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C To Buy Your Jewelry \
r \ Nothing in Town to Compare With S
( the Quality that We are Giving J
112 You for the Low Price Asked. S
■t Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\
") irresistibly draws into our store the best
Cof this section. Many years here in business, always 1
Swith a full line of above suspicion; chosen C
( with a care and judgment o-imm-nsurate with its !
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \
112 our store a sa:e place to invest C
S* Repair work done on short notice and
by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated.
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HARDWARE/^
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OH, WOO D.
HEATERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishing 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
General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting.
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the Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMS PORT, PA.
a\qsiin ervrare Qnd
(I)I)itc Goods 3ale.
Wednesday mrrni'% January 3rd. we the
greatest sate of White Goods and Muslin Ui derwear in
thisStore's hstory. Hundreds of pieces of new fresh
Uridt! muslins will be < ft'en ci at prices that must commend
them to the most careful buyers You'll t e prompted to
replenish your Muslin outfits lo r months to come.
Garments for 10 cents- Muslin Wear for 15c.
Ladies' Cambric lull front corset covers Ladies' drawers. cambric hemstitched
< 'hildren's Drawers with cluster tucks. rullle.
t hi'ilrens' \Vai-is and Skirl-. Ladies' cnmbrick corset covers, hem-
Infants' slips with lace edge. switched or lace trimming
Children.*' drawer- with lieiustitclied
Garments for s<>C, children*' waists, extra good—strapped
Ladle*' Cambric Drawers, wi.h wide «''d '«pe hutt nis. Infants slip,, etc.
flounce of lace and insertion or embroid- Q arment * for 25c.
cry. the best value* you ever had for the ......
l.;i'ln> 111 ree Mvle**, sijiunv
I alien' Cambric (town#, square or V neck, hemstitched ruttle or V neck with
neck' Yokes made of embroidery or lace laoe or embroidery—these are worth 60c
ertion rullle at n-ck itnl" sleeve-. "idy .ne will be suid.to a customer.
Several styles to cln and under price. Udies Oauibrtc Drawers-some have
iii tuci.s and hemstitched, other lace inscr
l.adie- L-mjr Skirt-, with d.. T lace in- t
urtinn M nd cilit—Oilier stvles hemstitch■ , . .J " ' .. . ... • . .
- , 1.:..1n* lon/ skirts wuh hemstitched
I d. I ki'llU ev. uh l.u '' .'•i-r. rullle. Chc'tni** and short skirts with
Ladies < an.bric •■•-. ! < ~ver- -tl hemstitched rullle.
"l ial value, they are !«and«..mel.> uajw . G|4mbrfc ~ov. ov^n (|1 „
trwnmed wuli lacsaml (v or .t«—there's quite a variety -.1 styles—
lion and edge. MI ihv 'in u r 1 noniu are trimmed with lace," other with
Ircal. einiirn dery or tucks ami ribbons.
Mi- .11 • -kin- various si vies.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1906.
XOT ATJitIST IIEMKDY
FUTILITY OF FREE TRADF. CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATED.
Hemovji! ol Slu(>- on IVid«-s Would
I'liiy Into tke Hands of I lie Lexither
Monopoly mid Injure Independent
>I.'I II nl'aet N re CM.
What about this subject of free tildes
that was projected into the arena of
national politics by the visit of the rep
resentative hoot and shoe men, mostly
r'rom Massachusetts, to Washington re
.en t !y'!
'f'he manufacturers came: they saw
President Uoosevelt; they aired their
grievances: they obtained no encour
agement. But they did accomplish by
their discussion one of the most inter
esting things in connection with ilie
whole tariff agitation namely:
They deuioustrated that the clamor
for free hides is based upon selfishness
in a i a rife degree or a mistaken idea of
what benefits would llow to the boot
and shoe business if hides were admit
ted free of duty. More than that, the
discussion of the subject brought out
a fact that will not lie lost upon the
people of the country during any fu
ture discussion of the tariff question.
With such results it cannot be said
that the meeting between the presi
dent and the advocates of free hides
was without beneficial uses.
Let us look at llie most important
fact brought out by the discussion in
Washington of the free hide proposi
tion—namely. whether free hides should
lie accompanied by free leather and a
reduction in the duties on boots and
shoes. Considering that question as it
was brought out here and applying it
to the general field of tariff changes
cannot but have a valuable influence,
because the boot aud shoe men were
candid, frank and fair in their discus
sion of the subject, and they sought to
cover up nothing that would tie better
disclosed if the disclosure would make
for the success of their "free raw ma
terial" propaganda. Well, it is fair to
say that the boot and shoe manufac
turers are willing, most of them, to
concede that if hides were admitted
free of duty leather really ought to be
placed on the free list or substantially
so and that material reductions should
be made in the rates of duty on im
ported boots and shoes. But they are
not prepared to admit that this course
with respect to leather and boots and
shoes should lie followed. They admit
the soundness of it. but their reply is
this in terms if not in precisely this
language:
"No, we are not prepared to advocate
free trade in. leather and for this rea
son : A considerable part of the leather
product in this country is now con
trolled by a combination in the nature
of a trust, and free trade in leather
would lie disastrous to the independent
leather manufacturers, who are now
putting up a goad fight against the
trust and are helping us to secure
leather at lower prices than we would
be able to obtain it if the independents
were crowded out of business or re
duced in number by sharper competi
tion. The trust is better able to stand
the competition of free leather than are
the independent manufacturers, so we
must stand by the independents."
There has not been given a better il
lustration of the practical workings of
free trade or tariff reductions below a
sure protective line than this one sup
plied by the boot and shoe men. Wheth
er consciously or unconsciously, they
have list the nail precisely on the head
with respect to the whole protection
proposition so far as it is related to so
called trusts. Those who have railed
against the steel trust and who have
demanded reductions in duties in order
to get a bj JW at the steel trust may
veil take notice of the timely and sig
nificant suggestion made by the boot
and shoe manufacturers. Reductions
in duties would harm the small Inde
pendent iron and steel plants or the in
dependent leather manufacturers vast
ly more than it would harm the great
combinations or so called trusts. It is
all the independents can do to contest
in the markets against the combined
wealth and cheaper production of the
great plains. They could not stand
such competition as free trade would
force ui)')u them. Thus was presented
a practical business truth from prac
tical business men who while attempt
ing tn better their own interests were
quick to see what the effect would
be if i logical application of the true
rules which accompany free hides were
to be made.
Now let us consider for a moment
the real facts about the boot and slio(>
industry and its relation to free hides.
It is probably true that if liidea and
leather, or either, were admitted duty
free or with marked reduction in the
duties on leather the boot and shoe
manufacturers would tie willing to con
sent to a reduction in the duties on
boots and shoes. It is assumed from
the record as it stands thai they could
(ford tu do this. The cheaper cost of
production in the industry that is the
result of Improved machinery puts the
American boot and shoe Industry well
to the front in the world's production.
No boots and shies ore Imported, even
in tin- face of the comparatively low
dntits. on the other hand, from sto.-
linn.nnn to .S".'J.UOO.IiOn worth of boots
and slioes are annually exported by
Au.er.-.in manufacturers. Unl.v ilie
I coarse J:. ! - '.; of catare dutiable, ana
j more than :!'J'>,cuti.<)Uo worth of such
I materials arc imparted, That the leaili
j or manufacturers still require a pro
| tent'.vc duty i; shown by the fact that
import* of leather amount to probably
| .*a;,uno.(,: n worth annually. There you
Lave the silur.tion.
The sum of the claim of the boat ani
| shoe men is that the duty on hides is
I not .lus'l'ie.. Isy th» principle* of pro
! t<-"t:;ai rud t!:at so lie:' cent of the hi.ie
| output i:i this country is controlled 1
I the pa-'kers rather than by the farmers
| «.• cattle raisers. The record shows
I that the hide duty was asked for by
I the farmers' organizations when the
| Dingley tariff was framed. It is not so
much a question of the relative impor
tance of hides as a raw material pro
duced on the farms compared with
wool or like materials. The question is
the principle involved and the disposi
j tion manifested of seeking cheaper
] raw materials at the expense of die
producers of the materials and in defl
| snco of the principle that protection
| -should cover all industries alike where
j.he domestic producers are capable of
I supplying substantially all the ueces-
I *ary domestic .supply.
Iu view of what the boot and shoe
| men said here regarding the retention
! of duties o:i leather, even if hides were
; admitted free, such policy being in the
I interests of developing the domestic
j leather industry, and in view of the
! points made showing how the protec
five system works to their advantage
rather than to their detriment, it is not
| surprising that the delegation headed
j by Governor Douglas, a Massachusetts
I Democrat who probably would vote to
j abolish all protection, obtained compar-
I atively little comfort or encouragement
| at Washington.
AHTIIt'K .1. HODGE.
Mr. Editor,
I have been n ading
your remarks about the inter -st Mr.
Ford has taken in the welfare of our
Bor i, and file suggestions you make
in regard to a "special session" to be
called of the town council to act upon
reforms to be made—the first to pro
vide for a place for the town cattie to
pustur.e other than upon the street)-
of the village. As a body they have
no power to engage pastuie fir cattle
of the residents of the Boro. In
June 10OM, a petition was handed
the council which was signed by
fifteen of the most prominent and
largest tax payers in the Itoro re
questing that an ordinance be passee
by the council prohibiting the run
ning at large of cattle, horses and
hogs on our streets. When laid be
fore the Board, two members of the
second ward voted in favor of having
the ordinance passed and the re
maining four members voted aguin.-t
it. Last summer the stock increased
to the number of something over
thirty and we may have a further
increase this season. I would here
add that the owners of these cattle
are the parties who seem to have the
side walks built (to a great extent
at the expense of the Boro, particu
larly for our upon ntreels; the rods
seeming to be a secondary considera
tion. But as i take it our road ta.v -
are intended for repairs and im
provements on roads, and not for
underground sewers from private
houses, and plank road cio--itigs on
macadamized roads.
Our town is well located and much
of the surroundings is appreciated
by city visitors. Facilities by rail
road are convenient and pure air ami
fresh water abundant, and good ae
commodations could be provided no
doubt on reasonable terms for tin
summer season. But to make im
provements I would suggest that
owners of cuttle procure pasture lor
them; pull down their old fence
surrounding their yard- ami einiiel
ish their grounds with shrubs. Hov
ers and a nice v< getable garden.
Fill up the old cellars of the burned
down buildings, and keep your
streets trimmed up -imilar to what
they do in other well regulatiM vil
lages. The Court House and yard
is a credit to the county, take a
pattern from it for tin* Boro.
A citizen.
Superintendent 1 nidi- of tin
Philadelphia mint is quoted as say
ing that he does not believe the
l uit' d .•state.- government will ever
coin any more silver tlollors, that
the coin is bulky and cumin r-on.
and that all the gov* mucin's silver
having now l»e-i coin. «l, and there
being no law under which more can
be purchased, h" < on-ider* the dollar
ii our da'tdie- t'.ooim I.
Lditor News J icm,
We thank you for pasl favors ami
I would consider it a favor for space
in your paper in reply to the one
i signed by John L. Farrcll. If we
'lid not use the ax handle with force
I enough to hurt any one why >s it
I that a certain party (and his name
is not John) is running around Mii
, dred and Sugar Ilill claiming that
this letter writing is hurling: him.
We admit having given that advice
to Mr. Jhingieberg hut we did not
t- li him to putin a hid for janitor and
say "you are as qualified as old Tom
niv''and then knif- him in the back.
if there is any one wearing ajaun
! Tv costume it is the one wiio is using
John's name. What I havp done is
! to -tate the facts which you have not
S denied, but you have tried in every
! shape and form to dodge the ques
tion. I will assert and prove by
your own words that Mr. Lowry
was not the lowest bidder at ?'lO.
Mr. Dongleberg's hid was $14.00 fir
: janitor and Mr. Schell's bid was #4
fur truant officer, makinga total of
I Sis,oo, and according to your own
i words a man could putin a bid for
; either fine or for both. You have
! never stated what amount Mr. Low
ry was receiving for truant ofllcer.
| And about the qualifications for jan
j itor: there never was a time during
: Mr. Schell's term as janitor that lie
j was absent five days in succession,
! and the teachers never had to be
j told to say nothing about it or that
j lie would be reprimanded.
Xo.v 1 will take up that part of
your letter about the school tax
My tax receipt says for 1902 and 1903
#1,50 for school tax. Why should
lor any one else goto the books or
do you want one to believe that there
is something wrong and if the books
do not show what my tax receipt
[calls for, it makes my argument all
the stronger that you do not know
i the true facts.
If a man buys a suit of clothes for
Sland gets a receipt tosh nv for it,
j wliv should he goto the man from
i -
whom he purchased the clothes to
see if there was not £:> deducted for
! shoes, thus bringing the suit down
to si:.', and if such is the case where
j are the shoes.
My tax receipt says 51,65 for
school fax, and now you want me
t<: divide it and put £1 for poll tax.
Now the question is up to you where
d<>cs this poll tax go and why should
my tax receipt say school tax when
|it is not for a school tax. If a man's
receipt can bo construed to suit tin
party who gave it, then what is the
I use of it.
Before we close I wish to call at
tention to a mistake in the publica
tion of letter last week. It should
have read 17 cents a month for each
pupil instead of a day.
John 1 will wail for you to answer
and then if the editor will allow us
| the space to do so we wiil come
again.
Charl"s 15. Watson.
I- - -
i Editor News Item,
<)n the oth of
January 1 received a communication
lYom J. J. f'larkson, cashier of the
William.-. Valley bank, making in
quiry about Ltporte as a suitable
place for a Summer Resort in which
to erect a hotel for summer guests.
The letter was prompted by an arti
cle I had published in the Pennsyl
vania Methodist, while pastor of
Laporte M. K. church. 1 have re
cently received several letters of
inquiry. 1 have answered them all
and t-ust that men of capital will
Come and convert your healthful
town into a famous Summer Ke.-ort.
Now is the time for your town
council ti. comply with l'rof. Ford's
rcquesl am' advertise.
Respectfully Yours,
S. li. Ilidlack.
| - __
While t » o men were digging stone
for a cellar on the Daniel (Yeasy
farm about a mile from Rloomsburg,
along tiie river hill struck a vein of
coal near the surface. Investigation
proved the vein to lie a loi.t thick
and running larger as they dug
deeper The men took pieces of the
con! to tb< ir homes and burned it
in their -toves. It is pronounced a
tir-t class ■lll tlify of coal.
75C PER YEAP
BERNICE.
William Mahaffey who was struck
by a Lehigh Valley locomotive in
the cut near the engine house, is get
ting alon<f as well as can he expected
and will lie out of the hospital in
eight or ten days.
A polander was hurt in the mines
Thursday.
Superintendent Kilgore of Dushore
visited the schools on Friday.
.John Schaad is still under the
doctor's care.
S. A. Dieffenbach was a Dushore
visitor Thursday.
All hut twelv ■ of the carpenters at
the O'Dyle and Foy breaker have
been lajd off, as it is to he finished
in two weeks.
The Murry mines only worked
three days last week.
James Ramsey Jr. was a Wilkes-
Barre visitor last week.
Schaad and Randal's mine is shut
down to putin a pump to pump
water out of the mine.
.Miss Amelia White, and also the
daughter of Benjamin Helsman are
<|iiile lick.
HEMLOCK GROVE ITEMS
Sunday School next Sunday at
a. m. Class meeting at 11.
Thos. Sling was a Muncy visitor
Saturday. •
Fred Carson, teacher of the Lyons
si hoot visited friends nere Sunday.
S. 11. Stanton of Williamsport,
spent Sunday as the guest of W. 11.
Bay and family.
Miss Jlattie Burtlow of Fairview,
returned home after spending a week
with Albert Meyers and family.
Misses Bessie and Anna Fulmer,
Ruth Lnwrenson and Clara Phillips
visited Edna Bay Thursday.
Win. Bay, Harry Arms, Thomas
Sliug, Percy //ay, Thos. Phillips
and Anna Quiun were Sonestown
visitors Saturday.
The Telephone Co. held a husines
meeting at the home of M. J. Phill
ips, and the following members were
present: il. E. Phillips, T. J. Shug,
Harry Basley, (J, W. Meyers, Al
bert Meyers, W. 11. Lawrenson and
Maynard Phillips.
A large number from N. Moun
tain attended church here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Meyers spent
Sunday with the latters brother at
Fairview.
Under the law each member of
the Legislature is entitled to s.">oo
for his services at an extra sessson;
lint members who went there pre
pared to draw part of their money
are up a tree, because Mutinies has
an official opinion from Attorney
General ('arson that he is not justi
fied in making any payments until
an appropriation bill had been pass
ed. Mr. l'ow, Philadelphia, offered
the necessary bill in the House Wed
nesday and its passage will not be
delayed. Realizing that some mem
bers needed the money Speaker
Walton and other influential men
tried to get a bank to advance the
money, with the understanding that
reimbursement would be made as
soon as the necessary bill was passed
but their efforts were unsuccessful
and none of the members will get
any money until the session is clos
ed unless Treasurer Mathues pays it
out and runs the aceompying risk.
At regular sessions part-payments
are always made long before an ap
propriation bill is heard of. Some
are generally made upon the day of
assembling.
Frederick V. Bennett, son of
County Commissioner Boyd I*. Ben
nett, died at Harrisburg, last Thurs
day of Hemorrhage of the brain.
Mr. Bennett was a paymaster of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad,
and had been in Harrisburg about
three months, having gone there
from TamaiKpia where hi* hail been
in the employ of the same'company.
He had been ill for about a week
with the grip but was confine*! to
his bed only two days when he was
attacked l>.v a In morrhage and died
very suddenly. He was aged twen
tynine years.
The funeral took place Sunday,
the services being held at the home
of his parents, after which the re
mains were tak< nto Hughenville,
where interment was made.
A special train of two couches
carried a large number of Tama<|ita
friends to tin* funeral.