A Most RemoLrkoLble August Sale I $10,000 Worth of Half Price. A Offering for a All lace curtains at half price All neckwear at half price All dress trimmings at half price All tailored gowns at half price All fancy gowns at half price All jackets at half price All evening wraps at half price All summer dresses at half price All children's dresses at half price 25 pieces Japan mattings at half price All millinery at halt price All long silk gloves at . half price All art goods at half price All doylies, shams, etc., at halt price A lot of fancy waists at half price A lot of allover nets, etc., at half price A lot of embroidered robes at half price AH lancy veils at half price Fancy bags and pocketbooks at half price A lot of fancy white goods at .half price Plain Persian lawns at .'.half price 25 pieces 15c silkolines at half price The Smart & Silberberq Co. OIL CITY, PA. Oil City Trust Company, Oil City, Pa. President, JOSEPH SEEP. Vice President, GEORGE LEWIS. $1,000.00 Deposited at 3 per cent, and compounded semi-annually will net the depos itor $30 75. The same $1,000.00 similarly invested at 4 per cent, will bring the depositor 840 40. This gives a difference nf $10 18, or 33i per cent, at the end of the first year in favor of the larger rate. What rate are you re ceiving on your earnings? We pay Four Per Cent, and all depositors are protected by our as els of over $2,864,000.00. No Bank Near You Doesn't make any difference if you want to start a bank ing account. We are near by mail and can give you quick and satisfactory service, all governed by judi cious management. By our perfect system of bank ing by mail, you can deposit or withdraw your money at any time as conveniently and safely as if living next door to us. Send money by check, post office money order or regis tered mail. We will then im mediately forward your bank book showing the amount of your deposit. A interest allowed on savings accounts, compounded semi annually. f rauklm Srusfr (Company FRAN KLIN. PA, Merchandise at Very Special Short Time. Treasurer, H. R. MERRITT. MARKETREPORT. New York Provision Market. New York, Aug. 17. WHEAT No. 2 red. !c f.. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Dultith, $1.26. CORN No. 2 corn. 89c f. o. b afloat; 89c elevator. OATS Mixed oats, 26 to 32 lbs., 61c; clipped white, 32 to 40 lbs., 53 (ii 57c. HAY Good to choice. 80ffl90c. PORK Mess. $17.5017.75; family, I18.00fti 18.50. BUTTER Creamery specials, 23Msc; extra, 23c; process. 1jQ21v4o; state dairy, 18T 21 Vic. CHEESE State full cream, fancy, 12 '(?' 13 Vic EGGS State and Pennsylvania, 27 28c. POTATOES Southern, No. 1 per bbl.. $1.50(?i 2.25; Long Island, $2.50(3) 2.75. Buffalo Provision Market Buffalo, Aug. 17. WHEAT No. 1 northern, old, car loads, $1.20; No. 2 red, !)7c. CORN No. 2 yellow, 84Vic f. o. b aflont: No. 3 yellow, 83Vi c. OATS No. 2 white, 50c f. o. b. afloat; No. 3 white, 48V4c. FLOUR fancy blended patent, per bbl., $6.00ffr6.73; winter family, patent, ln.40frfn.la. BUTTER Creamery, prints, fancy, 24V4 2."ic state and Pennsylvania, creamery, 23c; dairy, choice to fancy, 18ifr 2iio. CHEESE Choice to fancy, new, lSffHSVic; fair to good. 11 12V4c. EGGS - Selected white, 25c. POTATOES Jersey, per bbl., $2.50 IR2.85; home grown, per bu., C5 85c. East Buffalo Live Stock Market CATTLE Choice export steers, $6.25 ffi'6.50; good to choice butcher steers $4.50(?i 5.65; choice to extra" fat cows, $4.75'!? 5.00; fair to good heifers $4.00(j 5.00; choice heifers, $5.26(3' 5.50; bulla, fair to good, $3.804.00; choice veals, $7.75fi 8.00; fair to good $7.257.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS Cholc spring lambs. $5.00fr 6.25; common to fair, $4.30(7i4.50; mixed sheep, $4.254.50. HOGS Light Yorkers, $6.00(56.75 medium and heavy hogs, $7.0Q7.15 pigs, $5.25 fit 5.50. Buffalo Hay Market Timothy, No. 1 on track, $13.50; No. 2 timothy, $13.00: wheat and oat I atraws, $8.00. AMKNDMKNT TO THE CONSTITU TION PROPOSED TO THB C1TI ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THB COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THB CONSTITU TION. N1TMHRR ONB. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to the Const I tu tton of the Commonwealth of Pennayl vanla so as to consolldnto the courts of common pleas of Philadelphia and Alle gheny counties, and to give the General Assembly power to establish a separate court In Philadelphia county, with crim inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction. Section 1. Bo it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives In General Assembly met, That the following amend ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva nia be, and the same ore hereby, pro posed In accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section six of article five be amend ed by striking out the said section and Inserting In place thereof the following: Section 6. In tho counties of Philadel phia and Allegheny all the jurisdiction and powers now vested In the several numbered courts of common pleas, shall be vested In one court of common pleas n each of said counties, composed of all the judges In commission In said courts. Such Jurisdiction nnd powers shall ex tend to all proceedings at law and . In equity which Bhnll have been Instituted In the several numbered courts, and shall be subject to such changes as may be made by law, and subject to change of venue as provided by law. The president judge of each of the s;ld courts shall lie selected as provided by law. The number of Judges In each of said courts may be, by law. Increased from tlmo to time. This amendment shall take effect on the first Monday of January succeeding Its adop tion. Section 2. That nrtlclo Ave, section eight, be amended by making an addition thereto so that tho same shall read as follows: Section It. The snld courts In tho coun ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re spectively shall, from tlmn to time, In turn, detail one or more of their Judges to hold the courts of oyer nnd terminer and the courts of quarter sessions of the pi ace of said counties. In such manner as niav be directed by law: Provided, That In the county of Philadelphia the General Assembly shall have power to establish a separate court, consisting of not moro than four judges, which shnll have ex clusive Jurisdiction In criminal cases nnd in such other matters as may be provid ed by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. L ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-;A- TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU TION. NUMBER TWO. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of tho Commonwealth, allowing counties, cities, boroughs, townships, school districts, or other municipal or Incorporated districts, to Increase their indebtedness. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met. That section eight, article nine, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read ing as follows: 'Section 8. Tho debt of any county. city, borough, township, school district. or other municipality or Incorporated dis trict, except as herein provided, shall nev er exceed seven per centum upon tho as sessed value of the taxable property therein: nor shall any such municipality or district Incur any new debt or Increase Its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valu ation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election. In such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such as sessed valuation, may be authorized by law to increase the same three per cen tum, In the aggregate, at any one time, upon such vnluatlon," be amended, In ac cordance with the provisions of the eight eenth article of said Constitution, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city. borough, township, school district, or other municipality or Incorporated dis trict, except as herein provided, shall nev er exceed ten per centum upon tho as sessed value of the taxable property therein; nor shnll any such municipality or district Incur any new debt or In crease Its Indebtedness to nn amount ex ceeding two per centum upon such as sessed valuation of property without tho acsent of the electors thereof at a public election, In such manner as shall be pro vided by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. i MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU TION. NUMBER THREE. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to sections eight and twenty-one of article four, sections eleven and twelve of article live, sec tions two, three, and fourteen of artlclo eight, section one of article twelve, and sections two and seven of article four teen, of the Constitution of Pennsylva nia,, and providing a schedule for carry ing the amendments Into effect. Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen eral Assembly met, That the following are proposed as amendments to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn Olvanla, In accordance with the provi sions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One To Article Four, Sec tion Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight of arti cle four of the Constitution of Pennsyl vania, which reads as follows: "He shall nominate and. by and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Benate. appoint Secretary of the Commonwealth and an Attorney General during pleasure, a Su perintendent of Public Instruction for four ffears, and such other oflicers of the Com 'm'nnwealth as he Is or may be authorized by the Constitution or by law to aunolnt: he shall have power to till all vacancies that may happen. In offices to which he may appoint, during the recess of tho Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next ses sion; he shall have power to nil any va cancy that may happen, during the recess of the Senate, in the office of Auditor General, 8tate Treasurer, Secretary of In temal Affairs or Superintendent of Pub- Uc Instruction, In a Judicial office, or in tiny other elective oltlce which he is or may be authorized to 1)11; if the vacancy a'.iall happen during the session of the Bt-nate, tho Governor shall nominate to Governor Hughes pictured the American people as Idealists, In a speech before the Catholic summer school at Cliff Haven, N. Y. Dr. Zayas, a cable from Havana announces, has offered to resign as candidate for the Cuban presidency In the interest of Liberal harmony. Frederick Lees Hawthorne, a novel 1st and grandson of Nathaniel Haw thorne, was rescued from drowning In the North river by Philip Laut, member of a volunteer livesavlng corps. the Benate, before their final adjourn ment, a proper person to till said vacancy; but in any auch case of vacancy. In an elective oltlce. a person shall be chosen to said oltlce at the next general election, unless the vacancy shall happen within three calendar months Immediately pre ceding such election, in which case the election for said office shall be held at tho second succeeding general election. In acting on executive nominations the Sen ate shall sit with open doors, and, in con firming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and shall be entered on tho journal," so as to read as follows: Me shall nominate and, by and with the advice nnd consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate, appoint a Secretary of the Commonwealth and an Attorney General during pleasure, a Su perintendent of Public Instruction for four years, and such other officers of the Commonwealth as he la or may be au thorized by the Constitution or by law to appoint; he shall have power to All all vacancies that may happen, In offices to which he may appoint, during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their r.ext session; he shnll have power to rtll any vacancy that may happen, during the recess of the Senate, in the office of Audi tor General. State Treasurer, Secretary of Internal Affairs or Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a judicial office, or in any other elective office which he is or may bo authorized to nil; if the vacancy shall happen during the session of the Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the Senate, before their final adjourn ment, a proper person to till said va cancy; but In any such case of vacancy, In an elective office, a person shall be chosen to said office on the next election day appropriate to such office, according to tho provisions of this Constitution, un less the vacancy shall happen within twe calendur months Immediately preceding such election day. In which case the elec tion for said office shall be held on the second succeeding election day appro priate to such office. In acting on ex ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit with open doors, and. In confirming or rejecting the nominations o( the Gov ernor, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and shall be entered on the journal. Amendment Two To Artlclo Four, Sec tion Twenty-one. Section S. Amend section twenty-one of article four, which reads as follows: 'The term of the Secretary of Internal Affairs shall be four years; of the Audi tor General three years: and of the Stats Treasurer two years. These officers shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State nt general elections. No person elected to the office of Auditor General or State Treasurer shnll be capable of holding the same office for two consecu tive terms," so as to read: The terms of the Secretary of Internal Affairs, the Auditor General, and the State Treasurer shall each be four years; and they shall be chosen by the qunlltled electors of the State at general elections; but a State Treasurer, elected In the year one thousand nine hundred and nine, shnll serve for three years, and his suc cessors shall be elected at the general election In the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve, and in every fourth yenr thereafter. No person elected to the office of Auditor General or State Treas urer shall be capable of holding the same office for two consecutive terms. Amendment Three To Article Five, Sec tion Eleven. Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar ticle five, which reads as follows: Except as otherwise provided In this Constitution. Justices of the peace or aldermen shall be elected In the several wards, districts, boroughs and townships at the time of the election of constables. by the qualllled electors thereof. In such manner as shall be directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of live years. No township, ward, district or borough shall elect more than two justices of the peace or alder men without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors within such township, ward or borough: no person Bhall be elected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next preceding his election. In cities con taining over fifty thousand Inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall De elected In each ward or district," so as to read: Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, Justices of the peace or al dermen shall be elected In the several wards, districts, boroughs or townships, by the qualified electors thereof, at the municipal election, in such manner as shall be directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of six years. No township, ward, dis trict or borough shall elect more than two justices of the peace or aldermen without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors within such township, ward or borough; no person shall be elected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next pre ceding his election. In cities containing over titty thousand Inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected In each ward or district. Amendment Four To Artlclo Five, Sec tion Twelve. Section 6. Amend section twelve of ar ticle Ave of the Constitution, which reads as follows: "In Philadelphia there shall be estab lished, for each thirty thousand Inhabit ants, one court, not of record, of police and civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts shnll be held by magistrates whose term of office shall be five years, and they shall be elected on general ticket by the qualified voters at large; and In the elec tion of the said magistrates no voter shall vote for more than two-thirds of the number of persons to be elected when more than one are to be chosen; they shall be compensated only by fixed sala ries, to be paid by said county; and shall exercise such Jurisdiction, civil and crimi nal, except as herein provided, as Is now exercised by aldermen, subject to such changes, not involving an Increase of civil Jurisdiction or conferring political duties, as may be made by law. In Philadelphia the office of alderman 1 abolished," so as to read as follows: In Philadelphia there shall be estab lished, for each thirty thousand Inhab itants, one court, not of record, of police fend civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts shall be held by magistrates whose term of office shall be six years, and they shall be elected on general ticket at the munic ipal election, by the qualified voters at large; and in the election of the said magistrates no voter shall vote for more than two-thirds of the number of persona to be elected when more than one are to be chosen; they shall be compensated only by fixed salaries, to be paid by said county; and shall exercise such Jurisdlc tion, civil and criminal, except as herein provided, as Is now exercised by alder. men, subject to such changes, not involv ing an increase of civil jurisdiction or conferring political duties, as may b made by law. In Philadelphia the office of alderman is abolished. Amendment Five To Article Eight, Sec tlon Two. Section 6. Amend section two of articla eight, which reads as follows: "The general election shall be held an nunlly on the Tuesday next following th first Mondny of November, but the Gen eral Assembly may by law fix a different day, two-thirds of all the members of each House consenting thereto," so as to read : The general election shall be held blen nially on the Tuesday next following th first Monday of November In each even The seizure by the Chinese of a Jap anese steamer laden with rifles and cartridges at Shanghai is now regard' ed as similar to the Tatsu Maru case, Six men were killed and eighteen Injured In a terrific gun explosion on the French school ship Couronne, caused by the decomposition of "B" powder. Harry Jarrell and his sister-in-law, lira. Lillian Jarrell, are dead at Roch ester from eating toadstools supposed to be mushrooms. Mrs. Jarrell's hus band nnd mother are critically ill. numbered year, but the General Assembly may by law tlx a different day, two thirds of all tho members of each House consenting thereto: Provided, That such election shall always be held in an even numbered year. Amendment Six To Article Eight, Sec tion Three. Section T. Amend section three of arti cle eight, which reads as follows: "All elections for city, ward, borough and township officers, for tegular terms of service, shall be held on the third Tuesday of February," so as to read: All judges elected by the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or municipal election, aa circum stances may require. All elections for Judges of the courts for tho several judi cial districts, and for county, city, ward, borough, and township officers, for regu lar terms of service, shall be held on the municipal election day; namely, the Tues day next following the first Monday of November In each odd-numbered year, but the General Assembly may by law fix a different day, two-thirds of all the members of each House consenting there to: Provided, That such election shall al ways bo held In an odd-numbered year. Amendment Seven To Artlclo Eight, Sec tion Fourteen. Section 8. Amend section fourteen of ar ticle eight, which reads as follows: "District election boards shall consist of a judge and two Inspectors, who shall be chosen annually by tho citizens. Each elector shall have the right to vote for tlie Judge and one Inspector, and each In spector shnll appoint one clerk. The first election board for any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in cloctlon hoards filled, as shall be provided by law. Election officers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of election, and while engaged In making up nnd transmitting returns, except upon warrant of a court of record or Judge thereof, for an elec tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton breach of the peace, in cities they may claim exemption from Jury duty during their terms of service," so as to read: District election boards shnll consist of a judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen biennially, by the citlsena nt the municipal election; but the General As sembly may require snld bonrds to be ap pointed in si'cli manner as it may by law provide. Laws regulating tho appoint ment of said boards may be enacted to apply to cities only: Provided, That such laws be uniform for titles of the same class. Each elector shall have the right to vote f ;ir the judge nnd one Inspector, and each Inspector shall appoint one clerk. The first election hoard for any niw district shall be selected, and vacan cies In election boards filled, as shall be provided by law. Election officers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of election, and while engaged In making up and transmitting returns, except upon warrant of a court of record, or Judge thereof, for nn election fraud, for felony, or for wanton brench of tho peace. In cities they may claim exemption from Jury duty during their terms of service. Amendment Eight To Article Twelve, Seotlon One. Section 8. Amend section one, article twelve, which rends as follows: "All officers, whose selection is not pro vided for In this Constitution, shall be elected or appointed as may be directed by law," so as to reads All officers, whose selection Is not pro vided for in this Constitution, shall be elected or appointed as may be dlrec'd by law: Provided, That elections of State officers shall be held on a general election day, and elections of local officers shall bo held on a municipal election day, ex cept when, in either case, special elec tions may be required to fill unexpired terms. Amendment Nine To Article Fourteen, Section Two. Section 10. Amend section two of article fourteen, which reads as follows: "County officers shall be elected at the general elections and shall hold their offices for the term of three years, begin ning on the first Monday of January next after their election, and until their successors shall be duly qualllled; all vacancies not otherwise provided for, shall be filled in such manner as may be provided by law," so as to read: County ufficers shall be elected at the municipal elections and shall hold their offices for the term of four years, begin ning on the first Monday of January next after their election, and until their successors shall be duly qunlltled; all vacancies not otherwise provided for, shall be filled In such manner as may b provided by law. Amendment Ten To Article Fourteen, Section Seven. Section 11. Amend section seven, arti cle fourteen, which reads as follows: "Three county commissioners and three county auditors shall be elected in each county where such officers are chosen, In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five and every third year thereafter; and in the election of said officers each qualified elector shall vo for no more than two persons, and tha three person." having the highest numb." of votes shnll be elected; any casual va cancy In the office of county commis sioner or county auditor shall be filled, by the court of common pleas of tha county In which such vacnncy shall oc cur, by the appointment of an elector ot the proper county who shall have voted for the commissioner or auditor whosa plnce Is to he filled." so as to read: Three county commissioners and threa county auditors shall be elected In each county where such officers are chosen. In the year one thousand nine hundrpd and eleven and every fourth year thereafter; and In the election of snld officers each qualified elector shall vote for no mora than two persons, and the three persons having the highest number of votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy In the office of county commissioner or county auditor shall be filled, by the court ot common pleas of the county In which such vacancy shall occur, by the ap pointment of an elector of the propel county who shall have voted for tha commissioner or auditor whose place ll to be filled. Schedule for the Amendments. Section 12. That no Inconvenience may arise from tho changes In the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth, and In ordet to carry the same into complete opera tion, It Is hereby declared, that In the case of officers elected by the people, nil terms of office fixed by act ol Assembly nt an odd number of yeori shall each be lengthened one year, but the Legislature mny change the length ol the term, provided the terms for which such officers are elected shall always ba for an even number of years. The above extension of official term! shall not affect officers elected at the gen eial election of one thousand nine hun--ed and eight; nor any city, word, bor ough, township, or election division offi cers, whose terms of office, under exist ing law, end in the yenr ono thousand nine hundred and ten. In the year one thousand nine hundred and ton the municipal election shall be held on the third Tuesday of February, as heretofore; but all oftlccsa chosen at that election to an office the regular term of which is two years, and also all elec tion officers and assessors chosen at that election, shall serve until the first Mon day of December In the year one thou sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi cers chosen at that flection to offices tha term of which la now four years, or la made four years by the operation of these amendments or this schedule, shall serve until the first Monday of December In the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. All justices of the peace, mag istrates, and aldermen, chosen at thai election, shall serve until the first Mon day of Dccemlier In the year one thou sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the A London dispatch says that the Cttnard company has decided to aban don Queenstown, in part, as a port of call and run to Plymouth. Friends of Governor Hughes heard that the Personal Liberty League has arranged to dampen the enthusiasm they expect will mark the governor's tour of county fnlrB. Wilbur Wright, Inventor and suc cessful operator of an aeroplane, ex pressed the hope at Le Mans, France, that eventually motors may not be needed on flying machines. I One-Fourth Off Sale, i First special sale this store over conducted iu the nnnth of Au gust. A salo the most sweeping in character of any this store ever had in any month of any year since we started io business in Sep tetnber, WM. Sale started Monday and during each ono of the six days of this week the oue fourth oh" will bo in force in some one of our many departments. Thursday, August 20ih, oue-fuurth oil' u all Muslin Uuderwear, Infants' Caps, Parasols and Curtain Goods. Friday, August 21st, one-fourth oir on all Millinery, Shirt Waistn rnd Leather Got ds. Saturday, August 22l, ono fourth nfl'on all Cloak Room Mer chandise (except the New Fall SuiU), Kibhuus, Infants' Dresses and Wash Hell?. Note carefully the day nn which each lot of merchandise is lo be nn sale. Tne off will apply only on day specified. t WILLIAM B. JAMES, lliAAHlllAHAlll sVAasVasVasVtaVAiaVsaVsaV TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTt fear nineteen hundred and ten, and until tho Legislature shnll otherwlso provide,, 111 terms of city, ward, borough, town Ihlp, and election division officers shall begin on the first Monday of December n an odd-numbered year. All city, ward, borough, nnd township jfllcers holding office at tho date of tha approval of these amendments, whose terms of office mny end In tho year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall sontlnue to hold their offices until the Brat Mondny of December of that year. All Judges of the courts for tho several ludlcial districts, and also all county offl ters, holding office at tho date of the ap proval of these amendments, whose terms Jf office may end in the year ono Ihou land nine hundred and eleven, shnll con tlnue to hold their offices until tho first Monday of January, ono thousand nlna hundred and twelve. A truo copy of Joint Resolution No. S, ROHEUT MeAFEM, B(renry of the Comnionwenith, Alleged American-Chinese Alliance. Chinese Minister Wu Ting Fang at Washington mulled when he was shown the Tokio dispatch which re ferred to nn interview alleged to have been given by him to a New York newspaper on the subject of tin American-Chinese alliance. "No," said he. "of course I never said thai or anything like it. I re member the occasion well enough. A correspondent of one of the New York papers came here and called my at tention lo (he statement of the possi ble alliance between China nnd the 1'nited States. He asked me what I Uiought of it. "I told him that whatever I thought of it personally H would be mani fes:ly Improper for nio as a minister to say anything about it except that It was quite Interesting. My country sends mo here to transact diplomatic business, ttml of course I have no right to express an outside opinion on Inter national matters." Richard Crokcr will come to New York from his home in Ireland in Sep tember to aid in the effort to elect his frienil William J. Bryan. Two women and a child werj drowned at Buffalo when the pleasure launch Chnrlott" O. was run down In the NlaT'ta tivcr by tho steamer Clarence 'v $11.00 From Tionesta TO Atlantic City Cape May Wililwood, Sea Isle City or Ocean City NEW JERSEY August 26th, 1908. Tickets good going on train leaving at 4:10 p. m. on date of excureiou to 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 with Station Ticket Agent. Tickets good to return within fifteen days. Full information of Ticket Agents. J. K. WOOD Passenger Traffic Manager SAN-CURA OINTMENT Is guaranteed to relieve at once that Itching, Burning Pain, and permanently cures Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Burns, Bruises, Scalds, Old Sores, Ulcers, Frosted Feet, Chilblains, Catarrh, Corns, Chapped Hands and Lips, Boils, Carbuncles, Felons, Sore Nipples, Festers, Itching, Bleeding Piles, Insect Bites, and Old Chronio Fever Sores. The best Poultice, always clean and moist. 25c and 50c a Dottle. All Druggists. Postage paid on receipt of price if your druggist does not have it. The 50c Bottle is three times the 25o kind. Mention this paper. For sale by Dunn & Fulton and Bovard's Pharmacy, Tionesta. 1,4 ItOIMTOltY 8 AND 10 DIAMOND BTltEET, TITU.NVII,I.i:, PA. OIL CITY, PA. i AHA TTTTTTTTT' TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Great OXFORD Netlleton's $." 51) aud 8(5 Meu's Oxfords now $4. Joe Levi's 44 Oxfords in all leath ers $3. Joe Levi's 83 50 Oxfords iu all leathers $2 75. Our Ladies' $4 Oxfords in all leathers $3. Our Ladies' $3.50 Oxfords iu all leathers 82.75. Our Ladies' $3 Oxfords in all leathers $2 35. Great reduction in Roys' and Girls' Oxfords, not forgetting the babies. JOE LEVI, Cor. Center, Seoeca and Syca more Streets, OIL CITY, l'A. ArimiiiiHlratorVi Nollce. Letters of Administration on the estate of A, ('. lleesnn, late of Klngsley Towu ship. Forest County, Pa., deceased, hav ing been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified to make payment without delay, and those having claims or demands will present them, duly authenticated, for settlement. Leon Watson, Adm'r, Kellettville Pa. Kitcrky & CARniNdEK, Attorneys, July IS), vm.-m GEO. W. BOYD General Passenger Agent I
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