TUX:
Smart & Silberbers:
Coats, Suits and
Costumes
Semi-Annual Clearing Sale
Elegance and Exclusiveness Allied
With Economy.
If intending to invest in a new Cloak or Suit there's no
need to wait for January clearing sales, when right now we are
making concessions which, under normal conditions, would be
reckless. But an open winter is no respecter of precedents.
And, though it's contrajy to Hoyle and established custom to
start such a sale so early, we'll take no chances of carrying a
single garment to another season. To make "assurance doubly
sure," we're making sacrifices such as these:
Tailored and Semi-Tailored Suits
At $10, heretofore $15 to 25. At $2-5, heretofore $35 to $45.
At $15, heretofore $25 to 13-5. At $35. heretofore $45 to $55.
At $35.50 to $65, heretofore $05 to $30.
Tourists'
At $5. heretofore $10.
At $7.50, heretofore $15.
At $10, heretofore $15 to $25.
SMART &
OIL CITY, PA.
Oil City Trust Company.
President,
JOSEPH SEEP.
Vice President,
GEORGE LEWIS.
A Good New Year's
E esolution
Resolve to save a certain amount each week or
month, and make your savings work for you.
Mail them to us and we will lorward a FOUR
PER CENT, certificate of deposit by return mail.
START RIGHT.
Your future nws depend largely on the nature of
yourHducallon. BUSINESS EDUCATION is tbe practical
Education and we want you to investigate our metboda and
work. Send for our literature.
IYIEADVILLE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
MEADV1LLE, PA.
THE SCHOOL THAT OET8 RESULTS.
INCITED MUTINY,
Am English Admiral Once Did Thla
by Royal Command.
Not only did an English admiral once
receive Instruction to Incite big men
to mutiny, but be actually curried lils
Instructions out.
On the eve of the death of James I.,
and an a result of Prince Charted' mar
riage to Henrietta Maria, Buckingham
agreed to lend the Vanguard and sev
en merchantmen to the French. Be
fure hia promise was fulfilled tlie Ilu-gui-not
rebellion at Kochelle broke out,
and by the time Sir John Tennlngton,
who had been put In command, was
ready to sail the authorities In England
became disagreeably awure that their
snips would be ueeU against the
French Protectants.
Buckingham wus conscious of the
storm of indignation this would arouse
In England. In his perplexity tbe only
solution that occurred to hi in was to
lus; met Pennington to get his men to
liiuilny. A secret message to this ef
fect was sent him through the Earl of
Pembroke, and Sir John, who bad no
wish to hand the ships over to tho
French, obeyed and allowed his crew
to carry hliu and his ollicers buck to
England.
India-nation.
"Siy, boss," begun the beggar, "I'm
outer work nn' "
"See here," interrupted Goodart, "I
gave you r.O cents last week."
"Well, yer've earned more since, ain't
er?" Eichunge.
Sot Ilia lrlvllrare.
Employer (to presumptuous clerk)
Arc you the boss here, I'd like to
know? Clink No, sir, but Employer-Well,
don't talk like a fool then.
r.iwn Commercfiil Hulletln.
Coats
At $15. heretofure $2-" to $30
At $19 75, heretofore $25 to $35.
At $25, heretofore $35.
SILBERBERG,
Treasurer,
H. R. MERRITT.
When the Thander Rolls.
Excellent authorities agree that In
a thunderstorm the middle of a room
Is much the safest place In a house.
A carpeted floor or one covered by a
heavy thick rug Is Letter to stand on
than bare wood. It Is well to keep
away from chimneys and out of cel
lars. In the open air tall trees are
dangerous. A person sheltered under
a low tree or shrub thirty or forty feet
from a large and lofty tree Is quite
safe. If lightning strikes In the lm
mediate vicinity It will hit the high
tree as a rule, with few exceptions.
Water Is a very good conductor, and
It Is well to avoid the banks of streams
in a violent thunderstorm. Detroit
Tribune.
Can Ton flolre Itt
Here Is n. problem that has bothered
n good many mathematical heads. Can
you solve It?
"In cutting a beam Into half Inch
boards the saw wastes an eighth of an
Inch cut," said the timber merchant.
"If tho saw only wasted balf as much
there would be one more board. How
many bonrds Is the beura sawed Into?"
KimIsmI Hie l-Vonomy Idea.
Hi Wo must economize. Suppose,
dnrllng, that yon try your hand at mak
ing your own clothes? She Oh, George,
dear, I never could do that. Suppose I.
begin by trying to make yours? Phil
adelphlu Inquirer.
For the Sake o( Qniet.
"My daughter admired both law and
music, so I had her study law."
"What Impelled yon to that choice?"
"I think practicing law Is quieter
than practicing piano playing."
Indiscretion, inn lice, rashness and
falsehood produce each other. L'En-clos.
LAY OF THE PHARISEE.
Irnoble teasM, a asses, twice
And bean encoata an 4 y-jst dogs.
Art some acquaintances of mice.
And soma are wre:cheJ demagraea
Frau Js. bullies, braggart, too. I know
Their glaring; faulu I p'.aicly s
And tome of them are coi slow
To say wbat they oossMer ma.
Poltroons asd qsacka aiJ g'.attcns I
Regret to tay I daily meet.
And ttoe who steal and those, who lia
And thosa who lc no c lance to
cheat.
And boors asd coxcombs I con j ex a
Their vicious ways In lazguage frea.
I hare By own strong views of them
They've their opinions, too. of bi
Far.atics. faker, ciis and foo'.s.
Rank upstarts, misers, b'gott. sot.
Corruptiocists and venal tools
And such as batch Infernal plota;
Then idlers, sloveaa. sneaks aa4 raiet
And prigs and cany mora there
b.
To reccgnUa them all It takes
A Caw less character like ma.
Quilty But Hurt
"I was governor of my state for two
terms." said a well-known westra
politician. and I made up my m ad
as soon as I was sworn In the first
time to r.ght any wrong I might find
in the two state prisons. I bad some
how got the idea that many Innocent
men were sent there."
""And did you find it so." was askel
"I did. Thera were over a thouan
convicts In all. and I investigated Ii0
cass before I stopped. According it
his own story, every one was an inno
cent man and the victim of injustice.
There was one exception. He had
been sent to prison for stealing a cow,
and he ied to me for a long time. At
length, one day after I had gene over
the case with him for the fl.'th t:ma
and showed blm that he must I gu.l
ty. he said:
"It's no use to try to deceive yoo.
governor. Ill admit that I did
s'ealing. but what harts my feel'.t.gs
is the mistake they made. It wasn't a
cow at all. but a blamed o!d Jackus,
and the jury convicted me because It
was sworn to that be gav twelve
quarts of milk a day."
WELL EQUIPPED.
Asfcem "How do you manage to
make your opera succeed with only
eight In the chorus?"
Manager "I've got twelve bill post
ers." Montana Coroner's Verdict
"Gentlemen." said the Montana cor
oner, "this is a case where the dece
dent lying before you was mistaken
in his man. He sets out to look for
Steve Brady and fill him with lead,
but comet across Sam Andrews In
stead and stops to ask him wbat he'll
take for the cayuse he it riding. Sam
tets a price and they get into row
and Bill Harper is shot dead.
"There It no question in my mind
that had Bill found Steve he would
have plunked him and there Is no
question but he was found by Sam and
got plunked himself, but out of re
spect for the statoots made and pur
vlded It is my duty to Inform you that
a verdict of rush of blood to the head
will be perfectly satisfactory to all In
terested parties."
Too Extravagant.
"It has come to my ears, gemlen of
dls Lime Kiln club, dat six different
membes hev dun gone and rented
locked boxes at de postofflce. I don't
menshun any names, but I want it
understood dat I frown upon any slch
piece of extravagance.
"Last Sunday I saw sartln members
of dls club ridin' out wld livery rigs!
I don't call any names, but I know
dat dose men don't aim ober S a
week at de best. Dar dey was, whoop
In' around and puttln' on style when
dey could no more afford it dan I kin
afford to whitewash de capitol. at
Washington for de sum of 15 cents an'
board myself."
Not a Good Officer.
The officer had rolled the hobo over
In the street.
"You are a good officer," commend
ed the roundsman.
"I don't think so," replied the offi
cer, as he seated himself on the pros
trate hobo.
"Why not?"
"I ara on the bum."
Back Numbers.
Elsie What a ridiculous child he
Is. He said he was going to visit his
great-gran'pa.
Mamma And Is that ridiculous,
dear?
Elsie Of course. Great-gran'pas
are always dead. Philadelphia Press.
"Do you see anything ridiculous In
my wig?" said a Judge to the well
known Irish barrister, John Curran.
"Nothing but the head," flew back the
retort.
Rather Doubtful.
"If I could only win you," he said,
"we would soon be one."
"And If we were both won," she
queried, "which would be the win
ner?" TO ( IKK A tOI.I IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on
each box. 25c.
CASTOR I A
for Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hava Always Bought
Bears the y?'
Signature of WLafWUcAiM
j mh
if JOLLY
-V JOKES. J
SONNET OF A FARM HAND.
Uv. 2..:. tc-je litem po9-e btvr
wt-j ll.ik
The crT.ied ciy, wit tta dirt tad
U tx to live la my! that son doe
tn ti.-d eaouga to almost tnk
me sink
Here in my tracks: Tiey work
w;-h pes a&J lei
Day kl.tx oay tot jut eoougi to
to eat
As J wear, poor fools, and never
kecw h-oTr !(;
L! Is cct here oa. for a good, cold
diitk!
Juet lock at them there fields ail
wsvin" green
Cocfcusd tie C.e! H's like a pie
tare, mort.
With everj-.t'tg o brigat and part)
and cImh
Ey -:.. I almost feel as though
Id roast!
This ia tie longest day I ever ttn;
I've po; to rest or Til give up the
ghost.
Chicago Record -Herald.
Dutch Royalty.
i"Le visit of Wilhtlnuoa. queen of
Hoi! lid. to it&'y recalls her life in
Florence wrth ter mother In her girl
hood. They lived in a modest way,
go. 1 6 cut dsuly on foot. Il Is related
thai ll?y were going ajocg the Lung
Arco, 'when tiy were accosted by a
bfrr.
Tie c.iK n regent wanted to push
on. fesritg that her daughter might
c:;s sr-.ce Cc-trful direue, but the lit
tle Que-:n. haviLg a will of her own,
it.i'.ed on t:crr:ng. She questioned
the r an In broken Italian, .believing
herself qu.te uakcown. and on pro
ceti.rg gve him half a franc
He looked from the silver in hit
hind to her. and then back again,
ind at last t'-id. with an air of im
pertinence: "So your subjects keep
you as short as that! Poor queen!"
New York Tribune.
Experienced Artist Wanted.
A woman who b1 become sujden
ly rich was traveling in Europe, and
while there it occu.'-ed to her that
it was the proper th'r.g to have her
portrait pointed by a prominen: artist
Accordingly she called at the studio
In Paris of a painter of high reputa
tion. "Will you kindiv sit down snd wait
a few Garments 7" asVed the attend
ant, when Mrs. Nfwrich had stated
her errand.
"Well. I'm la a hurry. Ia your
master busy?" she asked.
"Yes. madam. He is engsged on t
ttuiy."
"Oa a stu-iy!" excia'med Mrs. New
rich. "Well, no matter, I guess I
wvn't wait. I shan't want him to
paint my picture. I want as artist
who has got all through with hlw
nuiiies!" Success.
Blissful Ignorance.
"V.'oir.en," remarked the old bache
lor, "ere nothing for art, as a rale."
"Oh. ihrsy don't, eh?" sneered the
man who had been np against the
mairiw.on'al gme for seven kmg
yer. "Yon evidently don't know the
flr?t principles of the feminine make
up." Proper Place.
"Look here, jailor," said the traa
t'fnt s-Jen at the police s'.ation. "thia
place isn't fit to keep a hog in."
"This rHce isn't intended for hogs,"
replied the keeper of the keys. 'W
send them to the pen. See?"
At the Seashore.
The Kiib-nd I think you are get
ting a little thinner, dear."
i ce Wife What makes you think
so, James?
"Why, when you go In the water it
does not seem to rise as high as It
used to!" Yonkers Statesman.
In Great Luck.
"Ycu've overdrawn your account,
madam," said the cashier.
"How lovely!" said the fair depos
itor. "I never expected to be able to
get ahead of the bank that way."
Chicago Post.
Artless Art.
Bmshly DoAubcr got 125 for a lit
tie drawing he made last night
Palette So! What did he draw?
Ilrushly Three aces to a pair of
kings.
Serious Indeed.
La Montt Dispatches say that seri
ous firing was heard off Port Ar
thur. La Moyne Serious? Gracious!
Maybe some one fired their cook.
News to Him.
The Supper Cook Bring me some
cheese for the rabbit.
New Kitchen Boy Sure, I never
heard that a rabbit ates cheese!
Town Topics.
Dense Silence.
That money talks, quite freely, too.
You probably have heard;
But there are some of us to whom
It never said a word.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
Usual Obstacle.
Harry Couldn't you get her fath
er's content?
Jack I don't know. I couldn't pst
my own 'consent to take him for a
father-in-law. Detroit Froe Press.
I was confined to the house with
kidney complaint for seven weeks and
was most of the time in bed. Some time
before I had been refused life insurance,
as I was told I could not live many
months. At tbe suggestion of tbe drug
gist, who was a friend of mine, I began
taking Thompson's Barosma, Kidney
and Liver Cure, and I am happy to make
tbe statement, which my wife will affirm,
that live bottles of Thompson's Barosma
completely cured me. Also I refer to
my neighbors as to the above facts. Orson
Hopkins, Townville, Pa. BaroBnia, 50c
and $1.00. All druggists. if
lew aaa Heaaa.
"What kind of head Jo you f.kt on
a man?" was askeU of the president of
a corporation employing several thou
sand tazxls. He replied: "It depends
altogether on what I want tbe bead
to do. Kaon department of our busi-r.e-M
requires a different shape of bead.
We don't look for veneration, benevo
lence, genervwlty, sublimity, cousclea
tiousness, acquisitiveness or Ideality.
Take then all In all. I thick I'd rather
have around me men of combatlveiiess,
aggressiveness, bope, spirit, eouatrue
tlvenes. I try to pick out such. I
ohiukl like rrery man hi my employ
to have at least two-thirds of hit bead
In front of his ears. Men with big
back bonds are overweighted with In
tellect; too slow to keep np with the
age." New York 1'res.
Beldam a Laea Oat.
PMflaiu has lovf bea tntpertant
center of the lace industry.
The art of making lace spread
through Flanders from France and
Italy In the middle centuries owing to
the tplendld qualities of Belgian flax,
and it was there that the wonderful
dnebee lace ws originated. Much
of the so railed Spanish lace black,
wrfh Its lage roses and trailing de
signwas aio made In Flanders, and
for the last hundred years the cities of
Bruges. Ghent and Ypres have put on
the market the three best grades of the
modern valencienuea lace, each city
having a distinct variation In design
due to the differences in workmanship
gradually introduced In the courwa of
years In the three localities.
Re Waa Easily.
Mr. Subbubs You know you're only
talking nonsense. Wbat do you want
r couple of new gowns for? Mrs. Sub
bube Why. Mrs. riayne has got a
dozen gowns, all of them much hand
somer than the two or three that I've
got Mr. Bubbubs Yes, I know. But
a homely woman like that needs rich
attire In order to attract attention
from her face. You dost Liverpool
Mercury.
'Cut this out and take it to Dunn A
FultonVdrug store and get a free sample
of Chamberlain's" Stomach and!' Liver
Tbeee tibleis are far superior to pills, be
ing easier to take and more pleasant in
effect. Tbey correct disorders ' of the
stomach, liver and bowels. If
Duiiog first two weeks iD January we
will give
Free of Charge One
Gold Filling
With every tet of teeth ordered.
Nothing makes artificial teetb look
more natural than a nice gold filling.
All oor plates''are made of best
material sod are reinforced and will
not break with any ordinary use.
Any work that fdoes not last we
will be glad to replace free of charge.
New York
32 Seneca St., Oil City.
J. E. Baumgardner.
PIIBINuTtIIIKI
Roofing and Spouting
a Specialty.
All General Repair Work Given
Prompt Attention, and all Work
Guaranteed to Give Sat
isfaction. Sh p located next door to Lantoo's
FlouriDg Mill,
Bridge Ht.9 Tloncsla, Pa.
JORENZO FULTOIf,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
Whether
the weather
is clear or cloudy, wet or dry, hot
or cold, it's all the same to the
building painted with
Lucas Paints
(Tinted Gloss)
They're made to stand weather pure
materials, finely ground and thor
oughly mixed. They are the result
of over sixty years of honest making
iiu nave always come out victorious H
in severe testing. i
John IJ111!
Ua
Klectrio Oil. Guaranteed for
Rbeumatiun, Sprains, Sort
Feet, Pains. Ao. Atall dealers
Tk.i ...It. kiaA Iia. i'm
lot of Furs at ever came from an American furrier. If il were
not our policy to sell off stocks at tbe end of each season, we
would feel disposed to pack tbee away, as it it fact although
not generally known that Furs are advancing in prce, and
have been for several years. Etch year tbe number of fur
bearing animals grows scarcer. We would rather have tbe
caob, though, so if you're to have one, come and take a look
at thee, note tbe regular price, iben deduct one fourth.
Carefully telected Furs that this store's reputation for
clean, reliable merchandise it back of, and tbat'a not all, the
prices are based on a moderate profit.
100 Dozen Corset Covers,
25c each.
Tbe material used is excellent; tbe quality of lace it good,
and tbey are exceptionally well made. We consider tbero an
unosual Tlue fr a quarter. Five different ttyle. One with
two rowt wide Torchuu insertion, arm and sleeve trimmed with
lace to match. One with wide row Val. insertion, arm and
neck trimmed with narrow lace to match. We haven't space
to mention the others. Come and see them.
WILLIAM E. JAMES,
XVegelable Preparation far As -slmilating
tticFoodandRcgula
Ung the Stomachs andBowls of
rromolcs Digestion.Checrfu
nessandRcst.Conlains neither
Opium.Morphirie nor Mineral
Isot Narcotic.
3
jUx Swum
3
Apcrfecl Remedy forConstipa
Tton, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca
Worms .Convulsions Tovcrish
ness and Loss of Sleep.
Facsimile Signature of
NEW YORK.
A
exact copy or wrapper.
E-.r7..VT.
A.C.UREY,
LIVERY
Feed & Sale
STABLE.
Fine Turnouts at All Times
at Reasonable Rates.
Hear of Hotel Weaver
TIOlsTZEST-A., PA.
Telephone Xo. 20.
WHITE PINE
Flooring, Siding,
and material for
Window Casings
ami Inside Work.
A good eupply to select
from always in stock.
Call on or address.
JAS. J. LANDERS,
TIONESTA, PA.
or F. l AMSLER.
OFTIOIAU.
Office ) & 1i National Bank UuiMiug,
OIL CITY, PA.
Eyes examined free.
ExcltiHiwlv optical.
PCHICHrSTtR'S ENGLISH
OtfiYftOYAL PILLS
u nr.,. ni uoia meitui, ftoia. Ntil.j
llhblu. ribbon. T.k.ii..h.r. K. r,,..
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r t. iv,ifrMi r.fltimoai.1 it,
til Druiriu. . ChirkMUr Cknl.l '1
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All Purs
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mint, ia disnrtrtA nf as choice a
OIL CITY, PA.
in
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
THE OLD RELIABLE
LIVERY STABLE,
-OF-
TIONESTA, PENN.
S.S.CANFIEID PROPRIETOR.
job TEnLTira
JAMES HASLET,
Suscowr to S. H. Haslet's Sous.
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA. PENN
DR. KENNEDY'S
FAVORITE
REMEDY
Pleaaanl lo Take.
Powerful to Cure.
And Welcome
In Every Borne.
KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE
Dr. PaTid Kennedy's Fvorlt Remedy Is dptd
tnllaj;esindbiitli ncxet, affording permanent re.
lief in all cn-et cauaed bj Impurity nr the blood,
nu ll Kliln. v, Uladd.-r and I.lver Com.
1IhIii; curce Coaatlimtlon and Wvakneaaea
peruliitr to women.
It proYcsturrewftil in cues where all other medU
Cine have tntnlly faiUtL No anflerer should despair
anloiiijiia this remedy is untried. It haa an unbro
ken ncord of aucress for over 80 years, and has
won hosts of wurm friends.
Are you snnVrinfr from any disease traceable to
the causes nii'iiilom d 1 If o, lr. Kennedy has
staked Ins personal and professional reputation oa
the statement that l'uvorite Ueiuedy will do you
gooiL '
Snd for a frr trlnt bottle snd booklet eon
tninins valuable meilioaladviceon the treatment of
various diseases. Write also for an "Kimy Tet'
for flndinenniif yon hsve kidney disease. Address
lr. l:ivid Kc im.-ily's Nuns, ICondoiit, N . Y.
RF.MF.MRF.R, the full namel a Dr. Invid Ken-JiMv-a
FAyiiKl'I'li HEMEDV.mailestltomlnut,
. ..and the price is Kl.oo (six Iwttlea .r..oo) at
jll drii!L-ista in the tuited Klates, t'aud and
foreign couutriea.
DDr.La Franco's
Safe, Quick, Reliable Regulator
Superior to other remedies soht at hlch prices
Cure Biisriintfeil. SucreHMriiliT uwd bv over
'.ism, nno Women. 1'rlee, i) ((, -Slsisorbymail.
Tesiluioni.ls I booVli i free.
Df. LaFranco, Philadelphia, Fa.
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mw i mil
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y For Over
Thirty Years
LADIES