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Centre Street at
An Unusual Assortment of Waists.
We cannot say too much in
stock. It is the most complete
western Pennsylvania. You may
of the aists were purchased under advantageous circumstances,
and all represent the very best values.
Beautiful Lingerie Waists.
Dainty, neat tucked and hand-embroidered Waists. Many
styles show a liberal use of good laces and embroideries; also
many styles with the new novelty collars, frills and jabots. At
$1, $1.75, $2, 2,25, $2.75 and 3.
Best Tailored Waist Styles.
Every desirable plain or plaited model, with soft or stiff
laundered collars and cuffs. Made of Irish linen, madras, dimi
ty, plain or striped pique and washable flannelette. In this
group are also hand-embroidered linen waists. At 89c, $lj
$1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.25, $2.50 and $3.
These Pretty Domestic Cretonnes
Are useful and attractive fabrics for summer. Our showing,
complete in evpry detail, includes designs to match most wall
paper patterns; among them such floral designs as Violet, Clo
ver, Daisy, Lilac and many beautiful Rose figures. Prices are
from 25c, 30c, 40c, 45c, 50c, to $1.00 a yard. Also heavy pat
terns suitable for porch cushions and washable covers.
Children's Wash Dresses and Suits.
Mothers looking for garments that will not only look well
when bought, but will wear well, are coming to regard our
children's department with favor. It will pay you to inspect
the offerings we mention today.
Girls' Tub Dresses.
White and Colored Dresses; of white linen; white corde
line; attractive two piece dresses; ginghams in assorted plaids
and stripes; fancy striped madras; serviceable dresses of natural
linen crash. Ages 6 to 14 years. Prices $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50,
$3 and up. Children's Wash Dresses, sizes 3, 4, 5, 6 years.
Prices 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50.
Boys' Wash Suits.
All the new designs of sailor, Russian, beach suits, etc.;
in madras linen, rep and percals. Sizes 2 to 8 years.
Prices are $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3.
THE SAFETY
a bank offers to its depositors' funds is not found
alone in the size of its vault doors nor the thick
ness of its walls. Look to the amount of money
invested in the business by its owners, the stock
holders. There, iu dollars and cents, you will
find one real test of safety.
Our Capital and Surplus are over
$950,000.00.
Oil City Trust Company
Oil City, Pa.
A SLOW PROCESS.
"Wlggs went out this morning to
Clean off the snow."
"Yes."
"Every two minutes he'd run In the
house to warm up."
"Did he clean oft the snow?"
"He finally cleaned oft the little
that he hadn't carried Into the house
on his feet"
Poetry In Skyscrapers.
It is a mistake to think we must go
back a thousand years or more for
genuine poetic Inspiration or that the
poet of today must necessarily confine
himself to the veins that the Creeks
worked to create their lasting vogue.
There is poetry In the big modern In
stitutions where twentieth century life
pulsates, If only there be the Imagina
tion that can treat It In a masterly
way.
Earnestness Brings Reward.
"The eacnent men are so few in the
world that their very earnestness be
comes at once the budge of their no
bility; and as men In a crowd Instinc
tively make room for one who Beems
eager to force his way through It, so
mankind everywhere open their ranks
to one who rushes zealously toward
Kome object lying beyond them."
Dwight.
MhakJiQ
Elm, Oil City, Pa.
praise of our splendid Waist
assortment of its kind in JNorth
add to this the fact that many
ADDING DAYS TO HIS LIFE
Paradoxical Problem Is Solved
Through Obvious Point In Clr
cumnavigation. A correspondent sends to the Her
kid a paradoxical problem which, he
)elieves, originally appeared in
Plesse's "Chymlcal, Natural and PhysK
:al Magic," published some 60 years
igo. Two persons were born at the
mine place, at the same moment of
:lme. Fifty years after they both died,
ilso at the same spot, and at the same
nstant; yet one had lived 100 days
nore than the other.
The possible solution turns on a
iiirlous but very obvious point In clr
Mimnavlgaiion. A person going round
he world toward the west loses a
lay; going toward the east he gains
ne. Suppose, then, two persons born
ogether at the Cape of Good Hope,
whence a voyage round the world may
)e performed in a year; If one per
forms this constantly toward the west,
n 50 years he will be 50 days behind
he stationary inhabitants; and if the
ither sUl equally toward the east, he
will be 50 days In advance of them.
5ne, therefore, I1 have seen 100
Jays more than the other. Glasgow
Herald.
Home Life In the Windy City.
Gustav H. De Kolkey of Chicago
had his wife arrested on the charge
if robbing him in his own house.
"My wife, her brother and a board
pr," he declared, "sneaked up behind
me and bore me down tq the floor.
Then, while the two men held mo
down, your honor, my wife went
through my pockets and robbed me of
m."
"Did you rob your husband?" quer
ied the court.
"I cannot tell a lie," replied Mrs. Do
Kolkey, simply. "There was no other
way to get money out of him. Ho
hasn't given me a cent for a year, and
first I tiled to chloroform him, but he
always sleeps on his face. So I called
my brother and we held him and I got
what was In his pockets."
"Perfectly Justifiable," announced
the court.
THRIFT OF OZARK COUPLE
To.k Matter of Presents Into Their
Own Hand on 8llvr Wedding
Anniversary.
Everyone who has got several gifts
exactly alike will appreciate the
shrewdness of this Ozark couple who.
In the matter of presents, took things
Into their own hands.
"Speakln' of being thirsty," said Hi
Buck, "reckon Cy Wasson and his
wife, that came here from Iowa, about
take the prize."
"How's that?" asked the stranger
who was waiting in front of the black
smith shop while bis horse was being
shod.
"Well, you see Cy and Mlrandy
wanted to celebrate their silver wed
ding. They bad never celebrated any
anniversary before because, as Mlran
dy told my wife, the silver wedding
was the first one where the presents
would be worth more than the
victuals.
"Even then they worried a good deal
for fear everybody would bring pickle
forks or butter knives. Hut after a
while they bit on an idea that worked
first rate.
"They wrote at the bottom of the
Invitations, asking the folks not to buy
presents until they got there, for the
Jeweler from Iiuckeye Bridge would
be in the yard with a full line of sil
verware, and no two pieces alike."
"That was clever." said the stran
ger. "Picked out their own presents,
you might say."
"Yes," said HI, "but that wasn't the
best part of it We learned afterward
they dickered with the Jeweler and got
blm to give them 20 per cent, on all
he sold." Youth's Companion.
AMERICAN DRY FLY FISHING
The Angler Fishes the Water and Not
the Rise as They Do in
England.
American dry fly fishing may be de
fined briefly as the art of displaying
to the trout a single artificial fly
floating upon the surface of the stream
In the exact manner of the natural
insect.
Upon occasions, somewhat rare In
deed, but nevertheless of sufficient fre
quency to render the fact noteworthy,
the American dry fly man casts con
sciously to a rising and feeding trout-
the invariable custom of the English
dry fly "purist."
On the trout streams of this coun
try, however, the orthodox manner of
fishing and floating fly Is to fish all the
water as when wet fly casting.
In America, owing to the fact that
the dry fly angler fishes the water
and not the rise, wet and dry fly fish
ing are far more closely related than
Is the case in England, where the or
thodox sportsman stalks the trout,
casting exclusively to a rising and
feeding fish. Outing.
Bishop Blames His Hair.
Father William J. Dalton of thi
Annunciation church tells this story
of a Catholic bishop well known in
this locality, but at Father Dalton's re
quest, nameless here:
"The bishop is a large man with
bushy back hair," the priest relates.
"He often on his tours through Kan
sas wears a silk hat. His crosier he
carried In a large leather case.
"Recently in a jerkwater Kansas
town where silk hats are scarce ex
cept on the heads of traveling musi
cians, the bishop was just alighting
from his train when the negro portei
appeared at the car door waving his
crosier case.
"'Hey, boss!' the porter called. 1
reckon you all had better take yo fid
dle wlf you. De company is nol
'sponsible fo' packages left in d
seats.' "Kansas City Journal.
The Gloom of English Clubs.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt, at a din
ner in New York, was talking aboul
English clubs.
"There is something very trlste
very depressing," he said, "about th
really fashionable clubs of Pall Mall
St. James' street and Piccadilly. Th
stiff dignity, the somber quietude of
these clubs, gets on an Amerlcan'i
nerves.
"An American visitor to Whlte'i
once said that the air of the plac
seemed to him to suggest that th
king lay dead upstairs."
The Probable Bread Wlrrner.
Representative Henry of Texas wa
talking, at a dinner in Washington,
about an impecunious nobleman.
"He Is engaged to a Chicago girl,"
said Mr. Henry. "The girl's mothei
was boasting about the match at a
tea.
"'May,' she said, 'will occupy a very
remarkable social position now. I am
endeavoring to educate her up to it'
" 'Oh, I see,' said a friend. 'You ar
teaching her, I suppose, to wash and
Iron, to do plain sewing, address en
Mopes, or something of that sort?'
Their True Sphere.
Wife (reading from a headline in a
Toronto paper) Here's an article on
"Women's Work for Feeble-Mlnded."
Husband (with a grunt) I'd like to
know what women have ever done for
the feeble-minded.
Wife (sweetly) They usually mar
ry them, dear. Canadian Courier.
The Way of Portrait.
He Why is Caroline having her
portrait painted?
She Well, she has reached that
ge when she doesn't look well in a
vihotograph.
A Clear Case.
"You claim that the wheel of the de
fendant's car passed over your stom
ach," said the defendant's attorney to
the plaintiff on the stand. "Yet, here
is your open-faced watch which you
testify to having carried in your vest
pocket at the time, and the crystal
Isn't even cracked. How do you ac
count for that?"
"Why," said the plaintiff, "the car
was going so fast there wasn't time
for the crystal to break, sir." Har
per's Weekly.
CANT TUNE OUT THE LADIES.
One Kind of Interference th Wireless
Men Must Put Up With.
Few are the steamer passengers
who fall to visit the wireless office
aboard ship to watch the operation of
the Instruments and to question the
operator, Needless to say. the tech
nical understanding of the well mean
ing visitors la a variable quantity.
The operator must listen to wonder
Ing exclamations, original suggestions
for the improvement of the service,
(Msrourres on the relations between
wireless telegraphy and spiritualism,
and other doubtful topics with uni
form courtesy.
At times, however, the strain is too
great. According to the "Youth's
Companion." It was a woman with an
eye for details who came to the wire-!e.-x
room and 'o:i1;kI -vonderlngly '.a.
"Oh, here's the wireless! May I
roir.e In? Ir.n't It wonderful to think
of sending those those waves you
call them waves, don't you? How fas
cinating to work at this! Are those
lars filled with water?"
"Those are condenser Jars, madam,
n:lte empty."
"Really? I dct't bellve I could ever
understand It. That coll of wire looks
like a bird cage."
"That Is the Inductance helix."
"What are those things over your
ears?"
"The receiving telephones."
"Then you have telephone connec
tion, too. One can hardly keep up
l:h the times these days. What
loes that coll do?"
"That Is the receiving tuner and
interference preventer."
"Wonderful! Does It keep out all
Interference?"
"Not all," replied the operator,
wearily. "Some kinds of Interference
can't be tuned out; we Just have to
Mand It."
A Mennonite Custom.
'When a young man reaches the
marriageable age and shows those
well known symptoms the elders of th
church hold a meeting. Thiy decide
If he is honest and reliable to buy
him a farm, usually Bn eighty. Into
the farm he puts his savings, and then
members of the congregation raise
the rest of the funds to pay for the
land.
This amount the young man must
pay back with a small rate of Interest
Thus by example and material as
sistance they bind him by the strong
est bonds, that of debtor to the
church. They know full well that
nothing can be lost, for the land Is
always worth what it will cost After
the young people are located oa their
farm the elders assist with advice
and help. Do you wonder that this
thrifty people are gradually buying
the finest of all Kansas land and the
best part of the nicest little city
within the borders of that great
State? Seneca Tribune.
Big Salmon Caught With Fly.
Judge D. W. Prowse, the well
known fishery authority In Newfound
land, Is good enough to send us an
account of a big salmon which was
caught with fly at Delaney's Point,
Little River, Codroy, a short time
ago. The captor was C. A. Walker
of Boston and he had a fight of an
hour and three-quarters with the fish
before his guide succeeded In gaffing
It
The gaff broke but the fish was
successfully landed. It weighed 41 Vi
pounds some time after it was caught
This is the heaviest salmon caught
with fly In Newfoundland so far,
though one of 38 pounds was killed
by J. F. Daggett and one of 33 Mi
pounds by Mr. Wakstaff. As a rule
Newfoundland salmon do not run
large, but the last few years have
seen a decided Increase In the num
ber cr big fish In the river. If we
may Judge from the fishery reports.
-Field.
Old Jumbo Trapped.
All Nor ill Hollow in the lower
part of Potter county, rejoiced over
the killing of Jumbo, undoubtedly the
biggest black bear ever seen In that
county and one that has killed more
sheep and shoats than any ten other
bears.
He was trapped and killed by Ben
Yentzer and Arthur Perkins, and
weighed almost 500 pounds. He
measured almost nine feet from tip
o tip. Old Jumbo Is credited with
killing twenty-five sheep and at least
dozen shonfs during his stay In
he Potter county wood. Philadel
phia Record
Lease of a Tree.
A fir tree on high bank of the Lewis
River has been leased for a period of
fifteen years, to re used as a tele
phone pole.
The owner and leaser of the tree is
Mrs. Mary 3ratton, who leased the
tree to the Etna Telephone Company.
This unusual telephone pole is de
scribed as being on the north fork of
the Lewis River, 175 feet above the
Woodland ferry landing and 100 feet
below the south line of the Robert
Barr place. Vancouver correspon
dence Portland Oregonian.
A Temple for Homburg.
When the late King of Slam was in
Europe on the last occasion he made
his cure at Homburg. Just when he
was leaving he promised to the au
thorities a souvenir of his visit Not
long before his death the King recall
ed his promise, and he ordered to be
sent to Homburg a little temple which
stood In the gardens of the place at
Bangkok. The material was packed
In thirty-nine big cases and arrived
safely at their destination. The tem
la will be reconstructed near the
Source Victoria. London Globe.
Easily Explained.
The Schoolmaster Now, how was
it that this great discovery made by
Columbus was not fully appreciated
until many years after his death? The
TJp-to-Date Scholar Because he didn't
advertise, sir. Sketch.
The Drawback.
The sage who remarked that "every
cloud has a silver lining" might have
gone on to explain that the lining isn't
visible from the position which the
majority of us have to view the clouds.
Suits to Order, $12.50 to $36.00.
"It Takes the Key of Satisfaction to
Open the Door to a Man's
Good Nature."
PLEASE A MAN, OR PLEASE A WOMAN, T.
And don't do it leaving the impression that they are obligated to you. This is the principle
upon which we work. We endeavor to give a person just what they want, with a little extra V
value thrown in. s
We endeavor to do those things without leaving a taste in the mouth suggestive of over
doing it. T"
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BUY OUR GOODS IF YOU CAN DO BETTER ST
ELSEWHERE.
What we know for an absolute certainty is that you cannot buy any place else in this
country to better advantage than you can at this store every day.
We are with you always to receive and respect your complaints, should any arise.
P. S. We have especially good values in suits for long men and stout men, $12.60 to
$26.00. Pure Mohair Suits for comfort seekers, $20.00.
"A Good Store to Trade At."
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Oil City, Pa.
CHAIN STRANGLES HER
Woman Leaves Note of Instructions
For Her Burial.
The body of Miss Mary E. Mosser
was discovered in the attic of an aban
doned bam near the farm of her
father, William L. .Mosser. a well
known fruit grower, along the Rays
town branch, five miles from Hunting
don, Pa.
Leaving a note for her father saying
slu was tired of life and telling him
In uetail how she wanted to be dressed
for her burial, she mounted on a peach
basket, fastened a chain over an attic
rafter, put a rope noose, attached to
the chain, around her neck and kicked
from under her the peach basket. She
had been dead two hours when found.
Lumber Man Sentenced.
Judge Wittmer In the Unltod States
district court In Philadelphia sen
tenced J. H. .Mark ley and I. B. Miller,
former officials of the International
Lumber and Development company,
who were recently convicted for using
the malls to defraud, to one year and
three months each and to pay a fine of
$10,000 each. W. H. Armstrong, Jr.,
and C. R. McMahon were sentenced to
two years and a fine of $2,000 each.
Colonel A. G. Stewart was sentenced
to one year and fined $1,000.
Bad Luck Pursues Man.
When Samuel M. Baird of Altoona,
Pa., was a boy he lost his left arm.
At twenty-one he had his thumb torn
off. Three months ago Balrd fell out
of a cart and Injured his knee. He re
turned to work last week and was
caught in a cave-In and his left hip
was fractured. He was taken to a 'hos
pital. Tuesday night his home was
practically destroyed by fire. His In
surance ran out last week.
Minister Ends Term In Prison.
Rev. Dr. W. D. McFarland, convict
ed In Pittsburg last June In connection
with the death of Elsie Dodd Coe of
having administered to her illegal
medical treatment, was released from
the Allegheny county Jail after serv
ing ten months of a year's sentence.
Alleged Bribe Offerer Held.
Charged with attempting to bribe
Bernard Evans of Evans City, a Juror,
when his case was being tried last
month, Adolph Wise of Youngstown,
O., indicted for selling liquor In Butler,
Pa., without a license, was held for
court in Butler in $1,000 ball.
Sent to Prison as Firebug.
Sherman Malley of Curwensville,
Pa., pleaded guilty to a charge of
arson and was sentenced to not more
than ten years nor less than three
years In Western penitentiary. Malley
Is said to have attempted to fire sev
eral buildings at Curwensvllle.
A Vain Effort.
"Why don't you take an interest
In afTairs?" said the offhand adviser.
"Why don't you read the newspapers
eo that you can converse Intelligently
with your husband?" "I tried to," re
plied young Mrs. Torklns, "but I
made a mistake. I read the presi
dent's message instead of the football
news."
House Cleanlna Tim.
Woman of the House (answering
third ring) Are you trying to pull the
house down?
Book Agent Beg pardon, madam,
but have you the "Life of Grant?"
Woman No; but If was a man I'd
have yours in Just about one minute.
(Slams the door.)
Ideal.
Teacher There is no gl?ss in the
windows of the Eskimos.
Jimmie Ain't that great? I'll bet
the kids up there play ball the whote
year round.
Prescription lens grinders
Tor the eyes, plus Collegl
ately trained and Inter
nationally endorsed
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Behind the Guns.
NO DROPS. RESULTS DEFINITE.
Artificial Eyes In Mock.
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Nemo Week.
A week that hundreds of stores all over the United States and Canada
will observe.
Formally introducing to the few that do not know, the greatest corset
system of the age.
And to the women who wear Nemo Corsets and who already know
their many superior qualities announcement of new models.
Introducing recently invented features that are novel in the extreme
but practicable.
Corset innovations that command the attention of all women.
Presenting new models that serve to further illustrate the originality
and ingenuity of the great corset expert that has made the name "Nemo"
famous throughout the United States.
Nemo Corsets possess many distinct and original features, all tending
toward a degree of corset perfection never before attained by any maker of
corsets.
Mr. Dan Kops, principal designer of Nemo Corsets, has devoted a
lifetime to a careful study of the corset requirements of women.
He has designed a model particular'; suited and adapted to the re
quirements of your figure and you can find it among the 16 models to be
shown at our Corset Department during "Nemo Week."
Nemo Prices-$2.00, $3.00, $3.60 and $6.00.
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With each sack a book of cigarette papers
FREE.
.And smokers are glad to get the free pres
ent coupons enclosed in each 5c sack. These
coupons are good for a great variety of pleasing
articles cameras, talking machines, balls,
skates, safety razors, china, furniture, toilet
articles, etc. Many things that will delight
old or young.
As a special offer, during April and May
only, tve will send our new illustrated
catalog of these presents
FREE. Just send us
Shirts to Order, $2.00 to $12.00.
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