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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
County Seat Indices.
AND CHANCES AT THE TIMES.

II. +. Kennedy was Sunday
visitor in Hughesville.
Miss Annie Bunch left on Mon
day for Sayre Pa.
Mrs. O. w. Bennett has for sale
a stylish line of millinery.
W. f. Porter of Skunk, called
on A. f. Trip Friday.
H. A. Harms of Benton, was in
town Tuesday calling on friends.
Judge Dunham is trying mur-
der case in Towanda this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Gallagher
were shopping in Dushore Wednes-
day.
Sam Ritter spent Sunday at
Glen Mawr.
A. Buschhausen, last week, pur-
chased a horse of Albert Dyer of Lo-
pez.
Lawyer Shoemaker was noticed in
Hughesyille on Wednesday of last
week.
Butcher, Henry Kraus made a bus
mess trip to Williamsport last We'd
nesday.
r, f.. Eaverson was up the line
on Tuesday and registered at the
Laporte Hotel.
Mrs. o. w. Bennett and Miss
Maggie Donovan were shopping IN
Dushore Friday.
A dance was given at the resi-
dence of M. Donovan, Monday eve
ming. A good time is reported.
The grand musical and dramatic
event at Mildred will take place in
the st. Francis hall on the s, and
10 inst.
-Chas. Haight the popular UNDER
taker of ForksviHe, last week secur-
ed a diploma from the Champion
College of Embalming of Syracuse,
N. Y.
The out of town stockholders of
the Sullivan Publishing Co. attend
ing the meeting Monday were Hons.
j. l.. Christian and w. c. Rogers,
and John W. Buck, Esb.
A. f. Campbell of Skunk was
in town on Wednesday greeting
friends he had not been able to meet
on the previous day.
Prof. J. Err. Killgore of Lopez,
made this Office pleasant call on
Tuesday.
--Chas. Yeager enjoyed a ride
with DIR. Wackenhuth to SOncstown
on Sunday. Thanks, Doctor, We
shall be glad to, when time permits.
Editor and County Chairman
Scouten was in town Tuesday to
ascertain the weight his journal had
in the contest of County Superinten-
dent. He may try again.
Hon. and Mrs. Thos. j. Ingham
returned home last week from their
winters sojourn in the South. The
judge is looking excellent after his
much needed rest.
Law student A. +. Heess of Du-
shore, was shaking hands with
his many friends in town Monday
and Tuesday.
w. B. Ritter and family were
called to New Columbia on Wednes-
day to attend family reunion and
u birthday party of his only sister,
Mrs. II. HI. Douty of Warrensville.
Miss Anna Kennedy of Muncy
Valley and Norman Stackhouse of
Eagles Mere, were united in wedIocIl
by Rev. j. A.. Enright at his resi-
dence in Mildred, on Wednesday
Congratulations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
FRIDAY. MAY II. 1899,

at ~ o'clock. am. the following property
viz:
AL that certain lot. piece or parcel of
land lying and being in he Township of
Cherry, County "i sullivan and State OF
PENNSYLVANIA. aud bounded on the north
bv lands OF William MURRAY; on the east
by land OF W William MURRAY. and land be
longing to the estate Of Daniel Scanlon, decd
on the south by lands OF Anthony hidden
dori. and on the west 10y lands OF james
McKernan and William Whalen. Con
tanning seventy-eiaht acres and eighty
ptrchcs OF land he the same more or less;
being all improved and under a good
state OF cultivation. well watered, and
having thereon erected I large frame
house, large frame bank barn and the
usual outbuildings, with a large apple
orchard and numerous other fruit trees
giowing thereon.
Seized. taken into execution and To be
sold as the property Of William O 'sren
lat the suit Of Hryan Bennett (use.
II. W. OSLER. Sheriff
Walsh, Atty.
Sherih's office. Laporte, Pa, April l., 90.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
Estella.

Forest fires and farmers are busy.
Well, boys, it is about time to get
out your bat and ball, and organize
a base ball team for the summer.
Messrs. a. l.. Plotts and j. p.
Rogers began work on Homer Ben
niger's house Monday.
Where are the other two buildings
that We're to be built in Estella this
summer? \ little more enterprise
will make the town grow, gentle
men.
The Primary grade of the l;stella
School under the management of
Miss Mary Clarke, closed Friday
after Il very successful term of school.
Dialogues and rccitations were rem
dered in the afternoon with due cred
it to all who aided in the exercises,
and greatly enjoyed by all those
present.
Misses Alice More and Lusic KAYE
have gone to Towanda To work.
Good bye girls, but We hate to see
you go as there are not many left.
Miss George Webster and l.. w.
Brown were visiting at l.. NJ. War
burton of Sugar Run the early part
of last week.
|. Mr.. Frank Louder OF Hillsgrove
was calling on friends in town last
week.
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Wild f,pastS of Iu,,i:t.

Official statistics for liritisl Iulia
alone show that about LOCO p"pi
and 10000 domesirs ani,als ar, kip
ed there every ~cHr hy wild h"ts;>.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
J,rsr WHAT WE WANTED "

-JUsT WHAT WE WANTED. w.
B. Ritter will open his ice cream
parlor for the season of 1899 on Sat
urday, May 6, next. Chocolate and
vanilla will be the opening flavors.
w. b. wants the public thoroughly
informed that he can furnish ice
cream for wedding and tea parties on
short notice and at reasonable prices.
Telephone call, two long rings, when
wanting to call up the ice cream
parlor.
The arrest of Ellery p. lngham
on the charge of conspiracy with II.
X. hewitt to bribe an officer of the
government has attracted great at
tention. 1t is not yet determined
when the trial will take place. His
declaration that he is innocent of the
charge, and has done nothing in the
case unbecoming to a lawyer or gen
tleman, is fully credited in this cOun-
ty where he is so we'll known. This
opinion is expressed by every one
who speaks oft, land his best inform
ed friends have full confidence that
he will be honorably acquitted.
| 90. supt. F., w. Meylert to Succeed Him
self.
At meeting of the county school
directors held i'm the court house on
Tuesday +. w. Meylert was elected
for third term rs Superintendent
of the schools of the county.
The meeting was called to order
by Co. Supt. F. w. Meylert and the
business organization effected by
placing Prof. NJ. II. Black in the
Presidents chair, and Ernest Hegel
and Hon. b. w. Jennings in the
Secretary seats. After the list of
directors had been read Atty. r. j.
Mullen raised objection to the Eagles
Mere Boro. directors having Il vote
in the election of County Superinten-
dent on the ground that the new dis.
trict could not be recognized until
the commencement of the next
school year.
| ARMED WITH IRON-CLAD.
| Prof. Meylert arose and read the
instructions sent from the State De-
partment of Public instruction
affirming the right of these directors
| to voice in the election, and quoting
the law for authority. The objection
was then raised that the new board
of directors had not yet organized.
Prof. Meylert drew from his pocket
minutes of the meeting when the
organization was effected, and read
the same adding that officers were
present to vouch for their genuine
ness. An earnest attempt was
then made to debar the three drec-
tors of Shrewsbury Twp. who were
made residents of Eagles Mere Boro.
by the recent charter granted, but
a ruling front the Department of
! Public instruction was read before
/ the meeting and the President acted
accordingly and gave them a voice.
The vote was then taken which gave
Supt. Meylert almost two to one for
the reelection to his third term.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
Muncy Valley.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Magargel
spent Sunday with friends at I.airtls-
vile.
Mr.. Alex Magargel and son James
Sundayed with friends at I.airds.
vile.
The tannery was shut down on
Monday for repairs, and you could
see fishermen going i'm all directions.
Miss Mabel Taylor who spent the
winter ut Dushore, returned home
last week.
Frank Magargel unloaded a car
load of fertilizer last week ut this
place.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
rhe uni,.r.,,x .f Cairo.

\ university in Cairo is said to liav,
II 900 students. more Than attend an,
other two universities in the world
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Grain. Wheat Prices advanced sharp
ly, until May reached nc. near the
close. when unloading began and re-
action took place. leaving the market
finally lasa"xc. net higher. but about
Lc. on the top price of the morning.
From opening to close the market was
in an excited state. occasionally react
ing little. but in the main steadily
tending upward through lack of offer
nss. An early feature in tn ; market
was active selling of July wheat by
foreign houses, possibly half million
bushels coming on the market frem
these sources. but with only temporary
effect around the start. The Liverpool
market was firm at s4aId advance
Antwerp closed lsf. higher and No. |
Northern spring 1T Liverpool I'D. up.
lower although wheat closed 5a1O
points higher. No. . red was quoted
S:;a4c. and No. Northern Duluth the
same figure. t. o. b. anOat basiS On
the curb May ranged from 16a4c. to
15lac.. closing 1Il.c. at l o'clock.
Corn \ good demand from short iu.
terests advanced corn sharply. and
final prices we're &c. above the previ-
Gus night. In addition 10 sympathy
with wheat. wet weather in corn states
had some effect in encouraging de
mand. No. > corn closed Size over
Chicago May for old and G'sc over for
new, f. q. b. a1Oat basis. On the curb
May ranged from 4034c. to 40a.c. bid.
losing 4Ossc. bid At l o'clock
oats The market was quiet but
lirmer. No. eats closed 33c.: No. :;
bats. 32c.: No. white ,6c No. :; white
BIC: track mixed. 32a34c. track
white. :3a:iSiae.; No, white clips
}6lac.
Rye.-Market tirmer. No. > Western
531ac.. f. o. b. ahoat; No. Western
i4iac., f. .. h. ahoat: State rye. 5Sc..
:. i. f. New York carlois.
Barley Market nominal Feeding
,1a4Slac. c. i. f. NewYork: mailing.
54laa61c.. delivered New York
Beans and Peas-Beans. marrow.
1898. choice. per bushel, Sl.5o: Lima,
California. S2.5oa 2.55: green peas,
obs. S1.1o: do. bags. S1.02lsa1. %: do.
Scotch. hbls.. Sl.15 do. bags. S1.O1laa.
TO
Reeves Receipts. 5G9 head. No in
,uiry for live cattle and feeling weak.
little trade in dressed beef. but prices
were rated steady
Receipts. los head. Common
to good veals sold at S50Oa.. 90 per
100 lbs. City-dressed veals sold nj q
,I1c. per h.; country dressed hOtbouse
,mbs quiet nj S2.50a1.O0 per carcass.
Hogs Receipts. 2.91O head STEADY
at 81. loa4.ol per 100 lbs. for fair To
prime hogs; country dressed almost
nominal al large. per lb. for heavy to
light weight
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04
HOW to Irrigate Crops.

One of the best short cuts in water
ing all crops planted in rows is the use
of small tubes or boxes made of lath.
They are made by saving common
plastering lath in three pieces, sixteen
inches long, then rip one piece in the
center and nail together with two or
three penny nails, so the tubes will be
square. the width of a lath, about l19
inches on the outside, and little less
than three-quarters of an inch on the
inside. This will also allow a stream
of water sufficiently large for ordinary
soils. These tubes should be placed
one at the upper end of each irrigation
furrow, connecting it with the feed
ditch. Have the feed ditch as near
level as possible. If the feed ditch has
too much fall the wash will fill up the
ends of the tubes. 1t can be remedied
nv placing checks or sluice boxes at
proper intervals with gates sufficiently
high to back the water up far enough
to make the water stand nearly still
Occasional cleaning of the tubes with
n small switch is all that is necessary
with this arrangement all that is re
ouired to irrigate field is to turn the
water into the feed ditch and let II
RIM until the ground is thoroughly
soaked which is a saving Of a grea
deal of time and attention.-F 5. Cal
kins. in st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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EE1TxXT,

about half as deep as the hole. If
couple or three joints of old stovepipe
are at hand, place them in the trench
with the upper end coming out under
the box near the center. An old elbow
Joint makes this an easy thing to do.
The other end of the pipe is to enter
the hole. Then cover the pipe over
with the loose dirt thrown out Also
bank up the smoke-box and calk all
cracks possible. There will be enough
smoke escape at best to insure the re-
quired draught.
When ready for the fire, start one IN
an old kettle or pan. Cobs make the
best material, being easy to handle and
keep well. When a good smoke Is go
ing, set it in the hole prepared for IT,
and cover over with boards, or better,
n large piece of sheet-iron, tin or some
thing of the kind. Bank this UP so as
to keep the smoke from escaping, ano
Won are in a fair way to soon have
some first-class bacon. The box vii
smoke from two to three hundred
pounds at time. 1t is inexpensive
easy to construct and what is mos
essential. a success.-OhiO Farmer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04

Don't try to knock a street car over
with your bicycle until you've prac-
ticed we'll on pedestrians.
Don't take the other mans bike when
leaving. 1t may be a better make than
yours; but it's safer to take your own
A buster very slightly moistened with
paratfin will do more to make and keep
the enamel of a machine bright than
half an hours polishing.
Never eat a hearty meal before go
ing on a ride, as if you do you are in
volying a great risk of bringing on syn
cope, which is almost invariably fatal.
Don't be nervous when you meet a
young lady acquaintance. Smile con-
fidently, take off your cap with either
hand, or both, and choose a soft place
to fall.
Don't ride at less than thirty miles
an hour If you are passing a horse and
carriage. 1t is so refreshing to the
nerves of the horse, if the animal is a
little high-spirited.
Men cyclists, many Of whom are also
smokers, need never be at a loss for a
patch in case of a puncture; a rubber
tobacco pouch will always furnish the
necessary material.
In removing a valve stem take q
piece of iron-a screwdriver will do
heat it and lay it on the top of the stem
base. The base will then curl up and
can be easily removed.
The latest fad is the fashion Of hav
ing dress-guards to match ones cos
tune. The lace guard, consisting o.
cord passed in and out the holes, is I'm
doubtedly more satisfactory than tn,
netted ones.
Riders of bevel gear bicycles are in
formed that jumping on the pedals i
not the way to get the best results.
steady, even pressure is the prope
thing. The same suggestion is worth,
of the consideration of all riders IRE
spective of the wheel used.
one of the latest applications Of tn
penny-in-the-slot principle is bicycle
, pump which can be thrown into gea
for filling a tire by inserting coin. A
, soon as the filled tire is removed
lever locks the pump, which can
q caused to work again only by droppin
n in another coin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04
Jersey Cow Nameless.


The selecting and cutting of poles for
the vines of the bean TO grow on is no
easy task. even where timber is plenti-
full. and in a prairie country it is a
problem. I have found a substitute for
the pole in the old-fashioned sunaower,
one stalk for each hill. They are orna-
mental, the seed is good for the poul-
try, and the stalks make fine kindiing
wood. Some may claim that the sun.
flower will take the strength Of the
ground from the beans, but my expert
ence does not agree with this. The
finest beans ever raised were grown
with sunfowers for poles.-J. L. Irwin
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04
New York, Oct. 18th, 1898.
-. No.. MT 70 Noiur,,hua n

New York, Oct. 1lth, 1898.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co.. Columbus, o.:
Northumberland is good for
catarIh. have tried it and know 1t.
It relieved me immensely on my trip
to Cuba, and always have a bottle in
reserve. Since my return / have not
suffered from catarrh, but if / do !
shall use Pe-Iu-na again. Meantime
you might send me another bottle.
Yours, Amos ]. Cummings, M. Q.
Summer catarrh assumes various
forms. 1t produces dyspepsia and
bowel complaint. 1t causes biliousness
and diseases of the liver. 1t deranges
the kidneys and bladder. Summer
catarrb may derange the whole nervous
system, when it is known to the medi-
cal profession as systemic catarrh.
Pe-ru-na is a specific for all these forms
Of catarTh. Pe-ru-na never disap-
points. Address DR.. Hartman, Co
lumbus. Ohio, for free book on sum-
mer catarrh.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The whistle on the new Atlanta
Milling Company's mill has been con- con-
structed to be audible at Macon Az
miles distant.
The glove industry. which was ms nIe'
settled in Gloversville, N. Y, in 1902
now represents an investment OF no less
than $15, 600. The operators earn
on an average 50 day.
Mechanics and laborers will do well
to shun the Philippines. Skilled arti-
sans are paid an equivalent OF $40 per
month in gold. Accountants, book
keepers and clerical employees get from
$50 to $50 per month, and the common
laboler about 81 per month IN gold.
Bufalo's new Union railroad sta
ton. to cost Sc, 900, 900. is to have a
waiting room sOx235 feet, said to be
the largest in the world. The other ac'
cessories and the train shed arrange
ment are on the same liberal scale.
The most important iron and ma
chinerv works in Brazil is the NatioEa
Rolling Mill of Rio de Janeiro, having
a harbor front and railway siding
These works have a combined power o
$50 horse power, with electric install
lation, and employ about 400 opera
tives.
A new industry in Kansas is tn
manufacture of salt. A large deposi
has been discovered on the line OF tn
Santa Fe railroad, near the town o
Hutchinson, in the central part OF tn
state, the largest in the world. Nor
than 5000, 900 has already been in
vested in plants to purify it. and tn
output last year reached nearly 1900,
900 barrels.
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20 minutes to complete the operation
The barrels are now taken to the
Strengthening room, where the opera
tor holds them up toward a white sur.
face with a horizontal black line upon
1t and looks through the bore. If the
bend is downward, the curved reflec
tons of the black line on the surface OF
the bore will be convergent; if upward
they will be divergent. A few tap:
of the hammer quickly straighten thu
barrel until the reflected lines are per
fectly true.
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Artificial Fertilization.

A scientific investigation demon
strated that the failure of some OF
the California fig orchards to bear
fruits was due to the failure of the pol
len to reach the female flower. Arti-
fetal fertilization was attempted and
pollen was introduced into the flowers
by a blowpipe at the proper period Of
growth. The trees so treated produced
excellent fruit. Agents of the Cali
fornia fig-growers who were sent to
Smyrna to study the methods used in
that country, where the best and larg-
est supply of figs come from, found
that the trees were fortified by a curl
Gus bee, which carried the pollen from
flower to flower. The Smyrna fig.
growers would not sell any of these
bees. The California agents obtained
some secretly, however, but they died
before reaching Los Angeles.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04
Small smoke-Hou.e.

The great difference between the
price of homegrown pork and store
bacon makes it paying job for
farmer to smoke his own meat. at least
for home consumption. A smoke
house is a fine thing on any farm, but
like many fine things, is something of
a luxury. There are many farmers who
cannot afford a we'll arranged smoke
house. For the benefit of these we
give below the sketch and description
of a smoke-box which will supply the
farmers table with bacon at no ex-
pense and little trouble.
1t is made of q box about 5X3 feet
and feet high. 1t is without bottom.
The door for putting in and tending
the meat is put in the side of the box
next the top. This is about a foot
wide. with hinges on the lower side
Staples are driven in the ends of the
door "a, Fig. A. with hooks OBJ to slip
| into the staples and hold the door In
place when closed. For hanging the
meat, bore holes through the top of the
box, far enough apart so that the
pieces will not touch when hung. TC
hang the meat, take stout cord or plia
BILE wire, fasten one end into the mea
and run the other through the augel
holes after forming a loop Of it. Run
a stick through the loop and your han
is secure.
A fire put in the box would make
too warm for the contents. To guar'
against this, the fire that furnishes tn
smoke is some distance from the box
being conducted to it through a cover
ed trench or several joints of old stove
pipe. For the fireplace, dig a hole
foot or so in depth, short distanc
from the box--6 feet is far enough
and connect it with the box by trenc
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ment introduced by Major Taylor. The
oil is forced through the drill by means
of a small rotary pump, which forms
part of the machine. Although the
barrel rotates at a speed of 1,2OO revo-
luton per minute, the constant rush of
cold oil to the head is sufficient to keep
the drill and barrel perfectly cool, and
it also serves to carry away the chips
which issue in a constant stream from
the rear bushing. The barrel is drilled
to a diameter of O.295 inch, and it takes
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-08-04

1t is universally agreed that heavy
clay soil is best for the pear. There are
various reasons for this, the principal
one being that clay soil is always rich
in mineral fertilizers, while a sandy
or gravelly soil is deficient In this kind
of plant food. But the clay soil, though
rich in phosphates and potash, may
not have them in available form, and
may need a dressing in spring Of these
minerals In available form. Trees on
clay may need dressings Of available
potash and phosphate in the years
when the tree is bearing On sandy soil
the pear tree always needs these man
ures. The pear roots deeply, so that 1t
is never affected by droughts, and in
clay soils 1t doubtless draws mineral
fertilizers from the subsoil below where
the roots of grain and other crops usu-
ally grow. 1t is a great mistake ia
allow the tap root of a pear tree to be
cut off before 1t is transplanted.
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Trce Roots in Underdrains.

1t is never safe 20 leave large tree
growing near where an underdrain has
been laid. unless the tile are jOinted,
that is. made like the city sewer pipe
60 that one end is smaller, and slides
into the next. making a tightly fitting
Joint. As tile are usually laid 1t is I'M
possible to prevent there being crack
wide enough to admit the fbrous roots
of n tree. which 90 everywhere IN
search of moisture. In the tile the tree
root expands until the tile is entirely
filed. and the drain Is ruined. Almost
any large tree will do this but the
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No Grass for Working Horses.

It seems almost cruel not to give
horses a feed of grass occasionally,
even when they are hard working at
this season, when grass and clover are
at their prime. Yet every farmer
knows that if allowed to run to grass,
even for a few hours, the working
horse will lose his appetite for the solid
food that gives him strength, and be
incapable for several days thereafter
of doing full days work. Horses are
exceedingly fond of grass and clover.
Sometimes, If old hay is scarce, the
farmer tries to economic by cutting
some clover, and after drying it nearly
into hay feeding it in place of the hay.
But even this has to be given very
carefully or it will work injury.