Smart L Silberberg.
OIL CITY, PENNA.
We save you all
Intermediate Profits.
The ability to give great values is determined by two factors BUYING
FACILITIES and EXTENT OF OUTLET. These are what bring the
hundreds of customers here. Our immense business enables us to buy in
large quantities from first hands, thus saving our customers all intermedi
ate profits.
Let these illustrate :
Ladies' Black Lace
Lisle Hose, 25c Pair.
25 doz. of as good a grade as ever a competitor jd at 50c. It's just
simply a little lot we happened to pick up at a price; a little over 25
doxen, but tbey won't last long, they're too good.
English Flannellettes 5c Yd.
A whole case of remnants of these goods. The piece price is 10c yd.,
and as these remnants run from 2 to 12 yds., you can fiud any length
you want at about half regular value.
Wool Blankets at Half.
This is an odd time to advertise Blankets, but in truth we expect our
new line of some half dozen or more cases will arrive here 1u a few
weeks, and we want to sell every pair we have on hand before the
new ones arrive. In all, we have about 50 odd pairs of all wool
Blankets, which we divide into three lots.
$3 and 63.50 blankets will be s !d at 8100.
SI and $5 blankets will be sold at $00.
66 and $7 blankets will be seld at $3.!)0.
Some of these are slightly mussed, but they're wonderfully cheap.
Sole Leather
Suit Cases, $5.00.
The best in the world for the money; made of specially selected Kua-
lish Russet Sole Leather on sjeel frame, sewed in by band, dues
quality brass lock, lined throughout with pure Irish Linen.
SMART &
OIL CITY, PA.
WEEK .Y TRADE REVIEW.
Iril Itrpmt mi the . mil 1 u
lr l!im!iit4.
...... i".u, -inn. in. nr.csir.--. i
review nf trmlo says;
Icpitc sonic irregularity, due to tin
recurrence uf corn damage relents fn ..i
the eastern surplus producing stales 11,1
the f.irr,:al launching of the niucli-henil I
ecl geneial steelnnrkeiV strike, tile ng
predate business the country over siino
to le of a good, nml in must section!
unprecedented, volume for this season nl
the year. All available measures nf sup
ply. demand nml nincinent point to tin
business done in .Inly having cxccciW
anything transacted in any similar mid
summer month.
Inited States and Canadian wheal
suplies increased 2..I14.IKSI bushels dur
Ini: .Inly, owing to a recniil-brenkin.
nioveiuent of what undoubtedly is an nn
pniedeuted winter wheat erop. Iut Ivi
rnpean, Australian and Argentine wheal
supplies fell oft" much more heavily, t!:.
result Mug a grand total of supplies o!
Aug. 1. l!i, of 12-J.:?.i.ihmi linshels. r
loss of 4,."ilo.(t(KI linshels for .Inly.
Nine (.'roups of staples, textiles, pro
visions and groceries, oils. lireadstufTs
chemicals and drugs, hides and leather
fruits, coal and coke and liuilding mate
rial were marked higher during tin
month of .Inly, the Hrst four partienlarh
so. while miscellaneous products, livt
stock, metals and naval stores mover
lower.
Cotton goods have been firmly held do
pile the ipiiet and even dull condition ol
business at first hands.
Wool is firm and manufacturers art
steady lmyers.
Wheat, including Hour, shipments fot
the week aggregate S..TJ.l!i!l linshels
against IUi.'!.-'!!il linshels last week.
5UH.7'iO linshels in the corresponding
week of T.kki. :!.f,l(i,l.-4 linshels in IN'.f.
find .l.'.r.'N.i'iiHl Imshi'ls in IV.iS. Fruit
July 1 to date the shipments aggregati
;!.". ell.." 7 1 linshels, as against lti.SNI,:;.V
linshels Inst season and LIO.N7 J.I wis bush
els in I.s;.!-1!HM.
C.ini exports for the week aggregati
fKHI.711 hiislicls. against ."iii."l.'ai4 hushel'
last week. J.S!mi.7."i bushels in this week
a year ago. ."i.!i.i.:ir,1 Imsliels in 1nii a,l
3il7.!l.iJ linshels in ls:w. Fr MV 1
to date exports aggregate N.71S.:i;l biisli
els. against Jii.iWi!i..":i Imsliels in the sea
Son of t'KHMPl. and J.'i.irjii.sjo huslicli
in IM'.Ki-I'kmi.
CHANGES WILL BE UNDONE
fterrrtary of Treasury liage Orders A
pralser Wakcuinii to lUiiiii ,. Men.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.l.-The s.t
retary of the treasury a few days ago re
ceived the res se of the cummin. -i
friiiu the lio.iril of trade and transporta
tion of Nc iv York to the reply of Aa
praiscr Wakemaii of New York to tin
charges which hail I n lib-d hy their
against him in connection with certain
changes and appointments made in ho
ollicei The matter was referred to tin
civil service commission, which has takei
action hy ilNapjnoving of the temporal-.!
npiMiintinciits of i:aniiueis tlrov.s. Me
oiia!il, Hietzlelder, Jerome and .Mi
th.-u-ls.
The cinimioinn held that the appoint
Went of these live uieii was illegal lie
cause they Hi re not ipialitied tinder sit
tion 11IIO of the revised statutes. Sir-n-tary
tJiigc has approved the action ot
the civil service conimissioii and will di-ri-ct
Appraiser Wakeuiau 1o disinist
these men. ami probably will direct him
to return the lucti recently transferror
from his ..ill. to the docks for the ex
amination of l.aggage tu their origina
Hisit ions.
SILBERBERG,
RATES TO PAN-AM.
PanM-litrer Agents' .-iicI!Iiiii Irrlile li
Make Mean Charge nf One cul
Milr.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y., Aug. S.-Tlu
meeting nf the General 1'asseugei
Agents' association in session at Lake
wood yesterday was attended by repre
sciitativcs of the h-ailing roads east nl
the .Mississippi river. A new schcdiilt
of rates for passenger traffic was estfib
hslied from all points on all roads iu tin
association tu llnllalo. on account of :ln
Tan-American exposition as follows:
Coach excursion tickets will he sold or
Tuesdays, good until following Suuda)
for 1 cent a mile: l.Vday return tii
tickets will he sold from all points fm
one fare plus 1: -iMay round trip tick
els will lie sold from all stations for out
ami nne-tliiril straight fare, From poiuti
in Michigan a special rate was uiadt
tor Aug. lit and 20 of 1 cent u mile
tickets to be g usl until the follow ina
Sunday.
The matter nf a division of colonist,
iml immigrant rales was referred to a
mi-cling of the rale agents to he held ii
Chicago today, the action of that bod
to he telegraphed litre subject to con
tinuation hy the association.
MR.NATIONWANTS DIVORCE
lUgln. Knit yT Separation Kriim II Ii
Siilimii-WrrekiliK Wife.
MKDICINK I.OI.til-:. Kan.. Aug. Ill
llitvid Nation yesteinay liroig.t suit
for a divorce from his wife. Mrs. turrit
Nation, the i.-mperauce crusader.
The petitioner alleges tiiat his wift
held him up to puldic ridicule, neglecteij
her family diiliea and ahau.loiied hi.
houie.
lnereiiss In ('aunt Tumiage.
.ALBANY. Aug. !I.-The tonnage o.
the canals for the fourth week in Jnlv
shows an increase of ."iiU-7 Ions over the
e period last year, the figures liein
l!i::.;:ii for V.KPl. as against Hl'.st,;; f,
l!x. The hulk of the increase is in wa
f i eight east, the figures for 1'HKI heiug
.l.SMi tons, as against HH.Iititl tons foi
the present year. The total t igc tt
Aug. 1 was r.i; t t ions, ns against 4SS,.
oiui tons in thi heiug i,u increase
of :iJ.Sti tons, iiotwiihstaiidiug tli.it llit
canals iij ii in d last year more than two
weeks earlier than this.
IMell Wants to Know Atm-it I'olice.
MOW YiHIK. Aug. I::. -t;.,v..-ti..t
Odell's private s.-ereiur.v. .lam s C. t;,-,-,.
ham. culled on ii-t,ici Alton.. ,- 'ii,iM
yesterday. lie delivered a letter from
the governor reipu-siing the district at
torney to inform him as soon as possi-
hie of all the facts in the recent ileensa
lions against tin- police department. Mr
I'hillaii saiil he was nut in a position ti.
give the fads at once. I.nt would i
wrilr with the governor in a few days.
I'eler .lacksnn Deatl.
VICTOIMA. li. C. Aug. !I.-I'et,..
fai-ksoii, t'le famous negro pugilist, ilj,.-.'
Inly j:; at a priva.e s m; ai i i I!.,,,,,,,
mar Sydiic, N. S. W.. ol ..oils uuption.
hxpltfn III 'alieiMiver Mins.
VANCOI VKl:. H. C. Aug. i::.-Theri
was an c.'isjnu yesterday iu cMeiisiou
mine No. :t on Viiiioiiivit island. Tin
only uiiin known to he Ih-Ihw was lino,
ttie tire hos. who was prohahly killed.
Sean-hieg parties have lieen unahle ti
enter owing to the itrterdaiup. Tin
mines are not working at present, ow ing
To lli.' San l'iaii. i-io dis k strike, henci
Tie men were not Ih-Iow at the time. Th.
cause of thu explosion is unknown.
31st Semi-Annual SalelKeep Cool
THE
SATUEDAY MORNING, AUG. 10,
AND LASTS TEN DAYS.
All records have been broken by this season's tremendous business.
We are on new ground witli larger facilities, bigger output, better
able than ever to serve you and carry on an aggressive warlare
against high prices.
NOTICE TO QUIT.
Our buyer has just returned from the Eastern markets where he
has bought enough merchandise to fill this store. Therefore, we
have served notice on the present stock to vacate the premises in
ten days from August 10th. Trice is secondary consideration. It's
store room we want and must have, and to get it
$60,000 Worlh
TEN DAYS ONLY.
Men's, Uoys's and Children's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats,
Caps, Trunks, Traveling Bags, Suit Cases, Umbrellas, Rubber
Clothing, Mackintoshes, and High Grade Clothing made to your
ortler in our own shop, by UNIOX TAILORS of this city. Here
are a few of the good things :
The Famous McCuen Co.
Ready to Wear Clothing.
Men' black part wool units tale
price 3 00
Men's (trey ami brown ami tan
shadea. all-wool suits lormer
price $7.o0 s. sale price 5.50
Men's worsted suits, light ami me
dium colors, hard finish, for
mer price Js.so sale price 6 50
Men's tine wonted soils (regular
$10 qualities) sale price 7.5(1
Men's tine KiikMsIi and Scotch suits,
$12 qualities sale price 8.50
Moil's line English and worsted
cheviut suits, $13,511 quality,
sale price '.1.50
Strictly hiuli grade black and blue
worsteds and semes, rci;ular
$15 qualities sale price 10.IKI
All our line hili grade scini-diess
suits, of impnrte Worsteds,
$16 and $18 qualities
sale prices $1 1.50 and 12.50
Stein, Hlock Co.'s Finest Knglislt
and Scotch worsted suits, for
mer price $J), $22 and $.'4
sale prices $1,5 and W.0
Young Men's Suits.
Ages 15 to 20 years. Long trousers, cut
iu very swell shapes, in tact our most
fashionable cut with a 1 the latest touches
are $1 and $2 less than the above prices
for the same grades.
Some very handsome and stylish young
men's suits as low as $1.
Two Thousand Pairs
Men's Trousers.
Men's striped flannel outing trous
ers Half price, $1.75 to 3.00
Men's best makes of jean pants,
lined throughout, ,'l grades 4c, (ilk;, Wo
Our famous liutcli cottonades, great
for service sale price l.nO
Dutchess commercially all-wool
trousers sale price 1.25
Men's strictly all-wool hair line
stripes trousers sale price 1.50
Men's strictly all-wool hair linn
stripes trousers, lormer price
$2.50 ami $2.75 salo price 2.00
Men's all-wool trousers, f:) and $150
qualities salo price 2 50
Men's all-wool trouseia, $;.?.- 'ami
$l.no qualities sale prico 3 Oil
Men's all-wool trousers, $-4. 50 and
Equalities sale price 4. IK)
Workmen's overalls and jackets,
good quality, light weight den
im salo price 25c
Union made, Erie made 45c
Hole agents for the famous C'arhart
brand of workmen's clothes and caps.
500 Mens and Boys'
Skeleton Summer Coats.
Some are half the marked prices, others
are but a third, 50c, 75c, $1, $2 and $2.50.
1 dozen Men's Bicycle '
Suits to Close.
$1.50 to $5 suits
5.50 to 8 suits
1.25
2.50
Light Weight Spring
and Fall Overcoats.
Men's light weight overcoats, $10
quality sale price 7.50
Men's light weight overcoats, $12
quality sale price 8.50
Men s light weight overcoats $1:1.50
quality sale price 9.50
Men's light weight overcoats, $15
quality sale price 10.00
Men's light weight overcoats, $Hi
quality sale price 12.00
Men's light weight overcoats, $20
quality, silk lined sale price 15.01)
Mackintoshes, Crevenette Rain
Coats and Rubber Clothing.
Men's black and tan double texture
mackintoshes 3.50
Hoys' black and Ian, double texture
mackintoshes 2.5n
Men's rubber coats 2511
Hoys' rubber coats 2.110
Crevenetto lain coats $8,011 10.00
Our linest crevenette Oxford rain
coats, with the Kite-liner yoke,
former price $25.00 sale price, 15.no
Just a word in conclusion. The Uoy who wore a :j-year-old Suit,
when we inaugurated our first sale, takes a man's suit to-day. He
has seen us grow. We have yet to find a man who says that he
has not received full value for every dollar he ever spent in our
store.
The McCuen Co.,
25-29 SENECA & 12 ELM ST., OIL CITY, PA.
-of-
McCTJEN CO.,
BEC3-I1TS
of high class merchandise
winch in many cases is but hall or quarter the cost price
and in no case exceeds the present wholesale value. Ex
cept only for contract goods.
No Goods Charged at Sale Prices.
No Deviation From Above Terms.
I Trunks, Traveling Bags
and Suit Cases,
IN" BASEMENT In this department
you can save enough to buy your tick
et to the I'an-Am.
TELESCOPES 3 qualities, half a dozen
si.cs. We qnoto sizes 20, 22, and 24, the
best and most used. Sale prices, line
!'V and $1.10.
I'AN-AM. SUIT CASES-Si7.es 22, 24
and 2i. Sale prices, $1 and $1.50.
A I.L-LK ATH Elt-$l 50 to $10.00.
CI.LIJ HAtiS-Mic, PSc, $1.10 and$t.:!5.
Sizes 12 to IS inches.
Finer grades ol all leather goods, in the
best makes, reduced in proportion.
TKl'N KS A verv large assortment rang
ing in price Irom 2.50 to $20.
(io 1 quality of rivited trunks, $1 to $ii.
steamer trunks $:i.5(, $." and $s.
Children's Clothing.
The Good Kind.
School begins soon and this department
is a gold mine for mothers and Imivs.
Double breasted 2-piece suits (short
pants i.ages 7 to IU years $ .l
Double-breasted 2-piece suits (short
pantsl.ages7 to Iti years L',18
Double-breasted 2-picc.e suits (short
pants) ages 7 to Iti years 2.25
Dou bio-breasted 2-piece suits (short
pantsi.ages 7 to Hi years lormer
prices $3.50 and $1 2.75
Doulile lircasted 2-piece suits (short
pants),ages 7 bvlii vears, former
prices $4.50 and $5 3.50
orioik suits, the correct thing for
ages 0 to 12 years, former price
$" and $ii 3.50
ltussian blouse suits, ages 3 to 0 l.iis
Kilt suits, ages 2, 2, 3, 31 former
price $t) 2.50
Medium we'ght top coals, ages 3 to
12, 5 and $! qualities 4,00
Don hlc-breasted resfer coats regu
lar fall and winter weight $1.!'H to .1.50
5n0 boys' knee pants, i'.ie to Hsu
about )i price.
Wash Suits.
D. II. wash suits, blue iinen stripes,
ages li to 15, lormer price $1.2 i... title
Double-brcHstcd wash linen suits,
plain brow n 311c
Hi e blouse suits at price, $l.5o to 3.00
Wash knee panls less than half
price sale pi ice, He to 25c
The Mci'iicn t o. I'an-Am. suits for
play 3Hc
tlrownin overalls "11..
School hats for boys and girls, red,
blue, tan and grey lUtnnet
Me
Children's Underwear.
Sale Price Per garment.
Child's white merino gauze ages 3 to
12 10,-
Also boys' merino gaii7.e liic
The Mct'uen Co. boys' lialhriggan 20c
Hoys' union suits ages 8 to lli 42c
Hoys suspenders pic
The ideal waist, a perlect trotisersup-
porter 200
.VI tii ix tine, so It, ocrue shade merino
Imys' shirts and drawers, medi
um weights, $1.00 quality 25e
Children's wash lams hall price.
Men's Furnishings.
Men's Shirts.
Woiking shirts, collars attached
m l'-'c, 42c, 5oc
The McCuen Co. cheviot shirts, col
lars attached 80c
J'cerless while shirts, unlaundered,
men's and boys 42c
Men's negligee shirt", 50c qualities.. 4J
Men's u.'gligen shirts, 75c qualities.. Sttc
Men's negligee shirts, $1 qualiiv sue
Men's negligee shirts, $1.50 and
$1.75 quality $ J.00
Finest Madras and white long cloth
$2 quality j 25
Some special lines of the lanious
Mar shins and all silk shirts,
former price $2 .fin and 1.75
Stiff bosom fancy shirts $1.50 quali-
75c
.Night shirts, lormer price .'inc., $1,110
and $1.50 ...sale price. 41k', ft and 80c
Pyjamas, J price, 75c to $1 per suit
The McCuen Co. Ilannel negligee
shirts, made of silk and wool,
unshrinkable neck band $ 1.25
will be sold at inventory prices
No Goods on Approval.
Underwear.
Men's line Halbrlggan shirta and
drawers, reinforced scats
The M.Cucn Co. lialhriggan (regular
75c qualiiv double-seated drawers
twin needle seemed and stitched)
Same as the above in fancy shirts
striped ,
The McCnen Co. mesh, the hit of the
season on underweai
Fine and strong derby rib balbriggan
ecrue shade .".
Undershirts only a surplus of shirts
over drawers makes 11 necessary
to sell number of lota of extra
shirts at halt price.
50c qualities
75e quali ios
$1.00 qualities
Light weight gauze wool shirts ami
drawers
Fine-t liertiiau makes Metalntr. and
Jacgar $l,5n to $:
All winter garments one third oil
price except only contract goods.
85c
Hosiery.
(liHid seamless half hose sale price
An extra quality ol last black half
hose, would be good value at 25e
per 1 air
lilacs' or tan lisle thread
50 doz. fancy half hose, as last in col
or as can be made, thu entire lot
st half price.
25c qualities 2 for
5oe qusl dies
7.ie ami $1 qualilu ,
Fine natural or last black all-wool
half hose
Extra quality lino black or natural
color all wool
Neckwear.
All washable neckwear, including
stocks, 4 price.
String ties, z lor 5c. Hat wings, 10c ami
2 lor 2.V.. Four ill-hands, 2 for 2-si.
Shield bona, pic
A1I silk neckwear, 25c qualities, 2lc; 50c
qualities, 42c; 75e and $1 qualities,
50c; boys' neckwear. 10c, l,w and 20c.
Men's Hats.
Outing hats ol leather welgnt 42c
Hlack and brown still'clerbys, latest
correct shapes '. $1 00
$1 qua ities 2.00
4 qual ities 2.75
Men's light colored soil felt hats ,500
Men's tine fur soft hats, browns and
pearls, $2.25 and $i qualities 2.00
$3 50 and $1 quali; ics 2 75
Siraw hats, all that were $1 or under 25e
$1.25 to $1.75 ,-sic
2.IHJ to 2.50 7!ic
3.00 to 5.00 l.oo
Umbrellas.
50;) special twilled gloria fust black
lnekle trimmed handles.lho very
latest construction; they were a
cinch our buyer ran against bv
accident price'$l,00
Higher grades umbrellas in pioportion.
Some tine ad silk ladies' umbrellas of
the linest grades, one-third off in price.
Boys' Furnishings.
Hoys' sweaters, $1.25 qualities OSc
Hoys' sweaters, 50c quality 42c
Midget sweaters, ages 3 to7 years.tlne
worsted wool, $1,110 and $1.25 75c
Children's fast biack h.df boso, 10c
quality 3 lor 35c
Black Cat quality, 25c quality 20c
Some Plums for the Ladies.
Ladies' white duck hats fide
Knox shape felt hats, half price
$1.00 to $2.00
Ladies' straw lints, Knox shspes, half
price $1.00 to $2 So
Indies' Star shirt waists j.fitl
Ladies' stocks and bat wings 25c
Lmlies' goirsweaters half price 1.50
Ladies' can't slip belts 40c to fiKc
If you cno't succeed
we'll help ynu do it,
HOT PLATES
GAS RANGES.
We've g.it tliein iu all stvlei and sell tltrtin at small mar
gins They solve 'hn hot weather problem by keeping your
l ouse cool while you are
COOKING THE
MEALS.
C'ouir in and Ne Tliriu
ami (.t l'rircN
HARDWARE.
Our slock of Heavy and .Shell Hardware, l.umbcitueu's Sup
plies, Stoves, Ranges, Etc., is the most completo iu this section.
I'ainls, Oils, and an artist In put it mi if you waul,
("all and tee the new Summer Gas Stove. It is a marvel.
SCOWDEN & CLARK.
fri02sTICST-A-.
it if ii a v vVxi
is what you can get
if you want a . . . .
or anything in tho
jewelry line by go
ing to
The LEADING JKWELEIi.
32 SKNKf'A St., OIL CITY, V ,
OFTICIAK
Olliee , Nutional Hank lluildiiiK,
OIL CITY. I'A.
Kyes exainiiied free.
I'.xclusivelv optical.
13 Weeks For 25 Cts.
Fir tti trithtit, e
nl no -i'Uir ikiiihiim
rUk H;kl7 porting ppr 'ubluhJ. VV
Jy Itei-ncoitwt f'.rnlitfB y-ar f
Sp bftM ball, Trap 8h.iri(, Bilnurdii
mndkitnireJit-.rta. Tha l-t.tM-ri-f
tU kl4 ttnl'liabrtl. I'r th irrM
I of lnlri4uriTiK It 1b iw 1"ri!itli.,
f w will Mini it tttirtB wMkuf'.r'J.S,
(tBiBs), Sample eu-j frw. Addrtu, .
Kliurtfnw Mfr, 4UH Dnndu IUU, IMitlu
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entinly. keep as cool as you can ami
if you'll take our advise anil use
AND
CALIFORNIA. COLORADO
AND UTAH.
Special Low Mummer Excursion Rate
to all points. Pirsonally conducted Pull
man Ton. 1st .Sleeping Cars.
I'ersoiMlly conducted tour loSan Kran
cisco, Cal.. account tleiicral fonvention
F piscopal t'liureli. Tickets on sale Kept,
2-nd io27th. Cimid rcttirniiiK until Nov.
5tli, with stop-over privileges.
(Quickest and liest In to
OKLAHOMA, AND INDIAN
TERRITORY.
Oulv line with n.ml.ln lia.i., Ti.i......i.
Service. Dining t ars and Free Keclin-
nK "air turs, rastest train service to
th e fain us
BEAUMONT.JEXAS,
OIL FIELDS.
TliroiiKh sleeping car from Chicago
without change anil through sleeping car
reservation from Cincinnati via Mem
phis, 'ienn., to
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
Special llomeseekers' Kxcursionstoall
points South, West and North West.
For FUKK descriptivo matter and full
particulars regarding above, address
E. A. RICHTER. T. P. A.
m Park liuilding, PitUburg, Pa.
D. P. FREDERICKS, 1-1. D.
(Kye, Kar, Nose anil Throat Specialist.)
Olllco Hours (la. m. to 1 p. in.
(Kxcept Thursdays.)
Careful attention given to furnishing all
kinds nf glasses.
ARLINGTON BLOCK, OIL CITY, PA
JOKIiN.o FULTON.
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONKSTA. PA.