Republican News Item B. M. VANDYKE, EDITOR. PUBLISHED FRIDAYS By The Sullivan Publishing Co At the County Beat of Sullivan County. IiAPOBTE. PA. THO9. J. INGHAM, Sec'y A Treas. Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. 3 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. | 'JI 'iXJ 'JJJ JXJ IX3 .J -.XJW niiJ FIRST NATIONAL BANK OK DDSHORE, PENNA. CAPITA.Ii • - $60,000 BDBPIjUB - - $50,000 Does a General Banking Business. STATE DEPOSITOR!. FISHER WELLES, M. D. 9WARTS. President. Cashier 3 per cent interest allowed on certificates. FRANCIS W. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-liaw. Office in Keeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. J # J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTORBBTB-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining counties _APOKTE, PA. (T J. MULLEN, Attorney-«t-L«w. LAPORTE, PA orrica m county buildiho HEAR COURT HOUSB. J H. CRONIN, LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC. orrica on maim btrbbt. DUSnORE. PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE, PA. Capital - - - $25,000.00 Transacts a Reneral banking business. TIIOS. J. INGHAM, EI)W. IjADIJEY President. Cashier. 3 per cent interest punt uu ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. J P. BAHL, TONSORIAL ARTIST Pool Room, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars. Opposite Hotel Bernard LAPORTE, PA. Minister Retracts. During the campaign just ended Rev. AV. L. Barrett, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Blairs ville, stated that John K. Tenor, Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, had been seen up on the street in a state of intoxica tion. Governor-elect Toner recent ly brought suit against the rever end gentleman on a charge of crim inal libel. Last Sunday Rev. Mr. Barrett stated from his pulpit that his acquisition against Mr. Tener was untrue. He read a letter from the Rev. Mr. Roulstou, of Vander grift, stating that he had told Mr. Barrett the story and that it was not" true. The person he had seen intoxicated was not Mr. Tener. In consideratian of this public retrac tion the libel suit has l>een dropped. How humiliating it must he to a minister of the gospel to rise in his pulpit and admit that he grossly slandered one of his fellow men, and to have the penitentiary door staring him in the face! How much better it would be if preach ers would confine themselves to preaching the gospel and let politics alone! But, if they must go into politics, they should take lessons first. John K. Tener seems bent upon making the people who lied about him during the campaign eat a little humble pie.—Canton Sentinel. Archbold Chosen as Judge. Among the names of the nomi nees sent to the Senate by Presi dent Taft, for judges of the newly created commerce court, was that of Robert W. Archbald of Scranton now United States district judge for the middle district of Pennsyl vania. Mr. Archbald has held court in Sullivan County and is well known to many of the people of the county. MAN'S DEBT TO THE HORSE. A Docile, Willing, and Useful Bervant for Ages. Of all dumb brutes the horse is the one which most deserves .the gratitude of man. It has been his docile and willing servant for ages. It has help ed him to conquer the reluctant earth. It has eased and aided him in the dull business of getting a living. It has played a greater part in human pro gress than many a race 6f men. Until man had made the horse bis servitor and ally, the thing that we now know as civilization was out of his reach. The mere labor of getting his dally bread consumed all of his energies. But when the first plow horse threw its weight forward a new era dawned for humanity. Thereafter man began to have leisure to plan and dream. Life became to him less a matter of muscle and more a matter of mind. It was then that progress really began. The horse appeals very little to the theatrical It is a silent, pati ent, undemonstrative beast, with lit tle of the humanlike emotionalism of the dog. It does not dash into raging torrents to save its master's life; it is not a destroyer of burglars and kid nappers; it does not cuddle down on hearth rugs. One rarely loves a horse, perhaps, as one sometimes loves a dog. But in those drab but in valuable virtues which distinguish the honest friend and true comrade, willing to take his share of labor In the heat of the day, the horse is with out a peer. The day of the horse, say the prophets, is well nigh done. In an other generation or two he will give way to soulless machines. We two legged mortals will eat him, perhaps, or watch him race around a track, but we will no longer need him in our end less battle with the pltless earth. So be it! Let him go—but let us not for get him. Time was when there were no devil wagons or gasoline engines, no locomotive or steam thrashers, and in that time man and the horse, labor ing valiantly side by side, conquered continents and made the waste places bloonv Keeping Its Fishers at Home. The bread which Indiana scattered on the waters has begun to return to her. More than five years ago the state fish and game commission began systematically to stock the lakes and streams of that state with fish. Util izing the many lakes in its northern part as breeding grounds, the com mission succeeded in securing several million fish of desirable quality. These were then distributed about the vari ous water courses and lakes of the state. As a result it Is now estimated that about $3,000,000 is annually spent in Indiana by outsidera wtiu gu mere to fish. It is quite likely that as much more is spent there by Indlanians who previously went elsewhere for their sport. The cost of stocking the lakes was comparatively small. The handsome returns show that the money was well expended.—Chicago Tribune. The "Luck" of Peacock's Feathers. The peacock's feathers superstition Is nothing like so common as it used to be. Perhaps Whistler's celebrated Peacock Room helped to break it down. At any rate. Peacock's feath ers are ordinary enough articles of decoration in many happy and placid homes. There are shops In London that keep these bringers of misfortune at a shilling a bundle. Did the super stltitlon orginate because of the re puted pride of the peacock, on the "pride shall have a fall" theory? Or Is It that the "eye" of the feather Is supposed to see undersirable happen ings, which somehow get published upon the housetops? One rather feels that the beautiful tail was nature's compensation to the bird for giving It the most abominable of all voices.— London Chronicle. No Nickname with J. What you want to do for that kid," Bald the old bachelor, who had backed oft suspicuously from the new baby, "Is to call him something that can't be nicknamed. The way to do that Is to give him J for a middle initial. I have made a study of proper names and their nicknames, and I have fig ured out that there isn't one chance in a million of the boy whose middle name begins with J ever being nick named. Positive Immunity is guaran teed by William J. Just cast your eye over the William J's you have heard of, and see if one of them is ever called Bill by any except the hopeless ly Jocular, and even they don't dare Bay It to William J.'s face." Music of the Stone Age. The reproach that England is not a musical nation will be no longer heard after the Army Pageant Is pro duced next June. Mr. Christopher Wil son will shatter the Illusion. He is going to reproduce the music of the Stone Age by means of "marrowbones struck with flints, the hollow bone giving out a curiously resonant note." The same Instruments struck with knives will produce a "melodious con cord" representative of the Iron Age. Chloroform Zoo Animals. The practice of cutting the claw's of the more ferocious animals of the London zoological garden has recently been greatly facilitated by chloroform ing the animals. Heretofore It was done by sheer force by a squad of men, the animal being first secured by ropes. Take Notice. "Agents and cyclones," observes a wise Kansas editor, "should be dodged; you can't bluff them."—Kan sas Oltjr Star. News of the Courts. Following is given a brief ac count of the proceedings of Decem ber court up to the time of going to press. Full proceedings will be published next week: In the case of Commonwealth vs Mary Slovitsky on the charge of adultery, the defendant was con victed and sentenced to pay a fine of $25, and costs, and undergo a term of 0 months in the county jail. Commonwealth vs. August Kar sok on charge of fornication; de fendant not guilty but pay costs. The case of Commonwealth vs. Dennis Palmatier on charge of as sault with intent to commit rape, was continued. The case of Commonwealth vs. Frank Bark for violating fish laws was heard by the court without a jury. Defendant was discharged for want of evidence. Commonwealth vs. August Peln do and Dominick Pomptey, charge: Entering railroad car and larcency. Nolle Pros., payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. John Mc- Donougt on charge of felonious as sault; defendant pleads guilty of assault and pointing gun. Commonwealth vs. Peter Swank on charge of desertion; defendant sentenced to pay sl2 per month for support of family, and costs of prosecution. In the case of Anna Kille vs. John Decker; Ejectment. By di rection of the court jury find for the plaintiff for the lands described in the writ. The case of Thomas Rouse vs. the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., for trespass, was continued. The cases of William Landback vs. W. J. MaCartney, and William Landback, Jr., vs. W. J. McCart ney, were set off on account of the sudden illness of the defendant. Farmers' Week. Farmers' Week at The Pennsyl vania State College will be held this yenr December 19th to 24th, inclusive. A splendid opportunity is offered to all farmers interested in a better agriculture. Lectures on live topics will be given by men who have practical experience as well as scientific knowledge. In addition to the lectures, many practical demonstrations in judging dairy cattle, beef cattle, horses, sheep, swine and poultry will be given. The program ia so ar ranged that any individual can at tend lectures during each period upon the subjects that interest him most. Many of the speakers are men of national prominence in their re spective lines from this and other states. Every farmer who can possibly do so, should arrange to spend at least a part of the week in getting in touch with this prac tical science which is offered. County Population Decreased. Sullivan County, by the late census, has a population of 11,293 which is 841 less than the count given by the census of 1900 and 327 less than the population of twenty years ago. Bradford Coun ty also shows a lessening of the number of residents in the rural sections, the population being al most live thousand less than that of 1910, while the State as a whole has gained 1,362,996 or 21.6 per cent in the past ten years, the pop ulation at the present time being 7,665,111. Notwithstanding the fact that old Sullivan and Brad ford have failed to make the ad vance desired, Pennsylvania nev ertheless ranks next to New York which state has tne largest popu lation of any in the Uuion. ♦ Estella Again Defeated. In a game of'basket ball played at Dushore on Friday night be tween the St. Basil's School team of Dushore and the Estella team, the latter was defeated by a score of 14 to 4. This is the second game played by Estella this season and the second one lost. The west end boys are improving however and will no doubt soon begin to tag back. "I Suffered Years With My Back." Backache resulting from weak kidneys, a bad cold or other cause, usually renders the sufferer unfit for work and often results in per manent disability. "I suffered for years with my back, or kidney trouble, and- have tried a number of remedies from different physicians. More than a year ago, one of our local druggists induced me to try Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and after using them some three months I found a decided improve ment in my kidneys, and I am glad to say that I hope soon to be fully restored to health." J. P. ALLEN, Ex-Judge City Court, Glasgow, Ky. As long as pain is present in any part of the body rest is impossible and the system becoming weakened is exposed to any form of disease to which the sufferer may be inclined. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills by steadying the irritated nerve centers, make refreshing sleep pos sible, thereby enabling the body to recover lost strength. As a remedy for pain of any description Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills are unsur passed. Sold by all druggists under a guar antee assuring the return of the price of the first box If no benefit results. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. Bernice Depot Moved. The moving of the Bernice depot from its former location to a sight about a quarter of a mile up the tracks, was a remarkable feat of carpentry. The company decided to change the location of their de depot at that place and the old depot l>eing in good condition, it was decided to move it instead of building a new one. The old building was packed up and rolled onto steel runners which fitted the track rails. The engines were then hitched on and resembling a hugh box car, the depot 79 feet long by 24 feet wide, was hauled along the tracks to its new location about a quarter of a mile away. The whole operation took only a little bit over twenty-four hours. Fire at Nordmont. On Tuesday morning about four o'clock fire was discovered in a saw mill belonging to Mr. Knouse at Nordmont. An alarm was gi . - en and citizens of the town rushed to the scene of the fire in an endea vor to save the building, but the Haines had gained such headway that only a small amount of the machinery could be saved while the mill and about forty dollars worth of luml>er was destroyed. The loss is estimated at about $1,500 and there was no insurance on either the building or contents. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First Na tional Bank of Laporte, for the el ection of directors and the transac tion of such other business as may come before it, will be held at the office of the bank in Laporte, Pa., on Tuesday, January 10, 1911, be tween the hours of ten a. m., anil three p- m. EDW. LADLEY, Cashier. Laporte, Pa., Dec. 9, 1910. Bonds For Sale. The LaPorte Borough School District lias im.ied bonds of the said District which will be placed on sale December 13,1910. Said bonds arc coupon bonds for SIOO each, interest at 5 per cent pay able semi-annually on the first days of January and July. Issued lor twenty years, payable at the option of the School District after three years. Address all communications either to F. If. Ingham,- President of School Board, or James C> Caven, Secretary. Notice, To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby warn all people not to pur chase a note signed by me, dated Novem ber, 16, 1910, for $44.00, made to Frank lin Mdse. Co., of Chicago, Illinois, as I did not receive value lor same. • J. S. BOUDMAN, 21t3 Sonestown, Fa. ] 3 CENTS A LINE ADS. \ II .. M ■■ L*» »>*« ■ m M P WANTED—Hides, Tallow and Wool; also furs caught in season. J. L. Wlnemao, N. 3d St, Lewiaburg Pa. 2*t 112 Selections I **++++*+++-i-+-f++++++++++++•* HELL GATE OF THE LAKES. Greatest Coffer Dam in the World Now Building There. For more than a third of a century the United States government has been striving to provide a channel In the lower Detroit river that would prove equal to the constantly increas ing demands of marine interests on the great lakes. The conquest of the Lime Kiln Crossing some fourteen miles below Detroit, and the most troublesome spot on the inland seas, has kept gov ernment engineers busy for years, made contractors wealthy and furnish ed employment for hundreds of skilled drill and dredge men. Were all the collisions, groundlings and other accidents that have taken place in the vicinity of the Lime Kiln Crossing to be enumerated, the show ing would be Impressive. Now this most perplexing problem of removing this hindrance to further marine de velopment is well along toward a solu tion that will, It is confidently pre dicted, eliminate trouble for all time. The change is being brought about through one of the most remarkable engineering feats on record, which in volves nothing less than the construc tion of the greatest coffer dam the world has ever known, the pumping out of an area more than a mile in length and approximately one-third of a mile in width, and cutting in the dry from the limestone rock forming the river bottom a course 300 feet in width and a mile in length that will, when completed, accommodate the largest vessels on the great lakes. Overreached Himself. "It's funny how afraid rich men are of being cheated," reflected Mr. Bates, " 'specially when they get out in the country. Now last fall one of the fur lined overcoat kind came up here. He snipped off his words as if they'd been coupons, and though he's come up here for rest, he seemed to think eomebody'd charge him extry for it if he mentioned the fact. "Well, the Bassett place up on Birch Hill was for sale, and he took a fancy to it —looked Just like the house where he was born, he said. " 'But don't you let it out,' he says to me. 'They'll be asking some fancy price for it if they know I want it.' "Well, I drove him up there after he'd made up his mind, and we found Isaac Bassett out in the yard. " 'I hear this place is for sale. How much?' says Mr. Millionaire. "Isaac opened his mouth, but that was as far as he got. " 'l'll give you nine hundred and fifty dollars for it; not a cent more,' said Mr. Millionaire, slam-bang. " 'l'll take it,' says Isaac. " 'I ain't mean,' he says, after he'd made out a check and we'd started off, 'nor clost, but I won't be done' says he 'jest because I've made my pile.' "I didn't tell him," chuckled Mr. Bates, "that he'd done himself." , "Had he?" questioned Mr. Bates's companion. "Sure!" said Mr. Bates. "The farm was put up for sale for the taxes, and all they asked was six hundred and fifty dollars. And I've heard that Isaac had privately offered it for six hundred dollars." Negro Wit and Wisdom. When thou seest the palm-tree the palm-tree has seen thee. What the child says, he has heard at home: Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse. If the dog Is not at hoiije he barks not. If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you. To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better. Without fingers the hand would be a spoon. The frog enjoys ftself In water, but not in hot water. He who wishes to blow out his brains need not fear their being blown out by others. There are people who place a basket on your head to see what you carry. Night is the queen of shades; earth is the queen of beds; the sky Is the king of sheds; the sun is the king of torches. The song of the stomach is hard to bear. We go quickly where we are sent when we take interest in the journey. —Capt. Burton's Compilation. All Settled. They were going to be married so agreed for once and all On the most important details wheth er great or whether small, Till they came to the "allowance" when she very quickly said, "Oh, you needn't worry, darling! I've that figured in my head! "I shall be O, very careful of your in come, you will see. And you're very wise my sweetest. leaving all such things to me! I'll allow you one whole dollar from your salary each week Tor oor own dear ittle selfle!" and she kissed hipi on the cheek. Just Work. Genius and inspiration are mere words after all. The true, the leading artist is he who has worked, worked, worked and goes on working. Au guste Rodin. M. BRINK'S PRICES For This Week. ton 100 11) Coin Meal 24 60 1.25 Cracked Corn 24.50 1.25 Corn 24.60 1.25 Schumacher Chop 25.00 1.35 Fancy Bran 25.00 1.25 Fancy "White Mnlds. 30.00 1.(50 Oil Meal 37.50 1.90 Gluten 28.00 1.45 Brewers Grain 25.0) 1.35 Oyster Shells 10.00 60 Beef Scrap 3.00 Oats per bu. .45 Charcoal 50 lb sack .(50 Oyster Shells " 35 140 lb bag Salt coarse or fine .55 50 lb bag Salt 30 Slhumacher Flour sack 1 .50 Muncy " " i ;{0 Spring "Wheat " " ].r>o Packing Salt (rock; 56 lbs .40 Yeal Calves, Live Chickens and Fowls; Fresh Sweet Butter and Fggs wanted. 11. BRINK, New Albany, Pa. The Best place to buy goods Is otten asked by the pru pent housewife. Money saving advantages arealways being searched for Lose no time in making a thorough examination of the New Line of Merchandise Now on l£Xmß|Tjo^'f ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. AH answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. HILLSGROVE, PA. (ilOICi: (iISOCEKIII sK-sjc Groceries, to be choice nuist bo 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 fresh and choice in the true sense of the word. If you are not getting the best in the grocery line tell us and wc will tell you t he reason and how to overcome it. ftuschhausen's. LAPORTE, I'A Gbippewa i Xtmc Iftilne. Lime furnished in car load lots, delivered a! Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesvilta Penn'a. j j M. E. Reeder, i MUNCY, I'A. WANTED 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. ALLEN NURSEDY CO., Bocheslcr, H. Y. Try a SMALL AD in th s pjper, It will pay you. DeWITTS CARBOLIZED WITCH HAZEt SALVE For Piles, Bums, Bore^
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