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STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB "WOOD
HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every
Description, Guns and Ammunition.
Bargains that bring the buyer back.
Come and test the truth of our talk.
A lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap.
We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
Genera! Repairing, Roofing and Spouting.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAM SPORT, PA.
Snowy attractive Muslin 1 nderware that combines so much comfort
and beauty was never offered at more attractive prices. All these garm
ents are full size and splendidly made of excellent Muslin and Cambric.
LONG SKIRTS. DRAWERS.
SHORT SKIRTS. CHEMISE.
CORSET COVERS. GOWNS.
Shirt Waist Suits. Women's Stock Collars.
Nothing daintier, nothing prettier Weve made a purchase of dainty
nothing so economical as the two- Stock Collars, an endless variety Jf
piece summer suit. We have about stv | os among them. Some are plain,
every style that is worn. These are others embroidered. We have
made of Percale, Madras, Linen and bunched them in lots,
other cotton fabrics and silks. 25c, 50c AND 75C
Wash Petticoats. c ° ol Summer Corsets.
We believe thee Petticoats to be N(nv Come and see theiu.
better value than you ever bought We can recommend several makes
before. They are mado of plain color at ~ ,oc t() S1 - 00 that are n,atle of
and fancy striped Seersucker with U S ht Batiste, but for those who
mllles'or deep tucked flounces, at waut finer 'jualitics we have them
SI.OO To 81.50 in better qualities.
Black Taffetas and Peau de Soie.
\\ hen asked lor here they are shown in all qualities and widths and the
prices are very reasonable when the qualities are taken in consideration.
Fancy Silks for Dresses.
To merly mention the kinds and varieties of each would make a pretty
long list so we simply say come and see them and get the prices.
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Republican News Item.
LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY P., THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904.
M'KINLEY'S POLICE
HE HAD NO INTENTION OF Dl-
CARDING PROTECTION.
Never t'ttrred a Word Looking T
ward the Impairment of Its I
tecrlty-llla Lut Speech Vll >
Stand Put Deliverance.
President McKlniey's last speech, d
livered ut Buffalo on the sth of Sej
tember, 1901, still serves as a text fc
tariff discussions of a wore or les
speculative character. The Bostu
Herald, for example, advances the Al
lowing Interpretation of that inenioi- '
hie address:
"It can he said without fear of ccl
tradlctlon that It was President Mi
lilnley's Intention to make his seeojl
term meinorahle hy laying down ajl
carrying through an administrative pjl-
Icy on tariff questions which
have Implied both a revision of the ex
isting tariff and the adoption hy tit
country of reciprocal trade treaties wiii
a number of the leading nations of til'
world. What he wanted to do was t>
gain the assent of the great mass >f |
the common people of the United States
lu support of the proposition that a
needlessly high tariff tax was seriously
objectionable, that revision of the tariff
was essential under changing business- |
conditions and that one of the easiest
ways to revise the tariff was to use
needlessly high duties as counters of
exchange in securing trade advantages
with foreign nations."
This Is put with commendable cau
tiou and conservatism, considering that
the Herald has always been an oppo
nent of the tariff principle of which
McKlnley was the foremost advocate
and exponent. Yet a little more Is es
sential to a fair and faithful statement
of the position taken and the policy
planned by the lamented president.
There was not a word lu the speech
to Indicate that President McKlnley
had modified his views as to the wis
dom of tariff protection for home In
dustries. There was not a word to
suggest that he wanted to revise the
tariff for revision's sake or because It
was not working well or because he
had any Idea of abandoning the main
principle, lie distinctly spoke of the
policy of protection as "now firmly es
tablished." It is true that he proposed
to reduce needlessly high duties, not
unconditionally, but as a means of se
curing reciprocal privileges in foreign ,
markets. There was not a hint of dis- j
carding the underlying principles of the j
existing tariff. The speech was, In ;
fact, a stand pat deliverance so far as ;
those principles were concerned.
Anybody can honestly say that "need
less" duties should not be imposed. ,
But the term has different meanings
In different minds. A free trader will
say that all protective duties are not
only needless, but vicious, but nobody
will accuse McKluley of subscribing
to that view. Tariff revision will come
in time, not to change the principle, but
to adjust the schedules to industrial
and commercial conditions. Who shall
perform that duty and w ho shall say
when It ought to be performed? We i
think the people are willing to trust j
the Republican party In both particu- i
iars because they have had gratifying
experience with that party as a pro
moter of their prosperity. We do not
think they want the dictation or the
services of the Democratic party In any
scheme of revision, because that party
has not shown a capacity for building
up the welfare of the country.
It may safely be said that President
McKluley, If he were alive, would
agree with the people In these matters,
would be one of the foremost stand
patters, and would neither propose nor
support any scheme of revision that
would abandon the protective system
or Impair Its Integrity.—Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
Wonld It Do Air Better Kowl
In answer to the scornful words of
Democrats these days about the "pres-
A MISER3LE SUBSTITUTE.
riri
cut trust breeding tariff law' epub
-1 leans are calling attention ,ne fact
that the last time the oppos .ion had a
chance a tariff law was ena-ted so op
pressive to the country, so trust breed
ing In Its Interests and consequences,
that Mr. Cleveland, who was then
president, refused to sign it and de
clared It "au act of perfidy and dis
honor." It became a law, however,
and the party was turned down in con
sequence. Would the Democratic par
ty do any better now If it had the
chance?—Watervllle (N. Y.i Times.
WAGES AND PRICES.
Oood WKM of Greater Importance !
Thau Lou ( out of Living.
Secretary Shaw's speech at Wllmlng- j
ton lends Itself easily to inlsrepresen- !
tatlon. A local I)emo*atlc paper put j
over It the headline, "Living Expenses i
Should He Illgh." Secretary Shaw said i
nothing of the kind. What he did say
was that "employment for all our peo
ple at a given wage, with living ex
penses high, is preferable to employ
ment for only one : haif our people with
living expenses however cheap." Will
any Democratic paper dispute that?
Secretary Shaw'* speech was useful
for Its emphasis uj>on the community
of Interests. It is the habit of super
ficial or partisan observers to argue
that the prosperity of the farmer has
nothing to do with the well being of
the artisan, and vice versa. Rut Sec
retary Shaw wisely Insists that the
two nie Interdependent, if the work
man earns higher wages, he can afford
more and better food, better clothes
and a more comfortable home, and he
furnishes, therefore, a better market
for the farmer. On the other hand,
higher prices for the fanner's cattle
and corn mean more lumber for farm
buildings, more barbed wire for fences
and better clothes and furniture, and
this again means more work and better
wages for the artisan.
The American policy of protection Is
impregnable because the American peo
ple understand this. They cannot be
fooled by free trade orators or Deiuo
cratlc platforms. They know that the
protective tariff promotes the welfare
of the whole people by stimulating and
steadying the market for American
products, and that those interests which
do not appear in the schedules are nev
ertheless encouraged and strengthened
by It.
It takes a good while for even so
plain a truth as this to percolate the j
consciousness of Democratic leaders.
Hut there is evidence that It Is doing so
in the comparatively mild and halting
declarations of Democratic platforms
this year upon the tariff issue.—Boston
Journal.
WAGE REDUCTION.
Free Trade Menus Competition With
European Toilers.
In the tariff plank of the Republican
platform it is asserted that "the meas
ure of protection should always at least
equal the difference In the cost of pro- i
duction at home and abroad."
I.et the workinginen of the I'nited j
States take note of this.
The difference between the cost of I
production at home and that abroad is
caused by and equal to the difference !
between the wages paid to American j
workingmen and those paid to the toll I
ers of foreign countries.
Protection for American Industries Is [
protection for American wage earners, j
The Republican party says to foreign I
manufacturers: "You shall not bring j
the products of underpaid labor Into :
this country to compete unfairly with |
the products of well paid American la- I
bor. As much as you withhold from
your employees shall be paid Into the
treasury of the I'nlted States by those
who buy your goods, so that when
those goods are offered to consumers
here they cannot be sold below the ;
prices of goods of the same class made
at home."
Advocates of tariff reduction are ad
vocates of wni'.e reduction.—Albany |
Journal.
I
, ESTELLA.
Lust Wednesday while Ceorge
May who WHS in the employ of Mr.
Albertson on his mill at Forksville,
was running a loaded car of lumber
out to the piling place, the trestle
broke, causing the loaded car to fall
upon the young man, injuring him
quite badly.
ltev. James R. MeClure, an Evan
gelist, has been holding a series of
meetings at the M. K. Church in the
interest of the A. S. S. association.
A. T. Mulnix is rejoicing over the
advent of a boy, No. I.
Will Anderson is on the sick list,
also Mina Barton, the little daught
er of It. F. Barton.
Isaac Shoemaker and wife passed
through this place enroute to their
home in Shunk.
SHVNK.
We are now in the midst of hay
in?, and Oh how they do work be
tween showers.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Porter buried
their infant child on Sunday, July
I 24.
Delbert Yargason has returntd
home. We wonder if he will run
away again.
Mr. .and Mrs. Isaac Shoemaker
have gone to housekeeping in the
Beehive, better known as the old
hotel.
Some folks can haul down the
American tlag and then ask people
to recognize them as true Americans.
The corn crop will be short in this
section.
Sanford says he has the finest ap
ples in town. We think he had bet
ter look around a little.
We recently noticed Mr. William
Shoemaker and his better half driv
ing to Estella with their colts.
llillsfrove is the residence of a
per ! .s behind
the bars, aim ne i* ..u ....r way to
reai h such a place.
Frank Parker, employed by Syl
vester Andrews, conveyed the
Mughesville base ball team to Hills
grove on its recent visit to that place
using four horses to do so.
Mr. Parker always looks carefully
after his employer's property, and
011 this occasion displayed his usual
watchfulness over the same.
On Saturday night the horses were
put under lock and key, but when
Mr. Parker went to attend the ani
mals Sunday morning lie found one
of them suffering from an ugly cut
in the hip, which upon being probed
was found to be nearly six inches
deep, and appeared to have been
done with a sharp knife.
Suspicion points to a certain per
son as being the perpetrator of tin
act, and soon as sufficient evidence
is secured to warrent his arrest lie
will be taken into custody and it is
hoped that the punishment may be
made to lit the crime.—llughesvillc
Mail.
Dogs Have Value.
B. F. Freas a well known milk
man of town, is in possession of a
Scotch Collie dog, but three years old
which does practically all the wash
ing for the family. The washer is
rigged up with a minature tread mill
upon which the dog is placed, and
when once he has started the mill
he keeps it going until the clothes
are thoroughly washed. The dog
is a very intelligent one and was
trained to run the washer two years
ago. Since that time lie has stuck
faithfully to his duty and each wash
day ttnds him treading patiently a
way at the mill.—Berwick Inde
pendent.
Toe Social.
There will be a Toe Social at the
residence of Salathiel Mead Tuesday
evening August 2nd: Everybody is
cordially invited to attend. Proceeds
for Methodist Church.
Jamison City Elected by StriKe.
The Chicago strike in a very few
days will seriously effect the tannery
at Jamison City. The tannery is one
of the largest in the section and em
ployes some one hundred and fifty
hands, anu as no hides are obtainabl
and but a small amount are on hand
only enough to last a few days, the
plant will soon be forced to close
down.
75 TS. PER YEAR
Headache Powder Causes Illness.
Mrs, Niles K. Weed, of (510 Kir.it
avenue, while down town this morn
ing entered a drug store and pur
chased a headache powder. She
took the powder, then left the store.
Before going a distance she became
dizzy and in a short time she was
hardly able to walk. She finally suc
ceeded in reaching Allen's hoarding
house, on Kltnira street, where she
became worse. A messenger was
dispatched for a physician but none
could be found at the time. In the
meantime inmates of the house, by
the use of stimulants, succeeded
in bringing Mrs. Weed out of the
collapse into which she had sunk,
and in placing her on the road to re
covery. Late this afternoon she was
able to walk about the house, and
with the exception of a slight dizzi
ness had fully recovered.- William
sport News.
Mrs. Weed is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. 1). W. Darling of Sones
town*
Strange Accident.
Ex Postmaster Chas.Scott of Will
iamsport, recently had thu index
finger of his right hand cut off at the
first joint by a heavy car door at Ty
rone. As the train ran into the
station Mr. Scott preparing to alight
withhisgrip and umbrella in his
left hand, steadied himself with his
right hand against the side of the
car jamb, when a violent jolt of the
car caused the door to swing shut,
severing his finger clean at the first
joint.
Politics.
I'red Godcharles, Dr. Hermann
and Senator 15. K. Focht held a short
conference in Sunbury last week,
and agreed that the next meeting of
the Republican Senatorial conferees
will be held at the National Hotel
at Selinsgrove, on Tuesday, August
Just who is the lucky candidate
will be decided at this meeting.
Heavy Loss to Crops.
Special dispatches from the prin
cipal wheat growing states show the
loss through unseasonable weather
and the recent floods will not be far
from H0,000,000 bushels in Kansas,
portions of Missouri, parts of Okla
homa and districts in lowa, the
wheat is standing in the fields, a
splendid crop, full ripe, but the
ground is too wet to admit the har
vesting machines. A large part of
this grain will be lost. Is addition
considerable grain is said to be rot
ting in the stack and shock, drain
men in Nebraska say the bad weath
er will cost the farmers of that state
fully 1:2,000,000 bushels. I'p to the
flood season the prospect in Kansas
was for a yield of 90,000,()00 bushels.
It is now estimated that Kt per cent,
of this will be lost. In lowa the
conditions are much improved and
the entire crop may be saved there
with a week of dry, warm weather.
In the Northwest spring wheat grow
ing states all make a splendid show
ing. The weather has been ideal
and the grain is said to be Killing
well and standing up. Oklahoma
harvested most of its wheat before
the Hoods set in; the yield there will
be about normal. Texas has its
wheat crop well in hand and with a
decreased acreage will produce con
siderable more than last year, due
to improveed farming methods.
The story is told of an old bachelor
who bought a pair of socks and found
attached toono a paper with these
words: "I am a young lady and
would like to correspond with a bach
elor with a view to matrimony."
The name and address was given.
The bachelor wrote and in a few
days got this reply: "Mamma was
married 20 years ago. Evidently the
merchant whom you bought these
socks of diil not advertise, or he
would have sold them long ago. My
mother handed me your letter and
said possibly I might suit. lam IK.
place journeyed to Sonestown last
Saturday to accept a challenge for a
contest on the diamond. The husky
lads of the valley village proved too
much of a problem for our untrained
youths and they returned home sore
ly beaten. The score was something
like -I to 17.