BY THE SATISFIED MAN. Smart & Silberbera: STORES, Be Forehanded In GIFT GIV Only about two weeks to Christmas! Time to be thinking ser iously about that list of things which must soon be ready. If certain remembrances are to be of your own making, there's no time to lobe in getting materials. If you wish to choose from the largest assortment and would like some of the choicest novelties, look our lines over early, as you know by experience the best th'ngs go first. No need to take such goods home with you till you're ready. Anything bought here tor Christmas may be left in our care and will be forwarded by mail, express or special delivery at any time. Children's Box Handkerchiefs, 11c Three in a box, mind you, and a very attractive, fancy box, too. The handkerchiefs are neat hemstitched affairs, usually retailed at 5 cents each, but our superior buying facilities ena ble us to sell the whole box full at 11 cents. Women's Initial Handkerchiefs. All grades and prices, but one line in particular is deserving of special mention a very fine sheer, '"cobwebby" linen with a dainty little initial, at $1.50 for a half dozen. What Is Better Than a Rug? Especially if that rug be large carpet size. Your choice here of over 50 Royal Wilton 9x12 Rugs for $'29, a saving of from $6 to $11, according to where you would buy. Some stores get as high as $10 for these same rugs, while $35 is the usual price. SMART & OIL CITY, PA. Oil City Trust Company. Piesident, JOSEPH SEEP. Vice President, GEORGE LEWIS. Report to the Commissioner of Banking (Condensed.) At Close of Business Nov. 28, 1905. Time Loans f 974.6S2.33 Real Estate, Furniture, and fixtures Overdrafts Stocks and B inds... 57,100.00 Demand Loans ftfi!l,30f i)6 Due from Banks 315,4:13.14 90,381.52 2,125.60 Cash on Hand 134,750.50 -$1,076,588.60 $2,143,778.05 5,582.10 Trust Funds.. WANTED. Bright, intelligent young men and women to prepare themselves for nlnue positions. MIDWINTER OPENING JANUARY 8TH, 1906. We have been unable to supply the demand for our graduates this fall. Send for a copy of our new Journal. Meadvllle Commercial College. THE SCHOOL THAT GETS RESULTS. To Your Holiday Enjoyment We would like to make a contribution true fitting, well fashioned Footwear. If you will grant us the privilege you will find yourself the gainer in purse, iu appearance, and iD the assurance of perfect correctness. We have the most complete assortment of House Slip pers, Evening Slippers and Pumps. Sycamore, Seneca and Centre Btftlinii IlrnokN Joke. Some years oro Bishop Phillips Brooks was recovering from nn illness and wn denying himself to nil visitors when Robert Inersoll called. The bishop received him nt once. "I ap preciate this very much," said Jr. Iu (tersoll, "but why do yon see me when you deny yourself to your friends?" "It Is this way," said the bishop. "I feel confident of neelng tny friends iu the next world, but this may be my last chance of seeing you." In the HlNtury C'laaa. "Who set lire to the temple of Diana at Ephesus?" asked the teacher, look ing Kharply nt the boy. "I I don't know, ma'am," answered, the frightened urchin. "As true as I'm settfn' here, I didn't have notliiu' o do with It." NG SILBERBERG, Treasurer, II. R. MERRITT. Capital $ 800,000.00 Surplus and Profits 358,419.89 Provident Reserve Fund 5,075.60 Reserved for Taxes 1,869.12 Deposits, - 1,478,413.44 $2,143,778.05 Streets, OIL CITY, PA Love' Young; Dream. A Washington youth wrote home after the elopement, "I am married now, and nil my troubles are over." Mnrrlml men, please don't titter. Chi cago Journal. fonliln't Spend It. "Say, Bill, once I had more money dan I knew what to do with." "Yer don't menji it?" "Sure. I found a quarter In a tem p'rance town." An Inference. Clerk The old man thinks you are pretty. The Typewriter Really? Has he said so? Clerk No, but he doesn't criticise your spelling. New York Tress. Avoid popularity; It has many snares :nd no real benefit. renn. mm W El MERRY JESTS. FIGURING ON A WIFE. The favorite story of Admiral Schley Is told thus: Uncle Joe Is an old negro on a farm near Chesapeake City, Md., a farm owned by the family whose slave he was years ago. He is a widower, and lately has spruced up to a degree. Not long since one of the young men of the place started for the city, when he was hailed by uncle Joe. "Mistah George," he sald.sheeplsMy, "you done goln' to town? You might do a favor foh me." "Certainly, uncle,' was the response. "What is it?" "Well, you might you might git a marriage license foh me." The white man was amused, but seeing that the old negro was offend ed, he said: "I'll get the license, sure; uncle, I'll get it," and rode off. After attending to his own affairs In town he suddenly remembered the marriage license, but was nonplussed, for he had not asked the name of un cle Joe's fiancee. He happened to recollect that he had noticed uncle Joe around the kitchen a good deal of late, and that Amanda, dusky, fat and 40, and the best cook in the county, always had a delectable morsel reserv ed for the old man; so, of course. It must be Amanda. Armed with the happy credentials Mr. George' gal loped home and handed the paper to the old man, who took it and looked at it. The license was read to him. . '"Mandy Jones!" he cried, when the bride's name was pronounced. "Why, it ain't her It's Liza Allen, down by de crick." Here was dllemna. "Well," said the white man, "there's only one thing to do. You must get another li cense. It is just $3 thrown away." Uncle Joe took the paper, folded it and put it in his pocket. "I'll done ask 'Mandy to have me," he said, "foh I don't think dar's Vi dlff-runce 'tween dem ladles." Phila delphia Public Ledger. In Spite of It "Fellow citizens," said the chair man of the meeting, "the gentleman whom I am about to introduce to you needs no introduction at my hands. Wherever the English language Is spo'ceu bus name is a household word. His eloquence has thrilled vast au diences. His voice has always been lifted In defense of the principles of truth and right I appreciate it as an honor and a privilege to preside at a meeting where a public man so dis tinguished Is to speak a meeting of cultivated people, all eager to listen to him and ready to yield to the charm of his matchless oratory. "Gentlemen, It is my great pleas ure to introduce to you this evening the Hon. Hiram Hankins, who will now address you." Notwithstanding this introduction Mr. Hankins came forward and made a pretty fair speech. Chicago Tri bune. Acted According. This story is being told of a certain New York politician: He had succeed ed In securing for a friend of his a place as tax assessor at the cost of considerable exertion. Not long after the friend had begun work in his new place the politician was surprised and grieved to see that he was taxed, un der "personal property," $24 as the. possessor of one goat. He called on his friend, the assessor, for an ex planation, accusing him of ingratitude and forgetfulness of favors received "But I couldn't do less than obey the specific details of the law," pro tested his friend; "look here's what it says," and he read from his papers: "For all property bounding or abut ting on the highway, $12 per fi nt foot" Harper's Weekly. TO FIT THE TARGET. Thompson "I want a good revol ver." Dealer "A six-shooter?" Thompson "Better make It a nine rhooter. I want it for a cat next door." Flourishing Business. A prominent actor tells this story about two brother players and their experiences In a Maine temperance town. Feeling in need of alcoholic refreshment they made application at the local drug store, but were told that stimulants wero sold only in cases or snalie bite. The actors had about decided to content themselves with such refrsh ment as the town provided, when they heard that a certain resident owned a rattlesnake which he kept as a pet Securing his address, they called on him and offered to hire his snake for use in some scientific experiments. "Nothing doing," anwered the own er- "he's booked solid for four months ahead." Harper's Weekly. Saw Double. Gunner "I met Bender at the opera the other evening." Guyer "Did he take his opera glnrsen?" Gunner "Oh, yes, ho went out after :ili'll act." --Eczema and all skin diseases, pltn plos, boils, piles and anything foreign to a sound, healthy skin Is quickly cured by San-Cura Ointment and San-Cura Soap, 25c each. tf CASTOR I A. Por Infants and Children. Tha Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of It la sad to see the sorrow that BO many people borrow On account of the proportions of their chests How they get around and hustle to de velop bone and muscle And subject themselves to awful strains and tests. There may be no real occasion for the same, but no persuasion Will Induco them any exercise to shirk. They are so blamed energetic when they try to be athletic That they haven't any energy for ork. There are others, slightly meager, who are feverishly eager To acquire a score of pounds or ao of fat. So they try an oily diet and Indulgo in rest and quiet Though they seldom gain a single ounce by that. While tt eir brothers, stout and placid, try to bant themselves with acid And starvation, their fine substanca to reduce, But to nnd they do not lighten and their waistcoats dally tighten. That their mortifying isn't any use. I quite fail to comprehend them; na ture never could Intend them To be anything but frail or lean ' or stout, And to try her plans to alter should make e'en the bravest falter She's a lady that it never pays to flout. I should think I was demented If I could not be contented Satisfied with what I measured or I weighed Yet my harsh opinions soften, for It isn't very often. It has happened that a man like me is made. NOT EXACTLY. Josh Billnnco (Just married) "Sajr, is there a bridal suite in this here hotel?" Proprietor of the Hotel Cactus "Bridal suite? Say, do you take this fur a hoB8 hotel?" Marriage Trust Magnate. Judge William Hill, who dispenses Justice and then some at Sunnyside when not engaged in pursuing the fes tive dollar while arrayed In the fine raiment or common garb of a dozen other callings, is pretty much the whole thing when It comes to outfit ting folks for the married state. A few days ago a love sick swain called on the Judge and solicited his serv ices to unite him in holy bonds, etc. "By the way, Judge," said the young man, "ain't you the proprietor of the dance hall?" "I am," replied the Jus tice. "Well, I want it for a dance. How about the music?" "Well, I can sup ply that," said the Judge. "Then I must give a, supper," said the soon-to-be Benedict. "Well, I am a professional cook," replied his hon or, "and can serve you nicely in that line." "All right," said the young man; "now I must see a photographer and make arrangements for photos of the wedding party." "Hold on," said the limb of the law, as the fellow was about to slip out of the door, "That is my line, too. Photography Is where I shine, and If you don't want to go to Price for the marriage license I can fix that, too." "Well, I'll he ," gasped the lover as he planked down a yellow piece of money as part payment for all the proposed services. "Do you also sell cradles and baby buggies?" Emery County (Utah) Progress. Easy Lesson in Politics. "Good evening, Mr. Bultin," said Gladys .rising to greet the caller. "Mr. Honey and I were Just discussing pol itics when you arrived We have been arguing about the differ"nce between a majority and plurality." "Well." said Mr. BuUin, with a pat ronizing glance at Mr. Honey, "it Is easily understood. A majority is a preponderance of favor between two parties, while a plurality Is an excess over all. . "Ah, yes," sighed Miss Gladys. "It is Just like the old saying that 'two is company and three is a crowd,' isn't it?" And the meaning look that passed between Gladys and Mr. Honey con vinced Mr. Buttln that he had been counted out. Judge Paradoxical. ' "Queer thing about those tall build ings, isn't it?" remarked the cheerful idiot. "What's queer about them?" asked the typewriter boarder. "Why, the nearer you get to heaven in one of them the more use you have for a fire-escape," explained the C. I. Hopeless Case. Him "Yes, he's an artist, a musi cian nnd a poet." ' Her "Poor fellow! I had no Idea poverty had such a hold on him." Masculine Theory. Little grains of powder, I, it IV Kobs of paint, 'l's complexion ' ' -if it nin't. SPECIAL OFFER. For a few days The Pittsburg Dis- patch will honor this coupon and twenty-five cents in payment for the Wkeki.y Dispatch to January 1st. : 1907. The balance of this year and : all next year. The regular price of It is 3o per copy. It is a bargain you : can't afford to miss. Cut this out now : and mail It with 'Ilia to The Weekly Dispatch, : Pittsburg, Pa. : Mention the Forest Republican, : Tionnsta, Pa. : Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy. Never fails. Buy it now. It may save life. PROFITS OF THE DUMP. Good Money In Maar Old Thin - That Are Thrown Away. "I get," said a Philadelphia dump boss, "$4 a week, free rent and the dis posal of any dump of value. "Tin onus, for Instance, belong to me If they are dumped here, and 1 make a pretty penny out of them. They are turned, you kuow, Into ttu soldiers and so forth. "Corks are another perquisite of mine. Many nnd many an old broken bottle ou this dump had a good cork In It I get 8 cents a pound for all the corks I find. "Old shoes are never too old to be sold. They have always one good piece the piece over the lustej) that can be used ngnlii. The smaller pieces of good leather cut out of them are made luto purses and wristlets. "Eggshells also have value. Some thing like 1,000,000 pounds of eggshell are used every year iu the manufacture of kid gloves nnd print calicoes. "Do you see those eighteen barrels behind there? Well, each of those bar rels contains its own variety of assort ed marketable dumpage. Each will sell when filled nt a good price. There are, I believe, fifty-seven vnrletles of marketable dumpage, and some dumps yield all the varieties. Mine yields twenty-seven." Philadelphia Press. THE PORCUPINE. Ia Hla I.lklnc For Salt an Acquired r a Natarnl Taatrf Some men who wore camping In the Adtrondaeks severnl years ngo on breaking enmp Iu the autumn left nn old tub which wns saturated with snlt brine. On returning to the snme camp the next year they found that the tub had been gnawed until little of it was left. They wero not long In find ing out what nnlmnl had done the work, for the camp wns overrun with Canadian porcupines. At night they became such n nuisance that tho camp ers were obliged to kill them to protect their property. The handle of n paddle wns gnawed half through. Tho explanation of their presence In sueh numbers during that year, when they had not been noticeably abundant Iu the previous yenr. Is thnt they had made a rendezvous of the camp. lelug attracted by the old brine tub. On this they fensted all winter nnd for thnt rensou were greatly pleased with the locality. An Interesting query Is this: Is the liking for salt an acquired or n lintiirnl taste? Were they ever nble to grntlfy that taste to any extent before man gave them a chance to do so? St. Nich olas. A Tailor's Proclamation. The ni t of advertising has reached a high pitch of excellence lu these duys, but old newspapers and circulars fur nish some fetching examples which it would be difficult .to improve upon. Fifty years ago a Maidstone (England) tailor made tills alluring appeal to the public: "Neoteric cutting. Coats, trousers and vesta. In alnmodal style nnd ma terial, are scientifically constructed nnd symmetrically adjusted to the an thropological flexibilities, . for a tbau maturglcnlly minute, prompt, mone tary gesticulation." Then follows the address, where your "commands will be executed with rabdologlcal exacti tude and melllloquent courtesy." Wantkd. To appoint resident agenta in Forest County, Pa., to represent our full line of Lightning Rods. For full particulars address Hum fc Leatherman, 103 Market St., Pittsburg, Pa. 4t DR. KENNEDY'S 7AV0RITE r Remedy Breaks no Hearts, Excuses no Crimes. rr. David Kennedy's FAVORITE REM EDY is not a disguised enemy of the human race; where it cannot help, it does not harm. It is composed of vegotable ingre dients and does not heat or inflame the blood but cools and purifies it. In all cases of Kidney troubles, Liver complaints, Con. stipation of the Rowels, and the delicate derangements which afflict women, the ac tion of Dr. Kennedy's FAVORITE REM EDY is beyond praise. Thousands of grateful people voluntarily testify to this, in letters to Dr. Kennedy; and with a warmth and fullness of words which mere business certificates never possess. It makes no drunkards excuses no crimes breaks no hearts. Iq its coming there is hope, and in its wings there is healing. We challenge a triid and are confident of the result. Your druggist bos it ONE DOLLAR a Bottle. Dear in mind the name and address: Dr. David KENNEDY, Rondout, Now York. JAMES HASLET, Suscessor to S. II. Haslet's Sons, GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, And UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN COLLEGE, located a t Pittsburg, Pa. Come to this great Financial and Manu facturing center for a BUSINESS EDUCATION; don't go to a small place where Stenographers and Bookkeepers are not required. Circulars. Wui. II. Dull, President. Pennsylvania BUFFALO AND ALLEGHENY VAL LEY DIVISION. Taking effect, November iifith, 1005. No. 32 Buffalo and Piltburg Express, daily except Hun day 11:01 a.m. No. 84 Oil City and PittHburg Express, daily 8:21 p.m. For Hiokory.Tidioute, Warren, Klnzua, Bradford, Olean and the East : No. 31 Olean Express, dally. 7:53 a. m. No. 33 Pittsburg- Express, dally except Sunday 0:19 p. m. For Time Tables and additional Infor mation consult Ticket Agent. W. V. ATTERBUKY, J. R. WOOD. General Manager. Passenger TratUo Mgr. GEO. H. BOYD, Gen'l Passenger Agt. DUFFS 1 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL A Ladies' Fine Sheer Linen Handkerchief with a small neat embroidered crest in one corner, six in a dainty Christmas box, for 90 CENTS Sent postage paid on receipt of that amount. Visitors to Oil City should come to this store by all means, and see the most elaborately decorated store in this section, and a display of nearly $10,000 worth of Christmas merchandise. WILLIAM B. JAMES, The Kind You Have Always in use for over 30 years, and (feT-. Bonnl supervision since Its infancy , i-CCCCAAi Allow no one to deceive von in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd"Jtist-ns-(rood"nre but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Cnstorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops nnd Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS JO Bears the The KM You Me Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMB CffPtTAUn 0NMNT, TT L I to live paint your kitchen, bath-roo Ha. J living-room, every room with out-doors. John A. C. UREY, LIVERY Feed & Sale STABLE. Fine Turnouts at All Times at Reasonable Rates. Hear of Hotel Weaver TIONESTA, PA. Telephone No. 20. L A D I ) Dr. La Franc osl UCOM POUND- ?Wtt?3 . WM6G15T.S OR W WWt Ua Safe, Quick, Reliable Regulator Superior to othor reniwtlM mild at hlnh prlcoi. Cure gunrnntced. Silrccwirullv ut.eil bv iivit UOO.OUO Wnuiril. Prli-p, 25 Onla', rirtiK gllllorbjrmall. 'Itlllluionlalna booklet free. Dr. LaFranco, l'blladclilila, Pa. mmm CHICHESTCfVB ENGLISH Pennyroyal pills In HK and VoM mtlillia boi.t. wltb bin. ribbon. Take no other. HrfuM llaaaraa-Hub.tllBtlono mad In It, tloaa. Buj of jour Uruum. ar kdo 4a. la "TEn J rtl."'l"ra. Taatlaionlala i.r .aaira,"m Hilar, Iit ro. taia Hall. KI.IMIO IViUmonlali. hVM lit "aa-"-. niraaaicr I aeaileal t.'Ow hatha lata ps Maaiaaa Mara, fuai rS A - OIL CITY, PA Bought, anil which has beea has borno tho signature of has been made under his per Signature of MUM HAT TfttCT. MCW VOftH OITV. Tf Lucas Faints (Tinted Gloss) Better than paper which holds dust and germs. Bright and glossy. Easy to keep clean. Lucas Pams are best for ln-doors and Most economical because they go farther and last longer. Ask your dealer. Lucas & Co Philadelphia t iiVi-dil'in- tm THE OLD RELIABLE LIVERY STABLE, OF TIONESTA, - PENN. S.S.CANFIEID PROPRIETOR. JOB TEAMING CANDEE RUBBERS ARE THE BEST THE NAME "CANDEE" On the bottom of a rubler boot or shoe insures its quality. They have been the B EST for fifty years, and they are the best tv-day. When you buy rubbers ask for CANDEES and insist upon having them. For salojbyfall leading stores. Merchants dosirlnn their names to ap pear at the bottom ot this cut can have it under eMablished rules free of charge on application to us. H. ChlMs A Co., Sola KiHtributors, 813 Peon Ave., Pittsburg. Kloctrio Oil. Guaranteed for KiieuniBtisui. Sprains, Sore Feet, Pains. 4e. A tall dealers WIO
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