Republican News Item F. L. TAYLOR, LESSEE. B M VANDYKE, EDITOR. PUBLISHED FRIDAYS t?.y fa< Solliv;:n P-vtblisfciufc ('« A-ixhu CoihZiW at »«lli v*u V<\u*i a<4;4inl«g «» »otr. Et HOOKf!!! bauli -wfl! ss. J. ISiJUAM, liI»W. •AIM.L-Y Pi psideat. CaaMf?. :*,.<■ cent interest pit l " time accounts «U;.IMI KP. «"■••Kitty Auditors, t«. Kdlack V\il> . . M, F. M<.L'*Hy *«mi W. R. Ma*- ~.i, .• real work Hiidiling the st<*connts ffiv onunty officials. \Vffl. Sucks, the :iccnujudaiinj* por ter Hf fclotel tteiwartl ttud some ijml iVi.jj *xprri*>ncp* with tin? water i)••.'-» this wank. White on u triply jkl.mwrl Farm, th* pipc*took aUvan ot Ills' absence and lai«l in thoir ,:ik! !y of ice, and caused Hilly much tr« iiSle fur spirit' fim<\ (>.j Tuesday evening ul" last wed. j » igh load from Xordmont rtwiiic v>> this phiee and at M o'clock were o rv< dan elaborate rsnpper at iloti'i aftiT which tli'.' merry piir ll«>winsf iof tho iiitiro.-ss t-l in i >sfc' presont: Joft M'.-nciof.hall, V t'Kiik i-'iix, A una t-r-ft »nul«-r, Miirt 1-i'isUT, ,Slw-!rivk HMnLol .Hunter, Horticf Utylj'B Sn.vdor, H. F. Horn, >!»■ x«-i ]3iarnis ll.iv\ty,> faw'.vard Hess, Lara F'elstt'r. and «'iifKU-r t'ct'-rxiiKu. P.rginnine; with *i»is tin' will rturt on its rtnntia) s,'.rui»e t-tM'Hlgh l-hc -iienr: of v : .i}i your servant, 15. M. V'.itil>yko B'. : pilot. WliiU; T'(>!rir»i licitt, .nlirtp F. Ij. 'Paylor, will stilt w»n rt.aitd i-Ki> sliip for iho pi'csfnt. b« will ittai-sai)- ii.«- iilong ilb ouui'sp with—as w<- i.ftj.t 1 —an apprpoiative oiviv of pa ii'iiis, Wo in a v eucon titer storm* ;»i go thronyh current? which will ui:.ke our progiWH h little diiVicnll ». limes, brit with the aid of the .'ivw, w have traveled the cotirso iH't'jW, to help os keep the ship on tk'-f.i by calking ihf l«*aks wi*l« iwti'i - i-.-Ming iivuis aboirt themstlv<.*s or I'; i' ttdr. we think the ti Ui will a hi tory Hue to iill iju bi'ai'd. 'rt e ask your hearty co*up«'ratii»n '•» n3#kiiij this a haiuirr year for .'.t We come as a • "ranker in ytvur midst, and alibo *•« a» making nxcellsut . . ilw ••jiUt.ipg acquainted" btisi i.rs*. lnv.< cvci* it is now, and will !•>: a tVw weeks sutacwhal dilJi c-iifc for us tr a happ> prospoi'uuM Nmv l'car, we in vite yon to call at our oOice. shake i.viwe. tell us what you know and i.ct aeqvtainttil. TEACHERS' IN'STI'ITTE NOTES.; A Condensed Report of Tho ' Sullivan County Institute. I'he Ic j l.v-lil'lli iitmum -ession of ; the -Twu'lifr'ij Institute of Sullivan cottutv wa.i (aillcil to order iu Klihe's Api/a lloutfa*, liushore, «.• 1 :ii> p. u«. Moudny, Pee. 'J~, m\), liy Prof. M. Si. Bfock. Nmrly one hundred of tht*.teachers fit' the c-ority had en .i«»llwd, Ait'jrii«yJ. i). i'linyer de-1 liVftt'td lilt' Kll(h>*ss of W'i Iconic. Hi.'. spoke very highly of the work bung . 'June by the teachers ami superin- ! tendent Kiilgore. Prof. Black re-! bpotided to llit' address, thanking' .Mr. Thayer and the people ot Du ; chore f"t their kind welnome. ; }tev. If. 11. Wilkes led the uhimc. which Nup't. Ooughlin ofj Wilkes-liurru, addressed the In-.ti tule on "Tho Jtevivtd of the Art of! Tenching.'' He hit this question ; Willi the teachers: \S hat wouldyou | expect to find in a great a> hooland ! What comtituUis a great *vho«dA ; jrre-at pchool most have dieipline, i must he idert, thorough, develop j love, of home and country, self d»'- • pendence, and power of independent action, strengthen be] let in Mod, in .... | one's self mid belief iu fellow man. • Dr. Pattengiir lecture ''Made in ■ America" wa# instructive, filter-, taitdng and lull of humor and com mon sense. TCKHDAY MDRMISW. Singing l*d hy Ht«v. Wiikes. "Kel»ti»m of Language to Aritli-j itiHu'," wan the topic discussed by Siipt. Coughlin. One of the dilficul- ! tie* of arithmetic is that the pupil* i do not understand the langtruge of the problems; language is the mil i diih -uity of ui:>tli Problems I without figure will help pupils to I to g«t the work e.g. Snpt Lose of the Will jamsport I schools talked on ''The Professional, Teacher." The professional teacher j has a. knowledge of more branched i than she ha* to teach- r»he i- an, expert in teaehiug and managing, j knwfts the individual pupil, is fond' of children and knows the law of the j proffwion which i» ilh»- use of expert j kftowirdi;v to ->avf a lif»j nr a soul, i Tile gi*t of Dr. I'attengiil's h>e htisis of ulißost e\tv.vthing I isupt. L;ise covdialiy invited tho tiwcbt rs of Sullivan county to enroM i in the SPiK' wliiatL he is prpsitlc.nf. l>r Patte.nurll give « v«.ry helpful ; la.lw on •Mnruinir Exercisf-s,?' Jit: SUggfM* Ih«t the tfji-hers have a; prt'-riinining ex< n i-e; that the teash-1 er-i read frfun a b'jok Irom five •>r ten minutes before nine. ! A\ i>xKSi>A v nort> i \ <,. Singing led hy ii<»v. Wiikes. Dr. petHngill talked on ''Master- : piece Study. After and sintiinjr. Supt, t'oughlin addressed the insti-' tut''on 'a 'oncrele Work in Arithinc-1 tii:.'' Child's mind should he kept' on the active side. There are two kiuda of study •—memory study and thought study. AFTKKNOON. Dr. P.-ittmgiil iutroduced a new: feature .if the close of the singing of' Columbia, The Oein of The Ocean,; having the institute give Uuee, t:litter? ami a tiger after which he 1 >r address on ''The <'it-ifttii 1 : Tri-square" which was p t .orlun- : ity." J Siupt. < "oNghllii's -ul.ject waf 'How' !tn Muke X(i. 1., ia the Pmiitiw of , 'lVjit^ilng.'' I'UlftAY HORMXu. • j ttingloif it'll by ft*iv. Wiljtu*. < "Tli* Prime Factor* »t » (joocl School'" wfts the nni>j:s.ilurioiiH adopted. (*i J Thv report was ndnptni js mul, j The njp'irt of the ootunuUve OH' l>rofo*>riou.*l wuuUug \vai< nt*'-(l a-s| I mol, j The ipjmir of the nii'.litiijg e-.iu-l ; iuiii«-c win* nil«vj,teij Mn read. ! , Tli<* siilijwl: of H'.i jit. e ] ; last L.tlk was ' I,*ii£»m£<* anil tyiter-; (attire." ' 1 The* U-rtcliers }»i<-seute«l a travelijijjj ; l»»#f to fiii.pt. Kiilgore as a tckeu of j . honor ipul esteem which they oritur-! , lniti lor liiiu. j ACI or >«i tivri n«* a number of favorite ! -onjr-« ttie i(i«ti(uto i.tfljoun»t'H. • (A i-.ipy of rtMolutiutmudVi|>t«'K died ttt the home of his daughter at Hiilsgrove ou Thai's d iy, l»oc. litos, at the age of K2 ; j yo.o -i. K uioiit hand 2>i day*. Ite wai a vemail of tfce t.'ivilj I War. He i< survived by the follow- j j ittg V-ltirdreo : Mr«. John (Jumble, j j of l/apoi ty, Mr*. X. ( ' (.Jrier of Prut* j j Uwr, iliv Robert Cletrg of Millsgrove < i S'ilvvslar of Lycotuiug county and I j one biotber. Puueralservtafet were held at iiilNgiwe wilU interment at | !Wbouri« Milln. Mrs. Feagles. Mr*. FfHgle"* tUwl at the home of ! lior Uiiugltit'r, Wis. Win. Otinibh- at I I tilNjfrovo, nn Monday, IKv. 27, ■ after an illness of one week of plnr.il • pnf.mn ; and two Mia-i. Drop a dollar in our palm and ' wo will mail the Mews-Item to yon every week for two years-. VACANT PEW PROBLEM. An Indiana Man Ha« Gjv«n a Practi cal Hint of aatutlon. ErHHttCjii, lxjiri of Doveltioa, po«M, »nd Mitt macb «U« ia U£« Chat i«TIJS p«r Ht".*-, be'eaubt be au»*V: tits j nhori aud to V\« pomt. liSirt# i> food for thrtuftht lijr rt:oat- bft"or« »t» pid pit au wall ik thou*- b*>bji\d Tike pi««»en tMton of thf* in io a raika of efl.la.rr, TUcre i« an diaiW Viat J nJw>rt sarmonw waokl h«lp to l\ti *«- l o*at anil ptigstbjy Indiana h*« ' tftfrrted n niovatneot that uiay becama t unlveraal. i Tti# Huosier Btaitf has (kvne i&any i admtrablt- ctttnsa beaidtiS vrodueliog ! Jaoies Whlti-owb Riley. She may tie | the fiieaaii ot solving tho vacapt vhy* j probHun, Vesldwa bi tii*l tig chwrch ; arte* up to a more satisfactory aej J Just olevatton. >»«t e*aefty, "iA« j sbai.te.r tliW aarmoo tho greater the i salary;" Unt. rather, '»thfc tte »<*poi«a fi»* abotter Uie s*!ary." ' Indi ana, ber p4MU>r. aa«l her humur are to l>« renirvftttilattid. A "Mt.t*." The ti|ieri«tit:i»d by our i tit to nerkoa monfjr In very small proportloiu app«ar in j the rarltoie values igtvec to a hi \h* aj*te*«tti and aeveutvinith c*jri- | t-u.isy hotdmi «112 fommarrtal arttt»vi«ttp.. j TM»- original ''mil*" M>«>naa to hate , u Uiird oi a Fiembsh penvy, ; the ii«» ut the word tar t%« vWon'a ! or>i« »«f Wia New Te»tai»e»t made Its j roft'ular KnsMsb jD»antryf half a fajrth- | iirt uud iiitvo old people may remain tier applying tbi; nsuii* to the ! liied nineteenth ct-ulnry oHub of tl*»t : v.fl.ie. In tlnNse old arithmetic books "ii'tte" for various values >rt | by actual <.:oiu«i. b»t ob- j vlo.iely nsad in A of rftakeif tt out-twelfth of a vcna.v, two sixteenth century Wjolw noe rixtli of a fartliing, and W 1 Jeakc'e arlfbnjftU:: laade tt :«6 tittle mi one eiirty-tout th of a pcauy. ITAFT PLANS TO END ! GAMBLING IN FOODS j Pruklent Calls Conference to Ducum Bills Covering Corners in Life's Necessities ) ! STim ARE TO B£ iKCLUDtO J Ha's Been Advieiog with the Admtnia tratlen Lawyers as to the Scstt Bill for Tha4 Purpose—Tatk of Radicn>ort to roltriotlre J«fsiala- • i ti«M for all marginal dealings in j ttr.i-kji aa. Tee Preeld*nt has lnvh«d Con^ioaa- 1 ittfli Tsbo art'ocat® tUwse refoi-ius to a , ! c(niF(«rKai-« at the White H«up«, aiaonK tUftai boiiia BHii<»s(»H. Texas; Scott, Kauaaa, intd Loxeriag. "t'Jii?o>' are to meet Attorney-fteneral Wlvtiwrsitaia and B«ufi;t»tar> Kbox. The i fpafowneei ens caitt'd fur to-moiro*. j but baa - i enrtuii. its* bwen d«»tctDsd In New i Vortr by th# atorm. Uurlcaou advona«#a lealaintiou pro- j btt>ttiiiiK deallns* in notimi futures, j >v*nts thir HXtunU<9d 112 t« food iirodin tH, sush as wlitut and ■ toru. and lrwtoa eaoli at | taesv tavads are befou'e the House i ('»uiiu.ltsi'e on Agriculture, of wtikh ' St wtt is chairman. At the last nes- ■ »i6n Colonel Hopbtmu, of lowa, ltitrf> j diteed a bin douls 1n se- i curttJa* t>n tuariries. ft I* the Intention of the Committee i ou ■\|frUTii'ltti!'e to draft a compoaiie \ bttl covwlue cotton, lood prod acts and i uumiis. Whu-tber marnlfia in securitl«g j wIU l>e tncl iit> to all t«M'MKe of muedfsl leg- : i JijUiUot! itnrlnD the present sitaaion of ' I <" ', j R. B. KM mIN' OFFICE; | Ht»h Reading Official Violent In | Base's Ream, j I'hiUdylphtn. Ja». 3.- Mia mind . I Wv overjs'ork, Bacnanl H. ; ' Ra>i. seooad v{cepreaid«>at of Uir I t'l)»lMdalpl>ia St tteodic< Vtailioad. aiv! ! reK*rded a» one of tbo frclfiit i a|#*its In wuntry, was rruiiorad • froui tbe crfflces of tfce corn- \ paay In tt:e Dirfldlnf to &n iaraue asyiuui. Tte crlajs in Mr. HaH'a condition I* ; 1 to have h«en caused by tbe i severe !«toEHi whlc.ti bl<»<4ied trt.fflc ' alotijf Uie lioe for tba past few days, i T>m police were telepboned today aud ; "i w>:cn they arrfTed at the o®ce fonn>J tbe bt>Uk* betd down by private j tfolective* and other employees e; the : f«a*l. Ul* Ivtd tveen handcuffed a-nd ! sus tirilnK Ueld to proveat htm from , du4iif( tr.Jtirr }© bt-jiealf. eiEfiSflWN AND WIFE SLAIN Ho Motive Repealed for Murder of Old Couple. Wasbir,gt«w. In-i., Jan 3.- Friends ! ani? nv'sbbov* are trying In vatu to > ttiMl a nioUVe for tbe lourrter of the I ttev WJlJiairi Bitter and hla wife, ■ j bwtiei} w.ar*i found this ft Mar- ' ra,on lu tt».e.!r boine balf a mile outride riC >Snor« t tienr here. Tt U believed j foe '.vfttuaa wjuj c-fcifked to vWatli. an I then* are an ksife or bi'llet wvuadß ; ; tii'linr b<«ijf. Tlje of kw husband j *3j l'ouarf rn the o«!lar at the foo'! of , ' a flight of etxlri. It in suppesod be . j was thrown down the ulepp by hla as- | • btilajjt-K and hla nock was brokeo ill | »t)e fall. PURSUED BY EI&HT WOLVES! > Bite Horses and Try ts Jump Into j Bfetgh Near Chicago. Chicago. Jan. 5. A pack of eight < so!V\»h at-faeked Henry I,uud and UiH ' l;or: ej while he wa» di ivlug through 1 the *oo<|* near Mmitd&siery, 111., foi- ! j ty oae miles fvwui Chicago. , The w.olovs flmt attacked the 1 I honaoa, a»y*r«ly thewi, anl than . | sUefY>vt*il to leap >nto fhe sicitih. | I lAlad fta.nlit off the wolves witb a I h«a.vy reads, ttaally rea<.l I Buying of Real Estate Cruelty. I OlnetsHarl. Roc. Anxeline M. L« Botfeatix was rati ted a divorce ' from Geortti* X». la* Bolteatix. Thu ; wtfe alleged cruelty, specifying tliut her husband ftn»nd pleasure in buytug j real estate and har'.nu h»r pay for it | j She Med *uit», sfce asid. when be bought a hotel for sti,(i»W, Icuowing n4«ije made in I.'mduu to minimize the tipping system, a movement has mtailed iu Berlin to make the custom compulsory. The cafe watt era in the Kaiser's capital have formed themselves into a union with the ob ject of lei?allztnß tipping. They have drawn uj> 11 scale of tips and passing resolutions to enforce it. If the order a customer tcives in a restaurant wiionnts to tbrev Hhillint;* he will be expected to tip the waiter to the tune of 12 per cent. If the order is over three shillings the "kellner" will i restaurant keepers protest nsainst tUi* Uvrift at tips, which they consider wtil interfere with their business, b the waiters refuse to give v. t.. 4 . Throve. Electricity Known of Old. A writer la the Kleklrotecli'-iia* be Au/.olgt-er cites many incidents to that electricity was not unkuov 11 tc. the ancients, and that George i 1 • MUSRestlon lu a novel tliai tl:> Kf... Uuns made use ot lightning lors was well founded. Instrtnn-a: much UHe the modern hollograph we used, tlie writer s.iys, by prie as a means i>f communication between temple*. Thero can be no doubt, he says, as to the temple having been protejtnd by llshtning rods. The Eibllcal tloßcription shows thnt 'be roi>f was provided with metallic points ht'id aloft by coluiuns and that tliese ci»d!lig >n chains terminated In great water tacks. He adds: "All of which ir vouched for in the first book of Ktfißs and the second book ot Cbroul- Wtvat's in a Name. BcaiaOiifc House. A. Hotsell .. s(i up Outsell lintel up Ijotel sii «P HotseU Inn SIS up Hot#cll Court s2l u;j Hotsetl Arms ?24 up ByCharles • , No. 35. There is no business or profession w'.i.-'r. advertising vi-'. not h the professions have been very slow u > . ■ ui>;c this, i ; gra-' j enroiug to a realising sense of die importar.ee of pu'oH.-::,. " ntuUkfym*HHragt.>< mental element with the exercir.e of his a:' ltili.es iiot suifice that lie considers himself greul; lie must succeed in imja c l i!. i> with that fart" | Jadvet tisiisg wSifiSSSj^ * * "il not sell a dollars worth r ; ! t • '> • in ttJv§s net iH#i i :i*t nt .-. nsiJtrs people for 1. s. ■ ilv I. «*»'/*"«/■ Hr tousl sih\itJ ... . , • t* ethtrt with "'' * ,u , v ' J "' ' I'WAirf." figuring will dcuiunstraic !.«•>«> . ,:gu: icr.t. Csfyright, Charles Aiutin D tcs. .\\~v \ tf ny : -i S^£U» J ' \ S yjl • Ft^CE I r r?j*#T* C( j; ; Ani(.r.c • ."leg - • ltr-t« hr..;'■"! (« , C«lli'M> :!*■'".'•• Mm < '-.• m « , •• | invention m i»rr»bft!» y t ,iu ( < ttOKS*?>! io "• •■• •: .! j'/V |-j[' 'V,K «■• .•■n' {rort. «,j m-.*i itj*.••:.•*. 112 ..• . ... Pu» put; ■ ;k- i i i; . ; sp'cialKofi^e t without ■ : S&xwfc fiiihi , Abn !■ Ulus *\*e ! weekb- 1n" . ! eulHtton nf d:iy nuectlflp l«»i:•• | HE?' to . Ci. BoM b/aU ni . BIOXNI Co. 38!S Vn;.; 1 Branch Officii, 625 F Washington, *»•€'. | The Best place to buy goods ! Is otu- • !>ke,i b> Uu pm« I pent h" ! • •.•V ti I Mu.) \ ••• ■ \ .1; i! :, S J"aFe;»lvv c r v bei :. v archt'd for I.ose • i i ifiv. . i j thorough txnm :Vi nol I New Line . : ,-r' e i Now on if VV.«'V " r- 112 ~ V • -V »>iiOm»l»»Kt. > . • . ! 118 * Lime furrisheo .11 car load lots, d liverf d it j Right Prices Your orders solidu Kilns near Hughesvilla P^nn'a. M. E. Reader, M'' 112 • \ ' Try a SM\L! AD in.this !pa i X'!, \ 1 \v I 1 ..