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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
WILL MAKE FURTHER TESTS
FOR ROCK FOUNDATION
Chief Engineer Cornell Orders That
Drilling Be Resumed.

Drilling Be Resumed.
Further tests are TO be made i'll
the hopes of finding rock foundation
for the dam which Meikleham e Dins.
more, the New York brokers and in
vestors propose to build near Towan-
da
Three holes have been drilled in
on the site of the proposed dam, and
while rock was found during one test,
yet it is anything but satisfactory to
the men behind the project. George
Cornell, the chief engineer for Meikle-
ham & Dinsmore, was in Towanda
Thursday, and made a thorough in
spection of the site, and the tests
which have been made. After COM
pleting his examination, he ordered
that the work of drilling for rock be
resumed at once, and continued until
the entire territory available for 10.
eating the dam be thoroughly tested.
The fact that no rock has been
found during the tests already made
has been very discouraging to the
men behind the project. While not
findine rock does not mean the pro.
ject will be abandoned, it does mean
considerable delay, and great addi-
tional expense.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
The Way of the Lion.

The Nasal, who still spear many
lions, and in the old days killed many
more thenr,hey do now, told me posi-
lively Gat when their warriors were
charged by lion they always stood
stock still. To move meant DEATH to
stand quite immoyable meant that, be-
fore closing, the lion, If unwounded,
would stand, too. Then came the
spearman's one chance. The stories
you hear of lions charging when uIl-
wounded, and from distance, are
generally liked the same sort of story
told about rhino or elephant. .-Rev.
DR.. w. S. Rainsford in Worlds Work.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
The Captains Repartee.

The captain of transatlantic lin.
er having become irritable as re-
suit of some minor troubles in the
ships management and the unusually
large number of ridiculous inquiries
made by tourists was heading for the
bridge when dapper young man
halted him to inquire the cause Of the
commotion off the starboard side of
the ship. Being on the port side, the
captain politely replied, with some
sarcasm he was not certain, but
thought it possible that a cat fish had
lust had kittens. What-to-Eat
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
The Land of the Poisoned Dart.

The Rev W. S. Rainsford, d. D.,
presents a vivid picture of the wld
customs among the tribes of the East
African hinterland, in Harper's Week
ly. Many of these are wholly uncivil-
lied, and they live in state of chron-
ic warfare. Among certain peoples a
warrior who has committed homicide
must cleanse himself by killing three
women of another tribe, until which
feat has been accomplished he is de'
barred from partaking of the rites OF
his tribe.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Use for 16-Inch Gun.

It is suggested that the l6-inch gun
now lying unmounted at Sandy Hook
be sent to the Philippines and mount
ed on the fortifcations now under con-
struction at Corregidor island for the
defense of Manila. This gun would
command the channel there, which
the l2-inch gun will not do, and 1t
can deliver blow at distance Of
10 1000 to 10000 feet which would sink
any ship afoat. racking the steel
frame and armor bearing of the ship
and starting a leak.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Travelling with PhiaIs.

In travelling with toilet bottles o.
medicine phials, which cannot be dis
pensed with, first ascertain that tho
corks are sound and will not allow
the liquids to pour through. Then cut
small pieces of thin, pliable wire.
Draw a piece around the neck OF
each bottle and make one loop, draw
ing tight, Put the other end across
the cork and form another loop around
neck of bottle. So prepared the bot
tie may be packed in either bag or
trunk without danger of spilling.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11

Liquid air made from carbon dioX-
ide. according to DR.. David Hubbard,
liquifies at a pressure of 1000 pounds
to the square inch. When liberated
at a low temperature it becomes car
bonic acid snow, crystallizing into a
substance resembling common white
chalk, though of greater brilliance.
This snow has been applied with great
effect to many skin diseases, such as
moles, warts, brthmarks, etc, a ten
second application ending the growth
and causing it to disappear.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Spanish Executioner's Remorse.

A curious story comes from Seville.
On Sunday night the local execution
er died, his death being due to re-
morse. For several years he had car
ried out any executions, but recently
he was summoned to Nordova to in
fict the final penalty on some crimi-
nails The impression made upon him
was so painful that he was unable to
face the ordeal when condemned in
Seville, and the sentence will have to
be carried out by the Madrid execu.
tiOner.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Popuiar Science,

The fixed" stars are changing theii
positions at an appreciable rate, ac-
cording to astronomers. who say that
even the most familiar consultations
have changed their forms since the
time of the ancients who named them.
The touch of the right hand is sen
orally more sensitive than the left.
A peculiar poison, the use of which
is attributable to English gypsies.
kills domestic animals, but does net
render their flesh unsafe to eat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Forests of Eritish Columbia.

Official estimates state that in Brit
ish Columbia there is an area of forest
and wood land aggregating 2S5 ,554
square miles. All over this extensive
area are large sections, each of many
square miles, owned OF leased by
American sydicates and controlled by
American capital The available tim
Der area of Vancouver island alons
amounted to S,000,00l acres.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Mutual Surprise.

mission worker in New Orleans
was visiting a reformatory near that
city not long ago when she observed
among the inmates an old acquaint-
ance, negro lad long thought to bs
a model of integrity Jim" eXclaim-
ed the mission worker is it possible
| find you here?" "Yassum," blithely
responded the backslider. rs charg-
ed with stealth barrel o sweet per-
taters" The visitor sighed. You,
JIM" she repeated Il am surprised"
"Yassun," said Jim. so was or ]
wouldn't be here"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
A Matter of Doubt.

This story is told of Whistler, tie
artist: Whistler and friend were
strolling through London suburb,
when they met a small boy. Whistler
asked his age. Seven said the boy.
90, you must be older than seyen!'
Whistler said, doubtingly. Seven"
insisted the boy. Turning to his
friend, Whistler asked: DO you
think 1t possible that he could really
have gotten AS dirty as that in on'y
seven years."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Curious Facts.

Special clocks which need winding
up only once in 400 days are now be-
ing manufactured in Munich.
The suffragists of England are Of
fering a prize of one guinea for the
best epigram in verse on the question
OF woman suffrage.
At concert which took place in
the large hall of the Royal Museum at
Stuttgart no instruments were used
save spinets, clavicembolas and pianos
of the seventeenth and eighteenth GEN.
turies.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Author in Italy.

Maud Howard Elliott, author OF
Sun and Shadow in Spain, and
daughter of Julia Ward Howe, is spend
ing the winter in Rome and has been
made a member of the American re.
lief committee for the help of earth
quake sufferers in Italy. She will
write about it later. Her husband, q
member of the same committee, has
taken some, very fine photographs Of
the scenes of the earthquake.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Black Friday.

Black Friday, September "a, 1869,
WAS a day of great excitement in New
York, occasioned by clique of specu-
lators, who suddenly advanced the
price of gold to 1872 IL and thus
caused a disastrous panic, sweeping
hundreds of firms and individuals inc
bankruptcy. -
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Feminine Facts.

The earliest form of the glove was
a mere bag for the hand.
Women workers in Germany rarely
make over $50 a week.
The Ainu won ell of Japan tattoo
their faces in order to give themselves
the look of whiskered men.
The Sultan of Morocco is descended
from an Irish girl,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Her Blue Kitchen,

you are always talking about your
lovely little bic Kitchen" they said.
"but we see on dining out every
night. Do you never cook in it?'
mot enough to get tired OF it, she
said "and that's the reason / like it
So"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Unjust BARGAINS conds n1ned.

There is no worse species of usury
than an unjust way of making bar
gains. where equity is disregarded on
both sides. All bargains, in which one
party strives to make gain by the loss
of the other, are here condemned
Calvin.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Pet Chamcieons,

Chameleons are interesting pets.
They may be cared for in any simple
form of cage kept in a warm place,
with plenty of sunlight, Chameleons
greedily eat meal-worms, which may
be purchased at most bird stores.--
From Mature and Science" in St
Nicholas.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Who Would Think lt2

The renowned Nj. Blowitz once
wrote from Paris to the London
Times: la Liberte is one of those
amphbious journals that, waiting to
see which way the wind blows, some
times Unexpectedly turn the scale. -
Christian Regis er.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
THE SWiFTS.
Car the Invention OF
Iape Cod Yankee.

,us Franklin Swift, the first
lis commercial dynasty, was q
Cape Cod Yankee who bought a steer
now and then and peddled the meat
from the bank of a certain gocart
which has since become famous.
He moved to Albany and went deep
er into meats, discardins one after an
other partners who had not the fore
sight and daring which he possessed.
He located in Chicago at the begin
ming of those days of great possibili-
ties in bringing into touch the new
West and the older East.
1t was he who invented the first re-
frigerator cars. This was the one
revolutionary act which put his sons
and few other sons in very fa'r con-
troll of half of the meat of America.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Cult Of the Garden.

There never was time when the
interest in gardening has become the
hobby of the wealthy and well-to-do
classes, who not only enjoy plants and
flowers when they are grown, but take
an active part in the culture of their
favorites. Il Estate Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Good Definition Of Pride.

Pride" said Uncle Eben, lis sum-
min like a fyin' machine. It'll take
you way up over de heads of other
folks; but 1t has to be managed viii
great care to avoid bump"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
PAGAN Idea of Death.

Death--a stopping of impressions
through the senses, and of the pulling
of the cords of motion, and Of the
ways of thought, and OF service to the
6esh.---Marcus Aurelius.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Against saloon-Cashed Checks.

"Any employee of the Missouri,
Kansas e Texas Railway company
who in the future has his pay check
cashed in a saloon will be discharged"
The foregoing is the substance of a
general circular issued by Superin-
tendent ~ J. Finney.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Her Discovery.

A fair maid from the city saw
queer thing on tree: she said: "Ch,
amt it pretty! Whatever can it be-"
With a stick she poked ito her
beauty's ruination, for, alas! it proved
to be a hornets habitation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Where China Gets Its Reading.

The school books in China are trans.
lations of manuals used in Japan.
while military lore is taken from the
German and treatises on mathema.
tics, physics. chemistry and mechan-
les are reproduced from English or
American works.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
An Encumbrsnce,

Little Helen had been very noisy all
day long. Her papa asked her to
stand in the corner to punish her.
After crying While she very indig-
nantly said, Il do wish papa had new
er married in this family
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Saws the Crouch.

Woman can make or break a man,
an when it's leap year she ginIly
makes him first an breaks him after.
ward.--Los Angeles Express
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11

Hunger is Gods instrument in bring
ing the idlest to toll, and Hunger
waits to work her will on the idler and
the Waster.-J r. Green.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Grades Of Meerschaun,.

To the casual observer all meer.
schaum looks alike, but there are liz
recognized grades Of this material.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
Trial List, December Term 1909.

Return day, Dec. l3, 1909, at o clock pm
/, G b, Jennings vs.. Avery r. Mul-
nix, No. % May fern, 1909.
Assnmpsit. Plea, Non Assumpslt,
Payment and Set oil
MeylerI. Mullen.
,. +. r, Wood, Richard b. Wood aud
George Wood, Executors OF the Estate OF
Richard D. Wood, Deceased, vs. Henry
Laussat Geyelin, Admr. OF the Estate OF
EsteIla a. Geyeln, Mortgagor, who was
also EXecutriX of the Estate Of Emilio {,
Gcyelin. Mortgagor, and Henry Laussat
Geyelin, Terre Tenant. Scire Facias sur
Morrtage. Plea-"Payment," "Presump-
ton Of Payment, and "No Lien"
Mullen. Meylert.
ALBERT F. II EESS, Proth'y.
Proth. Office, Laporte, Pa, Nov. /, '09.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-11-11
COURT PROCLAMATION,

WHEREAS, Hon. CHAs f TERRY President
Judge. Honorables Henry Richin ami Il. c. X.
kskinka. Assoc. Judges of;the Courts of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery, Quarter
Sessions OF the Peace, Orphans Court and Com
mon Pleas tor the County of sullivan have issued
their precept, bearing date the is day OF oct,
:3Og, to me directed tor holding the seyera
courts in the Borough of Laporte, on Monday the
Is day of Dee. 1909 at O'Clock p. m.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to the Coroner
Justices Of the Peace and Constables within the
county, that they be then and there i'll their prop
er person at o clock p. OF said day, with their
rolls, records, inquisitions examinations and
other fememberances TO those things TO which
their offices appertan TO be done. And to those
against prisoners who are shall be iii the Jail OF
the said county Of sullivan, are hereby notified to
be then and there to prosecute against them as
will be just.
JUDSON BROWN sheriff.
Sheritf's Office, Laporte Pa. 4, Nov 1909.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-05
In Defense of the Preachers
Augusta, Ca, July %, 1909.

Augusta, Ca, July %, 1909.
Dear Jeffersonian
I see in yesterdays Weekly Jeffersonian an
ticle from J. H. Lingo, M. D., Belwood Ala,
stating it's fact that preachers are the greatest
enemies to the truth. I think this statement is
great mistake, and is quite reflection the
preachers, and I think you ought to correct it.
While some of the preachers may be an enemy to
the truth surely all are not, and this is a broad
sweep at all the preachers. Every Baptist preach
er that have talked with on your Missionary
ticles agrees with you except one. agree with
you on that subject. I am enemy to the truth.
Yours truly, A. j. LAZENBY.
The JEFFERsoNIAN is glad to publish the
foregoing letter from one of the most Iowa
BILE, honorable and fearless clergymen that it
has been my privilege to know. If all minis
ters of the Gospel were as liberal, progress
sive and close to the common people as the
Rev A. J. Lazenby is, Christianity would not
be losing it's inspirational power so rapidly
in the lives of our people.
I think, however, that DR.. Lingo meant to
allude to the priesthood as a class, as HER
archy. History proves that all religious hier-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-05
The Christian Church Missions

1t is very refreshing to come upon report
on foreign mission work which tells you
plainly and in detail how they are spending
the money. The Christian Woman's Board
of Missions makes that kind of report The
organization of this Board dates from 1877.
The headquarters are located at indianapolis.
Beginning with a collection of $3.50 in
1878, the Church of Christ has gradually
swelled the yearly offerings until they now
amount to nearly 100000.
Mission establishments have been planted
in Jamaica, Porto Rico, Mexico, the Argen-
tine Republic, New Zealand, South Africa,
and India.
In the foreign field, 175 native converts are
hired to help the "A American missionaries
enlarge the fold.
The good ladies of this Woman's Board
have 1861 foreign children, heather we pre-
sume,-in their day schools.
There are Orphanages, and in these
houses of refuge 1916 heather orphans are be-
ing given a maintenance and education. In
Hindustan, they support 81 lepers. They
likewise give home and sustenance to 60 pau
per women and children. They have hos
pitfalls and 81 dispensaries, which they are
honest and candid enough to call F'free dis
pensaries."
Instead of shutting and denying and try
ing to hide what they are doing in these for
eign heather lands, the brave ladies of the
Church Of Christ tell you, in their report,
that they took their good money into heathen-
dom and gaze medicine and treatment to
f0rty-eight thousand PATIENTS
That was the number of the recipients of
their bounty for the year ending September
30, 1908. The number Of people applying to
the dispensaries for free medicine and treat
ment will increase year by year,-just as it
would if the Chinese and Hindu doctors
should come to Chicago, New York or In
dianapolis and set up shops for the free dis
tribution of quinine, paregoric, mustard, gin
ger, spirits of turpentine, Syrup of Figs,
Sarsaparilla, Number Six, Railways Ready
Relief, Mustang Liniment and Epson Salts
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-05


progress There is absolutely no exception to
this rule.
Even in modern times, each forward step
that humanity has taken has been opposed by
the priesthoods.
See how the Catholic Church resisted re-
form in France,-thus precipitating bloody
Revolution.
See how the Church of England resisted
reform in Great Britain, causing riots and
bloodshed.
See how the Russian ecclesiastics stood for
Czarism Bureaucracy, and sanctioned the
dreadful butcheries of the oppressed and des-
perate peasantry.
In our own country, we have been grieved
and astonished to see how the priesthoods up
hold the worst system of class legislation
that was ever contrived for the robbery of
the many by the few. There are individual
preachers, thousands Of them, whose hearts
are in sympathy with the plain common peo-
pie, the under dogs of our terribly misgov-
erned land; but the clerical hierarchy stands
in with the powers that be. It has always
been so. In the very nature of things, it is
almost inevitably so.
For this reason, students Of human affairs
have never failed to warn the people of the
inherent danger Of too great centralism in
church organization.
The early Christian Church was loosely
confederated, and those were the days of its
purity and divine conquest. For centuries,
all the churches we're independent of one an
other. No Bishop out-ranked any other
Bishop. In course of time the prestige which
the city of Rome enjoyed over all other cities
of the Roman world, began to give the Bishop
of Rome certain distinction not attaching
to other Bishops. This pre-eminence of the
Roman dignitary being carefully cultivated
md oCv tho no
Chief Bishop of all the Bishops.
After this consolidation of the organiza-
ton had taken place, the Church uniformly
and bitterly resented all suggestions of
change, burnt such would-be reformers as Sa-
vonarola, Huss, Jerome, and Bruno,-and
prosecuted with the torch, the dagger, the
sword, the rack, Albigensians, Waldensians,
Calvinists and Lutherans, until Europe was
human shambles.
Calvin himself was a political and religious
reformer. Modern democracy and civilization
owe to him an immense debt. This we can
freely acknowledge, while deploring his one
great crime In burning Servetus But does
the church of Calvin now stand for any refor-
nation in church or state? No. It has be-
come highly organized, and it sees nothing to
call it into the battle line, along with those
who feel that we must have great changes, if
we would escape despotism or revolution.
In his turn, John Wesley was a civic and
religious reformer. His was grand life and
a grand work But does Wesleys church ally
itself today with those who are trying to
compel the governing classes to give a square
deal to the submerged and plundered masses?
AS to the Baptist ministry, that ought for
ever to be outspoken and compelling in behalf
of progress toward juster conditions. 1t
ought always be in favor of truth and en-
ightenment. But, while can name indi-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-05
6be Jeffersoniaa

ace-jea,oaoimg the aOarmo hearts Of the plain
people Of Georgia as do,-I would take my
case right straight TO the great Jury of all the
people, and would make fight for my po-
litical life that would be remembered for gen
erations to come!
Never IN the qUor7d qOouzd I take sentence Of
death from Mr. Hohe Smith and THOSE
SENATOR'S WHO Run TO HIS la W.
OFFICE TO GET THEIR Orders.