I CENSUS OF PA III S TKkL.v 14 Shopping Days to Christmas. Shop early. Get ahead of nango s most perfect store, fourteen days in which to buy your Christmas gifts. We urge early shopping lor a great many reasons. It is possible to give you better attention. Then, too, stocks are in better shape bright, fresh, new and clean; and assortment naturally is larger. Holiday decorations are in place. The store is right in the spirit. Come today this week, and be a part ot it. Don't Miss the Toys and Dolls. Toyland in the basement again this year, and bigger, bet ter and more interesting than ever. Nothing new or novel has skipped the eye of the toyman. are here in abundance everything a young heart could possi bly crave; and there are hundreds of new things too. Compare our line with those of otner stores especially the prices and the character ol the toys. Little wonder Santa Claus selects this store for his headquarters. Most Complete Showing of Furs Hereabouts. A stock that abounds in Christmas suggestions with an abundance of styles and prices. Furs lor Christmas gifts? And why not? Last season our biggest fur month was in December. A sensible present that's the reason. AVe have brought into our stock an almost endless variety of pieces which will find tavor among those who desire the best obtainable, but who fignre on making their Christmas dollars go as far as possible. The quality of all furs that go from here is fully guaranteed in every way. Come to see now while assortment is broad. We will hold any you choose to purchase until the day you wish them delivered. The Smart & Silberberq Co. OIL CITY, PA. Oil City Trust Company, Oil City, Pa. Report to the Commissioner of Banking (CONDENSED) At the Close of Business, Nov. 27, 1908. Time loanH 81,656,325 53 Real rotate, furniture and , fixtures 89,000.00 S'ocksand Iiud(...l(i4 401. 4! Demand loans 4!M.Oo!lo7 ;:(J Overdraft 5.325 18 Due from tmnks 3ho,7!I7 72 - Cah on band 151,321 59 Tot'l quick assets, M,191,905.55 82,940,231.08 Trust funds not included GAINED 55 Charles L. Sclmltz of Ho Regained When, Fix months auto, I began using TliotnpKin'M IlnroHtiia, I bad made up uiy mind to aell out and no out of business, but a friend o I'm i ne asked in 8 if I bai taken IiHrohina. I had not, but wan will ing to try most anjlbing at d begau using it as directed. I whs very pale and weak, I continued using it as directed and today I weigh 55 pounds more than when I commenced using Rarnsma. I was a skeleton com pun d witb what I am now and shall remain iu business. When I would get up iu Ibemnrning I would feel Immediate relief from backache, pain in the side, groin or hips U experienced by taxing a few doses ot Thompson's Barosma, Kidney and Liver Cure. A contin uation ol its use will make a positive cure. Thompson's Barosma does not contain opiates and a large reward is offered for any injurious drug found in its composition. It is purely vegetable and a remedy adapted to all ages. Thompson's Barosma has positivelv made wonderful cures in Brigut's disease, sciatic rheumatism, kidney, liver and bladder diseases, lumbago, palpitation of the heait and nervousness. Thorn pxon's Barosma is pleasant to take. All drugitiats, 60s and 1 00. TIMMirsOX MEDICAL COMPANY, Man factumi); Laboratory, 8 and 10 Diamond Street, TitiiHvllIe, Pa. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUCCISTS. swim DON'T BUY A GUN until you have seen our New Double Barrel Models fitted, witb Stevens Compressed Forged Steel Barrels DEMI-BLOC SYSTEM The mode of constructing . these superb Trap and Field Guns is fully set forth in our New Shot gun Famjililet. Send two-cent stamp lor it. Atk your Dealer for SteYent Demi-Bloc Gum. Insist on our male. J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO. Bm40 licoptt Falli, Hul. I f 'J"" the crowds. Shop here in Ve midst of its best Christmas The old favorites and standbys Capital 1300,000 00 surplus and profit 422.510 66 Rserve (or interest, etc 4,140 21 Deposits, - . i2,2i:,.Si).?l 12,940.231.08 in above, 8188,703 2!) POUNDS. Dunkirk Tells How His Health. dull and sleepy and not rested, felt like going back to bed attain. C'HAS. L. SCHULTZ. I know Charles L. Schultz; he is man of truth, having worked as drayman id Dunkirk fur years. C. J. Wirtnek, Mayor. P. S. The above was written live years ago, and my health has been al 1 that a man could desire ever sin, and my weight 1b 285 pounds. Chas, L. Schultz, October 30, 1908. SOQf LlLlKlElilliJrlJ FAMILY FAVORITE ILLU-irJATiriG OIL makes the light that rests the eyes. Nearest approach to natural sun light known. Mo3t economical too burns to the very last drop without readjust ing wick. Docs not char, smoke or "smell." Clear, water-white, free from sediment. Not to be compared with ordinary tank wagon oil. Ask your dealer to serve you out of the original barrel. Then you have the purest, best lamp oil made. WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO., Independent Refiners , PITTSBURG, PA. Also makers of Waverly Special Auto Oil and Wayerly Gasolines. BE WHITE BY WRIGHT The poodle Jumped up in my lap. Now if there is one animal on earth that I hate it's a poodle. But since it was her poodle well! I let It stay there. Her little sister had gone upstairs to announce me, and, returning, had said that "Margaret would be down stairs In Jus' two little minutes." I had .been sitting there fifteen when the poodle arrived. If it had been anyone but Mar garet! Well, I'd have waited Just about two minute and a half, and then I'd have "cut it out." But somehow there's always one girl that you'd wait a week for, and then be lieve her when she said she was sor ry she kept you waiting. "The dear girl Is probably fixing up her hair, Bud putting on another collar," thought I, complacently. "As if I care what she wears so long as she loves me!" And then, of course,- I fell to wondering again. What would she say when I told her! Would I go away to-day, walking on air, or would my hopes be blighted forever? Half an hour passed. The poodle had gone to sleep, and out of consld eration for his mistress, I didn't like to disturb him. So I occupied myself by counting, first the chairs, then the pictures, and finally the squares In the carpet. It was kind of lonesome. I couldn't help wishing that some one even if it were only little Flor rle would come in and talk to me. 1 could at least ask her quest loin about Margaret, and if she had said exactly two minutes. And presentl Florrle did come in, and sat hersell demurely in straight-backed chair, on the other side of the room. It it always hard to ask even a child questions if they sit on the othet side of the room. I was very diplomatic. From the subject of candy and dolls and what I was going to bring Florrle to-morrow I led the conversation on im perceptibly, to what Margaret had ever said to Florrle. about me, what position my picture occupied in het room, what she (Margaret) did with my letters after she read them, and finally, in as careless a tone as 1 could command, whether she had said Just two minutes. Florrle didn't ever remember hearing Margaret say very much about me; she: thought my picture was on her desk, beside another fellow's (hang that other fellow): Margaret generallj burned her letters, so most llkelj mine were burned, too. Lastly, slit (Florrle) wasn't Just sure that Mar garet had said exactly two minutes but she guessed it was about thai long. I looked at my watch. It was Jusl fifty minutes since I sat down in thai chair. The poodle had been sleeping thirty-five minutes. If Margaret had kept any other fellow waiting thai cad of a White, for Instance J wouldn't have been so much sur prised. But she had always shows more consideration than that for me Perhaps when I told her how much loved her she would only laugh al me. Pinkie's weight was getting un bearable. I felt as though I wert holding a young stove. One foot wai sleeping, and the other wasn't fai from it. "Florrle," said I, "perhapi if you went upstairs you could hell Margaret to get ready to conn down." That dear child is so obliging She good-naturedly hurried upBtaln and left the parlor door open. I'll repeat the conversation I heard from above me. "Margaret, aren't you ever com ing downstairs?" "Florrle Oswald, hasn't that fel low gone away yet? Didn't you tell him I was out?" "No, Margaret." Such a small meek little voice! "I thought he wai real nice, and maybe you'd be sorrj afterwards, bo I Just said you'd bt down in two minutes." There was an ominous silence, then I heard Margaret give a queei little laugh. "Well, child, you ought to be pun ished, but perhaps it Is better so. I might as well face it now as an other time. I'll go down and tell hire that I can never care for him, and that it would be better for both of ui if he would stop coming." I didn't wait to hear any more. 1 stood up and dropped the poodle so suddenly that the poor little thing whimpered. At the foot of the staira I stopped and called, "You needn't bother coming down, Miss Oswald. I happened to overhear your recent conversation, and you needn't fear any more annoyance from me!" and so saying I made preparations to leave. Then a atrange thing happened. The door opened and closed with bang, there was a quick rush ol skirts, and then behind me a voice "Oh, Dick! Dick! Walt for me!" There was another bustle and rus tle and the dignified Miss Oswald, whom I had never seen even hurry, stood in front of me. I had to stop, perforce, but I still held up my head. "Dick, did you think I. would do that to you? Why Dick, Florrle told me It was Mr. White! Come In and lot me explain. She sat down by the table, and I stood leaning on the op posite side. , , , . And then I understood.' My nnm(i is, Wright, and W hite and Wright sound a good deal alike. In fact, tn Forijie, the difference wouldn't c even Tvorth noticing, t stood fo moment looking at her in such n rlous mood and walking over v buked kissed her. Boston G1' There is a profit in anythlr takes care of. Failures, as a r due to negligence. III llnilth In .More Exornalvr Thnn any Cure This country is now tilled with people wbo migrate across the oontlnent in all directions seeking that which gold cannot buy. Xine-tnnthsof them are suffering from throat and lung trouble or chronic catarrh resulting from neglected colds, and spending fortunes vainly trying to regain Inst health. Could every sufferer but undo the - ant and cure that first neg leotedcold, all this sorrow, pain, anxiety and expense could have been avoided. Chamberlain's t'ouiib Remedy is famous for Its cures of cold-, anil can always be depended upon. Use it and the more serious diseases may be avoided. For sate uy minn MUlou. CHARACTER IN THE TONGUE. Germany's Way of Sizing People Up Available Chiefly to Doctors. Germany haa taken up the pastime of reading character and telling for. tunes by the tongue. Somebody has been making a study of the organ of speech and has discovered that it la full of Indications. A long tongue Is said to denote opnnnew of character, it suggests generosity and free handedness. Its possessor makes friends and enemies easily but doesn't save money. When the tongue is long and thick the openness degenerates into a ten dency to gossip and scandal. The fu ture of the owner Is beset with trou bles of his own making. It also lndl. cates fllghtlness and Inconstancy. Short tongues Indicate secretlveness and dissimulation. Their owners make good detectives and attorneys. The owner may acquire some money by economy and guile but has not largeness of spirit to make a great fortune. Thin pointed tongues ate found In diffident people wh0 do not succeed In life. Short and broad one accompany craft and falsehood; the person v.no has such a tongue is compelled l.y It to deceive and betray, whatever effort he may make to keep straight. The vibrant, quavering tongue de. notes the artistic temperament. Bril liant carmine hue is a sign of lng life, pale pink tongue denotes wt.-.k. nesa of character and delicacy of con stitution. "If It's all true," says a German newspaper, "it is lucky that It is only at the doctor and not at our friends that we stick out our tongues." BUENOS AYRES. It Is One of the Most Magnificent Cities in the World. Buenos Ayres is already one of the most magnificent cities in the world. Enormous sums have been laid out in widening the streets and erecting splendid buildings. But apparently the Argentines are not yet content, for the Chamber has Just authorized the raising of a new municipal loan of 3,000,000 "for the purpose of improving and embellishing the city." 'ihls Is probably due to jealousy of Bio de Janeiro, for the Bra.liiii'ts hnve recently spent a good deal of money in beautifying their capital. and the Buenos Ayrians are determin ed not to be beaten in the race of luxury. London Globe. President Diaz of Mexico. President Diaz of Mexico, who is past 77. literally takes upon himself a very extensive portion of the admin Istrative work of his Government- He is an early rlaer, and his day is . tematlcally arranged. Few publig men are more kindly and agreeable in private life than the President of Mexico, and he has behind an hub. itual gravity of manner a very ken sense of humor. He never frets or worries over petty matters, and la always calm and In perfect mevtal poise in times of crisis and emergen cy. Princess Fedora a Novelist. Princess Fedora of Sehleswlg.Hols. teln, the youngest sister of the Cr, man Empress, Is the author of a ucv el recently published In Germany iu titled, "Hahn Berta." Blio has a ro mantic history, having declined all offers of marriage Blnie the trajlo death of her fiance, Duke Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerln, who, while In C((tamand of a torpedo boat, pencil ed In the Baltic with the euti.e crew. New Opera by Verdi. A complete score of a new opera by Verdi, the existence of which i.as hitherto been unknown, has been ills, covered In Paris In an old cheat full of manuscript and other papers which formerly belonged to the tarn. ous musician. It was the composition of this opera which occupied some of the latter months d Verdi s life. Greece Rich in Ore. During the year 1906, 89 mining concessions were granted by the Greek Government. A glance at the list of these concessions reveals the richness and variety of the mineral deposits of Greece, as they include copper, lead, zinc, Iron, manganese, cobalt, nickel, coal, antimony Iron pyrites gypsum and asbestos. Knew Nothing of Civilization. Knud Ra-ssuesen of Copenhagen who has been studying ethnology at In. manak. North Greenland, has sttaU ed for Smiths Sound to find an Eski mo tribe which Is reputed to have never come in contact with civiliza tion. His aim la eventually to reach the Canadian mainland some time in 1908. Official Ostrologuers. The Empress of China, King Men. ellk of Abyseinla, the Ameer of Alg. hanlstan, the Sultans of Morocco and Zanlbar and the Khedive of Lgypl all maintain official astrologers. Her face was not so pretty, Her form was nothing great, And she was rather shy on sense; But, oh, her figure was Immense! So men came round t0 wait Upon this girl of beauty ghy Whose charms seemed quite I blank Attracted from all quarters by Her figure tn the bank. For it l.mne llnrk. When you have pains or lameness in the back batLe the parts with Chamber lain's Liniment twice a day, massaging with the palm of the band for five min utes at each application. Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly witb this lini ment and bind it on over the seat of pain, aod you may be surprised to see how quickly the lameness disappears. For sale by Dunn & Fulton. A pill in time that will save nine is RinKB Little Liver Pill. For bilinUMiieas, sick headache, constipation. They do not gripe. Price 25c. Sold by J.. U. Morgan, Approximately 87,0(10, lite Hit Cheftnut the CoinnioiM'nt. In the course of Its annual stor' taking the Paris municipality iia. gone the length of making a cens.;c of all the trees wlhch the city owns and cares for. The total iiumbHr Is approximately 87,000, or roughly one tree to every thirty-two Inhabitants, not enough to satisfy a "garden city" enthusiast, but ample to provide all honest Republicans with plenty of the cheap yet artistic badge which Camllle Desmoultns made popular. The horse chustnut Is the common est tree planted by the municipal. ty; after it comes the plune tree, follow ed by the Judas tree. In Bonie of the more distant and secluded aven ues limes and acacias are found, but variety must not be sought outside the gnrdrus and parks', which belong to the State. There one may find almost every tree that may be grown in the Paris climate. The municipality also excludes the trees growing tn its own parks the Pare Monceau, the Buttes Chaumont, the Pare Monlrotige from this cen sus. The area of these parks and other public squares Is about 1 . f. 0 0 . 000 square yards, and about half of it Is grass grown. The Red Death. It will ne remembered that Kdgar Allen Poo, In his "Masque of the Red Deal!'," described a plague, the main sympton of which wits a bleed l'ig from the pores of the body. In Central America the Ret Death is pers'Miirtid In the Blood Snake, or, H3 the Spaniards call It, Vlvora Snu gre. This tnake Is of a red-tinged black on the back, while underneath It Is it a bright vermilion. Its deadly work is easily recognizable In the condition of the vlct'm. An In dian cattleman, finding a cow bleed ing at the nose, eyes, and ears, and perspiring blood at every pore, does not hesitate to blamt It on Vlvora Sangre. Unfortunately, the effect upon the human being Is the same, and our Indian friend quite realizes It when he lights a cheroot, gathers his blanket around him, and stoically sits down to await the meeting with his fprefathers. Lent We l'i-gct. Ill the good old kafllr corn days of Bliiine county, when Uncle John Dil lon, the Geary banker, and County Clerk Tyler hauled cedar posts to El Reno and Oklahoma City and sold them to buy bread for their famil.es, they would go to hear a good old preacher, who was a post hauler with them. This good old brother In his prayers would thank God for his goodness to them, and one season, when he was especially thankful for a good crop raised, but not forgetful of the pa.st, he said: "Dear Lord, lest In das to come we forget, we thank Thee, O God, for the cedar in the canons." Indian Cotton Tree. The Indian cotton tree. It Is claim ed, is able to withstand long periods of drought, and has so far escaped the ravages of the troublesome boll worm. This tree does not appear to require much attention after It has been once planted, and It grows to a height of tlx or Beven feet. Its great est croduction Is In Its third year. An eiTort Is now being made in England to organize a company for the pro duction and exploitation of this cot ton. Josephine's Hi''i Now that Malmalsou has reverted, to the French nation possessors of objects once associated with It al the world over are showing then) selves quite eager o restore them to. the place so inseparably associated with the sad romance o Bonaparte's unfortunate Empress, The Bona parte legend may be dead. enough) the Josephine legend is pot. Her harp is the latest object to rind its way back, I'll HI est Mention of l-'oik. The earliest mention of forks was In "Crudities," a singular book of travels by Coryatea, published in 1611. "The Italians, ami most strangers that are cormorant In It aly, do always, at their meals, use a little fork when they cut their meat." Queen Elizabeth was tile first English soverlgn to use one, and her court condemned the fad as a silly affectation, Color Photography. The feature of the exhibition ol' the Royal Photographic Society, which opened recently In London, was the display of color photography by the new starch grain process. This Is not yet regularly Iu the market, but a large number of amateurs have made or secured plates, and over 100 color pictures were submitted, 72 of which were accepted and hung. Poorest of All Kuorpcan Kings. King George of Greece Is the poor est of all European Kings. His In come is about 700 a day, which Is nothing to one obliged to maintain the state and dignity of a King. He would be poorer still were It not for outside help. England, France and Russia each subscribe $20,000 a year toward bis Income. Large Land Owners. The Rocha family of the Statu of Durango, Mexico, are among the largest, if not the largest, family owners of land In the world. They count their wealth by millions of dol lars and are In supreme control of n mountainous territory embracing a bout 10,000,000 acres. Winter Teue STATE NORMAL I OPENS DEC. 29 f viiHbVD rn a. i f t. . AWIWT, LL. D. j 0 gnvtmnn r. 1 i mm aMifcfc tm DOLLS. If the New Basement Toy Department, io the two week since ml was opened, has acquired fame along any one particular hue, more than auotber, that line is Dolls. Thai's because the sssnrtmeut is so large, the prices moderate, the Dolls of unusual laciul beauty and the very evident superiority of their m nufacture. Washable Dolls, Kid Body Dolls, Bisque Body aod Rag Dolls. Naturally the Undressed Dolls engage your attention first as it requires some little time to prepare thn wardrobe. The careful thor ough manner oi construction in these Kid Body aod Buque Body Dolls will impress you favorably . Kid Body Dolls range in price from 19o to $1 3!) and upward Bisque Body Dolls, 25c to $7.60. Dressed Dulls, 25o t 810. Rag Dolls, 25o to $3 50. Christmas Aprons. We present for your inspection aud consideration a window dis play of Christmas Aprons at 50a each. We have not seeo the like of these for a quarter more the apron Confidence in our ability to dis pose of 500 of these al a half dollar each secured fur us this unusual apron bargain. I WILLIAM B. JAMES. Duty of Magazines. Australia has placed a heavy duty on all miiga.lnes containing adver tising matter In a proportion of mora than oneflfth ot the general con tents. Mutilated magazines are ono of the first results of the new tariff. J' l-Krlhers to ninny popular month lies are writing to the Melbourne pap er j. indignantly complaining of the rendition in which the last numbers reached them. Nearly all of the ad . r .sing pages were torn out by rude force. This was done by the agents rtith the permission of the Minister or Customs, who has granted the pub lishers four months' grace to nialu fresh arrangements. The Melbourne manager ol one well-known magaziim fays that it has hitherto been sold In Australia at 12 ceius, but If this provision in the new tarliT Is passed the price iu future cannot be leM thun .'111 cents. Trains Siberian Railway. The triilti on the Trans-Siberian railway are In general comfortable and sufficiently well kept. The food Is quite sufficient. The speed Is very slow, however, and the stops at sta. t'.ons long and tedious. In general, It is better for a foreigner not familiar with the Russian language to travel by the International trains, brehuse the employes thereon In all cases sreak either French. German or tn. glifih In addition to Russian and the toilet arrangements on International trains are much superior to those on the State railways, The Expectation of Life. Notwithstanding improved med'"al knowledge and the benefits of mc. jra sanitation, we are dying earlier ..an our grandparents did. '1 ue Cr.'ted States census shows a consldernuly Increased death rate for all ages cf sixty years. At the same tliin It still holds good that the averag.s ex pectation of life has been lengthened during the past decades but it Is only the younger Individuals who profit by this practical result of the advances In medical knowledge, "Gentlemen,' recently said a Ger mnn professor, who was showing to his students the patients in the asy lum, "this man suffers from dellriem tremens. He Is a musician. It is well known that blowing a brass In. strument affects the lungs and throat In such a way as to create a great thirst, which hos to be allayed by persistent Indulgence In strong drink. Hence, In the course pf time, the dis. ease yon have before you-" Turning to the patient, the proftf sor asked: "What Instrument do you blow?" and the answer was: "The violoncello." Cleveland Lead er. Bible I'sod in the Year 1(1(10. In the Cottonian Library In Eng land Is an old manuscript copy of a part of the Bible in Latin. This was used at the coronations of Eng lish sovereigns 300 years before ;he "stone of destiny" was brought from Scone to Westminster by Edward I. In other words, the use of this Bible or the purpose In question dated ack to the year 1000. Ilig PulntiPK This. H. B. Judy, the artist connected with the ethnological department of the Brooklyn Museum, has complet ed a work on which he has been en gaged for the last three years. It is a painting of a panoramic view of the Indian country of Arizona, on a strip of canvas '190 feet long and five feet high, and has been placed In the Indian room of the museum. "How did you make out whu you French while In Paris?" Well er not very well. You sr I only had occasion to use uie Ian guage In speaking to shop people nm they don't understand elegant French you know." Philadelphia Ledger. Converted to Mohammedanism. Dr. Edward Falls, a well-known Egyptologist and excavator, has em braced Islam. While at the head of nn excavating expedition iu the Nile Delta he became so convinced of the virtues of Mohammedanism that he confessed the fulth and was received at the Mosque of Mariout. He wl!l henceforth be known under the naum r ....... Motif.'.nd. KiH'openiis the Greatest I'nrincrs. In the United States 100 inhabi tants mltivute 200 acres of UiiKl. while '.n Europe the proportion lb 800 acies to the 100 Inhabitants. OIL CITY, PA. Every American Bo should be taught to save his money If he is allowed to fritter away his pennies and his nickels he will acquire a very bad habit and one hard to get rid of. Start your boy right by giving him a bank book and 3 deposit of one dollar in this bank. When he knows his money is earning 4 he will feel like a capital ist, and will try to save more and more, W e will encourags him all we can. Capital and Surplus $680,000.00 ; Total Assets, over $3,000,000.00 She FranWin $rust (fompmtig FRAN KUI N. PA JQS. M. HtlYEF, PRACTICAL BOILER MAKER, Repairs Holler, Mills, Tanks Agitators. Buy and Nells Second - hand Boilers, Etc. Wire or letter orders promptly at tended to. End of Suspei sion Bridge, Third ward. Oil. CITY, IA. PINEULES 30 DAYS' TREATMENT FOR $1.00 Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. FOR ALL KIDNEY BLADDER TROUBLE, RHEU 1ATISM AND LUMBAGO tt" '"5"" A dose at bed time usu ally relieves the most severe case before moraine. BACKACHE PINEULE MEDICINE CO. CHICAGO, U. S. A. lmmitlr ohlKlnnl. or FEC RETURNED. tO YEARS' IXPIRIINCI. UurCHAHCCS ARE THE LOWEST, ttend moUl, pbuto or iliulch (ur expttrt mvtrrh And five rupurt on patcntAlilllty. INFRINGEMENT Bulu eondui'tud before All court l'aunti obtained throuirh ua, ADVER. TISKD and SOLO, free. TRADE-MARKS, PEN SIONS and COPYRIGHTS quickly oUutined. Opposite U. S. Patent Offloe, WASHINGTON, D. O. T
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