VOL. X. NO 40. This Is the Place ( To Buy Your Jewelry \ C Nothing in Town to Compare ( the Quality that We are Giving J ) You for the Low Price Asked. ) L Qualitv anil moderate prices makes a force that S jirrt'sist My draws into our store the best patronage C Cof this section. Many vears here in business, a > ways J Nwith a full line of uoo.ls above suspicion; ' with a care and judument. comm nsurate with its » \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes 1 / our store a sale place to invest. v Repair work done on short notice and \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. \ C ? RETTENBURY, > DUSHORE, PA. P COL HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES. COAL OB WOO D HEATERS; ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of tvery 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 lor 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. tit MS 112 *3oI c/fe u&fi o v s, . The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAM SPORT, PA. Austin Undervear Department outers to your need with a splendid assortment of I.adies' and Misses' Mus lin and Cambric I'nderwear. Every Garment war made amid the best sanitarv conditions. Styles and model are of tlie most desirable kinds, ami the prices are wonderful cheap, 'lalce a few minutes to examine these. 11 will tell yo« more than we em d ser.be in a whole page The designs are unsualh pretty Whether von spend onejdollar or this season. We are showing splen- more you ought to get one that lit and makes you comfortable. Any one did assortment of all sorts from the of jheM- Corsets in the following list will do that and thev will give you plain Cambric to the fines; and elabo sa tisfiietor> se vice; rate Swiss Kmbroideries every width RSjSl'worceLtor? F,tt,n; ' ... C B. A. Ia Bpiri;e. ill the inserting and edging. frvrri* Want*. Arrai>r«:dr>, Kabo- H. O REDUCTION N THE CLOAK ROOM The stock has been carefully gore through. The price redact on art radical there is a great opportunity to buy a tr.ilcred suit < 1 Mi- , s ai.t children s coats at one third to to mori than one half off there • ular ]i k.. You should be among the first tot tke advantage of thi - sale. Wool Fascinators. Ladies Knit Blouses. Ladies wool crochet Fascinators in Wc have several >t\les «•: ! li white, blue. pink, cardinal and I.la. /.- Wodi I'dous.s ill ni. st dl . .lor* Vol . , . 0 . can mt\ tueni now ;it hall tiu n^ui various styles for to ;.,c. prices/ t..i.iH? g md' Mi. c, iHack Jerscv Children's Sweaters. Clo'h I.eggins for 15c t > 1.00 .in all size-, and colors can In pnrelt 1 Ladies' and Misses' wool /nit I .eg: ed here now 1 bin reduction fr<>n gins for 25c to 50c. the regular pi ices. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1906. The 58th Annual Report Of! The Pt-nn Mutual Lite Insur-1 ance Company, of Philadel phia. The 58tn annual report oi The l'enn j Mutual Life invities the consideration not only of its many policy holders in this vicinity but also of the insuring I public in general. 'I hiscompr.ny, or ganized in 1847, stands to-day in tin very front rank of safe and sot.nd in stitutions. Beginning in a small wny . its growth has been gardual along safe, conservative and economical line, i The business done during the ye: r 190.") exceeded th.it done in my previ: j 011s year, the actual amount of insur- I ance written being $86,719,800 or 6, ; 000,000 in excess of that of of 1904. ! Itself a banner year. The business of 1900 was the most | successful in the conpary's hist r\ | 34,289 men and women having been j added to its list of policy holders, and j this without increasing the ratio ol ! expense. I'lie total amount of in- ■ tr ance now held in the l'enn Mutual reaches the sum of $377,438,264 The 1 assets of the < 'cnipany now amounts! t o $76,344 "11 1; liabilities I 4 | leaving a surplus 01'510,051.369. Since organiz ition tlu 1 otnpanv has paid t-> , , I policyholders $86.687./oI.OS, a fact which affords indisputablecvidenee ■■! | the beneficienee of this institution. j The provisions for death losses dur ! ingthe year was a,211.631. The actual \ deatli lasses were but 3.4 a!! a s-av: ing on this accoudt of about 1,400,000. The Company has published for lyO'j a report givining not only a complete 1 analysis of its transactions during the j \ear lgO."), but also a clear, simple j and intelligible discussion of the 1 principles which underlie insurance j contracts and practices. In view of I the present usual interest on the part j of the public in all l.ife Insurance matters, it will be worth while that a , copy of this report be secured either j through the t'oinpanys District Agent at \Vil/-cs-Barre, Mr. M. A. Scyreuian ' with offices in \\ elles Building, Mr. CM Bender, Special Agent- New A1 bany l'a; or through its (leneral Agent in Philadelphia. Messrs. Bourne T 4. and the supplements thereto, for the | dinner ot an intended corporation to he culled "The Eagles -Mere Company" j the character and object ot j which is the buying, improving, selling! and leasing ol real estate, and tor these ! purposes to have, pos-ess and enjoy all Ihe rights, benefits and privileges of said Act of Assembly and the supplements thereto. WILLIAM M. MKHKIMTII. Solicitor. Regular services in M. K. church next Sutuhiy evening at 7 o'clock. Theme, '• I lie Parable of the Tares." Dr. Samuel (i. Dixon as State Health 11 miniis-ioner iimUes the important statement that free anti toxin li t- r« duet d dipbthi rin deaths |in Pennsylvania eighty per eon:, j Tbi- is a great tribute to the. elHcicn ]cy of the ih partment of which Mr I Dixon was t lie capable llftlll. DM free distribution -\ - em b'sl ■en a ble-stng I ' in.my | t■. 11: il- - ~ aau'in TV ' Be Sure So Use Creo cc f. : - Food r.-.ade with alum baking powd rca;.:. ;• ;.!uva to t'. c u~chc.r. r \'J. Scientists lave positively demor Crated tins and that such food is partly indi gestible and uohcalthful. I TicKcls February Llection. ? Laporte Tap. I'nion ticket: Judge of election, X. I - ', Botsford; inspector, Wiii. J, Lowe; supervi sors, E. BurU, J. I. Iluuter; school directors, Lyman Harvey, K. i Peters; i:t.\ collector, George Kargc; I 1 auditor, E. Botsford; town clerk, i It. E. Bofaford; overseer of poor,! Harvey A. Iless. Bingdale precinct: Judge of elect ion, Win. Aernan; inspector, Lemu-1 al Packard. Laporie T»'p. Democratic: j Judge of election, E. {'. Peters, (I. j W. Ilea; overseer of poor, Philip Peterinan; .-chool directors, Lyman ; Harvey, Benj. Hiss; supervisors, E. J ('. Murk, Jacob Jaeohy; tax collector j ] Miiiard Peterninn. Bingdnle precinct: Judge of elect-j I ion, Win. Kertian, I'liilip Lmig. | Shrewsbury I'wp. I'nion ticket, j j judge ot election, (I. B. Johnson; , I inspector*;, \V. I'almatier, M. Hob- j • bins; justice of pence, J. 11. W. Lit tle; sup* rvisors, J. S. Bondman, j Geo. ltine, S. P. Worthington; I auditor-. 11. K. Dieifenbnch, ('. | j VVorthingtoii; assistant assessor, J. I | H. W. Little; school directors, Boyd ! i\ Bennett, J. H. W. Little, i Alt. Vernon, Democratic: | Judge of election, Geo. W. Golder; | j inspector, Harvey Babb; supervisor, j ; Smith Bouduian, S. I*. Worthing-! | ton, W. I. Taylor; auditor, Clyde j Worthington; treasurer, A. it. Worthington; overseer of poor, John Diggan; justice of peace, J. H. W. j , Little; collector, Win. Bine. Davidson Tu p. Bepuhlican etitck in.-pector of election, Harry Ilasley;' scbooi directors, liust Olsen, Geo. | .Meyers, Warreu Gritman; assessor, \j. M. Kin}.''; asst. assessor J. J. Voting; supervisor, Ed. Travelet; ; inditor, J. 15. Simmons; town clerk, i ; James Sones; treasurer, George Kies. I Democratic ticket: Jucge of elect- 1 1 ion, T. S. Laird; inspector, Jacob Staekhouse; school directors, George A ,i-\v. A. Frftz, E A. Fulmcr, Charles Ha/.en; auditor. , vVin. M. Bobbins; overseer of poor. i rectors Point of View," Frank Han non; Song Primary children; "The School from He 1 Parents Point of View,'' Mr. I'lystss Bird; Becita j tion, Nora Darhy; "The ('rowtied \'irriculuin," 11 I>. Bird; "Cntici-n vs. Fault finding," Miss Wnrhurton; j lb-citation, Earl Moore; "The Work," Miss Plotts; "Agriculture in ltural Schools," Mi-s O'lirian. Evening Session Devotional Exercises, lev. D J. Lb. it; Choru-, by sehoi'l; "A I'ni "tin High S> in ol( 'our■ 11, 1 M "ijory Black; -Sr I loe' Sanitation" lb. 11 I. Wooißiea I; S-10, I'toina Benj iinin; "The 1! «u is of tin 112 'our.se ot s'uoy," S.i.'t. Ki!gore; "I'iial Function of tin' Public Schools," Prof. D M. Fti k; "Ele 111< nts of; (iood School," Prof. J. 11 i(iillelitilie; (jtiartcite. High School B'\-; lb citation, Dudley Wright; "The Superinti mlent's Delation to the Scbooi," Prof. M. li. lilack; lb citation. Prank Hart unn; ' B rul Scbooi Problems,'' I'r if. B. L. M lyn n\; Becitation, I >yc • Eberh; \Heal Sol.i, i'r. I(avit -; Address by founts Supt. A'ilgore. l'!ie teachers of I. Ip 'rte, Davidson ■ tid Shrew bury towns dps, and La portc and Fault's M< re Boroughs will hold lluir next inontbly meet ing, Saturday , Feb. IT, it Sones touu, from l> a. in.to I p. in, Mr~. Sylvia 11. \nn «h, Pres. of the \\ C. T. I . o /»«■ < ifore county, u ill -p< itk en ti inpt ranee in the i . inieh ot i hrl»t, at I stella, Sunday I'l'biuary, IS, ut wVlnck. ! Editor News Item. I Through your treatment of John j i L. Farrell and myself by cutting nut ! parts of our letters you caused turn to run to new pasture. With your j permission we wiii answer Brother j Kartell's letter in your paper and »l [so t tie Herald. We will show the readers Mr. Farrell's weakness. Home party told him thatl signed a petition to remove the guuger ami | also the postmaster at Mildred nine years ago, and instead of looking for ' the truths he rushed to the public I with it. Now John the petition was j i„ , ' i oi;!y m the casa of a vacancy i ml, then were over 50 Democrats names 'on the petition, and if we did do so it di l not cost the taxpayers one ! cent as it has done in the case of jan itor and truant officer Brother Farrell did you read your i letter after you wrote it? if j <>u did j I do not think you would show such | a weakness as to confess to to the j tax payers and readers that a jack.. ss i had such control of the school direct ors of Cherry township, that tha.v I disregarded the standards by which they hired the teachers of the said \ township. Your letter is a valuable ; document for the taxpayers to keep | for future reference so that they will ; know what kind of an officer you make. John in a letter to this paper you : Muted that my school tax was 13 mills on my assessed valuation of £SO, which made my school tax 65 ; cents. In your letter of January 31, to the Herald you refer me to the report, of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for 1904 1 will see that Cherry levy was 10 mill, that would make my school tax 50 i cents. John figures will not lie but it depends on who has the making iof them. We will a?-k you again where does the one dollar poll tax g<>. Your 17 cents a mouth theory ! is all right as far as it goes. The same report, average salary of male teachers in Cherry, $35.11; in Colley 550.00, a difference of $14.50 per month on each male teacher. Aver age of female teachers Cherry $27 ; Colley S3O, a difference of $3 per month, making a total difference of $17.51} a month. Pupils in Cherry township 045, in Colley township 480, a difference of 150 pupils. Total expenditures of Cherry $9,715.78, . expenditures of Colley $5,500.08, a difference of $4,215.70. Urotln r Farrell what is the use being at the | hooks for it goes to show that your books and my tax receipts do not correspond. When you show up where this poll tax goes to then we I will talk books to you• John if you had looked for the truth you would have found out that 1 did not take any part in the work of circulation of Mr. Dougle herg's petition, as 1 told you before that when it was presented to me I told him it would do him no good, some time afterward Mr. Dongle btrg came to me again and askid me to give him my name and I told him togo ahead and use it if he thought it would do him any I at that time, and he did as I gave 'him permission. I did not see the petition at all. So your letter w ill not stand the search light. Why should 1 go after the road commissioners? if you know or can prove that they art* not qualified tor 1 their office, >ou are the man to no after iln in. They aie not r.spoiisi ■ ble for the school directors being co.itl illod by a jackass, we also have lh* Mime to say in refen lice to the ON el «eei> of the poor. When you answer the questions ' first asked, namely: Janitor and tru ' nitt oUlcer and why my tax receipt ' >a,v s .;-l.i>s for si h*K»l tax, and if that 1 U ih< only excuse that voucangi\e the taxpayer*, that you were con troll* I by a jack«»- in breaking ' .ua\ from the standard for hiring tsiichers Why is it that a certain 1 --tioo! teach* r has promised a school " to one ol his pupils betorc he lin* * graduated. Bi°oitier John we hope you will he in a bale better humor when you write again, ami about the of 112 souls'' We will leave that to One, , Wiio itocth all thing* well. All that i' we a-k i« to an-wcr my question* lt.-pectfulv, ( Italics it. Watsou. 75C PER YEAP SERVICE. Wm. Stiff, thp Republican candi date for school director was calling on the voters of tl.is place and Mil ! dred and has made ajhost of friends, Do not be led astray by "what any one tells about supporting a home j candidate. If you had put one up lor that gentleman who has an ax grind and want you to turn the •t >ne. How nian,\ Republican can di lates lias he voted for? Not one. livery ltepublican candidate is well 'qualified to till the office for which I iie has been nominated. Look what j they did to their own home candi date. Charley the muzzling>ctswas used on you by tin; Herald. Farrell kick ed because some if his letter was cut out by the News Item, but what about your letter that was cut out altogether by the Herald. This should be a warning for every one to support their own party paper, but hope all papers will not do as the Herald has done which goes to show that they do not practice what they preach, '-we want reform,"and ■ oust every Republican from ottice, j but when it is their own party, tiie war cry is shut off from the public, and that is the reason why we should work together, when teachers with permanent or Normal certificate are refused I'm teachers with inferior certificates. H. J. Schaad and Miss May Cook were Dushore visitors recently, and Messrs D. £. Sutiiffand 8. A. Dieff enbach were Lopez visitors. J. 11. Thayer of Dushor* wn»* visitor here last week. < )ur village blacksmith had an at tack of Hussion grip last week. Dr. Nathan C. Schaffer, State Su perintendent of schools made a for cible address at the annual meeting of the school directors or Luzerne county iu Wilkesbarre. He said that when tin l 1»iTl providing for them was proposed he advocated it but since lit; has had experience with its operation he is sorry that he did not have a clause inserted providing for fining directors who do not attend and those who attend merely to get their names on the minutes and draw the compensation provided. He also said "I believe that when children r -bel against or der in the schools they should be forced to obey and I think it wise to bring this about by corporal punish ment. If a child act* like a rebel it should be treated like a rebel, with force. Secretary Kalbfus of the State game commission, who has returned from North Carolina, where lie went for the purpose of buying live quail to restore depleted coveys in Penn sylvania, is disgusted with the out c :ue of his visit. He discovered | that public sentiment is against the shipment of live birds out of the •Slate, although he ! >und exposed for sale on the streets dead quail wit.i prices averaging about twelve I and one half cents apiece. He says j lie knows that very large numbers j of these dead quail are being shipped out of North Carolina to Northern ! states, especially to the markets of New York, Philadelphia and llos | ton. I ; < )bio has just eiiiicted a law mak j inyr 12 cents a mile the maximum ' | railroad fare. There i-a widespread feeling iu Pennsylvania that a *inii ! lar rate should be established here, |as it already exists in New York. ' A-a rule the one way fare in this ' | State is three cents. If the nier •• chants and other shippers ot I'nilii dclphia were obliged t<> pay "»0 pi r ' c«nt. more freight rate than sliip ' pt r- ill the adjoining state* of < iliio ' and New York it would Iteconnlder ed a grievous hard-hip. But ihe ' people pay that tfreil ail eii ill 1 pa--eiiger iiivs, and very naturally ' lliey Hi'e nf th public is now ilU ' pii»< d tn demand :i fa r ileal iu every thing. in Ihe fare of such a deti r iiiii N'l HI the ;t cent tare iu Pennsyl vania caitiiol I inn prevail. Press.