j" 1 J; .5 4 " VOL. IX. NO. 35. <| This Is the Place C To Buy Your Jewelry S y Nothing in 1 own to Compare With S ( the Quality that We are Giving / / You for the Low Price Asked. S C Quaiiiv and moderate prices makes a force that \ > irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r I of this section. Many years here in business, always J S with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C {with a care and judgment commensurate, with its • \ desirability and adaptability to retine taste, makes p 112 our store a sate place to invest. C 112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. < RETTENBURY, ) <, DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler^ CC No Place Like this Place For Reliable 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 fire Jewel Ease | Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stovo. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting. .■««uef The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAM SPORT, PA. Ladies' and Misses' Ladies' Tailored Suits Coats At half price. Away down in price. The <;reat r]-» tk s:iU> that he-jan here a lew ;i'jr*« has ecriaiulv heen appre- \\\. have a ffew hull «.■*" fine Tailored ciat 1 I •« i•»• 11• I .* rot ladies who have Suits lett*\vhich we will close out at lej-s hou.iht s-tviish new winter <'oats at half than half the former priceH. The mater* t he lenuhn* price ami less. ia 18 comprise the newest fabrics shown \\ c believe the same ♦jun 1 i ties com- w j nter W ear: tliev come in plain. Mack* himnj: fit, finish and materials are not to * . , ■ , he had in the eitv andjcolors, also fancy mixed materials. Ladies' Muslin Underwear. We cater to your needs with a stock ot all ijuali'vies Irom the lowest to the highest grades of Muslin I'nderwear. All are made ol good muslin and cambric nea . 'trimmed with embroidery and laces: every garment is generous ir* propor tioi fttt 1 cheap in price. Good Wool Blankets have sill been reduced. lietierjook them Would you invest in » pair of good over Wiinl Blankets. if they "ere very cheap? Conic in nnd let us show you what we Men's and boys' woolen (ilovea. have lc.t and how cheap'lyou can buy ~ i , • . i / i . . ' .Mens ami bovi- scotch (iloves. them. " s AN KX'I'K V PAIR WILL I'oJIK IN Ladies' and Misses' woolen cloves, (iiifij) 1 11 I.S I*. (,01 Jl' N I(i II IS. Ladies' Mini Misses' wool Mitten;*. ' _ i i Ladies' Jersey cloth Leggins. urey Cotton blankets m cioth Le the] American people" was promulgated last week fjom the various State] capitds under the auspices of the] National Grange, I'atrons ol If us baudry and various national la hoi ] and agricultural organizations, de claring that Washington's birthday be observed as ''Farm, home and factory day." li advises that upon < this day the people concentrate their thoughts upon the conditions foi the hetterment of the home, farm and factory. The proclamation re cites a number of reforms as the ob ject of the movement; among tliein being government authority over railroads; sufficient t > abolish unjust rates and discrimination, a parcels post permitting packages up to elev en pounds weight and a post check currency system. In the hope of restoring his which became impaied twenty yean : ago, Harry Murphy of William sport, atone time a printer, fa*ted for thirty days, and during that time took nothing but water, and now takes such nourishment ns or anges, tigs, dates, eggs and milk. During his thirty days' fast he lost thirty pounds. Proir to the treat ilient he is taking Mr. Murphy wa> able to distinguish; indistinctly; tin shadow of a form placed between his eye and the light. Now he can, he says, trace t'ie outline of a human form. A change in the pupil of the eye ts noticed, as it dilates and con tracts as the light strikes it. Mr. Murphy feels confident that his sight will be restored. Mrs. Lester Larimer, wife of a bank cashier of Kbensburg, recently gave birth to a son, the seventh one in succession. The family have been informed that President ,11 >oseveit said he would give SIOOO to the fath er of a family of seven sons burn in succession, and friends of Mr.-. Lar inter have requested the President to forward his cheek-for the amount to )l.e Ebenshurg winners. The president's recommendation that congress provide for the collect ion of statistics ot marriage and di vorce is an important step toward a remedy for what has become recog nized as one of the most degrading evils of this country. No official census of divorce has been taken since lssti. When Car rol I>. Wrighs made his report on marriage and divorce for the twenty years between 18(»(i and IKSi; he di-- eovered Jthe disagreeable fact that the divorce rate had increased b.7 per cent, while the population had increased only 00 per cent, In LSt>7 the tiumbej of divorce cases in the United States wa.-. in 1 ssi» no less than :!o,g catcher," but To wan la enjoys that unique distinction When the ordinance requiring the iiiu/.zi ling of dogs was passed on ac count of the recent mail dog scare, Conrad Knowles was made the olfi eial supervisor of canines. u Co >ney" appareutly did not perform his viti ties iu that strenuos spirit that would make the law a living force and incindent l'y cause the fifty cent pieces to accumulate in the pockets of his jeans, or at least his wife Katie Jane took th \t view of the case, for ■ when her man's am'iitioii dropped | to low-ebb -.be took the official noose in "hand and sallied forth. What is more she proceeded to do business, and on Wednesday she came up main street with a most un willing dog following at the end o! a rope thrown over her sh nilder. She asked for the key of th > p »tin 1 and unaided thrust into durance vile and in danger of death the unmuzzl ed bruta. Next day another victim was added to h"r list, an I u>w she tarries the official rope an 1 th i keys to the dog jail. It is thus some i towns have fame thrust upon them. - - Wilson Xevil and bis wife Clara Nevil, have instituted a damage suit proceedings against the borough of j Picture Hocks, asking £15,000 for al ! legtd injuries which .Mrs. Nevil re leelvedon Febru iry 11, 1001, by a | fall on lClin street. Picture ltocks, caused by ice on the sidewalk. She claims fcIO.OOO for her injuries, and Mr. Nevil asks $">,000 for the loss of her services. Walter C. Oilmore j Esq. appears for the plaintiffs. 75 TS. PER YEAR That President Roosevelt and John Mitchell, the labor Jleader, liavr an understanding as to tho course to be pursued when the pres ent wage scale in the anthracite reg ion expires, is believed to be evi denced by the advice given by the piesident to the wine workers who called on him at Washington on their way home from the national convention. To these miners the president eulogied Mitchell very highly, ami strongly counseled them to take his advice in any emergency which may come up. It is now be lieved that Michell will urge the miners not to insist upon the recog nition of the unions by the operators, nor that the collection by the latter of the dues of the miners be turned over to their organization. It is known that the anthracite operators have informed President Roosevelt that they "will never consent to the closed shop". The operators are confident the miners cannot win on this basis, and that there would be a strong revulsion of public senti ment in the operators' favor if the miners should begin another titantic struggle, such as was wit nessed in 19J2 on th s issue. The operators will consent to a renewal of the present wage scale for another term of three years and it is now be lieved that Mitchell will urge the miners not to attempt to wring the last possible concession out of the operators, but to be content with present conditions. President Roost) veil, taking time by the forelock is known to be urging a continuation it' the scale fixed by his strike com missionor ll is a serious question, however, whether Mitchell can control the tetion of the miners. It is known that the strike of 1902 was begun tgain«t his ad vice, and next yaar may see history repeating itself. William Lieb, of Hazelton the mercantile appraiser of Luzerne county district, who was going to collect a mercantile tax from persons who are soap club agents, has receiv ed a letter from the Larkin Soap Co. in which the law is clearly detined and shows that a tax on such persons cannot lawfully be levied. Representative Morrell, of Penn sylvania, introduced in the house a bill providing that no person shall hereafter be appointed to any po sition in the government service who at the time of his or her nomination is, or who at any time antecedent thereto has been divorced for any cause save where th- person divorced is the innocent party in a case of adultary. At the approaching election Will iamsport will vote on a proposition to abolish the curb stone market. It is contended that the curb stone market is not patronized bv farmers, but by hucksters, that it is a nui sance to the business section of the city, an 1 that higher prices for veg tables prevail there than where they have no curb stone market. ' Following a custom that has pre vailed in his family for generations Councilman Peter Sersholtz, of Potts town, made a test to discover whether the snow now on the ground will be thawed by sunshine or rain. Propping a big snowball several inches above the ground, he placed a lighted candle under it. Soon the flame pierced a hole through the snowball and it was observed that every drop of the water had been ah sorbed, none falling to the ground. This indicates that the snow will be thawed by sunshine alone. Had water fallen from the snowball it would have indicated rain. Council man Seasholtz maintains that the test is infailable. Carbon county is reported full of I detectives who are buying spices, syrups and butter from merchants and butter and milk from dairymen to learn whether any of these arti- I clcs have been adulterated. Laquin has won considerable dis tinction, uot the least of which is that of having the largest slack bar ! rel cooperage plant in the world.