in the Superior Court for violat ing the orders of the Court, and 50 First and Second Offense Cases for trial; with a large number of cases before the Alderman and many others in preparation." A new feeding stuffs law was in acted by the last Legislature to take effect the first day of August next. This new law limits the amount of ground corn cobs and oat hulls that can be used in mixed feeds; prohib its the use of rice hulls, peanut hulls and weed seeds as adulterants in con centrated commercial feeding stuffs, and so makes it possible to free the markets of Pennsylvania from un desirable feeds. The co-operation of all manu facturers of and dealers in feeding stuffs, as well as the public press, is solicited in the effort to carry out the provisions of this new law. Copies of the law will bo sent to any person making applcation to this office for the same. Result of Bad Road*. There Is another matter that makes bad roads a factor of loss. That is In the sale of the farm. A farm ten miles out on a road tapassabie for five mouths lu the year has five-twelfths of Its usefnlness Impaired and is cer tainly worth 38 1-3 per cent Intrinsic ally less than It shonld be were the roads not so bnd. Bad roads are a de terrent to Hottlement, thus driving an additlonnl »•;»•"»» away from farm land due to i" Ins population. They act as > 'it force to drive the boyr d desirable cltlaeoa fro Hi tai>~ Sunday School Convention. The Aunual Sunday school con vention for Laporte district was held in the Nordmont Evangelical church June 25. *At the opening of the Convention in the afternoon, Rev. Hertz of Sonestownled the Devotional exers cises. Percy Bay of Muncy Valley then discussed the subject "Who is responsible for the Sunday school?' After mentioning the growth of Sun day school work he named the peo ple who today are re ponsible for the Sunday school. Ist, the parents. Send the child to Sunday school, but he himself should attend regularly and aid in the work of the school. 2nd. The Superintendent shoulu lie a Christian and a conscientious wide awake worker. He should also be a good Bible student and understand Sunday school work well. 3rd. The teacher. He should live what he teaches, understand his class as in dividuals and study lesson carefully. 4th., the scholar. He should study lesson well. The older a person gets the more study he requires on les son. The more he studies the Bible the more he finds what he doesn't know. Mrs. Gorman, Superintendent of the E. V. S. S. here then described how the Sunday school could help the Superintendent. The teacher should not absent himself from Sun day school without arranging for a substitute. The teacher and scholar working together will help many men not helping in Sunday school. Mens coach or the smoking-car must be side tracked. The Cradle Roll or Primary De partment was then discussed by Walter Hazen, Cradle Roll Supt. for the County. This part of the Sun day school is the most important link between home and church. Many ways of keeping roll, using small cradles tying names to the cra dle with ribbons or by using the roll for the wall. The children in the Primary Department may bring in the names of the new babes and give their parents the enrollment cards. Always recognize the babes of the cradle roll when you see them. Marion Gorman then recited after which a lively discussion of S. S. problems followed. The evening session opened by song service followed by devotional service by Rev. Jarrett of Laporte. Rev. Jarrett then discussed the Nor mal Department and the Sunday school as a factor of the church. Why is it so many people would look through the Bible repeatedly for the book of Hezekiah? The Sunday school pupils are more easily reached by church be cause they know plan of the Bible. Parents should attend Sunday school as well as church. They to often drive their children to Sunday school while they remain at home. In finance church should care for S. S., if necessary the S. S. aid the church. The training received in S. S. necessary as the Bible cannot be learned in a few days. After a recitation by Hattie Traugh and a general discussion of S. S. questions, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Chairman, Flora Cook; Ass't, Mrs. Traugh; Home Department Supt., Mrs. C. L. Wing; Cradle Roll Supt. Alice Pen nington; Secretary, Bert Hazen. Flora Cook press Supt. Your child may give up its life in the horrors of lockjaw if the proper precautions are not taken against wounds resulting from the Fourth of July explosives: This statement was made by State Health Commissioner Dixon recent ly and he added. "Now just a word to mothers. The wound that your child receives from the explosion of some toy pis tol, tire-cracker, metallic cartridge or other explosive may seem trivial, but there may lodge under the skin the deadly lockjaw germ. Only im mediate and vigorous measure* may save the child's life. Take no chances Send for a physician at once and : in the meantime wash out the ! wound carefully with hot water that ! has been boiled and apply some 1 disinfecting solution. 75C PLR YEAP SONESTOWN. The "Students" Normal Club hold their first Annual Banquet at tii® home of John VV. Buck at this placo July 1, 1908. This Society wos organized while at the Summer school at Laporte under the name of "Dew Drop inn Club" there was a general dissatisfaction anions tlio members since the time of organiz ation and was therefore necessary to make some change, when it was de cided to assume the above name. The time and place for the next meet ing has not yet been decided upon Walter Hasten has returned from an extended visit with friends in Williamsport. lie reports the heat extremly intensive at that city. Quite a number of teachers from this place were at Dushora Monday and Tuesday taking examination fo r teachers certificates. The members of the Methodic church desire to announce that their Epworth League, will be held on Tuesday evening instead of Sunday afternoon as formerly. This will perhaps be more convenient as well as comfortable, especially during tlu> months of July and August when the heat is the most intense. Charley Hazen has recently add ed to the appearance and convenience of his home by building a porch around two sides of his house. He is now making preparations to have the entire structure painted. The Davidson Township School Board will meet at this place Satur day July 10, to elect teachers for the coming term of School. The Methodist church recently purchased new chairs for the choir box. Superintendent J. E. Ileese Kill gore of Dushore passed through here en route to his home from California Pa. where he was a member of the board of examiners a. the State Nor mal School at that place. 1). 11. Lornh and M. Lock wood were Williamsport visitois Friday. BauK Directors Meeting A meeting of the Directors of the First National Bank of Laporte was held last Saturday. The lot formerly belonging to A. J. Bradley, opposite the Laporte Hotel was purchase! as a bank site. T. J. Litzleman an architect from Williamsport was employed to pre pare plans and spei ilications for the bank building. It was decided to erect a two-story building, the up per story to be fitted up for living apartments for the cashier and his family. The bank will open about August 10, in the rooms in the old county building above the Court House formerly used as County Com missioners office. It is expected that the new building will be ready for use about Dec. 1 The announcement is made that another strenuous effort is to bo made to find the "feeder" of the Gaines oil field. The Geines oil has but one superior grade—the famous Minnesota—and on the market is now bringing SI.BO per barrel which i is but five cents less than the Minne sota. The Gaines field in the 12 years (if its production, has yielded over s(io -000 barrels of oil out of the thirty wells that are on a strip 500 feet wide and 1.500 feet long. Thousands of dollars have been spent in dry holes in a vain quest for the pool, a feeder. The Standard Oil company has a S7O, 000 pumping station in the field. Now a New York corporation, it is announced, is to sink twenty new wells on the Billings-McNeil lands of the Gaines field in another desperate effort to find the illusive pool. Seven soldiers of trie regular army were vaeinated with 800,000,000 typhoid germs each the other day. Similar experiments have already been made with apparent success. The germs of course have been de prived of most of their vitality. The person vaeinated, as a rule, ex periences a few days of headache and lassitude, but is not completely pros trated. He is then supposed to he immune from an attack of typhoid. J fall that is claimed for the reme dy can be proven by further ex periment, vacillation against ty phoid should become as popular as vacillation against smallpox. Let us hope so.
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