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
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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
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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.