Republican News Item
B. M. VANDYKE, Editor-
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
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A.I the County Soat of Sullivan County.
LAPOBTE, PA.
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LAPORTE, PA.
May Change Primaries.
Members of the Legislature and
men active in State politics are of
the opinion that to change the date
of the primaries from June to Sep
tember would meet with general
favor in both branches )f the Gener
al Assembly. Most of the men
questioned as to the change declare
that sentiment in their counties is
favorable to a later date for the
primary elections. Holding the
primaries in June makes a contest
for at least six months because the
primary battles are waged for
weeks before and then there is the
general campaign to follow. O
pinion has it that the first Saturday
in September would be a satis
factory date and that is the time no
doubt that will be selected. Should
this change come about it will
simplify election matters to a large
degree and the spring months
generlly so busy will be peaceful.
Towanda Has New l'aper.
Towanda has a new daily news
paper. It made its first appear
auce on Tuesday afternoon and
if every issue is as good as the first
it\ill no doubt have hearty sup
port from the Bradford Countiaus.
This new sheet is called "The Peo
ple's Daily Advocate" and former
Court stenographer, Arthur Head
is the editor. Among the owners
and publishers of the new paper are
the following prominent men: Dr.
O. H. Rockwell, Hon. G. W.
Kipp, C. F. Heverly, Editor of the
Bradford Star, will act as Treasurer
and manager of the new company.
The paper will support the Key
stone party in politics and accord
ing to the editor will be independ
ent in all things and neutral in
none. The News Item extends its
wishes for long life and prosperity
to the new enterprise.
The ice harvest goes on at Mo
koma at a rapid pace. From
twenty to twenty-five men are kept
busy cutting the large cakes and
loading them in cars. When we
think of the good old Jack Frost
does in providing a refreshing cool
er for tli<' Hummer time we are
most inclined to pardon him for
cracking our water jacket— -we
mean the water jacket of our en
gine.
Magnitude of Stars.
The brighter n stur is the smaller j
Ihe number representing its nnigui- i
I tide, anil consequently :i star of the j
first magnitude is l.rigjitor than one of j
the second, and one of I hi; second ,
niagnituile is two magnitudes brighter
than one of the fourth. In the same i
way stars brighter th in the first mag- I
uiinde can 1«: represented by numbers
smaller than one, by decimals, or even
by negative numbers Sirlus is of the
1.1 magnitude. Vega of 0.2 magnitude.
Our sun 1:4 a star of the 20.5 magni
tude, and it gives us 10.000,000,000
times as much light as Sirius. If the
sun were twice as far away from us
as it is it would give only one-quarter
as much light. If it were 100,000
times farther off than it is Its light
would be the same intensity as that
of Sirlus. Hut even at this enormous
distance the sun would be only about
one-sixth as far away us Shins ex
actly lies. In other words, Sirlus j
shines with a luster fully thirty times
that of our sun.—New York World. ]
How Fast of Ramadan Begins. |
Since the Mohammedan year Is com
posed of lunar months, the beginning !
of the fast is dependent upon the up- I
pearance of the new moon. The word '
of the almanac Is not taken as true
evidence, and before the mufti, the
highest Moslem official in the nation,
declares the fast to have begun two
Mohammedans must appear before
him and swear that they have seen
the new moon, in precisely the same
manner the fact comes to a close. Tho
mufti proclaims a three days' feast
whenever the next new moon is seen
by two of tho faithful. One year tho
moon was visible In upper Egypt tho
night before it was observed In Cairo.
Two Mohammedans up the Nile tele
graphed the fact to the mufti, asking
him to announce the feast. This ho
refused to do on the ground that n
telegram could not take the place of
two Moslem witnesses.—Christian Her
ald.
Old Daddy Longlegs.
Everybody Is well acquainted with
the insect called "daddy longlegs," but
not everybody knows that there Is evi
dence to show that this strange llttlo
creature, towering high upon its thread
like stilts, is probably a more ancient
inhabitant of America than any repre
sentative of the human species. Far
back in tertiary time, at the very dawn
of tho modern world, its ancestors
lived, we are told. In great numbers in
that part of the continent which we
call Colorado. The fossil remains of
these insects show the characteristic
features that mark them today, al
though new species have taken the
place of the old, for oven ''daddy long
legs" knows what evolution is and has
attained to something that in his view
is perhaps a kind of civilized existence
suitable to the exigencies of life in tho
twentietli century.—Harper's Weekly.
The Hunting of the Tahr.
Of all the ways of hunting surely
that of the hlllmen of Oarhwnl is the
strangest. This, according to Major
the Hon. C. G. Bruce, in "Twenty
Years In the Himalayas." is their meth
od of killing the tahr, n local specie*
of goat: "Having driven tho tahr into
deep nullahs with most precipitous
sides, out of which there are certain
well known tahr runs, they proceed
to cover these runs where the ground
is most difficult with mats made of
split bamboo which have been pre
viously well drenched in water Tho
result is the mats freeze and become
as slippery as glass. Then they fright
en the herd and drive them over t.hesn
mats, witli the result that they are
precipitated from the cliffs and ttint
the Garhwall pick up the remains -
perhaps twelve basket fills."
Mostly Hall.
A New Yorker bought one of those
fine old colonial places down in Vir
ginia, principally on account of the
glowing description of the real estate
agent and on information from friends.
When ho weut down to see his man
sion he was much Impressed by the
great pillars, the spacious porch and
particularly the great hall running
from the front to the back of tho
house.
Ho inspected the place and came
back to New York.
"What shall you name it?" he was
asked.
"1 think," lie replied, "I shall call it
Mostly Hall."—Saturday Evening Post.
Philadelphia Is Not So Slow.
"Mother," said a thoughtful Boston
child, "is Philadelphia older than Bos
ton V"
"Of course not, my son. The first
settlement was made in Charlestowu
In 10.'10, while William Penn did not
arrive on the site of Philadelphia until
fifty-two years later."
"That was always my impression,
mother. How is it. then, that Philadel
phia is mentioned in the Bible, while
Boston is not?"— Boston Star.
Discovered.
I.ittle Violet was one day examining
a beehive, which was new to her. Be
ing disturbed, the bees came out of
their hives and one of them stung her.
Tears came into her eyes, but sho
quickly dried them and cried trium
phantly:
"Now I know who takes the needles
out of mamma's cushion."—Delineator.
Couldn't Bother With Trifles.
"Has your father ever given you any
Idea what he thinks of me?"
"No. 1 really don't believe father
thinks of you at all He has so many
important things to fill his mind."—
Stray Stories.
If you be poor do not seem poor If
you would avoid Insult as well as suf
fering. —Go Ids mll h.
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For Weezy j
§II—.IIII—IIH——IIH^—HH—-111l
It was merely n deserted bungalow,
to Its owner, to whom belonged acres
of the forest beyond, but its modern
style cast the humble dwellings of
Edgevllle rather In the shade.
Weezy called It a darling duck of
a house, but then, the White House
Itself wouldn't have awed Weezy. She
had what Sanderson Miller called "a
superior mind." She always ran up
onto the tiny veranda and peered
engerly into Its fascinating interior
every time tlioy passed It In their
walks. Sandy wanted her to love it.
He had cherished Ideas regarding that
house, and Weezy, and there was near
ly enough money in the bank for its
purchase. Everybody but Weezy sus
pected this. Meanwhile she accepted
his devotion contentedly. Sandy had
always looked out for her ever since
its a forlorn orphan, calling herself
Edelwelse Webber, she had drifted
into Edgevllle, and he had procured
lier a home, "helping" Mrs. I'otter,
wife of the lumber boss. Her future
was a foregone conclusion and in
Edgeville, where no social strata ex
isted, everybody approved. He was
some older, but then she was "way
beyond her years." Weezy, too, sup
posed she would tnarry him some day.
One morning the Edgevllle News
announced that the bungalow was to
be presented, entirely free, besides
wnges, to the winner of a novel con
test which the owner had devised for
the rapid clearing of a section of for
est he wished to utilize.
Sandy shouldered his axe with a set
of his Jaw that meant he'd Just got to
win for Weezy, and during the follow
ing summer he saw less and less of
his little friend. For every tree felled
a ticket was given, and among the
contestants none knew who was
ahead.
Now, Weezy knew nothing of all
this, and Sandy forgot that she might
misunderstand his sudden devotion to
work and an unrealized neglect of
her. so absorbed was he In happy
plans, and so confident of success. The
days were all too short, for his efforts
and sundown usually found him too
dead tired to enjoy anything but bed.
"I can't interest him enough to keep
him awake when he calls," thought
poor Weezy; "lie's tired of me."
So when Kenneth McLane, a new
comer to camp, fell Into the habit of
playing shadow to lonesome Weezy,
he failed to meet the rebuffs that li.td
met other ambitious swains at odd
times.
So it came about that Ken, who
somehow had not been told about San
dy. decided that he, too, must earn
that bungalow, and having already en
tered the contest for employment, now
worked harder than ever, except when
Weezy had a minute "off" when Ken
needs must have one, too, tree record
or none.
And somehow no one put Sandy
wise.
One day the "ticket man," who
liked Sandy, whispered in his ear,
contrary to orders, that Sandy was
"way ahead." "Feel kinder sorry for
young McLane," he said. "He's set
his heart on the house. Ain't got a
cent, and Just met the right little
ntaid, too."
Sandy's kind heart swelled in sym
pathy for tills boy with hopes so like
his own. He thought the matter over
and over with always the same an
swer. He. Sandy, had most money
enough to build another. This lad
hadn't a decent suit to his back.
Hut It had been for Weezy he had
toiled with aching limbs, skipping
lunch hours and sacrificing precious
minutes when he might have been
with her, all that he might one day
lead her up the steps of this particu
lar little house and say, "It's yours,
Weezy." Not for this stranger.
But way down in his heart Sandy
felt that while his record would give
him the legal right, circumstances
gave Ken the moral right, so seldom
recognized.
To see his way clear with Sandy
was to act. Finally placing his hard
earned tickets in a cigar box, he set
out for the section where Ken was
sending flying great chips shaped like
pieces of pie from out a great beech's
heart.
"Want these?" he said gruffly.
"Heard you were keen on the house.
Going to build on higher ground my
self."
Ken, scarcely crediting his luck,
wrung Sandy's hand, and later, drop
ping his axe, hurried to Weezy, to
say to her what he had been waiting
for weeks to say. and to tell her of
their kind benefactor.
And when Sandy called later to tell
her his story, feeling sure of her lov
ing approval, he was met by a flushed
little whirlwind of gratitude. "So he
knew about her and Ken, and had
helped Ken to win the house for them.
Had ever a girl such a kind friend?
And she had Imagined that Sandy
wanted her himself. Wasn't it funny?
But they had been just friends, hadn't
they?"
And Sandy, with a heart like a
stone, laughed with her and wished
her joy. "Yes, just jolly good friends
and he wanted her to be happy."
"Happy! With Ken and that dar
ling house!" she had exclaimed.
As Sandy passed the bungalow on
his way home, he stopped with his
hard hands clasped behind his back,
and gazed long and wistfully at It. He
had indeed tried to love his neighbor
as himself, only to see his own hap
piness ended like the bursting of a
bubble. But one thought came to coin
fort his sore heart.
It would be Weezy's anyway. She
would be happy. And It had all been
for Weezy after all. —JANET BRIGGS.
M. D's. Hold Annual Meeting.
The Sullivan County Medical
Society held their annual meeting
in Onshore on Jan. 5. the follow
ing otticers were elected for thee en
suing year: Dr. A. .1. Bird of Over
ton, President; Dr. Robert Mer
vine, First Vice President; Dr. C.
Bradford, Second Vice President;
Dr. William F. Randall, Secretary;
Dr. lMiillip G. Piddle, Treasurer;
Dr. C. D. Voorliees, Reporter.
The meeting was of much in
terest and was well attended. G.
D. Nutt of Williamsport read a
valuable paper on Cancer of the fe
male breasts. He not only em
phasized the fact, that is now well
known to most physicians, that tin'
only cure or the only hope of the
patient surviving life for more thiin
two or three years at the longest,
is the early removal by the sur
geon's knife. Ladies, a plea from
every physician is, as you value
your life, do not delay these
troubles; a few weeks only may lie
too late and your case become a
hopeless one.
The next meeting will be held in
Laporte in May.
C. D. Voorliees, M. I).
Reporter.
—» » + m
Yonkin —Rose.
Mr. Charles M. Yonkin of On
shore and Miss Clara May Rose of
Laporte were united in marriage
on Dec. 24, 1910, at the rectory in
Towanda by Rev. E. W. Gernant.
The groom is a well known young
farmer living near Onshore and the
bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Rose of this place. Tin
newly-weds will reside on the
gentlemen's farm. They have the
congratulations and best wishes of
the News Item and the people ol'
Laporte in which place the young
lady lias l»een very well thought of.
F. Jr. Crossley made a trip to
Williamsport Wednesday. He
was accompanied home by his son
EHery, who has been a patient in
Dr. Nutt's hospital for some time.
The young man is improving in
health quite rapidly.
D is rumored that the tannery at
this place is preparing to shut
down for an indefinite period.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Firs! National Bunk of Lnpoi'le,
at Laporte, in the State of Pennsylvania
at the close of busiuess Jan. 2, 1911.
KESOIRCES.
Loans anil discounts SB.OIG 78
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 33 68
t'.S. Bonds to secure circulation 16,26000
Premiums on U. S. Bonds 172 31
Bonds, securities, etc 970 OC
Banking house, furniture and fixtures... 8,87340
Due from National Banks (not reserve
agents) none
Due from approved reserve agents 7,800 01
Checks and other Cash Items 201 18
Notes of other National Banks 625 00
Fractional pai>er currency, nickels and
cents 129 38
LAWFIL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK, VIZ?
Specie $2,384 75
Legal-tender notes 100 00 2,734 75
Redemption fund with I'. 8. Treasurer
(5 per cent of circulation) 812 50
Total $76,122 05
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $25,000 00
Surplus Fund 1,250 00
I'ndivlded profits, less expenses and
taxes paid 164 20
National bank notes outstanding 10,250 00
Due to other National Banks 728 4S
Individual dejiosits subject to check 24,25.8 75
Demand certificates of deposit 8,410 '22
Cashier's checks outstanding 25 00
Total $76,122 65
state of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan, ss :
I, Edward Ladley, Cashicrof the above-named
bank, do solemnly aftirin that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. KDWARI) LADLEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and affirmed to liefore me this 11th
day of January, 1911.
ALBERT F. HKKSS, Prothonotary.
CORRECT ATTEST :
A. 11. BUSCHHAUSEX,
F. W. MEYLERT.
T. J. KEELER.
Directors.
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thanks to Dr. Miles'
Heart Remedy."
The same relief is ready for you.
Are you sure you do not need it?
If Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy helped
Charles Holmes, why won't it help
you?
"I was troubled with heart disease,
and after reading about Dr. Miles'
Heart Kerne iy, I got a boltle. He
fore I got the Heart Remedy I had
to sit up mo. t of the night, and felt
verv bad at my stomach. Whatever
I would eat made me feel worse, and
my heart beat very fast. But thanks
to l)r. Miles' Heart Remedy, I am
all right now. I eat good, sleep
good, and feel like a new man, al
though lam almost 68 years old. I
have been a soldier in the late war
of the rebellion, and was badly
wounded." CHARLES HOLMES,
Private Co. B, 54th N. Y. Infantry
Volunteers, Walton, Delaware Co.,
N. Y.
Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy
is kept in thousands of homes as a
friend always to be relied upon in
time of need.
Sold by all Druggists If the first
bottle fails to benefit, your money
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Trial List, February Term, ion.
Return Day, February 13,1011.
I.—Thomas I). House vs. The Le
high Valley Railroad Company;
Xo. 11l December Term, I!) 10. Tres
pass. Plea—"Not (itiilfy.
Scoutcn Thomson
2.--William hardback vs. \Y. J.
MeCarlnty; Xo. 2 .May Term, 1910.
Defendant's Appeal. I'lea "Non
Assumpsit'-' aii< 1 "Set-Oil'".
Scott ten Mullen
Walsh
•'!.—William Landhack, Jr., by bis
next friend, William Landback vs.
W. ,1. McCartney; Xo. ;J May Term
| 101(1. Defendant's Appeal. I'lea -
"Xon Assumpsit" and "Set-Oil".
Scoutcn .Mullen
Walsh
-I.—Patrick Connor vs. Margaret
Connor, Administratrix of John Con
nor, Deed. Xo. ;!K May Term, 15(1(1.
Assumpsit,
Thayer Walsh
ft.—George 15. Sellers vs. M. J.
Devanney; Xo. 7."> May Term, It) 1(1.
Defendant's Appeal. I'lea—"Non-
Assumpsit.'
Meylert Scoutcn
(>.—Thomas Knccht vs. The Le
high Valley Railroad Company; Xo.
Si September Term, IDI <>. Trespass.
Plea—"Not Guilty,''
Stouten Thomson
George Terry, by nis next
friend, Sylvester Drown, vs. John
X. Walker and Ada Walker. Xo.
September Term, 11)10. Trespass.
Plea—"Xot Guilty."
Mullen Walsh
B.—John F. Hunter vs. The Town
ship of Laporte, - Xo. II September
Term, 191(1. Trespass. Plea "Xot
Guilty."
Scoutcn Mullen
Prot honotary'B Office,
LaPorte, Penna.
January 2, 11)11.
ALRERT F. IIEKSS, Prot'y.
NOTICE OF APPEAL.
To the Tax Payers of the sever
al boroughs and townships ot Sulli
van County:
Take notice that the County Com
missioners will hold an Appeal in
their office at LaPorte, I'a., on Feb
ruary (i, 1911, at 10 o'clock, a. in., to
hear such as may feel themselves
aggrieved by the late assessment and
to make such charges as may seem
to them just and proper.
County Commissioners.
Commissioners' Office, Dec. :M), 1910.
ADM IXISTRAT( >R'S N< >TICE.
Letters of Administration hav
ing been granted the undersigned on
the estate of Hannah Ruck, deceased
late of Davidson Townhip, notice is
hereby given to all persons owing
said estate to make payment to, and
all persons having claims against tin l
estate to present the same to
L. 11. RUCK, Administrator.
Sonestown, Pa., Jan. 2, 1911.
| 3 CENTS A LINE ADS. ]
FOR SALE—Yoke of Oxen; part- j
ly broke; well matched; Holsteins; i
coming .'5 years old. Will sell, or ;
trade on cows. Address Rox 104,:
Hillsgrove, Pit., or call and see tin.in
on my farm near the splash dam.
Charles Chilson.
A Classified Ad will sell it.
M. BRINK'S
PRICES For This Week.
trni 100 Ih
Cotton Seed M«'al 1.70
Com Meal 21.00 1.10
('racked Corn 21.00 1.10
Com 21.00 1.10
• Sacks each fie witli privilege of
returning without expense to me.
Schumacher Chop 24.00 1.25
Fancy IJran 2(5.00 1.35
Fancy White Mnhls. 30.00 1.(50
Oil Meal .'57.50 I.'JO
(Huten 2(5.00 1.35
I.rew ers (Jrain 25.0) 1.30
Oyster Sheila 10.00 (50
Choice Cottonseed Meal 32.50 1.75
Beef Scrap 3.00
()ats per hti. .45
Charcoal 50 Ih sack .(50
Oyster Shells " .35
140 Ih bag Salt coarse or tine .55
5(5 lb hag Salt 30
Slhuniacher Flour sack 1.50
Muncy " " 1.30
Spring Wheat •' " 1.(50
Potatoes per hu .45
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The Best place
to buy goods
Is olten asked by the pru
pent housewife.
Money saving advantages
:u'e always being searched tor
Lose no time in making a
ihoroimh examination of tlie
New Line of Merchandise
Now on
&
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
HILLSGROVE, PA.
dllll GROCIIi.
A|
Vf\ 4w" Vf.
Groceries, to he choice must he
fresh. In order to sell fresh gro
ceries we must keep them contin
ually moving, buying and selling.
That's just what we are doing.
Therefore our groceries are l'rcsh
and choice in the true sense of the
word. If you are not getting the
best in the grocery line tell us and
we w ill tell you the reason and how
to overcome it.
liuschhcßLsen's.
LAPORTE, PA
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load lots, delivered al
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
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Penn'a.
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MUNCY, PA.
WANTED
I At once. Men to represent us,
either locally or traveling. Now is
the time to start. Money in the
! work for the right men. Apply at
| once and secure territory.
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