Make It a Very Merry Christmas. We're doing our part. "We have provided a tremendous 6tock ot carefully selected merchandise and displayed it advan tageously for your choosing. Moreover, many very desirable article for gift purposes are marked at special low prices, offer ing exceptionally good opportunities for increasing the pur chasing power of your money. , ' c oi"ugijr urge you ici uo your snoppiug hi ouue, preiur 4y in the morning. But even in the rush ot last-minute ' buy Sl And hasty selections, you are certain to get an excellent )r your money and a gift that will be appreciated. y the Toys Thvd tho.Chil- dren. Wnt. : . e children loose in our Toyland and you can soon appeals to them most. Some take to the Games; Vlechanical Toys and so on. You'll make no ing the things that the children admire the. most re.-? -1 . for jhe Christmas tree, too, are here in pro- Toys are now marked half price odd ; lots, ti to clean up. Perfect though in every way. share up wuu ou. The Smart & OIL CITY. PA. Oil Citv Trust Company, Oil City, Pa. President, JOSEPH SEEP. Vice President, GEORGE LEWIS. A Practical Christmas Present At any cost you may desire. A Four Per Cent. Savings Account Hook With an initial deposit. Assets, - $2,940,000.00 GAINED 55 Charles L. Sclmltz of He Regained When, six months ago, I began ualog Thompson's ban mi, I bad made up my wind to sell out and jrooutof business, but a friend ofniine asked ate if I bad taken Barnama. I bad Dot, but was will ing to try most an thing ard began uaing it as directed. I was very pale and weak, I continued uaing it an directed and today I weigh 65 pounds more than wben I commenced using Barosma. I waa skeleton compared with wliat I am now and shall remain in business. Wben I would get up in tb emorulog I would feel Immediate relief from backaobe. pain in liv tatting a few doses ot Thompson's Barosma, Kidney and Liver Cure. A contin uation of its use will make a positive cure. Thompson's Barosma does not contain nnintns and a larus reward ia offered for anv iniurinua drug found in its composition. It is purely vegetable and a remedy adapted to all ages. Thompson's Barosma baa positively made wonderful curea in Bright's disease, aclatio rheumatism, kidney, liver and bladder diseases, lumoagn, palpitation 01 iue Dean ana uervounutws Thompson's Barosma is pleasant to take. All druggists, 60o and $1.00. THOMPSON MEDICAL COMPANY, Manufacturing Laboratory, 8 and 10 Rlainond Street, Titusvllle, Pa. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUCCISTS. iTEVEMS ARMS are for sale bj all progressive Hardware and Sporting Goods Merchants (UI'I DAN BEARD'S hndid -fort " GUNS AND CUNNING " will lie mailed postpaid to any applicant by J. Stevens Aj-" & Tool CoMnsy, ChK . Falls, Mass., . Wiipti' For paper o tion forwar forclotli l.i Bern I test Sale of Umbrellas known. t Nearly 400 sold the first two days, that means'! We knew when we first saw he wonderful values that the $ale would bo 'n't figure on quite such a favorable re--e many more left, and one is just as good 'e look for them all to go. its, Fine Values. and Tailor Made Waists. new styles and a sharp saving at e regular prices such pretty waists everybody. But one way or an bnviris and we are ready to Silberberq Co. Treasurer, II. R. MEURITT. POUNDS. Dunkirk Tolls How His Health. - dull and sleepy and not rested, felt like going back to bed again. C'HAS. L. St'HULTZ. I know Charles L. Seliultz; he Is man of truth, having worked aa drayman in Dunkirk for years. C. J. Wibtneh, Mayor. P. S. The above waa written five years ago, and my health has been all that a man could desire ever since, and my weight ia 285 pounds. CHA.8, U. Schultz. October 30, 1908. the side, groin or hips ia experienced 1 m Ko Wo smoks, do soot, no flicksr. Ko"fmatwl" chimneys, no charred wlcki. iiurnt ont dean wltb a blir. round. stMidy. 1 H while Sun, to Ui.Ut drop without rMdJurt I H lull wick. 1 "cmiw Favorile" Brte.35PARKUflG IT vfeSv CLEAR J The House By The Lake lly Wallace Leonnrd. Natalie Livingstone sat gating out of her window across the closely cropped lawn and out over the lake dotted with many pleasure craft. She could hear laughter coming from the water, and it only made It all the harder for her to ko away. But there was the stinging but po lite little note informing her that her services were no longejrequlred, and enclosing the customary' week's wages and her ticket' back., to the city. She knew shft was not dis missed because ot Incompetency, but because of the scarcity o eligible yuun-g men and the superabundance ot marriageable young ladles with' overambltious mothers. y ' She had known there were ob jections because of the attentions paid her by some f the male guests, and which she had tried hard to avoid. Her self-possession and re fined manners had all been discussed by the mothers with the marriage able, but less attrave daughters, and for once they, had tunlted and sen.t a comittee to the management and demanded Natalie's removal. "the very idea of her; being al lowed -to use the boats on' the lake and walk around on Jhe lawn and veranda like one ot the guests!" In dignantly remarked Miss Allen con spicuous for- her brick colored red hair, turned up noav-and an impedi ment I'd, her speech, but whose mo ther occupied one tot the most ex pensive suites In thehotel and enter tained largely. . ' "Such Impertinence!" chimed In Miss Clark, a school teacher ot un certain age. Why, she actually curls her hair, yet flaunts her Innocence and good manners In the eyes of men, thinking to dazzle them." And so it had been until the note had been the result Poor Natalie. All she wanted was to be left alone to earn her living and she had been delighted at the prospect of spending the hot summer months at the Lake side, but now she would have to go back to tha sweltering city and haunt the employment agencies, and even If she was successful, as she could scarcely hope to be at this dull sea son, she would be obliged to live In a stuffy furnished room In a poor quarter, made even more miserable by its crowded condition. She packed her simple belongings, and tears came to the great blue eyes as she closed the door and slowly made her way to the manager's office to bid him good-by. She did not find him in, and as her train did not leave until night she walked towards the lake out into the woods all white with dogwood and purple with violets, and thought of her past Her mother had died, leaving her alone, and wben. the estate had been settled there w.' a but liitle left for Natalie. She bai faced the situa tion bravely and hf d secured this po sition. She thouglt as she walk ed along if the cool months she had spent with her mother in the mountains, and these woods seemed only a tantalizing reminder ot that other and happier life. At last, unable to restrain herself longer, she sank down on the soft green grass and burst into soul refreshing tears. She was still cry ing when she heard a rustle of the bushes near her and looked up. She saw the bushes part and Malcora Goodrich stepped Into the open. He started, almost falling back among the bushes. "Why, Nat," he exclaimed. "In heaven's name, what are you doing here? Is it really you, and where have you been all this time?" "I have searched everywhere for you, and to find you this way! Tell me, Nat, what did you run away for?"' "Why, I have been right here part of the time," she answered, trying hard to hide the traces of her tears and smiling bravely. "You know there was nothing left, so I left col lege, and after a course In short hand accepted the position of sten ographer at the hotel up there for the Summer." Then she told him of the note and its cause. He listened attentively and said: "Poor little girlie! .Why, I own that hotel and these woods and that castle-like house on the hill. I bought it as a Summer home. Do you like It? The hotel is leased for this season. I was just looking over the piace a bit when I heard you nobbing, and nowNat, there Is no end ot happiness in store for you." "But I leave this evening for the city. I must find another position.' "Now, look here, Nat. You know I love you and I Intended to tell you so, and ask you to marry me as soon as I got out of college. jThen your mother died, and I knew Tjiuust wait, and then "you dlsaeareS as com pletely as though theeartjjfhad open ed and swallowed you. ' She did not answer, but sat silent ly thinking of the.. note and the hot city, and turning suddenly, she ask ed, "Is' 11 because you are sorry for me thawo.il are asking me this, Malcom?" 71 - ;. "Why, ble'you, Nat; It's because I love you and have loved you ever ,gince we were kiddles, and your hat fell into the brook and I waded In and rescued It, and was soundly spanked for getting wet." They laughed at the happy recol lection and as he took her In hit arms she nestled closer and . gazed sIHntly across the lake to the house overlooking It that was to be theli home. Ill Health is Msre Expensive Thaw a.jr Cure This country is now filled with people who mijrrare acrow die continent in all directions seeking that which gold cannot buy. Nine-tenths of them are suffering from throat and lutw trouble r r rhmnm catarrh resulting from neglected colds, land spending fortunes vainLj ,tryiug to gain lost health. Could mfferer undo Ibe rast and cpr ffr .'.t oeg 1 cold, all this sorrow, f ?' "ulety -e could hi UaV" 4 ;ded. ons be e HEAVY DAMAGES FOR A JOKE. Two Young Men Fined $14,000 For Hazing. Fourteen thousand dollars damages was the verdict ot a Jury recently in a cult brought by Charles Stoner against five young men of prominent families in Bradford, 111., for Injuries caused lu a hazing prank of which h,e was the victim. The defendants are William Real, Earl tappin. Al ley Harwood, Earl Howe, and Fran cis Long. ; Stoner, the son of a farmer, was at tending school In, Bradford last spring whan the Incident occurred. He was enticed ironi:honfl one evening and (Lagged to 8 .cemetery at the edge ot itfcity, wh 4 is -was tied,tq;a tomb stone. V '' - He waspterrllily' frightene at 'shndowy forms approaching rfinoiig thei-"trees,.iid made'' a desperate ef fort to' free himself.;. As e luuged. forward he pulled the tombstone to. which 'he- 'was'llei .over uVon htra. His knee, bone was'brokefi itlid he trf fered Internal Itjurles. ills captvs freedJilm, and he was take to a hos pital, where he remained a neiftfua wreck fof many weeks. 1 . One of his gazers. Arthur Pllgrlrii Is In Califonfla. Another, John rimr- key, is thought to be in buuiu Da kota. .These two, together with the fly a'galnst' which the civil action 'was brought, have been Indicted lor -C,yspiracyjr-Chicago Tribune. - T The Murdock Family. Rent Murdock tells of the coining to Kansas of the father of the Murdochs as follows: "He cua short hickory stick on the south bank of the Kaw Klver near the foot of Kansas avenue. Topeka, hung a pack on tne stick, put It over his shoulder, crossed the river on a log wagon, took his foot In his hand, started on a beellne and walked from Topeka to Mount Pleasant, la., where he landed in twelve days, the distance being overJ0() miles. That waa fifty years agoTUst March. Thom as Murdock he was the Colonel of a Virginia regiment that was mustered for the Mexican War but aldn't go left the Allegnany Mountains with a wife and five children in a covered wagon and a carryall early in tne fall of 1856 for the Territory of Kansas. The father and two oldest sons made the overland trip from Mount Pleas ant, la., to Topeka In the winter of 1856-7 by wagon, the wire and three younger children remaining In that town. When Thomas Murdock - re turned to Mount Pleasant he loaded his family into the cars for Burling ton, where they took a Mississippi steamboat for St. Lculs. Here they changed boats, taking a Missouri Riv er one for Leavenworth, where they were met by a team and naulcd to Topeka. Colleges Undesirable Insurance Risks. Colleges are nowr egarded as rather undesirable insurance risks, and It is probable that the rate will be gen erally Increased. In 18 years 784 lires have occurred in college Dulldinge, en tailing a loss of $10,500,000 in money and a heavy loss of life. This makes the average money loss over $13,000. First Woman's Rights Convention. Mrs. Elizabeth Smlth-Milier and Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgln son are now the only survivors of the 89 persons who signed the call for the first National Woman's Rights Con vention which was held in Worcester, Mass., In 1850, Another Cure For Sleeping Sickness. Dr. Plimmer has discovered a drug which ia far -more effective in the treatment of sleeping sickness than atoxyl. Dr. Pllmmer's researches nave been carried out for the tropi cal diseases committee of the Koyal Society of Great Britain, English' 8choola in Santa Clara. English will be taught In the 18 public schools of Santa Clara pro vince, Cuba, next year. Ultimately it will be a required study ID all the Cu ban public schools. Shorthand Engravers Few. -There are only three engravers of shorthand in England- One lives at Bath. He has, as a joke, suggested to his two London fellow-workers the propriety of a trade union. . Population of Canada Growing. . The population of Canada, according to the official estimates of tnat coun try, was 6,504,900 on April 1. an in crease of 21 per cent In six years. Arctic Explorers Don't Have Colds. No Arctic explorers ever have colds until they return to civilization. Then, one and all, they are prostrated ty severe Influenza. . . ' ' "" ' . 8tudents To Sit Er?ct. The public schools of Cleveland may be equipped with hook hoi..ers wnif h 'enable the scholars to sit erect while studying. Koreans Paste Their Clothes, Together The Korean tailor dues not etltcB garments. He paste3 the' edges to gether and presses then down. Kor eana carry glue around' to stick their clothes together wheu they are. torn. . ( Vicomte and Vicomtee Who Walk. Since 1896 the Vleonie .and Vlcora tesse de Grua,4 have been making their honeymoon on foot They have arrived at Turin cfter warning 41,i50 miles, it Is on a wager. A glil may prune herself 'on her good looks without living in a boari laz house. For a Lame Hack. When vou 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 plooeof flannel slightly with this lini ment and bind it on over the seat of pain. and you may be surprised to see how quickly the lameness disappears. For sale by Dunn & Fulton. ,' -m in time that will save nine is Ki r Pill. For biliousness, " istipation. They do not "'vtl h'y J. R. Mo-r'ifn. His , . ; i Broken . j Engagement .Original. ' Young ' . McNatt , shrugged his phbuldi-8.'t After the moment In jfhlch he haolrfenjored the novel sen .jrtlon he shrugged them again, bit terly. Ho Id more he bit oft the (" d o! a iftaf artnVmuttered harsh ivfti'ds. . if-! ' 'mld It. jstjilie felt vert wejl satls fletl ;wlthiWiselr?' He realised 'that Ha hail fBn ttu'KitjiR.tnn -.with ill the coinpoiHre Jene to whom belli". rejected bv, on s.best girt .was an oia Rtory antf not at all as a liOvlce would. ,lyivo taken nt. f ''. .-.''17 K'Callie was me first, giri wnonva ni hAtimrpii rh devoted attentions ..'orathr e fjioiAhs he. had Jodked up: on lir,' with the tsierance. or ine worlJIing.'; (ii.W'ij not engaged? Were not he-and CalH$ to 'geVma rlei some day when he-was more firmly established' financially? , At 20 a man regards aninconi? aa a mere Incidental annoying because ot Its Hllmness. He and Cattle had a vaguely.-, cheerful ' lde"ft that with eara ennie,. Increased salary as a mall' ; of t ourse." Ho had called Ji "litl?c'- girl" as he pltnned 5,... and he ha t grown evi realizing that she mv superior wsdoia' and , And after a; fQp-i -U ' 'future ml inches bv ; VoSTols little quarrel she had decided Uftl he ('.U.not love him as she ha.4 thon'-htj, - j YoungJ McNatt read It, again lis chewed the end of his cigar t. :;"t y ' V "My dear Charles," i; iiii, :'aCtr last evening's exhibition oC tamper on your part It is betVr that we should not let our dream., go ,611 411 Is over between us. Our .llvk are sundered henceforth. Fotset nitf.'aa I have no doubt you wlU. It has been a mistake- Do not'calt; 'as. J am going with Mr. Lester to . the theatre." f '. V ''Tried to make me jealo ' Fjjol Ish girl!" muttered yotjngOilcNat alluding to the last seut- 'i. ''Wo men . are eo transparer. , Callie w.as not quite 18. "Tr tn'eVvwr as calmly as If I wv- -:n 'empty candy box and with no core heart! It cuts a fu'iiow up!" , ' " ' He walked to the window and stared hard at the pavCmeut,",- He was searching vigorously for h 'wm'. otion he ought to havo, crtishlua; back the Insistent knowledge that atlhe felt was complacency'' nt having ,ar-, rived at tho point where lie could get engaged and theu have his heart broken by a frivolous girl. , "I am well rid of her,'' he toll a banana cart that was being pushed by. Then he scowled as he' had seen a villain on the stage, do a short time before. "But to a man with a heart an ideal Is slow to die." She will go gayly on-wlih that Lester Idiot, I suppose beca.ifie she is shallow. While ah, perhaps in years to come, Callie, I can blot" you from my memory." ' Young McNatt almost catight,hlm self henmltig at -hte'TeaJy grasn-ot. the obligations of the occasion. He remembered 'that when his oldef brother had gone through a-similar experience he had trampled his best necktie under foot and' slammed things. That," young McNatt felt. had been crude and a sign of inexv pcrience. He had a better grasp on the possibilities. There was a real ache on his left slde;,m0i Tar enrujfB over really to be his hearty but" tpes his heart might be misplaced- fr all he knew. - ' v "A blow just at the opeulr ot a man's carer," he told himself, wi'h gentle bitterness. "But , tlif -world shall not know, shall not pity nie. Naturally things never can look the, same to me again, but I shall langh an l go on and pretend to have an interest In life and no one will know that I carry a disillusioned spirit, an enU'ty hear;, beneatli the smiling ex terior. I have loved and IobL Well, so bo It. 1 am not one to scatter my affectlpi; about. I shall nc-vei love again - never!" Entrancv.l with the thought of this horrible fate, young McNatt sur veyed hlniKtlf in the mirror. "I'ale," ho murmured. "I am sen sitive and show when I am mo.el Little Callie! Foolish girl! Spoi'.ln." her life foi a whim. Some day stu will know ii when it is too late. I am done with women. They have no Interest for me now. They are merely . an Incident and must not be allowed to Interfere with a man s tare'er." 1 i.hall "Ilelto, Kir'ney!" he broke off. as another youth. about 1)1b own age en tered attired. In the latest agony. "Say," remarked Blrney, breath lessly, with 110 respect for the trage dy in which his friend was Involved "conw along with me and call ort that Larklns girl we met last week. She aslted me to call and she said to bring you " "Not that stunner with tho blue eyesnd-" ' . . "The same," returned young Mc Natt's visitor, nodJIpg his head to give great oi- emphasis to his reply. Young McNatt whistled. "Gee! he exclaimed "What luck! I shoultf say I would go! How'd you evei work it? Where's my hat?" Ex change. , : t VIARS'IXPIRKNei. OurOHAROISARt THB LOWEST. Sviid model, photo or ikeu-li fur export nMrch and tr roport on patitblllt j. IMPRINC1MENT ulu oonducud before all oourtfi ratenU obtained throtiirh na ADVIR VISED and SOLO, free. TRADI-MARKt, PIN eiOWS and COPVRIOHT1 ulcklr vblalaed. Opposite U. 8. Patent OtTlcet WASHINGTON, D. O. ,0 rtfHrmSM W I Mill I'lll We Have Cut the Price ,m nnn Utl Vf JVUVIVW v v vm of ChristmaLS Mer-cKdLndise. ; "Jsat kSects ve-y nearly one-third of all ilia Cliristmas merchan dise. It has particular reference to such merchandise as we hsodle here only during tbfi Christmas season. The reduotioti in price on merchandise of th4s character is particu arly forcible.. Where as (ortniaots are broken and there's an odd piece or two, the price is etill.raora radically reduced. In the .Basement Toy Department the reductions range down' ward to half price. n . Art Pottery is reduced about one fourth. Framed Pictures reduced about one fourth. Lot of Gift B'nkf reduced nearly one-half. Tsble of Popular Priced Gift Articles. ranging from 25o to 7'.)o, many of them special values a great maof of tbera reduoed in price. ' I WILLIAM B. JAMES, Pennsylvania Railroad . - " I - THE STEEL XOACH-A TRAVEL SAFEGUARD. , ; The Pennsylvania RaHrnad now has in operation ou its lines - . ,-est of PittshtirjJovir two'kuadred passenger eaches, dining cars, ' bsggage cars, and mail cars of the new all-steel type. , . - j The solid gteel frameWnVk of these cars, desigiied to resist shook and minimize the dangers ef collisiob, is furtlfr strengthened by 'the steel sheathing enclosing the body of the car In fact, every v; thing about the ooach is stflel, save the window frames, the cush ions of the seats and ihe flooring Such little woodwork as enters into the make up of tba coach.the plush with which the car seats are covered and tbe hair with which they are stulfed is treated to a fire-proofing process, whilst the doors are cement, thus rendering (he coach at once practically Indestructible and thoroughly fire-, proof. Ifis'buiU like. aWtltship. - , Tbe new coach is lunger loan the standard car generally in use on Um railroads of this country, and has a comfortable seak'ng ; capacity sixty to ninety poplo according to the style of tVa"v coach. , ' . " . , ' 1 ; '"" . . ' ' . ',.'. .Tbe unusual weight of the eaaches give to them a solidity thai; greatly increases the comfort of the pas'seqgers, - . . - ' ' ' '. : ' 1 ' -v 1 The seals are adjusted Id a more convenient spaice and angle, '- - ' the coaches are all lighted vi'h electricity ami amply ventilated in winter as well as summer by new and tpuroughly tested methods. . , ' , '' The interior fi-yh 6T life coach is Isin though pleasing lo the ye. Tbe absent of ornamuutati n euancs the idea of strength and at tbe sanrt time assures absolutj cleanliness and thorough sanitation, f I Steeufrs are-now 10 use on the placipal trains between New York, Philadelphia, AVashligton, and In the Main Line between PhUaiWpbiaiaud Piflsuurgb. The p-'raber of cars isc(.qli.0i. beijfl 1 increased as the finished producjjoroes from tbdhop? J The Pennsylvania Railroad's equlroeot is reccynizaii' ,.n.i.. a - - --nr;- -t! Bank Statemeait No. 6038.' " REPORT OP-TIIIC-rONDrriOX OP THE FOREST COUNTY NAltON AL BANK AT TION EST A, in the State of PennHylvania, at the close of biislneHs November 27. 1908. .--'- RESOURCEiS: ;v Loans and disoountA.w.Af.'..$iPu,460 70 Overdrafts,- secured and in- secured bT2 95 U. 8. Bonds to secure circula tion . 50,000 00 Premiums on U. 8. Bonds 2.1H7 81 Bonds, securities, to 08,87(1 80 Banking-house, furniture, and fixtures 10,207 66 Other real estate owned 401 06 Due from .National Banks tnot reserve agents) , 0,220 25 Due from . approved " reserve agents 88,503 66 Checks and other cash items 151 15 Notes of ottinr National Banks.... 500 00 fractional paper currency, 1 nickels, and cents 602 00 Lawful money reserve in bank, : vis: Specie 122,842 96 Legal tender notew-ie,000 00 ,,32.812 96 Redemption fund with"-41 S, - Treas'r(5perct.cf clrtmlatiju') 2,500 00 'i,S67J4 ; - LIABILITIES: . Capital Btock paid in 150,000 no Surplus fund 85,000 00 Undivided profitless expenses and taxes paid 13,220 00 National bank notes outstand ing ' 60,000 00 Individual deposits subject to oteck 116.643 71 Time certificates oi deposit. 361.0U4 73 $1175,867 44 State of Pennsylvania, County of Forest, ss: I A. B. Kelly, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swar that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. A. B. KELLY, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d day of December, 1008. , C. M. Arner, Notary Public Correct Attest: Wm. Smearbauoh, T. F. Ritchey, O. W. Robinson, Directors. PRACTICAL BOILER MAKER. Repairs Rollers, Mills, Tanks. Agitators. Ruy and Sells Second - hand Rollers, Etc. Wire or letter orders promptly at tended to. Eud of Suspersioi ndee, Third -.vaH.J OIL V1V, PA. 1 nn WnHK ) OIL CITY, PA , I A Savi. Account ' is the foundation of all wealth. The money which is systematically saved until it ambuois-t--tdy sum. - is the rock 6n which your .. future success will be ! built. Start to-day with one dollar and deposit it ia; this bank where it will earn 4 You will never regret the move, it will put you on the first rung of fortune's ladder. Let us talk the matter over with you Capital and Surplus $680,000.00 Total Assets, over $3,000,000.00 franklin Srust (fomtmntj FRAN KLIN. I A. PIN"' S for ihe Kidneys RIAL FOR SI.OO. tern ,fi Remedy '7 OoUgfc.
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