p 5k &tKHt'"i Children'sStrawHats 50 Cents Each. The Banner Bargain Event of the Year. Worth from $1.50 to $3.50 each. The banner bargain event of the season. " s Another of those big purchases which are certainly adding to this store's reputation lor economy. From a. large Cleveland jobber we secured their entire surplus of Children's Straw Hats, and will place them on sale regardless of their worth at 50c apiece. There are dozens of styles in choice. Big Clearance Sale Trimmed Hats. Descriptions, of course, are out ot the question, but this schedule will show you at a glance how prices have been cut to one-half or less. Hats worth up to ; 5 now $1.95 Hats worth up to $10 now 3.50 Hats worth up to $15 now 5.00 Hats worth up to $20 now 7.50 Light, Cool Summer Dresses and Waists at Remarkable Underpricings. Hot days and warm evenings have few terrors lor the wom an who selects her gowns with due regard tor comtort as well as appearance. Stocks in our Suit Department show a most comprehensive display of garments that will answer every warm ' weather requirement. Attractive Summer Dresses and Waists and Skirts are gathered here in varied assortments that will quickly convince you that you may not only dress comfortably lor very little money, but that the summer season is really the ideal time for beautiful and becoming attire. The Smart & OIL CITY, PA. INCREASE IN DEPOSITS As shown by Semi-Annual Reports made to the Commissioner of Banking: November 17, 1903 $ 794,000 May 31, 1904 1,001,000 November 21, 1904 1,031,000 May 29, 1905 1,091,000 November 28, 1905 1,478,000 May 2G, 190(5 1,553,000 November 20, 1906 1,657,000 May 28, 1907 1,814,000 December 16,1907 1,988,000 May 1!, 100S - $2,102,000 Oil City Trust Company, Oil City, Pa. 71 HAS LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIFE And possesses diploma tht makes her a loyally qualified teacher for life In one of the rich cat and greatest of the ntatea better than life insurance for her better and aurer than any inheritance that might be left her. One of the most beautiful and healthful locations in Pennsylvania. 1300 foet above the sea. Beautiful campus of 2S acres. Buildings modern, commodious, magnificent. Every home comfort. Hot and cold baths. Abundant table. Furcat air and drinking water. Laundry well done. Trained nurse for temporary illness In perfectly sanitary infirmary. Kenned, scholarly. Christian influence on every hand. Privilege of hearing the best lectures and musicians on American platform. Splendid library. Kully equipped laboratories. Bcstof social advantages. Proper training for life in ita broadest sense. ALL FOR $166.00 FOR THE YEAR OF 40 WEEKS More than 1100 students last year. Students may attend f mm anv BtAta or eonntrv. TTiirH G School Graduates complete normal course in two 1 lie hchuol also maintains the leading lonservatory of Music in Pennsylvania, offering ex ceptional advantages forthe study of Piano, Pipe Organ, Voice, Violin. Orchestral Inntru menU, Theory, History and Public School Music, all under an eminent faculty of specialists. Thorough Courses in Art. Elocution and the Languages. Strong Business Courses. The 35th Year Will Open September ISth. 1908 JAjMFj L AMENT LL pRNCPAL 1 he Catalogue, full in detail and beautifully m..u. . illiutr.t.d. i. n.,UA htm. INDIANA, PENNA. Bssbs:xxx t. I I ... 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TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ,.1'HMW!r..W.r.!"! nSffi HER Sonny camp to grandfather Pan, holding an old-fashioned gold locket In his hand a locket curiously dented by a bullet. "Did It save your life, grand father?" he asked. "Why have you never told me about It before?" Grandfather Dan took the locket and turned It slowly over In Hi trembling hand. "It belonged to Dave," he said, and then sat silen.ly gazing nt the distant hills. Sonny, too, was quiet, for Dave had b?en grandfather's dearly loved bro:hr and comrade in arms, whom hq could never talk about without gitnt sorrow. Dave had died In Dan's arms, shot In the very first skirmish the young soldiers had entered. . "Go to my strong-box," eald grandfather, at length, giving Sonny a key, "and bring to nie the pack- age in the lower left hand corner." Sonny hastened to obey and return? with a tiny packet wrapped In a hit of bunting. " 'Tis Dave's 'secret," said grand father, "thnt I am going to tell you, for the locket will belong to you some day soon and you shall know about It." "When Dave was shot, as yo i have often heard, I. beside hi u, caught him in my arms, and man aged to drag him to shelter, -il-though I, too, was hurt. Yon know all about It, except that I have never told you about 'Her.' " Sonny nodded. "Dave ws always a favor ite," continued grandfather, "and when we were marching South, the boys all used to tense him. but not knowing Just which one of all the girls we left behind was Dave'i sweetheart, we used to ask him about Her' Just her not knowing any name. We all had farewell letters, but no one knew about Dave's. "Well, when Dave lay dylnc" his voice broke for a moment, but he soon went on "he smiled at n". In all his pain, and whispered. 'Her picture is in the locket. Take It home to her, and tell her that I always loved her." There was an other silence, while grandfather gazed at the locket. Sonny dared not interrupt, but he handed the little package to grandfather, who carefully opened it. In it were three old, yellow letters, scarcely legible. "Read them, Sonny," said grand father, and Sonny' read. " 'My Dear Dave," said the first, "you should not have been so wor ried about our parting. I shall ha safe and well cared for while you are gone. It will be rather dull, with so many of our young men away, but I shall pay a visit to my cousin In the city for diversion, and I shall have a new gown to delight you when you return to your very loving Laura." The second was shorter. "Dear David," it said, "God ba with you that Is what good-by means. I know that he will pro tect you and bring you safe home again to me. My prayers are ever with you. Trustingly yours, "Emily." There was another letter, not so carefully written, Incorrectly spelled, and unsigned. "Dear," said the third letter, "the love of a girl like me can never be a blessing but, now that you are going away, I will confess. I love you dearly. David, dearly, and I want you to be happy. If I col onlv make you so but you have money and education, and I hnve neither. Only a great love for you, David." Those were all the letters. Sonny folded them carefully again ami wrapped them in the flag the fare well letters of a soldier. "They tell so little, and so much," said grandfather. "Emily was the daughter of our pastor, a swe?t and lovely girl, whom everyone honored. She died, unmarried, two years after the war was over. Laura was the village coquette the prettiest, most fascinating little lady Imaginable, but she thought always of herself, as even that bit of a letter shows. The other was the saddest of them all a poor country girl, to whom David had been kind and courteous as he always was to all. Indeed, he had shown no special attention to any one of the three. And yet, ha loved one of them." "Which one?" asked Sonny. "To which one did the locket belong?" The boy tried hard In his own mind to determine which had won the sol dier's heart. The old man shook his head and said nothing. "Grand father," whispered Sonny, "won't you please tell me which one?" Grandfather sighed. "When I found the locket, hit by a bullet, as you see, the picture was gone. I have never known which one was 'Her,' " ho sr.id. I'ray to Pigs. The native of Borneo prays to a p'g on all Important occasions If ha fesrs enemies, ill luck or sickness is coming the pig Is brought Into tun hut with its legs tied together. lighted brand is applied to scotch It si ghtly, then the pig is asked ab:ut the matter which the natives vant to know. Hohin Superstition. It Is unlucky to kill a robin" Is a well-t stabllshed saying in England "How badly your hand shakes; you can scarcely write," said a teacher to a boy in school la England. "It always shakes," said the boy. once had a robin die In my hand and they say if a robin dies In your hand It will always shake." Got His Answer. "I suppose it's always hog killing time In your town. Miss Packer sneered the New Yorker. "Oh, yes," replied the fair visitor from Chicago, "but thm't let that keep you from visiting us. We iihvnjs pro tect our guests." riiilmlelphhi Press. Harmless Then. Mother (to future son-in-law) I may tell you that, though my daughter is well educated, she raniiot cook. Fu ture Son-in-law- That tlnesu't matter much ho long as she doesn't try. Fllcgeude Mutter. COALS TO NEWCASTLE. Boston, Which Doesn't Need It, Get ting Lots of Brainfood. If llsh Is the greatest brain food, a3 scientists have said Mien Boston is in a fair w'ay to outstrip the rest of the country In brain development without half trying. In two dnys there have been brought to T wharf the greatest fish mart of the country more than two million pounds of fish, including large and small cod, h.ddock, hake, pollock, halibut and various other species of the deep. Tnls enormous catch has been brought by 10f schooners, In round numbers, six ty five of which arrived yesterday and the remainder today. Granting that the Meet of 100 schooners averages twenty men to the vessel (which probably is a high estimate) and the average sum coin ing to each fisherman, outside of the captain. Is about $20, representing from five days to between two and three weeks at sea. Of course, the sviis vary, according to the vessel, the r;i'-h and the time spent nt sea. Some so' ooners brought In as high as 75, i!t!C pounds and some little more than 5,p.!0: some hifil five men in the crew nnd sonie'twenty-five; some caught plenty of largo cod and some very few: French Married Life. The high average of reasonably hap py marriages in France, where marri ng? is mostly a family arrangement, Is not so inexplicable as we might think. One thing, we suppose, and that Is how the French girl passes from her obscure and untried exis tence before marriage' to the wisdom nnd self-possession of the young French married woman, who seems to wield the experience of nil the ages. The adaptability of French women is beyond praise, as It la beyond explan ation. London spectator. Why Europe Chuckles. The Americans cannot complain in their present financial embarrassment Is the cause in Europe of a little se cret chuckling, of a good deal of open headshaking and of some rather Phar isaical comparisons of business methods- Modesty never was the strong point of our energetic cousins, and their millionaires and their trusts nnd their record-beating and undefeatable pmsperity bad been thrust down our tlnoats till the gorge rose. Their position is for the moment humiliat ing. Wall Str-et Losses. Sturdy old rrank Work, of New York, long ago was asked by an in- qu sitive person if he had lost much. He growled out In reply. VNo, of course not. I haven't lost a blessed cent." and he followed with a lucid explanation, "but I've shrunk five millions of dollars.'' Ambassador Reid in London. Property. The lasi thing we need to be anxi ous pboiit is property. It always has friends or the means of making them. If i idles have wings to fly away from their owners, they have wings also to escape danger. Historic Pars Words. The king nas sent to the British Museum a collection of "pass words" used for the court and the city tor ea;ii in the months of July, 1812, av.i November, 1820, signed by George IV., a? prince regent and as king, and this has been placed In the de partment, of MSS. where other notes of the kind are kept. Birmingham Post. A Woman's Face. No words can express the almost divine love and tenderness and the perfect trust and happiness of that gir.-wife's face, as she looked into the eyes of her husband and smiled. Other holiday impressions may grow dim and fade away, but that Bweet woman's face remains stamped on my memory forever. "Wynne" In the Reader. Rights of Automobiles on Highways. The town of Ayer, Mass., has ap pealed to the supreme court of that state a suit won by a motorist who recovered damages for injuries to his car. caused by sinking into a sandy street. The decision will settle finally whether or not an automobile has the same lights to a highway as a horse drawn vehicle. Italian Government Must Feed 300,000 The Italian government warns Its people that 30n,000 persons must be fed this winter. Two hundred thous and had intended to come to America when kept out by our panic, and 100, 000 will return who cannot get work here on account of the panic. Canadian Coins. At present all Canadian coins are minted in London, but after Novem ber they will he turned over at the Ot'awa mint. The profit, which Is now nearly half a million dollars, will acc:ue to the Dominion Government. Many Tramps Killed. The. Inter-State Commerce Commis sion reports that from lllul to 1905, 23,!MI tiespaFsers were killed and 25, 2C(! were injured on railroads. Of these from one-ha'f to three-fourths were tramps. The ideal state of the U. S. is mat i inicny, find plenty of It. .nie men eat an awful lot of bread ai an ala crarte restaurant. Cauie of ths Spots. A woman with an exceptionally dear complexion recently sat for her photagrnph. On receiving the proof slu? took It back to Uie artist and complained of n number of small spots on the face which marred an other wise perfect picture. The photog rapher avbs at n loss to account for this, an examination of the negative falling to give the slightest clew to the source of trouble. X fortnight later an eruption of spots broke out on the woman's face, which proved to be the first outward symptoms of ft very severe attack of smallpox. - I A Sensitive Monkey. The most pathetic? of nil monkoj stories Is one which (Smut-Duff lm( somewhere recorded. The Dublin ziK bad a famous ape whose delight wat the friendship of the principal of the establishment. He never passed th cage without a handshake nud a friendly chat until once a niemlx'r ol the royal family went visiting. Thai day the principal, too engrossed with the duties of showing the august guesl round the place, overlooked his poo! relation. The ape grieved and sulked and when he went again to Its rage turiHHl savagely from him. The uu innu friend was sent absolutely tc Coventry by his humble admirer. And straightway the health of the sulking, sorrowing animal began to decline. II fell a victim to consumption. When the end was obviously nt hand the principal went to look. The npo neem ed to brighten up at his approach. II crept feebly to the front of Its cage, thrust out Its hand for n grasp of reconciliation and forgiveness, then lay dowu and died. St. .lames' Gazette. A Protest. The brave ship was wallowing In the waves that threatened to engulf her nt any moment. Hastily the captain ordered a box of rockets and Hures brought to the mil and with his own bnnds Ignited n number of them, In the hope that they would bo seen nnd the passengers and crew rescued. Mid the rockets' red glare n tall, thin, austere Individual found his way with diffi culty to the rail and soke to the cap tain. "Captain." said he, "I must protest against this daredevlllshness. We are now facing death. Tills Is no time for a celebration." Success Magazine. Why when and how to preserve eggs. THE QUALITY WAY There are At three pertinent reatoua (or pifhoi vinji eiE. 1. It you ti'ire trvsh ens 1" winter, whvn prices are hich, you cm. have a lura kupply of better i'kk thim you can be cer L.n of being n bit to buy at the grocery. 2. If you keep heiiH and wih to hold your for hotter price, you ran, by the , "L)ujiIii" method, positively preserve, them lu that no test except incubutiou can deter mine thnt they are more than a week old. 3. Should yu wish to Hpeeulnte by pur chasine t itith when price t low and selling when price in liitili, you can do it and know that your tnp are far Miperior tu the beat cold Htornuc rusn on the market. The nht'll of mi ejzn contains a multitude of purrs which are tilled with ovfenuie mut ter. After twenty-four hourx, if exposed to the air at a temperature above this mutter k lowly decompoM-s allowing air to enter the eutc currying with it the noxioua K it en wh it-li attack thu alhumeu through the tmnity exiting betwren these gnxea and the tulphur conlained in the ckK After a day, muter usual conditioiin, the rgp ,h no longer "strictly fresh" and become a little worse arh day until it is "only tit to throw at the umpire." '1 he effect if greating the nhell doea not ttop the proiVK of deeoinpnxition, neither doea the wliitewah (or lime) proreaft. Cold ior;iee ih iuetTeetual be mil He aometimea the temperature get too high, aud iu plant! where ammonia ib used this gaa may be the men on of giving the eicg an indeacribably bad thivor. Oatn hnve no preservative quali ties, and packing iu Hit It simply retards the tiiht'R of (tecotii posit ion from eHcaping into the atmosphere and aidtt its ingress to the Interior of the egg. So, any of these meth ods are failures in regard to preserving the quality of the egg. Thus it becomes a matter of importance In your own family to know how to preserve iCsT perfectly without encountering auy of the disagreeable features attending ordi nary methods. Money is being made every year by per ions preserving eggs the 'Quality" way, with no risk of Iohh, because whether one dozen or 1,(M)0 dozen are preserved the result Is cer tu in, if instruction are carefully followed, and when six months old no expert ean distinguihh them from newly laid egga hv any test except an attempt at incuba tion. In the Sprinie months eggs are plentiful and the price is low. The farmer's good wife gathers the eggs from day to day and it may be Tie acrn mutation of two or three weeks that he finally sells, honestly belief Inc that they nre "strictly fresh." The grocer buys eggs and placet them In baskets occupied by older eggs. He sella fresh eggs from these basket every. day, but does not reach the bottom until broody hens roduee the supply and he is still selling "strictly fresh" epic, some of which have been in stock six weeks or more. They have been preserved by the "open air" method, and if you depend upon the market for your supply the quality of lhe goods is ilways a conundrum. In the meantime the prie has advanced, so that egg; which cost lite, are sold for 'J-c. The owner of hens cannot afford to sell prgp at any time for 13 cents a dozen, but la obliged to if bo knows of no way to pre serve their quality perfectly while waiting for the price to rise. WHEN TO PRESERVE EGOS. Many people have flocks of hens that are prolific layers from April till September. After that they rarely lay enough eggs to pay for their enro. (Quoting from our local market, (and we have kept tab several years) the price in April is 18c retail, nnd the grocer pays from 14c to c. In May you can get liio if you have less than five dozen in the bas ket. In June and .Inly half the hens are broody and prices advance so the grocer pays inc anu noes not hsk ii tne eggs are "strictly fresh " In August the price ad vances to ilOc, and In September to 22c. October marks 2e, November 30c, and dur ing the next three months fresh eggs find ft ready market at from 32c to 34c. The retail price is always from two to four cents higher. Now. it is mute annarent that if ecus laid in July and August are preserved till Decem ber they will bhow a profit of ten cents a dozen s' t becomes ulain. therefore, that the ner- fect preservation of eggs for periods of four and five months will result in a nice profit on the money invested, whether that invest ment Is made iu hens or in fresh eggs, and there is no doubt as to the result, as the demand Is always present and the market open. That this can be done at a nice profit and never sell an eeg unfit for food, we posi tively know t or our own family use we preserve the eggs .aid In luly and AukusI, and thev re main perfect ly fresh, with no chanire in flavor, until egg" are plentiful again, In the Spring. HOW TO PRESERVE EOOS. This proMcm has been the subject of con stant investigation all over the world for half a eeti'ury, and it was less than tea years ago tliHt a successful method was dis covered. The discovery was not made by us, but we huve tested the method thoroughly and carefuily for five yeara with the most satisfactory resiilta. We call it The "Qual ity" Way, because the quality of the egg is perfectly preserved. We have kept egga moie than a year and they were still good, henc we are honest in our belief that eggs can be kept In a perfectly fresh condition longer than anyone needs to keen them. We have supplied a great many people with the method, and, where instructions were carefully followed, there were no fail ures. The process is simple, the labor Insigni ficant, the materia I inexpensive and at the end no traces are left to indicate that the eggs have been "kept." The most skilled expert cannot tell the difference between an eeg four months old n:d one laid the day before, by c lulling, break 'ng, whipping or cooking. We will supply yon with explicit instruc tions for preserving eggs the "Quality Way" for one dollar, and tlire will be no strings It Inched to the purchise. Having purchased the Instructions they are yours to 1 with as vou please. You may rll or give the method to your neighbors if you choose, or you can keep your own cuinsel and let them wonder why your hens produce an abi.idance of eggs at a time when their own hens ,re "eating their heads off " If yon care for a supply of fresh eggs for your own table, all winter, this process is worth more to you than the price asked. It v.ill not make a bad veg eood. but It svi'l nreserve fresh eggs continually fresh for an indefinite period. Nothing is used that is poison or caustic, or that nenet rates hevoud the shell. If vou an HiinVieiitlv Interested, send us a il'-lttir and the instructions will he promptly foiwrm'eil. Address: THE EMPIRE COMPANY, 998 Ellicott Square. Buffalo, N. Y. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, f Lest days of our Semi-Annual Sale. Just twice a year, this store bus these sales, in June and January. Then it's our custom to sell ofT, for cash, all the surplus of this great store at a fraction of the regular price. At those sales every consid eration of profit is dismissed and attention is directed solely to the disposal of surplus stock on our shelves at that time. The larger the stock, the more draBtio the reduction. This sale finds us with the greatest surplus of any Clearance Sale since the first 01 e in January, 11)00. So the prices have been cut deeper than at any of the 16 Clearance Sales this store's had. White Lawns White Nainsooks and While Persian Lawns, a $1,000 surplus stock at less prices than tbey were hilled to us by the manufacturer in January. 91.35 Long Nllk (Cloves, black and white, double tip, open nt the wrist, K5o pair. Women's Tailored Nulls. New sioco January 1st, ranging in reduction down to & actual value. I WILLIAM B. JAMES. Being Prepared is Half the Battle How true the above saying, especially if you are the possessor of a bank account when an opportunity for a gilt edge investment presents itself. All the time you are accumulating this bank account we pay you 4 interest compounded semi-annually. Start to save to-day and prepare yourself for future opportunities. Amounts accepted from $1.00 up. f ranWin Srusb .FRANKLIN. PA. $11.00 From Tionesta TO Atlantic City Cape May Wildwootl, Sea Isle City or Ocean i iy NEW JERSEY July 17, 31, August 14, 26, 1908 Tickets good going on train leaviug Philadelphia and connecting trains to seashore points. STOP-OVER AT PHILADELPHIA allowed on going trip until day following date of excursion, or within final limit returning, if ticket Is deposited witn Mation ticket Agent. Tickets good to return within fifteen days. Full information of Ticket Agents. J. II. WOOD Passenger Traffic Manager OXFORDS For Everybody. If you do not wear Oxfords this season you'll miss an ocean of real summer comfort. This will be The Greatest Oxford Season Ever Known And we've made great provibioo for it. There's not a worthy Oxford style in any good leather that we're not showing. JOE LEVI, Cor. Center, Seneca and Syca more Streets, OIL. CITY, 1A. JAMES HASLET, GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN PINEULES for the Kidneys 30 DAYS' TRIAL FOR SI.OO. ' - OIL CITY, PA. at 4:10 p. m. on date of excursion to GEO. W. BOYD General Passenger Agent Sigworth & Hcplcr LIVERY Stable. Having recently purchased the A. C. Urey livery stable, we are making many improvements to keep tbo ser vice first-class and up-to-date. New horses and carriages will be added and we guarantee to our patrons the best turn outs to be had, courteous attention, and reasonable rates. Come and see us. Hear of Hotel Weaver TIOlsTESTJ, PA. Telephone No. 20. PRACTICAL ROILER MAKER. Repairs Boilers, Mill, Tanks, Agitators. Buys and Sells Second - hand Boilers, Etc. Wire or letter orders promptly at tended to. End of Suspension Bridge, Third ward, OIL CITt, PA. ti . . I - m-mr sr- BrTIIDMm THE LOWEST Bend model, photo or nkt-U-h for nprrt wwreh nnd free report on patcnUblllty. INFRINGEMENT suit conducted before all court n, rat?titi oltiued through nn, ADVEN TIEED and SOLD, fr. TRADE-MARKS, PEN SIONS and COPYRIGHTS quickly obtained. Opposite U. 8. Patent Office. WASHINGTON. L. 13. mm liSB