INSURED AGAINST BANDITS. Centre Street at On Purchases of One Dollar or More, We Will- Deliver,, All Packages ;by the Parcel Post Free. Patrons oi our Mail Order Department will undoubtedly rind this store brought much closer to them by the new Parcel Post. I -r Mailing the order here, to be filled carefully and promptly, will be a matter almost as prompt and satisfactory, and just as inexpensivje as though you lived "around the corner" and could come to thjp store in person. For some time now we have paid "especial attention to our Mail Order Department, always with the idea of making the ""Store's out-of-town service such as to win your patronage. Appareling News of Interest. Are you contemplating the purchase of new furs or a new coat In Appareling Section you stock ot furs and long coats, and the marked price in every case. v;,.n,.-'- - vicinity women who recognize a most extra ve, will be 'quick to visit Appareling Elm, Oil City, Pa. mrv select from our entire sav one-quarter or more of j same amount de--. or $40.00 per SOME APPLE TREE HISTORY. Planted 85 Years Ago, with 8er!a Brought from Engl.md. The oldest apple tree J the Pacific Northwest, planted jirtity-flve years ago, by the early oflfoers of the Hud son's Hay Company from seeds car ried In their vest pockets from Kng land, has been discovered by A. A. Qunrnberj, district horticultural In spector, and positively identified. The tree Is In front of the chief commis sary's oftlce, in the southeast part of this reservation. - Col. McGunnegle, communding offi cer of this post, upon learning of the history of the tree.-gave orders Imme diately to have fence built around it, a tablet bearing a short history nnd every precaution taken to pre serve it. Inspector Quarnberg says the tree may live to be 100 years old. The record of the tree was written by .Mrs. Mary Whitman of Vancouver, Wash., September 12, 1SHS. Another record, it Is thought by Historian Bancroft. Is: "At a lunch party in London about 1 82.", Riven In honor of some young jentlemen who were about to etu bark for Kort Vancouver in the em ploy of the Hudson's Ray Company, seeds of the fruit eaten were slyly slipped by some young ladies into the waistcoat pockets of the young men, and upon their arrival at their des tination the young men in overhaul ing their wardrobes discovered the seeds and gave them to Bruce, the grdener at the fort." Originally there were three trees which grew from these seeds, but the two others have disappeared. Van couver correspondence Portland Oie-gonian. Painted While Asleep. It is the craze of the pretty ladles of the Tiergartenstrasse's plutocrat ..octet y to be painted while asleep. The Austrian Countess Crlvek started .he bright Idea. The well known por .raitist who had given her an ap ! ointment for the sitting has the vicl nis habit of making you wait. Tired f turning over French novels In an utechamber, the beautiful Countess ell asleep. At last the procrastlnat ng artist turned up. Entranced by (he unexpected vision of sleeping ';eauty he threw off a lightning sketch and as the Countess awoke held It be fore her astonished eyes. The draw ing was so dainty and seductive that the delighted sitter Insisted upon a complete oil portrait painted while she simulated sleep. Berlin corre spondence the Bystander. Ivry't Novel Fire Alarm, M. Jules Contant, the Mayor of Ivry, Is taking precautions for the safety of his jurisdiction against fire which have not received unanimous support. He has set up a powerful siren, not at all unlike, as far as sound goes, those in use on the great liners. The alarm can be beard any where within a radius of ,sl kilome ters', or nearly four miles. The ap paratus Is not worked by steam, but by electricity. The principal ground of objection to the Mayor's proposals seems to have been based on preju dice that the siren sounded at night would disturb the slumberers of Ivry, The Mayor, however, requires some stronger reasons before he gives heed to the malcontents. London Daily Globe. Bird That I Bee's Enemy, . Bees have enemies of various kinds like the rest of creation. Every one knows that many birds are Insectivor ous, but all Insects do not form the food of any one species. The bird which has formed a taste for bees Is the blue tit, and if a pair of these discover a suitable nesting place in the neighborhood of an apiary It is surprising how many bees will be carried off to satisfy them and their young. Generally their work la most v felt where queen raising Is exten ely Indulged In, for queens and ies, being largest and slowest on ing, form a desirable and an -ey. Agricultural Economist Killed by Golf Balls, ago one of the players ii unent at Melrose while roach shot killed a sea n'.ayer on coming on id that he had annl Tuch incidents are iyer on the Glrk ' the tee struck a distance of ill travelled leed. The d when ' to be eatly The Robber Themselves Conducted the Business, The bandits of Manchuria and Mon golia have adopted a new way of ac quiring at least a portion of the goods of the traveller. These mounted high waymen In bands not only constantly ttck the peaceful native population but even rob travellers In broad day light. As a provision against this danger, ;ays the Oriental Economic Review, n insurance bureau where one buys I banner, at a cost of about 1-500 or e value of the property to be Insur 1. is established there. This banner carried by a traveller vill save him from the bandit's ut nek: for curiously enough they them elves conduct this Insurance - busl css. Itut it has Its limitations. "We paid our premium at the Insur nee bureau," says a Japanese travel "secured a red banner, and our :rty then started from Ilnrbln. using everol sturdy ponies for ourselves I'd the carrying of our luggage. After ravc'Hng about ten miles, we reach 'd a small town called Taklu, where ' e put up at an Inn for the night in 'rder to do business with our custom ers there. "Several of these customers cams 0 see us In the evening and warned 's that there were many mounted 'oniiits in the neighborhood. When ve told them there was no cause for tnxlety' on their account because of be insurance, they Informed us that 1 y it our safety waaCguaranteed only on the highways, bufthat the bandit bureau was not responsible for what tnis'it happen nside of any building." Chinese Superstition. The Chinese are offering stubborn re-.'striiie to the European doctors who are endeavoring to stamp out the ii'Sue. The authorities and the doc tors, we le.irn from a French source, 're at their wit's end, for the educat ed Ce'.es,lals share with the common people a belief that the hygienic r.easures and clinical treatment ad vocated by European surgeons are 'c igned to kill and not cure the peo ple. One of the legends which has a powerful influence over the people Is that the Europeans want the bodies, nore especially the eyes, for the pre paration of different medicines. More onible stories still are circulated, nd it Is said the native press is uuch to blame for not endeavoring to edi'cate the people up to an under standing of European medical and surgical treatment. London Globe. A Fairly Wet World. The Pacific Ocean covers 68,000,000 :rlles, the Atlantic 30,000,000 and the Indian, Arctic and Anarctic 42,000,000. To stow away the contents of the Pac ific it would be necessary to fill a tank one mile long, one mile wide and one mile deep every day for 440 years. Put In figures the Pacific holds in weight 948,000.000,000,000, 000,000 tons. The Atlantic averages a depth of not quite three miles. Its w. jr weighs 352,000.000,000,000,000, 000 tons, and a tank to contain It would have each of its sides 430 miles long. The figures of the other oceans are in the same startling pro portions. It would take all the sea water In the world 2,000,000 years to (low over Niagara. Fur News. Les Lieutenants de la Louveterie. Wolves have long been extinct in France, yet there are a hundred "Hen tenants de la louveterie" whose, nominal duty It Is to keep these ani mals under. Among the holders of this office are aristocrats such as the Prince d'Arenberg and the Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, "and million aires like the Comte GrefTulhe and M. Paul ebaudy. They draw no salary, but the State provides them with a showy uniform, the buttons of which are adorned with wolves' heads. The distinction Is keenly sought after, as .1. lUananta ,1a 1 n Inm-atavii1 UJV lieu iriinii.n ixi ium i i. have shooting rights In all the. State domains and thus enjoy, some of the best sport In France. Westminster Gazette. A Corner In Candles. As an example of trusts and monop olies prevalent even In that early day it may be mentioned that in 1750 one Benjamin Crabb obtained the exclu sive right to make sperm candles In Massachusetts for fourteen years. A year later, however, a factory was .tarted In Providence, R. I., and within the decade there were eight actorles In New England and one In Philadelphia. Their output greatly reduced the price of candles, which not long before sold for five shillings n. pound. In those days $1.25 was " 'ully three times as much as -Designer. Blind Giant. -"e-half Inches Suits to Order, $12.60 to S35.00.v ') We Have 'Em and They Are Right : Warm Underwear. Warm Hose. Warm Gloves. Warm Sweat ers. Warm Clothing. T Ay P. T We Have These and They Are Right Too : Warm Caps. Warm Work Coats. Warm Night Shirts. Warm A Flannel Shirts. Warm Trousers. p We Have Something To say to you personally. It means money to you and it means money to us. Our Overcoats and Suits, at from $10.00 to $40.00, are worth more today than ever, and yet the original selling price goes neither up nor down. "A Good Store to Trade At." Oil City, Fa. HIS GUESS Teacher (after reading the "Charge, of the rjght Brigade") Who were the GOO referred to In the verse, "Iuto the laws of death rode the 600?" Pupil 1 guess they were dentlBta, ma'am. AWAKENED TRAIN OF THOUGHT Little Incident That Would Hav Made Almost Any Man Super- ttltlou. Seeking to dispel the pangs of lone someness occasioned by the absence of his wife, who had been away for several days visiting her parents In another city, a fashionable and well known resident of the East side in vited a number of his men friends to bis home one night last week to play cards and clink glasses. Being fond of music the host en gaged a four-piece orchestra and whils hl3 guests exchanged deals and raised the cut glasses to their lips be found more pleasure In reclining In a favor ite leather cushioned chair and listen ing to the music. It was nearlng the time for depar ture when one of the merry-makers proposed that each guest drink a toast to the host and that be respond. When all had followed the suggestion they turned toward the host. "Tell us what ou are thinking of your wife," one inggested as the party giver hesi tnted. Raising his glass to a level with his Hps te was about to respond. "I was thinking and wondering" Just at that moment the orchestra began its rendition of "1 Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now." The guests never heard the re sponse, but if they had lingered out side and peered through the library window they would have seen him writing a letter which was later en closed in an envelope bearing a spe cial delivery stamp. The contents or the message have not been made pub lic, but the wile came home two days later. Kansas City Journal. Woman's Age. A few years ago after a woman had passed thirty-five she was relegated to the fireside and she looked and felt old. She lived In her memory, and all the money that was. spent for little frills awfl follies was given to her daiifrhtr; for mother, all was ovet woman awaKenea 10 me " thlrtv-flve bIis Is at her "ler beauty need not hes it. Homo Life. L: Mur- Jamjary Clernce SaJe CaJendcr I For the Balance Wednesday, 8th. Dress Goods, Buttons, Avia tion Caps. v Thursday, 9th. Ladies' Tailored Suits, Furs, t Silk Petticoats! Friday, 10th. Rain Coats, Dresses, Sweaters,. Saturday, 11th. Ladies' Coats, Ladies' Tailored Skirts, Silk Waists. . .y You Ought to Attend These Sal... WITTY, AND ACTUAL TRUTH But Probably Explanation of Washing tonian Failed to Satisfy Foreigner. Them Is a certain public man la 1 Washington long noted for his quaint I wit Out day last winter, when the sidewalks were quite slippery by rea son of a fall of gleet that morning, this oftlcljj and his wife v,ui ""''- lug down a )liorouvif".:i' carefully) picking tnMr way. Just ahead of them was a llt.le foreigner, a member of one of thu legations, who was having Just as much difl.culty as they in keeping tn his feet.. Finally the lit tle fellow slipped ai.1 fell, but not with sufliclent force :o Injure him. His dignity, however, recvlvid a fright ful shock, for he sprawled over, the I pavement. In the most ludicrous wnyV The latiy could not restrain a smllo, perceiving which the Irate foreigner, as soon s he had picked himself up;- rushed forward tnd presented the off cial with his card. . v,f The recipient looked the cariovoT very carefully. "Keg pardon," Nsald he, "but why am I thus favored?'" ? "Your ladee here," raged the. for eigner, "she laugh nt.me as I fall,' I, sir, I de:na..d the satisfaction!" The American gently handed back the card. "I'd like to oblige you,, my dear sir," said he, "but I think you've addressed the wrong party. I would Usuggest that you go to this Iady'3 brother and demand of him the satis, faction you eeek. She Is no llpocl Krelative of mine!" 1 Oppose Eccentric Dances, '- Londcin hostesses, follow ing traditiou of the land which found (:s way into the saying "Write a lettera the Times," are letting ncwspapls that they will resist to the jk- effort to introduce the grVf and Ctrl'"" America Thl Shirts to Order, $2.00 to $12.00. T. A. Oil City, Pa. of This Week: if'- 'Wilson- he's"' sure her w,n be P",dent -Vt thlg couji t hflsVfo country "Bilson Has she got for a gegfufl term A tTDITOR8 8TATEMEXT of TlouW v Township, ptrtHS year ending Decetn. ber 2, 1912. 7 Balance, 'fill 1 9 J70J Rnc'd. County tramirer liio t, Wm. Nicol, duplicate 1911 liff Stale appropriation 11!) a? Henry Blum, Collector. 1,781 13 4, , 2,7 57 To orders redeemed,... $ 2,255 Ci - Balance '211 9j MAYBE i -f?sr. r J A. - i 12,407 115 1H6 391 3 - 228 19 :. 4 1A7 3 I In I'M 174 67 lOt! (I 10 4H7 8 Lands returns Unseated Due from County treasurer Exonerations , District No. land 2 It A J- f 11
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