WBUCAN NEWS ITEM
CHAID.es L WING, Editor.
Published Every Thursday Afternoon
By The Sullivan Publishing Co.
At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
IiAPORTE, PA.
W, v. Mason, Presidon. E. M. Dunham Treas-
THO9. J. INGHAM, Secretary.
Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as
second-class mail matter.
KiUiE TRADE AT HOME
MORE OF IT HERE THAN IN ANY OTH
ER COUNTRY.
There In *20,000,000,000 Annually of
Internal Commerce In tlie United
StnteM That In Hot Ile«ioired to Pay
CimtoniM DntieN.
Free traders who are continually and
rociferously crying out against tariff
taxation appear never to have taken
Into consideration the very obvious
un<l incontrovertible fact that there is
u greater volume of absolutely untaxed
trade in this country than is enjoyed
by the people of any other nation on
the globe. Great Britain, which is held
up as a shining example of a success
ful free trade country, is after all only
nominally a free trader. It is true
that neither its domestic nor foreign
traliic is subjected to a tariff tax; but
on the other hand, they are burdened
with various small imposts which are
necessary to produce revenue sutiicient
for the support and maintenance of
the government.
An estimate of the domestic com
merce of the United States during 1002
has been made by the bureau of statis
tics of the treasury department, anil
the total is placed at $20,000,000,000.
Objection has been made to this esti
mate on the ground that it is merely a
"guess," and a guess it fertalnly is, as
are practically all estimates of a sim
ilar character which are not based
upon actual and complete returns. Nev
ertheless it can be accepted as approx
imately, if not absolutely, accurate.
Compared with this vast total of
trade upon which there is imposed no
duty of any kind our foreign commerce
sinks to almost insignificant propor
tions. But in our foreign trade, for
some reason, the people generally dis
play a deep and continuing interest, so
it is pertinent to learn what proportion
of that trade is subject to tariff duties.
During the six months beginning July
31, 1002, and ending Jan. 31, 11)03, mer
chandise to the value of $598.070,(!87
was imported. Of this total goods to
the value of $210,3-17,772 paid no duty
at all, so that the imports actually
taxed under the .tariff law had an ag
gregate value of $057,731,910.
These figures prove the fallacy of a
very prevalent popular belief that all
merchandise imported into this coun
try pays tribute in the way of duties to
the system of protection, when, as has
just been shown, only a little more
than one-half is taxed. Small Indeed Is
the figure cut by the sum collected by
the national customs officers when
placed beside the $10,000,000,000 which
was approximately the volume of our
internal trade during the half year
covered.
Small as It is, however, it is sufficient
to achieve the beneficent end for which
tariff duties are levied, that of protect
ing tlie American producer and Amer
ican labor from competition with the
cheap products of poorly paid foreign
labor. Remove this protection and the
inevitable result must be to flood the
American market with cheap foreigu
goods which, because of tlie smaller
cost of the labor that produced them,
will drive out those of domestic manu
facture.—Providence News.
A Kiiturul Advainfuffe.
There are in the United States so
many elements of prosperity and
wealth which are found concurrent
with a high tariff and wanting when
wo have a period of "tariff for revenue
only" that free traders have generally
given up consideration of details and
dispose of all these troublesome ques
tions by a reference to our "unexam
pled natural advantages" as disposing
of the whole question of the causes of
our prosperity and high wages under
protection and our contraction and low
wages under free trade.
The U.S. Mail
puts you next door to this
strong Company, no matter
where you reside—
Do your Banking by Mail and
let your money earn 3 per
cent, interest where it will be
absolutely safe.
Our system of Banking by Mai!
is very simple—write for the
booklet telling all about it.
LACKAWANNA
I COMPANY
404 Lackawanna Avenue
j15.,1 iy one or tue strongest writers on
'chui r Hi,., doubtless carried away by an
enthusiastic love of his thesis, writing
of"the natural advantages whicli are
; possessed on this side of the Atlantic '
and for which Americans deserve no
credit," said auiong other things, "There
Is nothing especially praiseworthy, for
instance, in having deposits of cheap
ore, exceptionally Inexpensive means of
transporting It from Michigan and Min
nesota to Cleveland," etc. Is not this
going a little too far for even a five ,
trader propagandist? Until some time |
in the early seventies, as all know, ;
freight rates in (Jreat Britain were
lower than in the United States. Now
the relation is reversed. Does any one
believe this Is a "natural advantage"
"for which Americans deserve no cred
it?"
There is a possibility that the na
tional grange may meet at Niagara
Falls next November.
BargainsJ
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
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
B&Hwove* Pa.
Cbippewa
%ime Htflne.
Lime furnished »n car
load lots, delivered at
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesville
Penn'a.
M. E. Reeder,
HUGHESVILLE, PA,
ONE
MINUTE
One Minute Couth Cure <bes not pass Immedi
ately Into the stomach, but lingers In the throat, chert
and lungs, producing the followhg results:
(1) Relieves the cough.
(2) Makes the breathing easr.
(3) Cuts out the phlegm.
(4) Draws out the Inflammaton.
(5) Kills the germs (microbes) of disease.
(6) Strengthens the mucous membranes.
(7) Clears the head.
(8) Relieves the feverish corditlons.
(•) Removes every cause tf the cough and the
strain on the lungs.
(10) Enables the lungs to contribute pure life
giving and life-sustaining oiyger to the blood. Cures
Croup and all Cough, Lung and Bronchial Affections.
COUGH CURE
Prepared by I. O. DeWITT ft 00., OHIOAQO
—— P if-if
ohn D. Reeser's Big Store j Bank Block, Dushore, Pa.John D. Reeser's Big Store Brnk Block, Pi ;h, « p
(© A\atcf)(ess A\illinerv. ad
Ihe superiority of our Hats is more forcibly demonstrated now than ever before, w/hile we cannot help but
state that our paices are low, yet that is but asserting a fact that every woman in Sullivan county already knows
| that Reeser's prices are lower than anywhere else] and the styles—well, one glance is enough to convince you
that this is the Millinery Fashion Center of Sullivan county.
85.50 Tuscan Lace Straw Hats in all the new leading shades and shapes, trimmed with velvet, ribbons and flowers. Charmine 85.00
Hats for only $3.50,
THE SEASON'S NEWEST WHITE GOODS.
Plain white French Lawns are elegant wash fabrics at 25c up. Ladies' underwear in Gauze ? Ribbed and Balbriggan Vests in
Fancy white Piques in fancy stripes and figures, new patterns 25c long and short sleeves 5c up to 50c. Fine line of men's underwear
upward. White Dotted Dress Swiss in small and medium sized dots, just been received, 25c upwards. Ladies' Suits and Jackets hav*f
25c upward. Mercerized Sateens best grade in all shades and col- been received and the finest line yet shown is now at your disposal.
ors 20c-25. Silk Finished Beetled Percalines the best ever Ready-made sheets 65c. Hemstitched pillow cases 15c. Ladies, have
■shown; you will find all colors heae 25 cts. Black Bengaline Mor- have the best 50c Shirtwaist ever seen, in all colors, take your choice
oens in good qualities only used for lining purposes, the price range it makes no difference to us. Lace Curtains, the stock is large and
'25 to 50 cents yard. more complete; it has to meet the demands made on it, 50c up to 5.00.
Curtains in white and ecrue also Arabian, cluny lace, Irish points, Nottingham, Madras, Snow Flake, and Ruitled Net Curtains. Fine line of ladies', misses, gents'
and children's Shoes and Slippers, all prices and sizes to give comfort to the wearer. Wall Paper—A large stock ot'ftne designs in wall paper and borders to match
'.k: to 30c a roll. Window shader 10c to 50cJ Trunks, Suit cases, Telescopes, Satehels, Carpets, Window Curtains, Oilcloths, Crockery ami ( iroceries at
John D. Reeser's Big Store. Bank block.
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I in One Day KM. fglpiis
I Take LdX&tIVC BrOlllO Qiunme Tablets. (Kf/ A on every I ' the most healing calve in the world.
Seven Million boxes sold In past 13 months. This SignatnTO, fr°X» 25c» J fOIZYSHONEI^IAR
Goldsi Prevents
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Agency for Syracuse Chilled Plows
also repairs on hand, Cultivators, Harrows, Wheelborrows.
h £ South Bend Wagons. 33^-^
M 3 &-70
<1 0> L_ —Cfc T r "
jQ tU MC M Ml
Granite Roofing 3.00 per Sqr. ~ $
I! We sell Lime in Car Loads 81 2 | 2- 3 _l 7^
£>S o E cents delivered. w &
!>« >,O =rg.* O
£ iJz Sweat Pads 30c each. B.« M "t
Ti 3lb Canned Tomatoes i.oodoz 0 Cfl
-> Q
ft o Io Pail White Fish, 7s cents. Hb 0 5
>, . k. =ro cr W
Jj Shad, 8c lb.
cd
1^ 1
~ Golden Blend a coffee one-half &8 =
S2 = >. better 2 lbs for 30c. < © o
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Wieland & Kessler,
General Merchants, PRO g^ist°mill TEAM
N01B:lDls/L01<Trr, 3PJ±.
Side Boards. Side Boards.
We have the greatest line of Side Boards yon ever
had the pleasure of looking at, and the price will astonish
you. Come in and be convinced that the goods are
away up and the prices are away down.
Bedroom Suits.
Mo 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.
MolcombeCf Laucr,
Parnitare cf Undertaking
DUSHORE, PA.
TELEPHONE.
Tri=Weekly Williamsport
Gazette and Bulletin
and Republican News Item
Together one year for only 1.50.
1 A RE YOU GOING TO BUILD
K* A NEW HOUS
| OR LAY NEW FLOORS IN THE OLD ONE ?
If so, it will pay you to get some of our ,
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.
V
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 HOU SE BLOOK I DUSHORE,
DUSHORE, PA. I
Williamsport & North Branch Railroad
TIME TABLE.
In effect Monday. Mar. 24, 1908.
Read down Read up
j Klty? stations where time is marked "112" |
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]> M PMP.M PM PM AM A. M. A M STATIONS. AMAMAMA.M. PMF M AM
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10 IS 12 50 520 420 10 22 81V Halls... 620 l J 50 755 11 S5 4 00 450 9 40
10 "o 12 6ft! 1525 (428 (10 26 (813, Penngdalc... 61694575011 30 355 (445 935
ii, ",o I 105586 432 10 34 822 . HURhesvllle... 60093574011203 45 4809 25
I is 543 4 39 10 42 8 29 Picture Rocks 9 25 1 11 10 3 86,, 6 16
(1 17 f4 4S {8 88 ...Lyons Mills (1101 3SI 9 10
II 19 . 445 (8 35 ....Chamounl 11 01 828 907
ir 1 26 .... . 162 ! 842 ...Glen Mawr 10 54 822 901
EM n S4 f5 00 '8 50 ..Htrawbridge 10 47 (3 13 8 54
» i fi 40 £5 05 f8 55 ...BeechGlen flO 43 309 850
1 43 5 07 8 57 ..MuneyValley 10 40 3 07 8 48
I 1 50 6 13 9 08 ... Souestowll... i 10 32 3 00 8 40
528 ; 920 Kordmont 10 12 822
ft 43' (#35 Mokoma ; (9 54 802
5 45 9 37 Lai*irU' 9 52 7 59
] ft 58 (9 50 Ringdale (9 41 746
f8 05 (9 57 ..Bernice Road ( 9 30 7 35
6 09 1000 ....Satterfleld 9 25 7 30
A. M. P. M. I' M AM. AM A. M. AM AM AM A. M. P M A M
'I I I I || II I 1 ' t > i '
6 20 10 12 ...Dushore 8 45 62%
720 11 10 Towanda... 745 515
A. M. F. M.
9 00 Hones town 2 40
Geyelin Park (2 20
10 10 Eagles Mere 1 50
B. HARVEY WELCT, S. D. TOWNSEND,
President, Hughesville. Gen. Manager,Hughesville,