Centre Street at
A FIELD OF AUTUMN FASHIONS.
Women desirous of knowing the garments and fabrics that are going to be worn
this fall, find this store a source of ever increasing interest and delight. They
know that this store is, above all, a store that prides itself on giving the first author
itative glimpse of every new idea which emanates from Paris and New York.
Today, and every day for a long time to come, new arrivals find the way to our
shelves and counters, in the form of
Silks, Dress Goods, Trimmings,
Neckwear, Millinery,
Gowns, Tailored Suits, Coats,
Every one of which is representative of the latest mode, and the excellent value,
price considered, which you have learned to expect when you deal with this store.
MANY WOMEN CHOOSE THE NEW
SUIT EARLY.
And surely it's the sensible course to adopt, to have the suit to wear at the first
opportunity, and get the good out of it.
All of which accounts for your finding this representative garment action October-like
in its readiness with new things, and as interesting, from a fashion stand
point, and almost as busy as you would look for it to be a month later.
This store, as usual, takes pleasure in bringing to you the new things to enjoy
the wear before the novelty wears off. Particularly is this true of the New Tailored
Suits for Women, brimming with style, radiating new fashion thoughts, yet priced
within the reach of very modest pocketbooks. There are fine values, indeed, for
the woman who elects to purchase now,
At $15, $20, $25, $35.
$4,800,000,000
The above amount represents the gold supply of the world. You should have
some of it. We pay
Four Per Cent.
on Savings Accounts, and suggest your opening an account today.
Oil City Trust Company
Oil City, Pa.
No matter what car you use,
be sure of the best gasoline.
Th thre famous
Waverly Gasolines
76 Special
Motor
are best because they have no
carbon deposits the explosion
is instantaneous, powerful,
clean the ignition is quick.
No "natural" gasolines used
in Waverly.
WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO.
hfcpaieait RtflMrt PITTS SUM, PA.
Alto malum at Wmrljr Special Auto Oil.
CnCC 200 Page Book
ntt Tell. All About OIL
- S,
J. L. Hcplcr
LIVERY
Stable.
Fine carriages for all occasions,
with first class equipment. We can
fit you out at any time for either a
pleasure or business trip, and always
at reasonable rates. Prompt service
and courteous treatment.
Conn and see us.
Hear of Hotel Weaver
TIOITESTA, IP.A..
Telephone No. 20.
Elm, Oil City, Pa.
A SOCIAL WRINKLE
Mrs. Horan 01 thought yez were
goin' to have yer party at nolght.
Mrs. Doran 01 decolded on the nlxt
mornln' becuz that's the tolme Ol al
ways think av the witty retorts.
Boy Scouts' Opportunity.
If boy scouts can agree that they
will not fight with scouts of other na
tions the peace of the world will be
assured without the aid of diplomacy.
and Manufacturing Opticians.
School children's eyes will be ex
amined free of cost when accompanied
by a note from their teacher or family
physician.
The latest methods known to science
are employed no drop arti
ficial eyes in stock.
Lenses duplicated on short notice.
Iflorck Optical Co.,
OIL CITY, PA.
First National Bank Building.
Bath Phones,
0S& , ii,
OHIO MOGSERS
NAE TICKET
Garford For Governor, Taber
For Lieutenant Governor
STRAUS CHOSEHIN NEW YORK
Election of Governor In Vermont
Thrown Into Legislature Republi
can Will Be Elected Chief Executive.
After nominating a state ticket and
adopting a platform the Ohio Progres
sive state convention adjourned. The
ticket follows:
Governor, Arthur L. Garford, Elyrla
Lieutenant governor, L. J. Taber,
Belmont.
Secretary of state, John L. Sullivan,
East Liverpool.
State treusurer. William Kirtley, Jr.,
Defiance.
Attorney general, Robert B. Nevln,
Dayton.
State auditor, Charles L. Allen,
Marlon.
Congressman-at-Iarge, Randolph W.
Walton. Columbus.
Dairy ami food commissioner, E. E.
Baker, Athens.
Supreme Judges, E. E. Ersklne.
Steubenvllle; R. M. Wanamaker,
Akron.
Sullivan, who was the Republican
nominee for secretary of state, Im
mediately resigned from that ticket.
Political bosses and machines,
crooked business anil unenforced legis
lation are condemned in the platform.
Theodore Roosevelt and Governor
Hiram Johnson were indorsed and the
Republican and Democratic parties
charged with "seeking to fasten the
attention of the people upon the Issue
of a bygone age."
Straus Taken by Surprise.
Oscar S. Straus. President Cleve
land's ambassador to Turkey and
President Roosevelt's secretary of
commerce and labor, was nominated
for governor of New York by acclama
tion In a stampede of the Progressive
state convention.
Mr. Straus as permanent chairman
of the convention was upon the plat
form at the time the stampede broke
loose. It came like a thunderclap to
him.
The full ticket nominated Is as fol
lows: Governor, Oscar S. Straus; lieuten
ant governor, Frederick M. Daven
port; associate Judges of the court of
appeals, Carlos C. Alden and George
W. Klrchway; secretary of state, H.
D. Call; comptroller, General Horatio
C. King; attorney general, John Pal
mer!; state treasurer, Ernest Caw
croft. Tall to Elect Governor In Vermont.
For the first time In ten years the
Republican majority In Vermont has
been wiped out and the Progressive
party has been responsible for It. No
candidate for the office of governor
received a majority of the votes cast
and. according to the state law, the
legislature must elect the chief exec
utive. As the legislative will be over
whelmingly Republican the election of
their candidate, Fletcher, la assured.
The Democrats are highly gratified
over the election, as their vote showed
an increase about normal, and It proves
to them that the Progressives did not
receive Democratic support.
Wilson's Western Trip Arranged.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey announced the itinerary of his
first trip to the middle west. It is as
follows:
Sept. 17, state fair at Sioux City, la.;
Sept. 18, Minneapolis and St. Paul,
Minn.; Sept. 19, Milwaukee, Wis.;
Sept. 20, Columbus, O.; Sept. 21, Pitts
burg. The Ohio state Democratic cam
paign will be formally opened with the
Wilson meeting at Columbus. Gover
nor Harmon will preside and Repre
sentative James M, Cox, Democratic
candidate for governor, wIJ be ono
of the speakers.
$175,000 In Democratic Fund.
Twelve thousand persons have con
tributed to the Wilson and Marshall
campaign fund. The fund totals
$17.'),000.
This was stated In Democratic na
tional headquarters, which at the same
time made public a list of contributors,
containing, It was said, the names of
all who had contributed $100 or more
to the fund.
Roosevelt Sweeps California.
The manner In which Roosevelt ami
Johnson swept California at the pri
mary for the second time this year In
dicated that the nominating conven
tion to be held this month would re
turn electors pledged to Roosevelt as
the Republican electors of California.
Only by petition can Taft electors be
placed on the ticket,
Woman Suffrage Knocked Out.
All the constitutional amendments
proposed by the recpnt Ohio constitu
tional convention save that providing
for woman suffrage were approved by
the voters at the special election Tues
day. Ohio's constitution will be one
of the most radical In the Union.
First World's Series Game Oct. 8.
In a letter to a St. Louis newspaper
President Johnson of the American
league said the series for the baseball
championship will begin Tuesday,
Oct. 8.
Irritation of Foolish Fear.
Of all the propensities which teacl
mankind to torment themselves, th
of causeless fear is the moat larltat
lng, busy, painful and pitiable. Wal
ter Scott.
Seems Queer Cure for Asthma.
Strange as It may seem, some medl
cal men have recently taken to rec
ommendlng the smoky parts of Shel
field, England, for sufferers b'on
asthma.
Resigns as Superintendent
of Philadelphia Police
.V
IS
J. B. TAYLOR.
COPS' HEADS FALL
Shakeup In Philadelphia Following
Sensational Raid.
Rumors of a big shakeup in tho
police department In Philadelphia
as a sequel to the recent scandals sur
rounding wholesale raids In the tender
loin began to take shape when Police
Superintendent John B. Taylor anil
Detective Harry D. M. Jacobs, head of
the "vice squad," handed their resig
nations to Public Safety Director
George D. Porter.
Porter was especially displeased
week. ago when Jacobs and his vice
squad in daylight rallied the tender
loin and arrested about 100 men and
women and hauled them through the
streets In open patrol wagons to city
hall, whNe women and Sirls on their
way to work watched the spectacle.
Most of those arrested were released
for lack of evidence.
One of the remarkable features of
this remarkable raid was the fact that
only certain houses were raided, while
others, next door In many Instances,
were unmolested.
MARTIAL LAW IN W. VA.
6oldiers Rule in Strike Zone in Moun
tain State.
Martial law was declared last Tues
day in Paint and Cabin creek dis
tricts, West Virginia. The territory
embraces a mountainous stretch of
about twenty miles from the Kanawha
river to the Fayette county line and
aOout eight miles .vide, covering the
territory between the two streams and
a mile on each side. This Is the first
time martial law has been declared !n
West Virginia.
"I have endeavored vainly to quiet
the situation and I issued a proc'ania
tion calling on all persons to lay down
arms In the hope that all engaged in
this struggle would obey It In the
spirit in which it was Issued," said
Governor Glasscock, "but this was noi
done and I determined to take this
drastic step to promptly and effective,
ly stamp out all lawlessness In this
section. I hope the significance of
martial law will be appreciated."
Nine companies of state militia are
scattered along the two creeks, Paint
and Cabin, covering every section of
it. The territory has been divided
into districts under the provot
marshal, Major Davis.
40,000 DROWNED
Typhoon, Rainfall and Abnormal Tide
Engulf Chinamen.
A disaster, causing, according to
native estimate), between 30.000 and
40,000 deaths, occurred In Cheklang
province, China, Aug. 29. It was a com
bination of a typhoon, an enormous
rainfall and an abnormal tide which
swelled the Wensho river, flooding a
great area.
The flood occurred with amazing
middemiiest). The cities of Wensho,
Chouchow and fsiififtjen were large
ly ruined and Koneo was ubllterated.
Numbers of small towns and village
were demolished. Among the un
countable victims of the catastrophe a
thousand ffefB washed out Into the
era.
Not Yet Qualified as Citizen.
A Boston man who declared that
the American flag was green, white
jnd blue and Insisted that Theodore
Roosevelt was a selectman of the towij
of Dedham failed to Ret his citizen
ship papers.
PITTSBURG MARKETS.
Butter Prints, 29'i!?30; tubs, 28V6
29; Pennsylvania and Ohio cream
ery, 26(7127. Eggs Selected, 2627.
Poultry (Live) Hens, 17C18.
Cattle Choice. $0.2.'.TI itift; prime.
IS.cr.gtt.lO; good, 7.2'1(ff)7.8:i; tidy
butchers, $7fi 7.."i0; common to good
fat bulls, j:!.50(fi 8..10; common to good
fat cows, $3(56.2.".; heifers, $4fo7.2.".;
fresh cows and springers, $256.".
Sheep and Lambs Prime wethers.
$4.8.'.frr; good mixed, S4. 40ft 4.80; fa'1
mixed, $3.8r.(Jt 4.2.1; culls and common,
$2ffi3; lambs, $:.7..0; veal calves,
$10fi 1 1 .2.1 ; heavy and thin calves, $7
0 8. Hogs Prime heavy, $9.20 9.23;
heavy mixed, $9.409..r)0; mediums
and heavy Yorkers, $9.5."9.60; pigs,
$8iff9; roughs, $7.508.25; slags, $6.75
7.25.
Personal Affront.
Striking members of the Amalga;
mated Skirt Stitchers were holding a
conference,
"Where la that tall, this alrl wijfl
Joined the union last week?" Inquired,
the walking delegates.
The secretary arose to reply:
"She handed in her resignation, this
morning."
"What was her reason?"
"She took offense when she was
called on to act as a picket." Judge.
A Grea-t Maoiy Men Are Selecting
Their Overcoats Now.
Funny, isn't it? It will remind them later on when it's cold enough for the coat how
"flaming" hot it was when they picked it out.
You'd imagine that men would be ultra particular in selecting a coat now.
Really they are and yet it's surprising how delighted they depart after seeing our superb
collection.
The names of some of our most reliable citizens are written "for call later" on some of
the nicest Overcoats that ever graced the form of particular dressers.
$8.00 to $50.00.
The new model Full Dress Suits are here. They are beautiful.
$35.00 to $50.00.
P. S.-Mannish Coats for Ladies who would be stylishly dressed, are here. A man's coat
for a woman.
T.
A.
P.
Oil City, Pa.
BOAT UPSETS; 1W0 DROWN
Youth Rescues One Person, But Is Un
able to Save Mother.
Two wom.n were drowned In the
Allegheny river near Freeport, Ta.1
Two other persons were rescued In a
most thrilling manner from the
swollen river by two youths In a frail
canoe, but one of the rescuers was
compelled to watch his own mother
drown, though able to save the lire of
the mother of his companion.
The dead are: .Mrs. Grace Grafton,
aged sixty-five, of Freeport, and Mrs.
Kate Horning, forty-eight, of Freeport.
Mrs. Ryan and William Grafton of
Freeport were dragged from the river
unconscious.
An unidentified person Is missing.
The boat left Freeport with five per
sons In It on a pleasure trip, although
the river was swollen to such an ex
tent as to be very dangerous. Lewis
Horning, son of one of the women
drowned, saw the boat capsize.
Young Horning, with a son of Mrs.
Ryan, who was drowned, started
across the river In a canoe to the
rescue. When they reached the place
where the boat sank they saw several
forms struggling In the muddy water.
It was Impossible to pull them Into
the unstable canoe In the swift cur
rent. The two boys leaped overboard
and each swam ashore with a victim.
The persons rescued were unconscious
when dragged ashore, but were re.
stored to consciousness by physicians,
The two youthful rescuers also need
ed medical attention.
SAY ENGINEER WAS ASLEEP
Going Too Fast Into Harrisburg Sta
tion Causes Wreck,
Disregard of speed regulations In
approaching the Harrisburg (Pa.)
stallnn cost Wilbert Stone, a Penn
sylvania railroad engineer, lib life and
wrecked several cars. The train was
made up of an engine and express
cars, and aceprding to stories told by
trainmen Slope was asleep In his cab.
The speed pf the train caused It to
be derailed and the engine turned
over, Involving In the wreck some of
the cars following. Stone was pinned
under the engine and died several
hours later.
Lineman Survives Heavy Current.
While Thomas Schaeffer, a lineman,
was repairing wires on top of a htsh
pole In Kittannlng. Pa., he came in
coptacf wth a high voltage wire. His
assistant quickly notified the electric
light company and the current war
shut off, bu not before Schaeffer had
been rendered unconscious and was
hanging helpless among (he wires.
The physicians believe that he will re
cover. Jailed Man Proclaims Innocence.
Insisting that he is not the murderer
of James A. Mc.MIIlen, a wealthy
contractor, who was killed In Pitts-
burn kjx year.? ago afld for which
crime he was nnlcurpd to serve not
less than nineteen years and eleven
months In the Western penitentiary,
William Gray, In a letter to his at
torney, asks that steps be taken In
the effort to secure his release.
PNLY ROOM THERE
Mrs. Jones Do you keep your dog
n the house at night?
Mrs. Smith No, on the fire escape.
'.Ve live in a Cat.
Prepare for the Future.
If ever there was a time In the his
tory pt this country when getting
ready pioul4 e the order of the day,
that time U "right n'pw." f Jeyerness
to see things ahead mid dlgenpe tQ
get In line for what common sense
tells us Is surely coming are the foun
dation assets of 98 out pf every 100
successful business men. Robert
Brown.
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The New Suits.
Upward of 200 suits already comprise this early autumn suit display.
The color and price range and size assortment so comprehensive as to
warrant this invitation to inspect this early suit showing.
We're proud to have at our command several of the best suit makers in
America, and the suit sold here reflects equal credit on the purchaser and
the store that sells it.
Don't buy another suit 'till you've investigated the superior merit of
the suits sold here.
The price range is $12.60 to $40.00, with best selection at $20.00 to $25.
Half Dollar Dress Goods.
Said a mother looking for inexpensive materials for Children's School
Dresses:
"I can pretty nearly always find something here to please me at 60c a
yard."
You'll likely have the same experience.
We note special A Fancy Scotch Plaid, an All Wool Serge and a fine
closely woven diagonal. All in a good assortment of colors.
Sweater
There is perhaps no store in this section of the State that shows so
large and complete assortment of Sweaters.
Sweaters for Ladies, Misses, Boys and Children. Any color and most
any price,
TT 13 "W If you are
JC IV XL W suffering
from any of the following d seares,
you should send to ui today tor u 5Uo
box of llloodine Blood and Kidney
Tabltts FEJ'J, as these disease?) ield
at once to their wonderful curative
powers. We bave seen thousands of
these troubles ended in week, though
they have resisted every other remedy
known to science.
Bad Blood, Highly Colored Urine,
Kidney Complaint, Brick Dust in
Urine, Tube C8t, Jriglit's Disease,
Hemorrhage of Kidneys, blnne in the
BUilder, Urinary Troubles, Sudden
Stoppage of Urine, (J ravel, Irritation
of the Bladder, Dribbling, Staining
after Uonaluig, Uetentlou of Urine,
Paio in Urinating, Frequent Calls,
Weak Kidnevf, Uric Acid, I a8 Blood
r Mucus in Urine, Backache. Pain in
Urethra, IJIceriUiun of the Blidder,
Rheumatism, Catairh ot Bladder or
Bowels, I'd in in Joints or Hips, Dia
betes, Scanty Uriue, Thick or Slue
gish Urine, Dropsy or Swelling of the
Feet, Loss of Flesh, Liver Complaint,
(all Stone, (iastrio Acid, Lulled
Liver, Torpid Liver, Headache, Foul
Briath, Loss of Appetite, La ftrippe,
Coated ionpne, Weakness, fired and
Sleepless, NervouBnen, Catarrhal
Acid, Malaria.
If you need londine Blood and
Ividuey Tablets and haye never ugrd
them, please sjgn the coupon btow.
Do litis in justice to yourself aud we
will belp you gpt wejl. Tlij offer
itself should convince you t)R. BJond
ine Blood and Sidney fabltfs do wlnt
we claim. t 'erUinly, ue would not
buy .hem and give them to yU if we
had any doubt i f results. You cer
tainly want to be well and should iu
juhtice to yourself st-ud us this coupon
today.
Cut out ibis ooupon st opce, apd (ill
out the blanks and timil it to
The Blooding C-prporatipp,
Boston, Mass.
My disease is
I Imve never used llloodine lilooil
and Kidney Tablets, but if you will
soiid me a fiflo bo J will glsd'y 'r.v
them. leiioloseyou herewith 0o in
stamps to cover post of mailing.
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Give full aildrensaud write plainly.
Bloodine Blood aud Kidney Tablets
50o and $1 00 a bottle from your drug
gist, or by mail from The Bluodine
Corporation, Boston, Mass.
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T.
A.
P.
Oil City, Pa.
Coats.
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est action,
THE STEVENS
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No.
520
LITINO
AT $25.00,
is Indorsed by Shoot
ers everywhere as
"Superb for Trap or
Field."
Mode In five styles
and Illustrated and
duscrlbod in Stevens
Shotgun Catalog.
Have your Dealer show
ymiaswent repeater,
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