effig Smarts
Centre Street at
P.?.
on Amounts of
The mail brings you anything from the Smart & Silberberg
Stores. Sit down and write.
by competent people.
Remember we pay the carrying charges, and thus place
you on the economic footing enjoyed by our customers who live
in town.
The Clearance of Whittall Rugs is
Breaking Every Previous
Record.
We're selling more rugs than we ever did before at a simi
lar sale, and we can tell you why.
Oil City people are becoming constantly better posted as to
the relative value of rugs. As the customer's knowledge in
creases, he or she invariably comes to recognize Whittall Rugs
to be far and away the finest made in America you never yet
6aw a Whittall dealer who didn't welcome the most painstaking
compaiisons.
Now you are offered the opportunity to get these splen
did rugs, here and here only in Oil City, at mill prices.
Moreover, the advance in rug prices for spring has been so
marked, that the like of these values and savings will never be
offered you again.
Do you wonder that our sales are breaking all previous
records?
If all the money in circulation in the United
States were divided equally, each person would
have the above amount. Most of our depositors
have much more. Why not start an account
Oil City Trust Company
Oil City, Pa.
Get Twice As Much For
Your Hides and Furs
We buy cattle hides, furs and calfskins. It is no longer necessary for farmers
and small dealers in hides and furs to give away their wares by selling to peddlers
or shipping to some large city firm, who will send about half what their hides are
worth.
Just send at once for our price list and circulars. Get on our mailing list. We
will keep you POSTED. We will show you how you may ship us your hides and
furs right here to Corry, CLOSE TO HOME, and be sure you get the FULL
VALUE of the goods or have them returned WITHOUT EXPENSE TO YOU.
For we hold ALL SHIPMENTS SEPARATE until we know whether or not the
shipper is satisfied. Any time we don't send you what you think a shipment is
worth we will return it promptly and pay all charges BOTH WAYS. So you gain
these advantages by selling in Corry:
1. Higher Returns.
2. Quicker Returns.
3. Fair Dealing.
4. Your Goods Returned Without Expense If Not Satisfied.
WE HAVE NO BUYERS. To deal with us you must ship direct. Any one
claiming to travel out of Corry buying hides and to represent us is a FRAUD.
DON'T SELL TO HIM. You must ship DIRECT to get FULL value. Write to
day for particulars. GET POSTED. Costs you NOTHING.
CORRY HIDE &
17 E. Pleasant St.
Hre Have The Finest Fur House In The
World Give Us A Call When In Corri
Ami Let Us Show You Through Oilr
Fine New Building Just Built,
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fur the eyes, plus C'ollegi
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Behind the Gun.
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$1.00 or More.
The order will be filled promptly
fid.
FUR COMPANY,
Corry, Pa.
4andnoworry4
Butter and Egg Money
of farmers' wives and daughter
should be promptly sent by mall
to this popular bank, which has
thousands of depositors in the
country. Uncle Sam's rural post
men are thoroughly reliable, and
will register your valuable letters
for a small fee.
SEND YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT
OR WRITE FOR BOOKLET F. L.
PITTSBURGH BANK
FOR SAVINGS
4th Ae. mil Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, Pa.
IT PAYS
TO ADVERTISE
IN THIS PAPEK
SQUEAKLESS CORKS.
Mr. Luthmore Insists That They Are
a Demand of the Age.
"It beats all," said Mr. Lushmore
of the Brooklyn Park Slope, "how far
you enn hear the squeak ol a cork.
"Now, my den Is the rear chamber
on the second floor. In the little
cupboard I keep my cigars and a
bottle of whiskey. I rather like
whiskey, but I don't care much for
'the barroom society.
"My wife Is pleased with my aver
slon for barrooms, but she would be
better pleased If I never took a drink
of my favorite beverage. Occasionally
I come In on a a tor my evening a'ter
she has gone to sleep. She hears
nothing until Just before I am ready
to turn off the gas, when she wakes
up with a start. She has heard the
squeak, but she makes allowance for
the weather, turns over and goes to
sleep.
"When I come home In the after
noon she is usually In the dining
room seeing about the dinner. Pretty
oon there Is a whistle from the
peaking tube and her voice comes
ip:
"'Hey, there! You'd better not
arkle that bottle on an empty
stomach.'
"She has heard the peculiar sound.
"Again she may be out In the back
ard seeing If the crocuses are show
ng signs of life. I hardly reach my
'cn before I hear from the yard:
" 'Hoo-hoo! Can't you come out
nd speak to your wife first?'
"I maintain that one of the pressing
demands of the age is for a squeak
less cork." New York Sun.
Took Her at Her Word.
A woman came into the genera)
store with a jar of butter. She de
sired to exchange it for another Jar
of butter. In churning her butter she
had discovered a mouse In the churn.
"It didn't injure the butter," she
said to the store keeper, "and to any
one who did not know the clrcum
stence It would taste all right!"
Taking the woman at her word.
the merchant carried her Jar Into the
back room, transferred her butter to
another Jar, and the gratified custom
er took back her mouse butter with
a thousand thanks for the accommo
dation. There is a great deal of needless
trouble in the world on account of
squeamish sentiment. Milwaukee
Journal.
The Dry Cigarette.
If you wish to smoke a cigarette
properly and with no unpleasant out
ward effect, if you wish to avoid the
sticking of the cigarette paper to the
lips, you have but to learn the method
of the Spaniard, who taught this
writer to roll and smoke cigarettes.
It is a mere turn of the lips. The
ordinary English smoker has a watery
end to his cigarette. The Spaniard
turns his lips and the cigarette never
touches the mucous membrane. That
Is the way to Bmoke a cigarette and
this writer can recommend the prac
tice of cultivating the dry cigarette.
London Chronicle.
Library at Hamilton.
The library at Hamilton College
has recently received a valuable ad
dition in the form of a rare collection
of volumes on mathematics and
science. The gift was made by Sen
ator Elihu Root, of the class of 1864,
who has previously by liberal gifts
enriched the college and increased Its
facilities. The collection Is one of
the most complete of its kind, and
was the property of the late Oren
Root, who was for many years at the
head of the department of mathe
matics at Hamilton. Included in this
accession Is one of the most complete
astronomical libraries ever collected,
together with many extensive series
on scientific and historical matters.
College Community House.
Tenney hall, a community house,
ias been opened at Smith College,
rhe object of this house is to help the
poorer students by reducing their
living expenses to the least possible
urount. The students are housed
ind fed after the principles of a
vjtalistic community. All expenses
vili ne snared Dy trie occupants of
he hall, who will contribute Just
nough per capita to run the estab-
I'shment. Each girl or group of girls
n turn will be called on to do the
lousework and cooking so that the
ost of servants may be avoided. The
antlre system will be under the su
pervision of the president of the
ollege.
"The Club."
An exclusive dining society is the
one bearing the arrogant title "The
Club," which since its foundation has
been limited to thirty-five members.
'ohnson, Burke, Reynolds and Gold
smith were among the original mem
bers. Garrlck and Boswell joined in
1773, and Gibbon and Kox In 1774. Or
the eighteen Premiers In the nine
teenth century nine were members of
the Club, Fox, Liverpool, Canning,
Russell, Aberdeen, Gladstone, Sails
bury, Lord Rosebery and Mr. Balfour.
London Chronicle.
Out-Naturlng Nature.
What mode3t rabbit, once it has
evolved Into a muff, contents Itself,
nowadays, with a solitary tail? Its
own and three or four alien produc
tions are required to give cachet to
the creation. When the head of the
beast is too large for decoration It is
customary to out-nature nature and
Invent one. London Graphic.
In 1 898 the total number of railroad
employes in this country was 874,358
Last year the total was 1.451.000.
Church Hat Nursery,
In order that mothers with babies
might be able to attend church, and
not be troubled with the Infanta, a
nursery has been established by the
First Methodist church at Vancouver,
Wash. A room in the basement la
used, and Is equipped with toys for
the amusement of the children.
Bull Might Object.
The person who advises you to take
the bull by the horns never seems to
be considering what the bull might
be doing In the meantime.
EMPIRE 8TATE OF THE SOUTH.
Texas Has a Fair Chance to Pass
Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
What July 4, 1776, is to the United
States in general March 2, 1836, is to
Texas. On that day Texas, which
was part of Mexico, but which, peo
pled chiefly by Americans, was as
alien to that country in ideas and
aspirations as it was in latiguage, de
clared Its Independence. And the an
nouncement was quickly put Into con
rete shape.
When Texas became a State it
h:.d only about 150,00 population, and
n the census of 1850, the first In
.vhkh It figured It ranked as the
twenty -fifth In number of Inhabitants.
In 1910 It had 3.896,000 people and
ranked as the fifth State and grew
!7 per cent. In the decade.
It promises to be the fourth State
n lO'.'O, displacing Ohio, which holds
hnt rank now and which has held It
or ninny years. By 19H0 it will, from
he recent relative rates of gain, run
vc y dose to Illinois, which is the
third State and may become the se-
ciiJ State by 1940, Pennsylvania hold
US that rank now and for many de
dues. By 1960 It promises to out
strip New York and become the
T"nplie State of a republic which by
that time may have 200,000,0000 of
people. Leslie's Weekly.
A Strange Sea Fish.
The angler, or fishing frog, of which
a specimen has Just been captured
car Hrldgton, though nowhere com
n on. seems more generally distribut
ed around our coats than some ait-
koritles suppose. The angler is so
railed from the curious "rod and
bait" formed by a modification of a
ray of th"e front dorsal fin, which was
'ormerly fancied to attract small fish
but the entire hideous body is a
r arvellous mimetic adaptation of the
bottom of the sea, upon which the
cie.Uure walks, using the pectoral
fns for feet. This marine ogre has
little value, except for museums; but
he gall Is used by Irish washerwo
men to bleach linen, and in Iceland it
Is utilized for the manufacture of
o:ip.
A Hoosier Musician.
Rogers's Goshen Band, a musical
organization nearly half a rentury
'Id. has brevetted a big St. Bernard
log as drum major. The dog first at
tracted attention one day when the
br.nd was marching to a park. It
broke away from the small hoy that
was leading It, and took its position
at the head of the band. It climbed
nto the band pavilion at the park and
lay outside the double circle of
musicians. When the band began
o play a selection it at once strode
o the centre of the circle and
rrravely sat up and took notice. The
dog's tail beats time to the music
now, and the animal manages to keep
perfect time when marching. Goshen
orrespondence Indianapolis News.
Ban on Children.
The fact that it Is almost Impos
sible for married couples with child
en to find steady employment on
.'arms and stations in New South
Wales and other parts of Australia Is
creating a public stir, which is almost
assuming the dimensions of a na
tional scandal. It is a common thing,
it apears, for a man and wife to be
dismissed if a child is born to them.
It is said that the employer Is otten
willing to retain such a couple, but
that his wife Insists on their dis
missal, refusing to have an encum
brance about the house.
A Cat's Ninety Mile Walk.
About two months ago a cat belong
ing to J. Love of Wycombe March
was missed. The owner surmised
that the animal had been stolen or
had strayed away, but recently a com
munication was received from suite
friends to the effect that the cat
had returned to its old home at St.
Neols, Huntingdonshire, a distance of
about ninety miles. London Evening
Standard.
Eager for an Enducation.
A Poltava, south Russia, paper re
cently published an advertisement
from a Jew who ofTered to pay the
'ees at a local gymnasium of three
christian children. The reason for
the offer Is obvious. By the admis
sion of the three Christians an extra
place, under the percentage norm,
would be provided for a Jew, and the
advertiser hoped by this desperate
v.eanii to secure the admission of his
son. Jewish Chronicle.
A Memorial Boulder.
The patriotic societies keep in
dustriously on with their unvelllngs
if patriotic objects. This time It Is
l memorial boulder, which the Wash
Ingion Chapter of the Daughters of
he American Revolution unveiled un
the redoubt at Fort Washington Park,
on Riverside Drive, below 181st street.
New York City. The ceremony was
in celebration o' the anniversary of
'he battle of Firt Washington.
The First Gentleman of Europe.
Lord Rosebery has expressed the
wonder and admiration that English
men share with Austrians and Hun
garians for Francis Joseph as a per
son and a Sovereign, the "first gentle
man" as well as the most renarkable
monarch In Europe. London Satur
day Review.
Deterioration of the Fox.
Has the fox deteriorated In recent
years? Authorities differ In their
opinions. My own Is that he bus not
the stamina, and often not the con
stitution or the bone of the specie i
fifty or sixty years ago. County Gen
tleman Acquired Significance.
"You disapprove of my theory," said
the excited agitator. "Therefore you
refuse to attach any Importance to
It." "Of course," replied Senator Sor
ghum, "why should I? The only im
portance most unpleasant theories
have Is what thoughtless people rush
In and attach to them."
Newt to Her.
"New York Bank Returns," read
an old lady. "And I never knew that
one of them had been missing," she
remarked. Punch.
Suits to Order, $12.60 to $36.00.
It's In the Blood
To be part of Oil City's enterprise. To be part of Oil City's pro
gress. To be part of Oil City's population.
To be living in this grand little city and doing what we can to promote the city's interest is
T.
A.
P.
uuo ui our cnensneo amDtuons.
We firmly believe that
burg
Clothing will be worn by three-fourths of the male population. We intend to grow. We in
tend to keep our "plant" healthy and free from the germs of indifference.
We want to know the public at large. We want the public to know us.
We want to have public confidence on our side forever.
We want to serve the public intelligently, courteously, and at all times honestly.
We want it known that our idea of permanent healthy growth is to forever give the best
values we know of.
We believe, as clothiers and dressers of men, we should devote our time and our money
to that purpose.
Hence it is we will never "mix In politics" nor try to tell public officials how to run their
business.
"A Good Store to Trade At."
Oil City, Pa.
A PARADOX.
"A boy always brags of what he
will do when he's a man."
"And when he becomes a man he
always boasts of what he did when
be was a boy."
PLAN A PERPETUAL CALENDAR
All Nations to Unite In Working Out
an Idea Long In Minds of
Many.
A conference of all nations will be
l.eld next summer at Geneva, Switzer
land, to discuss suggestions for an In
ternational perpetual calendar. At that
time Leroy S. Boyd will present his
calendar, which has 13 months of 28
days each, making a total of 364 days
In the year. The 365th day Is not In
cluded In any month, but will precede
the first day of January and will be
called New Year's day. A similar ar
rangement Is made for leap years. The
366th day Is not counted In any month,
but follows the last day of December
and is called Leap Year day. The ad
ditional month is called Solaris, and
comes between June and July. As an
Illustration, the year 1916 is used, be
cause, according to the present calen
dar the first day of that year will be
gin on Saturday, which would become
New Year's day under the perpetual
calendar. That would make the fol
lowing day, Sunday, be known as Jan.
1, 1916. Every month would have the
same number of days and every month
and every week would begin on Sun
day and end on Saturday. That would
make the same date In each month
fall on the same day of the week.
Such a perpetual calendar would make
it unnecessary to have a printed cal
endar for every month, because the
days of each month are identical with
those of the first month. One of the
benefits expected to result from a per
petual calendar is that It will facili
tate business calculations. Under the
new system a month will mean ex
actly 28 days and not 30 or 31 days,
as at present.
AGE OF ICEBERGS UNKNOWN
One of the Mysteries of the Sea
There Is Little Probability of
Being Solved.
The age of an iceberg is problemat
ic. The berg that sank the Titanic
may have been forming on the coast
of Greenland when Columbus crossed
the sea, or even before that. Then
again it may have been reared by the
elements since Peary's first expedi
tion to the pole, but probably It ante
dated steamships by many years. In
1841, a great berg appeared off St.
John's, N. P. Its pinnacle was fully
100 feet above the sea, and its base
formed a glittering island In the mid
dle of which, imbedded between two
bills of ice, were two ships side by
side. The masts were gone, but other
wise the upper works seemed to be
Intact. Scattered about the decks
were various objects that might have
been the frozen bodies of the crews.
All were covered with snow. Several
old sailors approached the berg as
near as they dared to and scanned
the ships through powerful glasses,
but could not see any Dame or any
thing to Indicate their nationality or
business on the seas. There were no
signs of life aboard them nothing but
the motionless masses under their
white coverings. They were believed
to be part of Sir John Franklin's ex
pedition, and were seen at the mouth
of the harbor almost stationary for
several days. Then one morning the
berg was gone, and t lie ultimate fate
of the derelicts It carried is still one
of the mysteries of the sea.
His Point of Anxiety.
Bon-ln-Law (superintending mother-in-law's
funeral) 1 suppose er
you've dug it deep enough? Bystander.
pV
when there are one hundred thousand
T. A. P.
2B5
January
Cleroice SaJe
Clendr
For the Balance of This Week:
Wednesday, 22d. Ginghams, Counterpanes, In
fants' Long Coats.
Thursday, 23d. Flannelette Gowns, Shawls, Cre
tones. Friday, 24th. Handkerchiefs, Cotton Blankets,
Sheetings.
Saturday, 25th. Yarns, Infants' Slips, Challies,
Tailored Waists.
You Ought to Attend These Sales.
NOT EQUAL TO TEST
"How did she enjoy her honey
moon?" "Very poorly his love was like his
iuto It wouldn't stand a thousand
i.lle test."
Ruins of Immense Age.
Prof, Hiram Wngbatu, director ol
the Yale expedition to Peru, reports
among the archaeological discoveries
a number of Inca or pre-lnca cities, in.
eluding Macchu Plchu, a city probably
built by the "megallthlc race" which
preceded the Incas. The ruins are on
an almost Inaccessible ridge, two
thousand feet above the Urubamba
river. They are of great beauty and
magnificence, and include palaces,
baths, temples and about 150 houses.
Carefully cut blocks of white granlt,
some of them twelve feet long, were
used in the construction of the walls.
Finance Has No Boundaries.
Finance nowadays Is limited by no
latlonal boundaries. American news
papers contain advertisements of a
"City of Tokio (Japan) Loan" for the
purchase of that city of electric tram
ways and electric lighting systems.
The loan, amounting to about $15,000,
000, Is apportioned betweeu New York,
London and Purls.
Explaining,?!) Oversight.
"George," she said sweetly, "didn't
you know that Lent Is over?"
"Of course I did," he replied.
'Then possibly you didn't pass a
candy store on your way here to
night." Detroit Free Press.
Doubly Blessed.
The mother of little Helen was one
of twins. As the twin sisters lived
quite a way apart, Helen did not see
her aunt until she was about two
years old. On first seeing her she was
greatly puzzled over the resemblance
of her mother and aunt, and after look
ing bewllderedly from one to the oth
er finally exclaimed, "More mamma."
Shirts to Order, $2.00 to $12.00.
T.
A.
P.
people in this enterprising
Oil City, Pa.
yie
GLAD OF THE CHANCE
Henderson A man advertised in
the paper yesterday for a wife.
Henpeck He can have mine dead
cheap.
GRAVE CAUSE FOR DISPUTE
Romanticists and Others Have Oppor
tunity to Squabble Over This
Happening.
The WInans will has upset the the
ory of the cynics that romance Is dead
In the world. Here Is an Innkeeper's
daughter who receives a fortune of
$500,000 just for being kind to an old
man. In all her dreams of the future
she never thought of being able to
present to the Prince Charming that
would eventually come along such a
princely dower. She went about her
work delivering the milk and cream
from her father's dairy, little think
ing that the old gentleman, who year
after year was her father's guest,
was all along planning to make her a
rich heiress as a reward for her lit
tle kindnesses. The picture Is Idyllic.
Unfortunately, some of the rightful .
heirs of the deceased multimillionaire
fall to see the poetry of it and have
already given notice of a contest.
There is a son who has been cut off
with a paltry $200,000 and there are
two grandchildren who have been en
tirely forgotten. In the case of the
son the will is particularly significant,
since the relative sniallness of the
amount can be traced to the father's
disapproval of a marriage that was
wholly romantic. The cynics may still
claim that their contention Is support
ed by the courts.
Artist Regains Drawings.
M. Ducas, the French artist whoso
paintings when bought by M. Quittner
and signed by him, won their new
owner honors at the salons where the
original painter failed even to get
them accepted, has succeeded In re
gaining 29 of the ulctuies.
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