Republican News Item. VOL. XIV. NO, 11 <524,000—544,000 > v Which Do You Prefer • r \ The average man earns about si, ioo a year. He/* / works 40 years and earns a total 0f544,000 in a life V \ time. The average dav laborer $2.00 a day or / J S6OO for a year of }oo days. He earns $24,000 in a c \ life time. The difference between $44,000 and $24- q J 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of a ? V practical education in dollars and cents. The in-C )creased self-respect cannot be measured in money. V C Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when c V the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran- V \ ton, Pa., can give you an education that will makeX 1 high salaried man of you ? No matter what line of \ ) work you care to follow, this great educational In-Q x stitution can prepare you in your spare time and 112 a small cost to secure a good-paying position. Our r \ local Representative will show you how you canV /^tripleyour earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 V He is % / C. IF 1 . A IT. 3 I.e. s. Representativ^^^^^^TOWANDA^PA^^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OIR, "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 but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Roofing and Spouting. Samuel (Sote^nsftore^a. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, *s*l WILLIAMSPORT, PA. <j>We Wctsb Fabrics Now is the time to seleit materials for tl owe pretty White Dresses von have been planning for. IJere are so ne of llie white fabrics and their prices. PERTIAN LAWN, 45 inches wide, in INDIA LINON, some specially good a variety of qualities for values are ottered tor 25c to 50c 10c to 26c FRENCH LAWNS, in tine sheer quali- WASH CHIFFON, a tine sheer fabric ties, 45 inches wiile, for for dressy dresses, prices vary troin 50c to 85c 50c to 85c FI.AONX, a new white checked and EMBROIDERED SWISS We are show striped fabric for whists and dresses; for ingsome very handsome new designs for 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 checked materials, $12.50 and #15.00, for #5.00 Ladies' Tailored Suits. One lot Ladies' Coat Suits, made of plain colored and fancy light and dark muting material*, all new styles, regular prices from #15.00 to #IB,OO, now #9.1)5 Ladies' Tailored Cot Suite, in plain colors, two-toned and fancy Herringbone utriped eti'ects, 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 lor #19.75 Suits worth from #33.00 to #37.50 for #22.50 WASW SKIRTS, Push their way to the CORSETS FOR A 1,1. FIGI'RES, Every front for comfort. There is nothing flgure has its appropriate Corset. Our 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 #I.OO to #4.00 Corset tor the right figure. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY JULY 29, 1909. Svndoy School Convcntiou. The Annual Sullivan county Sun clay School Convention will be held at Estella on Wednesday anil Thurs day August 18 and 19, 1909. The people of Estella have very cordi ally invited the convention to meet with them and a pleasant and profit able time is anticipated. It isespecia'- l.v desired that each Sunday school elect delegates to the convention at the very next session of the school. Having done this, their name and the school which they represent should be reported to the chairman of the entertainment committee at Estella at ouce. If the name is not announced you may be sure that the notice will reach the chairman if di rected as above. The recollection of the undersigned is that each school is entitled to two (2) delegates fo r the first titty members enrolled and to one for each additional twenty (20) The County Secretary will probably give you the exact number by mail. Pastors and Sunday school superir. tendents are delegates by virtue of their officers and do not need to be elected or included in the? general appointment of delegates. It is hoped that district chairman and other offi cers will use their influence to carry out the above instructions. Vernon Hull, Co. Chairman. The postofHce department has rul ed that all guessing contests such as naming the number of beans in a bottle, the number of cigars that will be made in a factory, the number of admissions that will be sold at a fair, etc., constitute a lottery and that a newspaper that contains a mention of any such guessing contest cannot be circulated in the mails. On the one-cent which will be is sued by the government from the Philadelphia mint on August. 1. a profile of the head of Abraham Lin coln will replace the Indian head, which has been in use for more than generation. Thus discarded, the Indian head will share the fate of its predecessor, the eagle, for the reason that it is easily counterfeited. Foley*s Honey and Tar tor children,safe,sure. No opiates. Report of Auditors OK LAPORTE BOROUGH for year Ending March (1, 1909. T. J. Keeler. Collector, in account with Laparte Borough for year 1908. To amount of duplicate 17921 By amt. overpaid for year 1907 27 5 |>er cent rebate on $57.96 •! 10 " commission on $83.56 2 51 Treasurer's receipt SI 10 5 per cent commission on {tit.3B 3 22 Treasurer's receipt „ lil 17 X 07 Bxonerations allowed -00 Lands returned 10 80 To balance due collector 33 179 51 179 54 Poor District Account. To amount of duplicate «>*"■ 95 By rebate 1 71 Commission on 832.40 97 Receipt of Attorney and Clerk 31 57 WOO Commission 1 21 Exoneration! allowed 70 Lands returned I'Bl Receipt of Overseers 1 2U Due Collector 22 67 17 67 17 John Minnier and John V. Flnkel. Overseers of the l'oor, in account with Laporte Borough Poor District for the year 1908. Balance in Treasury, lust audit... 22.17 Kec'd fromT. I. Keeler, Col 23 00 " •• 32 47 By amt. paid T. J. Ingham as At torney and Secretary, year 'OB 15 00 Amt. paid John Mlnnicr, Overseer 10 00 " John V. Flnkel, Overseer 10 00 I' d Sheriff Brown, keeping trainp 75 By balance io Treasury 42 9 78 14 78 14 A. H. Butchliauaen. Treasurer, in account with Lunorte Borough Koad Fund for the yeur 1908. Ral. In Treaa. shown by last audit 480 4- Received off. J. Keeler, Coll 83 25 " of Auditor Gen. of l'enn'a tax on Foreign Insurance 3 25 Kec'd of Mrs. K. L. Barrows,loan 200 00 •• KIL TanntngCo. crushed stone 400 T.J. Keeler " " 2 00 do do Collector 01 17 F. H. Farrell, County Tres 173 T. J. Ingaam. Atty. proceeds Municipal Lieu Boro. vs Bradley 100 25 Ree dof K. L. Sweeney, County l'reas, proportion license money 232 80 T.J. Keeler. Collector 8 07 Paid State Tax on loans 76 Treasurer's commission 16 28 Total Amt orders redeemed 813:10 Balance in hands of Treasurer 350 40 1180 74 1180 74 Statement showing resources and liabilities of Laporte Borough for year ending March 8, 1909. Amt. due from Treasurer :150 40 Land returns, tax of 1906-7 35 59 " •• 1908 16 80 Amt. due from A. Walsh, M. lien 45 06 Orders outstanding 57 80 Due T. J. Keeler, Col. overpaid 33 Note, favor of Mrs. E. L. Barrows 200 00 Resources in excess of liabilities 189 71 447 84 417 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 58 85 59 C 7 69 07 We, the undersigned, two of the Auditors of I<aportc Borough. Pa., hereby certify, adjusted and settled the several accounts above set forth, and find the same to be correct, as the same ap pears fully set forth and itemized in this forego ing retort. ALBERT F. HEEBS, 1 Borough J. T. FAIRBAIR.N. j Auditors. I Culmination ol Romance in Wedding. A very pretty romance, laden with a strong dash of human interest, was brought to a happy climax at Canton, July 15, when the marriage of Miss Florence M. Van Dyke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Van Dyke, of East Canton, to Edward Kent Mills, a graduate of the Syra cuse University in the class of 1909. The event was the culmination of a school day courtship. Additional interest is attracted to it from the fact that immediately following the wedding ceremony the couple left for Sau Francisco, from where they will sale in a short time for the East, where they will locate in llai Ju, Korea, where they will engage 111 missionary work. The ceremony was performed by the Ilev. H. B. Allyn of troy, and was witnessed by a large number of friends and relatives. After several weeks of drought, during which time a hot sun baked the earth and burned up vegetation, the badly needed rain came last week. It is seldom that such a prolonged dry spell prevails as early in the summer and the effect on lawns, gardens and farms is injurious. In fact vegetable growth has been seriously affected already. Grass and vines have been burned and baked to a yellowish brown, small veget ables have begun to wither and dry up. Potatoes and corn suffer and, without rain, the yield would be largely decreased. So it has been with all the products of the soil. . Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock Master Raymond, son Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Kelly, had an experience with Dynamite and electricity which will linger in his memory for some time. He has at home a small mo tor and a telegraph sounder, anil in ortler to get a small pleasurable "shock" he crossed the wires with a "plug" which he had somewhere picked up. The plug proved to be a small dynamite cartridge, and it ex ploded. His face, hands and breast were badly lacerated with the cop per sheathing and he bled profuse ly, but fortunately was not seriously injured. He will look closely at the plugs he handles hereafter. Ex perience is a good teacher, but the tuition comes high.—Nicholson Rec order. Methods of preventing pollution of streams in the northern, ceutral and western parts of the state were discussed by tannery and State Fish Commissioner William E. Meehan, at a conference at Itidgway in the office of the President M. J. Beach of the Elk Tanning company. Since the passage of the anti-pollu tion law by the legislature of 1909, Commissioner Meehan has been ac tive in an effort to keep the streams clear of the fish-killing refuse. The counties effected by the tannery pol lution are Elk, Clarion, McKean, Warren, Cameron, Cleariield, Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, Sullivan and several others. Officers of the Elk Tanning com pany explained to Commissioner Meehan what they have been do ing in the past four years to stop the contamination of the streams. This company has built plants at Itidgeway Costello I'owell, Bradford, Titusville, and Sheffield to reclaim the refuse of 40 of its 48 tanneries. They have 100 tank cars in service, and in these the waste liquors are hauled to these places ami after tan nic acid and other matter used in the manufacture of leather are extracted by process of evaporation, the resi due is burned. The washings frem the fleshings are used for fertilizing after going through the reclemation process. Tanneries of the big company at which purifications are to be install ed as soon as possible are located at Mann's Choice, on Buffalo creek, Bedford county, Irvona, on Clear field creek, Clearfield county; Jami son City fishing creek, Sullivan county; Columbia county; Boaring Branch on Lycoming creek, Lycom ing county and East Stifeudsburg, on Broadhead's creek, Monroe county. This will equip every tannery own ed by the corporation, as several have Inuividuii' plants to eliminate pollution. 01 Interest to Natijnal Banks. Representative A Mitchell Palm er, has introduced in Congress a bill to permit National banks to loan money on real estate, when secured by mo"gages, judgment or other form of certificate of indebtedness which may be made a lien 011 real estate, under the laws of the State in which such lien shall be made; provided that no such national bank shall have the right to loan on the security of real estate more than one half the amount of the com bined capital anil surplus of such bank, nor more than one-half the amount of moneys deposited with such bank on which it pays interest to its depositors, and with respect to which it requires, or may by its regulations require, at least 00 days notice before withdrawal. Verdict Sustained. The Superior Court sustaines the convicton of Sanderson, Mat hues, Snyder and Shumaker and unless the Supreme Court interfer, the two who are living Snyder and Shuinak er—must serve two years in prison for their part in State Capitol graft. Sanders and M ithues are dead, be yond the reach of human justice. The surviving defendants in the famous case now realize, as perhaps they have not done before, the im perial hand of the law. After the scathing condemnation of Justice Potter, concurred in by the full bench, it is hard to see wherein there is much hope of a reversal in the Supreme Court. That they re ceived a fair trial, that Judge Kuti kle's rulings and tin; jury's verdict are approver I is the substance of the sustaining decision. This is gratify ing, the more so because it shows that the righteous indignation of the public in 110 way prejudiced the rights of the defendants. When Grover Clevland wrote that "public office is a public trust," lit* spoke words that are significant in their application to Snyder and Shumaker. They failed in their duty, they stand convicted of con spiracy to cheat and defraud the peo ple whom they were chosen to serve. The Superior Court declares that they cannot escape the the responsibility. Whatever the Supreme Court may do, they will live and die, as did Sanderson and Mathues, uuder the ignominious name of grafters, betrayers of their trust. The Lock Haven Normal School lias graduated 2200 students and has educated 2500 other young people who are now successful men and women. It has a splendid record for thoroughness, dicipline and heaithfulness. Lock Haven is situ ated almost in the center of the beautiful West Branch Valley, it is easily accessible. Write for a cata log. Squire James C. Caven united in the Holy Bonds of marriage at the Court House at 10:50 A. M. July 24 1909, Oscar Steinruck and Dova May Swisher both of North Mountain. Those present at the ceremony: John Swisher, father of the bride; SheritF Judson Brown; Prothy., Albert F. Hetss; County Treasurer, Edward L. Sweeney; County Clerk, Tnos. E. Kennedy; Supt Lake Mo koma, Samuel Pennock; Janitor of Court House, Guy Crossley. On the 20th. of July 1909 at 2 I'. M. by the same Justice united in the holy bonds of wedlock, Adam Parr and Mrs. Marybee Alice Iluck ell. Those present at ceremony: Mr Jacob Brown and wife, County Com , P. M. Cross lev; Jury Com. Geo. W. Lawrenson; Sheriff, Judson Brown, Coin's* Clerk, Thomas E. Kennedy, Jury Com. Clerk, F. 11. Ingham; Janitor of Court House, Guy Crossley. A recent visitor said that "111 lo cation, environment, heaithfulness and splendid building, the Lock Haven Normal School was unsur passed in the whole state". This is high praise, but In* might have added that in scholarship and in equipment the school is also in the front rank. Write for a cata log 75C PLR YEAR BERNICE ITEMS. It. 11. Bender r>f Harrisburg Pa,, called a meeting of the busings men of this place and Mildred at Shaad's Hotel on Thursday evening for the purpose of or*-mixing a bank at this place. The 112 blowing were present M. J. demons T. F. Gallegher T. V. and H. P. McLaughlin, Shaad brothers, Frank Mosier, John Har ney, James Connors, Frank Meyer, Wm. Mechen, Mr. Hughes and J. A. Helsman. On account of the weather there was not as many present as bad promised to attend, so we look for a larger turnou it the next meeting which will I held on Thursday eveningandi the public svill doit's share of the work and boost instead of kicking we will have a bank in the near future. Boost, your town should be the watch ward at all times. Ail's. \\ illiam Itoe of Wysox is visiting friends at this place Quite a number from this place went with the excursion to Ilarvy's Lake Sunday. There will be an excursion to El inira N. V . lrom this pjace Sunday August 1. Morris Leverton returned home from the city bosi tal of Wilkes- Barre on Saturday, where he under went an opperution. lie is getting along good. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Harney of Scranton were visiting the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Harney of Mildred. Mrs. It. H. Gary ~nd daughter of Arcinin Fa., was visiting Mildred friends last week. Miss Katharine Finin of Phila delphia is visiting friends at this place. Quite a number attended the show at Dushore on Thursday. HILLSGROVE. Mrs. \V. L. Hoffman and daugh ter Kissa, are visiting friends and relatives at Bloomsburg, Pa. Mr. Harry Schrader, spent the lat ter part of last week with relatives at Athens and Sayre. John the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Featherbay, formerly of Hills grove, but now of Eldredsville, died at the Sayre Hospital Saturday even ing. Mrs. Lyman Norton is visiting relatives at wysox Bradford county., Pa. Rev. and Mrs. Morris of Kstella arespendinga week with llillsgrove triends. HilKgrove, defeate<l Kstella on Saturday last at this place by the score of s to 1. The biggest garden in the United States has just been leased by 1,. T. Smith «»f New Albany. It is a huckleberry garden consisting of 90(1 acres on the hatch mountains, one of the most famous blue huckleberry patches in all Penn sylvania. From time almost im memorable families of old squatters have spent whole seasons picking on these mountains, shipping the- ber ries to the Philadelphia and New York markets, while during the very height of the season farm ers and others for many mile around would take their families and drive to the mountains for a day or two of picking. But all this free and easy custom is now a thing of the past for Smith lease formal trespass notices are being published, warning all against picking berries on the Hatch mountains without the permission of the leessee. - Though the intensly dry weather has kept down the multiplication of the annoying and some regards dangerous mosquito, the tirst wet spell will surely be followed by a swarm of the winged nusiances. He prepared therefore, to prevent water standing anywhere about the house, for without standing water the mo squito cannot breed. Yet a shallow tin lid holding only a few table spoonfulls of water is sufficient to breed a swarm of mosquitoes. If their is standing water as in drain age wells which cannot be removed, pour a table spoonful of kerosine or petroleum to every square yard of area, over it. This will kill the young mosquitoes or "wriggles".
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