Store Calendar for February Beginning Monday, February 1st, Our Greact Blue Ribbon Whtte SaJe. An extraordinary opportunity to purchase highest grade Muslins, Lingerie, Laces, Embroideries and White Goods of all sorts at remarkably small prices. Sale starts February 1st and lasts one week. SHORTER NEWS ITEMS Begiuning Monday, February 8th, Ovir Housekeepers Sale of Carpets, Rjugs, Curtains, (Sic. Ttiia i tliP linnnpr housefurnishinsr event oi the year. The Amu -- - O most reliable Carpets, Hugs, Curtains, Hangings, &c, will be sold at decided and interesting reductions. As usual our broad guarantee goes with every article sold at this sale. February promises many surprises. The Smart & Silberberq Co. OIL CITY. PA. Pithy ParagraphsThatChronicle the Week's Doings. tenj Dispatcher From Various Parti of the World 8horn of Their Padding and Only Facte Given In aa Few Words aa Possible For the Benefit of the Hurried Reader. Bols Penrose was elected United States senator for the third time by the Pennsylvania legislature. Dr. John H. Woodbury, well known face specialist and deinatologist, killed himself In his Sea Cliff Inn, Coney Island. Several new and severe earthquake shocks were felt in Messina, and a se rious fire broke out in the ruins. No one was killed. Patrick J. Kieran of the defunct Fi delity Fund company of Pittsburg sur rendered himself and gave ball to ap pear for trial in that city. In his message to the Illinois legis lature Governor Deneen urges prompt action on the deep waterway, enlarge ment of the powers of the railroad and warehouse commission and other re forms. Thursday. Through V. I. Buchanan a protocol between the United States and Venez uela has been practically agreed upon President Roosevelt wrote to Gov ernor Glllett of California asking that proposed anti-Japanese legislation in that state be killed Private telegrams sent by Delevan Smith, editor of the Indianapolis News, were put before the grand jury in the Panama canal libel inquiry Juiv in New York gives verdict nealnst Thomas Tnegart for $2,500 damages in favor of a man who charges unlawful imprisonment in 1304 On renuest of Harry K. Thaw, the order granting him a trial in New York city to determine his sanity is rescinded, as he objected to its pro visions The New York legislature In joint session formally declared Secretary of State Root elected to ofllce of Lnlted States senator for six years to succeed Thomas C. Piatt. 53 WORKMEN KILLED Marooned on Crib In Harbor When Dynamite Exploded. Blown to nieces by exploding pow der, burned to death by the resultant fire or drowned in the Icy waters of Lake Michigan, was the fate of some E3 workmen at Chicago who wero woiking on a submarine tunnel at a wooden crib, a mile and a half from shore. The crib was used in the con struction of a new submarine water tunnel connecting with the South side shore of the city at "3rd street. Owlnii to the difficulty experienced liv small craft in reaching the crib during the winter, most of the work men employed on the work, particu larly those who had no families, slept In temporary bunks at the crib. H was Just as these men had been awak ened for the day's work that the ex- nlosion occurred. The explosiou Is thought to have had its origin in a small powder house about 100 yards Vom the crib structure proper. In this outhouse the George w. JacK- ton company stored from time to time Just enough powder and dynamite for urgent use in the work of constructing the water tunnel, and In some manner not yet known the explosives were put Into action. Let Us Take Care of Your Sav ings Until They Take Care of You. 4 PER CENT. Oil City Trust Company, Oil City, ra. Friday. General Gomez and Dr. Zayas were proclaimed president and vice presi dent, respectively, of Cuba by the new congress. Religious difficulties are now added to the financial ones in the way of a final settlement between Austria and Turkey, says a dispatch from Vienna. The prosecution in the trial of the alleged slayers of Edward W. Car- mack declared the senator's body, tak en from the grave, showed he was shot In the back. A Rome dlsnatach says that the Petit Parislen's assertion that the Duke of the Abiuzzl is about to re nounce his rank to marry Miss Elkins is a pure canard. Saturday. James J. Hill was optimistic In an in terview over the business outlook. Mavor McClellan advocated reforms in the city's system of government at a hearing of the legislative committee. Governor Gillette of California says that there is to be no legislation against Japanese, so far as he could see. at this session of the legislature Ten white men and 130 natives were drowned in the Witwatersrand gold mine, near Johannesburg, which be came flooded by the bursting of Knight's dam. GAINED 55 POUNDS. Charles L. Schultz of Dunkirk Tells How Ho Regained His Health. RETIRES WITH A FORTUNE AT 36 SEWAGE DISPOSAL State Authorities Order Pittsburg to Install a New System. Accordine to an estimate made by a chemist of the state board of health and the local health authorities, there are 2.000 persons ill in Bellevue, a sub urb of Pittsburg, as a result of drink ing raw river water furnished by a wat er company last Friday, Saturday and Sundav. Should the estimate be cor rect practically the entire population of Bellevue now is suffering from a nauseous Illness which may develop Into typhoid fever. Public charges, which have not been denied, are to the effect that the water company's filter apparatus fail ed to work during the latter part of the week end in an endeavor to main tain the supply of water to their cus tomers the raw river water was pump ed through the pipes without warning. It is believed that the present situa tion is rrsiioiislble for orders issued this week by the Btate health author ities to the city of Pittsburg, located above Bellevue, to install Immediately a new system of sewage disposal. This work will cost Pittsburg between J15.000.000 and JL'O.OOO.OOO. Sidney C. Love Began as a Clerk 15 Years Ago. Chicago, Jan. 2C Sidney C. Love of New York and Chicago, having ' amassed during a brief brilliant career a fortune said to be close to two mil lion dollars, and having married a Chi cago society girl, pronounced by Sir Phillip Burne-Jones, the artist, to be the most beautiful woman in the wnriii line ciuletlv retired from busi- Air. Love had contemplated the move for some months but so quietly were the details worked out that an nouncement that Sidney C. I-ove & Co. had abandoned a business formerly rated at $23,000,000 a year startled the local finaneinl district. Mr. and Mrs. Love, the latter for merly Miss Josie Burns of Chicago, and said to be very wealthy in her own right, will leave soon for a tour of Europe, during which there will ue no business cares to haunt their stops. Mr. Iive is 3ti years of age. He be- can his business career as a clerk fif teen years ago. Mr. Ixve's associates in himiness were Frederick Swift of New York and Frederick C. Aldrlch of Chicago. When, cix mouths ago, I began using hom phoq's Barosnia, I had made up my mind to Hell out and go out of business, but a friend ol'uiine asked me if I had taken Barosma. I had not, but was will ing to try most anj thing and hegan using it as directed. I was very pale and weak, I continued using it as directed and today I weigh f5 pounds more than when I commenced using Barosma. I waa a skeleton eompar.d with what I am now ami yhull rvinuin in business. When I would get up in themorning I would feel dull and sleepy and not rested, felt like going back to bed again. Chas. L. Schultz. T know niiarlnn I,. Kchultz: he Is a man of truth, having worked as drayman in Dunkirk lor years. C. J. Wirtnek, Mayor, t s TI, glmca was written five years ago,' and my health has been all that a man could desire ever sin, and my weight is 285 pounds. UHA8, U. hcbultz. October 30. 1908. t . . . j . . l : f twxL- a rvuln In (IlA H liln. irroin or hina is experienced . ...... , 1 If i nan anil T.lvnr l.lirA. A ttontln- Itv taKinu a lew uoses oi i unmuwiii a usiuonm, r union of lis uhh will make a poaitive cure. Thompson's Barosma does not contain ,.,T. i r. iniiiriiuiii ilrnir found In its comnoitition. omaies anu a iarK rewitru in niim ,,,, j ...j-. " , ,, . It Is purely vegntable and a remedy adapted to all ages. Thompson's Barosma has positively made wonderful cures in Bright's disease, sciatlo rbeumatlm, kidney, iver and bladder diseases, lumnago, paipnii"u u ... . . . 11 A im,ilnla Kltft an1 HI IMI Thompson s HsroHtna is pleasant to ibko. am ui . TIIOJIFKOX MEDICAL COMPAKY, Afan, fittiirinrv T.tthnrntnrv. M ami 10 Diamond Klreet, Tlinsville, Pa. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUCCISTS. Monday. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavltt, daughter of William J. Bryan, has instituted suit for divorce. Federal court In New York sets aside subpoenas In World libel suit be cause names of parties were not given. Jav Gould, son of George J. Gould. offers his services free as probation officer in New York, and probably will become a pacifier In domestic troubles. A bnnd of masked men held up and looted a New York Central freight train on Lewiston mountain, holding ten railroad employes at bay while they ransacked the cars. The Japanese government, fearing effect of discussion by Toklo papers of proposed anti-Japanese measures in California, has placed newspapers un der government censorship. The battleship fleet now at Mediter ranean ports will weigh anchor on Wednesdpy to rendezvous at Negro bay Feb. 1. BISHOP M'QUAIO'S FUNERAL Celebrant of Mass of Requiem Was Archbishop Farley. The funeral of Bishop Bernard J. McOuald was held in St Patrick's cathedral at Rochester Friday morn ing. Dignitaries of the church from all over the United States and Can ada attended. The Rev. John M. Farley, archbishop of New York, was the celebrant of the pontifical mass of requiem. The Rev. J. J. Hartley, vice rector of St. Bern ard's seminary, which Bi3hop Mc- Quaid founded, acted as deacon. M. J. Nolan. D. D., chancellor of Rochester, was the sub-deacon. After five bishops, in cope and mitre, had given absolution, Father Philip McDevitt of Philadelphia, representing Archbishop Ryan, delivered a funeral oration. At the end of the oration the pro cession followed the body to the Holy Sepulchre cemetery, where Bishop Thomas F. Hickey. who is now the sec ond bishop of Rochester, gave a bene diction. TO SUCCEED KELSEY Governor Sends Frederick A. Wallis' Name to the Senate. flovernor Huchis sent to the senate the nomination of Frederick A. Wallis of New York to be superintendent of insurance. Mr. Wallis' sole political history is summed bv his duties as secretary of the Taft organization of the state of New York, during the campaign last fall. He is well known among insur ance men, many of whom called on him to extend congratulations. Mr. Wallis is relinquishing a salary of $19,000 a year as agency supervisor of Home Life Insurance company to accept the position which pays $7,000 a year, but that he is enthusiastic over the work and its opportunities was evidenced in an Interview he gave fol lowing the brief formal statement of his nomination. STEVEMS DON'T BUY A GUN until you liavo seen our New Double Barrel Models fitted with Stevens Compressed Forged Steel Barrels DEMI-BLOC SYSTEM The modo of constructing llieso superb Trap and Field Gums is fully set forth in our Now Shot gun Pamphlet. Send two-cent stamp for it. Aik your DIer for Stereos Demi-Bloc Gun. Jimd on our malit. I PU m EP1 J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO. 0. Boi 4099 icatM FJli, Mu. -n 3Y Treat your machine right by using the right gasolines. WAVERLY 76- MOTOR-STOVE Three ipecial grides. Made from Pennavlvania OikIm nil Ciitim In... n- taneous,powcrful,cln explosion. Pos itively win not lorm carbon deposits on ipark plugs or In cylinders. Unites .uiiy never lain, ask your dealer. Waverly Oil Work Co. lixli ix nd. nt Oil Uuuuers Pittsburg. Pa. Tuesday. Secretary of State Root has tendered President Roosevelt his resignation, ef fective upon qualification or his successor. The report of Otto Kelsey, superin tendent of insurance, showed a great falling off in business of New York state companies In 1908. Fresh earthquake shocks were felt In Calabria, while Russian experts be lieve an intense seismic disturbance had its origin in the Pamirs. President-elect and Mrs. Taft and party, including a small staff of dis tinguished civil engineers, sailed for Panama frjm Charleston S. C. Francis B. Loomls, American com missioner to Toklo, repeated important interviews held with leading Japanese ministers which Impressed him with Japan's desire for peace with other na tions. Tacking Inventory. Ttfn motff rmw lfirrrR or how "small the business or the kind of business the owners make it a point to "take stock" at least once a year. ah x,arA rrnnrlu nrt rnrpfnllv mnasured: all articles or piece goods are carefully counted. Then if he be a mod ern, progressive merchant ne enters n m ai siuon. uua fair nresent valuation. If he paid a dollar lor an article or a dollar a yard for some certain item of yard goods, which by reason oi siyie ui cause has depreciated in value, he takes it "into stock at what it is actually worth. All this by way of explanation as to why this store prefers to accept a temporary loss on a lot of merchandise rather than take it "mto swck ai less umu uuat. To our mind that's progressive merchandising. Come and see the bargains in our clearance 6ale. BODY IN OIL TANK Corpse of Man Found For Whose Mur der Another Is Held. New Martinsville, W. Va., Jan. 26. The dead body of William Roberts of Wnlf Penn. who disappeared Jn- was fished from an oil tank on the Fluharty farm at Sandueky, eight mllps from here. John Ilolpp, con fined in the Tyler county jail at Mid- rllphmirne. who was arrested in a Y Mnrtlnsvllle saloon on Jan. 18. ha waived a mclinilnary hearing and is being held to nwait the action of the ernnd iui'V. lldlnn and Roberts were oil worn- or Pnhprts married llolpp's sister, but they parted. Holpp Is alleged to have written letters to Roberts saying he Intended to kill him. The two men. having partly adjusted their dispute, ifr nn the nieht of Jan. fl to go nuni- inir Their two dogs returned no next morning, but Roberts failed to appear. Holpp was also missing, but was located nine days later. The authorities kept up their searcn rvir RnhprtH and oil tanks and aoan- Ann wells were searched and the bed nf Tpn-Mile creek was dragged. The day after the disappearance Roberts' nvprshnes were found. Willi Mima spois on them end on the ground nearby. J.ater Holpp's overcoat was found at a cleaning and dyeing establishment in this city, where it had been left for the removal of what seemed to be blond cnrila The Tvler county court offered a re ward of $100 for the finding of Rob erts, and nearly 100 persons joined in the search. WILLIAM B. JAMES, - OIL CITY, PA. QywsJM'f',M y HlSl s-OJ- Fever Korea. Fever sores and old cbronlo sores Bhould not be healed entirely, but should be kept in healthy condition. This can be done bv applying Chamberlain s Salve. This salve has no superior for this purpose. It Is also most exoellent fni elmiiDPil hands, sore ninnies, burns and dineases of the skin, l'or sale by Dunn A Fulton. Survey For Lincoln Way. Feb. 12 next was declared by the U. S. Benin e to be a sneclal national holiday and a survey and plans for n highway from Washington to Gettys burg to be known as "The Lincoln way" as a memorial to Abraham Lin coln was provided for by a joint reso lution passed by the senate after a long debate. The resolution did not commit congress to the construction of the highway when surveyed. The seniito refused, by a vote of. 41 to 27, to fix at $75,000 the salary of the president, previously fixed at $luO,-000. $375 Ttralllaii Inr Ilia KillllAVR Hf fl little golden globules which act directly on the kidnnys. A trial will convince you m iiilck results lor imcKai'iie, uiipiiiiihiiniii, . mha.M atwl llr.,1 Uffimnilt fnalitllT. Hll days' trial fcl.00.. They purify the blood, buld by J, p. Morgan. Pennsylvania Flyer Wrecked. A Tear-end collision between the first and second sections of the St. Ixmis express from Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania railroad near Sum mer Hlli west of Altoona early Satur day morning caused the death of three men and I he Injuring of a dozen per sona. Only the fact that the passen gers on the second section were re moved eifcht cars from the point of col lision averted a greater loss of life. Tituevillo, Pa., M.rch SI, WOO, For twenty years I suffered with bleed ing and itohing piloB, at times was con fined to the bouse for more than a month, Two years ago I began using E. K Thompson's 8an-Cura Ointment, and one 60-cent bottle made a firm and permanent cure and have not been troubled since. I can Ireely recommend San-Cura to any suffering humanity. I am glad to give lbl testimony and will guarantee a cure if used as directed. I have had perfoot health for 8 years. Rkv. W. F. Gilbert, JiuV., P8. pieasantTlll, Fa. How would you pay a bill for this amours Would you take Three One Two One One One Four $10.00 Bills $5.00 Bill $1.00 Bills Half Dollar Quarter Dime Pennies To MARDI GRAS at New Orleans Via the Beautiful River Route. On the Steamer Queen City. Tpavinp Pittshureh February li. 1:60 r. n. a rtoiiirhifni trin tr the Rimnv South, seven days going, four days in New Orleans and ten days on the return trip. Fare-Round Trip-$70.00 to $90.00 fJ f- I L.il. mA ttnrina ifID lit NtB OrlfOnM. j no nar in rata inn vcmi iniui .7 perfect nppointmiMitH. For infinnattin mldrenH A. J. HEWDEBSOH, O. P. A., Pittibnrgh. Penn'ft. i 5 Sukide While Insane. r.repnville. Pa.. Jan. 26. Stanley Wimtpi sued years, son of Colonel Silas Hunter, a former member of the state legislature, and an employe of the Besseir-r railroad, hanged him- Helf at hla h me here. The body was found hv his wife, whom, together with his child, he drove from the house at 1 o'clock In the morning. Hunter had been dead about 10 hours. He is said to have bef 1 temporarily Insane. Dr. Harding Succeeds Bishop Satterlee Washington. Jan. 26. Rev. Dr. Al fred Harding was yesterday conse crated bishon of the Protestant tpis- conal diocese of Washington. Dr. Harding was rector of St. Paul's church here for 20 years. a COLUMBIA DOUBLE-DISC RECORDS A different selection on each side They fit any machine That tells the whole storv excent that at 65 cents for the Columbia Double-Disc you get a better record, nn each side, than vou ever bouo-ht be-, - ' - " 7 J O fore at $ 1 .20 for the same two selec tions. Get a catalog! BOVARD'S PHARMACY TIONESTA, PA. Or would you simply write out a check for the amount? The check is the simplest, safest and most business-like way. TViis riank annreciates small check ing accounts and encourages their growth. Hav vnu an account if not we would like to talk the matter over with you. Capital and Surplus $680,000.00 Total Assets, over $3,000,000.00 f ranMm Srussfr (fomtmutt FRAN Kl-I N. PA. AHOI,lIi:itOP IS(ll-(i5. llnve llren In Perfect Hcnllh T Yenm, Several years airo I was taken with kidney and bladder disease and sutlered inrrihla Diu. besides losing control of tlie action of my kidney and bladder. I whs liiveu up by the doctors as incurable and fully expected death would relieve my RufTerlnns. A friend recommended Thompson's Barosma and I began taking It. At first I oould see little chaUKe, but nCter takinn about eight bottles ol Darns ma I began to get better. I continued to nun it and today am entirely cured. I am an old resident of this county and am well known in this section, and consider mvHfllf a walkinn advertisement of your truly wonderful medicine, Thompson's Barosma. -u uumum. West Hickory, r., April 10. una. A MpmliH'd Ankle. Ar, la a man nrlll fnnl wall RnliHlioil CT 1 111.. ..... ' ' trim nan hnlihln nmiinfl nn rtriitnhaM in nw throA wAulcM Rttflr fmmininir IiIh ankle, and i in often two or thrR months liefnre lie w miiy recovered. iui w .mnanaDHarll InBH rtrt.imn ua hv Rnnlvtlllf Cbsmberlaiu's Liniment, bh 'directed, a I ..- man 11 a rulo ha afluntml in m than I one week's lime, and in many crhor within three Unys. woiu oy uuuu i ui- ton las. M. M&vei PRACTICAL 0 OILER MAKER, KepnirN Hollers, Mills, Tan km, Agitator. BuyN ami Nells Necond - hand toilers, Etc. Wire or letter orders promptly at tended to. End of Suspension Bridge, Third ward, OH- 1TK, PA. Jacks & Mules SliO fine, Inrtfe Jacks, Jen tuen and Mules, 14 to 17 bunds liiRli. weitfh from 7K) to liSOt) Ibs.-Koocl ouei clitrnp now. I will puv a pdit of tnivrr'g R U. fare mitt .stiiiipiiiK. Stock gtmr anttcd. Write for priyei KREK LEA'S JACK FARM.Wiit Elkton.O 13i Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
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