Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-11-23


Somebody has figured out that
daring the last fifty years Niagara
has claimed 80 far as known 10 vic
Tins. OF this number 12l are charr
cl up to deliberate suicide, while -
met their fate by accident. Ninety
three took their rOute over the
american Falls while eighty three
passed over the Horseshoe Fall.
The remains of I2S were reco vercd
and Is were never found.
John Mitchell StrongpIy aflirins
miners; but he also insists there can
he no renewal of the present pact
which expires next April. This
looks omniOus for coal consumers.
The Inference to be drawn from Mr..
Mitchells'S statement is that the
mine owners and the miners may
reach Il satisfactory understanding
loG duNtilttu WAGES anu tiiit INV
buyers of coal will have to foot the
bill.
The New Albany Grange has Just
closed contest which had as its
object the securing Of new members,
and the result was the addition of II
,nn,,1,,r u, tb.ir ,,r.nn,
J. w. Evans of Pottstowu, who
takes an annual trip to this place
during hunting season and takes
Landlord Gallagher out into the
timbered vicinity of the town and
instructs him in the arts kno Nn only
to sportSmen, arrived in town Thurs
day and brought with him nice
roasting piece from the 1000 lh.moose
which he shot last week while hunt
ing in the State of Maine,
Mrs Benjamin Worthing died at
her home near SOnest0wn, on Tues
day Of last week, after an Illness Of
several years. of cancer. During
the last year of her illness she was Il
terrible sufferer. and it was necessary
to keep her under the influence of
anaesthctics most of this timein ord
er to alleviate her dreadful suffering.
She is survived by IA husband and
six children: John, nf this place,
Mrs. Jessie Lucas of Hillsgrovc,
and tl~ "thcrS are at home. The
funeral was held Thursday, inter
ment being made at SonestoWn.
Again the season of thanksgiving
and gratitude is drawing near, and
every one should cease from their
labor long enough to ponder over
the year that has just passed and
which will soon he but faint Shad
ow in our lives, and sum up the in
e5timable blessings that have been
given to Us and for which we should
he truly thankful. While ii il true
that some of us may not have an
abundance of the temporal things of
this world, and other have suffered
in sickness or sorrow, yet, there is
no condition in life 50 unfaVOrahlc
our reverScs may have been, our
blessings have been overWhelmingIv
greater. If we have looked on the
bright side of life and have seen the
silvery lining of the clouds, surely
we must he able to realize how much
we are indebted to Him who has
shown Us countless mercieS. The
very fact that we are an atom of this
great beautiful world should be a
cause for gratitude. We should be
grateful for homes and friends, and
it is most fitting fine to siren nIthen
ties of friendship by showing apprc-
citation of our friends. Thanksgiving
Day is emincntly the day Of
amily rr-rcunion~ and social inter
course of friends, but the real .ignif
icancc of the day should not he lost
in the pursuit of idle amusement.
1t is said that grattu H. shows II
brave soul, and ingratitude il coward
ly soul, therefore, let your hearts be
filled with praise and gratitude on
Thanksgiving Day.