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The Washington bee., 1910-07-16

the various business associations as
sembled few days ago for the diff.
cult undertaking Of electing an ephe-
neral sovereign to preside over this
fete. The delegates on arriving at the
hall found Is beauties sitting in state
awaiting the decision of the judges.
The idle, butterfly type was not repre-
sented, for the young woman who was
to attain the supreme dignity of queen
had to be taken from the ranks of the
business women.
After a moments contemplation the
president of the committee, NJ. Chal-
RnsOn, arose and in carefully selected
words set forth the ideas which first
inspired the business men to bring in
to existence this autumn feast. The
delegates were then asked to vote for
the queen of the fete. The situation
was most embarrassing. Gallantry is
prOverbial with the Frenchman, and
to his chivalrOus mind it was almost
treason to select one to the discredit
of the other candidates. A choice had
to be made, however. Above each
SeAAuAdANC W do d uulluSI anu GdCu uSls
egate simply wrote the number of his
preference on the slip provided for
him and dropped it into a box.
The first count showed that the del.
egates were of divers opinions and no
one of the candidates had a majority.
This necessitated another ballot. A
signal was given to the brass band in
attendance, and in a twinkling it was
thrilling the assembled people with
one of the most exciting popular airs.
The music gave courage to the timid
and faltering judges, so that It was
only a question of few minutes before
the final vote was cast and counted.
This fOrmality over, NJ. Grandon. mas
ter OF ceremonies, announced the re-
suit and proclaimed the chosen queen
TO be Mile. LuCienne Jolly, queen of
the dressmakers, a JunO-like brunette
who ha0 received IL votes, thus ma.
king her Queen of the Autumn Feast
Blushing with pleasure and greatly
agitated. the reigning sovereign
thanked the assembly for the honor
conferred on her, and the committee
then escorted her and her IA maids of
honor to a restaurant, where the eho-
sen one was congratulated demonstra.
lively by her relatives and comDan.
ions.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
CHlCAG0'S NEW LIBRARIAN
Henry {. Leger of Milwaukee A.
sumes New Position at Salary
of $4,000 Annually.

ChicagO.-Freer use of books and
better facilities for getting them are
two of the reforms which book lovers
may expect to follow shortly upon the
advent Of Henry E. Legler, who has en-
tered upon his new duties as public
librarian of Chicago. The former
Wisconsin newspaperman. who is the
administrative head of Chicago's pub
lie library, lost no time in going to
work to earn the $4,000 salary the
board voted him. Arriving in Chi
cago on an early morning train from
his home in Milwaukee, Librarian Leg,
Ter hurried at once to the beautiful
building on Michigan avenue which is
to be his workshop and began at once
TO knuckle down to his task.
The new librarian consented to out
line his plans only after expressly
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
High Title Denied washinoton.


A friend calls attention to the fact
that Washington, although comman-
der in chief during the Revolution
and again in 27sS during the French
war, which did not really happen, did
not bear the title of full general On
July 2, 1898, President Adams nomin-
ated him "to be lieutenant-general and
commander in chief" This was fol.
lowed by the act of March 8. 1898. of
which the ninth section read 'that a
commander of the army of the United
States shall be appointed, and com.
missioned by the style Of general of
the armies of the United States and
that the present Office and title of
acknowledgement shall thereafter be
abolished President Adams. Jealous
for the executive preogative as COM
mander in chief, made no appoint
ment under this act and Washington
died as lieutenant-generaL
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
DOM

There are many Colored families
who are living in crowded houses
on small plots of land in towns or
cities who want real freedom and
real opportunity for themselves and
for their children. 1t is very difficult
to rear children in 4 crowded town
or city. The place to rear children
is in the country.
In Macon County, Alabama, the
colored people have a rare and ex-
ceptional opportunity. This is the
county in which The Tuskegee Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute is To-
Gated. There is plenty Of good land
for sale on easy terms. There is a
good schoolhouse, and the school
term lasting from seven to eight
months in every part of the county.
The white people in Macon County
are Of the very best class. There IS
no disorder or racial trouble. We
advise colored people who gre now
living in crowded towns or cities,
in the North OF in the South, and es-
pecially those who have children to
raise to come to Macon County and
buy home where they can get plen-
ty of land to cultivate and rear their
families in the county free from the
temptations of the ,ities and towns.
For further information write or
see:
Clinton ]. Galloway, Real Estate
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
his QUEEN WORKS
How Paris Chooses a Fete Sow
ereign Each Year.
Mile. Lucienne Jolly, Hard-WorkIng
Seamstress Was Queen of the
French Capitals Autumn
Feast This Year.

Paris.-AlthoUgh France is now a
republic for the third time, her peo.
pie still seem to banker after royalty
and their taste runs in the direction
OF queens. They can't have a regular
queen, Of course, so they must be con-
tented with queens sf a lower degree,
who are CHOSEN in various trades and
various parts of France with all due
ceremony.
From time immemOriaI the trades
people of Paris have celebrated each
carnival by electing a queen from
among the work people, whose chief
merit is unusual beauty, the pride Of
birth being quite an unimportant fac
tor.
The vegetable women select their
queen, the gTOceTs theirs, the fishmar.
ket makes it's choice and so On. Then
these several chosen queens are
brought together for an appointed
committee to pass judgment on them.
The queen receiving the largest mum.
Der Of votes is raised to the highest
honor and her title is-Queen of the
Queens. It is a strange fact that for
several years, with one exception, the
fish market has furnished the Queen
Of Queens for this joyous fete.
This year the business men of Paris
inauguTated a Fete d'Automme (au-
tumn feast), and October 2 and 3
were chosen as the days for the cele.
bration.
A very ceremOniOus meeting was
held in the chamber of marriages at
the city hall at which the delegates Of
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
Europe's Highest ViIIaus

"The highest village in Europe" ia
the inscription on a post card which
shows a group of wooden cottages on
a bleak hill, with no sign of vegeta-
ton in sight and having as a back
ground range Of ice-coYered noun.
tains. The name of the place is Cume-
az in the Canton Wallis. It lies 2,O47
meters above the sea level, where
Monte Rosa raises its gigantic head
into the clouds" The village consists
Of four families, and the latest cen,
sus gives it population Of 26. "The
storms Of spring and fall and the
SHOWS Of the winter months" says the
sender of the card, make life
dreary one, and still the people IooE
happy, and doubtless they are So"
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16

addition Of the dogs to the force and
1t is noticeable fact that since the
two dogs, Nick Carter and Jesse
James have been on the force that
hOld-up men and burglars have not
been so busy. The dogs are trained
to follow a trail over any kind of a
road, whether it be an oiled thorough
fare or common country road.
H. G. Strumpfer of Hammond, Ind.
is the owner OF Nick and Jesse '-
He says they viii rid Oak Park of
crooks. Old policemen. however, are
skeptical
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
A Careless MESSENGER.

After a messenger boy had eaten
his lunch in a Pearl street restau.
rant IN the New York financial dis
triet, Harry Bobrer, the manager.
found a package on the table, and op-
ening it he discovered that it con-
tained $4,000 in currency and also
sufficient negotiable securities to
make total of $4,000. From the
papers in the package he believed the
valuables belonged to the state bank,
a few doors away, and hurried there
with the money. The cashier quickly
identified the parcel and Bohrer was
given a reward.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
Unuuestionable Probftv.

A housewife who had met with IN
pleasant experiences through a dis
honest servant took the precaution be-
fore filling the vacancy, to write to the
applicants last employer for explicit
information as to the girls honesty:
81 believe Mollie to be thoroughly hon.
est" came the prompt reuly. Il Ger.
tainly never knew her to take any
thing, not even my orders. She didn't
even take pains"
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16

The fourteenth annual meeting of
the Hampton Negro Conference will
take place at Hampton Institute, Va,
July 18th and 18th
The twenty-ffth anniversary ser
vices of the establishment of the Sal
vaton Army in this city were held in
the various churches last Sunday
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
DOGS ON POLICE FORCE
urb' Is Guarded by Two Canine
Thief Catchers.

Chicago.-Oak Park, the fashionable
western suburb at Chicago, is guarded
by dog police. Daring robberies in
the village are responsible for the
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16

The President has signed several
proclamations eliminating nearly half
a million acres of land from the ma
tiOnal forests, adding a little more
than 100000 acres to the reserves.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16
RiCha dSOn'S Pure Drug Store

316 AZ Street, S W.
lust received large assignment OF fresh drugs and large
collection of very toilet preparations Easter goods and many
useful articles irst the thing you desire for Easter offering
Richardson's Old Reliable Pure Drug Store,
316 ~ Street, S w.
and 1Ath and RSreets, N. w.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-16

Perhaps it is no disgrace to be a
kicker if the uthGT fellow needs one
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
Who Was 1t?

The amaZement and wonder of a
country boy on his first trip to the
city is well portrayed by the follow
ing episode of true life which occur
red recently in this section. The
story goes: A certain young man,
unaccusomed to the hustle of urban
life, journeyed to a certain town
which, while not one of the largest
nor most prominent on the map,
however carries metropolitan air
and was place of much curiosity
to the ruralite. With his gaze
fixed upon gilded sign on top of
a high building this young adven-
turer sprung from his wagon to the
crowded street unheeding the max
i'm 'look before you leap" AS a
result it is alleged, a mammoth flag
stone was rent asunder by the i'm
pact of the country lads anatomy.
He was picked up in a dazed con-
dition by an accommodating dog
catcher, placed in his wagon and
started toward his mountain abode,
the cry ''go back to the farm ring
ing in his ears. Owing to the gen.
erous feelings of the city authorities
and the fact that it was the lads
first experience no suit for damages
followed the insult to the flag.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
Bill to Provide Weather Signal
For Rural Mail Wagons.

A bill was introduced into the
House of Representatives on June
13, by John G. McHenry which if
passed will provide means where
by residents on the rural delivery
routes may read the weather fore
cast daily. 1t reads:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the Postmas-
ter-General be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to cause to
have exposed to plain view ON the
top of each and every vehicle used
for carrying rural mail a weather.
signal flag of convenient and suita-
bic size Ito be determined by the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Ge
eral), indicating the weather pre-
dictions as reported by the United
States Weather Bureau for the pc
riod in advance of the the current
trip: Provided, That report of
said period will have been received
by the postmaster from the Wealth
er Bureau in sufficient time so as
not to retard the departure of mail
on schedule time.
Sec. 3. That the Postmaster
General shall forward to postmas-
ters, from whose offices rural routes
start, as many sets of such flags as
there are routes from such office.
Neglect, failure or refusal of rural
route mail carriers to display wealth
er signals as herein provided shall
be deemed sufficient cause for sus-
pension or dismissal of any carrier,
or carriers, guilty of such neglect,
failure, or refusal discretionary
with the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-GeneraD.
SEC. 3. That this Act to take
effect sixty days after its passage.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
Science in Farming.
r.

The farmers of Pennsylvania are
showing their faith in agricultural
education by sending several hun
dreds of their sons tn the School of
Agriculture in The Pennsylvania
State College. The growth of this
school in this state institution has
been remarkable. The criticism
made of some state agricultural
schools that they train boys wholly
away from the farm will not apply
to Pennsylvania. One hundred
and seventy of the four hundred
and seventy-nine students enrolled
in the School of Agriculture last
year took courses that fit only for
rural life, while considerable per-
centage of the remaining number,
who are taking the four years col
lege courses, expect to engage in
some department of practical farm
ing.
The Two Years Course in Agri-
culture attracts young men who
have not been able to prepare for a
four years course, and it fits men
for practical work only and not for
professional life. A booklet has
been prepared for free distribution
that describes the work offered in
this course, and it presents some
fine illustrations that are descriptive
of the work in the School of Agri-
culture. Students are shown en-
gagged in livestock judging, horti-
cultural work and other parcticum.
An excellent picture of the students
engaged in Military drill is shown
on the last cover page. This at
tractive booklet may be secured
without charge by sending a postal
card request addressed to School of
Agriculture and Experiment Sta
ton, State College, Centre county,
Pennsylvania.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
A GREAT MAN.

As our readers all read the daily
newspapers it would be stale news
for us to describe the wonderful out
pouring of people who turned out
to welcome the African Hunter
home. The streets of New York
City were overhowing with the
masses who congregated them
Escorted with an army of regular
Soldiers, followed by men and
women on horseback, and by mas
ses of people of all kinds on foot,
and in all kinds of conveyances
Theodore Roosevelt passed through
streets crowded for miles on each
side by men, women, and children
shouting welcomes to the home
conner.
Among the crowds that welcomed
his home coming, We're many who
love, and honor him for his good
moral character and advocacy of
measures to make good government,
good citizens, and prosperous
Nation. Many Others there were,
without doubt, who desired to at
tract his attention, gain his con
fidence, and urge to accept third
presidential term, in the hope they
will receive an appointment to
some lucrative Office. They are
his followers in order to partake of
the loaves and fishes. They will
tell him that the nation needs him
for president, that the Republican
party needs him, for a candidate
and that no other Republican can
be elected, and nobody so well as
he, can sustain his policies.
1t is hoped that Roosevelt will
not heed their arguments, and
violate the unwritten law establish
ed by Washington, and observed
by his successors.
Without doubt Roosevelt is one
of the greatest and best men in the
world at the present time. Even
his enemies, (of whom he has not
a few), admit his intellectual abil-
tiles. There have been many great
men who We're not good. Exceed
ingly able, but destitute of all the
principles of justice and humanity.
Caring only for themselves, they
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24

did not hesitate to wade through
rivers of blood in order to grasp
the wealth, and power they coveted.
Julius Caesar, the greatest general
of ancient Rome, overthrew the
republic, and made himself emperor.
Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest
military genius of modern times
filled all Europe with war, and
carnage to make himself sole ruler
of the continent, and nearly sue
ceeded.
Diametrically opposite to these
famous warriors Roosevelt may
properly be termed the Apostle of
Peace. If all the good things he
has said and done none will be so
far reaching in their effects as his
advocacy of peace and good will
among the Nations of the Earth.
Like the good seed sewn in fertile
soil, at a favorable season, it is
likely to bring forth harvest of
amity among the people of warning
Europe.
1t is not unlikely that he may be
put at the head of the men who are
laboring to promote the making of
treaties between all the great Ma
tions to submit all disagreements
to High Tribunal, and enforce
the DEGREES of that Tribunal, by
the limit action of all the govern
ments. Success in such move
ment would be vastly more benefi-
cial to mankind, and more honor
to Roosevelt, than his reelection
to the Office of President of the
United States.
CASTELAR,.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
lreSpaSSerS Arrested.

On Tuesday nine men were ar
rested for trespass on warrants
issued by Justice Jas. G. Caven on
information made by Mr.. Leycock,
game and FISH warden for Col. r.
b. Ricketts, and The North Noun
tain Club. They were given a
hearing before Justice Caven and
the case was continued until Fri
day, July 1. Attorneys for the
plaintiff were Rush j. Thomson of
Dushore and E. j. Mullen of La
porte; for the defendants: A. Walsh
and JIG. Scouten of Dushore.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
No Paper Next Week.

In accordance with the general
custom of the News Item there
will be no paper issued from this
office on Friday, July /. We will
show our independence by refusing
to dish out the usual supply of
news and good things to our sub
scribers at this time but promise to
return with vigor renewed by a
weeks rest. All orders for work
may be left at the post office.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
Bridges Carried Away.

The storm of Friday night caused
a big rise in the Bahr Creek in AL
bany township, and two bridges
were swept away. Lawrence Gull
len while on his way to the milk
station attempted to ford the creek
where one of the bridges had been
swept away. He lost two cans of
milk in the endaavOr to make his
way across the swollen stream.
Towanda Review.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
LapOrte 10, SOneStOWn2.

On Saturday the base ball boys
of Laporte assisted by members OF
of the state surveying corps station
ed at this place, boarded the "Ark"
and pulled for the Sonestown camp.
Twas simply game of walk right
in, pick up the scalps and walk
right out again, and out of the hard
fighting bunch the Laportians gath
cred in 16 scores giving Sonestown
3 as an encouragement to keep the
game going.
You sac twas like this. Start
ing out in the first inning the
mountain top boys batted eight
men running in five scores. This
started the wheel rolling and it
was one continuous round of score
runners until the end of the game.
Sonestown worked hard, changing
pitchers, catchers, fielders, but to
no avail.
Good work was in evidence from
every part of the field, but was
mostly between Carpenter and
Pennock the battery, as ''Buck"
allowed but one hit up to the eighth
inning. Macachran and Africa
worked we'll on second and first
and it made little difference which
base each covered; Rutter was
Johnny on the spot at short; Love-
lace did some excellent third base
work. There was little work for
the right and left tielders, Carpenter
and Lawrenson, owing to the fact
that there were not enough long
hits to go around and preference
was given the editor of the News
Item, who held down center field.
The generous Sonestown boys drop
ped a couple in reach of his paw.
And didn'teverybody bat though.
Starr, the speedy twirler of Sones-
town was not in it. Laporte has
been studying stars every since
the appearance of HALEY and were
actually forced to stand up and
knock them.
BUT what is the use rubbing it
in. Someone had to lose and La
porte did not have that inclina-
tion, so until the next victory we
will close by giving the lineup of
the teams.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
The Best place
to buy goods

IS often asked by the pru-
pent housewife.
Money saving advantages
are always being searched for
Lose no time in making a
thorough examination of the
New Line of Merchandise
Now on
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
CHOICE GROCERIES.
SSk$&AS SS&f$z5fSS
&AM

Groceries, to be choice must be
fresh. In order to sell fresh gro
ceries we must keep them contin-
ually moving, buying and selling
That's just what we are doing.
Therefore our groceries are fresh
and choice in the true sense of the
word. If you are not getting the
best in the grocery line tell us and
we will tell you the reason and how
to overcome it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
Body Found in Vacant House
at DuShore.

Dushore has a real mystery,
which at present bids fair to never
be solved.
Saturday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock, John O'Neil and Ashley
Davis, railroad section hands, en-
tered an old house owned by Thorn
as Hickok, and attracted by a pc
culiar odor went up stairs and there
on the bare floor found the badly
decomposed body of well dressed
man.
DIR. Heermans and the coroner of
Sullivan county were summoned,
and investigation disclosed the fact
that the man had been dead for q
long time. DR.. Heermans opined
that death had occurred at least
two months ago.
There was not a scratch of paper,
or anything by which the identity
of the deceased might be established
and the body was SO badly decom-
posed that to ascertain the cause of
death is next to impossible. The
body was well dressed, the clothes
being of excellent material, A rail
road ticket in one of the pockets
bore the name of small town in
the Western part of the State.
There is no one missing in the
vicinity of Dushore, and the author
tiles are at a loss to account for the
death of the man. The house in
which the body was found has not
been occupied for several years.
The body was rolled in a blanket
and buried in the Quin cemetery
Sunday afternoon. .-Towanda Re-
view.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
Lightning Strikes Church.

AS result of the terrific electric
storm of Monday night the Catholic
church is in badly damaged con-
dition. Lightning struck the stee-
pie and passed through several parts
OF the building shattering the tim
bers. No fire caught from the
stroke.