Republican News Item
B. M. VANDYKE, Editor-
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
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LAPORTE, PA.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I hereby aniiounce myrelf as candidate
lor the nomination for the office of Slier,
iff of Sullivan County, subject to the Re
publican rules.
W. 11. RIDDLE,
Feb. 24, 1911. Elkland Township-
Our business was active during
Court week. This is gratifying for
more than one reason. First be
cause business means money. Sec
ond, because it means that our ef
fort to make the News Item a bet
ter paper is meeting with success,
and that the people of Sullivan
County appreciate the fact that we
are doing good work both in the
Xews Item and in our commercial
printing department. We are not
in the habit of tooting our own
horn to a great extent, but we have
received many ccmplimentary ex
pressions of our patrons' appreci
ation of our endeavor and feel it
our duty to thank them for the
same. However in the past year
we have been"on the job", we
have made but little progress to
ward the end we wish to gain, but
by constantly pounding away, and
by the hearty cooperation of the
patrons generally, we expect to
make still better showing in the en
suing year. The best way to help
from the outside is to send in every
bit of interesting news you hear.
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plant but it is impossible for us to
see into every home in the county
and note the happenings. Items
may I*' sent in by telephone or
mail, and we will surely appreci
ate them.
Some men fade away from the
public mind with the lapse of time.
With others time only enshrines
them more firmly in the memory of
a greateful nation. 'Tis especially
true of Washington and Lincoln,
whose birthdays are being com-
Anemorated this month in all parts
of the country. Whatever differ
enc of opinion concerning them pre
vailed during their lifetime, every
one now recognizes the nobility of
their character and the inestimable
service they rendered the cause of
fredeom and humanity.
| The Intercepted Letter j
With a tired sigh Barbara lay
down her pen and walked to the win
dow. The early morning sunlight
shone upon a face that was pale and
distrait, with eyes heavy-lidded from
lack of sleep. For a moment she
pressed her forehead against the win
dow-pane, grateful for the coolness it
afforded. Then nervouslly she re
traced her steps to the desk and pick
ed up the letter she had written. It
was short and formal, its formality
accentuated by the straight, prim
lines of the handwriting.
"Dear Mr. Lehan —After grave re
flection I have concluded that it will
be better for us both if you forget that
last night I consented to become your
wife. I have no explanation to offer.
If you choose you may simply look
upon this conclusion as one of my |
vagaries. As you know.l do not love !
you, and despite your conviction to i
the contrary we would not be happy
together with the conditions as they !
are. I am sure of this. You will not
call here again, of course. Believe me,
regretfully yours,
"BARBARA DENNIS."
With trembling fingers she ad
dressed and sealed it. She hated her
self for her vacillation, for her cow
ardice, for her selfishness toward the
mother and sister for whose sake she
had promised to marry Frank Lehan.
"But, oh!" she hall' groaned, "I never
could do it! It would mean a life's
misery for the two of us, just as much
for him as for me, since T could not
bring myself to return his affection.
I'm sure mother would rather remain
poor than enjoy wealth at.the expense
of my unhappiness."
She started to leave the room,
her intention being to drop it Into a
letter box at the corner of the street.
At the door she paused, hastily wiping
the tears from her eyes, for she heard
light footsteps in the hallway. In an
other moment a young girl rushed into
the room, her face aglow, in her eyds
the light of a great joy.
"Oh, Babbie!" she exclaimed,
breathlessly. "Mother's told me!
Isn't it glorious? To think that we're
going to be rich at last. Or-that is—
you'll be rich—and I suppose—" She
smiled roguishly, so taken up with
her own happiness that she failed to
notice Barbara's unresponsiveness.
"Come over here and sit in this
chair near the window, Bab. There's
something I'm bursting to tell you,
something I've never mentioned to
you or mother before, because I knew
it would"—she hesitated —"hurt you
both."
Barbara submitted passively as her
sister led her to a big chair, into
which she pushed her so unceremonl
ounly that the sad face lighted up for
a moment with a smile of amusement.
"Now," began the younger girl,
seating herself on the floor at Bar
bara's feet. "Since you and Frank
will have lots and lots of money to
spare, I'm going to beg for some of
it. Of course," she added hastily, "I'm
going to pay you back some day."
There was now no gayety in the eyes
raised to Barbara's —instead, they
were very grave. "Bab," she went on,
slowly, "ever since I entered high
school, three years ago, my greatest
wish has been togo to college." Bar
bara started slightly, but her
did not notice. "I've lain a\W;e
night after night, trying to think of
some way to do it, but there didn't
seem to be any. I knew if I told moth
er how much I wished togo, she
would manage somehow to send me,
but I couldn't tell her, knowing how
hard it is for her to get along. But
now, it's different." She suddenly
laughed aloud, and spread out her lin
gers ecstatically. "Oh, how different!
And you, dear old precious, have made
my dream come true. Besides w*u> h,
you will be married, so that we'll ho h
be happy!"
Barbara gazed tenderly at the pret
ty face pressed against her knee. Its
smoothness unbroken by any line de
noting that sorrow had ever entered
its owner's life. Was she the one to
plant the first furrow there? Shiver-
Inn slightly, she reached out her hand
and stroked her sister's bright hair.
"It will be nice—for you, dear," she
said, huskily. "You had better go
now, or you'll be late for school."
The girl Jumped up—then for the
first time noticed the letter which Bar
bara still held. Glimpsing the name
and address on it, she smiled mis
chievously. "What, already? I will
mail It for you, Bab, on my way out."
"Never mind, dear. It's of no im
portance, and he's —not waiting for it.
I'll mail it myself, later —perhaps."—
ANNA YORKE.
Red Sea Petroleum.
A year ago the announcement was
made of the discovery of petroleum
on the shore of the Red Sea. Since
then a well has been sunk to a depth
of 1,400 feet, the estimated daily yield
of which is 300 barrels. The petroli
ferous strata are found at Jemseh, on
the African shore of the sea, about
180 miles south of Suez.
Chinese Insults.
The Chinese are curious folk. An
educated Chinaman will take delight
In using In conversation with a West
ern barbarian the adjective which is
used only to qualify animals, though
only his Interpreter will discover the
Insult of which the person for whom
It is intended remains supremely igno
rant.
A China "boy" will enter your pres
l ence with his pigtail rolled round his
head—a most intolerable rudeness—
If he thinks the new arrival does not
understand the Insult Intended.
Echo of Hunting Accident.
Says the Sayre Times-Record: |
"Clayton VanDuzei*was dischared
from the Packer hospital on Tues
day moi'uing, and in company with
A. T. Weaver of the hospital force,
he went to his home at Bernieo.
Last autumn Clayton, who is a
small boy, was visiting at Sugar
Run and was hunting rabbits. A
"bunny" ran into a hole and ho
leaned his gun against a tree ami
hrt and his dog commenced to dig
for the animal. They had been p.t
work a few minutes when the dog
ran against the gun and it fell, a
shell exploded and the shot entered
the boy's <lllll. An attempt was
made to save the arm, but it was
finally necessary to amputate."
Wreck Causes Delay.
A slight wreck occurred 011 the
Williamsport and North Branch
Railroad below Nordniont Satur
day evening, which held up
the north bound passenger train
about three hours. In some man
ner the stakes 011 a log car of a
freight became loose letting the logs
drop from the car. No serious
damage was done. Several persons
wished to reach points on the Le
high Valley and through the court
esy of the management the W. &,
X. B. train was sent through to
Towanda.
Lady Dislocates Shoulder.
Mrs. Caroline <_■ ri 11111, an aged
resident of this place, had the
misfortune to fall <>ll the steps of
her home, Tuesday afternoon
dislocating her shoulder. The
lady, who lives alone had gone out
jto feed her chickens when she
slipped 011 the icy steps and fell,
i Unable to raise herself from the
steps she lay there for some time
before she was discovered and taken
into the house. Surgical aid was
summoned and it was found that
one shoulder was disjointed.
Educational Mass Meeting.
Prof. (). C. Gortner of Mansfield
State Normal School will deliver,
an educational lecture in Hills
grove, Friday Evening, Feb. 'J4.
I Saturday morning a teachers' nieet
j ing will l»e held at which the "Mew
Code" and the new course of study
will be considered. Teachers, di
rectors, and all friends of the pub
lic schools arc cordially invited to
j attend.
J. E. Reese Killgore, Co. Supt
Expect Locusts In Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Zoologist Sur
j I'are stated in llarrisburg that from
, reports he had received lie looked for
an invasion of the seventeen-year-old
i locust of York, Lancaster, Dauphin,
j Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Lebanon,
j Berks and Lehigh counties this year.
The locusts appeared in this district
] seventeen years ago and were also
| noticed in 1902 and 1905, but not in
any great number.
The zoologist urges that persons !n
--j tending to plant trees in land which
was swept over by locusts on their
! last invasion should not do so until
| June, and that trees 011. tracts simi
larly visited should not be pruned un-
I til summer.
-
Break Into Jail to Rob.
Two masked burglars broke into
the town jaii at Warrior Run, near
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and after smashing
, open the .door of the cell containing
j Stanley Jandus, the only prisoner, they
j robbed him of $29 after threatening
! his life with a revolver.
They fled, and Jandus, finding him
; self free, went out and aroused the
1 police and the burgess. The burglars
: have not yet been captured.
GENERAL MARKETS
PHILADELPHIA FLOUR dull;
winter clear, $3.50® 3.75; city mills,
fancy, $5.25(f/ 5.75.
RYE FLOUR lirm, at $4@4.15 per
barrel.
WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, new, 9P.&
@9 2 c.
1 CORN firm; No. 2 yellow, 51%@52c.
OATS steady: No. 2 white, 37c.;
lower grades, 3&V&C.
POULTRY: Live steady; hens, l(j@
16%e.; old roosters, ll@llV6c. Dress
ed steady; choice fowls, 17c.; old
1 roosters, 13c.
1 BUTTER steady; extra creamery,
29c. per lb.
EGGS firm; selected, 23@26c.; ne\r
by, 22c.; western, 22c.
i POTATOES firm: 60@65c. bushel.
Live Stock Markets.
PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)—
CATTLE lower; choice, $6.35@6.60;
prime, $6.105t'6.25.
SHEEP higher; prime wethers,
$4.50©4.75; culls and common, $2.50
ffi.3; lambs, $500; veal calves, $9.50
@10.25.
HOGS higher; prime heavies, $7.5'.)
(57.55; mediums, $7.90@7.95; heivy
Yorkers. $7.95@>8; light Yorkers, SB.IO
@•8.15; pigs, $8.15@8.20: roughs, s'>.2s
@6.75.
New School Bell.
The pupils of our Borough
Schools will hereafter lie summoned
to their tasks by the rich, clear
tones of the new school bell which
has been placed in the belfry of the
school building. The bell is a gift
to the school district, the money
with which it was purchased having
been secured by individual
subscriptions and by entertainments
given by the pupils and teachers
of the schools.
To Mrs. Edward Lad ley is due
the credit of having first suggested
the procuring of a bell and of
having secured most of the
subscriptions for the praise-worthy
object. Among the subscribers to
the fund are the following: Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Ladley, A. If.
Buschhausen, J. L. Smyth, John
Ilassen, A. F. Hess, W. C. Mason,
W. W. Loeb, F. W. Meylert,
•Jos. Carpenter, J. C. Caven, Henry
Kraus, B. M. VanDyke, T. J.
Ingham, G. S. Eddy, E. J. Mullen,
Robert Stormont, T. J. Keeler,
Michael Flyiin. Wolfe Socks, J. P.
Hali 1, Co. Supt. J. E. R. Killgore,
Rev. C. H. Doupe, J. V. Finkle,
E. I'. Ingham, Rev. D. L. Dixon,
Senator ('. W. Sones, ($25) ('has.
J. lVnnock, Edwin S. Jones
Philips, \Y. H. Rogers, Mrs.
Charlotte E. Bivins, Charles. R.
Laucr. By patronizing the
entertainments given many others
contributed largely to the fund.
The bell has a diameter of ;><»
inches and with the hangings
weights about 700 pounds. It has
a remarkably clear sweet tone and
is without doubt the finest school
bell in the county. The school
district and all who assisted in
procuring the bell are to be
congratulated.
They Eloped in Vain.
Says tne Williamsport News:
Nicholas Scalera and Maria Ciofii,
natives of Sunny Italy, were ar
rested in this city 011 Saturday
evening. Marie is but fifteen years
of age and her parents claimed
that Nicholas was attempting to
elope with her. Marie's home is
in Hillsgrove and when the girl did
not return home for the evening
meal they became alarmed and
notified the authorities of this city
to watch out for her. They were
caught in a house on Neece Street
and Nicholas and his prospective
girl wife were 011 the eve of an
elopement.
The ardent suitor is only seven
teen but lie claimed that he could
care for 110 other person and still
persists that he will marry the girl.
They were placed in jail and friends
of Nicholas came to his aid Sun
day and secured his release. The
parents of the girl will also secure
her release shortly.
After the Justices.
The grand Jury of Northumber
land county last Friday took a
stand against justices of the peace
trifling cases to secure costs and the
Legislature will be asked to enact a
law containing certain restrictions
iu order to save the counties thous
ands of dollars. The grand jury
last Friday presented a resolution
to the court praying that Judge
Savidge and Auten use every en
deavor to have the Legislature pass
an act giving authority to grand
juries in the state the right to place
costs 011 all justices of the peace
who return cases which contain 110
merit or evidence for conviction.
May Get Good Roads.
The Sproul Bill introduced into
the Legislature will mean much to
the people of Laporte and sur
rounding country if passed. The
bill provides for a state road lead
ing from Bloouisburg to Laporte
through Orangeville, Stillwater,
Benton and Jamsion City; for a
road from Laporte to Towanda
through Bernice, Onshore and
New Albany; from Williamsport to
Laporte through Muncy, llughes
ville, Mawr Glen, Sonestown and
Nordmont. Bonds issued by the
State to the extent of ',000,000
and the money used for taking
over, maintaining and improving
highways, is the main gist oft'»»
bill presented.
Taße
J One
/ Pill.
in# rr
Ea.y.
Take What Pill ?
Why, a DP. Miles'
A'nti-Pain Pill,
of course. Good for all kinds of
pain. Used to relieve Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervousness, Rheu
matism, Sciatica, Kidney Pains,
Lumbago, Locomotor Ataxia,
Backache, Stomachache, Period
ica! Pains of women, and for
pain in any part of the body.
"I have used Dr. Miles' medicines for
over 12 years and find them excellent. I
keep Dr. Viles' Anti-Pain Pills in the
house all the time and would not think
of taking a journey without them, no
matter how short a distance I am going.
I cannot praise them enough."
Miss Lou M. CHURCHILL.
63 lligh St., I'enacook, N. 11.
At all druggists. 25 doses 25c.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
You can get oysters of Smith
Bondman at the Sonestown Hotel;
Stewed. Fried or Raw.
A Card.
Hillsgrove. Pa., Jan. 23, 1011.
To the School Directors of Sullivan Co.:
I heri'liv announce myself ax a candi
date lor the office of Superintendent ol
Schools. Respectfully submitted lor your
decision.
Election. Tuesday, May 2, 1911.
.1. Robert Molyneux, Hil'sgrove, Pa
ADM IN IST It AT< )It'S NOTICE.
Letters of Administration hav
ing been granted the undersigned on
the estate of Hannah Buck, 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 the
estate to present the same to'
L. H. BUCK, Administrator.
Sonestown, I'a., Jan. 2, 1011.
EXECUTORS' NOTICE.
In Re: Estate of WILLIAM
Y. WARNER, late ot the Borough
of Eagles Mere, Sullivan County,
Pennsylvania, Deceased.
Letters Testamentary in the above
estate having been this day granted
to the undersigned by the Register
of Wills of Sullivan County, I'a., all
persons knowing themselves indebt
ed to said estate are requested to
make payment and those having
claims against the estate will present
the same, duly authenticated, for
payment, to
WILLIAM WOODS,
FREDERIC L. CLARK;
Executors,
510 l'enn Square Buih^ng,
Philadelphia, Pa.
February 11, 1011. 3916
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EGGS FOR SALE—Buff Leghorn
single or double comb. #I.OO per
setting of 15. M. J. Walls, Box 175,
Laporte, Pa. Jul i
EGGS FOR SALE-The famous
E. B. Thompson strain, Ringlet
Barred Rocks. SI.OO per setting of
15. S. K. Brown, Itieketts, Pa. J*
FOR SALE—Yoke of Oxen; part
ly broke; well matched; Hoisteins;
coming 3 years old. Will sell, or
trade on cows. Address Box 10-1,
Hillsgrove, Pa., or call anil see them
on my farm near tfie splash dam.
Charles Chilson.
60 YEARS'
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PRICES For This Week.
ton 100 lb
Coin Meal 20.50 1.05
Cracked Corn 20.50 1.05
Corn 20.50 1.05
• Sacks each tic with privilege of
returning without expense to me.
Schumacher Chop 24.00 1.25
Fancy Bran 20.00 135
Fancy White Midds. 30.00 1.(50
Oil Meal 37.50 1.90
Gluten 2(5.00 1.35
Brewers Grain 25.0) 1.30
Oyster Shells 10.00 60
Choice Cottonseed Meal 32.50 1.70
Beef Scrap 3.00
Oats per l>u. ,4r>
Charcoal 50 lb sack .(50
Oyster Shells " 35
140 11» bag Salt coarse or fine .55
5(5 lb bag Salt 30
Buckwheat Flour 2.20
Slhumacher Flour sack 1.50
Muncy " " 130
Spring Wheat " " 1.(50
Potatoes per bu .45
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