Local Items. Brink's ad is corrected weekly. All kinds of quality printing at the News I tent olllee. Hon. T. J. Ingham attended the sale at Eagles Mere Monday. Mrs. Maltel Hitter spent Sunday with friends in Montgomery. Ulysses Bird of Forksville was a business man in town Monday. W. P. Shoemaker transacted business in Eagles Mere Monday. Hartley Chilson and wife of Ilillsgrove spent Monday in La porte. I]. Mullen Esq., is attending the Democratic State Convention at Allentown this week. E. R. Warburton of Cainpbells ville was a pleasant caller at our office Monday. F. 11. Farrell of Dushore was in town Monday and made us an agi-el-able call. Tlios. Carroll and Jurius Thayer of Dushore were among the many -/"Laporte visitors Monday. St. John's Church, (Episcopal) Sunday School U:00 a. 111. Regular Service 7:150 p. 111. A number from Jiere attended the opening of the roller skating rink at Eagles Mere 011 Wednesday night. Messers Chas. llarter and W. A. 4 I'elrican of Muncy, have been fish ing in Laporte waters for the past lew days. The number of people who have handed us their 75 cents for the News Item lately shows that there are some who know a bargain. » Improvements and alterations are constantly going on at the Mokoina grounds and point to a neater and pleasanter resort than has heretofore been known. \ ; . 24 The Philadelphia Inquirer says the rank and file of the Democracy do not know Munson. They do know this much however, that he is worse than the weather for sud den changes. Who knows anything about a 4th of July celebration at Laporte? We do not oppose a sane 4th but we have an insane desire to have something doing in honor to old Independence. The wet weather makes travel ing over certain portions of our walks rather hazardous to the patent leather shod pedestrian. A few cinders properly placed would insure many a dry loot. One subscriber tells us that the News Item is the first paper he opens when bis mail arrives, which, considering hi! is a man who re ceives many papers both weekly and daily, is not a half bad com pliment. A base-ball aggregation from this place will journey to Sones town on Saturday, weather permit ting. and proceed to but what is the use telling what will happen. Will ■say this much, someone is go ing to w>u. Are you borrowing the News Item of a friend? Perhaps that friend likes to save the paper and read the continued story all at once. Then maybe you mislay this friends paper and cannot return it. Does not tfiiat take a little slice from that friend's friendship? It doesn't pay. Send us 75 cents and read your own paper. Some one had written the fol lowing, which comes very near to "hitting 011 facts." "When-ever you hear a man finding fault with a newspaper, open it up and 10 to 1 he has ho advertisement in it; 5 to 1 he never gives it a job of print ing to do; to Ihe does not take the paper; 2 to 1 if he is a sub scriber he is a delinquent; even odds that he never does anything to benefit the commuuity." De-lighted. H. D. Lockwood of Sonestown was in town Wednesday. Clayton Bennett of Eagles Mere was a Laporte caller Wednesday. W. W. Jackson of Willianisport transacted business in Laporte Monday. Clias. Mead, who has been spend ing several months niith his aunt, Mrs.* Warren Gritnian at Sones town, visited his parents at this place over Sunday. If Hones' friends increase as fast as Creasy\s enemies in Sullivan county since his allegations of fraud ulent voting came out, lie will not have to buy many election smokes. Halley's comet was a good deal of a disappointment. It was much like those people who promise to to do a great deal but whos'e per formance falls lamentably short. Are you reading "Rhoda's Secret" in the News Item? An other still better story will follow this one and if you are not a paid up subscriber you had better pre pare for it. Preceding papers will be furnished new subscribers free of charge. If political parties would retain the loyalty of their adherents they must show themselves worthy of that loyalty. They will do this by their own loyalty to the people. This is sometimes over-looked and the result is weakened allegiance and partial disintegration. This nation and others nations go right merrily 011 building immense war ships, each of which costs many millions of dollars and in a few years is lit only for the scrap pile. Perhaps in the present state of our civilization such action may be necessary, but it is a sad reflec tion upon nations that boast of their christian principles and of their highly developed life. We are again told that a way has been found to economically convert corn stalks into print paper. As the same thing has been said more than once in the past it is possible that the last statement is also )pre mature. still there is every reason to believe that sooner or later corn stalks and other substances now wasted will be made into paper to the 110 small joy of the fanner and printer. Ultimately, no doubt, corn-stalks will be as valuable a by product for the farmer as cotton seed is to the cotton growers of the south. The Sun bury American endorses the busting of inflated paper bags as a substitute for lire-crackers, on July 4th. From the fact that so many people delight to shoot off so called "hot air,'' we would suggest that this kind of explosives be taken into consideration by the sane fourth promoters. It is not des tructive to life and, while its use is sometimes offensive to listeners, we believe the majority of us would be in the exploding class and those who are not could goto the woods for a picnic. Think it over ye "wind-jammers." The New Albany Mirror now drops on our exchange table with an extra hard thud due to an in crease in size from five column to a six column folio. Editor Taylor, former editor of the News Item, IH'HVCS in keeping well toward the head of the march of progress in New Albany, and with an excuse that increased advertising necessi tated the enlargement of his paper which is no doubt true, has also increased the amount of good sound, spicy reading matter, making the Mirror of plate-glass, bevel-edge quality, a reflector in the true sense of the word. Suprise Party. On Wednesday evening a number of young people congregated at the home of Nelson Lawrenson and gave him a surprise party in honor of his 21st. birthday. A pleasant evening was spent in games and music. North pole fruit with cake was served as refreshments. | Household J WASHTUB LID ROLLS UP. Easily Got Out of the Way and Not Likely to Fall on Head. The ordinary stationary washtub la equipped with a hinged wooden lid that permits of the tub being used as a table when not put to its primary use and which lifts back against the wall when the washing is to be done. Unfortunately, some of these lids have been known to fall on washer women's heads as the latter were bending over in the tub and inflict painful and occasionally serious in juries. A Massachusetts man has met this tendency with a washtub cover that rolls up, like the curtain of a bug gy top. The cover is made of some strong but flexible material and hits ribs running lengthwise in it. These ribs are long enough to rest on the aides of the tub and afford a surface sufficiently solid to hold articles of or dinary weight, as well as a board lid To open the tub this cover is rolled back against the wall and buttoned Into place. The washerwoman may then get to work without fear of the lid falling 011 her. Curried Meat. Out three pounds of lean veal into dice an inch square. Fry a sliced onion in two tablespoonfuls of butter until it begins to color. Strain out the onion; heat the butter to hissing, put in the meat cubes and shake over the coals until heated through and slight ly browned. Turn the contents of the frying-pan Into a pot, rinsing out the pan with a cupful of boiling water, Just enough to cover the meat. Sprin kle over three tablespoonfuls of line ly-minced salt pork and some chopped parsley, cover closely and stew gently for two hours, or until the veal 19 tender. Drain meat free from gravy in a collander and return the gravy to the lire adding salt if necessary. Have ready in a cup a great spoonful of browned flour, wet to a paste with cold water. When smooth, add a tea spoonful of curry and stir In well be fore adding both to the hot gravy. As it begins to boil putin the meat; cook gently (covered) ten minutes and serve. Always serve boiled rice, with curry. A large spoonful of the rice is put upon the heated plate, and the curry poured over it. The Home. A glazier's knife will be found an excellent thing with which to scrape and clean the bottoms of pans and kettles. Much time is saved if paper linings for cake pans are cut in quantities and kept ready for Instant use in a dust-proof box with tight lid. A little muriatic acid added to the rinsing water after a blue and white flber rug is scrubbed with soap and water will help to restore the color. A clean cloth dipped in hot water, then a saucer of bran, will speedily clean white paint without injury to it. The soft bran acts like soap on the dirt. The easiest way to clean a cereal cooker is to turn it upside down in a pan of boiling water and steam it un til the sticky mass is soft and loosen ed from the sides of the pan. A good silence cloth for the dining table can be made with a double thickness of white flannel laid with the soft side on the inside and quilted on the machine; edge with a binding of white tape. Corned Forequarter of Lamb. , Have your dealer put a fresh shoul der of yearling lamb into the corn beef brine to remain over night, or twenty-four hours. When brought from the market wash thoroughly, then set to cook covered with cold water; let the water heat gradually to the boiling point, then skim and continue the cooking at a gentle sim mer. Cook live or six hours or until tender. Cook in another saucepan some nicely pared turnips. Cut in slices, the turnips will require from one to two hours to cook. When Making Cookies. In making cookies it is well to re member that the less they are han dled the better they will be, and for this reason it Is a good plan to roll the cookies directly on greased sheets of tin on which they can be baked. Have the tinsmith cut out the pieces of tin as large as your oven will hold. After rolling out the dough mark the cookies off with parallel lines. The minute the cookies are taken out of the oven they should be cut into oblong'pieces and taken off the tin. It is expcctod that the now home of the First National Hank will be occupied l»}' July 4. The Treasurer's Land Sale \va s held Monday. A iiuiiilmm' of tracts were sold and the balance will be held over until September 10. ESTELLA. Rev. E. E. Mauley of Williams, port will preach in the Christian church at Estella this week Friday evening. T. L. Barton, (J. W. Brown, Mrs. Canlield and Mrs. Win. More are on the sick list. Miss Bessie Biddle is working for E. E. Jennings. Ellery Brown and Walter Wilcox are peeling bark for F. C. Beinlieh. The School directors of Elkland Township met at the Election house at Eldredsville on Monday night to elect teachers for the ensuing terms. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Epley are re joicing over the advent of a son who came to their home 011 Cream ery avenue last Sunday. Miss Nora (Jobliek of, Ilillsgrovc is visiting at C. B. Wheatly's at Highland View farm this week. 'The. Passenger's Ruse. As a train was approaching Shef field a man seated in one of the com partments noticed a lady looking troubled, and asked her what was the matter. "I've lost my ticket, and they will charge me with fraud," said the lady. "Oh, never mind, I'll work a little dodge with the guard," and he got his own ticket out of his pocket and tore the corner off and gave the ticket to the lady. When the train arrived at Shef field the guard collected all the tick eta but one. "Where is your ticket, sir?" he ask ed of the gentleman. "I gave K to you." "No, you didn't," replied the guard. "I shall have to call the station mas ter." When the station master arrived he said: "Where is your ticket, young man?" "I gave it to the guard. See if he has a ticket with a corner torn off," replied the sharp man. On searching, of course tho guard found it. "Now," said the young man, "see if this tits It," as he gave him the corner of the ticket. A look of surprise came over the guard's face, and he crept out of the carriage dumbfounded. Lapofle Township Audit. (.iforgt* Kartfe, in uccoiuit with l.ti| orte Town ship us Collector of School Tax lor Ilu? jeur end ing June 112», 1910. To aim dueTwp. by audit of lywi, sllO ?i To unit. School Tax I uplicate 10f>9 s,\ " " minimum lux 157 00 By exonerations sl9 00 " laud returns 7 6"» •• commission on land returns 3H " Treasurer's leceipts 585 70 " Rebate :U) 8:1 " commissions @ J per cent 11 71 " Treasurer's receipts 599 I'd " comission ft |>er cent *29 9.H " lialauce due Township 17 55 IXMO4 13:18 oi Building Tax Account. To amount dueTwp. by audit of 1909 " 84 32 lev amount of Duplicate By unit, of exonerations 112» Jl " Land returns 02 " commission on returns la Treasurer's leccipis 231:10 Rebate 12:13 • commission at 2 per cent 4 09 •• .. Treasurer's receipts 2:19 81 44 4 4 4 4 commission at 5 per cent 1199 Due Collector 4 31 512 50 512 56 Benj. F. lless, Treasurer of School and Build ing l-'und of ba|M>rie Township for the year end ing June o, 1910. i o amount due Tv* p. b> audit of I*.io*.l. 47 55 To ami ree'd of lleo. Karge col. oo oo • 4 4 4 •• •' La|iorte Boro. School District 21 76 By orders reedenu'd: "Teachers salaries 1890 00 Teachers attending Institute 0000 Interest 2*B 91 Supplies 188 39 Repairs 71 09 Cleaning houses 17 00 Freight 4 19 Fuel 90 20 Auditing 8 00 Advertising 12 00 Judgments 278 75 High School tuition 120 53 Secretary's salary and postage 34 09 Rent 15 00 Attending convention 17 50 Treasurers commission 57 05 Due Township 70 75 2980 11 2986 11 Financial Statement. Amount due from collector 13 24 laud returns 10 07 44 due from Treasurer 70 75 Amount notes of Fines! Botsford 125 00 Philip l'eterman t'mooo Order of Ambrose Welsh *253 75 Liabilities in excess of re sources 878 09 978 75 978 75 \YI:, the undersigned Auditors of L.U'oktk TownhiilP,do certify that we find the fore-going a. count correct to the best of our knowledge and lielief. In witness whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seal." this oth cay of June. A. 1). 1910. HOWARD C. IIEBB, ) JACOB c, FRIES, V Auditors. CLAkENCE W. Frey.J Best Goods^^^ Righ For Dry Coeds Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Mats and Caps, Gloves and Mittens, N. tioi s, I'nncy Goods etc. call and examine my s!oJ< You will l.nJ my uo>>ds ai d rrices attractive. James McFarlane, La Porte Tannery "lOI^ Printing The best is good en= ough for anybody. It is not too good for you. You get the best Hi this Office = Short Talks on Advertisind !>• * » It is continuous effort that pays in advertising as in every thing else. A business man doesn't keep his store open one day in the week or one week in the month, or three months in the year. If he advertises in such a way, that is the impression people will get. It is continuousness that has made the names of certain patent medicines, baking powders, bicycles, soap and other necessities worth millions of dollars. Other men may make just as good med icines, and baking powders, and bicycles and 112 soaps —but the people do not know it, and they continue to buy the articles th.\t arc persistently advertised. People are very forgetful. They have to think pretty hard to remember the vice-presi dential candidate two campaigns back, and yet he was pretty well advertised at the time. It has been truly said that the time to ad vertise is all the time. In business there is no such thing as standing still. A business man must go forward or he will fall back. Even if you do just as much business this year as you did last, some other fellow is doing more business and he is getting, JSZSiKZZ ahead of you. ti!i Each year's effort should be to exceed last year's sales. The only sure || u | way to do it is to advertise. Advertise in I Closed To-day] busy times because the iron must be struck while it is hot, and advertise in dull times to heat the iron. r FEa It can be done. OJ^l Ctrrigkt, CharUt Austin BaUt, ff. K ■
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