Centre Street at A Little Over Three Weeks to Christmas. Bj this time the store is brimful of Holiday stock, all re flecting the Christmas spirit. FonNhaudetl tolks r jnckinj: up the little novelties now, while the assortments are Ur$eS auU best, and while special economies are in order ia all Jepartajtents. Come and let us show you the coutx;ie i hom which gifts may be selected. Atteutite s!e jvcplf will N? tv help with suggestions. A Splendid Assortment of Furs Probahly not one perwo ia t tVNui t sjwjvU: 0t tut n-ia benefits derived from bujijg tun br Tke the fur coats which w oijr. Vrr sr wJ sp by the very beet furriers in the country, lb grat ar !SkiirvJ with the otmost skill and care. The linings an th n"at w.ia brwJw and plain silks. That's why women prefer to buy their furs here. They know that net only will the furs selected be fresh and in style, bat that the quality of ma terial and workmanship will be of the very best. Black Russian Pony Coals MafaiSreat Broaaiail f ffrr! wlrrtra alia aklaai Lrlaair ayr it larhn lC! Hm4 with faaraatrra1 mi la. Trry aprrial at SM). Hudson Heal Coals. Of lae mn grmir mt imparl r4 aalia akiaat laa shawl rail an jrwrllra aallaaa r raaarata. (73 I ( I 2i. The Free Sewing Machine Club PlQa.n. Offers many advantages to any person who needs a new sewing machine, or who is planning to make gift of one. It enables you to buy a Free Saw ing Machine at as low a price as though you paid cab for it, and allows you to pay in small weekly installments. We invite our customers to make full use of this simple and convenient plan. The club terms are 85 for membership, followed by weekly dues of $1. Oil City Trust Company Oil City, Pa. ASSETS (exclusive of Trust Funds) $4,212,000.00. Your business invited. Such a Thoughtful Woman. When the man and woman started down the subway stairs tbe man felt In bis pockots for tickets. "By George!" he an Id. "Isn't that a shame? I've got to stop in all tills mob and buy tickets." "Ob. no, you haven't," sold the wo man. "I have tliem. Wben 1 cume downtown I remembered wbat you said about those people wbo buy only one ticket at a time making such a nuisance of themselves, so, as I had 15 cents to spare. 1 bought three tick ets. 1 have two left. We can go right on through." So the man and the woman drifted along with the pushing crowd to the point where the ticket chopper held them up and demanded tribute. Then the woman looked In her purse for the tickets. Suddenly her face assumed a painful blnnkness. "I I haven't got them," she falter ed. "I was In such a hurry when I came through thnt I must have drop ped all three tickets Into the uptown box." New York Ilerald. A Not. That Was Paid. History In constantly repenting It self. Once upon a time a landlady in Washington culled on President An drew Jackson and told of a govern ment clerk who owed her a big bill for board. In those days It was easy to hove access to the White House. President Jackson listened to her story and advised her to get a promis sory note from tbe clerk and put It in bank. She replied: "I've done that twice, general, and he won't pay even then." "Is thnt so?" said the president In surprise. "Now you go and get his note and bring It to me. I simply want to see It, and I'm sure that the clerk will pay that note. Go and bring It to me." The landlady did so, and soon return ed with the promissory note. The president turned it over and wrote across the bnck of it his own Indorse ment: "A. Jackson." That note was paid at maturity Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. My liberty leaves off where the rights of another begln.-Vlctor Hugo. Elm, Oil City, ?. Bison Real Coals. A uplradld SJ.iara urairil af Marat Maakrat Nral, wklrk raanal be dial la. (atkr fraai Ike ("alar Ural. A arw, braalirally Aula aiaarl, wllk heavy hra raara liala. l JO, (K) aaa tW. Baby Pony and Caracul. Maar mt laxraaa akina( I-ipalr dyrA. A arw naarl, Trry light la wrlaht, with braradra lialna, faary Jrwrllra kallaaa ar araaairala, laaf akawl rallar. 73, 9100 12. HEALTH HINTF0R TODAY. Deficiency In Whit. Bread. No question in diet, except the meat question, bus been so vig orously debated as thnt of tbe relative values of white and en tire wheat bread. Some main tain that the tine while Hour con tains a larger per cent of nutri ment thau the entire wheat Hour, quoting tbe analysis of a gov ernment chemist to prove It. They also insist that (he coarse outer shell of the wheat is ex tremely irritating to the delicate lining of the Intestinal canal, one physician, who writes extensive ly on diet, going so fur as to say that It is better to use the white bread and take a "judicious pill" occasionally. Milk as a food for adults is deficient lu iron, which gives thnt "sund"' that is necessary to bring the moral qualities into play. Now tbe standard analyses show that tbe percentnge of iron lu whole wheat Is more tbnn double thnt In superfine white floor. Sulphur and chlorine, high ly essential elements of tbe blood, are entirely eliminated from white flour, and only a trace of sodium is left, which cannot be naturally supplied iu common suit. The ordluary white flour con tains less than half as much fat as whole wheat and only one fourth tbe mineral matter. Violent Language. First Deaf Mute So when he beard the report be got furious about it. Second Deaf Mute Furious: Why. he was so mad that the words he used almost blistered bis lingers. Ex change. Curious. Muyme Sure I used to go with blm. Did you tell blm I was going to be married? Grayee I sure did. Mayme Did he nsk how soon? Orayce No; he asked bow long. Toledo Blade. PLANNING WORK FOR MO DEL ROADS Pennsylvania to Lead in High way Construction. CONTRACTS UNDER NEW LAW Modern System of Improving Trior jfara Purpose ct Prop d IVnd Iwus Support ot Ttner Ad- liitratnV T SUt Mi&ir IVparttuent is flauniiMjf tor iVtjttshnia the best (. tmpiwevl rvl in this (.viintty At k'Slvial of that depart . vnlN-tir4 ryvnlly that when the vrft. rt vV'' shall nave been vomyiti li rvvsiW of the Keystone wva'.J e unsurpassed by the fstwtwi )ijEbay of France, Gor w.;yt oJ ot!er Kuropean countries. Movlei rvvd for Pennsylvania has been possible by the enactment by ti W'lture at Its recent session of the measure popularly known as the "Sproul roail bill." This legislation received the earnest sup port of Governor John K. Tener. who during the campaign of lust year In public addresses repeatedly empha sised the fact that he was an enthusi astic good roads advocate and that the Influence of his administration would be exerted for the advancement of the good roads movement. Since its in ception the good roads movement tn this state has been under Republican legislation. The State Highway Department was established during the administration of Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, and the act under which It was organ ized is the most liberal of all highway acts where the state assists in paying a portion of the cost of reconstruct ing roads. Under this law $9,500,000 was appropriated and expended for reconstruction work from June 1, 19"3, to May 31, 1911. During that period 850 miles of road were recon structed. Ten per cent, of the amount appropriated was set aside as a maintenance fund and apportioned to the several townships and counties according to the number of miles of improved roads therein, which had been maintained to conform to the state's standard. Under this law the state paid seventy-five per cent, of the cost of reconstruction; the town ship and county each paying one eighth of the total cost of Improve ment. The maintenance of these roads after construction was placed in the hands of the township supervis ors. Improvements Under Sproul Law. The great demand for a system of connected improved highways and for a system of maintenance of the roads already reconstructed and of those reconstructed and Improved In the future had its consummation in the enactment of the Sproul bill. This act reorganized the State High way Department. It provides for two systems of road work. The first dea lgnated as "State Highways," is com prised of about 8000 miles of public roads and turnpikes as described in 296 routes. These roads are the prin cipal main thoroughfares or highways, forming and being main travelled roads or routes between the county 6eats of the several counties 9t the commonwealth, and to the state line and between principal cities, bor oughs and towns. They will be mark ed, built or rebuilt, repaired and main tained by and at the sole expense of the state and they will be under the exclusive authority and jurisdiction of the State Highway Department. Sur feys of each route must be made and a map showing all details must be pre pared. The several routes shall be taken over by the department on or before June 1, 1912, except that portion of a route which traverses a turnpike road upon which tolls are collected. The taking over of the toll roads will be deferred until the money from the proposed bond issue becomes available. The bonds cannot be Is sued until tbe resolution amending section four of article nine of tbe state constitution Is adopted at tbe next session of the legislature and afterwards approved by the people. Section four after amendment will read as follows: "No debt shall be created by or on behalf of the state, except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress In surrection, defend the slate In war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiencies In reve nue shall never exceed In the aggre gate at any one time, one million of dollars; provided, however that the General Assembly. Irrespective of any debt, may authorize the state to Issue bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the purposes of Improv ing and rebuilding the highways of the commonwealth." Three Millions Available. The work of maintenance, repair and construction of state highways will be carried on as equally and unl. formly In the Beveral counties as con ditions will permit. Ail contracts for the const ruction of state highways must be let to the lowest responsible bidders, with the option on the part of the State Highway Commissioner to reject any or all bids. Contracts must be made in the name of the com mnnwealth, must be approved by the Governor and must be approved as te form and leEallt.v hv tho Attorns? General or Deputy Attorney General. The Sproul law appropriates three million dollars to eslablyish and carry tn tbe work of the department and tor the purpose of maintenance, re pairing and construction of state hlgb ways and for the payment of the state's share of the maintenance and repairs of state aid highways. Under the new law the State High way Department has made five con tracts, aggregating about $31)0,000. Of these two are for the reconstruction of the Narrows Road In Juniata and Mifflin Counties, between Mir fllntown and Lewistown. The othei contracts are for work on the National Pike in Fayette and Somerset Coun ties. State aid highways are provided for tn the Sproul law In a mnnner similar to that provided for uuder the former law. Applications for state aid In the reconstruction of township roads can be made by the supervisors of a town ship to the county commissioners, nod the county commissioners must then make application to the State High way Department asking the state to Join in the reconstruction of the roads. In this rase the township and county each pay 25 per cent, of the total cost of the work, the slate paying AO per cent. The board of township supervis ors or county commissioners, without the Intervention of the other, may make application direct to the State Highway epartment asking for state aid In the reconstruction of township roads, and in doing so said township or county agrees to pay 60 per cent, of the cost of such Improvement, the state paying the balance of the cost. Applications For Stats Aid. A county reconstructing township roads under the act of June 2i, 1905, Known as the "Fllnn law," may make application to the Department asking for state aid In the reconstruction of said roads, agreeing to pay one-half of the total cost, the state paying the balance. The state hereafter will maintain all roads reconstructed as state aid roads and charge one-half of the cost of such maintenance to the respective township or county In which the road Is located. Twenty-nine applications, asking for state aid un der the law calling for the recon struction of sixty-four miles, have been received at the State Highway Depart ment. Several sections of road are ready to be put under contract as state aid roads. The Department Is au thorized to make a contract for the amount of the share to be paid by the state, plus the respective shares of the townships and counties. The appro priation to carry out the provisions of this section of the act Is $1,000,000, which, added to the township and county shares, gives $2,000,000 for state aid work for the two years end ing May 31, 1913. The act of May 15, 1909, Is repealed and superseded by the Jones act, ap proved June 14, 1911, which provides for the election of township supervisors and gives the State Highway Depart ment an oversight of the 86,000 miles of earth roads In the state by provid ing for the board of supervisors of a township making an annual report un der oath to the Department on or be fore January 1 In each and every year. It also provides "that all money ap propriated under the provisions of the act shall be expended by the super visors of the respective townships for the making of permanent Improve ments on the township's roads, accord ing to plans and specifications fur nished by the State Highway Depart ment and under the supervision of i.ie State Highway Department, such su pervision to be without cost to the township," and giving the State High way Commissioner the right to with hold from a township, neglecting or refusing to expend the money as di rected, the amount to which It would otherwise be entitled. Revenue From Motor Licenses. The Sproul act also provides for the furnishing by the State Hlghwaj Commissioner of bulletins of instruc tions to each board of township super visors and that official Is also to fur nish free of charge standards, plans and specifications for permanent Im provements In the building of cul verts, establishing of grades, proper drainage, and such other matters as he may deem essential. It abolishes the work tax In all townships In the state and provides for a bonus of 50 per cent, of the total amount of road taxes collected to be paid by the state, not to exceed more than twenty dol lars foreach mile of township road In said township. The board of supervis ors of a township is to consist of three members, who shall be elected a,s fol lows: The term of all supervisors elected In 1908 shall expire the first Monday of December, 1911. The term of all supervisors elected in 1909 and 1910 shall expire the first Monday of December, 1913. The supervisors will meet on the first Monday In Decem ber, 1911, and yearly thereafter. Many townships have asked the Department to furnish Information and plans for small bridges and culverts and to es tablish grades for the cutting down of hills and tbe improvement of the roads. In addition to appropriations by the legislature the State Highway Depart ment receives a large revenue from motor vehicle licenses. From January 1 to October 1 of this year the reve nue from this source was $418,631. During that period about 10,000 more licenses were Issued than during the entire year of 1910. The total Issue on October 1 was: Registrations, 43, 074; drivers, 15,483; dealers, 3960; motor cycles, 4727, anil special, 849. Odd Marriage Notices. Here are some quaint old time mar riage notices that have been dug up by the Springfield Union: In Bozrah, August. 1819, Mr.. John Bate of Wllllamstown, Mass., to Miss Mary Ann Bass of tbe former place, after a courtship of one hour. Is not this angling well, I ask, Such tender bait to take? He caught In one small hour a Bass. The Bass, though, caught the Bate. Married, at Brldgewatcr, Dec. 11, 1788, Captain Thomas Baxter of Qulncy, aged sixty-six, to Miss Whit man of tho former place, aged fifty eight years, after a long and tedious courtship of forty-eight years, which they both sustained with uncommon fortitude. In Boston, April, 1821, by the Hev. William Sabine. Joseph Wlllicut to Miss Susan Wbltmnrsb, after n tedious courtship of thirteen dnys. and but thirty-five days after the death of bis former wife. The best way. It seems, a deep sorrow to Bmother, For the loss of a wife Is to marry an other. Work and Worry. "Worry wears out more people than work does," said the ready made phil osopher. "Of course it does," replied Mr. Growcher, "for tbe simple reusou that so many of us would rather put In our time worrying about work than doing I,t."-Vashlngtou Star. TaLsI'a Oil City, Ta. Modern Methods In Farm Work. (Continued from first page.) pended by farmers of this state tor fsrtlllzers is from $3,000,000 to t6, 000,000 nnnually, snd while most fer tilizer manufacturers are honest men, some are not. An act ot the legislature prohibits the use In the manufacture of com mercial fertilizers ot certain mxteriuls such as hoof, horn, wool-waste, etc., that contain nitrogen In a form that Is not readily available when appliel to the land, without an explicit state ment of the fact; said statement to be conspicuously affixed to every package of such fertilizer or manure, and to accompany and go with every lot, parcel or package ot the same This single item of legislation is worth many thousands of dollars to the farmers. . The spring sampling of feriillzers this year resulted In the securing of 1974 samples, of which 719 were ana lyzed. As a result ot the analytical work fifteen prosecutions were or dered for violation of the fertilizer law. These cases are now pending. The sampling work for the fall Ben son resulted In the securing of 1292 samples, which are now undergoing analysis by the chemist employed for this work. The number of brands of fertilizer registered since Jan. 1 is 1337, and the amount of license fees collected from manufacturers of fer tilizers since that date is $2rt,415, which has been paid Into tho state treasury. Low Grade Feeding Stuffs. Tbe rapid Increase or population, as well as business, especially in tl'e mining and manufacturing districts ot Pennsylvania, In recent years has In creased tho demand for horses, mules, dairy cows and all the meat producing animals to such an extent that the farmers have not been able to produce a sufficient amount of grain to meet the requirements of these animals. This has led to a large sale ot what are known as "commercial feeding stuffs," which are made tip principally of the by-products resulting from the manufacture of flours, breakfast foods, syrups, beer, distilled liquors, etc. The number of samples of commer cial feeding stuffs collected by agen'.s of the department since the beginning of the year Is 6C7. Of these fifty-seven were found to fall below the guar antee of the manufacturer with re gard to nutriment, and prosecutions were instituted, resulting In the pay ment of $1107.98 In fines and costs. A few cases are pending. Analysis of samples of linseed oil since Jan. 1 resulted In fourteen pros ectutlons; thirteen of which have been terminated, resulting In the payment of $408.72 In costs and fines. The Bureau of Chemistry of the department. In adldtlon to the analyz Ing of feeding stuffs and linseed oil. has analyzed 134 samples sent to the department by manufacturers, dealers and consumers of feeding stuffs. The fees for analyzing these last named samples, as well as all fines colected for violatlos of the law, were paid Into the state treasury. Assistance For Gardeners and Fruit Growers. Requests to the department for as sistance from the farmers, fruit grow ers and market gardeners have great ly Increased during the past season. For the purpose of giving concise detailed information on pests and their treatment twenty special circu lars on the common destructive insects and diseases of plants have been pre pared, which, together with marked copies of bulletins, are used In lieu of letters whenever possible. The periodical publications of the department are the Bi-Monthly Zoo logical Bulletin of the Division of Zoology, published every two months, and the Press Bulletin, Issued week ly. Of the former, five numbers, ag gregating 240 pages in editions of 33,000, hove been issued to date. More than thirty-five numbers of the Press Bulletin have been sent lo 9oo news papers of the state, in whose columns the "Timely Topics on Pest Control" have been more or less regularly re printed. Each Issue contains on an average three articles, so that nlnty nine separate treatments for pests have been presented through this agency to the millions who read the newspapers. In the department's laboratory the work of classifying and arranging In sects systematically for the museum and caring for the same has been busily progressing. About 1000 speci mens have been received since Jan. 1. Photographs have been made of In sects and 200 charts of Insects and their work prepared. It Is far better to be Innocent than ten!tent, to prevent the mnlndy than livent the remedy.- Keeker Dross Yourself for Year at Our Expense. lluy one of our famous T.A.P. Suits or Overcoats, pay na from $20.00 to $35.00. At tho end of VI months if you feel you have uot had the full worth of vour money brinR the garment back to us. We will replace all, or any part of it, free of charge. We want your business, sir. We want It because we ran use it in our business. We can get it, too, if you just take time to thiuk bt ire you buy anywhere. The Kinter Co. Dry Goods, Millinery, Cloaks and Suits. (Formally the Wm. B. James Store.) Free Transportation "Will be allowed all Tionesta patrons on purchases amounting to $20.00. Fare one way on $10.00 purchases. The Kinter Co., Oil City, Pa. B ik B Tro v.. Va n CHRISTMAS! This special 44 page Christmas Catalog, pictur ing gift articles, will help you decide all your Christ mas questions.. And the prices will you nimiry that's important. Send for it today. Mailed free. BCGGS & BUKL, NORTH SIDE. PITTSBURGH, PA. 7 23235 and Manufacturing Opticians. We examine your eyes snd grind .the glasses oo the preniisas. Results -Definite. Tbe latest methods known tn science are employed. No Drops. Artificial eyes In stock. Lenses duplicated oo short order. Dr. Morok lu charge. Morck Optical o., OIL CITY, PA. Firm National Bank Building. (Jet mar for your fur, nemiturwhtrt youir. We Irwue ft I. if. fr liliiMtrat-') hrh-u lift wA market it-port Tlli why we ran ny moat for furen proves It hj lotfrra from atlafUd ahippvr in every nttnf Honrf for It toilny now Iw-roruTou rri-t. 'Dirfrnt from anything you vtrnw. We'll iw-ml with It. alto, our ffraa TraiiiM-ra'dnM. k-itohow to trii. takararHof and tan fur. All sant PRKI for th king. Adilrttns CORRY HIDE & FUR CO. 'J;';.;."" KEELEY CURE Th.mtM ll.nl t.nu 1 .. ....! ... & .ll i rifvBoccs L f rlt) Buhl jf i crful fur more thiiii aycnr In worth III ycnllKallnif. l-'nr llinlriiK iinlrinlc hahit. Writ. I.r rlK.Url.c ml v Krrlry Itmtiliilr In 1,11, 1,1111 ri?'B ritiihar.ii rt. T.A.P. Oil City, Ta. JAMES HASLET, GENERAL MERCHANT Furniture Dealer, AND UNDERTAKER. TIONESTA. 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