Local Items. Mabel Moran is visiting relatives in Ralston tliis week. Dr. Daley of Dushore was a professional caller in Laporte Mon day. Miss Bertha Johnson visited relatives in Williainsport and Ralston Saturday and Sunday. Samuel Kennedy has returned from Williainsport after spending a few weeks with relatives in that city. The Village Improvement So ciety will meet next Tuesday even ing at the home of Mrs. F. W. Meylert. Miss Jean Ingham has been spending several days at the home of her uncle Ernest Ingham in Eagles Mere. Mrs. E. L. Barrows and Miss Olive Barrows arrived in Laporte Tuesday evening, where they will spend the summer. 11. I). Harrison and C. C. Duf field arrived in Laporte Tuesday to take charge of the merry-go round at Lake Mokoma. The saw mill belonging to John Walsh at Ringdale has ceased operations. Work 011 the mill will be resumed in the fall. Prof. Harry Brink of Now Al bany, Raymond Chase of Ulysses and Harry Rightmire of Eagles Mere are spending a few weeks camping 011 the banks of Lake Mokoma. Ice Cream by dish, pint, quart or gallon; also ice cream cones. Will open Friday evening in Ma ben's ice cream parlors for the summer. J. P. Bahl. adv Miss Irene Hunt of New York City was in Laporte enroute to Hotel Eagles Mere where she will spend several weeks, after which she will return to Laporte for the summer. Grace Minnier, who has been employed as dining room girl at Hotel Bernard for some time has accepted a similar position in Williainsport. Miss Dora Crist of Sonestown has taken the former place. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crossley, son Ben and daughter Marguerite attended the funeral of Mr. Cross ley's mother at Benton 011 Thurs day. The lady, Mrs. Rachel Cross ley, was 8!) years of age. There have already been over 700 tickets sold for the excursion to lie run from Hughesville to Lake Mokoma next Saturday. The trains will arrive at the lake at !> o'clock and frill leavo in the evening at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Edward Ladley returned from a several weeks' visit in Kennett Square 011 Saturday even ing. She was accompanied by Helen J. Phillips of that place who will visit in Laporte for sometime, will spend the summer here and Marion Pusey of Philadelphia who Among those who attended the Habeas Corpus trial in this place Wednesday were Attorney Alplionsus Walsh of Dushore, J. A. Helsman, Dr. G. Swope, Frank McMann, Ira Cott and Lawrence Lowry, Esq., of Mildred, Attorney Sehnerr and Detective Killeen of Wilkes-Barre, and Judges Charles E. Terry of Tunkhannock and Richlin and Kschinka of Dushore. , Severe Electric Storm. The electric storm which passed over this section Sunday evening was one of the most severe ever witnessed in these parts. Much damage by lightning and several fires resulted, A barn belonging to William Shaffer of Forks town ship was completely burned to gether with a team of fine horses and two cows. At Muncy Valley a barn 011 the farm of Taylor Brothers was struck by lightning but not fired. Birthday Surprise. A. J. Van Horn was tendered a surprise on Wednesday evening of last week by his many friends in ho»or of the 54tli anniversary of his birth. The evening was spent in dancing and music, fur nished by the Laporte Orchestra. At a late hour the guests repaired to the dining room where a sump tuous feast was served. Those present were : Mr. and Mis. A. J. Vanllorn, Mr. ami Mrs. F. A. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. .las. Moran, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fries, Mr and Mrs. Marry Dewalt, Mr. and Mrs. John Fries, Mr. and Mrs. VV. 15. Rider, Mr. and Mrs. .lacoli Fries, Mr. and Mrs. Ij. .1. Fries, Mr- and Mrs. Clarence Fry, Misses Lizzie McNellan, Tlieresa Fries, Adda Kilter, Frances and Mal>el Moran. Bertha Johnson, Sabina Vanllorn Messrs. Wm. Fries, Eugene McNellan, Malcolm Rogers, Frank Drake, Olti Vanllorn, Leonard Fries, Hurt Dewalt, I'au) Fries, Donald Fries, John Hitter, Milton Fenste maker, Macey Bugano. Anthony Coledo, Donald and Myror Dewalt. Dushore Planing Mill Damaged By Fire. The Northrop & Covey planing mill at Dushore caught fire early Tuesday morning and liefore il could be extinguished nearly $4,000 damage was done to building and machinery. The lire orignated in the basement and by the time tin water was turned on by the fire company it had burned through to the second floor. The two floors burned were full ol' finished stock which made it difficult for the fire lighters to get at the flames. Two streams were turned, on the fire which was soon under control. A quick response and skillful work by the fire company saved Dushore from a repitition of the disasterous mill lire of a few years ago. m Habeas Corpus Trial. A habeas Corpus hearing was brought before President Judge Charles E. Terry and Associates, Richlin and Kscliinka on Wednes day by Attorney Schneer of Wilkes- Barro which resulted in the setting free of the prisoners, Tony Sliar rone and Charles Belli who have been confined in the County jail for some time charged with the murder of the Italian section boss at Berniee on the night of Novem ber 14, 1011. The case lasted about two hours and few witnesses were called to show the evidence under which the men were im prisoned, and which was not suf ficient to warrant holding them for trial. Spend The Fourth At Laporte. Active preparations are being made for a big day at Lake Mo konia on the Fourth. In the morning there will be appropriate exercises at the school house audi torium, including music and the reading of the Declaration of In dependence. The afternoon will lie given to amusements at the lake. The celebration will eon elude with a fine display of fire works at the lake at night. NORDMONT. Ernest Bostford and Howard I less are spending a few days at Sunliury. A. L. Kilmer was a Hughesville caller Monday. Miss Emma Carpenter of Dushore spent Monday with friends here. Bert Snider and Lenna Fiester drove to Muney Valley Sunday. Mrs. W. B. Snider and daughter Dollie and son Rrnest were Dushore shoppers Tuesday. Mrs. 11. Dewey spent last week with friends in Wilkes-Burre. Cecil Botsford and Harry Hunter, who are attending summer school at Dushore, visited their parents lure Sunday. William Taylor of Ilughesvillo, was a caller in this place Saturday. Many from this place attended Children's Day services at Sones town Sunday evening. James MeKern of Newbury spent ] Sunday with friends here. ', ou should prepare to picnic at Mokoma on the Fourth. AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON. CURRENT NEWS OF THE WEEK AND EVENTS OF IMPORATNCE IN WHICH PENNSYLVANIA FIGURES. Special to the Mews Item. Thore is one good Pennsylvanian who lias confidence in tho ability ' of President Taft, and that is Congressman Burke of Pittsburg. Mr. Burke has said : "I have no fear of the ability of President Taft to lead a great campaign next year, and his hold upon the peo ple will be so great that so much strategy will not be necessary even in New York. It occurs to every member of Congress and to every Republican visitor interested in politics who visits Washington that President Taft has laid more sub stantial foundations —broader ones for the continued supremacy of his party and for the good of the whole people—than any president we have had since the civil war. When we speak of President Taft and have in mind his leadership for next year, there is ad miration for his moderation, fear lessness and consistency. The subject of the parcels post threatens to become a live issue, and it is intimated that a number of the meml>ers from Pennsylvania are preparing to join in forcing the consideration of this subject upon Congress. During the coming week a big conference is scheduled for Washington, to take up this subject and among those who will be in attendance is a delega tion from Pennsylvania. A num ber of bills are pending in reference to the inatter and the Keystone delegation have been sounded as to their views with the probability that the leaders advocating this legislation will force the question before the country at this time. The scolding of William Jen nings Bryan to the Democratic House leaders on account of their decision as to the manner of fixing the tariff schedules on wool, have apparently had little effect, except to bring forth some spirited retorts from Democratic Leader Under wood and his supporters, who have very distinctly given Mr. Bryan to understand that he must keep his "hands off" The ''Peerless One" commanded strong support in the Democratic House caucus, but was not able to muster sufficient strength to alter the pre-ar ranged program. The Democrats on Capital Hill are quietly coun ciling that there must not be a re petition of the empty treasury of Cleveland's Administration result from their legislation. This has been one of tho main reasons why the members of that party have not barkened to the demand for absolute free wool. News comes from Ohio to the effect that Governor Harmon pro poses to make a bitter fight on Governor Wilson, William Jen nings Bryan, and other stumbling blocks to his political ambitions. The woods are full of Democratic Presidential candidates, among whom might be mentioned in the order of their importance : Gov ernor Wilson of New Jersey; Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri; Governor Harmon of Ohio, Senator Kern of Indiana; with Governor Dix of New York lagging along in the wake of the procession. The great achievements of the Democratic Congress are pointed out as consisting in the reciprocity bill, the publicity act, popular election of United States Senators, and the farmers' free list bill, all of which with the exception of the last measure, were enacted by the last Republican House of Repre sentatives. President Taft has unquestion ably been gaining support for his views expressed during his recent trip to Chicago, to the effect that the farmers of the country have been buncoed upon tho subject of Canadian reciprocity, and that etp real opposition to the treaty is traceable to the lumber trust and print paper makers. Farm and Garden PRUNE PEACH TREES OFTEN. A Second Clipping In Summer Will Make Them Look and Bear Better. The first logical operation for the peach trees that have begun their sec ond year of life In the orchard Is pruning. This will reduce the amount of twig and branch surfuce to be sprayed for scale and leaf curl to a considerable degree, thereby reducing the expense of such work. To secure successive yields of flno fruit there must be a proper balance between the processes of vegetative growth and fruit production. Exces sive leaf and wood growl h is always at the expense of fruit production. Abundant fruit production Is a direct demand upon the vigor and life of the tree. Pruning during the dormant sea son encourages vegetative growth. Weak trees may be invigorated by proper pruning when dormant, but an excessive wood growth may be in duced by too severe pruning. Lack of pruning Is frequently re sponsible for fruit of small size and iudlfferent quality, for an expensive type of tree for spraying and harvest ing of fruit, for a lack of economy of the vigor anil resources of the tree which can be directed toward fruit I production and for premature old age and final destruction of the tree. A certain amount of light Is essen tial to the production of fine fruit. If the branches of a tree In full foliage are so numerous and close together as to shut out all the sunlight, all fruit In the center of the tree will be of In ferior size and of poor color, and such a tree will soon fail to produce even | Inferior fruit In the shaded portion. In pruninir a one-year-old peach tree the first consideration Is the selection ' of the main branches, the branches I' |> , \ . .'ok , fa'i : #J * \\ it/ / r ; * X/P- ' # ft I • 1 t \ \ ; I mI/- •: " 1 . —r~' -r-W - tJPPER PICTURE, ONE-TEAR-OLD PEACH THEE lIKPCIHK PRUNING. LOWER ONE SHOWS SAME TREE PROPERLY SUOItN AND SHOWING THE BEST OP FORM. [New Jersey agricultural experiment sta tions.] that are to support the fruit bearing surface of the tree. These branches should be vigorous and well placed that we may develop a well balanced tree. From two to three vigorous main branches are in most cases sufficient to form the basis of the head of a peach tree. Four may sometimes be allowed to grow, but more than this number Is usually excessive, especially with varieties which make a dense habit of growth. The tree may appear too bare und open with only two to three main branches left at the be ginning of the second season, but the . space will soon be utilized by the de ' velopment of vigorous side branches. I To prune a one-year-old tree, then, l first select the best two, three or four main branches that tend to form the strongest, most symmetrical and best balanced tree. Cut off all other branches close to the trunk. Summer pruning la not a common practice among peach growers in general, but It is a very beneficlnl and profitable operation In young orchards. Peach trees set upon good soil and thorough ly cultivated will make a very rapid growth the second summer. Some of the leading shoots will commonly make a growth of from five to six feet if allowed to develop unchecked. Where such a growth takes place the side branches on the leaders are often poorly developed and the tree has really grown out of bounds. A tree will also frequently develop too many of these long leading branches besides some smaller shoots, commonly termed "suckers," and the top of the tree be comes too dense aud thick. Such a tree will require severe pruning the following spring to get It into proper form. A too severe winter pruning Is what we wish to avoid In young peach trees, as It promotes vegetative growth aud delays fruit production. Summer pruning has the opposite effect, and Instead of forcing out still more vege tative growth its tendency is to check the tree and to promote fruit bearing. ART IN FRUIT PACKING. Make Berries Look Like Poem* and Reap a Worth While Reward. Here is shown the way to pack rasp berries for the high class markets. Selected and fixed as they are, they are poems of nature, and the short haired farmer who gets them ready often makes more on a crate than the long haired poet mnkes on a perfectly good set of verses. First, of course, you must have your perfect berry, and after that no care Is too great to send It to market in BEItUIES HIQHT FOB MARKET. tempting fashion. Clean, crisp boxes; tissue paper, preferably of a light green tint; concentric arrangement of the layers and the packing of the boxes in crates to prevent a single berry be ing crushed will bring Standard Oil dividends to any fruit grower. Education and wealth have made the average consumer most fnstidlous. lie or she cares no more to have a lot of mixed up berries ladled out in bulk. The < ost is no object. The qual ity is the thing. EDUCATED FARMERS. Railroad King Says United States Can Never Have Oversupply of Them. Few men In the world know more about farming as a wealth producer than does James J. Hill, the railroad king; hence this extract from an arti cle of his in the Vale (college) News is well worth perusal. "It seems probable to me," writes Mr. Hill, "that there are a good many hundred university graduates In this country every year who would be bet ter off if they had shaped their studies with a view to agricultural industry and taken their diploma straight to the farm. "There is not and never will be any oversupply of educated farmers. "At the same time the man with a university education, supplemented by Just such practical instruction as he would feel essential to any other occu pation, is certain of success on the farm In proportion to his ability and Industry. "1 do not think of <ony other occupa tion of which these sweeping asser tions can be made. I do not know of any in which it is more possible to con tinue in connection with the main business of earning a living than en richment and enlargement of the mind, which Is t-he best gift of university life and its proper though seldom real ized continuation after the university has been left behind. "Except for those who have made the acquisition of wealth and power their definite aim in life I think the farm offers advantages superior to those of business or the professions." Many things used in daily life '' i, have to be bought, but most of ! ' • our troubles are homemade. «• 4^. An Effective Fly Trap. Every garbage can and swill barrel can be converted into a fly trap if the device invented by Dr. Cllften F. Hodge of Clark university biological department be adopted. . The can or barrel is fitted with a loose cover which permits the flies to enter. At the top of the cover Is an opening leading to a wire screen fly trap, and it is a peculiar fact that most of the flies entering the can In search of food will choose to make their exit at the top of the can and thus goto their death In the trap. This method Is not patented and therefore may be used by everybody. Orchard and Garden. Don't sell all the good fruit. Keep some of the best for home use. Noth lng Is too good for "our folks." The best remedy foi pear and apple blight is to cut out and burn the af fected twigs as fast as they appear. Few persons realize to what extent fungous troubles are robbing the fruit grower and farmer of the profits of his labor. Spray. In the absence of a heavy fruit yield In the peach orchard pruning should be done to Insure new growth of wood for future fruiting. Remember that there is no fertilizer for the garden that compares with well rotted barnyard manure. Appli cation may be made any time during the fall, even if the ground is not to be plowed until late. All flowers are kept in bloom much longer and the flowers are larger If not allowed to form seeds. Pinch off every flower as soon as it begins to fade. This is especially true of sweet peas and pansles. The same sun, rain and dew fall upon the orchard of Mr. Careful as upon that of Mr. Slack, but Mr. Slack gets few marketable fruits. More de pends on man and methods than upon Maine or Montana. It is a very good plan to mulcb the rhubarb plants with a lot of corn stalks or coarse grass. This will pro tect the plants during the winter and also keep weeds from choking the plants U kept on after cultivation in thß ii ■!«- I P KAf. rMri r.ejJl. Hgg i^s±cUixiSi PROFESSIONAL CARDS, fRANCIS W. MBYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. Office in Keeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, J'A. £ J. MULLEN, Atto r n ey-at- La w. LAPORTE, PA ornoa in CODHTT BDILDINO *K*N COURT noting. J. H. CRONIN, LAW, HOTART PUBLIC. OFFICI OH MAIM HTHBBT. OUSUOKE. PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE, PA. Capital - - . $25,000.00 Transacts a general banking business. J. IJ. CHRISTIAN EI)W. IjADIiKV President. Cashier. 3 per cent interest paid on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. Advertise in the News Item. | 3 CENTS A LINE ADS. | EGGS FOR SALE—liufl' Leghorn single or double eoinb. #I.OO per setting of 15. M. J. Walls, Box 175, Laporte, Pa. j„l , LOST—Elgin watch; open face si I veroid case; 15 jewel; has deer her.d on hack of ease. Liberal reward if re ra-d to News Item Office. EGGS K)U SALE—The famous E. B. Thompson strain, Itinglet Barred Rocks. SI.OO per settingof 15. S. K. Brown, Ricketts, Pa. J* Anybody needing floor oil should inquire of John .lasfcen, Jr., at Hotel Bernard. In order to secure reduced rate on oil for his own use he ordered a half-barrel and will sell the balance in gallon lots at | cost. '1 his is an extra quality oil which he will guarantee to give the best satisfaction to every buyer, ad REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF First National Bank of Laporle, at Laporte, in the Statu of Pennsylvania at the close of business June. 7, lull. RESOL'RCKS. Loans and discounts 35 664 79 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 2:! 81 t'.S. Bonds to secure circulation 2'),C00 00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds 292 r-_> ; Bonds, securities, etc 970 00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures... 8,118 16 Due from National ltunks (not reserve agents) MO 7(1 Due from approved reserve agents 2,091 58 Checks and other Cash Items 108 67 Notes of other National Banks 1,990 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents '. 150 73 LAWFCL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK, VIZ: Specie j2,9i4 io Legal-tender notes 600 00 3,514 10 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 1,25000 Total &50.605 52 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in J25,00n00 Surplus Fund 1,250 00 I ndivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 172 71 National bank notes outstanding 25,000 00 Due to other National Banks Individual deposits subject to cheek 19,161 19 Demand certificates of deposit 9,1 II 48 Certified checks 95 00 Cashier's checks outstanding 184 81 Total $80,605 52 state of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan, ss : 1, Edward Ladley, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly affirm that the al*>ve state 'lient is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. EDWARD LADLEY, Cashier. Subscribed and affirmed to before me this 12th day of June, 1911. ALBERT F. IIKKSS, L'rothonotary. CORRECT ATTEST : A. 11. BI'SCHIf AI'SEN, F. W. MEYLERT. E. J. MULLEN, Di lectors. Notice of Transfer. Notice is hereby given that a Pe tition for the Transfer of a Retail Tavern License heretofore granted to William Haley, in the township of Cherry, County of Sullivan, State of Pennsylvania, on premises known as the "Haley House"on the pub lic road leading from Dushore to the village of Lopez, to WILLIAM BURKE, has this day been filed in my office, and the same will be pre sented to the Court of Quarter Ses sions of Sullivan County, Penna., on Monday, June 2(1, 1911, at nine o'clock A. M. Clerk's office, ALBERT F. HESS, Laporte, Penna., Clerk. June 13, i9ll.
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