Smart k Silberberg.
OIL CITY, PENNA.
Selling
Wall Paper
at Dry Goods Prices.
Do you realize what this means I Do you know that
this department store system of ours brings the cost of all grades
of wall paper down to half what the regular stores charge I
This may seem like an exaggeration, were we not able
to back it up. We are the largest buyers of wall paper within
a radius of 100 miles. We buy cheaper than most dealers and
by selling at our department store basis of profit we can under
sell our competitors lully 50 percent.
If you have any papering to do this spring it will pay
you to run down and get our prices. We pay railroad fare on
all purchases of 10 or over, so you can trade here without ex
tra expense and save enough to pay for your time thrice over.
To Encourage Early Buying We Are
Now Selling.
A Lot of 5, 7 and 8c papers at 2c roll
A Lot of 10, 12 1-2 & 15c papers at 5c roll
A Lot of 18, 20 and 2oc papers at 10c roll
We have under contract a staff of competent paper
hangers, and arc prepared to give estimates on all kinds of
work.
CarpetS The Opening Sale.
February brings the news Carpetings, and prices with
out a parallel in the history of this store. Clearance time is
over and done for, and the choicest products of the best Carpet
makers in America come forward for first showing.
Over 200 New Patterns of Carpets,
a Quarter to a Third Under Price.
We never had so many patterns for choice at the sea
son's beginning. We never had such rich and beautiful car
petings. Orders were given months ago when prices were low
er, and special concessions even on those low prices were made
on account of the magnitude of our orders. We have clipped a
big slice from our usual profits, too, to make the offerings for
this great opening sale.
SMART & SILBERBERG,
OIL CITY, PA.
IRRELEVANT QUESTIONS.
Some Example of Old Teata For Ex
amination, of Lavryera.
Many men. even successful members of
the profession, bold that as n good ex
niinntiun does not neecssnrily mnke
pond lawyer it is lietter to make the con
ditions of admission easy and thus nllow
the fittest of the lot to survive. This
sentiment hns Iwn less siuee. the Amer
ican Bar association took up vigorously
the work of raisin? the standards of le
gnl education. Many Bond anecdotes are
to!J of the old tests. Au nl!e southern
Iiwyer still livine has a Bond story nliout
his examination hy Heverdy Johnson, ouo
of the neatest lawyers of the last cen
tury. Mr. Johnson knew the young man,
hut apparently he did not nllow his
familiarity to iiilliicncc the rase. lie
a-kiil him one or two question as easy
as the nlphu'.iet or the multiplication ta
ble and then very severely demanded:
"Youiis man, can you mix a ood
brandy julep V"
"1 think I can. sir," was the reply.
"There," point ins to the sideboard,
"are the injrredietits, sir. Now, let vac
see what you can do."
The candidate npprnnehed and used his
finest touch and sense of selection in com
pouudim: the tonic. Then, topping it off
artistically with a fresh mint, he present
ed it to his examiner. Mr. Johnson gave
the case his best care and patience, and
finally, when the bottom of the generous
glass had lieen reached, he looked nt the
young man admiringly and announced
that he hail passed.
Another story is lold of a jtiilici.il dis
trict in Florida where, before the era of
railroads and owing to the numerous
creeks ami rivers, there hail to lie fre
quent fouling of streams in order to
make good time lielivcen the country
towns. The candidate presented himself
lieforc the judge, who, nfter looking at
the young man a few moments and tak
ing in his measure, asked:
" 'nn you ride?"
"Yes. sir."
"I n you ow n a horse?"
'Yes. sir."
"Can he swim?"
'Yes, sir."
Whereupi n the jiulire bowed gravely
ami remarked:
"I am very glad, sir, to welcome you to
the practice of law in my district."
Since those days, of course, law has
changed. More statutes are passed ev
ery year than existed when Chief Justice
Marshall brought order out of American
Icgi-lation. The lawyer has not only to
be possessed of wide information it'll He
rniate know ledge, hut he must lie trai I
in the processes of the state so as to be
able to master the facts and d t:i'l of
new problems. The rising of the st.nid
nrd means the improvement of the bar.
Philadelphia Times,
Wben Women Heroine Strong.
There are startling examples of the de
velopment of the capacity in women for
doing null's work. When fatnilii-s lh.it
have Isen strong and prospered get start
ed dor, n hill and the men die off or go to
si-ed or lose In art or health, it is not an
uncommon thing to see the women develop
under stress of i ireuinstanii'S n virile
rigor that meets the storm and weathers
it.
Very able women are develocd by de-f.-
!s in man, ami, of course, w hen the
u ' eel Las once fallen to them and their
vl.ls have bii-n trained to steering they
v. ;.l r.ot readily give up a place that they
l ave fairly won. Nor should they. The
Mischief, what there Is of it, has lieen
lone; let the consequences abide. Tim
chief mischief is that, though a woman
may conic out strong in doing a man's
work, the man whose work is done for
him. if there is one, is apt to come out
weak. Mt 'lure's Magazine.
FASCINATING BUFU3 CHOATE.
Enemies as Well na Krleada Infla
raeed by ilia Oratory.
I heard Unfits I'hoate a great many
times. 1 h'iird nearly nil the speeches
given in "llrown's Life," and 1 heard
him a great many times at the bar. both
before juries and the full court. He is
the only advocate 1 ever heard who had
the imperial power which would subdue
an unwilling and hostile jury. His power
over them sccituil like the fascination of
a bird hy a snake.
Choate's method was pure porsunsion.
He never apiK'nled to base motives or
tried to awake coarse prejudices; or
stormy passions. He indulged in no in
vective. His wit and sarcasm and ridi
cule ntnuscd the victim almost ns miirh
as it amused the bystander. He hail the
snaviloqiientin which Cicero attributes to
Cornelius. There was never a harsh note
In his speech.
lie had a voice without any gruff yet
fhrill tones. It was like a sweet yet pow
erful flute. He never strained it or
seemed to exert it to its fullest capacity.
I do not know any other public seaker
whose style resembled his in the least.
Perhaps Jeremy Taylor was his model,
if he had any model. The phraseology
with which he clothed some commonplace
or mean thought or fact, when he was
coniH'lled to use commonplace arguments
or to tell some common story, kept his
auditors ever alert and expectant. An
Irishman who had killed l is wife threw
away the ax with which Chonte claimed
the deeil was done when he heard some
body coining. This, ill Choate's lan
guage, was "the sudden and frnntic ejac
ulation of the ax." Indeed his speech
as n perpetual surprise.
Whether yon liked him or disliked him,
you gave him your ears, erect and intent.
He used manuscript a great deal, even in
spenking to juries. When a trial was on.
lasting days or weeks, he kept his pen,
ink and paper at hand in his bedroom and
would often get up ill the nil title of Hi
night to write down thoughts that cumc
to him as he lay in bed. He was always
careful to keep warm. It was said In
prepared for a great jury argument I y
taking off eight great coats and di inking
eight cups of green lea. Senator Hoar io
Hcribner s.
The Willie Plae.
According to Professor Spalding, th
white pine tree seldom attains a height
grenter than WO feet or a diameter of
more than 10 inches. A tree of this va
riety once measured by the division of
forestry of the department of agriculture
was 170 feet tall and 4S inches thick
The tree was 4i0 years old. It was
little sapling fal years before Columbus
mile I from Palos.
It Is not nn easy tree to propagate,
many of the seeds being unfertile. It
does not. as a rule, produce flowers mi l
cones until it is 15 or 'M years old. Our
Ing the lirst decade of its life it will grow
alsint one foot every 12 months, and it
grows a little faster till maturity.
tree 20 years old ought to be iilsnit 2"
feet high, and nt 30 or 10 years of age it
ought to measure about Ml feet.
Can't Down Him.
"S imchnw." she said, "I never can see
you without thinking of truth."
'Is that so?" he asked. Iieing a fell
who was altvajs doing something origi
nal.
"Yes. Truth crushed to earth will rise
again, yon know."
But what has that got to do with
mer
"Well, you've lieen thrown down by
nearly every girl in this town, but I see
that you continue to come np smiling."
Chicago Herald.
IXTEKESTlSG DUELS.
THE YANKEE AND THE ENGLISHMAN
WHO DIDN'T FIGHT.
A Carat Wl. W Made a Draa
Bad Who Jl MU.rd a Bishopric.
Daariaa I adrr t nmpuLloa Fa
Bin Preach Frnile Darllat.
The stories of American duels are of
great interest and are among the most
famous in the whoie history of dneliug.
but they are tin) well known to be re
peated. The majority have lieen desper
ate tragedies when good men and true
have been led to kill each other often
through misrepresentations that lost the
world many a nohle and helpful life.
One, however, that was not so disastrous
was between an American and a hot
headed foreigner. What the quarrel was
history stateth not. Perhaps it was so
small as to lie quite overlooked, but nt
all events it was arranged that the two
take their places on kegs of powder, with
a lighted fuse placed in the biinghole of
each. The kegs, of course, were empty,
but ns the foreigner saw the fire slowly
burning down to the siqqiosed volcano
Mow him his courage failed him and he
fled.
Si ill more interesting is the story of
the Yankee skipptr and the Knglishmnn.
In the earlier days there was not much
love lost Is'tween the two factions, con
sequently it was no very hard matter to
pick a quarrel, esp eially when each
thought the dentil of the other would be
a service not only to his country, but to
the world. Ill this particular case the
skipper t a v .rather licntcn Yankee
whaler met nn Knglishniuti in a foreign
!ort and had nn altercation with him.
perhaps over n matter of precedence.
A duel was arranged, and nt the ap
pointed time the Knglishmnn appeared,
bringing with him two swords, ns though
the Yankee had the choice of weapons. He
inferred that the armory of the whaler
contained no sin h luxuries. Hut the skip
per would not accept the proffered weap
ons, whereupon the other brought out n
handsome pair of dueling pistols. These,
too. were refused, and the Knglisliman
demanded 111 astonishment w hat his oppo
nent did want to light with, whereupon
the Yankee replied he had brought his
weapons with him ami produced a pair
of well sharpened harpoons. The Kng
lishinan, of course, protested, but ns the
choice of weapons did not lie with him
he was obliged to accept the harpoons.
When the Yankee raised the murderous
looking piece, the Knglishmnn knew that
arm, experienced in piercing the dodging
whale, could not fail to miss him. The
unwieldy harpoon Ihm:iiii to shake in his
awkward hand, and he flung it down,
leaving the exultant Yankee master of
the situation.
Another interesting duel fought with
out the use of ordinary weapons had for
one of Its principals the Oukc of Ilich
mond. then vieiioy ef In land. Ilis title
to fai:;e rcst.s on the fact of his U-ing a
great duelist ml n six liottlc man. nble
to drill 'i all his rtaff and gentlemen gni'sts
under the table, (la n visit to a friend
in the west of Ireland the duke complain
ed that he had no one to drink with him.
and his host, w-bliing to remedy this de
ficiency, sent for a curate famous for his
liquor drinking. After live bottles had
lieen disMseil of by each the curate com
plained that It was too slow work and
proposed bumpe rs of brandy. These were
immediately Hied and ns quickly emptied.
rresh bumpers were then tilled for each.
but as the rcprcsi ntative of the churc h
tretrhed out his hand to receive one he
fell helpless to the Hoar. On the follow
ing day the duke made him a dean, re
marking that if he had lieen victorious in
the drinking duel his curacy would have
lieen exchanged for a bishopric.
little earlier than this the famous
Ir. Young, going with some Indies to
Vnuxhall. then the it tub r.xm: of all the
lienuty nnd fashion of London, plaved
nn the Ocrman Hate to amuse them. Just
behind them ( nine n boatload of olliivrs.
and when the doctor reused playing one
of them insisted that he should continue
or lie thrown Into the water. Wishing to
avoid a dispute before his friends, he con
tinued: but, arriving nt his destination,
he sought out his tormentor and demand
ed satisfaction with swords nnd without
seconds curly the following morning.
Wheii they met, however, and had taken
their places, the doctor instantly drew out
a huge horse pistol and. pointing it nt the
ofhecrs head, compelled him to damn'
minuet. The olliccr had no choice hut to
obey and for a quarter of nn hour kept
up the dance. The doctor then lowered
his pistol, saying ns they were quits they
might now arrange another affair with
seconds and the olliccr might have satis
faction.
But if England was nn uncomfortable
place to live in those days, Prance was
still worse. Such a state of affairs ex
isted that in 11141 was instituted the "Sa
vior's trin e," whereby duels were prohib
ited from Wednesdays until Mondays.
But, like all other forbidden things, the
duel rather grew in favor than decreased,
Montaigne says, "If three Frenchmen
were put into the I.ibynn desert, they
would not be a month there without
fighting and quarreling." Cases are re
corded of father and son facing each oth
er in mortal combat, brother arrayed
against brother and the dearest of friends
killing each other for absolutely nothing
except perhaps a misplaced word, bven
the. women of France have fought,
though, indeed, it was no very unusual
occurrence in any country for a wife to
disguise herself in her husband's armor
when he was unable to meet the foe him
self.
Oue of the most famous of the women
duelists of Franre was Maupln, one of
the performers at the opera. Sernnc, the
famous fencing master, fell in lore with
her and gave her many valuable lessons
In the art. One evening at a ball Man
pin was very rude to another lady and
was requested to leave the room. She
replied Bhe would if those geutlemcn
who had espoused the lady's cause would
accompany her. This they consented to
do, and after a hard combat she killed
them all. Then she quietly returned to
the ballroom.
But of these affairs no count can be
mode. More people have probably lost
their lives over some foolish quibble than
have been killed in a dozen wars for their
country's good.
Slcnlflcaaee of Ears.
A book on the ears as an index of char
acter having been published by an English
author, a learned reviewer, Dr. A. Keith,
mentions his own elaliorate study of the
ears of more than 40,000 people, includ
ing 800 criminals and 2,000 insane per
sons, besides those of 300 apes. He was
forced to conclude that the cars gar no
clew to personal traits.
Time Heeded For I.ea'a Tollrl
Insurance collectors, visiting many
families daily, hear odd remarks some
times. A collector called the other night
upon a railway watchman. A little gir
come to the door and said, "I guess you
can't sec father ls-cuusc hes got hit l
off." The collector looki-d sympathetic
nnd said in a shucked voice: "My, oh, my
How did that happen t J lie utile gir
made answer: "Oh, he takes it off every
night licfore he goes to bed. He s got
wooden leg." Her father didn't care, she
Idded, to go to the trouble of putting the
leg nn again until next morning, as it re
quins) lo minutes to adjust the straps.
Philadelphia Uecord. .
TO ANCHOR A CSIDGF.
I Two K'en Lo.t Their .Lives .'h: s
Pushing C;; j Q:ii II. o Cnii.
Wilkes Ua.:e, Pa., ta.cl 4. V-io
hl.;h water n-.ark in 111.1 MijVi.'.u.:.:i
rher is falling lap.il ur.J the worst
is over.
It is expected that nil the lowlands
will bo free fn m wato. tuou nnd peo
ple who wcie forced to vacate their
louses will bo able to re. urn.
H will bo several days before hun
dreds of houses will be tona'.ile ns
they are filled with mud and debris.
All the business ia thj tewn cf Plym
outh Is done on Mai;i strtvt. Every
merchant on that thoroughfare has
suffered loss by damaged stock. The
river rose so rapidly that the store
keepers did not have time to remove
their Roods.
All the mines on the west side of
the river from rittstim to Nantlcoko
are idle and likely to remain so trr
the balance of the week. The vc.r:;-
Ings were flooded and it will taue
some time to pmup the water out.
The mines at Plttston and ether placc.i
also contain much wat.v. It is c
timated that by the Hooding of the
collieries 25.000 minors are Idle in lii"
Wyoming valley. The rut put of cral
for the next few days v ill he limited.
The railroads are retting In good
shape now. The I.r-hUh Valley and
Central nnilrt ad of New Jersey an
nounce that they will b? able to run
all their passenger traius today.
The Pennsylvania railroad, cvlns
to washouts between this c.ty and
Sunbury has been una'j'io to nn aiiy
trains between these i oinU a.'.d In
termediate places, but It Is said that
the road will bis in an: 'a shape today
na to permit tho ircvsaent of tra:;i3.
The body cf JnnuM llcCl iiie, no
I.ehlRh aVI'ey b'.nkerr.nn, who lost
his life nt White Haven walle trying
to place sor.io haded (.in; cn a hrldje
to prevent it fit m l?i.ii swept awy
has been recovered. The In dy if hU
companion, Conductor Joseih FishP",
has cot yet h?en found. Tr? mn
made a heroic effort to save th? hrlil
but wrrt di wn with it a tcr thy ha I
succeeded in getting t.e cars cn it.
Purvpiru Out Cellars.
Elmlra, Mart'.) 4. Th? c!rcp In th"
temperature hns imprcved the flood
situstirn h;-p. th Chemung river hav
ing receded to 10 feet in depth. The
fire rneinei have born e;rt-ed all
day In p'tmping out the cellars cf bit
Ines places In order that flr.-3 r.'.Uht
be started In th? h -mlns; appiral
but It will take am thr day s pu-.:p::v;
before this can be done. About Ei.
family's were affected by the feed
and there is much suffering: which !
being alleviated as speedily as po
sibK A mcetin-? rf citizens was hold
In the Ci'y hall yesterday a'tornoon
and several hundred dollars sub
scribed to I hp relief fund nnd a ccre.-
mittee npix I: ted to care for the np-ls
of the BUfc:ers.
Central Tour to Nine Hours Late.
RcchoMcr. March 4. At midnight
the water In the Gencscp river was
very slowly falling and if the pres
ent low tomppraure continues for a
day it two and no more rain falls
in the Oencspc valley, th? danger
of additional dan.nse by flicd Is pros-
ebly over. Several fire endues are
at work puinplnft out the basemen:
of larsi buildings cn Main and Kx-
chnn e rtro-'.s. All tallronds are still
tlel in with the pxceptka of th9 New
Yot Central, whose passenger trains.
are piltins throrgh from four to nine
hours late.
Rain Caures Rise.
Osdenshur-. N. Y.. Match 4. The
water l: t'.i9 Oswegatchie rlvpr map
two feet during the nlsht. caused by
a heary rain. The lower floors ;f
mills are flcrdcd with water. The.
docks are all under water and valu
able lumber and timber 13 being car
ried away. An ice gorge was funned
at th? brld-e connecting Kord and
Lake streets and should tho ire ajove
the dam give way heavy damage will
result.
No Western Trains.
New York, Manh 4. Not a west
em train entered the Grand Central
stiflon Monday afternoon or evening.
All were Rtalled somewhere along the
line or delayed by tho floods. Noth
ing came down the Hudson river di
vision except the local trains.
American Mules Best.
London. March 4. A parliamentary
pappr has been issued containing dis
patches nnd roports regarding the re
mount depa-.tniPt-t in South Africa.
It refers to the American mules as be
ing the "best received from any
source, n a'-'nificent workers and kipt
In condition under the most advene
circumstance?." The American horses,
the repoit pays, varied greatly, but
the majority were excellent.
To Abolish Slavery.
Berlin. M.i::h 4. Ths Reichsan
selger last evening published decree.
providing fur the gradual abolition of
house slavery in the Cameroons and
Togo colonies.
SOME SAYINGS.
"That happened In the n l.-'n of Qurrn
rirk'f li a ciroumliM ution for 'Never."
"To take her ifowu a peg" is nothing
but a sailor's direction ns to the lon-eriug
rf the nliip's colors.
To "Imvo the Rift of gab" means the
gift of the (use of tin ) mouth, "gab" lie
he; the Snitch word for mouth.
'S'h k mid span" comes from the
"sii!,s" nnd ".spanners" the hooks nnd
strcti hers for stretching cloth new from
the loom.
"Pr.t that into your pipe and smoke It"
is an nllusioii to the pipes of peace or
war Hint are solemnly smoked by Home
Imli.tii tribes.
To "dun" a man for debt comes from
the memory of Joe Jinn, bailiff of Lin
coln, n ho was so keen a collector that his
name has become a pnivcrh.
To "get the suck" is a fate that some
times overtook inmates of a certain sul
tan's harem, who wen put into n suck
and thrown into the I'.osporuH when he
desired to lie rid of them.
leailhiad. as denoting one who has
free entrance to places of uinusctnt'tit,
comes from ! "oln ;x i i. where the cheeks
for fni admission were small ivory
death's heads. Hiwciinen' of these arc
ill the museum at Naples.
"By hook and by crook" Is an nllnsii n
to an ancient mmioiiul custom whih
permitted the In ighboring poor to take
all the wood that liny eould resell and
pull down from the fon-.t tni-a, u-dug
only their shepherds' oook.
BAROSMAi
THE GREAT KIDNEY AND
LIVER CUKE
Is perfectly harmless in its etTects and
pleasmt to take. Thompson's Burosiua
cures bv gontlv stimulating the liver and
kidiiovs to excrete Irom the system all
particles of matter that are poisonous,
not onlv to them, but also to the stomach,
heart, blood ami other orp ins of the
bodv. Birotnu cj.-cj psriiMiient.
When th.' liver is torp;d or inactive the
whole system must sutler, undcrgoinn a
process ol slow prison n ; the stonucli
is li'led with carbonic acid K is, tullanitns
the m .teoiiH membrane or co iling of Hie
stomach, causing heartburn, tul.ntatioii,
indigestion, bitter taste on lising, a dull
Heavy siiu;nish feeling,, a desire to sleep,
fullness ai.d di.y hc'.idcdr.ei. Tluv.up
son's Ihiro-ini i-.' a i excellent stomach
tonic, a M;inl.U:n(; w.'.li the food.
neulrnlu.iii( the ncidsu iJ cirryiti ; th'.'
bile from Hie liver If the bow Is nro
costive or in liv r trcuMe, Thompson's
lliiiidcltou and Mandrake I'ilts should be
used wit!; t'.i." irostiu. . I'iiey are pmely
vegetable, a:i I will not "jipe.
Inflamnution of Stomach and Lirer
Permantntly Cu.-;J.
Iwr since 1 can rrmtf'iit-r. for twenty tr
or nioic. mv Kok h;is tr.mbU-d inc. ritwl hy
inri:niun.ilion of mv stoiii.K-liair! liver til .1. lllril
my lil,lnrs lux-lint- inv,tvr,l AI lim-itUc n.iiu
Kvamc cienk-i.ate:: Havtni; nsi-,1 n l.irnc nam
herol soc.iMtd cuu-s. I nnillv toim.t s complete
curt ill ll-n-ovM H. icLiichc . I.ivcr mid Kidney
Cure several tMlle reilucing sit inrhminntion
ml ivonseiineiulv cmilm tlie Min. Thanksto
llnrosma, I luvcnnn nerlcellv rll lor mass
vbaks. K- ' ow KS.
Troy Center, Pa.
P. . My wile's health his greatly Improved
l-y taking I'liomp-mn's Itrtrosma. she hn ironed
In weight, anil t lint vrltow tint lo her skin has
K-cn replaced by a Ireshcraiiil healthier color.
All ilrnj-.sH ft.oo a bottle, or six foe
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viaOiiisliHaml tlieseenie lino ol the w orld.
I'll 1 1 in it i) Excursion Sleeping Cars
iiiiougn io nan rraneiscn irom (.luninnstl
and Chicago, via Now Orleans and the
Sunset route. These ears are personally
oomliieted by competent sgenli to look
alter the w el lure of patrons, ijoickest
ami liest line to
OKLAHOMA & INDIAN TER
Fastest train service to the famous
BEAUMONT. TEX., OIL FIELD
Tliroiuli Sleeping Car Irom Chicago
without clisngn and IhroiiL'h Sleeping
Car reservations from Cincinnati via
Memphis, 1 run., to
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
Nperial llumturrki-rif F.XCVHSIOSS
to nil pninlt Smith. II ent f- Xnrthmnt,
For Free doseriptivn mailer and full
particulars regarding slsive. address
E. A. RICHTER, Trav. Paaa. At
Hlli Park lluild'iig, Pittsburg, Pa.
Nothina in
That cau'l te found at this sioro. We have it in
SHELF AND HEAVY GOODS.
A gimlet or two inch auger. A pen kuil'u or a six-foot cross
cut saw. We ran fit you nut quickly, satisl'actorily ami at
very small margin above actual cost. Wo can set you nut
for housekeeping, farming, liimheri'iL', It nmiug, or any way
you like, to lung as it's in the hariiwaro lice.
Stoves and Ranges
We always keep in stock ami of the class stiiicil to this lati
tude Gas, Wood or C- ial. An'l il it's a
Wagon, Sleigh or Buggy.
Ynu want we're prepared to figure .jMtey into your pocket
and not half try. Il'i up t' you now. Give us a chance to
prove what we're saying.
SCOWDEN & CLARK.
County Thone 2'J
MARIENVILLE
HARDWARE & MACHINE
COMPANY.
ll I'll ten iv. Mill Sttpplh'!, etc. . ..
MM Machinery Rcpalrcil Prompt
It. Shafting, PtitleiiH and Pillow
Hlochu Fnrntshcil on Short Xotlcc.
NEW AND COMPLETE
RUBBER
Shell' llar l varc, Iron, Nil ii:nl T oils ul the I,oist
Market Trice. Stoves i f all km U. IVifVcl Olive
Itsnget a Specialty; Guaranteed IUki. Axes, Tea
vy Cinl ll ioks, SpmN, A'kins' Hun. I Cr mnil, limul
anil Circular Saws, Relume I il lTniisfeioiy. Abra
sive Kiuery Wheels.
E. A. YETTER. MANAGER, MARIENVILLE, PA.
SEED POTATOES, SEED CORN, SEED
GRAIN, CRASS SEED, and everything for the
Farm or Garden.
Send for my Catalogue and Price List before
buying elsewhere. WRITE TO-DAY.
GEO. L. SIEGEL,
Mention tbis paper. ERIE, PA.
Dont mrtwofitri
earriMcvw and himM, IVaI with ti factory, on our .-. wttulMwl rntm. Our prutm of
ellliiK tiirt-ct tuciiMororn UMVlnittuntiwittititoftJoilttrMtooirriHxe butt-re In evtry cori.tr nf th
country. WfitiotvtheaUim rut to you tliM we wuuitl glvo tho lurt who! !alt Jlitr, and
otTtT y"i n MMtrttfiftit to chvuNA from nn no othir aii-rcttii miow. With rvcrv ptm ha
we rIvp tiw hmjull irimntntit I f It in not In every wny Batif-ltwuiry, uu can rrturti tbJ Vfiiicit
to iu ttotl wo wiU pay freight cbarvv butb wuyi. W cuu U-u
Save two
for ynu nn hrni
Writ for otir fnv
fltrirw th lniULltn,
mnilf our fariory funtoiii lor their IiikIi t;rMl. I it i
watt unlit yotir in-! hi inor iirtxln: i w lixlu; oin
bave Uiu iSsiaiPvuu hy you lur luiutv use.
THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE A HARNESS CO.,
Columbul, 0., P.O. Boi 772.
JTo. wm tintnrr. Vri-t m
with leather .itiTlfr ti-i.
8Uiunietit from l uluiiihua.
St Louis, Mo., P.O. Boi 64.
Writs to ntwtt office.
Pit. iucusr Moncx
OFTICIA1T.
(Hlii-e i V Nslionnl Hunk Iliiililinu,
on. d ry, pa.
Kyes exniiiinnl free.
Kxclusivcl V nplirHl.
Pennsylvania
UAILHOAI).
lil'Fr'AM AMI AM.KCIIKNY VAI--LKY
DIVISION.
Tiikinu clli-cl, Niiv. :(il, liiil.
No. 3(1 Hiill'nlo Kxpross, cluily
except Smiilnv ll:S!iH. in.
No. XI Oil City 'anil I'Msl.nri:
Kx rosK,(laily,ixccpt Siimlay .7:M p.m.
For 11 ickory.Tiilloiit. Warren, Ki117.na.
kritilfnril ifllianH tlis Kat :
No. 81 Olcan Kxpress, daily
except Siimlav
No. s:i ritu.liir( Kxpress,
daily except Sunday..
8:fi.- a. 111.
4:39 p. 111.
For Time Tallies and sdililioiml infor
nintlon mnsiill Ticket Agent.
J. 11. HUTCHINSON, J. K. WOOD,
lleneral Mansirer. Uen'l I'ssMii;cr At.
ITT d A VC toadvkkti.sk in
I rM T J TIII.1 PAPKR.
Hardware
TIONESTA, PA,
LINE 0F
AND LEA THER BEL TING.
I
D
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Lxm ErEara
At WHOLESALE PRICES
DIRECT TO THE FARMER.
The Very REST SFFDS That Qrow.
nroflta whn vnnhnv
Profits
nnl other h'r eiiuii'm.-m
iUutnitM cMiuuirt.' In w ht li v
fuinvt . itlut-u-ns. (('., that hi.vr
A.C.UREY,
Feed & Sale
STABLE.
Fine Turnouts at All Times
at Roasonablo Rates.
Itrar of Hold lVruver
A
TIOISTEST, FJ.
Tclt pliniie n. 30.
FhmI. (ircttcnbcrgcr
liKNKKAI.
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertainiiid to Macliinerv, Kn
K'hioh, oil W ell TikiIs, Obs or Water Kit
ti HIT-. 11111I lleneral ItlHrkxtnitliinit pniiil
IvilmiR at l'W Kmes. KepairinK Mill
Mai'liinery Kiven npi-cial Mtti'iilioii, and
satistai'tinn jfuaranlced.
Shop in rear or anil Inst west of the
Shaw House, Tiilioute, Pa.
Your patroniiKO Holicite.1.
KltKD. ( RKTTKN UKKiiEK,
WI,IVRRY