r UCAN NEWS ITV M aAid.ES L WING. Edit .r Published EverylThursday Afternoon By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOBTE, PA._ Entered ai the Post Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. ~ THE TARIFF SMWWSHERB. Purposes PliOHied by tke Recent Conclave of Tariff Reformers. An antitariff fowwow was held In New York city the Other evening, and some of the big stars in the free trade firmament were out shining In all their glory. There were Bob-Up-Serenely Josiah Qulncy of Bostontown, Anti prosperity Henry W. Lamb, head of the New England Free Trade league; New York's Own Edward M. Shepard and Free Trade or Bust John De Witt Warner and many others who desire a return of the souphouse regime of the Cleveland hard times. The Hon. Grover Panic Cleveland had gone duck hunt ing in the south, or he, too, would have graced the gathering by his presence. Mr. Shepard started the speechruak- Ing. and about the only wise thing that he said was to the effect that "the masses are not concerned with the free trade cause." There can be no disput ing this assertion. The people of the country are very much concerned, how ever, In protection and prosperity Just now. We are greatly surprised that Mr. Shepard should be so frank about the matter. Then Mr. Qulncy got the floor aud stated another truth, that there was no hope of free trade coming from the Republican party and that free traders must look to the Democracy to adopt the system if It Is ever inaugurated in the United States. Of course this can nut be gainsaid. In Democracy surely lies the only hope of the free trade band. Mr. Qulncy then went onto ex patiate about the "glories" of free trade and concluded with the remark able statement that tariff reform might have to wait until the tide of prosperity had turned and when the pe< pie had something else to think about besides money making. We say this is a remarkable statement, not be cause of its truth, but because a free trader would be even audacious enough to intimate that the tariff smashers wanted our present prosperity to van ish so that they could hope for a suc cessful result of their propaganda. This assertion of Mir. Quincy fully re veals the danger of free trade and stamps Its adherents as unsafe politi cal economists. Mr. Warner concluded the speech making by expressing an entire lack of sympathy with the "lukewarm sen timents" of the other speakers. Tariff reform wasn't strong enough for him; he was for out and out free trade. He would smash the present tariff system, which is giving us such great prosper ity, to smithereens «nd launch upon the country the pure and undeflled sys tem of free trade and all Its industrial and financial woe. So here we learn the purpose of the free traders. While they frankly ad mit that people are too busy now to consider free trade doctrines, still they propose to attempt to Inaugurate their policy even If it destroys business con ditions to do so. Really, isn't it a won derful spectacle! We do not believe that the American people want any of it.— Schenectady (N. Y.) Union. BUYING MORE, SELLING LESS The Effect of Prosperity Upon Onr Foreifrn Pnrcbases. The exports of domestic merchandise for November were $123,028,903 as against $134,450,359 in 1901 and $134,- 905,558 In 1900. For the eleven months ending with November the figures (for eign and domestic) are: 1902, $1,349,- 473,032; 1901, $1,474,324,180; 1900, sl,- 455,385,131. On the other hand our im ports have risen from $05,000,000 In No vember of 1900 to more than $85,000,- 000 in November last. For the twelve months ending with November the Im ports were for 1890, $750,009,926; 1899, $831,180,350; 1900, $809,187,840; 1901, $954,970,817. The eleven months end ing with November this year show im ports of $875,047,540, as against SBOO,- 490,(B0 in 1901, $700,452,507 In 1900 and $579,825,309 In 1897. Probably nothing shows the great prosperity of this country more clearly than its buying capacity, which took for the eleven months Just ended near ly $300,000,000 more of foreign mer chandise than for the corresponding period in 1897. Nothing also shows more conclusively the fallacy of tho free traders who declared In 1897 that if the Dingley law were passed it would shut Europe out of our markets, with the result that it would cease to buy from us. There Is still another ex ploded theory in the figures. The free traders have always asserted that the more we bought from abroad the more we could sell abroad. Though we bought $120,000,000 more from abroad for the twelve months ending with No vember than for 1900, we sold abroad $100,000,000 less than in 1900 aud $125,- 000,000 less than in 1901. The truth is, of course, that we buy from abroad iwliat we want and have the money to pay for, and we sell to foreigners, as we have what they want and offer It at prices which suit them. As an aggre gation of Industrials we trade precisely as a single Industrial trades with an other. We are good buyers from abroad now* because we have the money to buy what we want from there, and we get the money from our own tariff sys tem, which keeps "things humming" In this country.— New York Press. Same Oiu Uneuiy. The Democrats do not want trusts attacked except by destroying protec tion. There is method In this because the Democracy is the same old protec tion tariff enemy as before.—Schenec tady (N. Y.) Union. IT IS TIME TO LINE UP THE SACKED CODFISH RECIPROCITY'S CONSEQUENCES ARE VIEWED WITH ALARM. New GngUndera Rudely Reminded of the Fact That In Dickering For Special Trade Treaty Privileges Somebody's InterenlN May Be Hurt. The peculiar beauties of the scheme of trading away some other fellow's prosperity by special treaty arrange ments are just now illustrated by the conflict of interest which has arisen In connection with the proposed New foundland treaty. Under this instru ment the Newfoundlanders concede certain privileges as to Imports from the United States and in return are granted certain privileges as to the sale of their fresh fish in the American market. A very pretty arrangement it would seem on its face; but, as in variably happens when dickers of this sort are undertaken, somebody is going to be badly hurt by it, and it isn't the Newfoundlanders. It is the (Gloucester fishermen who are going to be put out of business In order that somebody may sell more of his products in New foundland, and they are up in arms about it. They protest that it is unfair to crush out their industry by taking away the tariff protection guaranteed by the Dlngley law schedules. Of course it is unfair. They must of ne cessity sacrifice one or more industries for the benefit of some other industries. That is reciprocity. If there was noth ing to be sacrificed, you couldn't dick er. There woidd be no reciprocity. All of a sudden the Gloucester fisher men have comprehended the fact that when you bargain for the privilege of selling more to a foreign country you must pay for that privilege. They find that this time they are the , fellows picked out to pay for It, and they are making a tremendous kick about it All of a sudden, too, the New England senators seem to be able to grasp the Idea that somebody is going to be robbed for the benefit of somebody else and that it is their constituents this time who are going to be robbed. Ac cordingly they are fighting the New foundland treaty tooth and nail. But we wonder if it doesn't seem a bit funny to these New England sena tors that they should now object so strenuously to having their own toes stepped on. They now know how it feels themselves. They did not appear to know when some other fellow's foes were being stepped on. They have sup ported the Cuban treaty In serene in difference to the fact that the growers of domestic sugar and tobacco were yelling with paiu. What if these west ern farmers were hurt? They ought to stand it, first, for the sake of "suffer ing Cuba," and, when that sugar trust lie was exposed and it became known to a certainty that Cuba was not suf fering at all, second, for the sake <of monopolizing the Cuban market. In either case, said the New England sen ators, the cause of Cuban reciprocity is a sacred cause, and the fellows who raise sugar and tobacco here In the United States are low, mean fellows to kick when they are hurt. Now, however, the sacred codfish la in danger. Hands off the sacred cod fish! Touch him at your peril. Around his form they draw the awful circle of never to be abated protection. You may trade off sugar, tobacco, wool, hides, wheat, barley, hay, eggs, any thing or everything that is necessary in order to fix up reciprocity dickers with Cuba or with Canada or with Ar gentina, but you shall not monkey with that codfish! In the meantime we beg to be par doned for remarking that in favoring reciprocity dickers with Cuba and Can ada and at the same time fighting the deal with Newfoundland they appear just a trifle ridiculous. We hope they will not nail the poor devil'B ears to the pump. We hope the western sena tors will not be so mean as to give the New Englanders a dose of their own medicine. Still, it would be hu man nature to do just that. Moreover, it would -be a triumph of poetic justice if the New England senators were forced to help defeat the Cuban gouge game in order to save the sacred cod fish.—Axnerican Economist. The People lluve Spoken. Why, of course the Democracy and free traders and the newspaper yel lows do not like the president's mes sage. It is their business not to like anything the Republican party or a Re publican president does or says. But the people have Jiist showti at the polls, as they did in 1900 and in ISUB and 1890, that they believe in the policies and principles of the Republican party.— Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. lii ) i ; h.t": Bank Block, Dushore, Pa. John D. Reeser's Big Store Bank Block, Dushou I ; . February Remnant Sales. 112 Now is the time you can buy remnants cheap, after the inventory has been taken; when one comes across odds and ends and then you will find bargains. The remnants are all marked below cost and placed on the counter for your inspection, and in looking them >ver you can see that they are bargains. The remnants consist of Worsted Dress Goods, Domestics, Ribbons, Laces, Embroidery and Table Linens. Don't waif, call to-day and see the remnants that are offered to you for such a small sum of money. There are hundreds of bargains to carry away in Remnants, and our loss is your gain at this sale. Special reductions given in Coats and Capes, as we have several left. It is worth your while to come in and see them before purchasing elsewhere. FURS, FURS, have a flue assortment, and offer them to you at per cent discount. It is worth your while to buy now and save money, for this is just the kind of weather you need a nice fur, I Have a complete line of DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, BOOTS and SHOES, CARPETS, RUGS, TRUNKS, TELESCOPES, SUITCASES, CROCKERY, and GROCERIES at John D. Reeser's Big ■■■ i. «!. i' * l - •-» r DTTSHOIRIE • f^ sam^mKI S^Sf^ I^^!TTT^ m TS^ ie^ Foley's Honey and Tar I To Cure a Cold in One Day 1 BTNN'ET'STLTE 1 Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. >C every I 1 tha most healing salve In ths world. E Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months. This signature, box. 25c. I Foley's Kidney Cure ———l——— makes kidneys and bladder right. ilors^otl^ig at and less than cost to close out a manufacturers consignment. Plush Robes for 1.75 to 6 00; were 2 so to 8.00. Ball Band Felts and covers 2.00 pair. Ball Band Rubber Boots 1 00. All Rubber Goods reduced in proportion and none but good goods offered. Salt 1.2s til, Brand Middlings and shorts by 100 0 on at western elevator prices. See WMand & Kessler, Nordmont,Pa., Ciearence Sale Before STOCK TAKING. We must clear up the odds and ends before we take our inventory and in order to do so quickly we will s. 11 at a great reduction all the odd pieces left over fio.n h >!id jy trade. A few of the bargains are: Rockers* Odd Chairs, Stands, Tables, Jardinier Stands, Pedestels, Easels, Screen frames. Book Racks, and Shelves, Pictures, Paper Racks, Indian Stools, Morris Chairs, and many other articles to numerous to mention^at MolconibeGfLauer, Furniture cf Undertaking DUSHORE, PA. TELEPHONE. THE NEW YORK WORLD THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION. Cn y 1.50; Clubbed with the News Item, 1 year. ft he NEWS ITEMIS7Sca Year. lOnly 50c If ADVANCE. < A RE YOU GOING TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE OR LAY NEW FLOORS IN THE OLD ONE ' If so, it will pay you to get some of our (bar?) Moot) jflooring ! Kiln dried, matched sides and ends, hollow backed and bored, MAPLE and BEECH. It will out-wear two ordinary floors and is very much smoother, nicer and easier to put down than soft wood flooring. All kinds kept in stock by Jennings Brothers, Lopez, Penn'a. ALSO ALL SIZES IN HEMLOCK WE HAVE IN STOCK NO. 1 AND 2 LUMBER, SIDING, PINE SHINGLES. CEILING, LATH, ETC. AT LOWEST PRICES. BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED Hand Painted Chinaware. Absolutely Free. We will give with each purchase, coupons which entitles the holder to a set of High Grade China Dishes, irrespec tive of the extremely low prices prevailing here. * Oh! No Trouble at all to Show Goods. The Quality, p "ice and style of our spring and sum mer SHOES which are marked down for closing out are the main attractions. Call and see them. Our Complete Line of Groceries. Our new Grocery Department is growing popular. You save yourself if you let us save your money. When you think of true economy this is the place to come. J. S. HARRINGTON, OPERA HOUSE BLOOE DUSHORE, PA. Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TIIMIE TABLE. In effect Monday. Nov. 17, 1902. Read down Reftd up " | Flay stations where time U marked "1" I P. M. P.MP. M.Jp MP M A Mil A. M. AM STATIONS. !a m'aM A MA. M.;P MP MP MAM 10 15 11250520 420 i 10'22 710 Unite... '655 9 50 1 11135400 460 j 94C 10 20 ...| 12 55 16 25 f423 | 112 1025 112" 13 Pennsdale. 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