THE
Smart & Silberbersc
stores.
Half Price and Less
For All Shoes & Rubbers.
You know this is a genuine closing out sale. We're going outof the
slioe department and the sooner we get rid of every pair of Women's and
Children's Shoes, the better lor us.
It isn't often you get a chance like this, so take advantage of it while
vou may. $5,000 worth of the very best kind of footwear at half and often
less than half price. . , . .
A Sale of Embroideries at
He a Yard.
Edges and insertions both; wide, showy, effective patterns in five yard
lengths. These are loom lengths and occasionally show some slight imper
fectiou. To buv the same goods in the regular way you'd have t pay sev
erer times this sale price. Without stretching it a bit there's embroider
ies iu this lot worth 35c or more.
A Belated White Goods
r
Special.
25 pieces fine sheer Persian Lawn in a quality usually sold at 35c.
We figured on having; these in time for our "White Sale," but the railroads
are to blarae. They've been on the way for two weeks, and have just been
delivered to us.
For dresses or waists beautiful and dainty and only 19c a yard.
Women's Collar & Cuff
Sets,
Some of embroidery and some embroidered on fcrims. You'll wonder
how thev can be sold at 10c.
Hundreds of thera, but they're going fast.
New Spring Dress Goods,
89c a Yard.
The newest foods and the best colorings blues, browns and blacks
45 to 50 inches wide and in quality equal to any $1 25 goods ever sold over
a retail counter. These are exceptional good value in every way.
SMART &
OIL CITY, PA.
Baiosma Gurus Bactacle,
Pain in the Side, Groin or Hips,
Almost immediately. Thompson's Barosma will positively cure all
diseases of the Kidneys, Liver and Bladder ; also Sciatic Rheuma
tism, Lumbago, Falpitation of the Heart, Nervous Debility, and
Female Weakness. Thompson's Barosma does not contain opiates
in any form, and a largo reward is offered for any injurious drug
found in its composition.
DIZZY SPELLS. Edward Ilapp, of Titnsville, To., had such pain in the
back that he could not do any kind of work and had such dizzy spells that he would
hnve to hold on to something to keep from falling. It seemed as if be never would
stop urinating. He had been out of health for 15 years and could hardly sleep from
pain in his stomach. He says, "Thompson's Barosma completely cured me, purified
my bluod, and nuulc me feel many years younger." Price, $1.00 ; 6 bottles, $5.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, ETC.
Best and the Latest Impraveu Artificial
Limbs, Npine Braces, Leg Braces,
Khoe Extensions, Etc.
Only Experienced Workmen. Charges Moderate
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL LIMB AND
BRACE MANUFACTURING CO.,
SOU Ninitlifield Street, riftsburg;, Fa,
Directly Opposite Postoffice.
J. U THMUsO, General Manager.
35 Years Experience. Gut this ont for future reference.
FOILING A HIGHWAYMAN.
the Proper Tiling to I) Whcu Intro
duced to 11 II old op.
A man who curries his money anil
ais natch in his left hand will never
:os a penny nor a timepiece in a hold
up. Tlii precaution, which Is a per
fect one, is so simple that few people
liave thought of It. Yet It has the
sanction of the police, and Its elllcacy
!ius lirvn proved in more than one In
stil nee.
As soon us the citizen is confronted
:y the holdup ma 11 he will, if he has
'..is money and his watch iu his hand,
Ihrow them 011 the nearest lawn or
.uto the ditch. No highway robber 1ms
line enough to stop to look for either.
Mu re is 1 1-1 sense in carrying valuables
li the right hand, because the first
uiovo ,f every accomplished holdup
11011 Is to grali his victim by the right
inn. This movement js ,,,.,(1,. to pro
rent the victim from reaching for n
revolver.
The man who tries to draw a re
rolver while a holdup man Is In front
if -liini lakes his life in bis liuniR if
1 e!tieii' carries a revolver at all he
1I1011I1I curry It in his riiMit baml while
In a dangerous street. His money and
Ills watch should always be In his left.
Then after he has thrown them away
iiinl the robber has departed discom
lited the victim can take his time about
lliwliug bis property.
This simple plan discounts all the re
volvers, sword canes. Kliingshots and
brass knuckles ever invented and has
10c.
SILBERBERG,
the added Deauty mat it can em
ployed by n woman as well an by a
man. To throw the purse or the watch
away takes but a fraction of n second,
and that isn't long. Chicago Tribune.
The Crr For Help.
From the cradle to the grave the cry
of mankind Is for "help." We are all
In search of n physician, some one who
will help us, Home one who will In
spire us give us 11 remedy, point us
the way. Not the poor and the sick
alone, but the rich and the strong, are
crying out for help. Sometimes it is
the doctor we want; sometimes it is
the banker; sometimes It Is the clergy
man. Ami yet the doctor, the banker
and the clergyman are human, nnd
they are crying for help along with
the rest of tis. Those whom we think
the strongest are weak, and those
whom we think the weakest are strong.
We cannot stand alone. We all need
help. We must helii one another until
the end. School master.
Tin- riijNleliin.
A popular Impression prevails that
Ihe physician, by reason of the privi
leges conferred upon him by the state,
is. in the absence of an adequate rea
son for not so doing, required to re
srmid to all calls to render professional
services. This is clearly erroneous, ex
cept where the physician has already
undertaken the treatment of the ease
ir .tcopt where bo Is an olllcer of the
I'overiiincnt charged with specific du
ties which he thereby violates.
FIRE IN ROCHESTER.
Several Stores In Reynolds Arcade Suf
ferPanic In Offtca Building.
Rochester, March 8. Following
close on the heels of the disastrous fire
of 10 days ago, came another fire on
Main street yesterday afternoon, which
appeared threatening at the start ao
that a general alarm was sent wit.
The fire was locate in the historic
Reynolds arcade near the corner of
Main and State streets. The loss is
estimated at $23,000. The alarm was
turned In at 3 o'clock, when smoke
was seen coming out of the basement
f the Olympian Candy company.
It had evidently smoldered some
time when discovered. It is supposed
to have started in a box of refuse. A
narrow passageway runs the length of
the arcade with store rooms on either
side. Most of the damage waa eon
fined to goo is In these store rooms, the
only damage above the surface being
from smoke and water.
When the firemen once got at the
source of the fire it waa soon put out,
but not before it had spread to the
alrshaft of the Elwood building on
State street, an office building, causing
a general exit of tenants.
Above the basement the chief dam
age was done to the candy store, which
was gutted. The loss is estimated at
$12,000, with an insurance of $4,500.
Other losses are New York Suit and
Cloak company, stock and fixtures, $9,
000; Insured; United Cigar Stores
company, stock In cellar. $2,000; In
sured; Gould. Lee and Luce, shoe
dealers, stock in cellar, $3,000; partly
insured. There were some other
small losses from smoke and water.
HEAVY DEATH RECORD.
New York Going Through Worst Pneu.
monia Epidemic of a Decade.
New York, March 8. All pneumonia
and general death records for a decade
have been broken, according to the
health department reports for the past
week, which recorded 1,800 deaths,
400 of which were attributed to pneu
monia. For the corresponding week of
last year there were 1,479 deaths, 303
due to pneumonia.
The total number of deaths from
pneumonia in the state during January
is given at 1.510. Dr. W. H. Gullfoy,
statistician for the city board of
health, In commenting on the situa
tion said: "This is undoubtedly the
worst pneumonia epidemic in a decade.
We have no records since the Incorpor
ation of the new city of higher pneu
monia or general death rates."
Schooner Run Down and Sunk.
Newport News, Va., March 8. The
five-masted schooner Gardiner G. Deer
ing. Captain Ross, from Boston, was
mn down and sunk by the Merchants
and Miners' Transportation company's
steamer Essex. It is said that the
heavy fog on the Chesapeake bay was
responsible for the collision. The
crew of the schooner, numbering It
men, were picked up by the Essex.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Prov'slon Market.
New York, March 7.
WHEAT No. 2 red. $1.03 1.06 f.
0. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
$1.00.
CORN No. 2 corn. 5Gc f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 57c.
OATS No. 2 oats, 54c; No. 2
white, 55c: No. 3 white, 54c.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR $?00ps
2.10.
PORK Mess, $13.50 10.00; family,
$16.0010.50.
HAY Shipping, 6575c; good to
choice. 95c$1.00.
BUTTER Creamery, extras, 26c;
factory, 154c; western Imitation
creamery, 19c.
CHEESE Slate, full cream, small,
fancy, 12c.
EGGS State and Pennsylvania,
fancy selected, 25c.
POTATOES State and western, per
sack, $2.752.85.
Buffalo Prevision Market.
Buffalo, March 7.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, c. I. f.,
$1.09; winter wheat, no offerings,
good inquiry.
CORN No. 2 corn. 51c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 54V6c.
OATS No. 2 white. 49c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 white, 48c.
FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent
per bbl., $5.05(96.40, low grades, $4.00
4.75.
BUTTER - Creamery western ex
tra tubs, 2Gc; state and Penn
sylvania creamery. 252514c; ("airy,
fair to good, 1718c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 12c;
gcOd to choice, 10llV4c; com
mon to fair, 810c.
EGGS State, fresh fancy, 22c.
POTATOES Per bu., 5Q5c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLE Best steers on sale, $5.00
$5.25; good to choice butcher steers,
$4.504.90; medium half fat steers,
$3.504.00; common to fair helfem,
$3.253 .75; choice to extra fat heifers,
$4.404.60; good butcher bulls, $3.50
4.00; choice to extra veals, $7.50
7.75; fair to good veals, $5.006 50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Choice
lambs. $(1.40(0.50; culls to common,
$5.005.O0; yearlings, handy weight,
$5.255.75; wether Bheep, $5.005.10
HOGS Mixed packers' grades, $5.80
5.90; medium hogs, $5.90G.00;
pigs, light, $5.455.00.
Buffalo Hay Market.
KAY Timothy, new, pr ton. loose,
$16.0017.OO; hay, prime on track,
hew, $16.00: No. 1 do do, $14.50
15.00; No. 2 do do. $12.00(3)12.50.
FOUR-FOLD
LINIMENT.
FOR MAN OR BEAST.
Cures Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
Sprains and Bruises.
AT ALL DRUGGISTS. 21c, 60c, $1.00.
AN INDIAN BATTLEFIELD.
Scene of Contest Between Iowa and
Kansas Tribes Discovered.
George Itemsburg believes he has
discovered the scene of a great light
had between the Iowa and Kansas In
d ans near what Is known as Oak
Mills, In Atchison County. The Kan
sas Indiana held the country along
the Missouri River until about the
time of our Revolutionary War, when
they were driven away by the Sac nnd
Iow.i tribes, which rame down from
the north and conquered the region.
The Oak Mills location Is supposed to
have been the place of one of their
greatest battles. At this point many
human bones and Implements of war
have been ploughed up.
Kansas has been the scene of In
dian battles Innumerable, and almost
every county has traditions of tights
of this character, says the Kansas
City Journal. One of the most re
markable engagements of the kind
took place in comparatively modern
times In-tween the Pawnees and Sioux
In the valley of Beaver Creek, near
the northwest corner of Kansas. The
Tawnees were slaughtered In great
numbers, the Sioux being- the victors.
After the battle the Pawnees return
ed and cured for their dead. This
they did by erecting platforms out of
poles and branches, and putting the
bodies on them out of the reach of
wolves and other animals. When the
first fringe of the white settlement
had reached as far as Phillips Coun
ty some of these platforms were still
standing and still supported the
whitened bones of the dead reposing
upon them. A buffalo hunter once
told Topics of a curious sight he saw
t this graveyard. Some "horse hun
ters" were huntlnp in the vicinity.
Horse hunters were those who chased
the buffalo on horseback, and they
were hated cordially by the "foot hun
ters," who stalked the game, because
they ran the buffalo out of the coun
try. On the occasion mentioned the
horse hunters stampeded a great herd
of buffalo right through the Pawnee
graveyard. They struck the rotten
poles in their mad flight, and sent the
bones of the dead flying In every di
rection. Indeed, when they had
passed not a platform remained stand
ing. In the years which followed many
passing hunters picked up skulls and
other bones, and carried them away
as curiosities. One of these skulls
was secured by a man at Hays City.
It was remarkable from the fact that
an Iron-pointed arrow had gone
through one side and nearly through
the other. People who had seen the
bow only In its toy form used to look
at this skull nnd marvel at the prodi
gious force which the Indians could
give to their primltve weapon.
REVEL OF THE DACHSHUND.
Elongated Canine in Washington Ata
Fifteen Belgian Hares in One Day.
About a week ago a dealer in ani
mal, in anticipation of a possible or
der, purchased a fine dachshund,
which he placed in a roomy cage on
the second floor of his establishment,
Kays the Washington Post. Later he
bought ?7." worth of Belgian hares
which he distributed about in cages
of the same size, adjoining as well
as opiiosite the one tenated by the
dachshund. The arrival of the hares
greatly excited the dachshund, who
busied himself In efforts to scratch
lib way into the adjoining cages. Ills
efforts came to naught, nnd for a day
or two afterward he spent his time in
fruitless laments, which grated on
even the indurated nerves of the
keeper.
Hut every dog has his day, and Mr.
Dachshund's was not far distant. It
happened on the morning of the third
day after the arrival of the hares.
The keeper had Just finished his regu
lar morning task of feeding and wa
tering the animals and birds and had
stepped downstairs and across the
street to make some necessary pur
chases, when the unexpected occurred.
He had neglected to secure the door
of the dog's cage, nnd he had bare
ly left the room when Mr. Doggie,
nosing about in search of a loophole
of escape, found the door loose, and
with a push of his paw, opened It and
bounded out Into the room. How he
managed to get the door of the cage
containing about fifteen hares open is
still a mystery, but, doubtless, like his
own, it was not llrmly secured. The
work of destruction began. Doggie's
sporting blood was up, and he had the
rabbit hunt of his life. He had real
ized canine paradise on earth, and
the way he went for the hares w.is
a caution. Not one escaped. The
dachshund stood at the cage door,
and the moment a terror-stricken hare
undertook to run between his legs or
past him that soon was the fate of the
animal sealed. When the keeper re
turned the dog was busy finishing up
the last hare, and in anoiner moment
would have essayed to break ln'o an
other cage had he not been at that
moment restrained. The detlar
places his loss at $", the hares h iv
ing been worth from ft to $4 each, thus
making the most expensive rabbit
hunt he had ever had anything to do
with.
Effective Italian Battleships.
The newest type of Italian battle
ships are Illustrations of what can lie
done with a comparatively small ton
nage. They displace li,"'4.7!l tons
and have engines of 20,(HM) horsepow
er, which will give them a maximum
speed of 22 knots. They are 425 feet
long between perpendiculars. 7:1.3 feet
beam, and 2.".N feet draught. The
conning tower is protected by 0.S4
inches of armor, the turrets by 7.S7
Inches, and the cliadcl by .".0 inches.
They wll! carry V-'-'nch and S-inch
guns In their main batteries.
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre
pared ia two minutes. No boiling ! no
baking I add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp
berry and Strawberry. Get a package
at your grocers to-day. 10 cts.
BEES, BIRDS AND BOARS.
Natural History Contained In a Rare
Old Book.
It Is Interesting to know that anions
some country folk the curlouB idea
still prevails that with tho master die
the bees. Someliody tells me that In
stances of this have been noticed of
late. At a sale of the humble effects
of a villager lately dead, two or three
hives of bees Iu old straw keeps were
to be disused of, but when they canto
to be examined it was found that all
tho bees were dead.
A coincidence of this kind will prob
ably keep alive superstition in that
village for generations to come, says
the London Express.
Some curious specimens of folk lore
and natural history are contained In
a rare book, called "The Sportsman's
Dictionary," to which C. M. Woolaey
has drawn my attention. This was
published bit) years ago. Tho author
was evMenily a Philistine among
Philistines In his atttude toward na
ture. Of the master musician, the black
bird, he says:
"This bird Is known by all persons,
and la better to bo eaten than kept,
being much sweeter to the palate
when dead and well roasted than to
the ear while living. Sings about
three months In the year, or four at
most, though his song is worth noth
ing; but If he be taught to whlstlo he
is of some value, it being very loud,
though course." What an car and
mind!
And here ia a story of tho squirrel
with tho ring in It of the seventeenth
even more than the eighteenth cen
tury. It reminds one of the hares of
Izaak Walton, that changed their
sexes once a year:
"If what Is reported of them be
true, tho admirable running of tho
squirrel appears in her iwhere we com
monly uso "Ills' when the sex need not
be specified our ancestors often used
her") swimming or passing over a riv
er, for when site Is constrained by
hunger so to do she seeks out somo
rliul or small bark of a tree, which
she sets upon the water, and then
goes into it, ami, holding up her tail
like a sail, lets the wind drive her to
the other side, nnd carries meat in her
month to prevent being1 famished by
the length of the voyage."
Of the wild boar we have this: "And
whnt place so ever he bites, whether
man or tlog, tho heat of his teeth
causes inflammation in the wound If,
therefore, he does but touch the hair
of a dog he burns off. nay, huntsmen
have tried the heat of his teeth by lay
ing hairs on them us soon as he was
dead, and they hiive shrivelled up as
if touched with a hot iron."
Once In three years the llsh In a
latere pond belonging to Prince Scliwnr
xer.herg in Bohemia are caught. The
lat-'-'t catch, which lasted three days,
y.elded $32,000 worth of fish.
CASTOR I A
Por Infants and Children.
pia Kind You Hare Always Bought
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$33 to North Pacific
Coast.
Every day iu March and April the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Hail-
way will sell t'ekets for $33 from
Chicago to Portland, Seattle, Tacoma,
and many other points in the Noilh-
west good via the Pioneer Limited
and St. Paul, or via Omaha and Ibe
Overland Service.
John R. Pott, District Passenger
Agent, Room D, Park Building,
Pittsburg, Pa. a30
THE OLD RELIABLE
LIVERY STABLE,
OF
TIONESTA, - PENN.
S. S. CANF1ELD PROPRIETOR.
Good Stock, Good Carriages and Bug
gies to let upon the most reasonable terms,
lie will also do
JOB TEIMIIIsrQ-
All orders left at the Pont Office wll
receive prompt attention.
$14.00
Colonist Tickets From
Chicago to All Points In
North and South
Dakota
On Line of the
Chicago,
Milwaukee
and St. Paul
Railway.
Tickels on sale Tuesdays in March
and April, 1904. Booklet and full
information on application lo
JOII It. POTT, 1. P. A.,
Iloom 1, Park Itldg..
Pittsburg, Pa.
J. C. Scowden,
Having purchased the interest of my former partner, Mr,
Joseph Clark, in the Carriage and Wagon Factory, and Gen
eral Hardware Store in this city, I desire to inform all old
and new patrons fbat I shall be prepared iu the future as iu
the past to meet their every want in this lino. Tho stock of
Hardware, Heavy and Shelf Goods and Implements of overy
description, will not only be kept up to staudard, but con
stantly increased and addod to as the trade in ty demand.
Small Margins
on All Goods,
and a careful consideration of tho wauls of customers will be
strictly adhered to. Thanking all for past favors and solicit
ing a continuance of your patronage,
Yours truly,
J. C. SCOWDEN, : TIONESTA, PA.
ASfrgctable Preparation for As
similating tticFoodnndRcgula
ling the Stomachs and 13ow is of
Promotes Digcslion.Cheerfur
ness and nest.ConUiins neillter
Opium, Morphine nor Mineral.
OTNAltCOTIC.
Ayt ofOUfr-SAMOlPlTOW
IhCmlxfuUrSijM
CtaUi4 -lutnr
ffMferywM flavor.
Apcrfccl Remedy forConslipn
Tion , Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca
Worms .Convulsions .Fevcrish
ncss nnd Loss of Sleep.
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EXACT CCPY OF WRAPPER.
$33 To California.
Via the St. Paul and Union
Pacific Line.
Every day in March and April,
low rates from Chicago to the Pacific
Const anil to many intermediate
points will he offered via the St. Paul
and Union Pacific Line. If you rre
contemplating a trip to the West or
the Northwest, it is worth your while
to write to da; for information about
rat a and traiu service to the point
you expect to visit.
John R. Putt, District Passenger
Agent, Iloi in D, Park Building,
Pittsburg, Pa. a3()
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