Smart k Silberberg.
TIME TO MAKE HAY.
Haymaking time it when the sua shines. The telling t:me for toy
thing it when people want iu Having a dry poods want it noe thing, allow
ing where to fill it it another. This ttore't ad vertising tells you tint your
wants may be filled here. The truth of tlu a'atementa you muH teet for
youwlf.
If not true then we tote a business friend, and our policy it to
MAKE business frieods, not Yite them. The taccss of store is measured
by the loyally of the buying public to ubich it caters.
Now for the Haymaking !
MANUFACTURER'S SALE OF LADIES SHOES.
500 Pairs or Patent Leather Shoe Made to Sell at
82.50 to lie Sold at 81.70.
Thit it one of the important shoe events of the year. We happened
to find a manufacturer who bad lot to close out We made him an ofTVr
nd the result is we advertise as good a shoe as can be fouod elsewhere at
$2.50 at 1 1.79. There are four styles in the lot, every one of them good, an J
well worth the price tber were made to tell at, (2 50.
Style 1 Medium Heavy Sole, Military Heel, Mat Kid Top and perfo
rated vamp.
Style 2 A very twell dress shoe, Liht Sole, Cuban Heel, Bright Don
gola Top, Patent Vamp ami Imitation Tip
Style 3 Medium Heavy Sole, Cuban H-el, Mat Kid Top and rteot
Vamp.
Style 4 Medium Heavy Sole, Military H-el, Bright Dcg U Top and
Patent Vamp.
Grand Opportunity
for Lace Curtain Buyers.
Of all the tales of lace curtaint ever held this one Hands out pre-eminent.
The assortment is far greater, the values are better and the styles
are tuperb. We are selling a go I Nottingham lace curtain as low at 49c
per pair, a splendid line of Unfiled Curtains from a dollar a pair up, and
choice Arabians as low as '). If you hive curtaint to buy of any descrip
tion, now is the lime to sate money.
Some Dress Goods Reduced.
Several lines of dress goods are on sale this Wfek at particularly in
teresting values. If impossible to come see them drop a postal for samples.
At 1! Olll. About 25 or 30 piecta of Cheviots, Storm Ssrges,
Granites, Crepes, Worsteds, suitings, etc , in all shades and blacks, all Wool
ami Double Width Goods, well woith C3 and 75cls.
At GO flu. About two dozj pieces of 44 inch Serges, Cheviots,
Enmities, Camels Hairs, Pebble Cheviots, I'runelln, etc. A specially at
tractive lot of good, stylish and serviceable dress aluAe, made originally to
sell an high as a dollar a yard.
SMART & SILBERBERG,
OIL CITY, PA.
A RUSTY KEY.
II riearew I p a f'orfentten Murder
and llnniced the Mnrderer.
"Slmill lliilifM MilMtilniH till I'ilf tnli
ami iniriivi-l luyHii-rii-M of Ioiik sinmling,"
:u mi uM di U'dive . lw Iium kith long
iM-rvire in rimniiii: down rriimnals in va
ri'tiiH purls of tin loiuitry. "Thp inoft
Kin.'uliir iiw t tint vxir fi ll timlcr my nil"
wns n eiiw in nliirb a white ninu linJ
Im-n iirinlt-ri-d in wuno in.vKtrrioiiM wixy,
ami tin- IkmIj" wii put ownjr nnil nil ef
forts to liMiitf it wi-i-t-' out of the IH-H-tion.
KiiKpirion it-ll on n notrro, ntnl he
tvh nrn-Miiil, hut Hiihfii-iiiii-iitly wan rt-.rn)i-il
Imtji iim- nf the nlisi-ii'-u of proof to
roiini-i-t lii in with the i-rimc. '1 he l"ly
'ni uii-iMini;. uinl it wjih i-ortniu 1 tint the
iinn iiinl In-ill iiiurihri'il n ml mliliril ly
I'oiiu pi-rvon fntnilinr nilli thr Hiirroiui'l
liit". The ntirro hint worki-il for liitn,
hut liml lain iliM-hiirict il Ihthii' of ini
puilcnce. "T-ii yenm IiiiimI. All inti-r-t ill the
rrlmo linl -. I out. Ono ilny hoiiii' nci-'ro
lilnklrry i ki tm wiinc m ti a k-y
whh-h tin ii c on tin- liinli of n I-iimIi. lti
cuiim of the growth of tho Iiii1i tilt' linii
of thi' fci-y nni imrtiully limiiil iu
the liinli. Hit-lit iimlcr the hush the in-criK-s
fuiiti'l tin- lih-ni'lii-il nml ili-riivinic
lioui-H of a huninii form. Whrn the mut
tor wan ri'tiortril, I n m-tit out to In
vi'ntlirnte the mnttiT. nml I jrnthiTi'il up
thi' li'inrM. rut thi- lillll ihiutl mill tok
i-vi'rythiiiK to thi' poliiv stntinn. We
wi-nt I'm k ovi-r tin' Hit of missiiii; nu n.
"TIhto wits a rnptniii eoiini-rti-il with
tin' fli-pni-tini-iit w ho poM-ti-Ksi-il n wori'h r
ful memory, nml lie tuninl nil of Kin at-ti-niion
to tin' rusty ki-y, uhii-li wnn utill
in tin- limh of the Im-li. I oudit to Blule
lii-re that thi m-cru Imil rriiiiiiui-il in the
rommiiiiily nml hiel liy lti iinlii-tiy
bouu'ht n fi-w ni-ri-x of !:iml on nhl'-h
Htooil the him!' uhirli lui'l li'iiri-il in tin-iiiyiti-riou
ili-nppi nrniiri' ton yi-nm lie
foii'. "f'tit Ihnt kry out for mi'. siii-l the
rnptmn. nml it mi i-ut out. Ili hnil a
f-oiiHullulioo nitli the hii-f niil, without
ti -1 1 in ic mi w in-re he wan it'i'mt:, uski-iJ me
to iro with him.
"We tin vi h . I ulmut four iiiili s nml
ilnivi up to n little lioun' luti' in the
evi'tiitiir. Tlu re w n nolmily nt liomi'. 'I
a-uc s we ink-lit ai wi ll pu in,' tin- enptnin
Hniil, nml, pulliiis tlie key from hi pork
et. he hIiuvi-iI it into the Im-k, turn--il It
anil opi-m il the door. We wniti-d for the
ni-itro after lixkinit the door nun in. hut
he never returned. The limine wm
wiitehcd nil niL'ht, hut the ni-ro in-T-r
-mne. We irrew HUipirioitM mnl hihui
leiirni"! Hint lie hnil lied iiiuii henrim; of
the disi-overy in the hrii-r pnti-h. I-'liL'ht
Htreiitrthetii'il the evidi-m-e of din (ruilt,
II" wan nrrenteil in a iieit'hhoriiiir Htuie.
returiii-il, tried and ronvieteil nud tin:illy
exei-uteil.
"The key w hii li hoIti-iI the inystery h id
pit iniitlit in a twii: that xpniiu: up ill
the tirier palrh. mid hut for thi-i fni-t the
inyntery uould hnve never lii-en lolVll.',
New Orleans Tiiiien Hi iiuK-rnt.
KnltKhtrnrd tli- I nnri-r.
"I preiume, mr irood fellow, jon're a
laliori-i?" Kiiid n lawyer to n phiudr
ilri-iMil witnenM.
"Vou are riirht. I am a workman,
hir." repliiil the witne, who wna n civil
ii u'i n.-ir.
Ki.miliar witli the tte of t!ie ph-k,
shovel mid apiide, I preneine?"
"To Home eMent. Tlmve are not
the priiii ipal i ii 1 1 ' I' ihi -nt it of my trade
thoueh."
"1'erliniis jrott will conilnw-i-iid to en-liiiht-ii
me at to Jour prinripal impl--nuutK?"
"It in hardly worth while. Yon don't
unih rstand their nature or life."
"I'lul'iiMy n-.t." loftily, "hut I lnit
nil knowing w h;it they ari'.
"Ilruiiis." l-i iidi u Tit-Hits.
THE SUCKER FISH.
Cow Ther Strnttae Cri-iitnri-ii Attnrh
Thrnui'hi'i til Lnricer l-'lali.
People of i-ertniu teriip'-rahient Konie
tiinin attain their wi.-dies l.y hani.'ini t
the ski"tn of pei-Hniis of larger enpaeity.
Iu the fish wnihl thexe lind their roun
terpnrt ill the n-inoia family Ithc mrk-
ri-Ki, whieli 1h repi-eHi-nteil on the Atlantic
coast hy tive Hpeeies. In tlie.-n tishes the
til it dorsal fin i . ., the fin on the ha( It
nearest the liend is ti aiisfor'ned for all
prii'-tienl purjioses into n siii hiuir orsan,
hy means nf wliieli they i-.-m nltin h theni
selves very tirnil.v- to the i:ill covers or
sides of larger li-Ii. Thus t!iere are ti;e
shark sinker. (lie sworill' h sinker, the
hilllish Kiuker. ete. Iliiiii; excellent
swimmers, it is ilitlieult to see wl y they
prefer to )!) 1 1 1 r 1 1 -! i life ns nn appi iid.iL'e
and hiii'diii to otlu-is, hut it is well
known that liny travel with charks eon
linuoiisly iu this manner, nud lle-ir hosts
have aetllally heen foiili'l enineiatt-il nnd
exhausted from carryinic iiliout their tm-
ln ited Kuests.
An eminent olserver of fidies has
tlmiiulit it very prohahlo that the object
ef the suckers is to share the frat'ineiits
of fund with their hosts, hut whatever
the cause the latter lire surely entitled to
our sympathy. It happens, hnwevi r, that
this very propensity fur 'hain.-iiia on" has
reci.ih d on tin- sucker much to his disad
vantage, fur as soon as man discovered
this peculiarity lie end ;eh d his brain for
some practical application which would
reilniiiid to his own iidvautai;i'f nud. he
imr himself perhaps a 'haiit'er on" to
other peiiple, siiine resourceful individual
cuiic ived the idea of usin this fi-h ns a
baifh'id make him do the lat'hin-;. In
Oi:illiy's "Ai.:ciiia" occur., the fullnwini;
ilescripliiiti of li-iw the Indians of loni?
mro used these fishes to nn in the cap
ture of others:
"I Vliiiiihus Iroin hence pr's-ceiliif? on
further wr-twnrd diseovr-ri-d n frni'ful
t oast, veri;inf: the Moutli of n Itiver,
whose Water inns Iloylins into tlte Sen.
Si'ini what further he Kan- very strnn're
I'ishcs. i-specially of the Ouiacau, not un
like nn Ki-1, but with nil rxtraorilinary
Croat lliid, over whii li h anm a fkin like
a IaL'. This I'ish is the Natives' I'ishcr;
for, having n Line or liundsoi:i curd faa
teiicd alciut hioi. so soon ns n Turtcl, or
any other of his Trey, enn s -nliovi. wa
ter, they irive him Line: wliereiifsm rhe
fiuiaciiii. like an Arrow out of n Howe,
shoots toward the other I'ish. mid th"n
cntherim; the Mouth of the I'.a-j on lis
Head like n I'urse-iiet. Intils them so
fast, that he h t not lnose till hal'd up out
of the Water." Los Auu'ch s Times.
Sum nn nili ul Ism.
I'aniier Jones was awakened by a
Riispli lotiH noise In bis biii'iiyuril. nml,
KiiiiiK out wit li u rluli nml lantern, In
tin ani-le lii-twei'ti the cliickeii cooi mid
barn be saw n coloicil neighbor stuiiil
ini; bolt iil'i'l'Jit. Willi his eyes closed.
After rcici in:,' u sli.irji blow- mi his
head the Intruder opened his eyes.
'Where Is I ?" lie iipkeil. "Is dnt yon,
Knrnii-r .tones ? I Kin-t l'ze been wit Ik
IliK III my sleep ni.'uln. I often ih ea
walk In my sleep nml Jus' sland round
nml don't know ivbere I In."- icv
York Herald.
A I-Vinlnlne Hlierloctc.
Mrs. A.- Why in the world do you
lenve that little pulT of tmwtler on your
chin?
Mrs. Z. Kur my husli.-ind to blow off.
you know be is Ktn li nn observing nian.
Mrs. A. Is there tiny reason why
you shiilihl Willi li i ill to blow it cfTV
Mrs. '.. Yes. I ctin detect Ills
lircntli. 'hletitjo News.
'THE MEXICAN EDITOR.
It la Very Far lr 11 Ira to ;( Into
i-rlona Troablp.
The nev.ti.-iH'r laws of Mexli-o arc
very strlnceut. If any jie-on is men-
tiiinei! In a tit'WistHT nrtii ie ntnl feels
orendiil alsmt It, be inn easily send
the editor of the juicier ami the writer
of the article to prison. The ntnte
uietits may linve Uvn far within the
limits of truth ntnl justice, but that
makes no lifretvm-e. The eilitnr in
coiuniimlciidii lias a cluince to think
aliout the law. nml the a;v:rieveil jst-
SDii sniih-s pleasantly. After awhile
the law pets in i!s work, the case is In
vestigated, nud the editor U punished,
fur even the tmtli is libelous, nml lilicl
is one of the offenses most severely
condemned.
Aivi.rdit.g to the theory of the Mexi
cn ti law, every person lias n right to po
nlsiut entiroiy free from niinoyanee by
other persons. If the person violates
the law, the newspaper has no riplit to
say so. It can lay information liefore
the courts If It wants to. but It must
not s.-iy In its columns that It lias done
so. Then the law will st. in nml take
char-.-e of the otTetidi r. but the repro
soiitntlves of the pajn r w ill not be nl
lowed to ntti rul the trial, and only the
bare result, after weeks of waltinir.
can Is? told to the public.
If the offense chariritl airnlnst the ed
itor Is rei-r.r.bsl by the first magistrate
to whom the i-oinpl.-tiut Is made lis lie
ins i-siss iiilly prao. the imin-r is gen
erally su'iir.-sMd. Tlie complaint has
lv:i no iveil and pissed ti.m. Then
a s.;-,!.ol f i!iiv desivnds tiui the
priL,ti:.i; ol.-e. Soinetiiiji s all the cin
plonis are airesti-d. si.iuetimes only
the editor. Then the disirs of the
lti:!u::ej ere ihed. oilo'i.tl sisals are
pI.ii-.-il uii:i them, and a puanl is stn
t lulled to f e t'.u't no one tries to en
ter, t or tbri-e !lays the eilitnr can ilo
nothins. T'..e laws under whieli be is
arrested are i: o.li led afn r those of tlie
cisle Naii.iisiti. and for tl reo days lie
Is held im-i'iumtiuieado. while the au-t'loritii-s
lini.t f.p evidetiiv. Then be
Is plven n hi-aii; R. In the meantime
his paper has b:v;i suppressed, and In
many cases it never cotiii-s to life ap.iln,
even though the editor may eventually
clear himself of all bluuie. 1'ittsbiliK
Mspati li.
MOTHERS OF GREAT MEN.
Counod's mother was fond of paint
In and miisie.
f'boliin's liiotlier, like Iilinself, was
very ih llcule.
Sehum.iiiii'H mother was pifted with
musical ability.
Si he's mother was tin excellent
Jtldpe of music, but no musk-Ian.
Milton's letters often nllmle to his
iiiotln r In tlie nr st affectionate terms.
IialciL'h K.-ilil that he owed nil his
p'llilelie.ss of il 1 1 il'i li it lit to bis moilier.
(J K'thc pays Fi veral tributes in his
wrilinps to t'ue character of his mother.
Wordsworth's mother bad a cli-uac-ter
as peculiar its that of her pifted
son.
Sydney Smith's mother was a clever
conversationalist and very quick nt
repartee.
II.ivil'i (h dieatid one of his most im
portant instrumental compositions to
his mother.
Olbbon'H mother was passionately
fond i f teediiiK and ciieountpeU her sou
to follow lief example.
Charles Darwin's mother bad n decid
ed taste for all branches of natural his
tory. I'bl hub Ipliia Inquirer.
Kknll Ilorerw.
A remarkable application of Biblical
precept Is still to be found iiinnui! the
t-'erl s, who i!o n it nil live iu .Servla, but
nn- als i scattered over Turkey, Monte
iieirro, liosoi.-i and loothi-rn Hutipary.
Tin y i. ii' very qiiarrelsoine, and the
veii'lelta il'iurislies iiuionp lliclll. It
foiluws liiut bullet holes ill the skull
nre by no nu iins utieominou.
Now, tii-c rilin,' to the unwritten law
n man w ho has initio a hole in anoth
er's b'li'l must inbuilt to havinp his
ow n head ei-forated In like manner,
unless he refers to pay about ?1U0
ibiinii.it s, which Is seldom the case. So
there lias arisen anions the Serbs n pe
culiar ri ft ssion, that of the "medlps,"
or trc ant'cis, w ho for a moderate fee
will bore a bole In your skull and pitiir
nuiep i i:i- wound to heal In two weeks.
SCZME3 FAMOUS IN HISTORY.
Toe -.-tho ro; I- Wlirr PnlrleU llenrr
Mntc r:"a Sprri-ll Still Stnnil im.
Tit" seine of I'atri'k Henry's preat
speei !i r.n ti e stamp m t is one of the
most eliarniiu-; little buildings in Ameri
ca, the old s,!lrii,m,0 nt Willinntsli'in;,
'a whl' li whs tlesii'iied hy Sir t'hristo
ih r Wren, the niellil'-et of St. I'ltul's
cathedral nml other of the most famous
public ciliti-es nf Mnud uid. says a writer
in the I'hitairo Ileiahl. It stands today
iu an cxccHt ut state of preservation and
leeks verv small ciuipiirei wiih the ordi
nary county courthouse of modern Amer
ica: but, unlike ninny of them, it Is a
ihnste imi syniiie trical example of nr
chiteeture, beantif'il in its simplicity.
'I lie rtMjin in M'h'uii the leiuse of bur-pcs--es
met on th:it tiieni'irahle oeeasinn
is imchan"("l and is still um'iI for judi
cial purp:ist s. Mvcry Satiirday inoriiinp
a j-istice of the p. nee occupies the bench
an. I imp'-sei lines upiui the petty of-nd-lis,
mostly ne-.r-e-, who nr.' b'-iii-'ht be
fore him. Tiie rein iiiidcr of the build
inr, whii h Im of n sinirle story, furai.- lies
fpicrTeis fer the i-itei'tv t h 'U, county
trea-'Mi-er and other htcnl nOi -inlH.
It ii an in'crc lin-,' hi-toiiml fact that
I'liti-iek Ibiiry Hrete hi-i f-mious rcsoht
tiniis upon ihe lly l.-.-if of Titniiiiis J.-IVer-poti's
volutne of "Coke's t 'ot-'hii ntarv
I'pnn Littleton," an I it w is frmi .lef
ferson's modest chnuil er that this brief
less barri Oer w -nt t i the little court
house iu May, ITi 'i. to lb-liver the speech
ticniust tnxiiii'iii without represeutiilion
whieli inaile L-iiii the most famous man of
the hour n l.'l ns notorious in Knirlinil
lis he was popular in the American colo
nies. Jefferson mnl Henry met n few years
liefore nt the house of Mr. D.indriilpe, the
father of Martha Washington, where
they spent several pleasant days turrethcr
mid h(pn.i n friendship that lasted until
political dilTerciiios divided tliein townrd
the end of their lives. When Henry enine
frequently to Williatiisliurir, he slimed
Jeflersnii's btsl fur Hie lack of money M
pay a lintel bill, and thus their Intimacy
continued.
Ilrevlt Tiikm Time.
A Seottt-h minister was once asked
how lotip lie would 7 entire to prepare n
v -li. "That ib'pt n'ls,', said lie, "up'.ii
li'tw- iniieli time I am to occupy iu its de
livery. If I inn to speak fur a quarter
of nn hour, I should bk a wet!; l,i pre
pare; if I am to spcn k f'-r half nn In. u-,
throe, days will do; if I am to po on ns
lung ub 1 like, 1 atu ready mm."
HOW THE CHINESE GET R AIM
Bone Pr-rnllar Prnrtlrcs In Voeae In
tho Olr-htlnl IlTicUot;!.
It Is one of the p.TiiKnrit.Vs f tin
Clilnoo that, v. lille they have ileveb-p
ed clnl orate pliilosnidi' rs, mr.ie of tin in
has lot! to any eoiitideniv in tho uni
formity of nature. NeitUcr tin- i- p!c
nor their rulers have any lixed opinion
as to the cause of rainfall. The li!:;:i it.
some provinces when ti:e land if -;.i:
is felt Is to lsirii.w n ptsl from a no-ph
borinp district iiml iwt !: Imi him fur the
desired result. If his answer Is piitis
factory, ho is returned to h's ho':e
with every mark of honor: otherwise
he may be put out in the sua ns n hint
to wake up nnd do Iiis duty. A luim-h
of willow is usually thrust Into his
hand, as willow Is sensitive to uuis-tui-e.
Another plan in extensive use Is the
bnildln;: of special temples !u which
nre wells contaitiinp several Iron ta
bles. When there is n scarcity of ruin,
u inessetipiT starts out with a tablet
marked with the date of the Journey
and the name of the district inak'np
the petition. Atrivlnp ut another city,
he pays a sum of money ami Is allowed
to draw another tablet fuel the well,
throwing in his own by way of ex
cluince. On the ret;.ni Journey lie Is
suppose- ! to eat only bran and travel at
top spied (lay nnd iiibt. Soini liuics lie
passes ihnuiph districts as prently iu
mil! cf rr iii i,s his i w u. Then tho peo
ple in thise pl.icis waylay lihu and,
tein'e rarily 1- now lns his tablet, pet
the i:-iu iiitemli-d for nnotlicr pk.iv.
I'layi i-s nre iti r.iily uiade in the i;f:!i
and sixth months, v. lien the rainfall Is
always dr.o. nnd a limit of ten liavs !:
set fo" tlu 'r i Ti etlve -pi ri'lloti. I'ndt r
such oudltloiis rn i :i usually falls lt:r
Inp the piisribed time. When the
prayers i re In repress, the timbti lla.
an o ; other objects, tin s under Ihe
ban. In mimic provinces f reip tiers liav:
hivn t it.l bc-.l for i-urrylt'p this In riti
icss article at that time. New York
t'omii i ivlul Advertiser.
A THIEF AM0rI3 THI ANGELS
SimrKi-iin Corrcotcd Ilia Opinion nf
Wlnl Mr 1lKlit Do.
One day the mayor of t'nmhrht t-,
who had ti' el to c;:rli Mr. Kpiu-t tin's
teiuleticies to se'.:: iit'onaiii in. luquiitil
of tt T ut if he had really i .1 I li s c npre
patlou that If a thief ;Tot into 1 covin
he wo lid Ispin plckipp tho impels'
pot kt is.
"Yes, r.lr." the yiiiini; preatber re
plied. "I told then Hint if It were j os
sible for an ungodly muu to ;,o to
lieu, en without liavlup his n.it.iie
clmnpi'd he would be none the letter
for being there, and then, by way if
illustri'ti- ti, 1 said that wire a thief to
pet l:i anion;: the phiritloil he wctilil
remain a thief Mill, ami he would po
aroc.-.id the place picking the anptls"
pockets."
'T.ut, my dear young friend," rtrhcrt
the mayor seriously, "don't you know
that the angels haven't any pockets?"
"No, sir," replied young Spurge n,
with equal pravity. "I did not know
that, but I inn platl to le ass;: ft il of
Ihe fact from a petitli man w ho does
ktiO'V. I will take care to put it all
right the first opportunity I pet."'
The next Monday morning Spurpeon
walked into the nuiyoi's place of busi
ness nnd said ti hi in cheerfully, "I
set that matter light yesterday, nir."
"What matter?" he inquired.
"Why, about the impels' pockets."
"What did you say V"
"Oil, sir, I Just told the people I was
sorry to say that I had made n mis
take the last time I preached to them,
but that I had met a penlli in.in. the
mayor of Cambridge, who had n.-.-aind
me that the impels hail no pockets, so
I must correct what I had said, as I
did not want anybody to go it way with
a false notion nbotit heaven. I would
therefore say that If n thief pot among
Ihe angels without having his nature
changed he would try to steal the
feathers out of their winpsl" Iloml
letle Iteview.
P'nck Mirrors.
Crystal gazing is still popular, but
the very latest thing In use is n black
mirror. In whieli tho sibyls say they
can Hii; many things. These little
black mirrors conic from India, where
n spot of Ink has ahvays been u favor
ite vehicle for divination. The native
boy who lias "the wound sight" is told
to look llxedly at u spot of ink, whieli
la poured into his hand. Tho black
inirior Is said to be every bit as po d
as the Ink, and it is certainly more
cleanly. It is made of it piece of black
glass set in a wooden frame and is
small enough to lie held Inside the
hand. London Chronicle.
A 9:iHiltliinn Cane.
Greene Do you suppose Ketchutu Is
honest, or has he designs on me. do
you think?
I'rowii Why, what has he been do
ing now?
(Ji-cene lie borrowed an umbrella
at my house last night, and he returned
it the first thing this morning. It loo'is
auspicious, don't you think? Huston
Transcript.
An OhllKlno; IfnnTiantl.
"Why do you offer such a large re
ward for the return of that ugly dog?"
"To please my wife."
"lint such it reward is sure to bring
lii tit back."
"No, It won't. He's dead." Sail
i-'rimi-isco Chronicle.
Store Intprr-sttiiir.
"Wen; you interested In that account
of tho Washington man who suddenly
disappiarod?"
Well, I'd have been more interested
in nn account of n man who gradually
disappeared?" New York World.
In V?.H the capital of the Rank of
K igland was l,2(Xi,fKH). It ia now
il l,.ioo,ooo.
Tit iv hrr kinl jft maotfrinff atr,
V'tr is't Ihe fclory of her tiair
N-r yi't tti- h'-auty of ln-r ryw,
W ith lite derp look of Ml mirprise;
"li not tltf wit to nfirn tvanl
Wlteip whloni limn roth lirr word;
'Ti rrnt h.r Inmi'irs grave am) ku
That kUp my b'ly all Iter sway.
My fbiniy l.i Jy ' -(vm iifn power
lianu nt ii j n the pa-Miiif hour;
The yiam tn.iy rll, and mill tlte aanw
She i in v lit')' an I niy ilanir.
My U'Iv'ji l;if., idv laily'a voir?,
Tlici? n aki- ny h-rt anl fml rrjoice,
And t t tli y Ml full -Imrt of all
That k't'i inf nil) niv Ij'fy' thrall.
The wtrrt Why my la.U'a n-i.-n
Can never turn to i hntitrr or pain
h known alike lo m;i i and f lf,
It U ttr.i i.. hift-lMTH-Ift
A DrokfB llenrt.
I phnuM K!a t.i war:;;!. tho followipj?.
vliirh is mostly true: vimin !?( I
van i!iiuc iu a U u:tifth in
(It;inr.'ltio vrsvs M: t'r:! whrn a U.xwk
suh uly swtri'ii,-1 i -. a i:iy ituJ
carrifl it off in its !.s. I nppMhn! to
Biy aIvi;iry to nil j.y r.e tn ilr.p iinnth
it h;!ll, lmt Ik' v:i.! ono .f onr ciuiiiy
ltrtthra ami n pl:i X "Kh. no, limit : ht
ball, lost h' This t! 1 not nd'nl, of
arjrumtMit. wc.k nftrrwnnl I
ni'iit for a walk lw'fi lui akfast, ninl,
climliiiitf a rotky ruiiin-iui ti ste the
tm'w, I niiup nenss a h.iwk's ui st nuJ
liy it a ihnl hawk ami in tho mt my
polf ball. IVitH tht h nvk nml tho ball
Wi'Tty tpiito v;n ; it. I Miit tlu hawk to
the curator of tho iLMsttini asked
for a Mst niortem. His Tcnlh-t was
broken heart," ami on my trllin him the
story he h;tl no tlotiht th.it tlie por bin!
h:il rxniretl in its vai't ifTuit t. hutvh
nt i;iv "silvertmvii." Lutnl '!i Cl.iln.
DO YOU WANT TO BE
CURED TO STAY CURED?
That is just what we claim ami propose
to prove to you rig'.it hero. The great
claim for Th moou's IUrosuu Backache,
Kidney ami I,iver Cure is, that it not
only cures hut makes a PKRM.vxi:xTcure
We oiler $500 if the following statements
are not genuine.
CureJ Twenty Years Ago
Twenty year aijo list Christmas I was taken
ick with tniy. My lev and feet were ludly
swollen. I w.t cvnfine.1 to my hc.l. nil my friend's
thought mv time had niic Mv head tiintd nie
terriHIy. nnd fi:i:il;y my wile wa ursml lv Mrs.
Spriiii;. the inusr. to try Thoni-xjn's Ikinnin
and iMnd' loiu and Mandrake I'ilt. they would
cure nic, ' she said. A a bst resort we trud
Rimsma. i.iver. Ki Incy an I I.umlwtijnCure aa.l
Handrlni'i an. I Mandrake I t'.U 1 wish to.:y that
the piiiu and swrllinu to Irnve me nt otice.
And a few KutU? innile a complete cure. 1
have reoinmeiiiled it to other with Rood reMilti.
I am well an 1 have heen ever since, which was
the f ill ('.at tit-1 wan elected. Anyone ran call
n in - if they wish to kuuw the virtue of "Xta
n ftin
TlI tMVH Ml'RHW,
llaker, South Franklin Stnet,
March lot:, tx. Titnsvilte, l'a.
No Return of Disease in Fifteen
Years.
Ahont fifteen year ko I wa all run down
with uervon pmMratliiii and v 1 pi tut ion of the
heart (often K'"ttiK Mack in the l.tce and
thought to tdvinyi. l Kt flcnh till from iw
potimW my weight was reduccl 1090 pound,
and lorix months I was ennhncd to mv lied.
A relative of mine who hnd heen tnmt.Ud with
female weakness ami nrrvuus prostration and
had been cured bv Thottiitson s Hatoimu rv
commendrd it to me. I becan to take the Har
ems at once and wa not onlv cured of nervous
pmstrati m and iwilpitation of the heart but he
pan to ain in rirsh until in a short lime 1
WeiKllt'd I40 pound. AND I-ROM THAT TIM ti I'M
TIL NOW I HAVK IIMiM PKRHXTIV WELL, doing
my own homework.
Mks. Ki.v M. Mabii.
Woneer Road, 3 miles south of Titubville, Ta.
April 4. toyi
AH (lr.H'iiits. 5l.oo a botlle or six for
J500.
New
SilverinelWatch
rii traili'il fur OU Silver Thc In
any cor:ililion. DM wnlchim taken in ex-
cliaii!fl fur new unci
ii. T. .ftXDKItSO.Y,
Andi'rsou A O'llara burlier Bhop,
Timiesla, l'a
Harness
Ton can mko your h.ir
n tu wft a aiove
t:nl os t.mh nawir ly
usin,' i:r It Klv A liar,
nohi oil. Yu cioi
h nthen ns llft uiaku it
l.int twl.fl ni l.iU( um U
ordiDuriJjr would.
n
I Harness Gil
mkra poor look Inr har.
p iro, licary t-iMllptl oil,
tHHlHltv tn .III,.
uuiii tho wtattiir.
PoM Trewhr
iU UiUa-HLil tun,
til Made bj STANDARD OIL CO.
13 Weeks For 25 Cts.
For th brffbtit, ,
ItirixrDilwl tor CltltMa JCitl RS Wfl
uttturitv oa tttiflr iruiTitna to
V.
Dili Hall, iri Bli'WiUin. Jtil . iid b
nd ktnilrelT'(irt. 1 ha Imnt nlnr r lit W
lU kind niiilitHt. .ir tti purr-
of tntnidiirint II tn bw l lntp.
w will sen" U tt;lrtwii wim. t '.'..t, W
(lumps;, tiorlicorfm. Addrsia, m
rllilK Life, TII.1 llnmlll IIIiIr, I'll I In
Pit. tlUGUSrJlOSCR
OFTICIAK
Ollict i Jt "i Natiimal Hunk Hiiilding,
OIF, CITY, I'A.
Kyes examined free.
KxrImnIvbIv optical.
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO AND UTAH.
Clicupiil KxeumioH Jtntrt ever ill ell'ci't
lo H)inU) We.l ami Nurlliwc M. I'erxon
ally Cnndiicleil 1'iillniaii TmirmtHleepinjj
( ar Kxnuraioii rroin Cliirago and Cin
cinnati every week.
Klewnt 'I hrou!li Hlrpping Car Service
and lu ick est Time to
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
J'lillmnn Drmi ini) Hoom Sterpim, Free
Heclininn Chair Cars, iluiret-l.ilirHry
SinnkiiiK Car, Cafe Iiining Cam (ineula
la carte).
Iioulile Daily Service and niot direct
Itoiile to the iainous
BEAUMONT.TEX.,OIL FIELD
Pniilile Dally Service and unsiirpBKned
Kqniinnent to all pnlntH In Tenneee,
MiMHisHippi, liiiiiniaiia, Arkansa', Jmlmn
Territory, ULtaltoiim, Texan,
MEXICO,
A rizona. New Mexico, l.iwa, Smith Da
kota, Neliranka, Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah, Malm, Nevaila, Oregon, Washing
ton anil HriliNh Coliimliia.
lomcJtrrK-crs' A'-rrfr.M'oi ntnl Cnlnninl
tickclH on hale to points West, Soulli et
anil XortliHCMt.
Write 7V-((ii fur Fin ili-eriptlvo mat
ter and full particiilaiK to
E. A. RICHTER, Trav. Pass. At.
bia I'ai k Illlil.linK, 1'iltaburK,
I
Soft
i
The Open Season
In all aorta of Farm and Garden Machinery, Tools and Implement i,
here, and hete ia whers you get filled out iu the best and moat aatia
Uctory manner and alwaya at the amalleat coat.
Our Line
OfTlows, Harrow, Cultivators and the like, and our aiock of gar
deo hoes, rakes, apadea, forke, etc , ia not aurpaesed in any reopect.
No Plies
Get through our Screen Doora and Witidowe. and they are ornamen
tal aa well sa useful. And no chioketia break through our Poultry
Netting, aud it sells cheap. In all kinds or Shelf and heavy
Hardware
we take the lead aa usual, aud save you money ou c?ery article, aa
old customers will tell you.
COME JJSTJD SEE US.
SCOWDEN & CLARK.
County Thone 21
MARIENVILLE
HARDWARE & MACHINE
COMPANY.
SINCE THE FIREa
We have moved our atnek of Hardware into the ma
chine shop where we are prepared to wait on customer
as of yore. Our machinery was unharmed and we can
do your work same as ever. A good line of saws, axes
and helling, saved from the fire, and your waola in all
other material will be promptly aupplied.
Hardware, Mill UuiiplU-it, etc. . . ,.
Mill Much I nertf IlejHtlred Prom pt-
lJltiFiWHlMel ou Short Xotlce.
NEW AND COMPLETE LINE OF
RUBBEMNDJEATHERMLllNA
Shelf Hardware, Irou, Nail and Tools at the Lowest
Market Price. Stovea of all kinds. Perfect Olive
Ranpea a Specialty; Guaranteed lo Bake. Axes, IVa
vy Cant Hooka, Spuda, Atkins' Hand Croacul, Baud
and Circular Saws, Returned if Unsatisfactory. Abra
sive Emery Wheels.
E. A. YETTER. MANACER, MARIENVILLE, PA.
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Not to Burn,
But to sell.
All kinds of
Watches,
except poor ones.
All kinds of
Prices,
except high prices.
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