ONE WAY TO BUILD A ROAD.
NOVEL EYEGLASSES.
Centre Street tt
We Give Special Attention to Mail
Orders.
The mail will bring you anything lrom the SMART &
S1LBERBERG STORES. Sit down and write. The order
will be filled promptly by competent persons.
Remember we send any purchase over $ 1.00 by Parcel
Tost PREPAID. This places you on the same economical
footing enjoyed by our customers who live in town.
Lowest Prices Now Rule in
Blankettown.
The housewife with an eye to economy can ' come to this
store today, and lay in enough blankets to last her through the
remaining winter months, and in many cases through several
winters to come all at very emphatic savings.
The choice is almost as satisfactory as it was last Septem
ber, but the prices have shrunk to dimensions considerably less
than formerly.
One-Third Off on Imported Dress
Goods Patterns.
We have left a number of very handsome dress patterns,
brim full ot style, yet conservative enough to promise more than
one season of satisfactory wear. The. fabrics are diagonals;
diagonal two-toned suitings; wide cords; whipcord serges; and
wide-wale diagonal boucles. Among the colors are some of the
season's latest shade combinations.
The prices were from $12.50 to $17.50 a pattern. Select
any now at off.
$34.64
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.
HIS THOUGHT
22
Henson He said he could never for
get his alma mater. I wonder what he
meant?
llenpeck His mother-in-law, 1
guess.
Hospital Service for Dcgi.
A special ambulance service has
recently been started In London for
wounded dogs. It la run In connection
with the Animals' Hospital and Insti
tute at Klnnerton street, Plmllco.
.When a dog la run over In the street
or Injured In any way, the hospital
may be 'phoned and a motor ambu
lance Is Immediately despatched. A
qualified attendant always accom
jpanles the ambulance.
Must Do Without Almanac.
It looks as if the Chinese public In
the south will be In a fix this year for
the want of the usual almanac, which
is an indispensable requisite in every
household In order to distinguish be
tween lucky and unlucky days and the
like. The little kobos are sold by the
hundreds of thousands and the trade
got them ready as usual. To meet
the situation new covers were put on
with the new dates, while the inside
remained the same as if there had
'"en no change. The sale of these Is
sti'ictly interdicted and nothing hat
bt-en provided to take their place.
l'ekln Dally News.
Elm, Oil City, Pt.
REAL STAGE TRAGEDY
Manager You think you could
play "Hamlet!" Go to
Tragedian (hissing) S'death! You
sordid managers do but envy me fame,
Then, forsooih, swalllng me just ran
cor and proper pride, may I bespeak
a minor part?
Manager Too bad; you haven't
enough brains to be Hamlet, and have
too much to be the skull.
On Sanity's Border Line.
Experts can hardly define the thin
line that separates the Insane from
the sane. There is a twilight of th
mind In which many people buy and
sell, love and divorce, marry and give
In marriage and live and die. At no
time in their lives are they really In
sane more than a few moments at a
time and yet they live In a world that
Is jangled, . out of tune and different
from that all around them.
Evidently a Diplomat.
A courtier taking leave of Louis
XIV., who was sending him as an am
bassador to a foreign court, was told
by the king: "My most important In
struction for yc is to pursue a policy
entirely different from that of your
predecessor." "Sire," said tho diplo
matist, "I will endeavor to do so, that
your majesty may not repeat the ad
vice to my successor "
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How Some Kentucky Women Suc
ceeded Where Men Failed.
Everbody is in favor of good roads
as an abstract proposition, but when
it comes down to the concrete that
Is to say, to sand and gravel there
are differences of opinion. Some
Kentucklans there are who declare
themselves strongly for good 'roads,
but say they do not know how to go
about getting them.
One way to go about It has been ex
emplified recently by the Federated
Woman's Club of Brandenburg. The
members of that live organization
felt the need of a good road from
Brandenburg to Woldon, a station on
the Louisville, Henderson and St.
Louis Railroad.- Brandenburg has no
railroad and when the citizens of that
town go travelling they either take
l steamboat or drive over to Weldon
to take the train.
Meade county mud possibly Is a few
degrees worse than the mud any
here else in Kentucky. The male
jltizena of Meade have been handling
the rond question In the snmo way
Jiat many other Kentucky counties
have been handling it. Mud
multiplied by mud produces more
mud. but the male citizens of Meade
didn't seem to know it.
The women woke up to the situa
tion first and they determined to
"like" the ro.id from Brandenburg
o Weldon. They ra'scd move than
,1,200 by private subscription ind
iiey asked the Fiscal Court to do the
est. The court came across w.th
n appropriation of $3,000 as an ovl
rr.ee of good faith. The ro d will
le built. It will be possible to travel
.rom : nrandenbuig to Weldon with
itit breaking a hamesiring or stratn
ns a singletree. A wagon will not
'oe a load for a four horse team,
nd walking will not be an Inipossl-
jility, when a big thaw comes. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
Working Backward.
A Japanese house is built quite
lin'erently from an English one The
oo.', which with us is the last Im
portant part of the outward structure
.o be completed, is with the Japanese
the first thing to be finished. All the
tools used by the carpenters and
joiners have a reversed action. The
Japanese carpenter does not push a
plane a way from him, but pulls It
toward him. The gimlets are thread
ed in the opposite way to ours; the
saws are made so as to cut on the
upward pull and not on the down
ward thrust; screws have their
threads reversed, and keyholes are
always made upside down and the
keys turned backward. Iu the house
if the clock is an old one It will have
stationary hands, with the face re
volving backward and the hums
marked 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and so on,
reckoning onward from noon.--London
Globe.
Vicar of One Parish 71 Years.
The Rev. Henry Martyn Sherwood,
who recently completed seventy-one
years as vicar of the parish of White
Ladies, Aston, placed his resignation
in the hands of the Bishop of Worces
ter. Mr. Sherwood was graduated
from Oxford seventy-six yearn' ngu
and was ordained deacon 'n 183S.
He accepted the living of White
Ladies in 1839, and four years later
was also appointed to the Incumbency
of Broughton Hackett, which he held
until 1898. It is claimed for the re
tiring vicar that he Is the oldest
clergyman In the diocese of Wor
cester. London Evening Standard.
A Royal Sportswoman.
The Couitesse de Paris, who went
shooting at Wood Norton with her
grandson, King Manoel, ranks with
the Duchess of Bedford and a lew
other society leaders as one of the
best lady shots In England. The
Orleans and the Bourbons have always
been devoted to sport, and the Com
tesse has been an enthusiastic and
clever shot since her early girlhood.
A good many years have passed since
the Comtesse when staying at Sand
ringham astonished the natives of
orfolk by her prowess with the gun,
ew members of the royal shooting
parties acquitting themselves better.
Westminster Gazette.
Cheese - Boxes Imported.
About two thousand Imported
?mpty Camembert cheese boxes, bear
ng the names of well-known French
i:heese3, were Imported at New Yoik
on one steamship recently. Duty had
to be paid on the printed matter on
their two thousand labels, and an
other duty on the Imported hoxe.j.
According to a New York trade
journal, these boxes are rilled in New
York State and sold as coming from
abroad.
Girl Slaves.
In Yunnan, China, girls are still
sold into slavery. In one year about
300 children for this neighborhood
were sold to dealers and carried to
the capital in baskets like poultry
At ordinary times the price for girl
is 3s. 2d. for each year of their age.
but in tlme of famine children be
come a drug on the market. Tit-Bits.
Bull Trout.
Only about 20 per cent, of almor,
spawn before they return up tht
river form the sea, and those that c'o
return after spawning are coarse, and
when cut up, white in the llesh; in
fact, are known as bull trout, for fo
called "bull trout" are not a different
kind of fish, but are plainly salmoc
which have spawned.
There Is only one sudden death
among women to eight among men.
Convenient Shoe Horns.
A problem which has agitated the
feminine mind for some time has been
successfully solved at last.' A way in
which women may reach their feet un
aided, even though corseted, comes to
relieve those who are overburdened
with obesity. How is this feat accom
pllshed? It's simple If on possesses
one of the new shoe horns which have
a three-foot wooden handle attached
to the horn. This novelty is Imported,
and though the price may seem high,
the relief purchased with one of these
toilet accessories Is certainly worth
tho price.
German Inventions for the Near
Sighted and for the Police.
A German inventor has devlsod
what he calls telescope eyeglasses.
They are Intended for the use of
.short sighted persons by the very
oimple means of enlarging the Image
on the retina. They are especially de
b f ed for that class of near sighted
1 ci pie who cannot wear the ordinary
i.ic ply correoted glasses.
The monocle combination consists
of two parts united In a single metal
frame, a front objective leiu or col
lector and a second nearer the eye tj
disperse the rays at the proper angle
to make the correction for the degree
of uiyopy In question. When properly
prescribed and made, says the
"Scientific American," the two lenses
have such rolatlon to each other that
there Is no distortion, astigmatism or
colored border to the Image obtained.
Another C.ermnn hns Invented what
he calls police eyeglasses. On the
side next the face they have tiny con
cave mirrors which may bo extended
sidewlse or be folded back so as not
to show. They give the wearer if he
has normal sight an Image of whn'
is going on almost directly betilnd
him. They are proposed for tho Her
man secret police.
Primitive School Books.
The horn book Invented in Hf.O and
used considerably up to the close of
the eighteenth century was the usual
text book of the elementary school.
A thin slab of hard wood was cover
ed with parchment, on whl 'i wi re
printed the capital and small letters,
numerals and some elementary
syllables and words.
Over this a thin sheet of trans
parent cow's horn was placed and
firmly bound so that no moisture
could penetrate. To this the Bible
and the sampler on which little girls
painfully stitched the letters of the
alphabet, some "Godly saying" and
a border' of herring stitch, or some
conventional pattern of ImptiFsib'e
flowers and folluge and the ?gend
"Mary Smith, her sampler." or the
like, were about all that the child
ren used up to the beginning of the
eighteenth century. London C.lohe.
Birds Rob Ohio Farmers.
Margaretta township farmers went
out with guns for a pair of thieving
blackbirds. Fred Blair saw one of the
two leaving his dwelling through a
window with his razor in its mouth
The birds Inhabited a big elm tree
In a field near the outskirts of the
villaee of Teenies. A search recover
ed plunder In a crotch several feet
above the ground. There were num
erous spools of thread, several thim
bles, pins, needles, hairpins, small
articles of wearing apparel, collar
buttons, a pair of scissors and two
case knifes.
The blackbirds saw the posse of
farmers coming and by dodging bi k
shot managed to make (heir escape.
Thr are helieved to have established
a new "fence." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Louisiana Figs.
Figs as large as a hen s egg and
iully ripe were on exhibition here,
having been raised on the place of
Martha Franklin In this city. The
tig Is the best crop of this section,
and one crop that never fails. The
trees grow from sprouts and thrive
under any and all conditions. The
fruit matures especially early and
could be made the source of great rev
enue if uted as the basis for canning
and preserving for the market. Tree
that are affected by the laie frosts
and freezes have put forth a second
crop Baton Rouge florresponuence
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Doctor the Best Pie Mzker.
Dr. Silas E. McDonald is Oak Park's
star pumpkin fie maker. 11 lu recip.
won the prize position in the Euclid
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church's
cook book.
He said his mother made gooi
piuni.kin pie, but his wife's was bei
ter, and he followed her plan. Hen
it is:
"To one quart of properly stewei.
pumpkin, pressed through toliniier,
add enough good rich milk to mo.stc:
It, a teaspoonful of salt, one half c i. ;
of molasses, one tablespotmful o.
ginger and one teaspoonful of iiu:
meg. Bake in moderate oven."
Only a Summer Dog.
A little boy was euteita nir.3 the
minister until his r.:o(.her to.,'.ii co.u
plete her toilet. The minis. er to make
congenial tunveisation inquired:
"Have you a dog?"
"Yes, sir, a dachshund," responded
the lad.
"Where Is he?" questioned tht
dominie, knowing the way to a boy'.
heart. "Father sends him away for tin
winter. He says it takes him so Ion;
to go in and out the door he cools
the whole house off." Success.
. Easing a Conscience
Mrs. A. T. Cheaault last week re
ceived a letter, postmarked Clucin'iat'
containing a $10 bill and tin follow
ing letter:
"A long time ago 1 cheated you
Now I am growing old and my ion
science hurts me for it. I am seuuin.'.
you $10. May God forgive ire."
Mrs. Chenault has no clue to tlit
sender. Richmond (Ky.) Reg'slor.
Reade's Appeal to Book Thieves.
Charles Reade's copy of "London
Labour and London Pool1" is to be
sold. It contains the following note:
"Charles Reade Please steal some
body else's copy. I am weak enough
to have a value for mine." West
minster Gazette.
Hopeless Case.
"De trouble wid me and mub. wife,"
admitted old Brother Gaumpers, "am
dat, whilst we 'gree most o' de time,
we don't 'gree at de same time. I kin
'gree 'bout anything, and she kin 'gree
'bout anything, but we kaln't 'gree wid
each udder 'bout It. When I'm wlllin'
to 'gree wid her she won't 'gree wid
me, and when she is ready to 'gree wid
me I've changed muh mind and kaln't
'gree wid her. We kin bofe 'gree sep
arate, but we kaln't 'gree together on
de same thing at de same time, and de
mo' we tries de wuss we gits."
Suits to Order, $12.60 to $36.00.
The Make Behind the Man Behind
the SaJe.
The quality of our Suits and Overcoats is well known.
The make behind the quality is of more importance than the
quality itself. Because there are thousands of dollars worth of
goods ruined in the making. This is the class of clothing that finds
its way on the shelves and generally stays there.
T. A. P. Suits and Overcoats are made honestly and honorably.
They are sold by men who realize and are instructed to lose a sale
rather than make any misrepresentation.
T. A. P. Suits and Overcoats $18.00 to $40.00. Now 25 per
cent. less.
Other good makes of Suits and Overcoats $8.00 to $15.00.
Also 25 per cent. less.
"A Good Store to Trade At."
T.
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Oil Citj, l'a.
4AM1 NO WORRY 4
This strong bank, with assets .
of more than Seventeen Million
Dollars, managed by successful
and conscientious business men,
assumes all the care of your sav
ings and the risks of invtttment.
It pays you 4 interest, and
guarantees the safety of your
principal.
WRITE FOR BCOKLET F. L.
PITTSBURGH BANK
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angle lamps
The best oil burning lamp at
any price.
Angle Lamps are different
Tom other oil burning Lamps
they cast no shadow, con.ume
enough less oil for the same il
lumination to soon pay for their
cost; non-explosive; odorless;
easy to care for; guaranteed.
We're sole Pittsburgh dis
tributors for Angle Lamps and
would like to send you the Angle
Lamp Booklet, describing in de
tail the various sizes and styles.
Angle Lamps, $3 :2b to $1:2.00.
curtain scrim
Lot Printed Curtain Scrims
40 inches wide White or Cream
grounds Ultie, Brown, Pink or
Green border, loc yard.
40 inch plain Curtain Scrims
White, Cream or Arab heavy
quality, 12Hc yard.
Scrim Curtains White or
Arab sill length 2z yards
long, $1.50 pair.
D0GGS & BUHL
PITTSBURGH, PA.
At the
Racket Store
BARGAINS
in
Graniteware, Tinware,
Glassware, Chinaware,
Stationery, Hosiery,
Wall Paper, Window Shades
Elm Street, - Tionesta, Pa.
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Ire-ritiou lens grinder,
lor the eye, plus i'ollejjl
alely trained and inter
nationally endorsed
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NO DROPS. RESULTS DEFINITE.
Artificial Ilyes In Slock.
Both 'Phones.
T" DA VC TO ADVERTISE
I I M 1 O in THIS PAl'EH
till I. TV ISA J
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"Odds and Ends" Sale
Wednesday, Jan. 29th; Thursday,
Jan. 30th; Friday, Jan. 31st.
The "Odds and Ends," "Broken
Assortments," "Rummage and Riffraff"
left from our January Clearance Sale will
be gathered on center aisle tables and
sold for just half the regular price.
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"I Got This Fine Pipe With Liggett
& Myers Duke's Mixture"
All kinds of men Bmoke Duke's Mixture in' all kinds
of pipes as well as in cigarettes and they all tell the same
story. They like the genuine, natural tobacco taste of
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8 mm- himmiiL
in
Choice bright Irsf aired to mellow mildness, carefully stemmed
and then ffinniilated every grain pure, hih-grade tobacco
that's what you get in the Liggett & Myert Duke's Mixture sack.
You s;et one and a half ounces of this pure, mild, delightful
tobacco, unsurpnssed in quality, for 4c and with each sack you
get a book of papers fn:
Now About the Free Pipe
In every sack of Liggett &Myen Duke's Mixture we now pack
a coupon. You can exchange theso coupons for a pipe or for many
other valuable and useful articles. These presents cost not on'o
penny. There is something for every member of the family
skates, catcher's gloves, tennis rackets, cameras, toilet articles,
suit cases, cones, umbrellas, and dozens of other things. Just send
us your name and address on a postal
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Shirts to Order, $2.00 to $12.00.
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and as a tpeciat offer during Jan
uary and February only w will
fnd you our new illustrated cata
logue of pretent FREE of any
charge. Open up a sack of Liggett
$ Myr$ Duke's Mixturo today.
Coupons from Puke's flftrrttre may ht
assorted with tors from HORSE SHOE.
J.T.. TINSLEY'S NATURAL LEAF.
GRANGER TWIST, and Coupons from
FOUR ROSES (.'Or tin douhlr couton).
PICK PLUG CUT, PIEDMONT CIGA.
RETTES. CUX CIGARETTES, and
other tags or coupons issuer by us.
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