$35.00,40.00,50.00 MODEL HATS To be Offered Ten of the handsomest pattern hats you have seen this sea son will be reduced in price lrom 25 to 50 per cent. Pretty early for these radical price reductions, but it is in keeping with our policy of keeping our stock always fresh and clean. These beautiiul models have served their purpose and served well. We can afford to sacrifice them and prefer doing it now rather than later. The first comers get the Popular Offerings Suits. It has been a wonderful season for Tailored Suits and those in position to judge have predicted still greater vogue for them durinir the comine months, present styles have more than the of them. One good cause for their popularity is found in the variety and quality of the fabrics used Another reason lies in the the styles. Women of good taste heretofore to select such desirable The Dollar "Lids" for Kids, Have You Seen Them? Just as cute and pretty as they can be, and while we are selling them at a dollar apiece, don't imagine that they are dollar hats. Just try to duplicate any one of them at twice this price. Ae don't think you can do it. In fact, strange as it may seem to you, we doubt if you can find as good a lot any where else under 3. Of course you don't see how we can sell them at $1 ! Neither can our competitors understand it; but we're looking out for the youngsters. They want lots of hats and mothers don't care to The Smart & Silberberq Co. OIL CITY, PA. Oil City Trust Company, Oil City, Pa. Vice President, GEORGE LEWIS. President, JOSEPH SEEP. MONEY MAKES MONEY. A Savings Department Account Hears interest at Four Per Cent, which is credited to the account June First and December First each year. The best insurance agaioH"old age" or "out of work." Ask for a Savings Department l'ook. Pennsylvania Railroad 1tuIloin. THE FORTY BEACHES OF NEW JERSEY. The one hundred and twenty-five odd miles along the New Jersey coast line from Long Branch to Cape May prepents the greatest pleasuring section in the United States. Upon the bluff, of the northern end and the gently shelving sands of the southern end are located forty resorts which entertain during the spring and summer season millions ot pleasure seekers. At no time in the year is this section more delightful than during the spring and early summer months. One who has not seen them at this season would marvel at their delights. The great pine belt, which extends through the center of New Jersey, fills the air with life-giving ozone, which combined with the salty taog of the sea aud the open air exercise possible at all times, is exhilarating aud tonic to the highest degree. Long Branch, with its beautiful cottage-neighbors, West End, Hollywood, and Elberou; Deal and Alleohurst, largely devoted to cottage life; Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, attracting thousands yearly; Avon, Belmar, Como, Spring Lake, and Sea girt, are a galaxy of attractive places upon the blufl's where "the country meets the sea." Then the Baroegat Bay section, where Point Pleasant, Sea Side Park, Island Heights, Barnegat City, and Beach Haven, with other smaller places nearby, welcome the summer sojourner. Atlantic City, will) its seven miles of beach aud drives, and its charming suburbs, leads the island resorts, separated from the main laud by the great salt marshes. Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avnlon, aud Stone Harbor; An glesea, Wildwood, Holly Beach, and Wildwood Crest also have a large summer population. And Cape May, with its new million dollar hotel and its wonderful improvements makes a fitting climax and holds a high place among the forty beaches. The Peonsylvanit Railroad is the direct route to all of these resorts from all sections of the country. Its splendid train service makes each of them neighbor to all the rest and to the world at laru. Now at $25. choice. in Fine Tailored rlentv oi reasons too lor the mere whim of iashion back this spring. attractiveness and simplicity of have never fround it possible and exclusive garments. pay big prices for them. Treaiurer, H. R. MBRRITT. CANOEIST IS DROWNED. Shoots Chartlera Creak Rapids Four Times, Then Upsets. Pittsburg, April 28. A famous old swimming hole In Chartlera creek vas the scene of the drowning of Wilbur W. Melllnger, a chauffeur, who was out In a canoe. The body has not been recovered. The swimming hole lies between In gram and Crafton. When the creek was low It used to be. before the country was so well settled, a swim ming hole for those boys who could swim, hut In high water It is a treach erous place, for Just above are rapids and the water plunges with great force Into the hale, which Is fifty feet deep, creating a whirlpool. Melllnger was In a canoe and some boys dared him to shoot the rapids. He did it four times, each time pad dling back again up stream with great skill. The fifth time the canoe upset Melllnger clung to It. and had he held n would have been carried ashore, for the canoe landed there two minutes after he let go. He tried to swim ashore, however, and suddenly sank. Twenty persons on the banks wit nessed the drowning. Searchers could not find the body, and the Crafton police will explode dynamite, expecting to bring the corpse to the surface. Mellinger was 20 years old and came from Scoring, O. He boarded at the house of R. J. Bradley In Falrywood, near Ingram. CONTRACT LABOR IN CLUB. Radnor Hunt of Philadelphia Under Inquiry by Uncle Sam. Philadelphia, April 28. Charles Allen and Robert Cuff were locked up In the Immigration detention house hern pending Investigation of charges that they were brought from England in violation of the contract labor law to serve as kennel men at the Radnor Hunt club, at Radnor, a suburb. The niaiter was brought to the at tention of the authorities by the com plaint of Allen to Wilfrid Powell, British consul, that he had been brought over from England for the club and that when he received his wages the cost of his transportation was dedurted. Allen left the club. Following an Investigation Secre tary Straus of the department of com merce and labor ordered the holding of the men. The question of being legally employed also has been raised against several employes of the club, which Is one of the most fashionable and widely known In the country. It mny be necessary for the members to show that the kennelmen are experts whose places cannot lie filled in this country to prevent their being de ported. Little Boy Slays Mother. Hamburg, Pa.. April 28. A fatal shooting accident occurred on the farm of Ievt Seaman, one mile west of here, the victim being his wife, a woman of 40. Early In the evening one of the boys was shooting crows. and returning home he la'd his loaded gun on a bench In the yard. Alvln, the 6-year-old son, picked up the weapon just as his mother emerged from the kitchen door, when the weap on was discharged and the entire load entered her hack, near the side, and lodged In the lungs, causing almost In stant death. Wild Ducks Dying. Sandusky. O., April 28. Again, as for several seasons past, wild duck are dying by the hundred dally in the marshy region bordering on Lake Erie between Huron, 10 miles east of this city, and the mouth of the Mau niee river, near Toledo. Bluehllls, canvass backs and occasionally a "red head." are attacked alike. Examina tion reveals the presence In the head feathers of the dead duck of a small insect not unlike a flea, but whether or not this is responsible for the wholesale destruction that Is going on, cannot be determined. Federal Aid In Strike. Chester, Pa.. April 28. A commit tee of the board of trade and repre sentatives of the striking conductors and motormen formerly employed by the Chester Traction company, have arranged to go to Washington to see If the Interstate commerce commission or the department of labor and com merce can take action on the street car strike situation In this city. The Interstate commerce commission, it Is expected, can be Induced to look Into the matter. Killed by Odd Accident. Monongahela, April 28. Joseph Kuchmena, a Slav miner, while at work in the Ellsworth mines was struck on the shoulder by a piece of slate. The slate bounded from his shoulder and struck the shovel Kuch mena had in his hand, causing It to strike the man a violent blow in the stomach. He was brought to the hos pital and operation performed. Ills death occurred yesterday morning. Kuchmena was 22 years of age and leaves a widow and one child. Trooper at Hanging. Brookvllle, April 28. Dominic Ra munno, the ll.thuanian convicted of the murder of Julius Slezewicz at Sykesvllle will be hanged in the Jail here Tuesday, May 5. Sheriff Sheaf- nocker has decreed that the execution shall be secret. The Jury will be se lected from the members of Troop D, state police, located at this place. Not even representatives of the press will he admitted to the Jail when the trap Is sprung. Fred. Grettenborgor " GENERAL BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST. All work pertaining to Machinery, En gines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit tings and General Rlacksmituiug prompt ly done at Low Kates. Repairing Mill Machinery given special attention, and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop In rear of and just west of the Shaw House, Tldioute, Pa. Your patronage solicited. FRED. CIRETTENBERGER I -MY S LADY RUTLEDGE Orj.il 1 "Can you take me to Rutledge Hall?" The man stared. "Nobody goes to Rutledge Hall these days," he pro tested. 'Somebody's going there today, however," I returned. And bo It proved, for a little later we were on our way, while my companion, the stage driver, was Informing me that, In his opinion, the present owner of the Hall, Percy Dalton, must be a wild sort of chap, trottln' all over the globe, yet In all these years Blnco old Stephen Rutledge had die! aud loft the property to his nephew, the man had not once been near the plnce. He also added the Informa tion that not even the caretaker was living at the hall now. In all Ot this I was more or less Interested, for I myself was Percy Dalton, and was there for the express purpose of looking over my Inheritance. Thft fact that the caretaker was gone was news and not altogether pleasant, and further Inquiry brought out the surprising assertion that the man had been frightened away. "They siy there's a lady seen walkln' 'bout the house," my Informant went on, "one that was dead and burled years ago," he added. "Do they give her a name?" I asked. "The young wife o' old Thomas If'itledge," was the answer. "Sho died sudden." I knew that my grandfather's second wife ha- died soon after their marriage, but that there was any thing suspicious In the fact I had never heard and did not now bnllevt. My reason for coming to th hull Wiis to find If my hope of giving a hou.se party there seemed feasible. A massive i;iid Imposing pile I found tne house to be, but ruin and neg lect wus wii ten all about It. I had brought the keys and at length found myself in one of the front rooms and a fire roaring up the broad chlnr ney. There was no way of lighting the place, but It was moonlight, and after drawing out an old couch on which I proposed to sleep I sat look ing out Into the vine-tangled garden. Suddenly a shadow fell across the pathway and a moment later a wo man appeared, slight and girlish, and enveloped In a long garment of gray. Slowly the form advanced, paused as If looking over the old garden, then, turning, disappeared. My lady of Rutledge Hall!" I exclaimed under my breath. 1 determined that on the following day I would make a thorough exam ination of the house both within and w'thout, and began bright and early. It. was nearly noon, however, be fore anything unusual happened. Then, while In a chamber, I glanced Into g long mirror reflecting the pait of the room toward which my back was turned. A crimson cur tain hung there as I looked last, now like a portrait Inclosed by th mirror's frame stood a girl whose rlg'.tt hand held the curtain aside, her red lips slightly parted and a startled look In her brown eyes. I turned to confront the original. She was gone! Pulling aside the drapery I found a door, ciosed and locked. Had I been tricked by a too vivid Imagination? I did not believe It. Neither could I bring myself to fancy anything supernatural In the myster. ous figure, she had too much the loo of flesh and blood. Presently I re newed my search, with greater eager ness than ever, but It was several hours later before I entered that part of the house previously occu pied by the caretaker. Then I ap proached from the outside; but what was this? Was he here after all? There were signs of life. Puzzled, I knocked at the door. It opened, and for the second time I found myself looking Into a pair of startled brown eyes. Yes, I had found the mysterious lady, and after Introducing myself found her nam to be Arvllla French and learned how she came to be here. Her father was not living, her mother's health required a summer In a quiet place. Miss French had been at tracted by the romantic neglect of Rutledge Hall, and coming acrosj the man who had cared for the placj, learned that she might occupy a fev of the back rooms gratuitously for the sake of there being someons about the house. We soon found that we had sev eral acquaintances In common, and a happy thought occurred to me. "Miss French," I began, "I am con vinced that you are Just the person to help me decide the mj.'.ter that brought me down here. Do you think It possible that this old houss can be made to accomodate a house party within two or thres months?" She looked thoughtful. "There are great possibilities," she admitt ed, slowly, then more declvlvely: "Yes, Mr. Dalton, I am sure It can be made delightful." The house party took plaes) the following August, and Arvllla French was on" f my guests, and rell It was n jt until the following frln thp.t she bpcame In truth My Lady of Rutledge Hall Boston Post. Diggers of the Panama Panal sho-.ild not get us In the habit of ex pecting to see it finished In 1915 un less they expect to be able to de liver It freshly painted on that lata. PRACTICAL BOILER MAKER Repairs Hollers, Stills, Tanks, Agitators. Buys and Sells Second - hand Boilers, Etc. Wire or letter orders promptly at tended to. End ofSuspension Bridge, Third ward, OIL CITY, PA. DISAPPEARING TUl.F. LAKE. The Water is Rapidly Calling and a Tremendous Whirlpool Has . Formed. The water of Tule l ake Is rapidly falling, and a tremendous whirlpool has formed just off Scorpion Polut, through whlih the water Is passing with a deafening roar tnat can be heard a great distance, ltclow is ap parently a great channel underground through which the waters find out let beneath the Modoc lava beds and thence through the drainage of Fall River to Pitt, and finally on to the ocean through the Sacramento and San Francisco Hay. It has long been held by geologists that Tule Lake bus an underground outlet and that Fall River which bursts lrom a gushing spring In Mod oc county, Cal., Is the vent. List spring the lake water reached a high er level than has ever been known since the country was settled, and bordering farms were Inundatod. For several days the water has been re ceding, mid investigation revealed the new outlet. Should the vent n tl rely drain the body of the lake It w)ill add 50.000 acres of Irrlguole land to the project and at a saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the people of the Klamath Basin, as the intended diversion of Lost Riv er will be rendered unnecessary. Johannesburg. The fact becomes plained every day that Johannesburg 1h over-hullt and that Its trade Is no more a legitimate Index of the ptospcrity of the Wit watersrand goldfie'ds than Is the gambling in goid shares in Europe a legitimate Index of the prosperity of South Africa. The handsome town suffers from over-competition. Such trade as there Is thoroughly sound, and quite worthy of the world's great est go!d Industry Special Commis sioner of fouth Africa. Nations' Debts. The debts of the principal countries In Europe aggregate some 6,000,000. 000, Involving an annual charge of more than C 240.000.000. Fiance Is at the head of the most Indebted coun tries with JU.ltM.ooo.noo. and theie come next Russia with C 920.0OO.000 of debt. Germany with 840.000.000 Great Britain with .C7S9.oon.000. Italy with C520.00O.00O, Austria with C 100.000,000, Spain with C3ii0.oiio.ii00, and Hungary with .C240.Oiki.tKiO. L'Eclair. Paris. A Widow's Mite. Mrs. Catherine L. Hall, a highly respected woman of this city, known for her charity and good deeds, has voluntarily and without notice from any one, paid $1 .210 bark taxes into the county treasury on personal prop erty which she had owned since V.iol. Mrs. Hall, wno is a widow, was en tirely overlooked by the assessor and her property was not listed for taxa tion. As her father, ex-Probate Judge Linzee, with whom she lives, paid taxes, Mrs. Ha'.l thought nothing of a until n. recent revival in this city so Impressed her that she not only palu all the back taxes for six years on o' -er $ri.0iMi but hud all her property list ed for future taxation. Tutor of the Kaiser. George Hinzpcter, tutor of the Ger man Emperor, celebrated his elghtietu birthday recently at Biclfeld, tin birthplace. A writer In a Berlin pap er says that, aithoiign the wot Id knows little of the modest man, he, more than any other person, is res ponsible for the development of the qualities In the German monarch which make him the versatile man that he is. Japanese Residents in Korea. The Japanese residents In Korea now number lio.ooo, and the trade between the two countries is already worth more than $irroo,000 a year. The work covers the reform of the local administration and police ser vice, the development of education, mining and Industries In general and road making and other public civil engineering works. Preacher 100 Years Old. The Rev. Thomas Lord, who will reach his one hundredth biithday In April, celebrated the seventy-third anniversary of his entrance into the ministry by preaching at the Horn castle Congregational church, Eng land, recently. He has preached ov er 5,000 sermons. State Automobile Line. The first state automobile line In Australia has been opened between Neumnrket and Prcdaz.a, over a route forming the highest automobile line In Europe, the road In places cross ing the mountains at an elevation of 4,000 feet. New York Pays $70,000,003 in Salaries. It costs nearly as much to pay the salaries of the municipal servants of New York City as it does to support the entire army of the United Stale.B The salaries amount to $70,000,000 annually. Champion Hunters. John B. Martin, who lives among the Conewago boulders near llellaire, Lancaster county. Pa., has earned the belt as the champion hunter of small game. During the rabbit and squirrel season he, with his two little, sons, killed 115 rabbits, 12 gray squirrels, a number of skunks, oppossum and several foxes. The man who hasn't a trouble to tell. isn't one. Promptly obtained, or FCC RETURNED. to viAsr (xTtmiNci. our chahcis ass THI LOWIIT. Band model, photo or keu-h fur expert wtt'h and free ruport on patentability. INFRINGEMINT iult. conducted before aU court Talent! obtained through u. ADVM TISIO and SOLD, free. TaADf -MARKS, PEN SIONS and OOPVMGHTS quickly obtained. Opposite U. S. Patent Offloe, WASHINGTON, D. C. i Children's Millinery. Just about anything and everything in the way of Children's Hats. From the dainty little lace or embroidered caps for infanta to the handsomest combination of embroidered Swiss aud ribbon you ever saw for the young miss cf two, three or four years. The infants' caps dowo stairs; the others in the millinery department. Women's Millinery. The character of the millinery that is boing sent not from this store commends itself. Wearable hats, designed artistically at mod erate cost. Table Trimmed Hats at $3 50, U 50 and $5.50 that em body best of materials, workmanship and latest etyle. Dollar Storm Serge. There hasn't been a more worthy piece of Dress Goods come to this Dress Goods Department in a long time 44 inch heavy, wiry, hard twisted serge; just what you want for Boys' Suits or Girls' Peter Thompson Suits. I WILLIAM B. JAMES, FOREST COUNTY TIONESTA, CAPITAL STOCK, SURPLUS, Time Deposits Solicited. Will A.Waynb Cook, President. A. Wayne Cook, N. P. Wheeler, A. B. Collections remitted fur on day of payment at low rates. We promise our custom ers all the benefits consistent with conservative bank inn. Interest pid on time deposlta Tour patrfnsire rearwwtfullv Nollnlted n If you only nov durable., Paroid roully is; if you only knew how easily it can bo put on and how long wliat a rood all-round money by using it for every building on the place. Weather proof, wear proof, contains no t:ir, slato color, any one can lay it. Let ua provo to you what ' the genuine l'uroid lloofing will do. Send for Free Sample and book on 'Building ... . I ...... ...I... a mI.aah the root :iai lasts, a commute roonng I.,, i.. . ...n Kit iu evwijr iuu, J.J.LWm KS TIoncNta, Pa. DttA'lII OF A VEN3ABLB PHYSICIAN. In November Inst death claimed one of tlio veiiernlile physicians of Western New York. Dr. Aloiizo Wiltse of Dole van, Cult : rnii(iiis County. Mr. Wiltse had been a iinii'tisinj; physician for sev enty ycats. A peculiar circumstance in connection with his life is the fact that thirty yeirs nni lie was stricken with Hrifjht's disease and after a thorough examination and consultation by emi nent ItulTalo physicians, his rase was pronounced incurable and lie was ad vised to prepare for the closing of his earthly career. Returning to ins home with such sad information he was spurred to make a desperatu analysis and study of lirifiht's disease, with the result that he formulated a remedy which com pletely cured liiin and pave him an ad ditional least- of thirty years of life, or until the njjn of B-J years, as mentioned above. Mr. Wiltse in his practice thereafter used the remedy with fjreat success. The mixture can be obtained at any local drug store at a nominal cost, anil the complete formula will be mailed, post paid, on receipt of twenty fivo rents by addressing the Empire Tvpo Foun dry, Slltl Morgan Itld;;., Buffalo, N. Y., fiiclosinR 2." cents in stamps or coin. The Kmpire Type Foundry is one of tho largest anti-trust typo mukers and is Riven a rating by Dun's Commer cial Agency of $20,000, with high eredit. C For Trap or Field a STEVENS SINGLE cr DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN ia Ideal. Low in Price High in Quality pood fjun value right through! Made in standard gauges, lengths, weights, etc. Hammer or Hammcrles Styles. STEVENS SHOTGUNS SHOOT STRAIGHT AND STROINO For tub Tt!l proijrei We Hardwrt nil Knortlns Oomli Mt- irarlfortCO-priRitllai' trated Caia o deacrlb iriR entire output, IUh attract' vf rover In colore. Mailed for o i-entn In itampe to pay poitags. chftnti. If you cannot I uoiain, we imp ai ( t, expreFi prepatd, ttpou Irn-fllpi of Catalog Price. J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO. P. O. Box 4098, Chicopee Falls Mass. STHEfJS iter OIL CITY, PA. I M NATIONAL BANK, PENNSYLVANIA. S5O.0O0. 180,000. pay Four Per Cent, per Annum Kcllt. Cashier. WM. 8MBABBACGH, Vice President Dl RECTORS O, W. Robinson, Wm. 8 m ear Laugh, T. F. Ritohev. J. T. Dale, A. R. Kellv. know how jrood, how satisfactory Roofing it lasts; if you only knew roof it is, you would savo Economy." It will save you ,... inn I '. . I , tl.A Am.I.n Tis Well to Save An old saying, but true now as 50 years ago " 'Tis well to Save " and deposit your money in The Franklin Trust Company. Economy and thrift, with the habit of sav ing, are the chief benefits to help you to make your mark in the world. Our long and varied bank ing experience and advice will materially aid you. 4 on Savings Accounts, com pounded twice a year. You can start an account with an amount as small as $ 1 . 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