.I'.-r rnv v AJtf rv 'p v ' *• in * . jU'iUf krfV".. Pi r:nil B/ jry Thar) t'4 jr i.'tar iv 1} ' By The Sullivan Publishing Co : At tho County Soul ot bultlvsu tiounty. LAPOKt'E, PA, W Mam>n, i-i-.>u-n. THUS. J. INGHAM, ow-'j .V TreM. Entered ftl the Pobt i Ufijje si L&porto, BBCond-clfißH mail matter. 1 Case Where Attempted Punishment | Proved a Hopeless Failure. Ordinnry punishments answered very well I'm Ssisy. Slu* was a thinker and would reason out (be purpose of tlieui, . | ply the lesson and achieve the re 1. m reciuiied. Hut it was. taueli less . .. y to devise puuislunents that would iv: irni Clara. This was because she w..s a pldlosopher who was always turning her attention to finding sonie j I'iing good and satisfactory and enter taining in everything that came her v. iy. < (insequently it was sometimes pr.-tty discouraging to tlio troubled iiiuihe:- t i lind that after all her pains ami thought in inventing what she meant to be a severe and reform com pelling punishment the child had en ttre:.v missed (lie severities through her ti'iiive disposition to get Interest and pie • aire out of them as novelties. The i:io;i:er, in her anxiety to lind a pen alt,. that would take sharp hold and do its work effectively, at last resorted, vis;, a sore heart ami with a reproaeh ftl conscience, to that punishment \ h ; ' li the incorrigible criminal in the pi tentiary dreads above all the other pitiiiiive miseries which the warden in liiets upon him for his good- solitary ■ mhuement in the dark chamber. The grif. I'd and worried mother shut Ciara i:p in a very small clothes closet and v cut ft way and left her there —for tif t.'ei| minutes. It was all that the moth er heart could endure. Then she came r li't'.v back and listened li: tcued for ;'i• ■ sobs, but there weren't any; there mulllcd and inarticulate sounds, but they could not lie construed into The mother waited half an hour it. i' r. By that time site was suffering •so in onsclv with sorrow and coinpas si"s» for 112. ■■ little pr dogs, a big one called Alice and a small one that was named Billy. AI ie, greedy creature, was fond of fresh eggs. When she heard a hen cackle she always ran to look for the nest. One day she l'ounu one under the fruit shed. ISut she could not get the egg because sin- was too large togo under the shed. She went away and soon returned with Billy, bringing him just before the hole. Billy was .--Ilipid and did not under tainl. Alice put her head In and then her paws without being able to reach the egg. Billy seemed to understand what was wanted. il« went under the •■'het!, brought out the egit and put it before Alice, who ate it with great sat isi'ai lion, 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. '1 suppose there is little brightness and recreation in your lives," said she to an eleven year old jjlrl. "Oh. 1 don't know about that," an swt red the girl. "It ain't so dull as you might think. Dere's always some ;!.!.i' dulu' to keep us" from gittin' blue. It': lively sonM-tinics, all right. For If.-lance, las' night the people on our ll>- ir was a cnttln' up high. Dere was a gentleman next to us what had do tremens, an' de lady right across the hall from in was jagged so she nearly bit her sister's ear off."—-New York Tribune. Hurt His Feelings. "1 told you that poor young widow." began Mrs. Nurlteh, "that you'd give hr boy work if"- "Well, I won't." interrupted Nuritcli. scut him today with a note that i : aid. 1 must find employment for my ;n. even if lie works for a mere ; J umce.' The nerve of her caliin' me "a mere pittance.' Philadelphia- Press. ] j.ihPo- ke Township Audit, I li. V. lie— T."c?« ■• i - •' • • • '•' 'i.uililin. i I . . i.-. -<* vi own.dr.p for ending jyiiv i 7th, lyoii. * j |To unit. received of Lee 11. 7 .0 I.H« !• anvil.'l rons. !i 4 >o 00 h. L. Sweeney, I 00 " iiuildititf 8 00 To UllinllJit ]Oi(l IVjK'livl- . 1 ri|(> 00 j Trai'lici-i Htlt iitlih!.' iii>liiiK" I;imm ; Toaint. fuel v> r.7 1 •• rem, jNoriimoiiL i.» o»| 44 Sc« rctary tnul |>ostai'c... n.s (ki j intcivM biul " ost i:mx»| cleaning houses ■' 7 « postHlf" MO Ticii'o!tT> coinmissitrti |; Due Township 47 22T»8 2r» 225S 2t'. Lynmn (). Harvey. Treasurer of School I'tin« 1 from Juik'W to Novvrnl»cr Ist 190S. T«» ami. «lnc Tow nship I;:, i audit I■)'<' y M»it<' appropriation sol _T itoc i ivc«i of Kiiivo <.'ol. . SSOOO hnililinx lax :i'jot;o Cmuily TroiiMirt-r.. i ; » uo Hy <.i'lci> tv»li'ciiic(l 'an eonou.>«»iou on ai»ovi- yoj Vint, paid l». I . Iks> 1»\ Ailin.r l-loOi. < fi-m-K'K.'!: ein aoronni with l.a|M>rte 'J nvn shi)■ a> coilfctorof Sclunil Tax lor tlie vear end iiiii June 7, 100-). To it int. dpeT\vj». aialit of 1<)OS ."j n; >«' li. .1 Tax Implicate lnj; r> Miniinuin Tax l.vtOO Isy exonenitions r.j ,;s Lund »eturn> ;;; •• < 'omiirtssioii on iaiai n-turns. «.niei> receipt* s:;n (io n « hate *l3 (JS Commission at 2 per cent "* u» Trcii-iurers' receipt «jo j • • minion «»t •> pi»r cent ! ; : 'I rc»»>»nvi>.' receipt> 7»; » Halaii'f dtu-To*vnsh!]» ll», ji 1204 01 1251(0 Huildin.e Tux Aceount. 11» amount of dnplie " 11.- » IP jnnoutit of exonerations 7 v* Land returns I >- i oicMiissiofi on return jj I i . , Mii « r'. ' i «vipt- :0 Cm Itchatc.. Commitision ,;(mi Due Towlishij■ si 11H 08 -JLS 9S i - inauciiil Statement T» Hint, tin . frouKL Karge< olle.-tor Sctiool 1 a \ U0 21 ituildiiig Tux si ;:j To ami. Land iteruriis 2s i.; Not< of Ll. Botwford J25 00 Ki »t. UoisforM lio no I'hilip J'eteinian i.ooubl Order of A morose Walsl LiaLilitie.- n cxee> of res- >uree-> s7"» oo tIOIJ T.'i IKK 7 I W" the HI.. 1. I -i■_ 11.- I • st of our know ledg' and I .el;, 112. In witness wlier«»of we have hereto set oui h:oi.is and se: i> riiis 7tii day of.l u.m . \ 1> I'.iO' LKK 11, atit estate ar» rc ||lll steil to I resent the Maine lor allow-, tie.e. j m h',-'. .i Ax K i.. I'K.N xi \irn »\. 1 VV. SCOTT W'l 1: 1. A X i>, h\ectitoi\s. K. \V. Meyleft, Attorney. l.a|iorte, Pa., .lune 17, ii)l)9. Executor's Notice. Notice is hereby riven I lint a pet ition ( lor |lie I lutiHler r»l a Wliolesale Li<|iiov! License licretolore t<» Miclmel I'. \ hiuiovan. in tlie Yillotre of JVIi 1«17!. ('liei ry Tow nship, ,Sullivan County Perm a., on fueiniscK known an the *'K ol l.nhor! I! ill" to I,'lcn Connor, hab this <1 ay been I lileil in in oilier, ami the name will b ! }»resente«l 10 tin 4 <'onrt 01 Quarter Session- j oi Sulli\an County, on Monday, August 1 'J, 190'J, at eleven o'clock a. 111. A LBKRT \\ 11 KKSS, Clerk, Clerk's ollice, Laporte. i'a.. Julv 190'.) RKPOKT ol the condition of Tlie ! Natioiml P.ank ;it l)u«hore. iu tlie sti»; • of Pennsylvania at close of bushier June Jo 1. ItKHOI'RCKM. Loans and discounts Sir,:, r_»i r.j I', s. Bonds t'> >ceur»' circulation... . r "o,(X»neo l'rcnnuni on \ . S. Uoiwi I :»i-oue j -t«1 Securities 187.761.67l Furnianc 000 < l o ! hue Iroin UiMiksand api-rovi-d reserve 00,727 >»♦. I Due from I', s Treasury.... 2 « a.-ii ' Totai $U>2 71l{v» LIABILITIES, rnpiuil sr>o,'>or 1 IM -urplu> and undivided prolits Hi, 1 -I'2 ill ( 'ip'.ulation is.iut *k.» i :ireulation 19. | 0» !>• :-"sit> ;tir.,i7-J-»i Total £192,714 :<» I State of Pennsylvanln (,'ounty of Sullivan j 1. M. l>. Svvart> ra-hier of the al»ove named hunk do solemnly s\\ ear that tlie al>o\ e statenn nt is ti ue to the htst of my I iiowleduc and belief. M. i>. -WAJtTS. Cashier, .-iiinclined and sworn 10 befoj'.- ine this lioli 1 d'iy of.fiint* lW.i ALI'HoN'HtJS \\ Al.-H i My ej>nunis~lonexpires Keby27,'oU. Notaryi'ublle. 1 « jrrect Attot. J. 1). KKESER ) I!. <« SYIA'AKA. ;• Directors. 1 hAMIKI, CO MI, I I BANNER SALVE ' the most healing salvv Hi the world ■ Shcrf talks on ' | Vidvcrtisind 1 Ko. 19. People generally read advertisements more thaa they did a fewyears ago. The reason is to be found in the advertisements themse'ves. Advertisers are more careful than they used to be. They make thMtdvertise inents mora readable. Some of them eveu become, in a way, a department of the paper, and people look for them —3 } ! every day with as much zest and pleasure as they turn to tiny other feature. This is true of many department stores all over K ' In many cities there is just one man who appre ciates the value of such interest. lie breaks away from the old set style. He tells / \u'^H/? something interesting in his space every ?} There are lots of interesting things in & ' business. Look over the miscellany page of ! any jiapcr—look at its local news columns, J and its telegraph news, for that matter, Q ' 1 ' and you'll see that the majority of the *( ' items are more or less closely related to 20 some business fact. W'^ Dress these facts up in a becoming lAt mm**nt cm, dJZoff U, garb of words, and they will find readers, pedtital." even though they be in a 'mere advertisement." Let the merchant come down off his pedestal and talk in his ; He needn't be flippant—far from it, ',Ut ' ,Ut ' Ct '"'' m not vr '' e ns he were ad- V? 1 ' ~~,T~ fifir dressing somebody afar off, and telling - Ig Ifjjx *" m about SOTnet hing at ever a greater H-El T!io newspaper goes right into its si*. i wMiI reader's house—goes in and sits down yT) 11 > s on f^e table when he eats, and in his hands while he is smoking after tj!l "T"7| t^lc him when be is in Iji'Yj? ! ' an «Ppro«chable condition. " That's the time to tell tiim about 1 'wwP\sW/ your business—clearly, plainly, convicc. 1W 4 ingly—as one man talks to another, * TXt tfosfaftr /KM rifU init ilt mtrV kmtt m»J lit* d**m ail kimt." 1 tU'V**. Baft, JVem^Yirk, J. M. WIHTON, MUNOY VALLEY, PA. Never Before HaveJWe Received 50 and 75 so many praises and beards so \"j Boys' Knee many flattering.remarks';as' ;i we Pants Heavy weight h ave had this Season. . Assorted style mjmA , w Special. Were you one ot the vast thrcngs that crowdedour store during the past week? Did 'youjjet your share of the mi tides advertised? II not you should cwvFMGR t NOW Hgk We are making new friends fast: selling more goods than ever before jEj^" But we stil! want more friends, want to sell our stock faster, y S we are "spurred onto deeper price cutting. People wonder ho n " j we can do it. To this we can answer, that no other store in th " B sectionjhas the wholesale buying facilities enjoyed by this es 1; I ' lishment. We can buy lower, we can sell lower. Sweater Coats specials Men's Corduroy Pants Men's bhirts From 1.19 to 2.c0 x , . v ~ I Men s Hanne! Shirts 85c ~ " 1 -,i> ' luchv Manuel overs!) irts I pHielr_co«.; -77: -'o' l MEN'S TROUSERS Mens V neck sweaters 25 ami 4t>c FrOlll OQC to Jy4 /5 ♦ Men's extra heavy cotton Mens cardigan jackets l.~«' «*-> i\p -» y~\\ /pn ait C mixed socks ()8c MEN 5 OVERALLS. all woc , rsockll m I Underwear From 39C to 75c Boys and (iirls Stockings 09c zzsszr~»»~.~9* .11 p MF.nsodl) COATS H ""ribbed or tleeced 20 and 21 >e All 1 riCeS All 1 tS Men's ribbed.underwear Dlicll Ulld CordUTOy B<)C t'o 2S Also b 'g line men's lumbermen nil colors 39c * rubbers— I,ambertville and 1 * Ball i Men's fleeced lined underwear Band. A big saving for you all colors ** Men's Caps j Boys Corduroy r iv .j Boy*- cap* it»., Pants, 112 " Also big line of Shoes at sav* ujies' fuhs at great reduction , Boys'corduroy knee pants, pHCCS 101 OreSS BKI) BLANKKTS from Toc^ui throughout, tine ribbed quality SIIOC. ladles' 165 SilOeS for 1.09 worth regular T.')C Special 39c Men S Working ShOCS I.ft 1 ) 1 KIXK> all sl7.es from 1.50 up. j Mien's Suits $£. Doughs ' S "°" al reduced Ladies' Sweaters [ ESSt $ Big Line of Men!* and KSSTJISi £ SrS w» i!£ Children's Overcoats* re- , .. , r Mens Suits 11.75 14.50 HllfpH hriPPQ LdOlt/S L»O3IS h 15.50 16 25 UL,I,CU pi Ladies' Coats from 3.50 to 12.00 ! i So Come to J. M. Wighton's to satisfy your wants. Remember sale only lasts this month. Railroad fare from Laporte and Nordinont for purchase of sio'oo or over. «T'!s THE Hil-WEEKLY 112 LAPORTE I GAZETTE and BULLETIN [REPUBLICAN N£WSITEM ' Tells all t'ne general news ofthe Best dressed and most respected world, particularly that of our newspaper in Sullivan county. State, all the time and tells it Pre-eminently a home newspaper impartially. Comes to subserib- * The only Republican paper in ers every other day. It is in fact county and comes from the seat almost a d«.ily newspaper, and of justice with new news from you cannot afford to be without the county offices, clean news it. We offer this uuequaled from all sections of the county paper and the NEWS ITEM a " l ' political news you want to together one year for read. This with Tri-weeklys at $1.50 «£ $1.50 L_ !_ The REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM and Tri-Weekly GAZETTE AND BULLETIN. J <£ 1 In every city there is one best * If you want to keep in touch paper, and in Williamsport with the Republican party it is the G«zettP and Bulletin. organization and be informed It is the most important, pro- %^c* r 0,1 a " rf,a ' efl t a te transfers or gressive anil widely circulated legal matters in general that paper in that city. The first transpires at the county seat to hold the fort journalistically. you nuist necessarily take the Order of the News Item. NEWS ITEM. | ■ i "M 1 ' MMFf N G H ESTER WmWW "NEW m FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS No black powder shells on the market compare with the " NEW RIVAL" In uol« formity and strong shooting qualities. £. ire lire unci waterproof. Oct the genuine. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. New Haven, Conn. "The Jewel ! Shop." 1 Where ycur repair'work ireceives special attention and you are sure to be pleas ie^" Where you c;in gt-t glass es correctly fitted, that make your eyes see like young i eyes. I Where \ou can get high grade Walches, Clocks and :ilI kinds of Jewelery at the [bargain prices you have long | looked lor. LJ.Voorhees, I SONESTOWN. iPATEMTS^j ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY P||P|| 1 * Notice in " Inventive Age " Bi Ik Hi M « r Hook "How to obtain Patents" | 1 1 112 Charge« moderate. No fee till patent is secured. 1 [ Letters strictly confidential. Address. 1 , E G-S\GGERS. Patent Lawyer. Washington, P. C. j ; Educate Toor Bowels With Caacarotft. Cindy Cathartic, cure constipation forever i Jc.&c. If C. C C.fai'.drucgists refund mono* I ■ The Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co. is one of the strongest financial institutions in the State. It has a capital and surplus of $450,000.00. It's an absolutely safe place for your savings and every dollar you deposit will earn 3 per cent, compound interest. Write for the booklet "Banking by Mail." LACKAWANNA I W2mS^S3S3SS3B ] COMPANY j 404 Lackawanna Aye MM I SCRANTON, PA.