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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
SHUNK.

Mrs. J. r. Biddle is suffering from
relapse.
The huckleberry pickers report
good results.
Mrs. Jesse Porter and children
are visiting relatives here.
Several from Canton spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Will
liams.
And soon the wedding bells will
ring.
On Saturday evening July 20,
ice cream will be served on the
church lawn, by Sunday School
class number three. All are
cordially invited to attend.
We are surprised to hear that
Courting as we'll as Tennis is played
on the tennis court.
Walter Brenchley who has been
employed at Schuyler Lake, N. Y
is home on vacation.
Mrs. w. H. Tanning is i'll at
this writing.
Some needed improvements on
both buildings and lawns, have
been made by several. Among the
most noticeable is the work done
on property belonging to Rev. f.
M. Let's, and G. N. Porter
Leslie McNamire spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Jennie Voor-
hess.
Miss Lavinna Caseman spent
Sunday with Miss Edna Williams.
Miss May Williams is ill at
present
Albert Holiday and family visited
at Abalins Rightmires Sunday.
Mrs. Tilda Makinster and daugh-
ter Daisy of Grover, are visiting
friends and relatives here.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Told Her Story.

The little daughter of a man who
had been chosen for jury duty in
London the other day went to the
judge and said: ''Please, sir, father
can't come. He can't put on his
boots"
The judge asked the nervous lit
tie creature what was the matter
with her father. Her hesitation
showed that she had not been suf-
ficiently equipped for the complete
deception of the wary official. He
repeated his question.
"Well, sir" she said, looking
straight into the judges twinkling
eyes, "father don't wear boots. He's
got wooden legs. I wasn't told to
tell you anything else, sir; that's
ALL"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

The new catalogue of the Lock
Haven State Normal School is one
of the handsomest issued by any
secondary school in this state. 1t
contains great deal of valuable
information concerning this splen-
did Normal School We note that
it's faculty is made up of graduates
of our leading colleges and univer-
sites and has specially trained
expert at the head of it's fine Train
ing School and this means much
for prospective teachers. 1t has a
fine Gymnasium andAthl etic field,
and the school aims to develop it's
students not only educationally,
but morally and physically. Write
for its catalogue.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Dashed His Hopes.

At a reception at the Tuileries
the Emperor Napoleon III. asked
Edmund About if he knew Spanish.
About, who had been long signing
for an important diplomatic post,
answered prudently, "Not yet, sire" "
But the very next day he went hard
to work to learn it, and a few
months later he said to the en-
peror, "Sire, l can speak Spanish
now" Though the sovereign
seemed rather surprised, About con-
tinued, nothing daunted, 81 have
learned Spanish because your maj
esty asked me if l could speak that
language" "Ah, yes," answered
Napoleon. "I remember now. 1
had just been reading Don Quixote'
in the original and had taken great
pleasure in it."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
The EYES Blind Spot.

The blind spot in the eye is where
the optic nerve comes through the
retina about one-tenth of an inch
nearer the nose than the center.
To test it close your fists with your
thumbs outside and held against
each other. Extend your arms.
Shut your left eye and look fxedly
with your right eye at your left
thumb. Separate your hands, and
when they are about six inches
apart the right thumb will go out of
business temporarily, for its picture
will fall upon the blind spot.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Smuggling In italy.

The italian laws against SNUG.
Cling are most severe A peasant
caught with only pound of contra
band tobacco is pretty sure to incur
two years Imprisonment, besides
paying heavy fine. The customs
officials, too, are authorized to shoot
persons crossing the frontier who
refuse to halt when challenged, and
severaiLives are thus sacrificed ev-
cry year. Still the profits of snug
Cling are so great that many brave
these perils. A knapsack filled with
tobacco or salt, safely landed, yields
a small fortune to the smuggler, so
heavy are the taxes upon these
London Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
An lnopportune Remark.

All is not paradise aboard ship,
first, because nobody is armor plate
proof against seasickness. Old sea
captains have been known to sue
cumb to a cross sea in Saginaw bay.
There is malicious story of a cap
tain who brought home parrot as
a gift to lady friend, who COM
planned that the bird knew nothing
but the phrases of the forecastle.
The captain promised to bring on
his next voyage a bird which had
never been allowed to go outside his
own cabin. Polly, however, proved
very reserved and never said a word
until one day when the lady was
giving lunch party, and the soup
was served, there descended from
the cage of the bird the agonized
remark, "Steward, bring me a
basin !"-Boston Transcript.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
An Interpreter Needed.

The following story from Har-
per's Magazine furnishes rare in
stance of that devotion to foreign
language which has caused one to
forget for the moment that he
speaks his own tongue:
An Englishman, who spent his
time in adapting plays from the
French for the British stage, was
dining once in an English hotel,
when, after he had eaten, he was
seized with a desire to smoke. He
called the waiter and said to him:
"Peut-on fumer lei ?"
The man looked blank. 'I don't
understand a word of French, sir"
he said
The adapter was in despair
''Then for PHYS sake send me some
one who doesw he exclaimed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Where the Fire Was.

Sleeping during the sermon is a
poor compliment to the preacher,
but it is not often that the man in
the pulpit turns the occasion to
such effective use as did John Wes-
ley. The apostle of Methodism was
preaching, while many of his hear
ers slept. Suddenly he startled
them by loud cry of "Fire! Fire !"
There was a momentary panic
among the congregation, and man
cried out, ''Where, sir? Where ?"
'In hell" the preacher replied,
'for those who sleep under the
preaching of the word" London
Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
THE RIVER NILE.
Whom It's Waters Turn Green Then
Comes the Welcome Flood.

The 'green water" of the Nile is
quite different thing from the
green water of the ocean, says the
Scientific American.
About April Is the Nile begins
its annual rise, and month later
the effect is felt at Khartum. A
very curious phenomenon accompa-
MES this increase in the appearance
of the ''green water"
For a long time it was believed
that the color came from the
swamps of the upper Nile, lying iso-
lated and stagnant under the trop-
ical sun and pollutjng the waters
with decaying vegetable matter.
With the spring rise this fetid
water was supposed to be swept
into the streams to make it's appear
ance in Egypt.
Within recent times, however,
this theory has been abandoned.
Now we are advised the green
water is caused by the presence of
innumerable numbers of microscop-
ic algae, offensive to the taste and
smell. They originate away up in
the tributaries and are carried to
the Nile, where under the hot sun
and in the clear water they increase
with amazing rapidity, forming col
umns from $50 miles to 500 miles
in length.
The weeds continue to grow, die
and decay until the turbid food
waters put them to an end, for they
cannot exist except in clear water.
Offensive as, in some respects, the
green water is, it is hailed with de-
light by the Egyptians, since its ap-
pearance is a sign of the real flood
time and the close of the water fam
inc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

Morgan Gavitt, Treasurer of School and Build
ing Funds of Laporte Township for year ending
June 5, 1911.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
.LaPorte Township , School
Audit for 1871.

George Karge in account with Laporte Town
ship as Collector OF School and Building Tax for
the year ending June 5, 1911.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
Notice of Transfer

Notice is hereby given that a Pc
tition for the Transfer of Retail
Tavern License heretofore granted to
Michael j. Devanney, in the Town
ship of Davidson, County of Sullivan,
State of pennsylvania, on the public
road leading from NordmOnt to
Jamison City, on premises known
as the exile Hotel", to F. P. Devan-
ney, has this day been filed in my
Office, and the same will be presented
to the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Sullivan County, Penn, on Friday
August 4, 1911, at nine o'clock A. NJ.
Clerks office, ALBERT F .HEESS,
Laporte, Penn, Clerk.
July %. 1911.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
ElKland Items.

Our ball team went to Eagles
Mere on Saturday, and were beaten
by score of 13--9. Considering
the fact that they had not all been
together to practise and that all OF
them have been working hard, we
think they played a pretty good
game. Another trial is earnestly
desired.
About twenty of our young people
from this and Forks township went
to Eagles Mere Saturday, to see
the ball game and have a days out
ing. All report very joyful time.
Mrs. Charles Haight of Rich
mot, Va. is visiting friends and
relatives in Lincoln Falls and
Bethel.
Taylor McCarty and family of
Sugar Run, autoed to Lincoln Falls
on Saturday evening, and spent
Sunday with his brother Silas.
The Bird brothers killed four
rattlesnakes last week while hay
making for Sarah Huckle at Forks
vile.
Fred Rosback had very serious
attack of heart trouble last week,
he is considerable better now. Mr..
Rosbach has had several of these
spells in the last three years and
has not been able to do any work
since he has been afflicted this way.
ST Vargason has moved to Estella
where he will assist in the smithy.
Mrs. J. r. Fisher Of Washington,
D. G. is spending few weeks
with her parents, j. G. Plotts and
wife.
Lewis Rosbah and Walter Mulnix
are still doing carpenter work at
Oscar Birdsall's in Bradford county.
w. A. Gage, who has been run
ming the creamery at Estella for
the last three months, has accepted
better position at Cato, N. Y,
and moved his family there. Mr..
Gage has gained many friends dur
ing his stay here, who are sorry to
have him leave. Mr.. Epley will
take his place.
i DR.. Osler and family of Dushore,
spent Sunday at J. M. Osler's and
S. S. Rogers.
Several people from Philadelphia
and Eagles Mere, attended the
monthly meeting of the Friends,
which was held in their meeting
house at Piatt last Wednesday.
Harvey Wright of Canton, was
at Frank McCarty's for few days
last week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28
The One Who Wasn't Wh,.--.

1t was in large school, and one
Of the boys had committed some
grave infraction of discipline. The
teacher announced that he would
thrash the whole class if some one
did not tell him who had committed
the offense. All were silent, and he
began with the first boy and
thrashed every one in the class un-
til finally he reached the last one.
Then he said. "Now, if you will tell
me who did this l won't thrash
you" "All right, sir; did it," was
the reply.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

Harry Shaddock spent Sunday
at Masten.
Messrs. Edgar and Leslie Camp
bell called on friends in Ellenton
Sunday.
Mrs. Leo Reedy is caring for her
sister-in-law, Mrs. w. II. Tanning.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-28

We the undersigned Auditors of Laporte Town
ship, find the foregoing account true and correct
to the best of our knowledge and belief.
HOWARD c. HESS.
JACOB II. FRIES,
Auditors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06

you recall the name of the last man
who called on me today? No. not Mr..
Doyle; he's here now. Cronin, that's
it. Thank you" He hung up the re,
ceiver. "Cronin.' he added. HE
came in here a short time ago to nego.
tate a loan"
"Cronin" gasped Doyle. $50 he's
taken a new monaker, too. has he7
And he came to negotiate a loan from
Banker Jimmy Valentine! Well, if
that isn't rich! l do wish Warden
Handler could be here today to hear
you pull off this little stunt. I always
told him you were too good for the
safe breaking game. You ought to be
an actor or a United States senator.
You're wasting your time in this bust.
ness"
IT appreciate your compliments. but
I really quite fail to understand you"
Valentine spoke sharply. Your atti.
tude is trying my patience. Mt. Doyle.
I am a very busy man. with large re.
a~nnnaihiiitiaa and as this
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06
CHAPTER XIV.

u FTER a few moments Valen-
Ia tine again glanced at the
I Y photograph of the dinner
4 = group. Next he opened a
drawer at his left and took out a
| square green book with the legend
"Scrap Book" in fancy green letters
on it's cover
He placed the volume in a drawer at
the right Of his desk and on top Of it
laid several other books taken from
another drawer. He slammed the
drawer shut. Strengthened himself and
walked across the office to the table
on which was laid the tray of gold.
silver and ~greenbacks.
"Im going to beat you. Mr.. Doyle!"
he said fiercely, half aloud. "I'm go
ing to beat you, and I'm going to
make you like it"
He seated himself before the tray
and began counting the money as the
door opened to admit Mr.. Lane. fol,
lowed by Detective Doyle.
Valentine looked up.
"Mr. Randall" began Roses father.
"this is Mr.. Doyle, a detective. who
has been asking me some questions
about you that I feel you a better
answer"
'Indeed?" looking at Doyle. what
is the name?" Valentine asked limo.
Gently.
His attitude made Doyle snort With
anger.
Doyle" the detective grunted i'm
patiently. staring at the man he had
known as No. 1889.
Valentine rose and shook hands with
Doyle. "Glad to know you. Mr..
Doyle"
He seated himself before the tray.
"Well, what can l do for you?" he
asked.
The detectives mouth gaped open.
lie glared at the smoothly speaking,
fndifferently acting ex-convict before
him. then at the tray containing thou
sands of dollars in bills and coin.
Valentine went on counting the money
as unconcernedly as though playing
a game of jackstraws with Bobby or
Kitty.
"Wha can you do?" exploded Doyle.
"You can do nine years for'-
"You will excuse me-" interrupted
Mr.. Lane. stepping toward the door.
II have nc interest in the converse.
hon. I am sure. And. Mr.. Doyle" he
said pointedly to the bewildered de.
~ta"tiva ~ wont VIM tn tharnm0hIv un.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06
Oak Trees.

To extend the life of one really fine
old oak tree who would not willingly
cut down whole groups of other trees?
How infinitely greater is the incentive
when one considers a group of titan
oaks, lofty, wide spreading, ruggedly
picturesque, with vigor unimpaired
Nursery grown oaks frequently trans
planted and properly pruned are not
difficult to establish. Their rapidity
of growth is really on an average with
that of most other trees. They should
be pruned severely before planting
Suburbanite.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06
PAGE SEVEN

ton is entirely NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., I
say-I must regret to fully inform you
that ! must continue on my days
work." He nodded toward the tray Of
currency. believe me. / am perfectly
willing to do what any citizen should
do to help apprehend a criminal, but I
must ask YOU
"Oh, HI. Valentine. do you think
I've lost my eyesight? You're Jimmy
Valentine. and that was Bill Avery
who called on you. l guessed he knew
where you were and had him watched,
and the first trip he made l followed
him. Now, cut it out and declare
yourself. Do you come, or do l get
requisition papers and take you?" His
n became as threatening as his
words.
You will do neither, and you will
desist from insinuating that l am a
criminal or l will cause the Waterman
to eject you from the bank. Further,
l do not know that you are a detec-
tive. Your actions are those of a
blackmailer-or''-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06

Come on. Red" he said, walking to
the vault room door. Pm going to
prove to Bill that he's honest. He's
going to watch thai money till we
come back"
Avery cried out in protest. but Red
followed his superior. and the time
worn thief, who had confessed to his
friends the weakness that he we'll
knew yet lurked within him, was left
alone in the banking Office before a
tray containing $4,000 in cash. With
in reach was the door leading into the
open hallway through which it was
but a few seconds dash to the busy
street. where a man would Immediate
ly be lost to view in the passing
| throng.
cts a dirty trick" muttered the old
man, starting after the others. A shaft
of yellow light reflected from one Of
the golden coins caught his eye drove
into his very brain, into the thin red
blood that coursed through his hard
ening veins. He stopped. He turned
! full around and slowly. with hands
eagerly ~outstretched, tiptoed back to
the table bearing the precious burden.
His brows narrowed down over his
pale gray eyes, his fingers. long talons
in their curved fxedness, began to
n%ervously twitch. Then Avery jerked
himself away Of a sudden. He straight
ened himself up and started toward the
vault room door to summon Valentine.
But even as he did SO his glance roved
back to the alluring tray. He was
drawn to it as the nerveless rabbit
that succumbs to the insidious charm
of the oscillating head Of the hungry
python.
He stepped to the tray. He seized
two packages of hundred dollar bills,
thrust them into his pockets. then
clutched two more. The fever had
him. His eyes shone with the fire Of
gone days and gone nights. His poi
soned blood sang through his veins.
Then he stopped once more. He raised
his head.
And have the coppers after me
again." he murmured t%houghtfully. He
laid down a package. "And double
cross a pal that put me straight. Not
me. not me" He replaced the re-
mainder of the money. "And coin that
comes crooked never was any good"
Avery stood before the tray of mon
ey. Now he looked at the tempting
fortune with the sure knowledge that
he had conquered-that he had faced
his greatest test and had not been
found wanting.
The thought of how narrowly he
had escaped committing the meanest
crime Of his career came over him,
and he realized that he had been on
the verge Of plunging himself into the
death dealing life from which Valen-
tine had rescued him. Ungovernable
rage possessed him at his insane lapse
into the self that he had cast from
him. He swung his fist at the neatly
stacked piles of gold pieces.
Course you. curse your be cried in
frenzy. The tray and its contents
crashed to the floor and the money
scattered in all directions.
Valentine and Red, hearing the noise,
came rushing in from the vault room.
They saw the floor Uttered with bank
notes and coins. And crouching for
lornly in a chair was the figure of old
Bill Avery. His hands were pressed
over his eyes, and he sobbed in the
agony that gripped the soul which had
been restored to him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06

Nothing Stylish About Those Worn In
Africa.
A hopple of the same type as that
recently designed for use in conjunc-
ton with the bobble skirt, although
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06
His Fortune,

"Who is that handsome young man
standing over there" inquired an old
gentleman of a rich old lady at a party.
"That's my son-in-law. He's a very
brilliant young man; made a large
fortune by the law"
"Indeed!' said the old gentleman.
"How's that?"
1.-The law made him my daughters
DISQUALIFICATION Answers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-07-06

derstand that | have every confidence
In Mr.. Randall. as also have all the
other directors" The door closed be-
hind him and Valentine was alone
with George Doyle.
well. I'll be blowed!" CALCULATED
Doyle. turning again to the assistant
cashier. You're in pretty sweet here.
aren't you" pointing to the tray. IT
really didn't expect to find you here in
the daytime
Why" perplexedly.
"Oh. thought you'd duck when YOU
got my wire"
Wire? Oh, did you send that tele.
gram""
Yes. Jimmy"
Jimmy? What's the idea? I don't
follow YOU
"Oh. you don't know. eh" angrily
Got the old boy-Lane-stallinc for
you, and you're going pretty strong.
en-"
EXACTLY what do you mean?' asked
Valentine Indignantly. rising as he
spoke.
Come on, Jimmy. not with me.
Sorry to tear you away from so soft a
place. but the state of Massachusetts
wants you"
From the occasional words of intel
igible English you speak from time
to time retorted Valentine easily, 81
gather that you imagine I am a per
son named Jimmy" His words were
accompanied by the most a~ggravatinr
Of smiles.
The now thoroughly irate detective
bent toward the assistant cashier and
Peered intently at him.
"1magine-imagine. Well. isn't it
funny that 1 should imagine your
name to be Jimmy?"
1T is, indeed" suavely. LAS a mat
ter of curiosity, might 1 ask Jimmy's
other name?"
"Tll give you just one guess" point
eddy.
THAT'S exceedingly kind of you, but
this same experience having happened
before I will likely guess it," He set
tied back comfortably in his chair.
We'll. what do you think of that?''
Doyle found it difficult to control his
temper.
We'll, what is the other name?'
Valentine responded with the utmost
GOODNESS:
"You mistake me for a Mr.. Valen-
tine"
Jimmy Valentine, the very name,
and you are Jimmy Valentine. and I
want you" snarled the detective.
Now, is it come along or requisition?"
"Oh, Pm to be arrested for this jim
my Valentine, am 1? The last time 1
was mistaken for him I was only en-
barrassed by having a tough on the
street in Chicago claim my acquaint-
ance. You are really amusing. Mr..
Doyle" The assistant cashier chuc-
killed. softly.
s that's your game. eh?"
mo game that l can see"
L suppose you are going to deny
that Bill Avery called on you today?"
Doyle watched the other intently to
note the effect of this shot. But Val
entine was entirely equal to the occa-
sion.
II do not know your friend Bill. Mr..
Doyle" positively.
mo" exasperatedly. Then a man
with iron gray hair, wearing a top hat
and carrying a cane, did not get off a
train here today and come straight
here?"
at is not possible for me to know
how the men get here who call on me.
Such a man as you describe, however.
did call IN me. But that mans name
was-er-er'- he crossed to his desk,
paused, glanced perplexedly at Doyle
and then reached to the telephone.
Il forgot for the moment, but they
likely will know outside. Hello! Dc