The Toy Store
Is the Greatest Hit in Town
Don't Miss It Greatest
Values.
The greatest values in toys to be found in the city. Toyland
is the biggest hit we have known and thronged from morning
'till night with crowds of laughing, delighted children.
Come to our toy department in the basement. Bring the
children with you watch them as they roam about the aisles,
marveling at the toys, games, dolls, etc., heaped high upon the
counters and shelves.
If you're in doubt about what to give your little ones, it's
easy enough to find out what they like most. Watch the ex
pression on their faces and you can readily tell what they're
wishing Santa Claus will bring them.
Dainty Gift Handkerchiefs.
Christmas is a time when many people expect handker
chiesf as gifts and are disappointed if they do not get any. See
to it that those on your list are not disappointed and remember
that while the handkerchiefs we present are extremely dainty,
they are very serviceable, and therefore doubly desirable lor gift
giving.
The Smart & Silberberq Co.
OIL CITY. PA.
Oil City Trust Company,
Oil City, Pa.
CHRISTMAS.
Can you think of a more substantial,
suitable Christmas present for anyone, at
cost to suit yourself, than one of our
FOUR PER CENT. Savings Account
books with an initial deposit?
FOREST COUNTY
TIONESTA, PENNSYLVANIA.
CAPITAL STOCK,
SURPLUS,
Time Deposits Solicited.
Will
A. Wathb Cook,
President.
A. B. Kkllt.
Cashier.
directors
A. Wayne Cook, G. W. Robinson, Wm. Smearbaugb,
. r. wneeler, T. F.Ritchev.
Collections remitted for on day of payment
era all the benefits consistent with conservative banking. Interest pitd on time
deposits. Your patronage respectfully
your valuables
jewelry
papers
are absolutely safe against fire or
theft
m our
NATIONAL BANK,
150.000.
$95,000.
pay Four Ver Cent, per Annum
Wm. Smbarbauoh,
Vice President
J.T.Dale, A. B. Kellv.
at low rates. We promise our custom
solicited.
SAFETY DEPOSIT
VAULTS
Boxes as low as $2.00 a year.
You only have access to your box.
Desks, stationery and private apart
ments for examination of papers, etc
The Franklin Trust Co.
Franklin, Pa.
The Decline of Bank llurglnry.
Previous to 1893 there was eeldom
year that the losses through bank
burglaries did not amount to 1 100,
000, and iu a number ot years the
losses amounted to several times that
amount. The decline of professional
hunk burglary dates from 1S95. In
that year the American Bankers As
sociation formed a protective com
mittee for the extermination of bank
burglars, and a contract was entered
into with one ot the leading detect
ive agencies In the country.
In 1895 the banks of the country
lost more than $200,000 through
burglaries. Of the 8.3S3 member
last year, having an aggregate Bur
plus, capital and deposits of more
than $12,000,000,000 only four
members suffered losses fivui bur
glaries, the total loss of these four
members amounting to only (4,217.
These four burglaries were commit
ted by yeggmen, there not being a
single professional bank burglary
during the year. The extermination ot
these yeggmen is now the chief work
of the protective committee.
Loss on Postage Stamps.
The post office profits slightly by
the destruction of stamps which have
been paid for, and the treasury gets
the benefit of bills which are lost
and never found. A large source o(
Irregular profit lies in the failure of
bondholders to present their bonds
for redemption. Unclaimed money
in the treasury due to bondholders
amounted to nearly a million dollars
In 1861, and the sum la much great
er now. Of a loan which fell due In
1900, the sum of thirty-two thou
sand dollars remains unclaimed
Nearly a hundred thousand dollars
are still unpaid of the five per cent
bonds which were due in 1S04. This
year over a hundred million thirty
year four per cent, bonds come due
on July 1. Special inducements were
offered to secure early redemption.
Vet at the end of the month thirteen
million dollars still stood In the treas
ury on this account, although Inter
est has ceased. The Youth's Com
panion. "Mary Said Nothing
Justice Brewer of the United
States Supreme Court is said to be
the author of this Btory: A witness
testified in a certain case that a per
son named Mary was present when
a particular conversation took place,
and the question was asked, "What
did Mary sayT" This was objected
to, and after some discussion the
Judge ruled out the question. An
exception to this decision was Imme
diately taken, and on appeal the
higher court reversed the verdict and
ordered a new trial on the ground
that the question should have been
auswered. At the second trial the
same Inquiry was propounded and
elicited the Information that "Mary
said nothing."
Produce England Gets.
Consul F. W. Mahin of Notting
ham reports that the value of refrlg.
erated produce annually imported
iuto Great Britain Is now close to
$200,000,000, about half of which
comes from the British colonies. Tha
United States and South America
each contribute some $30,000,000
worth, Russia about $13,000,000
worth, the remainder being distrib
uted among several countries. Th
greatest value is of butter and cheese,
about $75,000,000. Beef is next,
nearly $50,000,000; mutton, $30,.
000,000; eggs, over $10,000,000.
Why Currants Are Nutritions.
The reason why currants are so
remarkably nutritious Is that they
consist, to a very large degree, of
saccharine in Its most easily digest!,
ble form that of grape sugar. The
piquant flavor of the currant, which
adds so much to Us pleasantness as a
food, Is derived from the valuable
percentage of tartaric acid which tha
berry contains. Potash Is also pre
sent in the form of cream of tarter
and Is undoubtedly of dietlc value.
Ladles' Pictorial.
Paderewskl Works Hr d.
Paderewskl frequently sits at his
Instruments until well into the small
hours of the morning, says Tit-Bits.
Hence he seldom rises until 9 or 10
a. m., and Immediately he dressed
he gets to work, generally practicing
on the piano, but often composing.
He keeps to his task until 1 o'clock,
and not a minute earlier does he
break his fast.
Output of Tokay Wine.
This year's output of the famous
Tokay wine has been entirely lost
in consequence ot an unexpected out
break of phylloxera. Tokay is made
from grapes grown in the vineyards
belonging to the Emperor Francis
Joseph at Hegyalja, Hungary, and it
Is now used chiefly for presents to
other heads.
No Diamond Kings.
Girls in Denmark never experience
the pleasure of receiving a diamond
engagement ring. They are present
ed with a plain gold band, which is
worn on the third, finger of the left
hand. On the wedding day the bride
groom changes the ring to the right
third finger, which is the marriage
finger In teat country.
Wishing and AVInnlng.
There Is a vast difference, says a
a wise philosopher, between wishing
and winning. Many a good man haj
failed because he had his wishbone
where his backbone ought to hava
been.
A Chapel on a Bridge.
At St. Ives, the little old Hunting
donshire town In which Oliver Crom
well lived for several years, there Is a
bridge spanning the lazily flowing
Ouse, and ou this bridge is a quaint
building which at one time did duty as
a chapel. The structure has been in
existence for something liko 500 years
nnd was, according to local historians,
originally employed as a beacon light
house. After that it was turned for a
time into a hostel and eventually be
came nn ordinary dwelling house
Some of the - rooms In this curious
building are below the level of the
water lu the river.
An English Turf Tragedy.
Half on hour before the race for the
Two Thousand Guineas of 1883 Prince
Batthyany, who bred St Simon and
who was one of the most popular rac
ing men of any time, was talking with
Lord Cadogau lu the luncheon room of
the Jockey club stand nt Newmarket,
wheu he suddenly reeled and fell.
lie was carried to Wentherby's office,
and doctors were summoned, but the
prince was beyond nil human aid, and
Just before the boll rnng for the race
for which his colt, Gnlllard, brother of
St. Simon, was first favorite he breath
ed his lust. '
A few minutes Inter "the clear blue
sky rang with cheers and shouts as the
horses came thundering along, which
rose into a ronr as Gnlllnrd won by a
head," while lehlnd the drawn blinds
of Wentherby's office Gulllard's own
er, who luid I teen looking forward so
eagerly to HiIn moment, was lying
dead. It was owing to the death of
his owner that Gulopln's great son
could not mn In the Derby of 1884,
which he would almost certainly have
won. St. Jiimes' Gazette.
Curing 8nk BiUi.
Considerable difference of opinion ex
ists with regard to n trustworthy rem
edy for snake bites. Dr. Lauder Brun
ton advocates the use of icrmungnnnte
of potiiNh applied Immediately. Mr.
(irvengniss of North Arcot district,
Madras, however, as the result of vari
ous exicrlmcutH states that acetic acid,
even in the diluted form of vinegnr, Is
an Important and effectual remedy,
ami It enn K applied effectually as
long ns nn hour or an hour and a half
after the bite. Cases of recovery from
siinke bites have followed the applica
tion of vinegar after such intervals.
An Incision must be made over the
bite, as much of the Mlson as possible
squeezed out, and then vinegar Is to
Iks Injected. If the bite Is on a limb, a
ligature must lie placed nlove It. Mr.
Greengrnss records twenty-nine coses
of recovery from cobra bites by such a
use of vinegar. The one failure which
occurred was due to the fact that no
Incision had lieon made over the bite.
A sfmlhu' treatment is recommended
for the stings of scorpions. London
Standard.
Downing Street, London.
The greatest street In the world Is
one of the smallest. This Is Downing
street, a dark little alloy In the west
of London. Here is the real ceuter of
the British empire, for it Is at 10
Downing street that the premier has
his official residence. Ever since Rob
ert Wulpole was the prime minister,
200 years ago, the heads of the govern
ment have made their homes In this
"alley." American tourists usually go
out of their way to gaie upon the
dingy, almost repellent exterior of this
lodge of diplomacy and national ambi
tion, becnuse Sir George Downing, who
laid out the street and built the house
therein, was of American ancestry,
his mother lielonglng to the WInthrops
of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and
stands as the second graduate on the
roster of Harvard college. After get
ting an American education he went to
England nnd, seizing opportunity when
It offered, ltocnme Oliver Cromwell's
ambassador ot The Hague. Exchange.
Feeding the Stock.
The victim of the following story,
told in Mrs. Henry W. Cole's "A
Lady's Tour Around Monte Itosa,"
was possessed of a keen sense of hu
mor. Otherwise his dignity might hove
been rullied by the unconscious revela
tion which came to his ears. In the
course of Mrs. Cole's travels she met
the Hev. Itoliert Montgomery, the poet,
who told her an Incident of his early
career In the pulpit. When he was
first admitted to holy orders he was
appointed curate In a rural Scotch dis
trict nnd lodged in the house of a
small tenant farmer. Notwithstanding
his office of elergymnn the family did
not apjear to bold their boarder In
high veneration, for one day he heard
the woman servant call out to her
mistress:
"Missis, shall I feed the pigs first or
gle tie mon his dinner?"
An Errstio Echo.
The late Sir John Leng had traveled
in most quarters of the globe. On one
occasion when visiting Spain he was
asked at a certain spot by a traveling
companion to test the powers of what
was declared to be a wonderful echo.
Sir John, slowly nnd deliberately, iu
rounded tones uttered the words,
"Dun-dee Ad-ver-tl-ser," the name of
the paper he owned. "Dundee Cou
rier and Argus," the name of the oppo
sition paper, came back as the echo!
Sir John's friends bad played him a
trick.
Tea Drinking. '
Tea drinking was regarded as one of
the feminine vices of a hundred years
ago. The Female Spectator of that pe
riod observes: "The tea table costs
more to support than would maintain
two children nt nurse. It Is the utter
destruction of oil economy, the bnne of
good housewifery nnd the source of
Idleness." London Mall.
Vanishing Franoe.
Old France Is slowly disappearing,
nnd Its local customs, picturesque cos
tumes nnd the language peculiar to Its
ancient provinces will very soon be
come nothing more than precious sou
venirs preserved In faithful memories
or related in works of tradition, which
will charm our descendants. Petit Fa-
rlslen.
A Slight Difference.
What is the difference between a
Jeweler nud n Jailer? One sells watch
es nnd the other watches cells.
It takes two to make a quarrel, but
some folks don't have much trouble
finding the other one. Puck.
Hit 8orrow.
"You know that box of cigars you
gave me on my birthday, dear?" sold a
man to his wife.
. "Tcs."
"Well, I took them down to the
office, and some one stole them."
"I'm awfully sorry."
"So am I for the thief!" was the
cruel remark.
And Expensive.
"Surely she must have some favorite
flower?"
"No: I don't think so. Anything
will please her that Is, anything that's
out of season." Kansas Citv Journal
An Opium Farm.
Not far from .Macao, at t!io month of
the Canton river, China, Is nn opium
"farm." Standing l.i a courtyard Is
the great .wooden building devoted to
opium manufactures, and in Its wsti
bules are heaps of brown balls, not un
like cocoanuts. Two coolies, Heated,
cut them open and remove the black,
Jnmltke substance they contain the
compressed poppy. The outer covering
Is a thick layer of dried leaves. In
side the building the whole place Is
full of smoke, arising from a hundred
charcoal fires in open earthenware
"chattls," placed lu a row around the
walls. Over each lire rests a shallow
brass pan lu which bubbles u mixture
of poppy and water. This mixture is
strained through paper nnd passes on
to be more carefully boiled iu the next
room, whore the process Is exactly
similar. From there It goes to another
room, where the sirup Is reduced to the
consistency of treacle over slow fires.
In another building the opium Is pack
ed In tiny cans and placed lu cases and
sealed with the government seal.
An Unwritten Law,
The smaller man bristled up.
"See here," he growled, "you hnve
applied two unpleasant terms to me."
Then ho paused and scowled nnd came
a little closer. "I Just want yon to
understand that n third term doesn't
go In this country."
Whereupon the big man drew back
a little nnd said no more. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
& & b
Christmas slippers
Fifty or more stylos of Slip
pers for Men ami Hoys.
Operas, Evercttcs, Romeos,
Fausts, Cavaliers, etc., all the
slipper colors, Keels, Tans, Cho
colates, and some of the colors
that aren't strictly slipper colors,
but worth seeing.
Men's Slippers, 50p to $3.50.
Little Men's Slippers sizes 7
to 10'2-$l-33.
Pioys' Slippers, ;"0c to $l.fjQ.
Men's Felt Slippers, tioc to
$2.00.
Mens I raveling Nippers in
case, $3.00.
Women's Quilted Satin Hou-
doir Slippers in case to match
Red. Blue, Brown, Lavender,
Fink, Black $'J.OO for Slippers
and case.
Women's Felt Slippers with
deep cushion felt sole. $1.23
Children's or Misses' sizes, 75c
to $1.00.
Women s Fur tnmd Felt Slip
pers, $1.00 to $2-25 Misses'
and Children's sizes, 75c to $1.00.
Women's fine Kid Boudoir
Slippers, $1.00.
omens plain rclt Nippers,
50c to $2.25.
BOGGS a BUHL
NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA.
y Clear lightx
raimijr rdvuniu i
LAF1POIL I
Absolutely the best oil possible
to produce from the best known
source Pennsylvania cruue on.
Smokeless, Bootless, odorless.
Pnma clenn nnd steady to the last
drop without readjusting wick.
Your dealer knows It s good on.
He can supply you.
Waverly Oil Works Co.
inoepenaeni nminsio
h oil ul Wsrexl QuoMum.JT
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Game
XV n nsrtirt t
Wiles
The great thing In
big game rifles is sureness
to work under all conditionc Zflarin
rifles are built with this idea foremost.
The mechsnlsm U simple, strong, per
fectly sdjusted,qulck and easy la operation.
The fflarfln solid top end side elector
keep protscing wall of metal between
your head and the cartridge, prevent
powder and cases blowing back, throw the
shells "-y from you end allow Instant,
accurate, effective repeat shots.
The Speeef Smokeess Sreel barrels
ere bard end strong, -.pecially made for
high power cartridges and to resist the
wear of Jacketed bullets. They are rilled
deep on the Btlltrd eystem for greatest
accuracy and killing power.
Made In Models "99 and
'95, calibres M to .45.
and fully described
end Illustrated (with
II other Marta re
paatere) In our 138.
J ibbs catalog. Free
or 3 etampe postage.
TXeTflarfm firearms Co.,
42 Willow Street. NEW HAVEN, CONN.
CHICHESTER S PILLS
TIIK KIAMONO l!HAM. A
DIAMOND IIRAMt I'll.l.H, f, ea
years known t Best, Safest, Always Kelial'lo
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERVWHERE
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B.auifNl am jour vnniit inr fl
'lil-chM-trr's Ulamond TlrandV
'Ills In Hid sml linld nieulllAv
t.n, tealel with lllue KiU,a. V
Take no other. Ituy of rour Y
A Christmas Special.
200 Fancy, EmbroMerod Swiss Handkerchiol'a two io a haod
aome embossed folder. This, we consider, the best Christmas special
we have yet offered. 58o.
Doll Special.
18 inch Kid Body Doll, jointed hip and knee, K8c.
only, that's why they're 880 instead of $1.
Fine Fur Sets.
Io our Cloak and Suit Department, Friday aod Saturday, of
this week, a representative of the leading .Detroit Furriers will dis
play Fur Gnats and Fine Fur Sets.
I Tailored Suits,
While our mind is taken up pretty much with merchandise of a
Cbiislroas character, we shall not let it interfere with our determina
tion to clear cloak room racks and empty millinery enses. Let any
one interested investigate aod find to their good fortune the truth of
that statemeut.
WILLIAM B. JAMES,
OARLON'S
Christmas Slippers.
If you have not yet decided what to give
him or her lor a gift,
Consider Slippers,
And remember that we have the largest
and most complete stock in the county.
We are slipper specislists.
e
Prices, 75c to $2.50.
OARLON
11G Centre St.,
Better Than Meat
Or
All who once try Beardslcy's Shredded Codfish like it better than
meat or eggs.
Some like it so well that they crave it They could ent it three times a
day. And all are hungry to have it at least once every week.
For its luscious flavor is something no one can ever forget
Anil people can have this fine sea food in dozens of different ways.
Each way new and tempting, ljach bringing out a new taste.
No wonder all find it a welcome change from the usual breakfast or
luncheon fare.
BEARDS LEYS
TRAD!
A Meal For 10 Cents
Beardslcy's Shredded Ctxlfish is more
Strengthening and nourishing than any
Other lood you could put on the table.
It contnins 21 per cent protein. Sirloin
steak only 17 per cent Eggs only VH.
And see what you save by serving it.
Each package makes a full meal for live.
Yet the cost is only 10 cents. Meat or
THE PACKAGE WITH THE RED BAND
Un.d with waxpspr. No pr..rvetlve
Whatever, save the etarvot mni flnepl see'Malt.
AIM fe.k4 im tie. mm4 (leu.
Fred. Grettenberger Pq ttuGvsr Mqqck
GENERAL . fiS
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST. Q&gT K2&
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Uaa or Water Fit- O IP T1 T CI T A TvT
tings and General Blacksmithing prompt- w -1- --
ly done at Low Kates. Repairing Mill Office 7, National Bank Building,
Machinery given special attention, and OIL CITY, PA.
satisfaction guaranteed. Ky" oxamlaed free.
Hhop In rear of andlust went of the Exoliwively optical.
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited. P RB PB B Plf All Fft SB
FRED. ORETTENBERGER 1 1 H, L B L if I I I O 5
JAMES HASLET,
The cttre that has been continuously I
' successful fur more than 30 years is
rrsirt)SI MPnomuxo worth itivestigatinir. For Uie ilrue or
GENERAL mERCHANTS, wn wnt. for pcuiw.
. . Only Kerley Institute in Western
Furniture Dealers, 4..
AND .
UNDERTAKERS. XJJhM oii.Q.r.nted i n,,
II II lUII Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore
TIONESTA, PENN II Hit U Keel. I'bIuh. o. At all dealers
Dlonde
Pattern Hats, f
- OIL CITY, PA.
& COS,
Oil City, Pa.
Eggs
eggs for five would cost three or tour
times as much.
A Meal Without Bother
This delicious fish means a meal with
out bother or trouble. It is ready to cook
the instant you open the package.
And the meat is so light and fluffy and
dainty that it cooks almost the minute it
is reached by heat.
If this food is all that we say it is, surely
you want to try it.
Why not serve it tomorrow "Fish- .
day." Then let your folks decide how
often they want it thereafter.
In ordering, please see that you get
Iieardsley's the package with the red
band. I'or Beardslcy's is the only Shred
ded Codfish. Our process is patented.
Free Book of Recipes
Ask your grocer for our book of new rec
ipes. It means pleasing variety in meals.
Or write us we will send you the hook,
and with it a generous snmpleof lieartls
loy'H Hhreildctl CoUHhIi.
J. W. Beardsley's Sons
474-478 Greenwich St., New York
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