The H?vts Take Wirvgs
arvd Fly Away.
A clearance of all Winter Millinery at any price.
Choose from the entire Ktnnk
Good styles, splendid shapes,
comoinations, an assortment sumciently varied to please any
taste, any iancy, ana surely tnc
pocketbook.
Children's Trimmed Hats, 50 cents.
"Women's Trimmed Hats, $2, were $5 to $8.
Women's Trimmed Hats, 3, were $10 to $13.50.
Untrimmed Hats, all shapes, 25 cents.
Be sure that you get some benefits from this after
New Year's
Reduction Sale of Women's
Garments.
The necessity for the immediate reduction of stocks makes
these remarkable values imperative. Kemember, all garments
reduced in price. AH are perfect goods in excellent styles. If
you find anything to your liking we are very confident we can
please your taste you'll obtain a value that is ordinarily impossible.
$3.50 Lace Curtains $1.90 Pair.
A couple of weeks ago a manufacturer offered us just 100
pairs of a certain number of curtains, which we had bought
from him before at $2.50 a pair, for $1.50. We immediately
wired our acceptance. The lot arrived last week, and were
put on sale at $1.90. About half of the 100 pairs have been
sold. We are surprised that they are not all gone. It's about
the best curtain offer we ever had anything to do with.
The Smart &
OIL CITY. PA.
Oil City Trust Company,
Oil City, Pa.
President,
JOSEPH SEEP.
Vice President,
GEORGE LEWIS.
New Yers
Is the natural time to make financial adjustments, transfer ac
counts, start savings accounts, etc.
We solicit your business and pay
Four Per Cent.
Assets, $2,940,000.00.
GAINED 55
Charles L. Scliultz of
Ho Regained
When, six months ago, I began UBing
Thompson's BarosniH, I bad made up my
mind to sell out and go out of business,
but a friend ofmine anked me if I bad
taken HaroHina. I bad Dot, but was will
ing to try most unj tbing and began using
it as directed. I was very pale and weak,
1 continued using it as directed and today
I weigh 55 pounds more than when I
commenced using Barosma. I was a
skeleton compared with what I am now
and shall remain in business. When I
would got up In tb emorning J would feel
Immediate relief from backache, nain in
by taking a few doses ot Thompson's ISarosma, Kidney and Liver Cure. A contin
uation ol Us 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 baa
imniuveiy made wonoeriui cures in ririgbl's disease, sciatic rbeumatlsm, kidney,
.'. liver aud bladder diseases, lumbago, palpitation of tbe heart and nervousness.
Thompson's Barosma is pleasant to take. All druggists, 50o and f 1.00.
THOMPSON MEDICAL COMPANY,
Manufacturing Laboratory,
8 and 10 Diamond Street, Titusville, Pa.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUCCISTS.
STEVENS
DON'T BUY A GUN
until you have Been our New
Double Barrel Models fitted
with Stevens Compressed Forged
Steel Barrels
DEMI-BLOC SYSTEM
The mode of constructing theso
suprb Trap mid Field Guns is
fully set forth in our New Shot
gun Pamphlet. Send two-cent
stamp for it.
Ask your Dealer
for Stevcni
Demi-Bloc Guru.
Inaiai on our male.
J. STEVENS
ARMS & TOOL CO.
" P.O.Boi40M
CkicopM Fafti, 1
1
II,
Evprv Wintpr TTnt must an
fine materials and choice color
prest nt prices will nt your
Silberberq Co.
Treasurer,
H. Ii. MEKRITT.
POUNDS.
Dunkirk Tells How
His Health.
dull and sleepy and not rested, felt like
going back to bed again.
Cbas. L. Scbultz.
I know Charles L. Scliultz; he is a man
of truth, having worked as drayman in
Dunkirk lur years.
C. J. Wiktnek, Mayor,
P. 3. The above was written five years
ago, and my health has been all mat a man
could desire ever since, and my weight is
285 pounds. (.HAS. u. Ht'HULTZ.
October 3d, 908.
the side, sroin or hlDs is emerienced
No Danger
if you Use the rlvht ffAanltnu.
Mors auto trouble can be traced
to inferior ffaaolina th:in from alt
other causes. Wh not eniov vour
machine, confident that the power i(
there luut when you need it moat.
Waverly Gasolines
are manufactured expressly for automo
bile use. Try the Waverly brands.
70 Motor .Stove
You mav be assured of instantaneous, now.
erlul clean explosion. 1 1 eeuum trom carbon
deposition sparK pink's or in cylinders.
Quirk ignition. Ask your dealer.
Waverlr Oil Warm Co.
Independent KsBnara
Pittsburg, r,
STATE TO PREVENT
INFANT BLINDNESS
Health Commissioner Dixon Says
OncThird of the Cases of
Blindness Can be Pre
vented. MOTHER SHOJLD CALL DOCTOR
Did Law to Be Enforced That Will
Secure Proper Treatment For
New-Born Infants and Save
Lost of Eyesight.
To guard new-born Infanta against
that terrible misfortune, blindness,
State Health Commissioner Dixon hns
revived a state law passed some years
go for Just this object, but never en
forced to any exf nt. This law, passed
June 26. 1895, is entitled "An act for
the prevention of blindness, Imposing
a duty upon all midwives, nurses or
other persons having the care of in
fants, and also upon the health officer,
and fixing a penalty for neglect there
of." !
Dr. Dixon declared today "that if the
provisions of this law are carried out
there is reason to hope that one-third
of the cases of blindness which so
greatly diminishes the productive
value of the Individual and too often
renders him a burden on society may
be prevented."
Letter to Physician.
To ten thousand physicians through
out rpnnsylvnnln Health Commission
er Dixon is sending the following let
ter: "You are probably aware of the fact
that the American Medical association
at its last annual meeting authorized
the issue of the report of the commit
tee on ophthalmia neonatorum, which
forcibly called attention to the fact
that a very large percentage of the
cases of blindness which the state is
called upon to support Is caused by
that disease, and urged the necessity
for organized and concerted effort on
the part of the profession In all of the
states of the Union to diminish this
evil. That this appeal is most timely Is
sufficiently indicated by a recent re
port from the Pennsylvania School for
the Blind, which shows that In the
past eight years more than one-third
of the persons admitted to that insti
tution have owed their affliction to
this cause.
"This department has, therefore.
thought It desirable to revive a law
which has for many years lain dor
mant on our statute books, and a copy
of which is herewith enclosed.
"Inasmuch, however, as I doubt the
wisdom of entrusting the treatment of
so delicate an organ as the eye to un
skilled hands, I have appended to the
law instructions making It the duty
of the health officer to urge those In
charge to secure the services of a phy
sician at the earliest possible moment
after the discovery of the disease, and
have suggested a harmless cleansing
solution to be used until such time as
the physician could arrive and initiate
the active treatment for which the
nitrate of silver or some other sliver
salt will probably be deemed most ef
fective. 51 ay I hope for your assist
ance in carrying out this plan for di
minishing a fertile cause of misery
and disability?"
In&tructions to Health Officer!.
The state department of health has
sent to each of Its 730 township health
officers full Instructions as to their
duty under the law. These instructions
are as follows:
"In order to carry out the provisions
of the above law It becomes your duty
to acquaint yourself with the names
and addresses of all midwives and
nurses residing or practicing in your
district, and to place a copy of the law
in the hands of each, Instructing her
as to Its requirements.
"Immediately on receiving notifica
tion from a midwife or nurse of the
occurrence of a case of red or swollen
eyes in a young infant you will inform
the attending physician of the fact
and will place In the hands of the mid
wife or nurse the accompanying in
structions, explaining that she is to
follow them only until a physician ar
rives to take charge of the case. If no
physician has been employed, you will
urge upon the family the necessity for
obtaining one, as otherwise the child
may become permanently blind."
Here Is the prescription given for
treating Inflamed eyes In new-born in
fants until the physician arrives:
"To one pint of boiled water add two
teaspoonfuls of boric acid and half a
teaspoonful of table salt and keep cov
ered in a jar which has been boiled.
With a perfectly clean cloth or a wad
of absorbent cotton bathe the lids with
this solution and drop a few drops in
ihe eye three times a day."
State Health Commissioner Dixon
has also requested the department's
medical Inspector In every county in
the state to assist the health officers
In the discharge of the duty assigned
them. A letter has also been written
to the secretary of every city, borough
and first class township board of
health In Pennsylvania, calling their
attention to the law and urging that
these boards adopt such measures as
will lead to its early enforcement In
the municipality under the local
board's jurisdiction. The wording of
the act of June 2G, 1895, is as follows:
The Law.
"Whereas. Statistics compiled in this
country and Europe demonstrate that
'ullv 25 per centum of the blind nw
tnelr alnicii'on to an luflammaUon of
the conjunctive appearing . few days
after birth; and
"Whereas, Experience has proved
that tbe Inflammation can be cured
and the eyesight saved in the majority
of cases if treatment be instituted at
an early state of the disease; and
"Whereas, Destruction of the eyee
and blindness are usually the result of
delay of treatment.
"Section 1. Be it enacted, etc. That
should one or both eyes of an Infant
become inflamed or swollen or red
dened at any time within two weeks
after birth, it shall be the duty of the
midwife or nurse, or other person hav.
ing the care of such Infant, to report
in writing, within six hours after the
discovery thereof, to the health officer
or legally qualified practitioner of the
city, town or district In which the
mother of the child resides, the fact
that such inflammation or swelling or
redness exists.
"Section 2. That it shall be the duty
of said health officer, Immediately
upon receipt of Bald written report, to
notify the parents or the person hav
ing charge of said infant of the danger
to the eye or eyes of said infant by
reason of said condition from neglect
of proper treatment of the same, and
he shall also enclose to them direc
tions for the proper treatment thereof.
"Section 3. Every health officer ihall
furnish a copy of this act to each per
son who is known to him to act as
midwife or nurse In the city or town
for which such health officer is ap
pointed, and the secretary of state
shall cause a sufficient number of
copies of this act to be printed and
supply the same to such health officers
on application.
"Section 4. Any failure to comply
with the provisions of this act shall
be punishable by fine not to exceed
$2(10, or Imprisonment not to exceed
thirty days, or both."
Beer For Breakfast.
Sixteenth century children In Eng
land 'tte very different food from thnt
consumed by modern American young
stern. The following dietary Is taken
from the Nortliunilierliind Household
Book, showing the nursery breakfasts
nt the iH'tiiniilnt; of the sixteenth con
tury: "This Is the Ordre of Brnikfastis
for the Xurcy for my Lady Margaret
anil Malstcr liipnini Percy every day
In the week In Kent: Item, a Manchct
a small loaf of white brentl, a Qunrte
of Hero, u Pyscb of Butter, a Tece of
Snllllsch. a Dysch of Sproltts or IIJ
White llerrlnpr. Brnikfastis of Flescli
dayly thorowto the Yere: Item, n
Manchct, a tjuurtc of licit' and IIJ
Muton Ilonys boiled. On Kyshedays
throw-owle the Yere: Item, a Mancliet,
a Quarto Here, a Dysch of Butter, a
pece of Saltllscbe or a Dysch of But
ter'd E'ss." Milk seems to have been
an unknown beverage, but the beer of
those days was very different from the
modern article and much more harm
less.
The Wrong Goldsmith.
"A friend of mine," said a political
orator, "was once a good deal annoyed
while addressing a meeting by a man
in the front row who howled like ti
dog. At every telling jHilut In my
friend's argument this man would emit
frightful howls and spoil the effect.
"My friend asked the name of the
man and was told that it was Harry
Loff. Then lie said iu a loud voice:
" 'Mr. Loff, it Is plain that our friend
Goldsmith had you iu iniuil when he
said:
"The watclidoR'g voico tlint bayed the
whlKpcrlng wind.
And the loud Loff thnt spoke the vacant
mind.
"He said that, did he?' cried Loft
furiously, and be turned and struck a
little fat man behind hlm a hard Mow
over the head.
"It was only after a five minutes'
scrimiinige and much profane abuse
that Mr. l.off was convinced that the
Goldsmith referred to was the lontt
dead poet and not the little fat ins it of
the same name,"
Pat's Drams.
A physician not long ago was called
to see mi Irishman and among other
directions told him to take an ounce
of whisky three times a day. A day ot
so later he made another visit nud
found the man, while not so sick, un
deniably drunk.
"How did this lniiH'iiV" the physi
cian demanded of Pat's wife, who was
hovering about solicitously.
"Sure, dtx'htor, an' 'tis Just what you
ordered an' no more that he had," she
protested.
"I said one ounce of whisky three
times a day. That could not make him
drunk," the physician said. "He has
had much more than that."
"Xlvnr a drop more, doehter, dear."
she declared. 'Sure, an' Ot didn't
know just how much an ounce was, so
Oi wlnt to the drug store an' asked,
nu' the lad he's a broth of a boy, too
told me that nu ounce was sixteen
drains, nu' Tat has had thltu regular
an' no more." London Tit-Bits.
Beauty of Inequality.
The beauty as well as Ihe happiness
of the universe requires Inequnllty.
Equal lines, smooth surfaces and eter
nal plains have no beauty. We must
have hill and dale, mountain and val
ley, sea and land, suns of all magni
tudes, worlds of all sizes, minds of nil
dimensions and persons and faces of
divers casts and colors to constitute n
beautiful and happy world. We must
have sexes, conditions and circuin-stances-empires,
nations and families
diversities In person, mind, manners,
In order to the communication and re
ception of happiness; hence our nu
merous and various wauts are not only
Incentives to action, but sources of
pleasure, both simple and complex
physical. Intellectual and moral. Alex
ander Campbell.
A Lesson In Language.
A regular Mr. Malaprop recently
came home from his first visit to Ell
rope. He grew enthusiastic about
Koine.
'it was line," lie declared, "to go
Into them churches over there and see
the old tombs clgai'opliagiisses, they
cull 'em. Anil then the .Sixteen chapel
Is great, and as for the Vaccination,
where the pope lives, well!"
But his stock of compliments gave
out when he got to the subject of lieg
gars. "I always refused them pennies," he
said, because, you see, I didn't want
to set a bad prestige!" New York
Times.
Vevtr Korea.
Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but should
be kept In healthy condition. This can
be done by applying Chamberlain's
Salve, This salve lias no superior for
this purpose. It is also most excellent
foi chapped bands, sorn nipples, burns
and diseases of the skin. For sale by
Dunn & Fulton.
l'lnflii Iph for tbe Kidneys are little
eolden globules which act directly on tbe
kidnuys. A trial will convince you of
quick results for Backache, Rheumatism,
Lumbago and tired wornout feeling, So
dium' trial fl.00. They purify tho blood.
Sold by J. R. Morgan,
When Dead Man Ate.
In the niedlcnl press Is a story of a
man who believed that be was dead
flliil who Co:- that reason refused to
tnke any nourishment. 'How can the
dead eat and drink V" he asked when
food was preised upon hlm, it was
obvious that unless something were
done to bring hlm to bis senses the de
lusion must soon become actuality he
would die of starvation. The strangest
ruse was tried. Half a dozen attend
ants, draped iu ghostly white, crept
silently In single tile into the room ad
joining his and with the door open sat
down where he could see them to a
hearty meal. "Here, who are these
people?" inquired the patient. "Dead
men," answered the doctor. "What!"
said the other. "Do dead men eat?"
"To be sure they do, as you see for
yourself," was the answer. "Well,"
said the corpse, "If that Is so, I'll Join
them, for I'm starving." The spell was
broken, and he sat down and ate like
forty famished men. '
Mtoiimrh Trouble Cared.
If you have any trouble with your
stomach you should take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. P.
Klote of Edina, Mo., says: "I haye used
a great many different medicines for
stomach trouble, but find Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets more benefi
cial than ".oy other remedy I ever used." ,
For sale by Dunn & Fulton. j
Woods Liver Medicine in liquid form '
regulatea the liver relieves sick beadnche
constipation stomach, kidney disorders
and acts as a gentle laxative. For chills
fever and malaria. Its tonlo eliecta on
tbe system felt with tbe first dose. Tbe
fl.OO bottle contains 1i times as much as
tbe 50c size. Sold by J. R. Morgan.
Character in
CLOTHES.
Clothes Jo not make the
man, but they make pretty
near all of him except his
bauds aud feet during busi
ness hours. People judge
you by your clothes, too.
We are here to help you
in this regard at d have
struck the goldeu mean of
proven fashions, of tested
woolens, of smooth fit, of
proper style and of moder
ate prices.
Business Suits and Over
coats, $10 to $25.
Full Dress and Tuxedos,
$25 to 150.
These clothes are the pro
duct of New York's most
skilled and reliable tailors.
THEMcCUEN CO.
2b AND 29 SENECA ST..
OIL CITY. PA.
You Are I
Handicapped I
if Your
Clothes Are
Not Right.
An ill fitting or unbecom
ing Suit is a serious handicap
and a great mistake.
i mane lue Kind ot clotbes
J that discriminating men
should wear. Cut, trimmed
and made to individual taste.
Prices no more than the
commooplace kind will cost.
Better let me show you
Suits from $18 up j
i
Win. P. Dechaiit,
The Tailor,
Tiouesta, l'euna.
- . . . TT TTT I I I I I I T T III I T
Fits Your Machine and Lasts Forever
Never Breaks. Never Wears Out
Purer, Clearer, More Brilliant Tone
Buy Columbia Indestructible Records because they are really
indestructible and you will keep on buying them because of their
incomparably full, clear tone.
They fit your machine! Cost 35 cents! Get a catalog.
A splendid repertoire to choose from and we are adding to
it right along.
Sale Women's Misses' f
& Children's Coats.
A week ago wo started a ealo to cleur the CIok Ileum Suit
Hacks. We've succeeded admirably. Tlie Suit stock has been cot
in half. What remains will be closed nut at the reduced price. The
way we've cut these Coat Prices the U at stock should be just aa
much reduced a weeK from today.
We're not making any claims in these advertising columns that
we can't verify when you c me in. We rather understate than over
state the character oi the reductions that are to be io force at this
Coat Sale. The sale is to be conducted after the manner of the Suit
Sale. Size, Color and Styl of Coat will be taken into consideration;
we'll grade the reductions accordingly.
There are some Coats to be sold at half price some still lees
than half.
Some who demand a certain size or whose preference for a cer
tain color or style varies with our opinion of the Coat may find one
at half price to please them.
WILLIAM B. JAMES,
rM-H-f4H
DID YOU EVER NOTICE
how quickly the change is spent when
you break a five or ten dollar bill?
J By paying all bills by check you will reduce the chances
of loose change spending and will be quite a little ahead at
the end of each month.
3 Checks are more satisfactory and more business-like, be
sides saving a great deal of bother.
Let us explain the advantages of opening
a Checking Account Xeilh this bank.
Capital and Surplus, $ 680,000.00
Total Assets, over . $3,000,000.00 '
Fran Win erust1
HtnumKKi'- ft A N K i- I 11, p A.1 "
Dress Footwear
We are showing all the new crea
tions iu Fall Dress Footwear. Many
choice models not to be found iu
every shoe store or to any other shoe
store hereabouts.
1 OK JIF.X.
Patent J'utton aud Lnco Dreos
Shoes, with dull kid or cloth top on
handsome lusts.
Patent Kid Oxford Ties the new
Dress Pump, with ribbon tie on vamp
a swell creation.
$4, S5 and $G
I OK WON EX.
Ilands'iine Patent Kid Dress Ox
fords and liibbon Ties, diiuty Slip
pers in patent kid and glaze kid
blue, pink, white and bronze colors
hand turned soles Cuban or French
heels.
$2 50, S3, 83 50, 84
For choice footwear for Btiy par
ticular purpose we're at your bervice
with the best maker's best.
JOE LEVI,
Cor. Center, Seneca and Syca
more Streets,
OIL, CITY,
1A.
Eleutrio Oil. Guaranteed for
Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore
Feet, PaiiiH, So. At all dealerB
BOVARD'S PHARMACY
TIONESTA, PA.
OIL CITY, PA. I
JOS. IF. BtlVEft
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup and Wliuoplnit Cough.
IT DAVQ TO ADVERTISE
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