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 <N:
Durham, Stephen Girard Building.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an applt
ctilioti will he made to the (io erner ui
the Stale ot IVIIIIHN Iviinia on Monday.
Mmrc: l l 12TH 1 '.Mit'., under the Act ot A -cm
hlv of the Commonwealth of lVinsyl
v ima entitled "An Act to pro\ ie tor the ,
ineorpor at ion and regulation of certain;
corporal'mis. ' approved A,ail2yh. 1 >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<is. Warren Gritinan, A.
Starr; supervisors, <>. A. Frftz, E
A. Fulmcr, Charles Ha/.en; auditor.
, vVin. M. Bobbins; overseer of poor.
<ieo. Kie-s; tax collector, C. W
Speary; treasurer, George Kicss;
town clerk, C. A. Starr.
An educational muss meeting v\il!
be held in the M. E. Church, Forks
ville, Saturday, Feb. ill, 11)0(5.
Program
"Self linprovt inent of the Teach
I er," Miss Snell; "Cooperation,"
I'.of. J. M. St roll 1; Becitation.
Blanch Wilcox; "School Sentiment''
11. 11. Green; "Punishment," Mis-
Leona Bdil; Vocal solo, Dr. J. It.
Davhs; " The Sr-hool from the l>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<e • 112 Study,"
Prof. Jan. A Bowles; I < «-ilull>■ 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 n<m complaining ahoui it.
' The temper <>f 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.