Smart 1 Silberbersc STOJWSG. You'll Find Us Once More at the Same Old Stand To-day, Dec 14th. Iluuilred of cases of oew goods have arrived and are still coming. We've worked night and day getting ready. It's a big undertaking, hut unless something unforeseen happens, our doors will he opened this Wednesday morning. To be sure, we will not lok our prettiest the decorations will not be complete, nor will our new Gtturrs be ready, but the stock will be all new, fresh and bought for less money than we have ever known same goods to be bought at before. We want you all to come to this opening this week. We want to show you what a surprising line of goods we have grouped together for your approval. We unhesitatingly say we have never shown as attrac tive a iine of Holiday Goods, Dor a line so modestly priced. Our Holiday Line Will Include HANDSOME BRG-A-BRAG, DISHES, GUT GLASS, VASES, STATUES, HAND PAINTED CHINA, BRONZES. STASIONERY, PICTURES, FRAMES. ETC. In the recognized lines we have B;WlfUt flW DUSSS QOODS, S1J.KS, IWtt, WHITE GOODS. WSff GOODS, MNDKEHCtfJEfS, UflEflS' QiOVES, ffOSlEBY. UflDEHWEAfl, ETC, We Cordially Invite You to This Display. SMART & SILBERBERG, OIL CITY, PA. A Peep in Advance at the Best of Everything for Christmas. pP At present the best sight in towo is !rJ our baDaome stock of holiday slip pers. It will give you men ideas to see our holiday line. It is easy to jSj select from, because it contains ev ff ery thing to make people happy, ppj whether they aie old or young. $ SHOES, SLIPPERS, OVERGAITERS, m IEGGINS, Q SLIPPER SOLES, M RUBBER BOOTS. fp-J Our attractive holiday display awaits your inspection. Sycamore, Seneca and Centre 10c a Copy $1.00 a year. MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE is "the clcanpst, most stimulating, meatiest general magazine lor the family," says one of the million who read it every month. It is without question "The Best at Any Price." Great features are promised for next year six or more wholesome, interesting short stories in every number, continued stories, beautiful pictures in colors, and ar ticles by such lamous writers as Ida M. Tarbell, Lin coln StcfFcns, ltay Stannard Baker, John La Fargc, William Allen White and Charles Wagner. Get all of it right into your home by taking advantage ot this Special Offer: Send 1 00 before January 31, 1005, and we will e-r.d you free the November and December numbers of 1904 en -noiuhs for $1 00 or the price of twelve. Address McCLURE'S, 8 V) E hi 23 1 street, New York City. Write for ageuls terms. streets, OIL CITY, PA for a subscription for the year 1905 Gold Inrit. "Thes millions will sweat thetn elvet considerably In the hold of the ship." said a mint otllclnl as ho miper Intondod the stowing of nn export of gold. "(Sold sweats," ho resumed, "and It sweats particularly hard at son. When this gold reaches the other side It will be a little lighter than It is now. If nn Inexperienced hand should weigh It over there he would sny thnt some of It had been stolen. It won't be hnndled l;i Europe by the Inexperienced though. It will be hnndled by men who will know Just what allowance to make for Bwent. "(Jold swent the phrase hns nn at tractive sound, eh? If you and I could monk down Into this ship's hold en oh day of the coming voyage, If we could gnther up the swent from the gold be fore It evaporated and was lost, would that be stealing? "Well, anywny, gold does not swent visibly. Its swent Is Impalpable, nnd you mn't collect It. Attrition Is the name given to It by the scientists." WlTta Moat Work; In Japan. Aa an example of the humble atti tude of the Jiipnnese wife Mrs. Hugh Frnser relates this Incident: "A mid dle nged man on the upper Door wn suffering terribly from hent, nnd his little wife seemed greatly distressed nbout him. All the screens had been opened, but It was a breathless day, nud no breeze came to ring the little glass bells on the hanging fern wreath on the veranda. The man sat v.th bis head In his hands groaning, while inndu m. kneeling on the mats behind him, funned bis back nnd from time to time rubbed hlni down with u blue towel, nn expression of the deepest re spect and sympathy on her face. When he seemed a little better she busied herself with preparing tea, which he drank enporly nnd of course made him self frightfully hot ngr.in, when she went back patiently to her fanning nnd rubbing." Kilkenny Cat. During the rebellion which occurred In Ireland In 17HS. or It may be In 1S03. Kilkenny was garrisoned by a troop of Hessian soldiers who nmus ed themselves In barracks by tying two cats together by their tails and throwing them across n clothesline to fight. The otliccr, hearing of the cruel practice, resolved to stop It. As he entered the room one of the troopers, seizing n sword, cut the tails In two ns the animals bung ncross the line. The two cats escaped, minus their tnlls, through the open window, and when the ollieer inquired the meaning of the two bleeding tails being left In the room he was coolly told that two cats hnd been lighting nnd hnd devoured cneh other, nil but the tails. The Balloon I'lnnt. One of the curious devices of nature for scattering seeds Is seen In the bal loon plant of California. The fruit Is yellow nnd Is a little larger than nn egg. It hns the nppenrnnee of nn emp ty hag, but It contains a watery sub stance, which evaporates or dries up when the fruit matures, n sort of gns taking Its place. This gns is lighter than air. and the fruit flips back and forth In the wind until It Dually breaks loose from Its slender stem, rises Into the nlr to a height of from seventy-live to a hundred feet, and sails nwny to fall In some distant spot and thus ex tend the growth of Its kind. A Cow Saperntltlon. According to Indo-Kuropenn folklore, the clouds of the heavens were nothing but cows who were Invested with the duties of n psychopomp. At times these clouds descended to the earth nnd as sumed their bovine garb, but their duty remained the same; hence the su perstition prevalent in many agricul tural countries thnt n cow breaking Into a garden foretells n death in the family. The psychopomp was merely looking for a soul to escort to the here after. A Raah Order. An old woman In Cincinnati brought a wornont Hible to n publishing house, explaining thnt it hnd been in her fam ily 200 years. She asked the publisher to make her n new one Just like It, lidd ing thnt she was then going to market nnd would stop for the new Bible on her wny home, winding up with a query as to how much it would be. I'pa nd Downa. Lady (who is on a visit to her native town) How Is Mrs. Uubb? I haven't seen her In a long time. Hostess She 1b having her usual tips and downs. Lady Visitor And what mny that lie, I pray? Hostess Oh, running up bills and running down her neighbors. town nnd Country. Ralalna; Her Snlnrj-. The Typewriter You told me you were going to raise my salnry Inst Week, sir. The Boss I know, nnd I did rnlse It. But I expect to have a very hard time to rnlse It this week. Chicago Jouninl. Prompt Action. Molly When you spoke to pnpn did you tell him you hnd 50 In the bank ? George Yes, darling. Molly And what did he say? George He borrowed It Ixndon Tit-Bits. Gentna. "Pn, what Is n genius?" "A genius Is n clever person who enn steal Bomelwidy's originality nnd not be found out." Chicago Tost. Spending Moner. You can't spend money nnd have it too, but unless you spend it nobody will think you've got It. Puck. Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, melancholy, Is disease. Haliburton. Pimples, Piles, Eczema Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Tetter, Salt Rhi-uni, Ol.l Sort-n, l'l!c,rhlllilalua Cfttnrrh, OiniK, Chupjl HnnUfttKl Ups, Boil. Curlmiiclin, Felon. Itching, Bleeding, ProtnnliiiK l'llei, Insert BiUn. I'oiwm Ivy, and all Skin Dlseue are cured by San-Cura Ointment Which will top at once that itching, lnmilin; pain. We gnHrantce tliiilHHii-niruOhiiim'nt w ill mit heal a cut or Mire of any kind until the polni la all remnvcil; then it hiiils rapidly. I'reiema can. Urujtgiala 'Ac and Sue. BARBARIANS AT PLAY. Miss Edith Was Horrified Till Sh Learned the Truth. The sun glared fiercely on the oi'y poo's of water standing in the street as Miss Kdith stopped from the en trance of the tenement house. Half overcome by the reeking odors of tho p!;i' she had just left, Bhe leaned agiin.st the area railing, oblivious ot tli" chattering, shrieking group of small children playing In tho gutter across the street. Presently their shrill shouts at tracted her attention, and she watch ed them Intently. They seemed to bo pla , ing some game. On the top of a wooden garbage box, staniliiii at the curb line, sat n wee und dirty faced boy, attired In u pink utiiler shirt, n blue calico skirt, and a vest of his father's, at least twenty sizes too large for his gaunt little shoul ders. All about him In the gutter wore gathered a dozen or more litile girls. Kadi of them was armed with, some instrument of torture. A ma jority carried pins nm) needles, one or two. hairpins, and the leader nnd Inrpest, a long hatpin. They were "taking turns" sticking their respec tive weapons Into the tender le,? of the baby on the garbage can. "The little fiends!" said Miss Kdith nloud. and rushed across the street to stop the torture. As sho came near slio heard tho girl with the hat pin cry out: "I went In do furderist dnt time." "You wicked, wicked children," cried Miss Kdith, "what do you mean by abusing that poor little child?" The "poor little child" on top of the garbage box looked up at Miss Kdiih and grinned complacently through his dirt. The rest giggled aggressively. "Pon't you know you might lnme him for life?" she demanded. "Aw, go-an," said the girl with the hatpin, finally. "It don't hurt him none. He's got n plaster cask on his leg see?" Chicago Tribune. Very Serlcus. "He named his motor car after bis wife." "How funny!" "Not at all funny. After he got it ... , ? he found he couldn't control it.' Illustrated Bits. Joaquin Miller's Yarn. Cnpt. John Ilcaly. .Die millionaire mining and railroad promoter of Alas ka, tells the following nn Joaquin Miller, the "Poet of the Sierras:" "Miller had been In Alaska for some time when he concluded to come down lj.to civilization again and make some money lecturing. One afternoon I met him in one of the big cities, and after exchanging frontier grea.h.KS the poet said 'Captain, you must bring your daughters to hear my lec ture on Alaska.' "I promised, and when we reached the theatre we found a box awaiting ci. Well, Joaquin came on, long hair, 1 J ISC heard high boots, tlanuel shirt, true Western stlye. of course he got a bl,T hard' on his appearance alone. Th'fti ho started in to imrtray Alaska as only a poet could. He 'acid his ,ls; tenets spellbound as he descr l ei the progress and future of l he grrtt northwest. Finally to vary his then.o, Joaquin started to tell soma pretty good mining slorie. but !ic ra hed a thrilling climax with the following: "'One night I was invited to a dance in a miner's cabin, and while Bill Tialton scraped away on his lid die v.-e Just lined It down. But the miners trumped In and out so much betw-jen dances that before midnight the ladies declared the floor was so slippery they couldn't dime another step unless something was done. ' 'Then,' continued Joaquin, nf r an eloquent pause, 'som?thing was dona that never was possible in mining days In California. Kach niin-ir gal lantly opened his buckskin powder pouch and sprinkled gold dust on the floor! And this w.is repented through out '.lie night.' "Joaquin certainly had the audience or he would never have dared to con tinue as he did: " 'And in the morning, ladies and gentlemen, those miners never trou bled themselves about sweeping i.p that gold dust. They Just hitcue 1 up their dog sleds and rode away.' "There was a slight agitation In tho audience, which Joaquin must .'iave recognized as ominous of incredulity, but he was equal to it. With n wave of bis hand toward my box ho said: 'Aiid my old friend up there In the box, ('apt. Ilealy from Alaska, will substantiate what I Bay.' ' It was a master stroke of the poet, for the house burst Into applause, and Joaquin Miller bowed himself on." Chicago Itecord-Heralri. More Fun Ahead. First Crank Come around to the haU to-night. We are getting up t new league. Pecond Crank What sort? I-Vrst Crank We haven't decided yo'. but It's coing to be m anll-iom-thing or other. TO CURE A tOIJ IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggisU'refuml the money if it falls to cure, K. W. Grove's signature is on each bos. 25c. t25 CASTOR I A lor Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature i T - ' B.'TSw. a i 7J Fivnka of lopbcrsa. Tlie fishermen of Newfoundland pos less tho curious faculty of being iible, 9 they say, to kiiioII Icebergs and thereby escape many encounters with them, ltenlly, however, the fact Is that the approach of a berg Is her alded by a sudden and decided cooling of the atmosphere, which these ex perienced mariners soon perceive and are warned by. But oftentimes a ves sel will run Into a nest of bergs and may have to be towed to safety by her boats. A frequent cause of disaster Is that, the submerged section of n berg being caught in the grip of n current, the muss moves steadily against wind nnd sen and crushes Into the craft before she can escape. The Btiine circumstances cause the remark able sight sometimes witnessed of lines driven one way by the wind, while bergs cut n wide swath through them in another direct Urn, Impelled by the currents. The lee of a berg Is often n fuvorlto shelter from storm, and nrctlc steamers, northern whalers nnd Newfoundland sealers frequently adopt the novel expedient of anchoring to bergs which experience shows them to fee surely balanced. iirtllrd I.lou stonUn. An explorer who has often by com pulsion eaten tho tlesh of animals not generally used as human food says that grilled lion steaks are delicious nnd much superior to those of the ti ger; that the llesli of the rhinoceros, properly prepared, has all the good qualities of pork; that the trunk and foot of young elephants resemble veal, and that stewed boa constrictor Is a splendid substitute for rabbit. foul Tnr Color. If n pound of co:l Is subjected to a dry distillation and tho products and residual treated chemically by the proc esses for obtaining the well known coal tnr color, it will yield enough mii geiita to color .'0,1 yards of Hniinel, vermilion for i!,.1i: yards, iiuriu for l'JO yards and alizarin sullicient for 1.1." yards of rid cloth. Unily Sltnile. "How tall is Hun fellow?" nodi'lng lu the direction of n manager of n ho tel, who was the same sii-.e all the way up and had to stoop to pass through doorways. "Why, he's as long as n wet week." New York Press. The Korean. The Korean is omnivorous. Birds of the nlr, beasts of the Held and llsh from the sea nothing comes amiss to ills pnlato. Dog meat is in great re quest nt certain souse's, pork and beef with the blood iiudraiue I from the enreass. fowls and gaiii'., birds cooked with the ll:,'hts, giblets, head and claws Intact, tisli sun drlel and highly mal odorous nil are acceptable to bini. Myrrh. When the myrrh tirst exudes from lie tree It Is of a yellowish, whitish, buttery consistency that gradually hardens nnd assumes a reddish, senil transparent color. It Is used princi pally ns one of tlie components of In cense, und the best quality of it comes from the Somali country and lower Abyssinia, near llarrar. I'nlience. Patience is the most important factor in making n success of life. No great work was ever accomplished without a wholesome amount of this attribute practiced by the nchlorer. Here is something you never see mentioned by the writers on etiquette: Every person's social obligation be gins nt home. Atchison Globe. FOR BEAUTIFUL WOMEN THOMPSON'S BAROSMA. Tho most attractive of all God's creatures is a beautiful woman. A pleasure to herseU', a delight to every one who comes net her. How to pre serve womanly beauty? Maintain p r fcet health vngy to say, difficult to ex ecute, unless you are familiar with that great boon to women Thompson's Ba rosma. This medietas, regulator, al terative, tonic. Is dci iind to maintain in perfect order the functions pe-uT.ar to the female sex. It is a prr p-, ration given to the women of America after a lifetime of experience with their dis tinctive ailments the enervation of active Roclal life, the drain on vitality of busy housewifery, the dellcntJ and dangerouB physical transitions of maid enhood, the inevitable wnstin.? pro cesses of mature age. Thompson's Ba rosma will Invigorate all organs it never falls. Not In a single instance in which it has been taken according to directions has the patient failed to de rive immediate manifest benefit nnd eventually radical cure. The most suc cessful spedalists for women In the world prescribe it. It gives women a fresh, clear complexion, a buoyant bearing, a bright, sparkling spirit, be cause it drives out of the system the many disorders peculiar to women drives them out permanently nnd quickly. Thousands of women in every country and clime have testified to its ninrveloiiB bviclitp In the many delicate ailments to which the sex is heir. It preserves nnd produces beauty, because It makes perfect health. It Is pleasant to the tasle, without tho slightest dis turbing effect In its operation. Re member, Thompson's BaroMna, til? balm of beautiful womanhood. All druggists. 5Uc and $1.00. fl GRATEFUL III. What a N. Y. Central R. R. Engineer Says About Dr. Kennedy' Cal-cura Solvent. Kidney disease is very common among tftilroud men. Nearly nil engineers are troubled with pain in the back, this being one of the results from the constant jar of the engine. Mr. O. M. Onotcbius, of Mat ten wan, N.Y., says: "I recommend Dr.Ken nedy's C.d-eurn Holvent to anyone troubled with their Kidneys nud Liver. I have used It with grout results. Many of my relative and eujrineev friends tell me that nothing el p (jives tltein ns much benefit & this wuuil.irful inoditiuo." All drugijUta, $1.00, PS dLUGUST Mq&ce OFTIOIAH. Office ) t 1i National Bank Building, OIL CITY, PA. Kyes examined free. Exclusively optical. Days that can he spent nowhere more profitably or to belter advan tage than right hero at James'. If vou've Inen here you know of the great preparation we've m de, it not, you lisve lie-n toU. no d olit, of the hundreils tunl Iiui)(ire.-i of'gil'i ariicien ili-plnveil here. .n La tinos of this immense display U the iiiotui o r ielep (, retail ut ic-p-ular prices, say:-. lOr, 7.1, $1, $l.BO "1 2. CSIlTlJ. Tr Kvt'ryoiio-M.uhor, lather, brother, sister and baby-lLind-kerceiels, Art Jimnze, An Pottery. Umbiellas, Mauicore Kets, Toilet Sots, Toys, D.ills. Ciamt'S. Olove). iook aroumi will reveal , , - ..." A Ulfi for M omen-Yon know how much demand there is for Ku h IUKJU81 now. We have had some neHt boxes made up containing X strips, which we sell for OOo a box. M.uH any lady will be clad to c ' ouo of these. DolN-Gctting lots nf nice compliments on this doll displnr and h fer endorsement still, selling lot r them Dressed dolls 25n ' to $5 00 Undressed dolls, 10.) In $4 50. " v- Itoxod llaiHlkrrcliicft -liver stop to consider how much more com plele a pift is il it's in uice presoniaMo siiapo That's why we Iisvh so many of our handkerchiefs boxed. Priced from 15c to Kilo per b-x, containing 3 to 0 handkerchiefs. Tho Kind You llavo Always m uo lor over yours, - ami lias brcninadomulor his pcrw w'TT So,,al Icrvisi)n fIih o Its infancy. 'CU Allow lin Olio imW.-lvn vnu ! rlila. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnl " Just-us-good" nro hut Experiments that trillo with nnd endanger tho health of Infants and Children Kxporienco against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a, harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paro gotie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is IMeasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nareotio toihstanco. Its a:o is its guarantee. It destroys Wornm and allays Fevcrishnoss. It cures IMarrlmui and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipatiou and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the Stomach and ISowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 7 Sears tho The KM You Me Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC OINTAUH COMPANY. Tf PC CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH i'ENHYROYAL PUIS NftiV. Alwnv r!inble. Larilr. uric nnwrist foi 4 1114 IIIKVI t:it fr:4l.isil in lied and 4 Jo Id liiftnilio buxra, muIimI with bill rtMinn. Tali no otlir. Hi'Tiim- dntitfrroun uli-ill-lullon nnl lmllnllon. Huyof your Druumsi, or wml lr. in stumps fur Partli'tilar, 1m(I niorilnl mid Itrllef for l.adif-t," in inter, by return .Ylnll. lO.OOO Testunonmls. bold by all UniKKirtts. CHICHEBTER CHEMICAL CO. 100 NadUoD Mqure. 1MI1LA.. PA. Mutloa thta aapi Dr. SCEWEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY I'lrn.nnt to Ink, I'oH vrlnl to nr-, Ami oloiiiio In M rinHFV anri IIVFH nrs . ' T niMllanl MUM MIW r-sjf2 pr K'nnely'H Fnrorfto nmedy 3 adapted to nil ncc nnd lxth fpxes, nlTonlin untictit relief In nil pam's ctiuwd bv lni'ttrlty uf tin' '.md, Rurh nn, KldiH'y, Ulndder nint Liver Coin .iftlnfa, L'.iirttltutiuii n in t wrHt:n-KM' iK'ctillar tu -tiiicn. Sucri's-riil for ;f Vfiint, I'ifpnifd hv '.n. i. kiwi uv h hO. H, itiMiitmit, S. y. SAFELY SECURED We will Invest your money in First MortfjagM on Real Estato. mnm IT PAYS TO A DVKRTINH IN THIS I'AI'KK m fix 10 Days Now in which to do your ... GIFT BUYING. Pictures and nmns nlUr no,,, k --...... iiviua lu at a Bouslit, nnd which has beca lias homo tho signature of Signature of MURNAV THCCT. NtW VOUH OITV. Write today for weekly price-list We pay the highest market prices for Hides, Calf-Skins, Pelts and Tallow In any size lots -Prompt payments Our reputation 10 years' fair dealing Bank references lurnisnea Force, Saucr & Co. South Canal St. ALLEGHENY, PA J THE OLD RELIABLE form LIVERY STABLE, -OF- TIONESTA, - PENN. S.S.CANFIEID PROPRIETOR. fiOOll Stllflk, (lodll Cai'riHUON Hlllt Rll(f tries to lt n poll thtt nioHt reHNoiirtlileterniM. lie will hIho do JOB TE AIMIIITG- All onlerH left at tlie 1'imt OlUitn wil reifiive prompt Hltinilioii. A.C.UREY, LIVERY Feed & Sale STABLE. Fine Turnouts at All Times at Reasonable Rates. Item ofllotH tVcavrr TIOITESTA, PA. IVIophoiiv Ao. 20.
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