| iHPUBLICAN HEWS ITEM, i
CIUfiLES L WING, Editor.
Published EvorylThuradaj Afternoon
By The Sullivan Publishing Co.
At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
secoud-clasß niail matter.
Government Ownership of Bail-
Poads. By BENJ.G.WELCH.
It is quite evident that the Sulli
van Review is not read in the Post
Office Department at Washington or
they would know better than put
out a statement that, with a few ex
ceptions, all the Post Offices show a
profit and they would never make
such a blunder as to admit that the
Department is paying so well at two
cent letter postage that a one cent
rate seems probable in the not re
mote future. Editor Newell should
take steps to enlighten them before
any such colossal blunder is made.
Government ownership if not con
stitutional now can be made so by
the people. The financing of the
purchase is no more difficult than
the financing of the United Steel
Corporations and really would be
much easier. No underwriting syn
dicate would be needed to guarantee
the acceptability of the government
obligations. The mental, mechan
ical, scientific and financial ability
to handle the system is [in this
country and is just as accessible to
the governments it is to the corpo
rations who now control the various
systems. Governmental positions
would be more desirable than those
of corporations.
The crucial difficulty is with the
people. Jf the intelligent voter will
not goto the polls, or will bind him
self hand and foot to party without
reference to the character of that
party, or will sell himself for a price
as so many voters and officials hare
have done to the machine that gov
erns Philadelphia and the machine
that governs the state legislature,
then we will admit that a serious
doubt arises ahout the wisdom of
government ownership and in this
is the only place where there is any
room for doubt.
With all the defects and faults of
the voter, whether he is a christian
man himself or not, most of our cit
izens feel much better satisfied when
there is in the Presidential chair a
man in whose Christianity all the
country has faith. This has never
been more fully proven than now
and the whole country breathes
freer in the daytime and sleeps
at night'with greater confidence be
cause we all know that we have for
a President a man who believes in
l>ivine law and lives by it.
Socialism is here to stay. It has
forced changes and will force some
others. lis greatest mistake is that
its most earnest; leaders think that
it must be a part of their principles
tn revile Christianity and christian
people, but that will cure itself when
christion people begin to understand
that they have been somewhat mis
taken in the past and begin to learn
new lessons.
There is no fact more clearly un
derstood to-day than that our
churches have either let the laboring
millions drift away troin them or
else the churches have drifted away
from the toiling millions. Persistent
investigators are working day and
night at the facte and conditions of
this question. At no distant day
will the discovery be made that the
so called "extremists" are not all
wrong and then will begin the social
and religious changes that will dem
onstrate that God still rules in thi
universe notwithstanding that man}
of us have been forgetting it.. It
is the "extremists" who bring pro
gress and revolution. Conservatives
never do. They wake up after a
time and discover where they have
been slumbering and they find out
where the "extremists" are in the
right and so the conservatives then
join in and save the radicals from
themselves and ruin. Just this will
take place and when it does it may
be that social conditions will be se
changed that Government Owner
ship will not be needed but if it is i
part of Divine Providence and h
needed the people will have beconn
educated up to it and they will as
sume the problem and will carry it
to successful execution.
The unwise position taken by Mr.
B:\eratthe outset of the difficulty
with the coal miners has been so
overruled that he has put forward
the cause of sociological reform years
and years in a few months. Jt has
been a lesson costing millions in
money with days, weeks and months
of human suffering but the hand on
the dial will not turn backward
Upon th > minister in the pulpit,
the teacher in the pt.blie school and
in the Sunday School and especially
the mothers of the nation at the cra
dle side has fallen the .solution of
this immense problem in the years
not so far away, because they are to
train the voters who shall constitute
the goverment that shall have
brains, statesmanship, conscience
and patriotism sufficient to handle
any problem that can ever como to
this land of ours.
May God make of us a real christ
ian people, then we need fear noth
ing that can come to us.
I Capital and Surplus. *450.000 00
Money in Bank I
I gives you a feeling of security,
enables you to take advantage
of opportunities for making
more money lifts you out
of the rut, makes you a manly,
independent man.
We pay 3 per cent, interest on
savings.
You can B.ink by Mail—
Write tor the booklet telling how.
IZJICKA WANNA
COMPANY I
404 Lackawanna Avenue I
SCRANTON, PA. I
Barga
It is our business
It is our business to save
our customers as much as
possible on
Harnesses, Robes,
Blankets, Whips,
Platform Wagons,
BUGGIES AND
ROAD WAGONS.
Call and examine my stock
and see what you can save
on a pair of Blankets.
You can also get your
horses shod while you get
your grist ground at the mill.
W. E. MILLER,
FORKSVILLE, PA.
Soecial Special
Prices. Prices.
Busy Days at
VERNON HULL'S
The Mid-Season sale of
of seasonable goods is at
tracting many well pleased
buyers. More people than
ever are realizing and appre
ciating the efforts of this
store to give the people good
qualities at reasonable prices.
NEW Goods on
IRXHIBITIONI
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
Ail answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
BtftLagrOTO* Pa.
flon't Tobacco Spit and muoho Tour I.ITc A way.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mng
netic, full of life, nerve unci take No To-
Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druppists, 60c or #l. Cure guaran
teed Booklet ami s;implo free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., CUlnigo or Now York
This strip is manufactured undera U. S. patent
ami is the neatest, strongest and mo>t durable
window shade holder ou the mrrket, and we
guarantee it to be as represented or money re
united. The price, lCxprcss points in
Pa.. Md., Del., N J. and N Y.,Onr Dollar per dot.
ithrr slates Your order solicited.
IOHN A. PARSONS A CO. Cattwltca, PA.
John D. Reeser's Big Store Bank Block, Dushore, Pa.John D. Reeser's Big Store Bank Block, Dushore, Pa
I Oarqets, Carpets, Carpet
The finest line ol Carpets yet shown in Pro-Brussels, Ingrains and Rag Carpets. New Mattings have arrived
in plain and figured and very low in price. It pays to look our stock over and save money in buying. New Oil
cloth in all widths and very pretty patterns. Lineoleum two yards wide and extra heavy weight.
Wall Paper—have just received a fine new line of wall paper and will be pleased to have you see it; very
pretty patterns and very durable. It is best to see it before buying elsewhere, and know we can suit you.
Austin, Austin, Austin, Austin. \
Caarry a fine line of bleached and unbleached in light and extra heavy weight. The best made muslin you
would want to buy is now offered to you tor very little money.
New Ginghams, Outings and Calicoes have just been received and pretty designs for little money.
New Crockery has been received and it will pay you to see it for it is the very best made.
Carry a full and complete line in
Dry Goods, Millinery, Boots and Shoes, Curtains and Grocerie, at
John D. Reeser's Big
"£.\ V * I " "Z : IDTTSIHIOIR/IE! .
[■ill IN iiinfiiaiiNii II Honey and Tar"
To Cure a Cold in One Day 1
Take L&X&tiVG BrOlltO QuiltlllC Tablets. JP Z every I" the most healing salve in the world.
Seven Minion boxes sold in past 12 months. This signature, box. 25c. I Foley's Kidney Cure
I——makes kidneys and bladder right.
'^^&edothing
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 overs 2.00 pair. Ball Band Rubber
Boots 3.00. All Rubber Goods reduced in proportion and
none but good goods offered.
Salt 1.2s brl, Bran Middlings and shorts by 100 or
ton at western elevator prices. See
Wieland & Kessler, Nordmont, Pa.,
Side Boards. Side Boards.
We have thegreatest line of Side Boards yon ever
had the pleasure of looking at, and the price will astonish
you. Come in and convinced that the goods arc
away up and the prices are away down.
Bedroom Suits.
No matter what kind of a suit you want, we can save
you money; we defy competition on the line we carry
either as to price or quality. We have every thing in Oak
Maple or Mahogany and sell them either in eight or four
pieces. Also a large line of odd and combination dressers.
HolcombeCf Laoer,
Furniture 6" Undertaking
DUSHORE, PA.
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\ ADVANCE. 1
I A RE YOU GOING TO BUILD
r* A NEW HOUSE
1 OR LAY NEW FLOORS IN THE OLD ONE"?
If so, it will pay you to get some of our
Dart HXHoob flooring
Kiln drFed, 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.
i . .
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 BLOCK j
DUSHORE, PA.
Williamsport & North Branch Railroad
TIME TABLE
la effect Monday. Nov. 17, 1902.
Read down Read up
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10 20 12 55 (525(423 (10 25 (7 13 Peniisdale ...I 650 9 45 1 111 30 355 (4 46' (936
10 30 ! 106 535 4329 10 10 34: 72? Hughcsvtlle... 640935 10 55 11 20 345 4366 00 925
1135434 39 920 10 42 7 29'Pieture Rocks.. 92610 45 1110 336 15 48, 916
(1 17 (443 (7 33 ...LyonsMills (11 04 831 1 1(9 10
fl 19 ! 445 (7 35 ....Chamouni L.... 1101 828 1 (907
1 2«l 452 ; 7 42 ...Glen Mawr 10 54 8 22 I ,9 01
(1 341 (5 00 i(7 50 ..Strawbridge 10 47 (3 13 | (8M
fl 40 (5 05 (7 55 ...BeechGlcn ...... (10 13 309 ...... (8 50
1 43 5 07 7 57 ..MuncyValley 10 40 3 07 1 8 48
1 50 6 13 8 08 ... Sonestown 10 32 3 00 ! I 8 40
(5 43 (8 85: Mokoma ( 9 54 (8 0-2
...... 545 8 371 Laporte 952 .. 17 59
(5 58 (8 50 Ringdale 112 9 41 f7 4G
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