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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-17
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

A boy was born TO Mr.. ana MIS-.
John Minnier, last week.
Mrs. Orrin Bennett aud son spent
Sunday with her parents at Colley.
Mrs. Harry Spencer of William
sport, is visiting Laporte friends
this week
Miss Jean Mullain of Scranton,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ann +.
Meylert.
James. H. Hackley of Baltimore,
is visiting at the home OF A. j.
Hackley.
Mr.. Jessie Porter of Skunk, spent
Sunday with his uncle, A. +. Trip,
at this place.
Mr.. Frank Otterbein of Altoona,
is visiting old time friends at La
porte this week.
A Sunday School picnic excursion
will be run from Picture Rocks to
Mokoma on Thursday of next week.
Mrs. w. b. Ritter and children
Ada and Harold, spent the fore part
of last week with relatives at Glen
Mawr.
Mrs. Ed. Schrader and son Harry
and daughter Hattie have returned
home after weeks visit with rela-
tives in Bradfrad county.
N. G. Maben has rugged up the
Mokoma Queen and will antertain
summer guests and picnicers with
delightful boat rides on the lake.
A large excursion from Hughes
will was run to Lake Mokoma on
Wednesday. The day was not as
warm as desired by the ice cream
dealers.
At Argument Court held Satur
day, July ~, r. A. Conklin was
appointed tax collector of Laporte
Borough, to succeed VIM. p. Shoe
maker who has resigned.
Jas. Newhart had the misfortune
to break his leg while at work in
the Mercer mines, near FOrkSville,
Wednesday.
A party of Workmen are engag-
ed by the w. & n. B. r. r. in get
ting out stone near Ringdale for
the use of repairing railroad bridges
between here and Hughesville.
John McNellon returned to his
home at this place on Monday after
serving a three years enlistment in
the L. 5. Army, doing service in
Cuba.
Prof l.. l.. Ford was called to
Philadelphia last week by the SER
ions illness of his sister, Miss Jen-
ME Ford, who died before he reach
ed the city. Miss Ford during her
previous sojourns ut Laporte won
many friends who will learn with
much regret her untimely dea.-.
The residence of A. j. Hackley
caught fire Thursday morning from
Il defective fue and before discov-
cred had burned the carpet and
curtains in one of the bedrooms on
the second floor. Quickly after the
alarm was given the village bucket
brigade was on the scene and soon
had the fire under control.
The excellently entertained guests
registered at the Laporte Hotel for
a summer vacation are the follow
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Deegan,
Mrs. F. G. Cloud, Miss c. A. Dee
gan, William, Geo. G. and Fredk.
Deegan of New York; VIM. Dietrick
and family, B. f. Parker, Mrs. c.
w. Zaner, Miss Name Walleze
Miss Hutchyene Mr.. McMaster and
family of Philadelphia.
CLANCY Haverly and Mr.. Baily
of Overton, while driving from Ea.
giles Mere Tuesday at a point neal
the Fairchild place, had one of his
horses shocked by a bolt of light
ming and knocked off it's feet. The
animal soon recovered and caused
the travellers but little delay.
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A DICKERMAN SCHEME.

County Chairman VIM. P. Shoe
maker and Congressional Conferees
Chas. Funston and J. w. Rogers,
left here Wednesday for Sunbury
where it is hoped that the deadlock
between Hon. +. A. Godcharles of
Milton and Chas. Evans of Ber-
wick, will be broken, who were tie
on the vote of Conferees at the
convention held last week.
1t is well known fact among
politicians of both faiths that if
Godcharles receives this nomina-
ton there will be a Democratic
land slide which will land the pop
ular young Miitonian to the office
with a handsome majority. 1t is
also a fact that G. H. Dickerman
knows that with Godcharles as his
opponent he has no chance to win
and hence he and his allies in the
Republican ranks; namely: Messrs.
WOodin, Jackson and a few others
closely related to Dickerman, have
placed Evans to defeat GOdcharles
at the nomination. In the event
of Godcharles' failure to make the
nomination, the Republican ticket
in Northumberland county would
lose much strength, and voters
from Columbia, Montour and Sull-
ivan counties declare that Evans
name on their tickets could add no
strength whatever.
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BUTLER COLLEGE ITEMS.

Miss Gertrude Cronback will spend the
holidays in Cincinnati.
Mrs. omer Behymer sang several songs
in chapel Wednesday morning.
Miss Edith Longley, of Noblesville. visit
ed Miss Essie Hunter a few days last
week.
The Rev. Mr.. Vogler, of the Moravian
Church. led the chapel exercises Tuesday
morning.
Miss Florence Moore entertained a few
friends Friday night for Miss Mary Wick
Ter, of Peru.
Miss Grace Crawford, of Morgantown.
visited Miss Dulcie Forsyth few days last
week at the college residence.
Mrs. H. c. Bailey. of Edinburg. is visit
ing her daughters. Miss Lillian and Mary
Bailey, at the college residence.
The first term of the school year ended
last night. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
were taken up in the final examinations
Miss Pearl McElroy went to Russiaville
Woody few days and from there she will
go to Lafayette to be the guest of Mrs.
Donna Coyner Casey
Four new girls will be at the residence
cago; Miss Tilley Harvey. of Cincinnati:
Miss Merle Armstrong, of Kokomo, and
Miss Edna Cosey. of Anderson.
Miss Jessamine Armstrong will entertain
the following college friends a few days
during the holidays at her home In koko-
mo: Misses Bernice Russell, Ethel Woody,
Lula Kellar and Messrs. Charles Dyer,
Harry Fuller and Horace Russell.
A game of basketball was played Monday
night between the Butler girls and the
Knightstown girls team at Knightstown.
The Butler team was beaten by score OF
10 to 5. The lineup was follows: For
wards, Essie Hunter. Nellie Senour; center.
Mabel McFatridge; guards, Mary Baldwin.
Ethel Woody Miss Nina Ely and Miss
Will Eta Paddock went as substitutes.
Last week the rushing season OF the girls
fraternities closed and the following pledges
were made by the Gappa Kappa Gammas
Miss Ada Bowen. Miss Ruth Allerdice. Miss
Kelsey Black and Miss Irma Brayton. all
of indianapolis. The Pi Beta Phis pledged
Miss Fannie Minor. OF Indianapolis; Miss
Pearl McElroy. OF Springfield H.: Miss
Ethel Woody, OF Russiaville; Miss Mar
garet Garretson, of Pendleton, and Miss
Edna Cooper. of Middletown.
The yound ladies at the college residence
who are spending the holidays at their
homes are Misses Josephine Besaw, at
Akron, o.: Lora Campbell. at Anderson;
Mary Dixson, at Worthington: Miss
Edna Cooper, at Middletown: Minnie Wink
at Knightstown: viii Eta Paddock, at
Greenwood; Katharine Regain, at Moores-
Vile: Lillian Young, at Martinsville; Mabel
McFatridge. at Atlanta; Mayme hooven. at
Anderson; Jessamine Armstrong, at koko-
mo: Nina Ely. at Brooklyn: Mary Wicker,
at Peru; Pearl Forsyth, at Nineveh; Nina
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The Christmas vacation of 1902 will be one
OF the jolliest in the history of the Short
ridge High School and the smart set of
this institution has planned many social
functions during the holidays. All of the
alumni will be home from college, and
parties, dinners and dances will be the or
der Of the day. Nearly every social organ
ization in the school will entertain and a
large number of parties are on the calendar.
Lessons are TO be put aside for the time
and the week is TO be made a carnival of
pleasure. Among the parties by clubs will
be the dinner by the Do Do girls at the
Columbia Club on the evening of Jan. 8.
This organization Is one OF the most prom
ineht III s IA. 5. society circles and the
affair will be an elaborate one.
On the evening of Jan. a large number
OF friends OF the Sigma Delta Rho Club
VIII be entertained at dance at the home
OF Miss Ethel Duncan, 1919 North New Jer-
sey street. Miss Lento Fulwell will give a
reception on Monday afternoon, Dec. %, in
honor OF Miss Mary A. Neal. A number of
Shortridge friends will be entertained at
dinner at the Columbia Club Dec 80 by
Miss Hazel Dean Spellman. The Delta
Delta Club will receive New Years day at
Alabama street. The Do Do girls will keep
open house at the home of Stella Alig, 16Ol
Park avenue, Jan. l. The G.. q. G. Club
will receive New Years day at the home
OF Clara Lancaster, 1901 East Washington
street. Misses Edith Scudder and Catharine
Mccoy will entertain a large number OF
school friends on the evening of Dec. 30.
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NJ. T.. III. s. Doines.

The Sotch Lassies will meet with Miss
Lucetta Childers on Monday, Dec. %.
On Dec. 81 the z. u. H. Club will be en-
tertained at the home of Florence Hos
brook.
The Phi Delta Nus will meet at the
home of Eva Oppenheim during the Holt
days.
Addie Sourbeer will entertain the Tyro-
leans on Monday, Dec. 20, at her home, Ills
Church street.
Miss Mary Collins will entertain the Phi
Delta Nus with a theater party TO the
Grand on Dee. q.
Plans are being made for very unique and
interesting class day festivities by the
January class of 1893.
The Tridecimeter Society will give
watch party at the home of Mabel Ayres on
The class of June, 1903, is busy compet-
ing arrangements for their reception. which
will be rendered the class of January, 1893
The committee on reception to January
class of '03 to June class of '03 Is composed
McGaughey.
The Senoritas will give dance at the
Brenneke Academy during the holidays.
The proceeds will go to either the M T. II.
S. or the January, 'O4, class.
A number of former members of the
Manual Training High School, who are now
attending college, visited the school Fri
day TO renew acquaintance.
George Kothe entertained the Phi Delta
Nus and Buccaneers at his home last
Thursday evening. Toastsi were given by
Eva Oppenheim and Eugene Foley.
Frank WEIGH will be the host at a meet
ing of the Spanish frat" known as the
Seniors de Fortuna, on New Years day.
The gentlemen from Spain will discuss. the
traditions of their country at Martinsville,
the home of their host.
The sixth number of the school organ, the
NJ. L. III. s. Mirror, will appear tomorrow.
1t will be Christmas issue and the last
number of the present management, as
Ii will be now turned over to the class of
June. 1904, who will run Ii until the end of
the term.
A novel fraternity has been organized
among the members of the class of jan
uary, '03. Ii is called the "VaZiers, who
correspond to our Cabinet officers. They
are members of the Persian government.
The officers of this fraternity are: Presi-
dent. Charles Bragg; vice president, Jack
Shideler; secretary and treasurer, Harvey
Emmerich. The last meeting was at the
home of Charles Bragg. A party will be
given by the Vaziers on Jan. 2 at the home
| of Harvey Emmerich.
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Charles Batchelder, 'O1, is i'll at Purdue
with scarlet fever.
Ethel Nickerson and Edna English re-
Gently played a duet in Room E.
Miss Maud Cosuer will visit Miss Wini-
fred Kennedy during the holidays.
The last powwow of the junior frat of
Indians was at the home OF Ryland Pratt.
Report cards will be issued tomorrow.
These are the last reports before the end
OF the term.
Miss Ray. of the faculty. who has been i'll
for some time, is improving, but Will not
be i'm school until after vacation.
Ellis Levy made his farewell appearance
before the school Monday afternoon and
has gone to New York to study music.
Bennett Gates is home from college. in
known In athletics in Shortridge last year.
The junior class of 1904 met Friday and
talked over plans for another hop which
will likely be given the latter part of JAM
uary.
The authorities of the Shortridge High
the institution. and no team of this kind
will be organized.
James Gipe. Coburn Allen and Clyde Os-
born. well known in Shortridge affairs last
year. will come home Dec. "A from Wiscon-
sin TO spend their vacation.
At the first meeting OF the "a Dramatic
Club work In AS You Like IT. taken
up. Edna Grouse was elected vice president
and Montgomery Lewis treasurer.
The Wednesday Echo last week contained
a good article on Bits of College Life" by
Mary Amour Pratt, former member OF
the school She is now at Vassar.
Carl Brickert will succeed VIII Palmer
as an assistant on the STAFF of the Friday
Echo. The new member OF the staff will
assume the werk OF dramatic editor
A file OF all the daily papers in the city
has been placed in the school library The
organ OF the s. II. s., the Daily Echo has
arranged 10 exchange with its contempo-
rary sheets.
The Friday Echo got out a special Christ
mas number last week IL was printed on
pink paper. and the matter was significant
OF tie season. all OF the jokes etc, being
centt.ed around holiday customs strik-
Ing feature Of this number was the jokes
and club meetings, which are no longer
permitted In the school organ. IL Is said
that the management Of the Friday paper
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Excursion for Students.

Arrangements have been completed be-
tween the railroad company and the author
tiles of the schools to send excursion
to Washington, ID. c., during the spring va
cation. which begins Friday, March q.
The trip is under the direction of the Daily
Echo Of the Shortridge High School and
Is being arranged by John c. Trent of
the s. II. S. The excursion will be for the
teachers of the Indianapolis schools and
their friends. The trip will occupy a week,
and Monticello, Mount Vernon, Newport
News, Washington, Old Point Comfort
Richmond, Va. and other places of interest
will be visited.
The route taken by this excursion will
be over the Big Four and Chesapeake &
Ohio. A low rate has been secured and
the trip will be made enjoyable as pos
sible. Mr.. Trent, who is in charge of the
affair, will leave next Wednesday to go all
over the route and make preliminary ar
rangements. Any information in regard to
the excursion can be secured from j. C..
Trent at the Shortridge High School
In the spring vacation of 1900 the Daily
Echo sent an excursion TO Mammoth Cave,
which was a decided success. An effort
was made to get one to Washington last
year, but the rates could not be secured
In time and the venture was given up.
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NEWS OF HIGH SCHOOLS
AN INCIDENT NOT APPRECIATED BY
sHoRTRIDGE PROFESSOR.
Social Functions Scheduled for the
HoIidays-Personal and So
cial Notes.

Many strange and funny little comedies
are enacted every day in a big city like
Indianapolis. One of these instances oc-
CURED last Friday morning in class In
senior themes under Prof. Charles Swain
Thomas in the Shortridge High School. The
students in this department are working
on short story writing and it is the Gus
tom for the instructor to read number
OF stories of this kind during the hour in
order that the pupils may acquaint them
selves with the works OF standard writers.
At the conclusion of the reading OF story
the class offers suggestions and criticisms.
On the day in question Professor Thomas
announced to his second-hour class that
he would read some short stories, but he
did not say who the author was. His first
selection was about a disappointed play
wright in Boston, and when he finished he
asked for opinions. George Posey was
the first TO voice his sentiments in regard
10 the story, which he did In most ad-
verse manner. He scored the attempt of
the writer IN a most cruel fashion and
showed where the playwright had shown
poor business sense in regard to his piece.
Other faults were found with the story,
and the student did not attempt to conceal
his disgust that a person should write such
a story. A few other members of the class
volunteered opinions, all of which were
very favorable to the story. About this
time ii was seen that the entire class was
in confusion. except Posey, and even the
sedate and dignifed teacher looked over
his glasses and smiled as the students de-
Tended or roasted" the story.
The secret had leaked out. Some one in
the rear OF the room had given out the
tip that this story had come from the
pen of no other than the senior English
teacher himself. Meanwhile the starter of
all the trouble stated that he did not
know who had written the story, but it was
bad enough. To cap the climax Posey
asked Professor Thomas IL he knew who
was the author. That was the undndest
cut OF all, and the bell saved an embar-
RAISING situation. Posey was told that the
joke was on him, and the class went &c
the next recitation leaving the themes In
structor to ponder over his story.
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Ph1ladelpnla RECORD
I'VE all know how useful photography
has become to the police in the identifi-
cation of criminals" said a manufacturer
yesterday; but few people, even among
business men, realize how useful il can
be made in recording the work of sub
ordinates. 1t may save hours of letter
writing and bookkeeping. The contractor
in charge of the work on the new Bellevue
Stratford Hotel makes photographs every
day, sometimes almost every hour, show
ing the progress made in the construction,
and as these are dated, IL gives a better
idea than anything else could do of how
rapidly the hands are working. These pho
togra phs are sent to the central office of
the contracting company in New York
where they are filed and form a sort of
diary of the construction If any branch
of the operation is not progressing satisfac-
torily the photos show il instantly, and no
written explanation from the contractor
in charge can deny this evidence. / pre-
dict great demand for cameras when
the business world wakes up TO this new
utility"
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When a Case Is Reversed.
Baltimore American.

Few persons are aware how keenly a
Judge of a lower court feels a reversal of
his decision" remarked one of the best
known lowyers in the city TO me the other
day. And L have never yet known a
Judge of a lower court 10 admit that his
judgment was wrong, Notwithstanding the
reversal friend of mine. former judge
of New Jersey, who was in Baltimore not
long ago. actually resigned from the bench
because the higher court so seldom agreed
with him. his decisions in nine cases out
of ten having been reversed. While at
dinner in this city with the former judge
the conversation drifted back TO the old
days when he was on the bench. and in
speaking of his retirement he said. Il shall
was right and the higher court wrong. IL
the higher court was never wrong why was
IL called the Court of Errors and Appeals
all of which showed plainly that the re-
versals still ranked in his BOSOM
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Christmas.

God bless all givers and their gifts
And all the giftless too
And help them by whatever shifts
Their kindly Will to do.
When seasons. which our hearts expand,
Our purses fail TO fill.
A word smile, clasp of hand
Shall carry our goodwill.
Let him who hath his plenty,
And him who lacks his lack,
Give. each one, what he may. nor care
What recompense comes back.
If only love his heart shall swell
And kindness guide his hand.
His Christmas he shall keep as well
AS any in the land.
Out greed Out, guilei Out, Jealousy.
Out, envy! Out despair,
Come. hope, Come. faithi Come, charity!
And ease the pains of care.
Come Christmas, with thy message dear,
And all thy gentle mirth,
To teach that love shall cast out fear,
And peace shall reign on earth.
e. S. Martin, in Poems and Verses"
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Resurrection.

The trumpet of the Judgment shook the night,
Dust quickened and was fresh; grave-ciothes
were shed:
With moaning OF strong travail and lament.
The sea gave up her dead.
One. rising from the rotting tomb, beheld
The heavens unfold beneath Jehovah's breath.
Great Godr' he cried. with Thine eternity,
Couldst Thou not leave me DeathT'
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With a Christmas Gift.

At Chr.stmas-tme long years ago
Good will to men, the angels sang,
And peace on earth" their message rang
Across the sky's celestial glow.
At Christmas-time
Long years ago.
At Christmas-time that comes to-day
This message of good will / send
The loving wishes of a friend
That happiness may hold full sway
At Christmas-time
That comes to-day.
At Christmas-time in future years
And all the other DAYS beside
May life for you always provide
Its laughter all unmxed with tears
At Christmas-time
In future years.
w. r. Murphy, in Christmas st. Nicholas.
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Christmas, Prithee.

Christmas, prithee, be thou drest
In thy best
Snowy wimple, snowy gown
Laying down
Flooring pure and white, to greet
Jesus feet.
Gloria in Excelsis.
Bid thy frosty landmarks bear
Through the air
Cloth of silver for thy veil
Clear and frail.
While the robins welcome sing
To thy king.
Gloria in Excelsis.
Angels DER thy radiant brow
Leaning low.
Joyous. carol once again
Sweet refrain.
Seeing our dark earth so fair:
Peace be there.
Gloria in Excelsis."
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The Flock I'm the Meadow.

Is this not Palestine, the ancient country.
And are not these the shepherds in the fields,
Watching the focks by night?
See how the quiet sheep come gathering
In gentle, shadowy companies,
Stirring often, like fields OF innocent MOWERS,
In the soft Orient wind.
Appealing. another. silently
Against the mysteries Of the falling dark,
Until the starry quiet comes over them
And deepens, and the wind dies, and they steep
Upon us, lying in the fields in all the dim,
Strange beauty of the night, there comes,
Out of it's time, like lily in the dark,
A little promise of dawn,
Increasing wonderfully into the very west.
Exquisitely growing and soon fulfilling itself
In the full tranquil glory of star
That trembles with some unannounced joy.
Surely Ii Is the ancient. sacred country.
And the dark shepherds in their dewy cloaks,
And the gray locks, arisen, are looking forth
For the nativity.
Mildred l. McNeal, in Lppincotts Magazine.
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ak de Lawd for Chris'mu grace
Ter SEN desc chillun some
But dar's no chimbly ter de place
How Sanity Claus gwine come?
i wonders whar all po',
Eff he'll come knockin at de do
In dey sweet sleep de chillen stir
Dey heahs de bells in town;
] wish we had chimDly fer
Fer de oil man ter come down!
You reckon whar ives all po'
Dat he'll come knockin' at the de do?
Frank l.. Stanton, in up from Georgia"
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Hanging the Holly

With Polly / CHANGED TO be hanging the holly.
With Polly, the roguish. with Polly, the sly,
With Polly, who's brimBaing with frolic and
folly,
auip on her lip and jest in her eye.
The wind. it grieving. and shadows were
weaving
Their dark web without Ger the face of the
sky;
Within IL was merry with green leaf and berry.
And Polly, close by, with CLEAN in her eye.
This holly. know. sir. you wish mistletoe.
SIR
Cried Polly as DER US wreath we hung high;
I looked at her. laughing. to see were she
chatting.
And. on. what CLINT there shone from out her
eyel
How like the rose-petals which the bee
settles
Her cheeks werel Her lips were the holly
fruits dye; -
BE IL mistletoe. dear, minute or so. dear!
"A minute?" breathed Polly. with mirth In her
eye
SO it's Oh TO be hanging the holly with Polly!
With Polly, the mischievous, Polly, the sly,
With Polly. the genius of all that is jolly
lure on her lip, and with love in her eye!
Clinton Scotland. in December Smart Set.
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Christmas Vacation.

The Christmas vacation in the public
schools OF indianapolis will begin next
Tuesday and continue until the Monday
after New Years.
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vandever, at Lebanon; Margaret Garretson.
at Pendleton. Grace Barnard, at Greenfield;
Katharine krammer, at Frankfort, and
Ethel Woody at Russiayille.