Republican News Item.
VOL. XIV.T NO, 10
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\ time. The average dav laborer gets $2.00 a day or/
/ S6OO tor a year of }oo days. He earns $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?
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w HARDWARE
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OIR/ WOOD.
HEATERS; I
ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every \
Description, Guns and Ammunition.
Bargains that bring the buyer back. j
Come and test the truth of our talk.
A lot of aecond 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 (Sote^Msftoreyfa.
The Sliopbell Dry Good Co.,
**■ 313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
White Wn S h Fabrics
Now is tlie time to eelest materials for those pretty White Dresses you have
been planning for. Here are tone of ilie white fabrics ami their prices.
PERTIAN LAWN, 45 iaches wide, in INDIA LINON, some specially good
a variety of qualities for values are offered lor
25c to 50c 10c to 25c
FRENCH LAWNS, in Hoe sheer quali- WASH CHIFFoX. a fine sheer fabric
ties, 45 inches wide, for lor dressy dresses, prices vary trom
50c to 85c 50c to Ssc
FLAONX, a new while checked and EMBROIDERED SWISS We are show
striped fabric tor whists and dresses; tor ing some 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 ilie qualities. They are very cheap.
One 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' Coat Suits, made ot plain colored and fancy light and dark
suiting materials, all new styles, regular prices from $15.00 to SIB,OO, now $9.95
Ladies' Tailored Cot Suite, in plain colors, two-toned and fancy Herringbone
striped ertects, 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 tor $19.75
Suits worth from $33.00 to $37.50 for $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. Our
like a washable skirt. We have them in sales ladies use the greatest of care and
trhite and colored, for the utmost patients in securing the right
SI.OO to $4.00 Corset for the right figure.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY JULY 22, 1909.
HILLSGROVE.
The Union Sunday school picnic of
Hillsgrove, held a picnic at Speakers
| Grove on Saturday of Last week.
Miss Bessie Biddle of Estella is
now working at Old Mr. Feather
lmy's at Hillsgrove
Misses Myrtle and Nellie Gumble
and Cora Huffsmith of Hillsgrove 1
and also Misses Orpha and Blanch
McCay ol Shunk left on Saturday of
Last week for Hotel Eagles
Eagles Mere.
Miss Amy Jackson of this place has
gone to Eagles Mere for th,4 Summer
Mrs. John Watts, of Hiilsgrovo is
visiting at Williamsport and I'nity
ville
Miss Edith and Verna Gnmble of
Laporte are spending two weeks
with their Uncle and Aunt Mr. and
and Mrs. Wm.Gunible, of Ibis place
Miss Lillie Brey who w as opt rated
on July for appendicitis, at the
home of her aunt Mrs. James Dut
ter at Hillsgrove, is sitting up and
doing nicely.
Miss Gladys Lorali of Hillsgrove
is working at John Elliot's at Troy
Pa.
Miss Julia Conneiton of Bingham
ton, New York, and Mabel Moran of
Laporte, Spent Wednesday and
Thursday" of last week as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Morrisy and also
Miss Hattie Sclirader at Hillsgrove,
and on Thursday Miss Celia Morrisy
and Hattie Sclirader accompanied ,
the girls to Sonesville, and were the ;
guests of Mrs. H. Bigger, returning i
home in the evening. i
Report of Auditors
01 LAI'ORTE BOROUGH for year Ending March
1909.
T. ,1. Heeler. Collector, in account with Lapartc
Borough for year 1908.
To amount of duplicate 17921 I
By ami. overpaid for year 1907
5 per cent rebate on $87.96 Ito 1
1 •' commission on $83.56 2 51
Treasurer's receipt SI 10
5 |>er cent commission on $61.38 322
Treasurer's receipt 611"
•' h 07
Bxoneratiotis allowed 200
Lands returned 16 80
Tn balance duccollector SI
17* M 173 M
Four District Account. 1
To amount of duplicate 66 95 i
By rebate 1 71
Commission on $32.40 97
Receipt of Attorney and clerk 31 .")7
23 00 *
Commission 121 .
Exonerations allowed 70
Lands returned |
Receipt of Overseers 1 20
Due Collector '22
67 17 67 17 1
John Minnier and John V. Finkel. Overseers of
the Poor, in account with Laporte Borough l'oor
Motrin for the year 1908.
Balance in Treasury, last audit... 22 37
Rec'd from T, I. Keeler, Col '23 00
32 47
By amt. paid T. J. Ingham as At
torney and Secretary, year 'OB 1500
Amt. paid John Minuter, Overseer 1000
John V. Finkel, Overseer 10 00
I"d Sheriff Brown, keeping tramp 75
By balance in Treasury 42 9
78 14 78 14
A. fl. Buschhausen. Treasurer, in account with
Laporle Borough Road Fund for the year 1908.
Bal. in Treas. shown by last audit 480 42
Received ol'T. J. Keeler, Col! 83 25
of Auditor Gen. of Penn'a
tax 011 Foreign Insurance 3 25
Rec'd of Mrs. K. L. Barrows,loan 200 00
" k.lk Tanning Co. crushed stone 400
T.J. Keeler " " 200
do do C011ect0r......... 61 17
F. 11. Farrcll,County Tres 4 73
T. J. lngaam. Atty. proceeds
Municipal Lien Boro. vs Bradley 100 25
Rec'd of F. L. Sweeney. County
Treas, proportion license money 232 so
T.J. Keeler. Collector 8 07
Paid State Tax 011 loans 76
Treasurer's commission 16 28
Total Ami orders redeemed sl:t:(0
Balance in hands of Treasurer 350 10
1180 71 1180 74
Statement showing resources and liabilities of
Laporte Borough for year ending March s, 1909.
Amt. due from Treasurer 350 40
Land returns, tax of 1906-7 35 59
1908 16 80
Amt. due from A. Walsh, M. lien 45 05
Orders outstanding 57 80
Due T. J. Keeler, Col. overpaid 33
Note, favor of Mrs. K. L. Barrows 200 00
Resources in excess of liabilities 189 71
447 84 447 84
Statement showing resources and liabilities of
Laporte Borough Poor District for year ending
March 8, 1909.
Balance in hands of Overseers. . 4239
Due from R. A. Conklin, Col, 'O2 2 86
do A.K.Tripp, " 1903 290
do County Tres. land Ret. 10 92
Bal. due T. J- Keeler, Col 22
Resources in excess of liabilities 5855
59 C 7 59 07
We, the undersigned, two of the Auditors of
1 Laporte Borough, l'a., hereby certify, adjusted
and settled the several accounts ntmve set forth,
and find the same to be correct, as the same ap
pears fully set forth and itemized in this forego
ing report.
ALBERT V. HKK.SS. I Borough
J. T FAIRBAIRN. 1 Auditors.
District Atty. Salsburg, of Luzerne
. county is determined to find out
) whether railway corporations have a
i right to sell alcoholic liquors on their
> dining cars without a license in
every county through which their
112 respective lines pass. Seven eon
r ductors 011 the Lehigh Valley Rail
-1 road have given bail before a
1 Wilkes-Bar re Aldermen fo their ap
pearance in Court to answer charges
of selling liquor without a license in
the dining cars of the company.
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Dr. Hobba' 9paraKus Pills cure all kidney ills. Ban*
free Add Sterliuy Itemed) Co.,Cbioaiio or N. X
Congress and the Country.
When President Taft proposed the
corporation tax of two per cent on
the net income of corporations to be .
launched the policy of his admins
tration ou the ground swell of a
vast popular movement. He put be
hind his special message the pres- ,
sure of great masses of the people.
This is passing t' i tax in the face
of seething opp< .ion in congress
and chtmorou* potest from corpo
rate wealth. Nobody likes to be
taxed, corporate wealth least of all.
No corporation wants to be forced in
to publicity. No one of the great
trusts wants to be required to file
sworn statements of its business and
profits, false figures in which would
bring its officers to jail. Few Con
gressmen want these things. But
President Taft was elected because
the people believed that he would
make efficient and render effective
the reforms which President Roose
velt lnul urged. Chief among thesd
reforms was the Federal regulation
of corporations and publicity for
their business.
The corporation tax is about to be
come a law because it will give both
Federal and publicity.
The Legislature of the State of
Washington recently passed a strin
gent law against the cigarrett. It
makes it a misdemeanor for any per
son to smoke, have in his possession
or offer for sale cigarretts in the
State. The act provides for the ar
rest of any person who usts cigarretts
and the police authorities are in
structed to enforce the law on all
persons in the confines of the State,
whether they be citizens or visitors.
Pennsylvania has an anti-cigar
rette law, but it is practically a dead
letter, little or no effort being made
to enforce it. It is doubtful if Wash
ington will do much better in that
respect. Too much cannot be said
against the baneful practice of cigar
rett smoking, but there seems to be
an inconsistency in a man arresting
a boy ft)f SmoKlng wlltf®
he holds a pipeor cigar in his mouth.
Heredity and example are both
strong factors in determining the
trend of a child, and the father who
transmits the taint of tobaeco to his
boys veins, and then deliberately sets
the example of smoking cannot ex
pect his boy to do otherwise.
If any body on earth ought to be
interested in preserving a boy from
physical and mental degeneracy, and
in assisting him in keeping his (Sod
given powers in their best working
condition, it is the father. If he
has not love enough for his offspring
to refrain from habits of indulgence
himself he cannot expect the boy to
to he kept in line by statutory limi
tations. The people are picking up
the cigarrette evil by the wrong end
of the handle.—New age.
The following dispatch lrom
Eagles Mere appeared in the Wil
liamsport paper Monday evening:
A rumer is being circulated among
Eagles Mere folk that the Lehigh
Valley railroad is going to purchase
the Wiliiamsport and North Branch
together with the narrow gauge that
runs from Sonestown to Eagles Mere
If this rumor proves to be a real
ity it will mean great thingi for
Eagles Mere, as improvements will
be made that will add much to the
convenience of patrons of the line.
The rumor appears to have good
foundation, and lias caused no end
of comment among the visitors at
this popular Summer resort."
When interviewed regarding the
above rumor General Manager Town
send said there was no truth in them,
and had eminated into the minds of
such persons as have been giving out
hot air regarding the operations of
the local road for a number of years!
past. He says when matters of such
importance to this community are a
fact we will give them for publi
cation at once such in terms that they
will not be considered rumors -Mail.
t With the beginning of the present
fiscal year the Republic of Cuba es
, tablished a Bureau of Information,
, President Gomez appointing Leon J.
Canova, an American news paper
man, who h resided In cuba eleven
year o inii lias a wide acquaintance
with ihe K.uni, as its director.
The Moon and Potatoes.
The moon has nothing to do with
potatoes. This statement sounds
about as self-evident as a commence
ment oration, yet, according to a
recent investigation by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, 75 per cent, of
our fanners have been planting po
tatoes and other crops according to
the Almanac. It is a very general
belief that potatoes planted in the
dark of the moon produce the best
crop while the full moon variety are
likely to"run to tops."
It seems absurd to suppose that a
respectable old moon Mike ours could
find nothing better to do than to
stay up nights ruining the potato
crop. So uncle Sam, who has an un
quenchable curiosity in such matters,
began poking into the moon myth
and that it deserved respect only be
cause of its age. His Agricultural
Department workers found that they
could raise just as poor potatoes in
the dark of the moon as in the
light.
The Lock Haven State Normal
School completed the most prosper
ous year in its history. The graduat
ing class numbered one hundred and
it was o fine body of young people,
and it is gratifying to note that all
who desire to teach have schools.
This Normal school is one of the best
in the State. Write for catalogue.
If you are interested in good
schools, it will i>ay you to write to
the Lock Haven State Normal for a
copy of its handsome new catalogue.
In equipment and faculty ami in its
social environment, it is an ideal
school. The fall term begins Sept.
<>th.
When President Taft signes the
new Tariff revision act it will be in
accordance with the pledge that the
Republican party made, and it will
be sustained by the people, and in
no case will the principal of Protec
tion be abandoned, no matter
whether Democrats and assistant
Democrats llho it err not. They Will
.find fault with any revision of the
Tariff that may be made, but the
great majority of the voters , of this
country will approve of such revis
ion of the Tariff as has the approval
of President Taft. Freeport 111.
"Journal"
The Rev. Frank S. Dobbins D. 1).
prominent throughout the state
as Lectuier and preacher, was
brought to the Williamsport hos
pital from Eagles Mere Park Satur
day suffering from typhoid fever
Mrs. Dobbins and a daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Dobbins, aecompanied
him.
The Rev. Mr. Dobbins a few days
ago returned from a western trip, on
which he visited Seattle, Portland
aud other cities on the Pacific coast.
Soon after he rejoined his family at
Eagles Mere Park cottage, he was
taken sick. He has been under the
care of Dr. M. T. Milinor, the Eagles
Mere Park physician, who also came
to Williamsport with the patient.—
News.
The largest shipment of wall-eyed
pike or Susquehanna salmon, that
was ever put into the north branch
of the Susquehanna arrived at Dan
ville Friday aud was placed in the
river by a number of the local fisher
men. The shipment comprised
forty cans, containing approximate
ly 80,000 fish, and came from the
Erie auxiliary hatchery at Union
City. The Suspuehanua salmon is
very gamy, and is caught chiefly by
trolling, although many are caught
each season by still fishing. It has
only been during the last few
years that Suspuehanua salmon has
l been caught in that vicinity. Mauy
are now taken each season, the fish
averaging about eight pounds. Al
though some are caught that weigh
as high as twelve pounds
Throwing a switch "for fun" that
would have wrecked a Reading train
containing several hundred ex
cursionists from a park resort
Michel Angelo of Mahony City hid
himself beaind a freight car to
watch. Maneiho Williams a base
, ball player discovered the open
i switch just in time to avert a wreck.
Angelo was arrested.
75C PLR YEAr*
John Crioyski Met Death at Rinjdale.
The body of John Crioyski, a.
Polander from Bernice, was found
under the railroad bridge at Ring
dale at an early hour Monday
morning by the track walker. The
body was taken to Bern ice where
Coroner C. D, Voorhees held an in
quest. The jury decided the man
had fallen from the bridge while on
his way to Laporte where he was
employed by Mr. .fames McFarlane
at haying. His head was badiy
bruised from the fall. A small sum
sum of money was found in bis
pocket which was evident he had
not been murdered.
One oftlie most inconsistent things
we know of is the complaint that
many farmers make against the
present tariff, charging it with the
high price of wire and other things
that the farmer has to buy.
such farmer is a man whom he saw
sell oats at 50 cents a bushel not long
ago, another sold hogs at over i> ct:\,
eggs at twenty cents, butter at
twenty-five cents, wheat at a dollar
and so on nearly all along the line,
now we do not. know whether or
not the Tariff is to blame for these
high prices of farm produce; whether
it does or not we never hear tho
farmers ki'-king on these high prices
and charging them up to the Tariff.
We half suspect that in kicking on
the Tariff the farmer is unconsciously
reechoing the complaints made by
the City papers on the high prices,
hut while the city papers do not say
so in just so many words the thing
they are complaining about is the
high price of Hour, meat, potatoes
and other farm produce. If the Tar
iff enables the farmer to get such
prices for his produce the city peo
ple will soon have to get off the
earth.—Slay ton (Minn.) "Uazett."
Many good people in this country
have from time to time been led iu
to contributing of their hard earrn-1
money toward a fund with which
smoothtongued lawyers are to se
cure to the "heirs millions of money
alleged to have been left by some al
most forgotten ancestor. The Lawyer
who is at the head of a scheme of
this kind hunts- up the name of :i
family which has connections, and
then announces that he is in possess
ion of facts which will lead to the
distribution of a large sum of money
to the heirs of some one long diseas
ed, and many families swallow the
bait hook and all.
To be one of the heirs to a vast for
tune is an alluring situation to any
person, and it is not difficult for the
■scheming lawyers to tind a family
willing to give up their good money
in an effort to secure the mythicaf
wealth. These families might as
well put their money 7 into a combin
ation which would promise to seek
the pot of gold at the end of a rain
bow, so far as their hopes of realiz
ing anything but disappointment
from the search for the spurious for
tunes is concerned, for there are no
such fortunes awaiting recovery.
The State department at Washing
ton as long ago as 1881 exploded the
theory that there are vast fortunes.
—Williamsport News.
The new tariff bill will become
a law next week and it will be found
one of the most popular tariff
measures ever passed by tongress.
The new bill which the State Game
Commission will endeavor to have
passed will make radical changes in
regard to seasons and protection of
game. The protection which has
been extended to deer will be given
to bear, and for the first time a lim
it will be placed, two deers being
allowed to each hunter. Two wild
turkeys will be alloweu to each limn
er. Two wild turkeys will be tho
limit on that game. The season for
hare, quail and turkies with other
small game, will begin with Novem
ber instead of October. The wood
cock, pheasant and squirrel seasons
will be made 15 days later than here
to-for, and will start on October 15.
Parties wishing information of
I any nature concerning Cuba can ob
-1 tain same, free of charge, by writing
;to Leon J. Canova, I T . anp I Bureau,
! (Utility and Information Bureau,)
j Department of Agriculture, Com
merce and Labor, Havana, Cuba,