KINSELLA
THE CARPET
MAN.
Smart k Silberbera:
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STORED,
Wo Will Offer Numerous and
Important Attractions in
Every Department
During Merchants'
SPECIAL TRADING WEEK
Monday. Hov. 5 till Saturday Following,
Will constitute a week long to be remembered by the trading
public of Forest county and by the merchants of
Oil City. Aside from the
Free Excursions,
The different merchants, who have joined this movement, will
offer special inducements in the form of reduced prices, and
many other special noteworthy features.
Our preparations for this event will be on a grand and
most liberal scale. We purpose to make this the greatest week
in the history of this great store. Each department will put
forth its best efforts, each department will have its quota of at
tractions, its special bargains. It will be a week in which every
resource of the Smart & Silberberg stores will be brought into
play in the effort of making out-of-town friends feel that we
appreciate and desire their continued patronage.
Remember that, in order to secure the free transportation,
it will not be necessary to make the stipulated amount of pur
chases at any one store. You can buy Dry Goods, Clothing,
Groceries, Shoes, Carpets, or anything you may need, as long
as you will make your purchases of merchants who have con
tributed to this movement.
If there is any point you do not fully understand, write to
us. "We will gladly mail you explicit information.
Special Notice.
Our most important sale of Carpets, Hugs, Curtains, Lino
leums, &c, will be continued during Merchants lrading Week
SMART & SILBERBERG,
OIL CITY, PA.
Oil City Trust Company.
President,
JOSEPH SEEP.
Vice President,
GEORGE LEWIS.
Treasurer,
II. R. MERRITT.
Capital, - $300,000.00
Surplus and Undivid
ed Profits, - $389,000.00
A total of 8089.000.00. thin amount represents the money our share
holders have invested, every dollar of which protects the depositor. This
protection, together nub conservative management, justihes us inviting new
accounts.
4 Per Cent. Paid on Time Deposits.
We Are One
Of the many merchants who intend to make the week beginning Nov. 5th to
the 12th inclusive one long to be remembered by the trading publio of For
est and Venango Counties. Never in the history of our thirty years exper
ience in shoe selling have we been better prepared to offer grand induce'
ments in the line of Boots and Shoes. And as we are no stranger in your
community, it is not necessary for us to dwell longer on the above subject
Your local newspaper will explain the rest to you. There will be free ex
cursioii8 to all the purchasers of merchandise during that week. Our spa
cious store room will be at your service to make yourself at home whether
you wish to purchase or not.
Sycamore, Senooa and Centre Streets,
OIL CITY, PA
lennsylvania
Schedule in Effect May 27, 190ii.
Trains leave Tionesta as follows :
For OIL CITY, PITTSBURGH, and
principal intermediate stations, 11:01 a.
in. week days, Oil City only, 8:21 p. m.
daily, 5:28 p. m. Sundays.
For BRADFORD, OLEAN, and prin
cipal Intermediate stations, 7:53 a. m.
daily, 4:16 p. m. week days. For Warren
and Intermediate stations, 2:43 p. m.. Sun
days. W. V. ATTERBURY, Gen. Mcr.
J. R. WOOD, P. T. M.
OEO. W. BOYD, G. P. A.
A. C. DREY,
LIVERY
Feed & Sale
STABLE.
Fine Turnouts at All Times
at Reasonable Rates.
Rear of Hotel Weaver
TI03STESTA., PA.
Telephone No. 20.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR
MERCHANTS' TRADING WEEK
$25,000 Worth of Carpets, Furniture
and Curtains to Select From.
For This Week Only
We. will throw this stock on the market at Wholesale Prices.
the big attraction for this sale week.
This stock and store is
CARPETS.
Ingrain Carpets lOo
Rn Carpets 23o
Extra Union S3!o
Extra C. C. Super 47Jo
All Wool Extra Super 57Jo
BriiHuels Carpet 4!c, 53o, 58c, 63o. 68c, 73e, 78o
Velvet Carpet 7:!Jo, 80c, UOo, 7Jo, 11.00
MATTING 10c, 12S 15o, 17Jo,20c, 25c, 27io
LINOLEUMS for ad prices from 421o up.
FURNITURE.
Iron Beds ."....$2.15, 2.50, 2.75. 3.00 and np
Mattresses $2.85, 3 35, 4 25 and 4.05
Springs f 1.75, 2.35 and 2.75
Hardwood Kltoben Chairs &7o
Dining Cbalrs from $1.15 np
Rockers $1.60, 1.08, 2.48, 2 75, 3.50 and 3.98
Couches $8 .50, 8.75, 10.00, 13.15, 15.00 and 18.00
Dressers from $7.75 op
Parlor Tables from 1.38 up
Dining Table from 5.65 up
Kitchen Tables $1.10 ami 1.35
RUGS.
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3x All-Wool Rogs for $ 5 08
3x3 All-Wool Rugs for 6 75
3x4 All-Wool Rugs for 8 20
3x4 Brussels Rugs for 12 05
2x4 Velvet Rugs for 16.00
3x4 Axmlnster Rugs for 20.50
CURTAINS.
All $1.25 Lace Curtain 85a
All 1.50 Lace Curtains $100
All 1.75 Lace Curtains 1.15
All 2.00 Lace Curtains - 1.35
All 2.50 Lace Curtains 1 65
And so on throughout the entire stock.
WALL PAPER.
All 100 Papsrs at. 5o
All 12o Papers at 6o
Alt 15o Papers at 71o
All 20o Papers at '.. .....Wo
Every Roll of Paper iu our immense stock at HALF
PRICE (except Ingrains and Tiles,
KINSELLA,
The Carpet Man,
Opposite Y. -M. C. A., 243-245 Sen
eca and 232-234 Elm Streets,
OIL CITY,
PENNSYLVANIA.
FOSSIL CORKSCREWS
QUEER FREAKS OF NATURE THAT
ABOUND IN NEBRASKA.
Gigantic Splrnla of Mineral Fash
ioned So Mathematically as to De
Knullr Mixtaken at First Glance
For Works of Art.
Nobody knows with certainty what
the so called "devil's corkscrews" real
ly lire. They nre found by tons of thou
sands In Nebraska, most particularly
In Sioux county, and some of them are
ns much as forty feet in height, without
wmllug the gigantic "roots" presently
to be described. Quartz Is the sub-
tonee of which they ore made, but
how they came to be lnfbedded, num
bers of them together, hi the sandstone
cliffs of that region Is more than any
body can tell, unless, perhaps, one the
ory, to be mentioned later, Is to be ac
cepted as correct.
You are traveling, let us say, on
horseback through that part of the
country, and, as often happens, you
see, standing out from the face of a
sandstone cliff, a gigantic spiral. If, as
geologists have proved, the sandstone
rock be chipped away a corkscrew
shaped thing of quartz Is exposed to
view, fashioned so mathematically as
to be easily mistaken nt first glance
for a work of art. The white spiral
may bo free, as a sculptor would say,
or, In other cases, may be twined about
a sort of axis, as a vine would run
around a vertical pole.
Somebody awhile ago gave to these
spirals the name "devil's corkscrews
for wont of a better and as expressive
of the mystery of their origin. Scion
lists discussed them in vain, and many
theories were formed In regard to them,
There were authorities who declared
they were fossil burrows excavated la
tertiary times by gophers of a huge
and extinct species. And, to confirm
this notion, the bones of some burrow
ing animal were actually found imbed
ded In the substance of one of the
"screws." Tills seemed to settle the
mutter for awhile, until the controversy
was started again by the discovery of
the osseous remains, under like condi
tions, of a small deer. Nobody eon id
assert that a (leer was ever a burrow
ing animal, and so that notion had to
be abandoned.
Other theirlsts declared that the "fos
sil twisters," as some folks called thorn,
represented the prehistoric borings of
gigantic wt.'iT,is that lived In the very
long ago. Yet others suggested that
they were petrified vines, though It wus
dillieult to explain how or why the
"poles" on which the alleged vines
seemed in many cases to have been
trained had been so admirably pre
served, or, for that matter, originally
erected.
In the midst of so many contradictory
theories the problem seemed likely to
defy solution Indefinitely. The one that
held out longest and gained most ad
herents was that of the extinct gophers.
It accounted for the "root" a shape
less appendage often nearly as big as
the "twister" itself and attached to the
lower end of the latter which obvious
ly, as it seemed, had been the nest of
t!m rodent auiuiul, the "corkscrew" rep
resenting the spiral hole by which It
mode Its way to the surface of the
ground. What could possibly be more
easy to comprehend?
Professor E. II. Barbour, however,
has declared and his decision Is ac
cepted provisionally until somebody
offers a better that the corkscrews are
of vegetable origin. They ore, he as
sorts, the fossil remains of ancient
water weeds of gigantic size, which
grew millions of years ago on the bot
tom of a vast sheet of water that cov
ered all of Nebraska. These must have
been the biggest aquatic plants that
ever existed, and when the huge lake
that overflowed the region In question
dried up the remains of many of the
plants were left behind buried In the
accumulated detritus at the bottom.
In the course of time iges utter the
bottom of the ancient hike had been
converted Into solid rock rivers plow
ed their way through the land, cutting
this way and that and exposing to the
view of the . modern traveler on the
faces of the cliffs the fossil casts of the
prehistoric water wvccU Just as tliey
stood wheu they grew hundreds of
thousands and probably millions of
years ago. Their tissues were replaced
as they decayed by silica from the wa
ter, particle by particle, nnd thus, as If
by magical moans, their likenesses
have been preserved for the wonder
nnd admiration of the present surviv
ors on the earth.
Such Is the theory now ptty well
accepted by scientists In regard to the
origin of the "fossil corkscrews." Pos
sibly It Is not correct, but if otherwise
there is room for the .exercise of any
body's imagination in the consideration
of this veritable romance of the an
cient history of the world. New York
Herald.
Personal Beaaty.
If either man or woman would realize
the full power of personal beauty It
must be by cherishing noble thoughts
and hopes and purposes, by luivlng
something to do and something to live
for that is worthy of humanity and
which by expending the caparrtlos of
the soul gives expansion and symmetry
to the body which contains ltj Upliam.
A Mini of Arflcn.
Hicks There Isn't a man In town
who can keep the conversational ball
rolling like our friend Oayrake. Wicks
Nonsense! He never soys oaiythlng
worth listening to. Hicks No,i but he
does a lot of things worth talking
about. Philadelphia Ledger.
He who feels contempt fortuny liv
ing thing hath faculties tnatfue nam
never used, and thought wlthihtm is In
Its Infancy. Wordsworth.
The Itlxhon anil the Senator.
A visiting bishop In Washington was
nri'niii!? with a senator on (the desira
bility of attending church. At last he
put the question squarely, "What Is
your personal reason for not attend
ing?"
The senator smiled In a,no-offcnso-ln-
tended way as he replied, "The fact is,
one finds so many hypocrites there."
IieturuliiR the smile, the bishop said
"Don't lot that keen vou away, seua
for. There's always room for one
more." rbllndelplilu Post.
A LUCKY REPORTER.
9e Happened to De on the Spot oa
Important Oceanian.
It requires eternal vigilance for a re
porter to bag his game, leaving not
single chance, for escape. It might bo
further said, however, that the element
of luck does creep In now and then,
either to a newspaper man's advantago
or to his mlit. When Reginald Foster
was one of the craft, he became famous
as the luckiest of reporters. lie was
alert, energetic and capable of writing
an excellent story when ho landed It,
but seemed to have a mascot perennial
nnd eternal. Wherever he wont ho
stumbled upon a "beat." He happened
to be reporting n St. Patrick's day pa
rado nnd went Into the Windsor hotel
to telephone his ofllce when the fateful
fire started in that hostelry, resulting
In the horrible deaths of a great mini
ber of persons. Foster abandoned the
parade, and helped rescue the Imprison
ed pntrors of the burning hotel, nnd
that night wrote n graphic nccount of
the fire from start to finish. He wa
the most available reporter In New
York when the great Hoboken fire
Rtarted, and, hiring a steamer in the
name of his newspaper, he saved many
lives before the firemen could render
aid. When President MoKlnlcy was
assassinated at Ituffalo the first newi
came to all the papers In New York In
tho iihapo of a very brief bulletin. A.
group of newspaper men simultaneous.
ly asked Of each other. "Where Is Fos
ter?" Homebody explained that he was
then on his vacation at Narragansett
Tier, but, even while he was spenklng,
a telegram to the city editor was re
ceived and torn open. It read thus: "I
was right beside the president when ho
was Bhot, having come to Buffalo ex-
position to close my vacation. Will
Bond full descriptive pfory tonight." It
was Foster Itemsen Crawford In Sue
cess Magazine.
RAILWAY.
TinCIE T-A-BHiIE
To Take Effect July 1st, l!)0.r.
NORTH Eastern Time SOUTH
3 1 Stations 2 4
p. in a.m Leave Arrive p.m. p.m
7 0(1 Nebraska 6 30
7 20 Koss Klin (1 05
7 25 Lamentation 6 00
7 SO Newtown Mills 5 55
1 00 7 45 Kellettville 12 oil 5 45
1107 65 Bock Mills 11 SO'S 35
1 25 8 (HI Msyburg 11 4015 25
1 45 8 10 Porkey ' 11 20 5 15
1 50:8 15 Minister 11 15 5 10
1 55 8 20 Wellers 11 05 5 05
2 1018 30 Hastings 10 55 4 55
2 25 8 40 BlueJav 10 454 45
2 40 8 50 Henry's Mill 10 3()l4 35
3 05 9 05 Barnes 10 10 4 20
3 15,9 20 Sheffield 10 00 4 15
p. m'a.m Arrive Leave a. ui.ip.ru
T. D. COLLINS, Presidknt.
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EHHYROYAL PILLS
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To the out-of-town visitors ro our
city during the Merchants' Special
Trading Week this store,
A Member of the
Merchants' Association
extends a hearty welcome. Make 1
this store our headquarters. We
shall be pleased to give you any in
formation you may desire, and help
make your visit pleasant and profitable
WILLIAM B. JAMES,
riTT. rrnriv tsa tm
VAaVI Va4. Ma K
FOREST COUNTY NATIONAL BANK,
TIONESTA, PENNSYLVANIA.
CAPITAL STOCK.
SURPLUS,
150.000.
$55,000.
Time Deposits Solicited.
A. Watkb Cook,
President.
Will pay Four l'er Cent, per Annum
A. B. Kkllt.
Cashier.
Wm. Smkarbadoh,
Vlca President
di rectors
A, Wayne Cook, O. W. Robinson, Wm. Smearbaugb,
N. P. Wheeler, ' T. F. Rltcher. J. T. Dale. A. B. Kellv.
Collections remitted for on day of pnyment at low rates. We promise our custom
era all the benefits consistent with conservative banking. Interest ptid on time
deposits. Your patronage respectfully solicited.
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rj The Stove problem is always a bothersome one, but we can
net p you out to a nicety id auyuiing in a
3 Heating or Cooking Stovo or Range
For either gas, coal or wood. Our stock is large and varied
and our prices are usually lower than others ask. hr
In Hardware
We have them all dawned. Stock never allowed to run out.
Edged Tools, aws, Axes, Lumbermen's Supplies, Cut
lery, Tin and Granite Ware, and Kitchen Furniture of all
sorts. Globes for the Wil torn Gas Light. Full line of Horse
Blankets.
The Hunting Season
Is now ou and we are prepared with a full line of ammunition.
We can save you big mouey on any style of Shot Gun or Itifle.
Call and see.
J. C. Scowden,
Tionesta, Pa.
A Full Line of Garland Stoves,
Also some
Chicago Jewel.
Co-Operative
Stove Co.
1 MONEY-BACK,
Erie Stove
Company.
t 'Ht ONLY HEATING STOVES SOLD WITH
. THE POSITIVF ftllARANTFr tuit ir ..siv
I SATISFACTORY YOOB MONEY will BE RE
ruNULU HT TOUR DEALER. NO OUES
,TIONS NOOUIBBLING-JUST THE MONEY.
Taylor Stove Co.
Bradley Stove
Company.
Economy Stov
Compa1
And everything in the Ileznor line of Stoves. Accept none "just as g
hut insist on the genuine Keznor. We have over seventy-five stoves o
floor, consisting of coal, wood andns heaters, cook stoves and raoges.
Special attention given to repairs We have guns, auimunitioi
fixtures and chandeliers. Tarred and asphalt roofing. Stove pipe al
and shapes made while you wait. Call and see us.
Tionesta Hardware.
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Writ tout and we. will tell you with
out oy charge whether your Invention Is
probably patentable, how to proceed to
obtain a patent, and just what it will cost
you. Good service und lowest rates.
MASON & CO.
f .tat. a ji A a? 4t lAJ
gag 1 1 iv r ft. n. ww ,
JORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Deal
HARNESS, COLLARS, B
And all kinda of
HORSE FURNISHING
TIONESTA. PA.