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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12
Five Black Bears Go On a Spree.

Searching their souls for sounds
to tell how glad they felt', five
black bears, very, very drunk, gave
vaudeville performance in the
Loyalsock woods, near Ringdale,
late Tuesday evening, and farmer
Donald Gallagher, who watched the
performance, says he is really glad
he didn't have a gun.
John Farrell, another farmer, has
a big cider press at a poin t on the
edge of the forest, and close to the
Ringdale road. Hundred of bushels
of apples have been ground and
pressed during the past few months
and the pomace has been dumped in
great heap near the I.oyalsock
creek. 1t recently rained on this
pomace and it fermented.
Farmer Gallagher was driving
home from Ringdale when, near the
cider press, he heard the sounds of
revelry. His horse refused to pro-
ceed and he went forward t. ivesti.
gate. DancingOund the pomace
pile were five bears, all wooping
and squealing in Bachanalin aband-
on. The farmer AYERS that while he
watched they had football GENE,
Piute war dance, a grand opera re-
hearsal and grand Salome wind.up.
Then the farmer yelled applause
and the bears tried to tear down the
forest making their get-away.-Ex.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12
Fatal Accident.

John w. Diggan, aged 10 wears,
who resided on the farm of his ,fathe r.
in-law Fay Taylor, at Rock Run,
about II miles from Hughesville,
was killed by being struck on the
head by large timber from shed
that he was tearing down.
Diggan, assisted by Mr.. Smith Il
neighbor, was demolishing an old
shed which stood close to the house.
AS Gne of the timbers was loosened
it swung around and struck Diggan
on the head, fracturing his skull.
The accident happened about II
o'clock Monday and he died in the
afternoon about o'clock wsthout re-
gaining consciousness.
DR.. Wackenhuth, of Picture
Rocks. was called, but was unable to
do anything.
Mr.. Dggan is survived by wild
ow and three children.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12
Good ShOotina.

The American Navy now leads the
world in accuracy and rapidity .of
shooting; six years ago it was ahead
of every first class power. Six years
ago an American battleship would
not hit an enemy's vessel at IA battle
range of three miles or more oftener
than twice an honr. To-day every
ship of an enemy's fleet steaming in
to range would be struck by two
tons of steel shell every minute by
by every modern American ship
firing at her. Solid metal spatters
like mud when these great project
lies strike it; when charged
with their high explosives these
shells are swept through the ship in
fragments of from two hundred
pounds in weight down to the fin
est steel dust. In all human proba
bility no ship in the world could
stand such a fire fifteen minutes
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12
Railroads for Christ.

Perhaps it will be startling
to many that the raikoads of this
country are actively ingaged in
Christian work.
Railroads along with other corpor-
ations, have been charged with be-
ing soulIess, but brochure by Will
jam Merkel, reprinted from the Oct
tober Review of Reviews, if general
ly read will go long way toward
correcting this idea and show that
many of the leading railroad men
of the country are actively encourag-
ing and aiding Christian work
among their employees.
Mr.. Merkel tells of the many
buildings for Y. NJ. G. A. work erect
ed by the aid of railroad authorities
aud of the magnificent good being
accomplished by them.
Among the illustrations used is a
picture of the railroad Y. NC. A.
at st. Augustine, which was largely
built and equipped by Harry M.
! Flagler.
In the United States and Canada
there are now ia of these railroad
y. Nj. C. A. Associations, with a
membership of 81, 200 and buildings
have an aggregate value of 81, 500,
200. These figures are constantly
increasing.
In 1907 alone twelve new buildings
were erected at total cost of over a
half millian dollars and about 5000
new members were added. On the
| New York Central lines there are
forty associations; on the Penn
sylvania as many more, an on the
Boston and Maine, ten.
In fact one or more branches OF
the association can be found on as
many as siXty-three different rail
roads through out the United States
and Canada.
That the effect on the part of the
railroads in these various ways in
behalf of their employees, have been
abundantly justified from both the
business and humanitarian stand
points, the high Officials of the roads
are firmly convinced.
The work has brought company
and men into closer relationship.
1t has made employees feel that the
company takes a sympathetic in
terest in their welfare; That it is
not merely seeking to grind out the
best years of their lives with eX-
acting work, long honrs, and small
pay, giving them nothing to look
forward to but retirement without
compensation through disability OF
old age.
1t has tended to stamp out thai
spirit of discomfort that has caused
so much railroad history.
1t has generally raised the tone
and character of the men increasing
their loyalty and efficiency, and
making them realize that the sue.
cess of the company means their
own success, and that these both de-
pend on each man doing well his in.
dividual part,
1t was shown that the men active.
ly engaged in the operation of thu
great roads of this country are do
ing a great work in advancing The
Kingdom of Christ.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Presidents Message is Strons, Readable

One.
By the President of the United
States of America A Proclamation
Once again the season is at hand
when, according to the ancient Gus
tom of our people, it becomes the
duty of the President to appoint
day of prayer and Of Thanksgiving
to God.
Year by year this notion grows i'll
strength and worldly power. Dur.
ing the century and quarter that
has elapsed since our entry intoi the
circle of Independent people we
have grown and prospered in ma
terial things to "A degree never known
before, and not now known in any
other country The thirteen colo
nies which struggled along tbs 80 =
coast of the Atlantic and were hem
med in but few miles west of the
tidewater by Indianhaunted Wild
erDess have been transformed into
the mightiest republic which the
world has ever seen. It's domains
stretch across the continent from one
to the other Of the two greatest
oceans, and it exercises dominion
alike in the Arctic and troplc
realms. The growth in wealth and
population has surpassed even the
growth in territory. Nowhere else
in the world is the average of in
pividual comfort and material we'll
being As high as in our fortunate
land.
For the very reason that in ma
tcrial we'll being we have thus
! abounded. we owe it to the Almighty
to show equal progress in moral and
spiritual things. With nation as
with the individuals VINO make up
a nation, material well-being is an
indispensable foundation. Bnt the
foundation avails nothing by itself.
That life is wasted, and worse than
wasted, which is spent in piling,
heap upon heap, those things which
minister merely to the pleasure of
the body ahd to the power that
rests only wealth. Upon material
well-being as a foundation must be
raised the structure of a lofty life of
the spirit if this nation is properly
to fulfill its great mission and to ac-
cOmplish all that we so ardently
hope and desire. The things of the
body are good; the things of the in
tellect better; but best of all are the
things of the soul, for in the nation
as in the individual, in the long
run it is character that counts. Let
us therefore as people set our faces
resolutely against evil, and with
broad charity, with kindliness and
good will toward all men, strive
with all the strength that is giver
, US for Righteousness in public and ir
!, private life.
Canton, o., Nov. 8. Tne Mckinley
home has been opened to the pub
lie as the Mercy Hospital. Mrs. r.
G. Klorer, Of Canton, purchased tn,
place for s50,0 and presented it tt
the Sisters of Charity, stipulatins
that it be used as hospital. He
wish has been complied with ant
the hospital has been entirely fur
nished with donations made dy th
beople of Canton.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12
Would Cut Wardens and Spies Out OF
Fishing Fines.

Fishin9 Fines.
Important changes in the fish laws
of Pennsylvania are provided in two
bills adopted by the conference of
representatives of the fish protective
associations of thirty-one counties,
which concluded its work at Harris
burg on Friday last. The bills will
be submitted to the Legislature.
1t is proposed to permit violators
OF the fish laws to appeal to court,
and also do away with the division
of fines among wardens and inform
ers and turn all the money into the
State Treasury. Carp are added to
the list of food fish,
Among the important changes are
these: That the commission of fish
cries be allowed to appoint thirty
wardens; allowing the Commission
ers of fisheries to close trout streams
on petition of 200 citizens, making
possession of fish or illegal nets pri-
ma face evidence of guilt; author
izing the setting aside of small
streams for nursery purposes, pro-
hibiting under penalty of 800 ttine,
sale or offering for sale of illegal
fishing devices; allowing two rods,
two hand lines or two of each to
each fisherman; reducing the num-
ber of trout that can be caught in
day to twenty-five; changing bass
season from July 1 to December /.
In order to extend the scope of
the work of the Pennsy lvania State
College in personally impressing up
on farmers the Importance of and
need for more direct and scientific
farming, special train carrying Il
number of professors from that insti-
tuition, will be run over the Penn
sylvania Railroad, starting on Tues
day next, on a three days tour Of
the State.
Twenty-Five stops will be made,
on arriving at station the farmers
will take seats in the cars, which
have been fitted up as lecture rooms.
When these are overcrowded the
talks will be given in the open air.
Descriptive literature, embodying
the principals expounded by the
professors will be distributed. Among
the subjects to which special atten-
ton will be devoted are the growing
of alfalfa, ii crop which is almost en-
tirely neglected in this State, meth
DDS of preserving and improving the
fertility of soil, and demonstration
in testing seed corn. In addition
there will be talks on the care of
live stock and the improvement of
dairy products,
Representing the State College on
the special will be Profs Alva Agee,
Thomas +. Hunt, III. f. Van Nor
man. F. d. Gardner, c. f. Shaw
and NJ. p. Mcdowell. 1t is prob
able that the United States Bureau
of Forestry will send some one to
talk on the preservation of fence
posts and care of trees. Division
Freight Agents w. j. Rose and C.
+. Kingston willrepresent the Penn
sylvania Railroad Campany.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-11-12

G. A. Starr of Sonestown has
moved into his cozy new home
which has just been completed at
that place.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
BLESSINGS ON NEW BUILDINGS
Russian Custom That Got scoffe'
Into Trouble.


It is a custom in this country Il
open all new buildings and instttu'
lions public or private, with a re-
Hgious dedication.
Even the proprietary builder OF a
small cottage or workshop who can.
not afford to pay for the attendance
of a priest to bless and sprinkle with
holy water new structure always
hoists a wooden cross, nailed to the
topmost pole in the scaffolding, as his
dwelling or workshop approaches COM
pletion, symbolic OF an appeal for
Gods blessing upon the new prem
Uses.
This custom appeared somewhat in
congruous ON the establishment OF
the government liquor monopoly,
when every vodka store was solemn
ly opened with a religious ceremony.
At KtshineH last week, when a
new opera house was opened with the
usual religious function, the local
journal, Bessarabian Life. made some
scofing remarks. for which the pro-
prietary editor has been sentenced
to four months Imprisonment
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
Magazines fer the Army.

The Woman's Army and Navy
league is making additional request
for books and magazines to be sent
to the soldiers in the Philippines,
Alaska, Cuba and far western posts in
the United States. The coming OF
spring has brought many requests from
these stations, particularly from Alas
ka, and contributions of such litera-
ture are requested. With the prac-
teal eye of the nations housekeep-
ers, members of the league believe.
now that the spring housekeeping Is
here, there may be an extra allotment
of magazines and books for the sol
diers.
The genuine pleasure these periodi-
Gals give the soldiers is not to be dis
counted They read them eagerly,
each finding a sort of message from
home within the pages. One lot is
torn, thumb-marked, and almost worn
out before another assortment arrives.
and the men of the garrison look Gag
erIy for the incoming transport that
will bring fresh Notwithstanding
ton Times.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
A .SartoriaI Stab.

Mr.. Jackson, colored. had come to
the home of his fiancee. Miss Jasmine
Jones, :, fulfill an afternoon appoint
ment. Not finding the lady at the GUS
tomary trysting place in the front
yard, Mr.. Jackson leisurely strolled
around the house, thinking he would
probably come upon her there. The
lady was yet not to be found, but her
mother was discovered on the back
porch, doing the family washing. APP
preaching with his most pompous air,
the future son-in-law inquired, Mis-
Jones. can yo' tell me anything of de
wharabouts Of Mis- Jasmine dis fin
aftahnoon?"
1--WE wharabouts of Jasmine, did
you say, Mistah Jackson?" puzzled the
old woman, looking up from her tub.
"Yes'm. dat's what l say. de whar-
abouts of Mis- Jasmine
WALL" muttered the old negress,
as she began hastily to overhaul the
contents of her tub, IF dey amt heah,
I reckon she's done got 'em on
Brooklyn Life.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
Concrete Belt Armor.

The use Of REINFORCED concrete
Armor on warships has recently been
suggested. An Italian engineer, Lor
EMO d'Adda, has been led by the sue
cess of concrete land Notifications
as revealed in the Russian-Japanese
war, to construct armor plates OF re-
enforced concrete, covered with thin
plates of steel, as protection against
the immediate effects of the impact of
shells. Concrete armor plates, even
when REINFORCED by stout and close
ly inlaid iron bars, must obviously
be much thicker than hardened steel
armor, but as the specific gravity
of the material is only one-third that
Of steel the weight of the armor need
not be increased, while it's cost may
be very greatly diminished. The sub
stftution Of REINFORCED concrete for
steel armor on a first class battieship
would effect considerable saving.
The practicability of the substitution
Will be decided by the result of ex-
periments, soon to be made, on the
effect of shots on the REINFORCED
concrete plates.-Scientific American
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well Informed Of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cealent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for it's remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get it's beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
Prefer Hotels TO Homes.


Hotel lie seems to have its at
Effectiveness for the wealthy families
Of New York. Because Of the short
ness Of the season, many society folk
have not opened their city homes
during the winter months. These
families are to be found scattered
through the large, semi-private hotels,
which have multiplied within the last
couple of years, and which have been
designed with a view to attracting
the millionaire class Of tenants. Ho-
tel life, society women have begun
to find out, affords an easy evasion OF
much entertaining. The average
hostess nowadays seeks to avoid ex-
ira bother, and it Is less of tax
on her time and patience to hold large
receptions in one of the half-dozen
hotels favored by society or in the
Colonial Club By keeping her town
house closed this winter a So
ciety woman remarked the other day
that at a rough estimate she had saw
ed $4,000 in four months. Besides
this, she has not had to worry over
the servant question and other mat
tiers so vexatious to women who en-
tertain.-New York Correspondence OF
The Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
The more Careful Widower.

In a village. Of Picardy, after a long
sickness, a farmers wife fell into d
lethargy Her husband was willing,
good man to- believe her out of pain,
and SO according to the custom Of
that country, she was wrapped in a
sheet and carried out to be buried.
But, as luck would have it. the bearers
carried her so near the hedge that the
thorns pierded the sheet and awoke
the woman from her trance. Some
years after she died in reality, and
as the funeral passed along the hus.
band would Ievery now and then cali
out: mot tho near the hedge, neigh
bors! Not tho near the hedge!"-Tit
Bits.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
CARE OF THE SHEEP.

| | TAKE CARE OF THE SHEEP.
| I believe there is no other class
Of stock that will produce a greater
dividend, for the amount Invested
than sheep, If properly cared for.
| We breed our ewes to bring lambs
| IN March. At this time they are
kept away from other stock until
lambs are old enough to avofd being
Eun over and trampled upon. We al
ways provide good shelter during. the
lambing period when they are en-
closed every night. We started with
flock of fifteen, strong healthy ewes
and one ram upon the average farm.
I believe it is not best to keep over
fifty breeding ewes in one flock. A
flock will thrive much better when
there are not so many punched to-
gether, and they can be better taken
care Of l have found that ewes
about two years old, give the best
satisfaction in the rearing of lambs.
Young ewes require too much atten-
ton and often lose many of the lambs,
so it is well for the beginner, at
least, to begin with the older ewes.
Do not allow your ewes to become
too fat as they are very unsatisfac-
tory for breeding purposes.
In the fall the flock should be
gradually placed upon dry or winter
feed. clover hay makes an excellent
roughage for sheep. We give an oc-
casional feed of shredded corn fodder.
Prompt and regular feeding is neces-
sary for the best factors. Salt is a
great factor also to keep them in
good digestion.
We usually begin the shearing in
April if the weather is warm and
dry. The sooner the ewes are shorn
after the lambing the better it is for
them. The ewes will, I think, thrive
much better without her fleece in
the warm days and give more nourish
ment to her lambs.
We use the regular shearing ma
chiae for shearing. The machine
takes the wool off close to the skin |
far more smoothly than the hand |
shearer. We own our machine and |
The shearing does not cost anything. |
fave discovered that a shearing ma
Chine such as We use is sure death |
u the ticks for the sharp knives cut
fvery tick in two. More attention is
icing paid to sheep in this neighbor-
rood than at any time previous. The
principal reason for more sheep not
being kept is that many farmers are
lot acquainted with the sheep bust
less, and do not know the large profit
here is in keeping. sheep-M A. p,
n the Indiana Farmer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
The Bigger Man.

=
Some good stories are told regard.
ing Sir Anthony mcdonnell who is
credited with a desire to relinquish
the under-secretaryship Of Ireland, a
post he has now held for five years.
Here is one Of them: On one occasion
he told Lord Ashbourne, the Tory
Lord Chancellor of Ireland under the
last administration, that he believed
three-fourths of the trouble in Ireland
was due to ofncialism. The lord chan
cellor was aghast. I'm astounded," he
said, that you should say such thing
to me" "Oh. I've said that to bigger
man than YOU retorted Sir Anthony,
with his comprehensive smile. who
was that?" asked Lord Ashbourne. in
credulous. THE King" said Sir An
tony. The rest was silence.-Tit-Bits.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
Returninu Check.

A New York editor laid down
letter with a laugh.
"A letter from w. w. Jacobs, the
English humorist," he said, "declin
ing to write me a Christmas story
at dollar a word. That was not
what made me laugh, though.
"Mr. Jacobs tells me in this letter
about an American correspondent OF
his own name The American w.
w. Jacobs wrote to the English one
recently. He said he, too, aspired
to literary laurels, but so far with
out success. He had proposition to
make He proposed that the two
work in partnership, The supplying
the ideas, the other writing the ideas
up"
The editor took up Mr.. Jacobs let
ter and read from it:
My American namesake then told
of a dream he had had, in which this
partnership arrangement evidently an
swered satisfactorily; SO satisfactor
lily, indeed, that publishers checks
came In so fast and furious that the
majority of them had to be returned
as 'unayailable'-a happy state which
none of us, or very few. ever reach.
Star.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-19
- 1.-TWO TOPERS."
A Teachers Experience

my friends call me The Postum
Preacher" writes MINI. school
teacher. because preach the gospel
of Postum everywhere go. and have
been the means of liberating many
'coffee-pot slaves
Il don't care what they call me SO
long as can help others to see what
they lose by sticking to coffee, and
can show them the way to steady
nerves. clear brain and general good
health by using Postum.
While school girl drank coffee
and had fits of trembling and went
through siege OF nervous prostra-
ton, which took me three years to
rally from.
Mother coaxed me to use Postum,
but | thought coffee would give me
strength. So things went. and when
L married l found my husband and
were both coffee topers and l can
sympathize with a drunkard who
tries to leave of his cups.
lat last in sheer desperation,
bought a package of Postum, fol-
lowed directions about boiling it,
served 1t with good cream, and asked
my husband how he liked the coffee.
I'VE each drank three cups apiece.
and what satisfied feeling 1t left.
Our conversion has lasted several
years and will continue as long as
we live, for 1t has made US new
nerves are steady. appetites good,
There's q Reason" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
ono appears from time to time. They
arc genuine, true, and full of human
interest.