HOLIDAY
GOODS SACRIFICED
Broken Lots to be Closed Out
.at Merely Nominal Prices.
All Statuary - One-half off
All Art Goods - One-third off
All Brie a Brae - One-half off
All Cut Glass - One-fourth off
All Venetian Ware - One-fourth off
All Chinaware - One-third off
Short, quick action on all Holiday
Goods left on our shelves and counters
now and as long as they last. Deep
cut prices will quickly weed them out
and give us leeway for other and more
important events. The balance of the
stock of Dolls, Toys and Games all
show the effects of price slashing, for
speedy selling cost is not counted in
our desire to clean up the counters and
shelves quickly.
The Smart & Silberberq Co.
OIL CITY. PA.
Your Saving's
This company will pay four
per cent, on either savings
book or certificate. Interest
allowed from day of receipt.
Assets, $2,500,000.00
Oil City Trust Company.
President,
JOSEPH SEEP.
Vice President,
GEORGE LEWIS. H.
An After
Christmas
Sale.
All House Coats, Smoking Jack
ets, Bath Robes aud Study Gowds
one fourth off io price from original
plainly marked prices aa follow?:
All 85 Jackets and Robes, now $3 75
All 86 Jackets aud Robe, now 84 50
All 88 Jackets and Robes, now 86 00
All 810 Jackets aud Robes, now 87.50
Our entire stock of Overcoats and
Rain Coals at nne-fourtb off the reg
ular prices at which the coats have
been sold:
810 Overcoats and Raincoats at 87 50
812 Overcoats and Raincoats at 89 50
815 Overcoats aud Raincoats at 11 25
820 Overcoats and Raincoats at 15 00
825 Overcoats and Raincoats at 18 75
We eive you eood values here for
your money, not hot air.
THE McCUEN CO.
2b AND 29 SENECA ST. ,
OIL CITY. PA.
WHITE PINE
Flooring, Siding,
and material for
Window Casings
and Inside Work.
A good supply to select
from always io stock
Call on or address
JAS. J. LANDERS,
TIONESTA, PA.
Treasurer,
R MERRITT.
Dress
Footwear.
We're now upon the threshold of
the social season, with balls, parties,
receptions and entertainments of all
sorts, livery society man and worn
au will want handsome and correct
drees footwear.
For Women
We've choice dress shoes, fancy eve
nmg slippers and ties. Many d'.inty
bow and strap and pump effects in
white, dull and patent leathers.
For Men
We've a 6ne line of dress shoes, but'
ton or lace, gun meial, colt or patent
calf in all sizes and numerous styles
JOE LEVI,
Cor. Center, Seneca and Syca
more Streets,
OIL CITY,
PA.
. . so YEARS'
& EXPERIENCE
D
Tradc Marks
Dcsions
Copyrights Ac.
Anyone ending sketch and description ma?
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention in prnhnhly nrttentanle. f onimiinlrtv
timiR strictly om.talentla.. Huntlhook on Patent!
tent free. O I drat airency for sccurmn patent.
l'atenta taken through Munn & Co. reuolv
tpfiat nntice, without charge. In the
Scientific American.
A handaomelT tlluatrnted week It. I.nruput rli-
tulalltm uf Hiiy mlentiUr Journal. Term., fa
; imir mom us, II. sum brail newiilonlem
J nn.36iBr.rtrNpW Ynr.
Drauci) OfBce. 625 r (ft., Wahiiiauii. U. U
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Close of The Teachers' Institute.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's
session of the County Institute was con
sidered excellent by all in attendance.
Prof. W. M. Teirce, of Ridgway, Dr. U
H. Gordinier, President of Kco Mar Col
lege, Hagcretown, Md , and Trof. O. J.
Gunning Supt. of Warren county were
the principal instructors for the re
mainder of tho week. Trot. Teirce on
Wednesday morning cave an excellent
and practical talk on "Spelling." He
requested the teachers to take notes and
make an outline which he himself had
formulated and which he believed would
meet with succccss wherever put into
operation. The substance of the method
is that most persons remember how to
spell a word by remembering how it
looks, by the sound of the letters as they
arc spelled together, by the habitual as
sociation of lips, tongue, palate, etc.,
made in spelling the words by the asso
ciation of tho movements of tho hand
and arm in writing words and by the
use of a few important rules. Prof.
Pcirce discussed die application of each
of the above and demonstrated their
importance. The talk included some
very important material for the thought
ful teacher. Prof. F. A. Wheeler oc
cupied thirty minutes during the fore
noon session instructing in music and
discussing the importance of teaching
music in the public schools. Dr. Gordi
nier then addressed the institute on the
subject of "Words." He spoke of the
growth of languages and the changes
that were constantly being made to ex
press the exact thought, and that from
indications the conclusion is justified
that all languages had a common origin
but where the origin was no one has
been able to prove. Ho spoke of the
value of foreign languages as an impor
tant part of education as many of the
English words arc formed from foreign
or parts of foreign words. Ho discussed
the simplified spelling saying that the
opponents of it had but one available
argument against it, that by it the deriv
ation of the word would be lost. The
afternoon session was occupied by a
second talk by Prof. Peircc on the sub
ject, "What Do You Know," followed
by thirty minutes instruction by Prof.
Wheeler. Dr. Gordinier also talked on
the subject of ' Put Yourself in His
Place," in which he showed what the
true relation should bo between pupil
and teacher. The evening entertain
ment was the John Thomas Concert Co.
The entertainment consisted of readings
by Mr. Thomas and instrumental music
by Miss Alice Eortin, pianist, and Miss
Anna Webster Thomas, a violinist. The
audience was well pleased and the en
tertainmcnt was considered a success.
The session on Thursday was begun by
einirintr and devotional exercises. Prof
o o - t
Wheeler again instructed in music and
rVimitv Sunt Morrison addressed the
teachers. Prof. Peirce discussed the
subject of "Reading" and Prof. R, W.
McWilliama gave an "Indian Uuu
Drill," which was well performed and
reflected well on Mr. McWilliams' athletic
training. Dr. Gordinier gave au im
portant address on the subjoct of My
thology." discussing it in a systematic
manner. He said these questions natur-
lly arose to the ancient philosophers.
Whence come I? Whither am 1 going?
Who ami? What am I? and What is
the cause in nature and in myself ? He
explain! the reason of the ancienta be
lieving in so many "Gods." That the
belief was common until the times of the
later philosophers and that some of
them on account of unbelief were put
to death. That Mythology reached its
culmination during the palmy days of
Greece, and that during the history of
Rome It was on the decline, but with m
cl'nations toward stranger superstitions.
That mythology came to an end so far
as human belief was concerned when
Paul made his famous oration to the
Athesions on Mars Hill. Prof G. W.
Mitchell, of Maricnville, made a short
address to the teachers which was well
received, after which Prof. Peirce made
his farewell speech to the teachers which
was the concluding address of Thurs
day's session. The evening entertain
mcnt was a lecture by Dr. Uordinier on
the subject of "What Makes the Wheels
Go Round." Dr. Gordinier made an
excellent address which received the
most favorable comment from the
audience. Fridays session consisted of
music instruction and an address by
Prof. Gunning. Dr. Gordinier also gave
a short address on the subject, "The
Little Red School House " which was
the concluding address of the session.
All the instructors are deserving of coir
eratulations for their sincere work in
eluding County Supt. Morrison. The
following is the financial report:
Receipts.
From Teachers 8
From Course Tickets
From Advertising
Sale of Muaio Books
From General Admittance tickets
From County
Balance from last year
81 00
100 00
4 (10
1 30
83 (w
134 00
07
9433 93
EXI'ENDITUKKS.
Paid to Day Instructors 9 l."7 08
Paid Evening Entertainments i. uu
Paid Printing..
iu uu
,1 50
Singing books
Piano
Pianist
Janitor
Boarding Instructors
Postage
Freight, Express and Drayage..
Stage Lumber
'5 00
6 00
5 00
28 T
2 86
2 14
0 99
9430 3
Balance 8 60
Resolutions.
Wa also submit the following resolutions:
That we express our gratitude to ibe
Creator and preserver of the Universe in
that no teacher of the County died durin
tho last three years.
That we thank Sunt. Morrison for his
successful management of the Institute aod
that wa favor bis ra-electiou.
That we express our appreciation of the
welcome received at the hands of the peo
ple of the town and to the County Commis
sioners for the use or cue court House.
That we extend thanks to the Brnmoters
of the summer school for the extension of
practical knowledge and methods to the
schools of the entire county.
That we thank the unknown donor of
the scholarships to the Clarion Normal
previously given for the educational inter
Aft also that the Institute next year
I Bbouiu tie held early In October.
FASSETT'S KNOX TALK.
Leadtr of Up-State New York Repub
licans Declares For Pennsylvania
Senator.
Washington. Dec. 31. A signifi
cance Impossible of exaggeration la
attached here to the declaration of J.
Sloat Fassett at his home In Elmlra,
N. Y.. In favor of the nomination of
Senator Knox for the presidency.
Fassett. In addition to being a mem-
her of the house, is regarded as tne
Roosevelt up-state leader. What Her
hpit Parsons Js to the New York
county Republicans FaBsett la to those
Mio live in the so-called rural dis
tricts. He is the up-Blate man who
can go to the White House and come
away carrying things of value In a
nolitlcal sense. At times he has also
been known to voice the views of the
president.
The least the Fassett declaration
- . I II Afc... t
Tan be construea as meaning 'in mat
the promises of a fight between Gov
ernor Hughes and (President Kooae
velt for control of the Empire State
delegation were not made without a
knowledge of the facts. Parsons
stopped the Indorsement of the gov
ei nor proposed by the New York coun
ty committee, and there Is not much
doubt he did It because the president
wished It.
It Is not a bud Inference that the
lp-stute Roosevelt leader's declar
Won for Knox was made at least not
against the protpst of the president
to serve as a si'll further notice to
the governor that he la not to be per
mitted to cany away the delegation
end have It for his own use.
But It Is a better deduction that the
Fassett declaration Is a notice to the
Taft people that they must get the
New York delegation aa a result of
their own exertions rather than ex
pect to have it delivered to them on
a platter hy the Roosevelt people. It
may also be regarded as notice that
the president never thought of putting
litis former attorney general In the Wat
of reactionaries. He could not be so
ungrateful to the man who pulled
him out of the wide and deep hole he
diKRpd for himself when he expressed
the conviction that trusts could not
be controlled except through an
amendment to the constitution. Knox
1old 'him the Sherman law could be
made to work, and then proved It by
winning the Northern Securities case.
That the Knox people have had an
Idea that Fassett was Mkely to do
something of tt.Ms kind can be Inferred
Tioin the fact that he Is to be one of
the speakers at the Pittsburg Cham
ber of Commerce Lincoln Day dinner,
at which Senator Knox Is also to
sneak. Congressman James Francis
Burke, who has been the spokesman
for the Knox boom, had much to do
In getting Fassett and Senator Bur
rows of Michigan as speakers for that
night.
It was announced that Senator
Knox will speak at the Lincoln club
unmtal dinner at Kalamazoo, Mich,
the nlnht before he speaks at Pitts
burg.
Station Agent Murdered.
Claringtou, O., Dec. 31. Edward
Hutchinson, the Ball more and Ohio
railroad station agent here, was
robbed and murdered at an early
hour yesterday and the station burned
over his head. The Durgrars bound
and gagged Hutcl.Mnson and after
taking his watch and money ransack
ed the station. Hutchinson had
worked for the Baltimore and Ohio for
number of years. The burglars evl
dentiy decided to burn Hutchinson as
he lay bound in order to conceal their
Identity.
Killed by Fall From Car.
Pcnn Yan. N. Y., Dec. 31. Curtis
L. Wood of Elmira, freight brakeman,
fell from the top of a car and wua In-
btantly killed .In Penn Yan.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York, Dec. 30,
WHEAT No. 2 red, 1.05 f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.22Vi
CORN No. 2 corn, 6714c f. o. b,
afloat; No. 2 white, 67c.
OATS Mixed oats, 26 to 32 lhs
54c: clipped white, 32 to 40 lbs..
C0mfil'2l,4c.
PORK Mess. 914.50 1 5.25 ; family,
18.00(fi 18.50.
HAY flood to choice, I1.001.0o.
CHEESE --State full cream, fancy,
15ic.
BUTTER Creamery specials, 30c;
extras, 290'29',4c; western factory, 15
20c; state dairy, 2028c.
EGGS State and Pennsylvania,
32 34c.
POTATOES State and Western
91.8Mff2.10; per sack; Maine, $1.75
&2.15.
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, Dec. 30,
WHEAT No. I northern carload.
$1.18; No. 2 red, 91.05.
11.184 ; No. 2 red, $1.0G.
CORN No. 2 yellow, 63tfc; No,
yellow, ClVc
OATS No. 2 white, r4c f. o.
afloat; No. 3 white, 52 53c.
FLOUR Fancy blended patent,
per bbl., fi.n0(fi6.7o; winter family,
patent, $5 4Ogc.?0.
BUTTER Crehitory. prints, fancy,
30'4ft31c; state and Penn. cream'
ery. 29c; dairy, choice to fancy, 2G3
27c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 15V40
lCc; good to choice, 1415c.
ERGS Selected white, 30 32c.
POTATOES Home grown, fancy,
per bu., 70c; fair to good, 6568c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market,
CATTLE Choice export steers, 95-25
ffi)S75: good to choice butcher steers,
14 0003.00; choice to extra fat
rows $4.00(8-4.25; fair lo good noifer
4.004-4t; choice beifeva, 4.60
4 65' buils, common to good, 93.00(fJ
3.75; choice veals, 99.009.23; fair
nod. 98.30ft 8 75.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
spring lambs, 97.00ft 7.10; choice
ipnrllnes $r,.r()fi o.."0; clipped mixed
Rh. eu. $4.00(fi 1.50.
HOG-S Light Yorkers, 94.75(9 485
medium and heavy hogs, 94-904.95
pigs, 94.501J 4.75.
Buffalo Hay Market.
No. 1 timothy, baled,
Nc. 2 timothy. 916.00(5 16.50;
and oat straws, 98.00&8.50.
917.50
wheal
In building castles In the air
Be up to all the tricks
And most of nil, pray, have a care
And do not buy gold bricks.
Two Ways of Looking at It.
There Is a young artist in Washing
ton who classes himself as of the Im
pressionistic school and who, being
somewhat out In drawing, generally
makes up for his lack of technique by
spreading color recklessly and count
ing on distance for his effect.
At an amateur exhibition he once
hung one of his most extraordinary
performances.
"Well," an It! a friend whom the art
ist had taken to see the worki "I don't
want to flatter you, old chap, but that
la far and away the best stuff you
lave ever done. I congratulate you."
Much pleased, the artist was receiv
ing the compliment with becoming
modesty when be chanced again to
glance at tho picture and turned very
red. The committee had hung It up
sldo down.
Hurrying to the head of the commit
tee, he was about to launch into a louu
complaint when he was Informed of
the good news that an hour before tho
picture had been sold for fill. Jne
original price mark had been iu.
Lipplncott's Magazine.
' Where the Horse Bit George.
"Now. please show me the spot where
tho horse bit (ieorge Washington," was
the astonishing request made by
country visitor of his host, a downtown
publisher. The hitter had escorted hlui
alMiut and shown him the statehouse,
the Liberty bell. Carpenter's hall, old
hrlst church, the grave of ltenjamln
Franklin and the site of the bouse In
which Jefferson wrote the Declaration
Of Iudepeiideliie. The publisher Had
never heard of the spot where the
horse bit the Father of Ills country.
but, equal to the emergency, he took
his guest to Washington square and
said that It was In one of the comers
f that simee iwhlell one be did not
know) that the horse did the lilting, in
'oinmondatlon of which event the
square was mimed aner mo geiierui.
The gentleman from Down louder
Somewhere was fully salislied and has
gone home full of good, ready made
hlstorv to tell bis neighbors. It would
lie Interesting to ascertain the identity
nf the wair who sprung this one
on George Washliigton.-l'hiliidelphlii
Record.
When Reynard Goes Hunting.
Those who have tried wild fowl
shooting know how diitlcult a mutter
it Is Io approach within range without
disturbing the birds. The fox's only
weapon Is his mouth, and the range
necessarily short, but for reynarrj
It proves all sulllclent. Ills knowledge
of the habits of his victims prompts
him to a suitable lurking place among
the withered rushes In a clump se
lected to hide the contour of his form
and to match the color of his coat as
far as possible. Lurking there, almost
wholly immersed In water if need be,
he waits his opportunity and seizes It.
Well may his cunning lie proverbial,
for there Is no animal or bird on which
he prevs that can bailie his pursuit.
Even tho prickly armor of the hedge
hog proves an Inadequate protection
when the fox requires his presence In
his larder. Ills larder! What a larder
It Is! The thought of it. the smell of It,
savors of a whole army of tragedies.
London Tlt-Blls.
Six o'Clock Folk.
How many of our readers know what
o'clock man" Is? Miss Spurgoon.
oue of the lecturers In English at Bed
ford college, linker streeet. bus a coun
try cottage and an old "Ralph a mill
in the middle of Wostleton heath, Sux-
mundham. The oilier day a non-Suffolk
lady told her that her gardener's
wife bad often said. "We are ( o'clock
people." and she hud taken It to menu
early risers." But soon after some
one said that this lady's hushaud was
a (! o'clock genlleniau," and as she
kuew that he didn't get up early she
asked what the epithet meant and
was told. "Upright, like Ibe bands of
the clock are at i o'clock." Another
use of the word In Suffolk Is seen iu
"living upright" that Is. on lnileiend-
ent means. Westminster (Jazette.
Backwardness of the First Families.
While without 1oii tit the courtesy of
street ear conductors ami minor cay
employees Isn't all that It lulKlit lie,
the public Is hardly justltleil in de-
uin nil inn Cheslerilelds and nriuninels
on waj;es or a day. .Many years
ago an Indltfiiant citizen complained to
old Mayor cmliicy of Ronton that the
street sweepers were an tineiitlenian-
ly lot.
"I know It. 1 know It." acknowledg
ed the old gentleman sadly. "I've tried
to lndure the member of the first
families of Commonwealth avenue to
handle the brooms, but they won't do
It." Woman's Home Companion.
The Harder Labor.
"What did ynu get (lie rublier gloves
for?" they asked her as she passed
them around to show how handsome
they were. "You have a girl, haven't
vou? You don't have to wash the
dishes."
"No," she answered, "l don't have to
wash the dishes, but while she Is
washing the dishes I oil the floors.'
New York Tress.
Exceptional Case.
"They couldn't eouvlet that forger.
When he was caught he chewed up the
forgery and swallowed It."
"Well, it Isn't every man who is so
willing to eat his words wHm It's
Droved lie's in the wrong." Kansas
City Timed.
Insulted.
Eph What were de lnattah wif Sal
an' dat druggist? Itufus Why, she
wanted some complexion powder, an'
he gib her powdered charcoal. Illus
trated Bits.
Suppers kill more than tho greatest
doctors ever eared. Scotch Proverb.
PRACTICAL
QOILER MAKER
Repair Hollers, Stills,
Tauks, Agitator. Ilujs
and Nell Seeond - liaud
Boilers, Etc.
Wire or letter orders promptly at-
tended to. End ofSuspenaioo Bridge.
Third ward, MX CIT1, FA.
ft ,
We closed yesterday our sale
of all Holiday Goods at
greatly reduced
prices.
- Getting ready now for the
coming year.
A Happy New Year to All.
WILLIAM B. JAMES.
This is no time
for regrets
Resolutions are in order now.
Resolve that you will save something this year.
The beginning is easy one dollar is enough.
And you're so much prouder of that dollar in the
bank than in your pocket. Besides, it's earning
4 per cent, interest, compounded twice a year.
IBM
Pennsylvania Railroad.
lhillotln.
THROUGH SLEEPING CAR TO WASHINGTON.
For the better accommodation of its patrons between
Western Pennsylvania and New York, and Baltimore and
Washington, the Pennsylvania llailroad will place on its
schedule, beginninng Monday, January 6, through daily
sleeping car service between Oil City and the National
Capital.
This sleeping car will leave Oil City at 5:30 p. m.,
and will be attached at Corry to train leaving Erie at 5:55
p. m., and will run through
without change.
This car will afford residents of Oil City, Titusville,
Erie, Mayville, Jamestown, Warren, and other points in
Western Pennsylvania and New York convenient service
to both Baltimore and Washinton.
A through sleeping car to Oil City will leave Wash
ington at 7:45 p. m., daily, and Baltimore 8:20 p. m., daily,
arriving Oil City 10:45 a. m.
For full details of this and other changes in the
schedules taking effect on Monday, January G, Ticket
Agents should be consulted.
ATTRACTIVELY PW'KKO IN HANHSOME JHM.I.I PAIR BXM
MKiLin mnra and hctlr rubtvr than uj other niai. hvr fold-
7 7
tilt nntwurting mtUl part" and
thronch. Tha nrw bark fra artnn permit eat ami Coliiiori liv
matter what poiitionthffbfKjy may asMinip.
They outwear lhr ortllnnry kinds, which mrioi
iUm lima Ihft service cl aitinl fiO cent surls
Tht ! CnmfortaM Spender Ma-la fr Han. Youth or B-y
In Llrht. Heavy t l.3.tr lloavy W uisht. Kstra Un (N.. Lvtrat
Thy niaktneir.etii cifUtrj l""". J"th orb"? will Blailly rerHva
BIWES 6 POTTER, Dept. h7 Lincoln ht., Boston. Mass.
Our uwfiilBntloiSrriMrK ( D'AaninailH for litr. (Mnlnso lnrtrnrtiv
book lot. " l)rM' rrctly." free if y'U awntmii n pnMwatiou
Cliuplaln fllvi-n Ad view.
When President Lincoln Issued the
emancipation proclamation it excited
at once n great deal of discussion In
the army. On one occasion. Henry
Clay Trumbull, says bis biographer,
wan toing through the camp of the
regiment of which he was chaplain,
w'.ien he was bulled by a sergeant ami
some men who were arguing the sub
ject. "Chaplain." asked Ihe sergeant, "do
you think President Lincoln had any
right to issue Unit proclamation?"
"I suppose he thought he had," re
plied Mr. Trumbull.
"Well. T suppose a soldier's got a
right to hold bis own opinion, hasn't
ho?"
"Oh. yes, certainly ho has." an
swered the chaplain "that Is. If he'll
Ini;e care and hold 'em. and not al
ways be slinging them 'round careless
ly licfo'v others." Rochester Herald.
"Ponator. 1 suppose ynu would spurn
a large bribe with hauteur?"
"My boy, are yon looking for a study
In hauteur?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then you should see me In (he act
of spurning a small brilie." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
'Somnambulist, Is he?"
"Yes; he got up In the middle of a
physics lecture iiuil walked out of the
room." Cornell Widow.
OIL CITY, PA. i
1
Don't let January First find you with
out a Bank Book in your pocket showing
at least One Dollar on deposit.
The
Franklin Trust Co.
FRANKLIN, PA.
to Baltimore
and Washington
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SVSPEND&RS
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Hroiif .rd tmli that canmt nrar
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Office 4 7K National Bank Building,
OIL CITY, PA.
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Exclusively optical.
Promptly obtained, or fEB RETURNED.
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