saw at once that nothing could be I dune for her at that place and they 1 ordered her taken to the hospital, at which place an examination of her bodj' revealed that she hud been hit bj three bullet*. One of . them entered her right breast, one i entered her body just below her ' heart and the other in the lower J part of her abdomen, but this bul- i let plowed its way through the ( llesh and came out a few inches 1 below where it entered. i While at the Klump home Cor- ' oner Hardt took the statement of j the girl, after he told her that she was in all probability on her death bed. lie administered the oalli to | her and she feebly lifted her right , hand and in a voice slightly above , a whisper she said: , "He shot me because he was ' jealous of me. I had been going i with him and had thrown him 1 down. He had said that he would 1 shoot me. His name is .John Erble ] and he boards in Newberry. I came home with him this morning and he was mad. My name is j Grace Stidfole aud 1 am twenty- { one years of age.'' Friday afternoon, shortly after , Erble was arrested, he was taken to the hospital for the purpose of having Miss Stidfole identify him, i He was taken to the institution by i Chief of Police Harder, Captain Calvert and Officer Berry, and they were accompanied by District At torney Hoagland and John Rogers, Esq., a stenographer. When Erble was taken into the room where the girl lay she at once identified him as the man who had shot ner. He also admitted that he had shot the girl, but made no further statement. In the post-mortem statement given to Mr. Rogers, in the pres ence of the others, the girl stated that she had been a lover of Erble's for about two years. She was tired of him and tried to throw him over and he became jealous. Friday morning they quarreled because she refused to accompany him to a town in Ohio, where he had secur ed employment. Her refusal togo so angered him that he drew his revolver and began to shoot her and at the same time remarked that she should not stay here with other men. From the hospital Erble was taken to the office of Alderman Batzle, where he was charged with the shooting of the girl and to the charge he pleaded guilty. He was placed in jail for a further hearing to be given him Friday afternoon of this week at 'S o'clock. Erble was a former roller boss at the Sweets steel plant, but he has not been working for several weeks. He is a man with good habits and previous to this has borne a good reputation. He was not a drinking man. Erble has a wife ami two children residing in Syracuse, N. Y., and they are supported by charity aud four dollars a week lie is compelled to send to them. 1 his fact was made known Friday when Captain of Detectives W. I'. Powers went through Erble's ell'ects at his boarding house, aud found several receipts showing that he had for warded the money for support ol his wife and children. He has been separated from his family for some time. Miss Stidfole has not been living at home for about a year, but has been an inmate of the Irvin house during most of that time. Her mother when told of the sh'.oting Friday acknowledged that her daughter left home under peculiar] circumstances an 1 amid tears told told the story of the infatuation Erble had for Miss Stidfole. She ! said that "Jack," as she called him, had frequently threatened her. | It has been learned that Erble 1 boarded lor a time at a boarding house on Market street. He gave his name as Johu Clark and while he was there the Stidfole gill often visited him, passing oil as his wife, but after it was leal ued by the, boarding mistress that she was au j inmate of the lrvin house her visits i stopped and "Clark" soon found ! another boarding house. Mrs. Annie Klump and several people who happened to be on the street were witnesses to the shooting. .None of the inmates of the lrvin house saw it aud none of them ventured out after the shots were lired, as they feared Erble, who had made threats several times. It is said that at one time when Maine lrvin told him Miss Stidfole could not see liim, he placed a revolver against her head and demanded to sue her at once aud his request was granted. | As we goto press we learn that Miss Stidfole is now improving. THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES ; fN SEARCH OF BLUE ROSE Modern Horticulturist Has Very High Ambitions, Says England's Pre- ! mlsr Gardener. To find a blue rosel That Is the Treat ambition of the modern garden er, aocordlng to Sir Harry Veltch,' England's premier gardener, who was recently knighted by the king, and the, honor was well deserved, for no one In the world has worked more in defatlgably 'or the development of horticulture, and no one has made more important discoveries. Indeed, In the course of his fifty years of business the gardening knight has In troduced into this country many hun- Ireds of plants. For four generations his family has been associated with the romance of flowers—the late Mr. James Veltch was described as "the first nursery man of his day"—and it was the Veitchs who began the policy of ran sacking the world, especially the Equatorial world, for orchids and studied the reproduction and cross fer tilization of foliage plants. Early in life Sir Harry made it his aim to be come a sort of universal provider in the gardening world, and for years he has had travelers in all parts of the globe searching for rare plants. Curiously enough, he considers that China is one of the most wonderful fields for work of this sort, and he mentions the fact that one of his trav elers has lately come back from the celestial land after a three years' trip, in (lie course of which he got as far as Thibet and had to struggle for life with four bandits to preserve his spe cimens. The risk these travelers run for unknown flowers are often very great, and sometimes expeditions prove very disappointing. "It is fas cinating work, howeevr," says Sir Harry, "and has often led flower searchers into corners of the world '■ which have never been trodden before ' by white men." WHERE SEDAN CHAIR IS USED I The 3-Century-Old Vehicle Is Still Seen on May Day In Knutsford, England. The news that there Is a woman still living who rode in a Sedan chair is a reminder of the fact that there is one town in England where a Sedan chair j is still used. It Is at Knutsford, In i Cheshire —the "Cranford" of Mrs. j Gaskell. Every May day Knutsford arrays itself in gala attire. Sports are held on the village green, the May | queen Is elected and crowned, and— 1 In order that no aspect of antiquity J should be missing—the Sedan chair Is ' produced. Whatever may have been absolutely the latest date at which a Sedan chair was used, the chair, at any rate, had longer life than most forms of publio conveyance. For it appeared in Eng land as early as 1581, and In London fifty years later, when Sir Francis Dun comb obtained the sole privilege of letting and hiring them. Thus the ! Sedan chair was in use for roughly j three centuries, and how many hand- j some are likely to be carrying passen- j gers in 2133, which will be the tercen tenary of their introduction? —London Chronicle. Prehistoric Dinosaur* Found. What is believed to be an Important And of hitherto undiscovered species and genera of prehistoric land reptiles has just been made. Twelve fossils or skeletons of dinosaurs, among them two complete brontosaurs—the largest animals that have ever lived—were unearthed from the side of a cliff nine miles north of Jansen, Utah, in what , was, In distant ages, a river; as the Gobbles, mussel shells, and sand en vironing the bones showed. Besides these specimens of the extinct bronto murus fossil, remains of several stego iaurus specimens were also brought to light. These, Mr. Hartley M. Phelps ■ ells us, are very rare. The stegosau rus was the most grotesqque animal that ever existed. The brontosaurus often attained a length of 80 feet, but it had a small head. Its neck and tall were short. Like the stegosaurus, It lived by eating succulent herbs. It j had powerful legs, 10 feet or so In length. The dlplodocus measured 70 feet long, had an immense body, pow erful legs, and an enormously long tall and long neck, but a small head. It lived in swamps and ate waterweeds. Its remains have only been found on tVe slopes of the Roekv mountains. The Explanation. At a crab supper in honor of Thom as F. Ryan during convention week in I iltimore a congressman said, apro pos of Mr. Bryan's attack on Mr. Uyan: "I, for my part, am against this n uckraklng and mud slinging. Why sl.ould out publio men bo kept con tinually under the lash?" There was a murmur of approval. Mr. Ryan held up his hand to quiet it, (hen smiled and said: "After all, gentlemen, if you are in the public eye you must Inevitably be under the lash." A Frigid Atmosphere. "Where you been?" "Been to «all on that Boston girl. And say!" "Well!" "Whenever I oall on that girl I al ways feel like I had been farthest | north." Doubtful.. "Jones is extremely attentive to his wife." "Still very much in love with her, eh r "Either that, or h» U iMd at bmP j JlortOß Tt*n«ertSfc THE /NATIO/NAL VACUUM CLEA/NER This Vacwm f^pl LAST CHANCE TO GET A NAT IONAL VACUUM CLEANER There aie only a few of these wonderful dustless cleaners remaining. If you have not already taken advantage of this liberal offer, do not delay in acting. The first to respond to this last announcement will be the lucky ones. You need the NATIONAL Vacuum Cleaner because i it is the only way you can keep your home perfectly dust less and sanitary. . Doctors* say that, the clouds of choking, germ-laden dust raised by sweeping and dusting are the cause of con tagious diseases so common during the house-cleaning season. , In the NATIONAL you have a reliable Vacuum Cleaner effective protection against dust dangers ata price lessthan your present cost of broom and sweeper. The NATIONAL weighs less than j pounds. It is easily operated by" boy or'girl. I he large capacity of the NAT ION AL makes.it capable of thorough cleaning, through and through. But to get a NATIONAL Vacuum Cleaner you will have to act promptly. If you want to take ailvantaga of this splendid offer you will have to aet quickly. I One National Vacuum Cleaner, (retail price# 10.50,) and The News j Item for one year for the small sum of $5.00. 1 I List of Jurors, Dec. Term 1912 List of names of persons, together with J their occupation and places of residence, , drawn as Traverse and Petit Jurors for.' December Term, commencing on Monday, | . December 9, 1912. Names Occupation Residencej | Avery, Eugene Farmer Elkland Brackman,Charles Farmer Fox - Buck, Harvey Clerk Davidson ! Brown, Charles B Farmer - Fox ! Cole, Arthur Laborer Colley J Cox, Frank Farmer Cherry j Cox, Lincoln Farmer Cherry i Dohn, Joseph Farmer Cherry 1 Drake, Edward Farmer Cherry Dunlap, YVillard Laborer Lopez Dunham, Floyd Laborer Eaglesmere Dickerson,Arthur Farmer Fox Fulmer, Alvin Farmer Shrewsbury j Guynor James, Farmer Cherry Gumble, William Blacksmith Hillsgrove I Gilligan, Jas. S. Clerk Lopez , Gahan, Thomas Farmer Cherry Graifley, Lewis Farmer Cherry Griffith, Harry Laborer Lopez Gorman Geo Justice of Peace Laporte twp Hasscn, Edward Laborer Davidson j Hess, Art Laborer Elkland j Hopfer, Charles Laborer Davidson j Josat.Rev Titus C Minister Dushore Jennings Calvin B Merchant Elkland Kobbe, Christian Farmer Elkland Kennedy, Thos E Clerk Laporte Bor Lassavage, Stanley Miner Bernice ! Lang, Joseph Miner Lopez Leonard, William Farmer Cherry Murray, Leo Laborer Ringdale May, William Miner Lopez Morgan, Morris E Farmer Fox McCarroll, John Farmer Fox Mulnix, Avery T Farmer Elkland North, John Farmer Cherry Porler, Geary Farmer Fox Peale,Frederick W Farmer Eaglesmere Richlin, Henry Farmer Forks Randall, John W Laborer Forksville B Rinebold, Elmer FarmeJ Forks Twp Ross, Lewis L Farmer Colley Sweeney,Martin,Sr Farmer Cherry Stout, William Laborer Dushore Scanlin, Frank Farmer Forks Steafather, H H Carpenter Lopez Shaffer John Farmer Cherry Traugh Joseph Farmer Laporte twp. GRAND JURORS Names Occupation Residence ( Battin, Dean C Farmer Elkland ( Bowman Gabriel Farmer Colley Brey, John Farmer Hillsgrove 1 Boyle, Asa Clerk Elkland Battin, Reuben Farmer ToxTwp. j Cole, Zachariah Laborer Dushore , Cole, J Dean Jus. of Peace Jamison City Crossley, Guy Laborer Laporte Bor ] Dunlap, Correll Farmer Hillsgrove Finan, Patrick Hotel-keeper Dushore Ilannon, Edward Laborer Bernice ] Ila Ml < r John Baker Dushore . Little, Daniel Earmer Shrewsbury 1 Murray, Charles Liveryman Bernice 1 Norton, Lyman Farmer Hillsgrove Orlusky, Lewis Miner Bernice Powers .William R«tirck Dushore Rogers, John W Farmer Forksxille Bor Sherman, Clint. Farmer Forks Twp. Shovelin, John Foreman Lopez Schock, William Farmer Lopez Williams, M. E. Farmer Fox Weaver, Fred. J Farmer Cherry ] White, Ernest, Laborer Lopez fouysmdSycurb : V Kilrn KMacys Md BlaMcr Matt Bottled Milk And Bottled Germs Milk is put into bottles in order to keep it clean and free from germs. Impure milk is responsible for most infant mortality and often for the spread of typhoid fever, diplitherie, scarlet fever and tuber culosis. Milk if properly bottled will reduce the danger from these diseases. There are hundreds of milk-men, however, who fill the bottles in their wagons instead of at the dairy. They hold the bottles over the milk can, thrust the long dip per into the milk, and then pour the milk into the bottle allowing the excess milk to drain back over their hands—the same hands that have been holding the reins, taking care of the horse and accumulating all sorts of dirt. What good does bottled milk do you if it is bottled in this way ? You are then not only using bot tled milk but also bottled germs Your baby sickens and dies. Your Child shows a predisposition to tuberculosis —and still in good faith, you receive improperly bot tled milk and think that it is pure and clean. Find out how your milk-man bottles his milk. No one wants to buy dirty milk and in proportion as the milk-man's goods are high class, his customers will increase. Dirt}' milk means disease, clean milk means health. Which would you rather have ? The Newspaper Law The Act of Congress of August 24, known as "the newspaper law" requiring publiehers of newspapers to state under oath all the private details of their business, will come before the supreme court of the United States Deceml>er 2, for ar gument .as to constitutionality. The New York Journal of Com merce, backed by the American Newspaper Publishers Association, has brought the action, an I is fighting it to a finish. The con tention is that the information de manded is not necessary for the conduct of the post office depart ment. It is also alleged that the post office department is attempt ing to restrict the freedom of the press. The outcome of the suit is being watched with a great deal of interest by the newspaper publish ers of the country. Williamport & North Branch Railroad > TIIMIIE TABLE. ' In effect Sept. 9, 1912. V Read down . * Head up Su " (la >' Flag stations where time is marked '•[" Z~7Z . Sunday PM AM PM P.M PMP MIAM AM STATIONS. AM AM A.M A M I'M P»l | A tflf M 5204 15 12 4511017 743 Hulls 6257 35 Q4519 jnnk ar fg 1422 1258 172 *« 112 - il «'»WB8 !8' 5 rj J j } ' k Oltt 1128 382 H44 fl 18| 810 ..Glen Mttwr... oIOII2S -i 9k I f 4 52 128 fBl9 drawbridge.. »W II M 812 "21 Beech Glen.. liou *SB 18+1 824 Muncy Valley s'm iot Tn -5 05 1 40 8 30..sone8town... 8 58 1102 8 00 •?'0 8 45 ...Nordmont... 8 Bul(i^7 f 2!£!"iP l "¥ dal ? • fkoe 1013 " 9 35 ..Bernice Jc... f7f>fc lrwrc $0? »«o.H.«erfleld.... 7 56 10 00 ' 10 55 ...Towmidu s 45 —::111! 11 i : .■ 1 i i j S. D. TOWNSEND, H. A. KNIPE, Gen. Manager,Hughesville GeneralSupt. Roll Call. 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"I specs meb be I wouldn't mind," replied Erastus Pinkley, "If I could be a cbicken hawk." ■ Oil-Stained Carpets. To take oil stains out of carpets , spread the soiled parts thickly with , a paste made of fuller's earth and cold water. Allow it to dry, and then re ' move with a stlfT brush. | What It Said. , "Well, money talks," he announced as If he was saying something new. "Maybe It does," replied his friend, 1 "but all it ever says to me 1b 'Good- I by .. « Soul and Steak. Wo have generally noticed that the woman who talks the loudest about ] her starved soul always wants the thickest piece of steak. —Washington 1 Post. Filling the Hollows. ( Within ten years twenty-live squar« , miles of land around New York have been Ailed in with rubbish and coal aehes. , Chinamen Wearing Sweaters. I Among other foreign garments, Chinamen are buying many sweaters. In colors they prefer green, white apd maroon. , How? "Tb« engagement ring Jack gav« me is a beauty," remarked EtheL "Yes," replied Maud, "I know It la." i .* coles nEr — HARDWARE tlnnk of buying hard- * stove, washer, cutlery, gun,"—or whatever it may be—"shall I buy? Don't ponder over these things nor spend your time looking at pictures in "cheap goods ' mail-order catalogs. Come to our store and let us solve the problem. AY e have a line variety of standard goods to choose from. When you think of HARDWARE tbi » k of COLE'S. SANITARY PLUMBING. We give special attention to Piping, Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air Heating. General job work and repairing in all branches, promptly and skillfully executed Samuel Cole, - Dushore, Pa. t ITpoVessToi^^lpdsT'l fRANCIS w. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. Office in Keelers Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. E, J- MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA OFriCB IH COUHTT BUlLDina HKA K 00 I; JIT HOUSE. J. H. CRONIN, ATTORN KY-AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC. OFPICI OK MAIN HTRIBT. DUSHORB. PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE, PA. Capital - - . $25,000.00 Transacts a general banking business. J. L. CHRISTIAN El>\\\ LA I) LEY President. Cashier. . 3 per cent interest paid on time deposit*. ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. I Fishing, Their Occupation. Over 1,200 small boats are used along the north coast of New Bruns ! wick In fishing. Nearly every resident Is a fisherman during portions of the : year, while a majority follow fishing ! as an occupation. The greater nurn ! ber of smelt fishermen are farmers ' who find smelt fishing a profitable side line during the winter months. i Nautical Distinctions. "How do you tell the difference be 1 tween a yacht and a sailboat?" said the girl with the inquiring mind. "Bj lookin' into the pantry," replied Cap tain Cleet. "If she carries plenty ol refreshments and seegars, she's 6 yacht. If It's mostly plain victuals she's a sailboat."—Exchange. Heredity and School Marks. A German educator has been mak lng a statistical study of the relation between heredity and school marks, and from 354 cases in which he was able to get full school records, through three generations, he concludes that the connection Is very close. To Surprise Him. Servant —"You want to see Heri Doktor? Could you come again to morrow?" Patient—"Why, isn't h« in?" Servant—"Oh, yes; but you'r« our first patient, and It's his birthday tomorrow. I should like it to be a surprise for him." —Fliegende Blaetter Diagram, Pleaae. A New York woman took her hus band's clotbes from him for the pur pose of preventing him from"going out with the boys." He went, just the same. Is such a husband worth sav* lng?
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