Smart L Silberbersc STORES. Very Special Selling in the illinery m B oom. A general cleaning up of all trimmed hats, regardless of their original cost or proper value. Many of these hats will be snM for less than half marked prices N i lestrictioos on ai). of them. Just pick out the hat you want and i he price will he sure to pleas ynu. Rea.ly to-wear hats at 81 00. formerly $2.00 and $2 60. Ready to wear hats, re presenting the celebrated makes of Plnpps, Atchison, and A D Burj;esr & Co . marked d iwn to $2 50. Trimmed hats reduced from 83 00 to $1 SO Trimmed hats reduced from 85 00 i $2 50 . ' "'Taitero' hats, formeily $10 00, $12 00 and $15 00, reduced more than 50 per cent. Winter Here and No New Coat. 100 new winter styles at Smart & SilberbergV .What's the matter? l'rices certainly can't be barring the way to po3es'mu. At Smart & Silberbersj's 10 00 buy a tine coat -one of those "made famous by tbeir fi," and as fr the right style, surely its among this immense showing of t fie newest Nowhere in Venango is there such a grand exhibition of beautiful new winter coals. The elegance of material, shapeliness of garmeDt, une qualed fiitinir qualities are satisfying the hardest to please. Ueraember, titnarl & Silberberg's garments have been made famous by their 6t. SMART & OIL CITY, PA. Baton lies Backacle, Pain in the Side, Groin or Hips, Almost immediately. Thompson's Barosma will positively cure all diseases of the Kidneys, Liver aud Bladder; also Sciatic Rheuma tism, Lumbago, Palpitation of the Heart, Nervous Debility, and Female Weakness. Thompson's Barosma does not contain opiates in any form, and a large reward is offered for any injurious drug found in its composition. DIZZy SPELLS Kdwnrd Hnpp, of Titnsville, Pa., had sucli pnin in the back that he could not do any kind of work and had such dizzy spells that he would have to hold on to something to keep from falling. It seemed as if he never would stop urinating. He hail heen out of health for 15 yeats and could hardly sleep from pain in his stomach. He says, "Thompson's Barosma completely cured me, purified my blood, and made me feel many years younger." Price, $1.00 ; 6 bottles, $5. Jait Lunch. As the is sometimes mightier than the sword, so the laugh Is on oc casion ti powerful ns in eloquence the spoken word. 'There are many different kinds of conversational accomplishments," re marked a man veil up in the ways of the world, "and I have paid due atten tion to the cultivation of such as lie within my range. (I rent is language great, indeed and ' beautiful withal. Next to my limited ability with words, however, I rank my faculty of using tiie smile or the laugh, as the case may be. "I don't mean pleasantry and mirth, as domestic social graces, but as defen sive business artillery. Of course a man's first impulse when another mis guided man makes a palpable move to 'do him up' or asks some unreasonable and preposterous business favor is to ( liter on wordy opposition, strenuous naturally and perhaps violent. This, I have learned, is waste of nervous force and allows argument on the part of the unfriendly man who Is trying to make the touch. The stronger weapon is to laugh just laugh. I'tter not a word, no matter how much the other may say, but just keep on laughing. I've routed many deep hild, dishonest schemes with a good, hearty laugh. Try It." lietroit Free 1'ress. Hiii.-Ulnn Ont IlimU IIIIIm. If a bill must lie sent ill a letter the safest phin is to roll it tightly into the shape of a huuu li'l,lcr mill lay it 111 TO (H UE A t OI.lt IN ONE HAY Take Laxative Hroino Quinine TaOluts. All druggists refund the money it' it fails ' cure. K. W. Grove'o signature is on each box. Z'xi. 1-11-ly j nannw I maiBiini SILBERBERG, tile told ol tilt' sheet Inclosed. Ar ranged in that fashion, the fact that it is money cannot well be distinguish ed by the "feel." A thread with a knot at the end will not be so likely to fetch a telltale fragment of the fiber pnper when drawn by means of a needle through the envelope, and the smell of it will be less perceptible. So peculiar Is the effluvium belonging to bank or treasury notes that experts at the bu reau of engraving say that they can distinguish them when sealed In envel ope:; by the nose every time. A thief (Mice showed to government detectives who had caught him that he could pick out while blindfolded from a pile of -It M l letters every one of seven which contained paper cash merely by scent. .Undo llir (nntum nulla Fit. The first battle of the war of 1812 was fought at Sachet's Harbor, July 1), 1S12. and consisted of tin attack made upon the village. The Inhabitants had but one gun of sutHcleiit size nod strength to Inflict iliiimijio, a 32 pound er, fi r which they had no shot. This (lil'iculty was overcome by the patriot ism of the housewives, who tore up carpets from the floors and with strips wound the small balls to tit the can non. lirmunrrntl ve I.ltrrntnrp. First Author-What branch of litera ture do you consider the most remit' r.erative for an author? Second Author (who has just won a rich hrido) -Vritlng love letters to in heiress. What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in tho family every day. Let us answer ic to-day. Try a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No boiling I no baking! add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp, berry and Strawlierry, Get a package at your grocers to-day. io cts. ANIMALS WITH HANDS. The l or the lnvv In Comverlnar Food to the Mouth. Kangaroos use their hands very readily to hold food In and to put It to their mouths. As their fore legs are so jliort that they have to browse In a stooping position, they seem pleased when 'utile to secure a large bunch of cabbage r other vegetable provender and to hold It in their hands to eat. Sometimes the young kangaroo, look ing out of the pouch, catches ono or two of the leaves which tho old one drops, and the pair may be seen each nibbling at the salad held in their hands, one,, so to speak, "one floor" above the other. In "Alice In Wonder land" the lizard Is always making notes on a slate and then trying to rub them out again with his lingers. Many lizards' feet are so like hands that It Is rather surprising that they are only used for running and climbing. Hut that Is the main purpose to which lizards apply them. The slow, delib rrate clasping and unclasping of a chameleon's feet look like the move ments which tho hands of u sleep walker might make were he trying to creep down the banisters. The chame leon's are almost deformed hands, yet they have u certain superficial resem blance to the feet of the parrots, which more than other birds use the foot for many of tho purposes of h hand when feeding. To see many of the smaller rodents ground squirrels, prairie dogs and niiir-mots-hold their food, usually in both paws, is to learn n lesson In the dex terous use of hands without thumbs. Itnts and mice do not. as a rule, "clinch" what they hold, but merely support It in their paws, the move ments lielng much less human than they appear. Nothing more readily sug gests the momentary Impression that a pretty little monkey is remotely "a man and a brother" than when he stretches out his neat little palm, fin gers nnd thumb, nnd with all the move ment proper to the civilized niodo of greeting Insists on shaking hands. Hut no one feels in the least Inclined to grasp the clawed digits of any of the rodents which use their paws to hold food. They are only "holders," not hands. London Spectator. SECRETS OF SUCCESS. 1'ush, said the button. Never lie led, said the pencil. Take pains, said the window. Always keep cool, said the ice. lie up to date, said the calendar. Io business on tick, said the clock. Never lose your head, said the barrel. Never do anything offhand, said the glove. loing a driving business, said the hammer. He sharp in all your dealings, said the knife. Trust to your stars for success, said the night. Spend much time In reflection, said the mirror. Make much of small things, said the mlcroscoiM. Strive to make u good impression, said the seal. Find a good thing aud stick to it, said the glue. Turn all things to your udvantage, said the lathe. Make the most of your good points, said the compass. Pittsburg Dispatch. All That W Lacking. lie had been away on a business trip for quite a long time and had brought his wife a handsome fan upon his re turn. you're just perfectly lovely, Fred," she said. "It's the daintiest aud most beautiful fan I ever saw." "I'm glad you like it," he returned, with evident gratification. . "How could 1 help liking anything so pretty?" she asked, and then she added with a sigh, "I only wish I could carry it some time." "Why can't you?" he demanded. "No gown to go with it," she answer ed promptly. "There ought to be u gown to match or at least one thut wouldn't look shabby beside it if" She got the gown. lie kicked him self for two days and ever thereafter bought fans to match what she already had. New York Times. Random ii unit Henley, It is related that shortly after Huncl man, the well known writer on seafar ers and smugglers and poachers, had bitterly fallen out with W. E. Henley he lay dying in London. To Henley in Edinburgh, lame and 111, came an In direct message that Kunciniun believed that if Henley could come nnd look on him he would get well. It was a dy ing man's whimsy, but Henley took the train from Edinburgh nnd arrived In London to find his friend dead. A Modern InNtnnce, "In some circles of ancient niagnin cence," said the pedantic person, "it was customary to have a skeleton at the feast." "We follow that custom at our house," answered Mr. Meekton. "We have a turkey one meal and tho skele ton for the next four." Exchange. Tlpptiiw: the Sen lex. "Confound it!" growled C'loseinan. "I dropped a dime In that weighing ma chine Instead of a penny." "Ha. ha!" chuckled his buffoon friend. "I guess that's when you tip ped the scales." Philadelphia Record A SntlNfylnir I'ortralt. Mr. Itoxe This portrait doesn't look like niv wife at all. Artist I know it doesn't, but it looks ns she thinks she looks. Judge. So strong Is Hank of England note paper that a single sheet will lift a weight of 100 pounds. THE GREAT "RUB-DOWN." FOUR-FOLD LINIMENT. For Sore Muscles, Pain in Back, Sore Throat and Sprains. T ALU DRUGGISTS. 2So, 60c, 1.0oJ Source of Color. An Interesting enumeration has been pi veil of the sources of color. From this It appears that the cochineal in sects furnish the gorgeous carmine, crimson, scarlet carmine and purple lakes; the octopus gives scplu-thut Is, the inky tluld which the creature dis charges in order to render the water opaiiue when attacked: the Indian yel low comes from the camel: ivory chips produce the ivory black and bone black; the exquisite Prussian blue comes from fusing horses' hoofs and pigs" blood; blue black comes from the charcoal of the vine slock: Turkey rod Is made from the madder plant, which grows in Ilindoostan; Hie yellow sap or a Sia mese tree produces gamboge; raw sien na is the natural earth from the ivlgh borhood of Siena, Italy; raw umber Is an earth found near I'mlirla: Indian ink Is made from burned camphor: mastic Is made from tho gnm of the mastic tree, which grows In the (ire chin archipelago; bistre is the soot of wood ashes; very little ultramarine, ob tained from the precious lapis lazuli, is found in the market. Urttlnw Kid of the Arid. An exploring expedition In a remote part of China had a queer experience, which one of the party thus relates: "A large bottle of carbolic acid had been broken Inside its wooden case. We ex hausted our ingenuity in hopeless ef fort to unscrew the cover. We feared to carry It farther, ns the burning tea in distilled "by it destroyed everything they touched. We dared not throw It aside lest the unsophisticated heathen should drink It as a cheering of me dicinal beverage. We had no time to wait and empty it. as the fatal tluld would only trickle drop by drop through a chink which had been cautiously and laboriously excavated with a blunt hunting knife. What were we to do? Iiegradiug as the confession must ap pear, we had to deposit the torpedo in the middle of the yard mid throw bricks at It until It was smashed." liil ii f YnrloiiM DouriM-x. There are several varieties of opals and therefore several degrees of merit. The precious or noble or oriental opal Is the supreme. This has all the col ors, and when these colors are broken into spangles it is then called the harlequin opal. Then comes the lire opal, or girasole. with hyacinth red and yellow reflection. The former comes from Hungary and the latter from Mexico. The common, or seml- opals. are nonopnlescent. The hydro phone, or oculus iiiuuil i. Is iiontrans parent, but becomes so by Immersion iu water or any transparent fluid. The cachalong Is nearly npnqtic and of a bluish white color. The hyalite Is colorless, pellucid and white. The opal jasper, or woodiipal. is the petrifaction of wood, opalescent, but without the coloring which makes the "noble" gem so precious. ,laiiiiirnp runtime. In .Ininiii to trot up parties to behold the freshly fallen snow or the cherry blossoms or the maple trees In their iiiitumnal L'lorv or to to to the flower shows Is ns de rlgueur as are our din ners, cotillons and theater parties. Mushroom hunting is a fashionable pastime, while iu the house harp play ing, verse writing, embroidering and ten drinklnu' are the most absorbing occupations. The most pretentions en tertainment is the tea ceremony, it is verv formal, and there is much elab orate performance connected with It dilllcult for a foreigner to comprehend. Cood Housekeeping. (in 111 ( hewlutr. To chew 1:11m for five or ten min utes after a meal Is absolutely bene- tlcial," said a physician, "especially for Imstv enters, who do not half masti cate their food, because the action of the jaws causes the gastric juices to flow, and that Is good. Hut so tew neiiole en 11 use and not abuse it. They ....... get the gum In their mouths and keep nt It till t hev fa r y dry up the saliva supply, bring on a headache nnd get generally nervous. Ibis will cause in digestion." Wonderful Illrd KllKht. The most wonderful bird (light noted Is the migratory achievement of the Virginia plover, which leaves the north ern haunts in North America and, tak ing a course down the Atlantic, usually from 400 to ."H miles east of the Her inudas, reaches the coast of Rrazil in one unbroken flight of fifteen hours, covering a distance of .'l.2K miles at tho rate of four miles a minute. Getting Hnck. Gee, no!" exclaimed the prolt.t cash girl. "I don't want iiothln' to do with you. I wouldn't marry you if you was the last man on earth. Is that plain enough English for you?" "It is certainly plain enough." said the mortified bookkeeper, "but It Isn't English." Chicago Tribune. A Contrast. A light supper, n good night's sleep and a flue morning have often made a hero of the same man who by Indiges tion, n rcslless night and a rainy morn ing would have proved a 'iiwi'i'd. Chesterfield. An Kxplniintloii. Schoolmistress Johnnie, who was It that prompted you then? 1 heard somo one whisper that date to you. Johnnie Please, nia'iiiii, I expect It was hlstcy repeatin' itself again. A Hnck Xiiinlirr, Deferential Harbor Where do you part your hair, sir? Paid Headed and Irritable Customer I parted with It twenty-seven years ngo. Chicago Tribune. Man's recuperative power after an Injury is in an Inverse ratio to his so cial advance incut. TO THE GREAT NORTHWEST. Only $30 00 Chicago to Butte, Helena and many other Montana ini'iis. Onl; $30 50 Chicago to bpo kane and many other points in East ero Washington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho. Only $33 Chi- ca(io to many North Pacific Coast points. Choice of routes via Omaha, via St. Paul by the Chicagn, Jlilwau keo & St. Paul Railway Better write to-dav for folders John R Pott, District Passenger Agent, R'h m D, Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa. The l.oiulou linn Driver. Catch a driver when a clumsy dray man has fouled his wheels or blocked his way or when a rival bus has stolen a march on him. Then you will under stand the Londoner's boast that the cockney Is the readiest, the wittiest, of all his majesty's subjects. The tongue is not Ins only weapon. I remember onco starting from the Mansion House on a bus the driver of which bad been maddened by some remark of the con ductor on the bus just In front of him. The two belonged to rival companies and were traveling the same route. They talked it over with pungency and siost from the Mansion House to St. Paul's. At the top of l.udgate hill, one of the regular stopping places, the driv er made up his mind he could stand it no longer, lie got down from his seat and pommeled the conductor heartily for two minutes. It refreshed him so much that at the next stopping place he did It again. Hy the time Charing Cross was reached it had become a habit with him. Whenever the buses stopped there would be a brisk setto, the intervals between the halts la-lng tilled with an exchange of prophecies as to what would happen at the next. Sydney Hrooks in Harper's Maga zine. The tiiirdcnvr In Old Home. He literally trow colonnades; he fash ioned obelisks of box, cypress or Hex. He not only flattered his lord ami mas ter bv inscribiiur his name In odorifer ous herbs or gorgeous Mowers that star tled the garden with occasional tours de force, but he actually trimmed trees Into family portraits or even those ol historical characters. He transformed bushes and thick foraged shrubs Into the fantastic likeness of ships, lions, bears and birds. And these rather de generate "conceits" ami extravagances met with profound appreciation and were rewarded with Increase of wages by the same- Individual who, having tired of mere gladiatorial lights with wild beasts in the Coliseum, only de rived real thrills from such uncanny pcrforinanees as lights between women and dwarfs or women with each other. Pliny says the gardeners were the best paid of all workers.-ft. Clair Hadde ley In Nineteenth Century. It Went 1 iipiniNlu 1. This story Is told of the late Dr. Hol land, better known as "Timothy Tit- coinb." During the service of one of the large churches iu Springfield, Mass., a heavy electric storm came up. and one of the gentlemen of the choir set out to secure an omnibus to take the ladies home. Among the fair sing ers was a certain Miss Etta S.. and as Dr. Holland was gall intly helping her Into the vehicle n ferrllic clap of thun der startled them, upon which he re marked, " 'Ett' In terror packs home in a bus" (Et in terra pax homluibusi. To close this strange tale It may be well to add that the doctor was not Immediately struck by lightning, but died years afterward peacefully In his lied. Odd Tlitnvtx. The origin of the sentiment, "Old wood to burn, old wine ti drink, old friends to trust, old authors to read." Is somewhat obscured. Hacon found that lnnso of Aragon was wont to say In commendation of age that age ap peared to be best In these four thiugs. John Webster (ICiSi went further in declaring. "Old wine wholesoiuest, old pippins toothsoinesf," mid that "old wood burns brightest, old linen washes Whitest." (ioldsmith In "She Stoops to Conquer" says. "Old friends, old times. old maimers, old books, old wine." There are many variant quotations. The loser. "Iles what I call a 'good loser."' "He didn't seem that way to me," "Why, I saw hint lose $1."0 at poker last n'Kht, and he didn't kick at all." "Funny! You should have heard him today when he dropped a half dollar and it rolled down the culvert." Catho lic Standard and Times. qolcMy Solreil. "Yes, for a year and a half she was in doubt as to whether she loved him enough to marry him or not." "And how did she succeed In finding out?" 'There was another girl who got to acting ns If she wanted him." Chicago Record-Herald. Steer, Bull or Horse hide, Call sLin, Do skin, or any other kind di hide or pkiii, aad lot as tan it with the: hair Dn, soft, light, odorless and motli-procf, for robe, rug, coat or gloves. Hut first get our Cntnlocnte, Jiving prices, and oursliippius Airs and itistriirtinii-i. mi i... lit void mistakes. Wc also bay aw furs aud ginscug. " 1 THE CROSBY FKISIAN PUR COMPANY 116 Mill Street, flochestor. it. V. EXTRAORDINARY OFFER We have secured, nt a great bargain, a large number of Solid Electric Silver Metal Ware and Nut Cracks and Picks. In order to quickly introduce thin ware we ure making an unusual oflcr to C'lirir-ttnan shoppers. We will Hund you, postpaid, this beautiful set of picks nnd nut cracker F XT RA bILVl'.R PLATE (G-aiited) $ 1.25 HliAVY MCKIiL " " .80 In Die Si'lid i:kvtric Silver Mctiil c Ii liven special Imitviuii to t lie holiday Iradc. This ware always looks the sanir, never wears off. OnDoz. TEA SPOONS, $2.25. H.ilf, $1.25 ' " TABLE " $4,00. " $2.25 Money refunded if not satisfactory. 1'se I1 (. iir Kxprcss orders. DuqucsiK Sllvcrivart Co., Jtllcghctty, Pit. IT PAYS TO ADVKKTISK IN THIS PAI'KK His m J. O. Scowden, Garriaqes. Having purchased the interest of my former partner, Mr. Joseph Clark, in the Cirriage aud Wagon Factory, and Cien tml Hsrdwsre iStore in this city, I desire t inform all old and new patrons (list I shall he prepared iu tho future hs iu the past to eieet their every want in this line The stock of Hardware, Havy and Shell' Goods and Implements of every descrii tion, will not only' be kept up to standard, but con stantly increased aud added to as the trade in iy demand. Small Margins on All Goods, and a careful consideration of the wants of cm-t"iners w II he strictly adhered to. Tlisnkinir all for puxt favors and licit lug a continual ce of your patronage, Yours truly, J. C. SCOWDEN, THE "OLD RELIABLE" PARKER GUN MADE ON HONOR. lias Stood the Tvst lor Over ;W Your. - Is noted for its simplicity of construction, beauty ot proportion, excellence of workmanship, faultless balance, and Experience and ability hsve placed well deserved position as tllO Best est shot gun manufacturer in America Nw T?.r sJ?.Iopm. wrmiriir 44 KVAKKC.ll SI, t hiuiuhho. Low Hates West and Northwest. Kvery day until November 30, the Chicago, Milwaukee A I'sul Ksil way will sell ono way ticket Chicago to many points on the Pacific Coast for $33. Never before have there beeu such opporiunities for success ms are presented in 'he West to-day. Il is wnrtti your while to write for fold er giving oniplete information. Jubu U lott, uistrict Passenger Agen . Km m L, l'aik building Pittsburg, Pa. nSO Duck and (Juail Hunters half fare rales to pirlies of tnree or more traveling together on one ticket via Nickel Plate Road to McComlt and Payne, Ohio, and point hetween ihose stations, sNo to South Whiiley and Will vale. Indiana, aud interme Mate points Tickets ou sale Nov. Oil) to 30th inclusive, good to re'urn till Dec 31. '03. See nearest apeut or address A. C. Showalter, D P. A , 807 State St. Erie. Pa. noO Trial WrUefur.uk book by i H Si IVUI Cl Itnllmnn M.! .nil FimhI ClinnM-r Kn, II. AI rouMi-.l'T'., Jill. U luailor t'Mirf!" o Vuur IIKY lii.'K if not iil.rHOlorjr ItOLLIAN It'll. CO., 110 Pan. At.., Hou.l Joy, T. THE OLD RELIABLE LIVERY STABLE, Ol' TIONESTA, - PENN. S. S. CANFIELD PROPRIETOR. Good Stock, Good Carriages and liiift (ties to let upon the most reasonable terms. He will also do CTOB TIE AlUEIItTG- All orderM left at the l'ost OlUoo wil receive prompt, attention. L 4 OFTIOIA1T. Oilict. i t T National Itauk lSiiiUlniK-, OIL CITY, PA. Kyes examined free. Inclusively optical. HOW about your stock of Stationery T Look it op, then call aud see us. CLEW z vxi i wj r 1 I KV ( Hardware, Waaons. : TIONESTA, PA. HAS NO EQUAL. Hard Shooting iuilili'N. the 1'aiu.kk (it s in ho cuvi hie and GllU in the w. rl I M vie by the old ()vr 110,001) of ihK ku s iu nee. piRlrD ROflC MrDinrru rnwfu Mllllb.il UIIUV., Ill I II I U L II , bUIIII. THE Offl MMOO in the that can tii kei y. i. West, Southwest or Northwest via e cry gateway across the C 'iitinent. CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, HOT SPRINGS, ARK., MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, HAVANA, CUBA. V.. A. UK IM I li, Traveling latiiKi' Agent Psrk Building, Puinhurg, Pa. AUTHORITY GF THE asm people ! can well bo claimed of n boo's that lies received tho unquali fied indorsement cf- th: Executive Departments of In.: Government,' the U. fJ. Supreme Court, ell the fital Supreme Courts, all the Sta Superintendents of Schoc! nearly all of the College Vn dents, and Educators a! universally. Tho New and Er.L. ...... Edition' of Webctcr'n Lit.;-! national Dictionary cf Enli jli, ! Biography, Geography," Fie-, tlon, etc.. has 2;!Gi caiv: pages with G000 illustration?. ; 125,000 new words r?.d phcs have recently bvxn under tho ctMtorshio cf . V. Harris, rh.D., J.L.D., I: ,;. Commissioner of Edna-tlx-,. bringing the work fully up 1j date. 1 LET US SNO YOU Ffit . " A Test In Pronunciation" ivlili li iiiriuiinn pleasant und insiivuMivi: I'VciiiM;;'! cnli.T- tUillllU'llt. Illustrated paiupiilet ulso five. G. Cl C. MERr-IAM CO., Fx--Springfield, Mas I! Drlennci'sGQlEEfl RFLIEFI uid uiUb,Wuuutlt.lU itu uiiuUiiiii.NcuittLii. V A TUVK fil'SCIHC IN ALL, INFLAMMATION Hnrt'Uiroiit, HftuiiHVie (5 mimirftn, Timth arlm 1 1 mill ti to. i n.i fi.-cnv k .-i....u ,... 3 "Colrta," Forming Fovcra. GR'P. 8 CUKES ANY PAIN INSIDE OA OUT j Vy Vc alcri. 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