Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-25

-'The nOblest study OF mankind
is man." It's equally true that his
favorite study is woman.
There doesn't seem to be any
particular reason why that German
fleet should loaf around Manila any
longer.
All politicians have their ups
and downs, and the idea seems to
particularly apply to a Hill whether
in New York or here in Sullivan.
-Messrs. II. w. Persun and Mr..
McCline, and the Misses Patton, of
Picture Rocks, visited with Rev.
Patton and family ON Sunday.
Mrs. w. l.. Stormont of New
York, left for her home Monday,
having spent several weeks pleasant
ly with friends at this place.
Mrs. Kester, wife of a brother to
John Kester of this place, died of
heart trouble while ut camp meeting
in Unityville on Sunday.
Some of the fathers in town
would be very wise if they only
could learn as much as their boys
think they could teach them.
BY casual observation you can
plainly see that by the time a
woman thoroughly understands the
ins and outs of love she is usually too
old to care anything about it.
Now that the war is over there
is nothing to attract attention from
the country fair, which is about ripe
on the bough.
There is more money to be made
by humoring people than by instruct
| ing them. Particularly SO, with a
newspaper.
Don't forget that an ounce of
silence is better than a pound of eX-
planation, when boss politicians re-
fuse to recognize qualifications and
ability.
By this time the Spaniard who
blew up the Maine is no doubt
thoroughly convinced that he made
a very bad job of it.
PHOTOGRAPHER Chapman of Cam
den, is doing large business in his
line at this place. He keeps on his
feet we'll for man that's continually
| "taking something"
Unless apples tumble in price
from 50 barrel, apple butter this
year will have to be made of pump
kins, as is too often the case.
If the insurgents are unrully
now what will they be when Ameri-
can enterprises begins to work off
coffin varnish for whisky among
them.
II. A. Harms left on Monday for
York, Pa, where he attends the Z.
O. S. of A. State Convention as a
delagate. He was accompanied by
his sister Mrs. Cora StOrmont, and
on their return will visit Gettysburg.
Voters will please keep in mind
that September & and 18th are the
last two days for registering. intel
ligent voters should see that this
important requisition of citizenship
is not a matter of neglect.
We are anXiously waiting to
know whether jerks proposes to
save the country on 16 to | basis,
or by viewing with alarm the pre-
diction of the administration for
| making collection of islands.
Contractor Tripp has broken
ground for the Item Lodge cottage
on South Muncy street, to be the
property of the Editor as soon as
he has succeeded i'm running the
| mortgage blockade.
In his speech before the Demo
cratic convention, Hon. Russell
Karns' many assertionsof "harmony'
was not calculated to increase his
list of friends, of course not; nor
We're they justified by any facts
known to the public.
John Havily, the lad who was
recently releaced from Jail, having
served his sentence for larceny, was
returned on Saturday to the custody
of Sheriff Swank to answer another
charge of theft made at jennings
Bros. store in Lopez.
Nes ID ~ II.1I nf william, e,x,. -