Smart L Silberberg. TIME TO MAKE HAY. Haymaking time it when the sua shines. The wiling time for any thing it when people want it. Having a dry good want it one thiDg, know ing where to Gil it ia another. Thia ttore'a advertising telle you that your want may be filled here. The truth of ihe statement you must test for yourself. If not true then we lose a business friend, and our policy ia to MAKE business friends, not lose them. The success of a store is measured by the loyalty of the buying public to which it caters. Now for the Haymaking ! MANUFACTURER'S SUE OF LADIES SHOES. 500 Palm of Patent Leather Shoes Made to Sell at $2.50 to Be Sold at $1.70. This is one of the important ahoe eveots of the year. We happened to find a manufacturer who had a lot to close out We made him an offer and the result is we advertise as good a ahoe a can be found elsewhere at $2.50 at $1.79. There are four styles in the lot, every one of them good, and well worth the price they were made to sell at, $2 50. Style 1 Medium Heavy Sole, Military Heel, Mat Kid Top and perfo rated vamp. Style 2 A very swell dress shoe, Light Sole, Cuban Heel, Bright Don gola Top, Patent Vamp and Imitation Tip. Style 3 Medium Heavy Sole, Cuban Heel, Mat Kid Top and Pateut Vamp. Style 4 Medium Heavy Sole, Military Heel, Bright Dongola Top and Patent Vamp. Grand Opportunity for Lace Curtain Buyers. Of all the sales of lace curtains ever held this one stands out pre em inent. The assortment is far greater, the values are better and the styles are superb. We are selling a good Nottingham lace curtain as low as 49c per pair, a splendid line of Ruffled Curtains from a dollar a pair up, and choice Arabians as low as $5. If you have curtains to buy of auy descrip tion, now is the time to save money. Some Dress Goods Reduced. Several lines of dross goods sre on sale this week at particularly in teresting values. If impossible to come see tbem drop a postal for samples. At 40 Cent. About 25 or 30 pieces of Cheviots, Storm Serges, Granites, Crepes, Worsteds, suiliogs, etc , in all shades and blacks, all Wool and Double Width Goods, well worth 65 and 75cts. At 60 CI. About two dozea pieces of 44 inch Serges, Cheviots, Etamines, Camels Hairs, Pebble Cheviots, Prunellas, etc. A specially at tractive lot of good, stylish and serviceable dress stuffs, made originally to sell as high as a dollar a yard. SMART & SILBERBERG, OIL CITY, PA. NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION. Building Wrecked and a Score of People Badly Injured. Marlon, Ind., May 6. A building in South Branson street, occupied by Fanster's drug store. Rowan's Rrore ry, John llllday's saloon, John Dar nell's saloon and Hudson & Otis' res taurant, was demolished by natural gas yesterday, Injuring at least a score of people. A number are badly Injured. The building was entirely demolish ed and the loss will reach Into the thousands. Escaping natural gas Is supposed to have caused the explo sion. So far as known none was killed. Loss on building will reach $35.0fl. A wagon that I). U Stevens was driving was standing in front of the building when the explosion occurred The wagon was demolished and young Stevens was seriously Injured. . After Beef Combine. Washington. May 6. S. H. Bethea, United States Attorney at Chicago, and W. A. Day, special assistant at torney, are In the city. Yesterday they conferred with Attorne.y-Gineral Knox on the subject of the beef com bine. Mr. Day presented to the at torney-general the text of a bill In equity which they had prepared. This was carfully gone over. The attorney- general has revised the bill In a num ber of Important particulars and It Is now expected It will be sent to Chi cago some time during the present week to be filed In the office of the clerk of the T'nited States court there. After the bill has been filed it will be made public. Saw "Water Cure" Administered. Washington. May 6. The Senate Philinnine committee heard D. J. Ev ans, formerly a private In the Twelfth Infantry. He testified to seeing the "water cure" administered to two In snrgents In Northern Luzon to compel them to give Information about con cealed arms. The Information was ob tained. He said that he saw Private Frank Koehler of the regiment strike a "water cure" victim In the stomach 40 tlme. Aside from the "water cure" the prisoners were treated ho. mnni.lv hv the United States ftoldlers The committee has decided to sum mon Koehler. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market Now York, May 5. WHEAT No. 2 red. 90c f. o. b afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 83ft f. o. b. afloat. CORN No. 2 corn, 67c f. o. b afloat. OATS No. 2. 4GHc; No. 2 white Blc; track mixed western, 466 47 ftc track white. 506 55c. PORK Mesa, $17.2518 00; family tto.Ol.tt 19.50. HAY Shipping, 55 65c; good t rhnlc. 87iA(&95c. BITTER Creamery, extras, 23c; factory, 2n20ttc; Imitation cream erv. western fancy. 21 n 21 He CHEESE Fancy large white, 12 12i,;c- small white. 13fil3Uc EOfiS State and Pennsylvania Wkr lie Kept a !. A imiiiiin.'iit W fnmi.T ami wealthy limn of riiil:ul. liliin xt.'vd into a gro-ct-ry l!ie oilier niclit. mivk T1i. 1'ivh, unit acviili ntally t-niiiil on-r a fat old (ter mini, w li-i n un sin ins in n corner niuok iui; his pipe. fiuler hi chair was the most remark able xpoeimon of a dog thnt the gentle man had ever seen. It had the appear ance of a pug. with much ml liuir mid a long tail. It was ImposxiMo to twist Inutliiiii: at the pirn-id old man and his nondescript dog. "What kind of n dog Is that?" asked the gentleman. "1 don't know." replied the German. "I suppose yon use htm for hunting?" "Xo." "Is he good for anything?" "Xo." "Then why do yon value him no?" "r-canse he likes me," said the old fel low, still puffing his pipe, and the expres sion of the dug as he looked up from un der the chair fully continued the state ment. "There Is no Wtter or stronger reason than that," asserted the gi-utlemaa ciu phatieally as he walked away. Ilnntltnsl llonnrhold. Careful Housekeeper-ltridgot, yon may get nil the preserve we rarnsd last year n ml 1k.i1 them up attain. I am afraid they have Im-iimi to work. ltrldget Like etnmi:h,mnni.Vikenoni:h. Everything round this house has to. MAKING A MAN OF BABV. Barry him. wrrTT him. make htm a nun. Of with hi" hahy rtnthra; art htm In putt Huttt tht bahr a, fit as you can. Feed Mm on brain food an.l make him adraac. Iluatle him. avtl as hr'a ahle to wa'k. Into a grammar echool; cram til ra with talk. Fill hit pnnr head lull ot flaurw ami tactaj Keep on a Jimmtm thrm till it cracks. Once Urs nrrw up at a rational rale: Now we develop a man white vnu wait. Ruth him through collcce. romp-l htm to grab Ot every known auhject a ilip and a dab. Get Mm In bustnnm and alter the rah. All bv the lime he ran avow a mustache. Let him loriret he was ever by; Make Fold kia cod and lit jinslc his Joy. Keep him a-huMling and clear out ol breath t'ntll he wina nervous penetration and death. -Vixon Waterman In ChrUtian Knnvarne World. w A T C ( L A W7V; H E s Not to Burn, But to sell. All kinds of Watches, except poor ones, All kinds of Prices, except high prices. POTATOES New York; sack, 9Z.bC 2.75. Buffalo Provlaion Market. Buffalo, May 5. WHEAT No. 1 northern. 7894c; winter wheat. No. 2 red, 90c. CORN No. 2 corn, 66V4c; No. i corn, 66 He OATS No. 2 white, 484; No. i mixed, 45c. Fl.niTR Snrina wheat, best patent per bhl., $4.2504.50; low grades 12.504 3.00. Rt'TTKR Creamery, western, ex tra tubs. 23c: state and Pennsyl vanla creamery, 22c; dairy, fair tc good, 18013c. CHEESE Fancy run cream 13c; good to choice. 12SlZ4c; common to fair, 911c EGGS State fresh, 17c. POTATOES Fancy, per bushe' $1.00. Cast Buffalo Live Stock Market CATTLE Bert steers on sale, $7.0( good to choice shipping steera $5.60tfi6.25; coarse, rough but fat steers, $5.00(8 5.75; choice to smooth fat heifers, $5.75 6.10; common tc fair heifers. $4.00 4.50; good butchet bulls. $4.1504.75. SHHEP AND LAMBS Hand) lambs, choice to fancy, $7.4507.55; common to fair, $6.6507.00; choice tc handy wethers, $G.256.65. HOGS Mixed packers' grades $7.1507.25; medium hogs, $7.2507.30; choice 2501bs and upwards, $7.30. Buffalo Hay Market HAY Timothy, loose, No. 1 pet ton, $13.00014.00; timothy, prlmt loose baled. $13.50 0 14.00; timothy No I baled. $13.00013.50. Utica Cheese Market Utlca. May 5. The L'tica board ol trade onened for the season today The following la the record of trana actions: Large white, 6 lots, 268 box es. at 11c: largo colored. 1 lot, K' box ea, at 1114c; large colored, 4 lots, 162 boxes, at 11c; small white. 8 lots, h22 boxes, at 11c; small colored, 7 lota, 580 boxes, at 11 c; email colored, 8 lots 2X1 br 11c. Butter Creamery, 20 packages at 25c. Little Falls Cheese Market Little Falls, N. Y.. May 5. On tht dairy market today the sales of cheesf were: Small white. 23 lots, 962 boxef 11c- small colored. 18 lots. 872 boxes at 11c; twins, colored, 5 lots 160 boxes at 11c: twins, white, 15 lots 620 boxes at 11c. Totals, 61 lots, 2,614 boxes. BUTTER Light sales at 20 0 23c most going at 22c. The Labor of Her Life. "Tlie two men were talking about their domestic affairs. "Do yon keep a cook at your house?' lnuuired one. "I'm er. ah," hesitated the other, "we try to." Detroit Free Press. use 2iA6mT SsinrErFmTj: The LEADING JEWELER. 32 SEN EC A SU OIL CITY, PA Rlatkt. Jaanrnt Teacher .In nics, you must tell where the Itwlurntlon of I ndi'iieiideuce was fiiimi-d. Juinea Please, ma'am, at the bottom. Indianapolis News. 13 Weeks For 25-Cts. For th fcrtffhMit, Bfwttm aJ Mtl tDnl&r laciuaaU weklr -nwrtiBf PMr putttahtJ, lUMtrBiiMl for nttlMB Tatari rtf -authgntf ot miturt MrUiniftft to I t Mao hull. TrS fthrrftti MllKtMrwipnrw. i ni pap. . lu klt,4 r"1 ' For th purr- of irttroetsiaUf it Ift v Incsihticl, wo aste itt-MrWw-a wtk fr ?. (it.H), fcrvBpUcopjfro-i, AtlrM, Spurtlnic Life. 70.1 Dando Hhlfc, I'lilli THE OLD RELIABLE LIVERY STABLE, or TIONESTA, - PENN. S. S. CftHFIELD, PROPRIETOR. Good Stock, Good Carriages and Bug Riea Ui lot ii Kin tne lnovireasiinauteuirms. lie will also do job TEiMninsra- All orders left at the Pont Olllce wil receive prompt attention. WIS i". ' Fv " w- J THE VISIBLE WRITING OLIVER TYPEWRITER Shows every word as written; aligns perfect ly, and needs least re pair. Write for cata logue and get name of nearest representative. Agents in all leading cities. The Oliver Typewriter re ceived the Gold Medal, High est Award, at the Buffalo Ex position. THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO 107 Lake fir , C'iiu At;y, III a iii... Miii.ap.xnia i.jj , j -jiu,xjtZILJLir .'sT F """!', -T! aTSakSTTL. LiTZZT ii ; "SUr." "Hon Shoe." "SUadard Naey." "Spearhead." "DrommoiiJ" N.ilnnil Leaf. "Rood Luck," " Plptr HeHaieck," " nool Jack," " Hobby Spun aoll," " T.,H "Old Honeitr." " Matter-Wotkmaa." "Jolly Tar." A Sickle," "tlramiywine." "Crow n.iw." "Old Peach and Honev." " Raaor." "K. Rice, Creenellle," "Teoueaw Craaatl "Planet," "Neptuut." "Ola Varfinjr," "Granger Twist," in Granrcr Tnnt tac bemi eiul to on ofcthen mentioned). Red tia ta(a fiom " Ttulcy'a IS oa Natural UnS" and W. M. Tinalcy'a picture lis Uf. aad Trade Mark mckera from " fire nroiheia'Pip Smokins" Tobacco are alao food for rreacntai ' FROM irr j u tu.( ,-. , MfXmw l ifi fiilll 'Xbt arw! aliaWT i . mi'T- it, Slliailpw wWfT''' J mren to II f MM I TAGS AND FLO R0D0 RA'BAN DS ARE OF EQUAL VALUE AND MAY BE ASSORTED. lauu. Our New Illustrated CATALOGUE OF PRESENTS FOR 1902 includes many article not ahown here. It contain the mint attractive Lial of preaeuta ever ottered tor Taga. aud will be aeut by mall on receipt of poetaie two cent Our otter of Preaenu lor Tags will expire Nov. 30th, 190a. COttrlNEriTAI. TOBACCO CO. Write your name and addreas plainly on ouciilt ol package coutalniiif TaR-a, and forward Tat by rea-mered mail, or eapreM prrjioid. lie aura to have your packagt aecurely wrapped, ao that Taga will not h tost in transit. acu4 Taga and rcqucata for Ficscuu (alao .cqucala for C.Hy. BROWN. 4J41 Folio m Ave., St. Louis, Mo. IJJ a rMtKT The Open Season In all sorts ot Farm and Garden Machinery, Tools and Implements is here, and heie is where you get fitted out iu the best and most satis factory manner and always at the smallest coat. Our Line Of Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and the like, and our stock of gar den hoes, rakes, spades, forks, etc , is not surpassed in any respect. No Flies Get through our Screen Doors and Windows, and they are ornamen tal as well as useful. And no chickens break through our Poultry Netting, aud it sells cheap. In all kinds of .Shelf and heavy Hardware we take the lead as usual, and save you money on every article, as old customers will tell you. COMB JlND SEE TJS. SCOWDEN & CLARK. County l'lioHc 2.'. TIONESTA, PA: MARIENVILLE HARDWARE & MACHINE COMPANY. SINCE THE FIRE a. We have moved our stock of Hardware into the- ma chine shop where we are prepared to wail on customers ai of yore. Our machinery was unharmed and we ran do your work same as ever. A good line of saws, aies and belting, saved from the fire, and your wants in all other material will be promptly supplied. Hardware, Mill Sapillcs, etc. . . . M III Machinery Tlcpalred Prompt- Itf. Shafting, Pulley and Pillow Morten FurnlHhed on Short Notice. NEW AND COMPLETE LINE OF RUBBER AND LEATHER BELUNA. Shelf Hardware, Iron, Nails and Tools at the Lowest Market Price. Stoves of all kinds. Perfect Olive Ranges a Specialty; Guaranteed to Bake. Axes, Pea vy Cant Hooks, Spuds, Atkins' Haod Croscut, Band and Circular Saws, Returned if Unsatisfactory. Abra sive Emery Wheels. E. A. YETTER. MANACER, MARIENVILLE, PA. isei8c.
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