Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-11-21
RERNICE ITEMS.

Friday.
Charles Jackson of Berwick was
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. c.
f. Jackson of this place, last week.
Mr.. James Melody of Scranton,
was visiting friends at this place
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown and family of
of Clinton Springs are visiting Mil
dred friends.
Mr.. Barklay Deegan Of Mildred
was at Sayre Monday an Tuesday
of last week.
Mrs. John Mcdonald and daughter
Millie of PunXsutawney are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daley of Mildred.
Mr.. and Mrs John IIoffa of Du-
shore, were calling on friends at this
place Sunday.
Arthur Herst son of David Hurst
was seriously injured in the mines
last wednesday. He was attended
by DR.. NJ. +. Herman of Dushore,
who thought he should be removed
to the Sayre hospital for treatment,
which was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Jackson gave
another phonogaph entertainment
one night last week and will con
tinue to have them during the WIN
ter ,whi h will he greatly enjoyed
by those attending the same.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c. +. Jackson are
Untitled to the thank of the com.
munity.
William Ore and Dougherty of
Philadelphia were calling on friends
at this place and looking for game
but were caught as suckers by the
members of the rabbit-foot club.
Gypsies first appeared i'm Europe
about 900 years ago. They are sup
posed to have come from Egypt, and
were called Egyptians, from which
fact comes their name. 1t has how
ever, been proved conclusive
ly from their peculiar language that
they actually came from Northern
India. They first appeared in Tur-
key and greece, after finding their
way into the Balkan States and
Hungary. From these latter coun-
ries they spread throughout Europe
Small and dark, nomadic in their
habits, and many Of them "prettily
theftuOus'' to quote Robert Lewis
stephens, they never amalgamated
with the people among whom they
dwell. Though there are many gyp-
sizes in England, the United States
and other nations, it is in Roumania
Hungary and Russia that they are
chiefly found, their numbers in that
part of europe being placed at 500, 900
The French call them "Bohemians.
which fact according to some author.
tiles comes the use of that word to
| liscribe the care-free life of idlers.
| Dispensaries for the examination
and treatment of people suffering
from tuberculosis of the lungs will
be established in every county of
Pennsylvania by State Health Com
missioner Dixon. These dispensa-
ries will be located in the most cen
trail point of the county and will be
in charge of the county medical in
lspector, who will be under the gen.
eral direction of DIR. T. II. A. Stiles.
The dispensary is intended for the
benefit of patients to poor to pay for
medical attention, and who may for
various reasons, be unwilling or un
able to 90 to sanitarium. The ply
sician in charge will be expected to
make an examination, and when
necessary prescribe for such patients.
1t is the intention of Commissioner
Dixon to use as few drugs as possi-
BILE, depending mainly upon fresh
air and forced feeding treatment.
The ginseng root grows in this
section of which there are quite a
number all seem to be doing well.
An acre of ginseng is roughly esti-
mated to be worth about $1,000, and
it is probable that there is about that
amount of ground under cultivation
in and around Tunkhannock, di-
vided among the following men:
Benjamin Conard, b. w. Lewis,
Rolla Frear, w. kittredge, Charles
A. graham, Benjamin Frey S. S.