The 'Distinctive Garment Store I
Shirts made to order 12.00 and
"upward.
Suits made to order $16.00 and
upward.
Centre Street at
Shop
In Person
The Best of Service
Oil City's Greatest Store.
Don't forget that we are to pay all your shopping expenses.
On purchases amounting to $10, we shall be 'glad to pay your
fare one way ; on purchases oi $20 or more, you are entitled to
a rebate covering the amount ot your round-trip ticket.
But it you can't come in person, mail us your order. It
will be filled by capable, experienced shoppers,' and mailed to
you the same day, free ot charge, via Uncle Sam's Parcel Post.
Are You Going to Buy a NeV Sewing
- Machine Be Sure to See the Free.
We sell this wonderful sewing machine at a price way be
low the amount asked for the other best makes.
It has 32 distinct important improvements, all combining
to help you to do every stitch of every kind ot sewing easier,
better, and taster than you ever did it or ever saw it done
before.
Come to our store and see The Free in operation.
$1.00 down puts The Free into your home.
$1.00 a week for a limited time pays for it.
January White Sale Starts Monday,
January 5th.
It will be the biggest winter White Event this store has
ever staged so big and out of the ordinary that we are men
tioning it at this early date, in order that you may plan for it.
A ProLcticoJ
Christmas Present
one that will long be remembered and fully appreciated.
A Savings Department Book,
with an initial deposit. Any amount will answer and we add
Four Per Cent.
Oil City Trust Company
Oil City Pa.
!apans. Food Box.
"Japanese dishes full to satisfy Anier
cud cravings,' says no o Ulcer Id the
United Stutes army. "Imagine a diet
without milk, bread, butter. Jam. cof
fee, naiad or any siilllelent quantity of
nicely cooked vegetable without pud
ding.' stewed fruit and with compara
tively little fresh fruit. The European
vegetarian will tlnd as iniii h dllliciilty
lu making anything out of it as the
ordinary went enter. Along the malu
railroad artery ueat little boxes of
Japanese food ibeutoi lire offered for
tale nt the principal stations at a cost
of 7',i cents; also ot.s of tea. including
teapot and earthen teacup, for 2 cents.
The lieuto may contain In neat sepa
rate compartments prawn tlsh. chick
en, rice, preserved ginger, Johnnycake.
omelette, n broiled mushroom, a slice
uf radish, glazed I wans, kind of sweet
pickle, tripe, a slice of vooked chest
nut, licorice, etc. The bento Is Invit
ing to the eye. Is garnished In green.
Is neatly wrapped and the contents
varied as the resources of the locality
adrulf-New York Mall.
A Famous Window.
Turk minster. In addition to Its
many other notable features, contains
one of the most remarkable windows
In tlie world- the east window, which
is tlie largest in Kngland. except that
In Gloucester cathedral. It is seventy
five feet high and thlrtyBve feet
broad. The window Is divided Into
2m compartments, nil of which Illus
trate leading events lu sacred history.
Each pane of glass Is three feet square,
the figures measuring two feet four
inches high. The upper part Is filled
with beautiful tracery and Is divided
from the lower by the narrow stone
gallery which runs across. John
Thornton of Coventry begun the win
dow In the year 1405. The ancient
glazing, nil of which he executed with
his own hands, stands tinequnlcd to
the present day, and for this enormous
task he received as wages 4 shillings
a week for three years and 10 on
completing his work to the satisfaction
of the cathedral authorities. London
Graphic.
Just Whiri H Sweep.
Stude Dod'I you ever sweep under
the carpet! Janitor Yessuh: I always
sweeps everything under the carpet.
Yale Record.
Elm, Oil City, Pa.
Here
Or By Mail.
in Either1 Case at
, A Strong Argument.
Pianos on the Installment principle
arns his theme. You pay &j u week und
torture (he neighbors.
As he knocked gently at one door be
suddenly remembered he had been here
Ix-fore and received a curt refusal.
This time It was different, says the
.New York Mall.
"Uh. It's you again. Is It?" asked the
housewife cordially. "Come in. won't
youV"
Full of hope he entered and followed
her down a dimly lighted hull. She
threw ohmi a door and he walked In.
id bear the key click sharply In the
lock behind Dim.
lie was locked In a room with five
children, all bowling, who beat even
their own records at the sight of a
stranger. . ,
And the woman resumed her wash
lug. An hour Inter she came to bis res
cue. 'Now," she snld sweetly.. "If you
still think I need more music In this
house I am reudy to listen to you."
It ut he hud gone before she bad fin
ished. Now and Than.
A young wife after n stormy scene
cried:
"It was different before we married.
Ah. yes. you loved me then and
now!"
"I love yon now and then," said her
husband calmly. "Revised version,
don't you know."
A Mystery.
"There's one thing I can't under
stand." What's that?"
"Why any man ever mnkes up his
mind to be a cook." Detroit Free Press.
Always Something.
I find his life upsetting, quite.
Things never seem to come my wny.
It's hard get asleep at night and
hard to keop awake by day-Washington
Herald.
Argument,
M'lhbft When it comes to nn argu
ment a man generally gives In. Slobbs
-Yes. R:U have you noticed that a
woman seldom gives out? London Tlt-Blts.
As You Enter the Store
Furs and Marabout Sets
in front of you !
Neckwear, Hosiery and Bags
to left of you!
Japanese Robes, Kimonas and
Petticoats
to right of you !
If you knew the values are the greatest in
the city you'd come at once do so.
Hundreds of Happy Christmas Shoppers are
daily saving money by trading here.
The Distinctive Fur Store.
Decide on the kind of furs you want. Come
here and find the proper size.
That's all you need do. A season lengthened
by warm weather has fixed the prices for you.
It's a good time now to buy furs.
The Corset Store.
Money saved on a corset is as good as money
saved on anything, if you get a proper corset, and
the one proper corset is a GOSSARD.
The Distinctive
1 1
' Henry J.
t 111 CENTRE ST.,
Monarch In Mourning.
I'erlods ill court mourning are apt to
he regarded with something akin to
Harm by people in the otlii-ial wh-Iiii
world, for court mourning menus to
them submission to published rules
und regulations, from which theiv is
no apiK-al.
In most eastern capitals white gar
ments are the usual sign ol mourning,
and purple Is rr- in-iit ly lu F.iimpi
given preference to Pluck. Mourning
of course. Is strictly enforced in the
court of St. James; also in that al
.Madrid and In the Austrian i-mirl Al
the latter, by the way. etiquette Is e
nggerated to an extreme.
At the court ot Merlin, where i-ere-niony
Is regarded as the language ol
Hiwer, the blackest ot mourning Is
worn during the day. but md in the
evening. The empress objects to black
evening frisks and Insists on her in
("cs wearing white dresses trimmed
with black.
lu IX' n mark also black Is not allow
ed, but the wives of high olllelals and
of noblemen are permitted to wear a
high ie:ikcd headdress when In mourn
ing Pearson's Weekly.
Montanegro' Stone.
.Montenegro has. after nil. some rea
son to be grateful for Its stones. "It
Is hi these stones." writes William Mil
ler. "that the Mlnck mountain bus
found Its best fortifications -for art I ti
dal forts it has none -and It was not
till the time of the present prince tnow
King Nichohisi that the Napoleonic
idea or making n road across the coun
try wits carried out. Even now it Is
not by any means certain that this Im
proved means of comiuunlcutlon will
not be a source of danger lu the fu
ture." Napoleon In the early years of the
nineteenth century offered to construct
a roadway across the principality at
bis own exeiise, but his overtures
were summarily rejected, lie then
threatened to lay waste the couutry
with fire and sword till Its name be
came Monte itosso ("the red moun
tain"! instead or Mouteuegro. The
threat, however, was uever carried out
london Chronicle.
'Sightseeing.
The visitor from Wyoming was see-.
Ing New York under the guidance of
his friend Washington Stptare.
"I'd like to see the Bronx too." he
said. "I have rend about It for years.
How do we get to It?"
"Search me." said Mr. Square. "I've
never been there." .
"And you have lived In New York
all your life? That's humorous."
Later the New Yorker confided to bis
friend that one of his fondest ambi
tions wan to see Yellowstone park. "It
must be glorious out there amoug all
those mountains and geysers, and
lakes." be said "Yon know all about
It, of course, coming from Wyoming as
yon do."
"To tell the truth." replied the west
erner, "that's n place where 1 have
never been. Newark News.
Th Baautiful Lyra Bird.
The largest and handsomest of all
the song birds is the lyre bird. Its home
Is lu Australia, where Its song is heard
morning and evening. It Is beard
oftener In winter than In summer.
The chief beauty or the lyre bird Is In
the plumage of Its tail, which is ele
gant and In the form of an ancient
lyre. While singing the lyre bird
spreads Its tall over Its bend like a
peacock and droops its wlugs to the
ground. This bird Is not only a fine
songster, but can Imitate the songs or
all birds. One living near a wood
sawyer's hut even Imitated the sound
of the filing of saws. The crowing of
cocks, the cackling of bens, the bark
ing of dogs and the mewing of cats
are within Its range. Its own song is
also different from that of other birds,
being a louder and fuller tone.
Garment Store
McCarty,
OIL CITY, PA.
Norway and Trotting Horse.
From talc of travel aud other
sources of Information It apiiears that
Norway was one of the first countries
to develop seed lu the trotting borne,
which ceuturies ago seems to hure
beeu common to the nations of north
ern Euroe. Slgvrled Petersen says
that as early as the beginning of the
eighteenth century there were inform
al trotting races lu Christiana. The
principal name In the history of the
sport is that of Jacob Meyer, chief of
the royal mounted militia, who was
born lu 1781. He owned the noted
horse Sleljtier-Varg that on March 15,
1811). trotted an English mile In 2:37
and reiented In the same time. This
was raster than any horse bad then
trotted In America, so far as Is known.
In Sweden and in Finland the sport
f trotting horses dates back. It is said,
to prehistoric times. With long win
tent n ud nothing else to do the people
raced their horses to sleighs on the
Ice. Sunday morning was the great
occasion, men and horses coming from
miles u round to take purt In or witness
the sHjrt. New York Herald.
Her Early Life In Germany.
In her book entitled "Scenes and
Memories" Wnlburgo Lady Paget has
this to sny of her enriy life In Ger
many: "We ran about wlthont shoes
or stockings, lu the grass; we wore a
minimum of clothes; lu summer we
were plunged Into the river, a wide
and rushing mountain stream; In win
ter we bad to break the Ice In our tubs
and our uurses dashed basins of icy
water over our backs. I can still feel
the tbin bits of ice mixed with the wa
ter slithering down over me. A fire
in our bedrooms was never thought of.
and the schoolroom was never more
than 9 degrees Reaumur (52 F.I. I was
fourteen or fifteen before I knew what
It was to bave something to drink ut
breakfast, as I did not like milk.
Bread, with a little butter, was all 1
ever bad. An egg for a child. If it was
not 111. wns considered quite ubsurd.
Between meals we were given abund
ance of fruit"
Romance of a Picture.
Onlf a century ago a medical stu
dent lodging In London so ingratiated
himself In the eyes of bis landlady
that on bis departure for Hobart to
practice she usked bim to accept a sou
venir or his Ixindon home, and he took
a picture which had been In bis sit
ting room. This picture remained In
bis house for upward of forty years
without attracting any particular no
tice, but then Its hour struck, for a
visitor detected merit in It and advised
the owner to forward a description of
It to London He did so. and the pic
ture, which turned out to be a Rom
ney. fetched 3,.ri00 guineas! The best
of the story Is that the Tasmonian
editor who printed an account of the
matter gave the price as 3.7) guineas,
saying that he did so because he did
not believe that any picture could be
worth the larger sum. London Sphere.
Balked.
"There are some things." said the
man with the high brow, "that money
won't buy."
"1 s'pose there are." replied the one
with tlie overlapping chin, "but there's
no use tryln' to use 'em to get an ex
tension of your credit "Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Lincoln' Desire.
pie when I may. I want It said of
uie by those who know me best that
I always plucked a thistle and planted
a flower when I thought a Mower
would gro w. A bra hn m Lincoln.
Odd Caae.
"The mnti they ejected from the ball
was burning with rage."
"Yes. and. strange to sny. he was full
of tire after they put him out"- Balti
more Aroriciiu.
The Fellow Who Stole The Feed
From his best race horse didn't have anything "on" the person who gives a present just as a
matter of form. Jn either case the "comeback" is disappointing.
Gifts for Men should be bought at a store that sells men's goods. Because the goods are
bought by men who know what men want; who know what men wear; who know what's what
In the correct things for men to wear.
We would sell ladies' goods but we don't know what ladies want; it's not our buiness.
You can'f be a "Jack of all trades" any more; you must specialize in one line and then you
have to hustle and think in order to be nearly successful. The place therefore to
A.
P.
Buy Your Gifts For Men-
SilkHose, Gloves, Suspenders,
Shirts, Sweaters, Neckwear,
Pullman Slippers,
Or the things you want a man to appreciate is at a store that sells
ashamed of. See that your gift to him bears the Prints Co. label
Oil City, Pa.
A Surprlte For Her.
One of the greatest wingers of France
was returning from New York ou a
German lluer. One evening, glancing
at the program of the concert that was
to be played ut dinner, she saw a tri
umphal march celebrating the German
victory of 1871.
She Immediately conceived that tlie
selection of such a piece was nn Insult
to her and announced to a friend that
she would express her disapproval at
the proper time.
The captain noticed the great artist's
agitation and glanced at the program
to see what caused It; then, with a
faint smile, he spoke to one of the
waiters In a low tone.
At the moment when the German
triumphal march was due to begin the
French singer, who could not control
her agitation, prepared to leave the
table.
The first chord was played, the artist
arose and stood, pale, agitated und
suiazed. while the olllcers and other
passengers ulso got up aud smiled
sympathetically at her.
And the baud played "The Marseil
laise!" Prompt Lesson,
Some years ago there wns in a cer
tain town a Judge whose Ideas of the
majesty of the law ut the time of his
accession to olllce were unUumdcd.
and his sense of his own Importance
as the representative of justice was
also great. At one time two persons
quarreled In tlie judge's presence. One
man strut', the other, and tho Judge
Immediately ordered his urrest on a
charge of Hssault and buttery.
On the day of the trial the defendant
pleaded not guilty.
Instantly the Judge, who was a short,
stout man. was on his feet, crimson
faced and pulling with Indignation.
"What do you mean?"' be demanded
of the prisoner without any preamble.
"What do you mean by saying that,
when I saw you and had you arrested?
I flue you $100 for breach of pence und
another $100 for contempt of court, sir.
I reckon," said the Judge, his nostrils
dilating with rage and Injured dignity
"I reckon that'll teach folks to be
careful how they call this court a liar!"
Not a Thunder Expert.
The masterful manner in which
some people evade an Issue was men
tioned at a recent dinner when this
one wns recalled by a naval ottlelal;
"In New Orlentis one night." the
officer snld, "there was a man on the
stage who offered to answer by men
tal arithmetic any question that might
be asked by the audience. Just so
long as the questioner remained In
the expected channel the sailing was
easy, but Anally one man got beyond
the bearings.
" 'If you please, sir,' said the man.
rising from his Reat 'How far off can
you hear thunder?"
" 'I can't tell you, sir, was the
prompt response of the wonder on the
stage.
" 'You can't tell me?' responded the
fan. 'Why. I thoughf-
"'Not about thunder,' replied the
stage party, doing a quick piece of
dodging. 'You see. 1 am a lightning
calculator.' "Washington Post
Would Take a Long Chance.
John D. Rockefeller once called two
little boys over to him. He said to
one: "Johnnie. If I give you a dollar
what will you do with It?" Johnnie
said: "I'll put It In the bank and let It
draw Interest until it gets to be a hun
dred, then a thousand and so on until
I get as much as you got" "Very
good," said John D. "Mere's the dol
lar. Now, Tommy, what would you do
with a dollar?" Tommy said: "First
I would change the dollar Into two
halves, the two hnlves Into four quar
ters, the four quarters into ten dimes,
the ten dimes Into twenty nickels, the
twenty nickels Into u hundred pen
nies." "Why would you do all this?"
asked John D. Tommy replied, "Well,
somebody may make a mistake."
Kansas Cltr Star.
Crime and Penalty.
When Mrs. Willies recently meted
out punishment to Master George Wlf
fles with a carpet beater that young
gentleman gave vent to such weeping
nnd walling that the ludy next door
wns constrained to perk her head over
the back yard fence.and Inquire what
was the matter. .
"Got about a couple o' 'undred feet
o' gss Inside him. that's" wots the mat
ter." Mrs. Wiffles replied.
"Couple o' 'undred reet o' gas!"
echoed the lady somewhat Incredu
lously. "Wot on earth's 'e been do
In', tnkln' the gus pipe for a feedlu'
bottle?"
"No. e ain't!" snapped Mrs. Wlflles.
"'E's beeu swallerln' the ahlllln' wot
I laid by for the gas meter." London
TU-Eitt.
December In
Floor Garment
Section
While Down Stairs Departments are putting forth
every effort to entertain the Christmas crowds a vig
orous pruning campaign is under way up stairs.
Very much after the manner of pruning hedge or
fruit trees we "weed out," "lop off" or "clear out"
Cloak Room Cabinets during the month of December.
It's a Good Time of Year to Buy a
Suit or Coat
While not every garment up there is reduced a
sufficient number have prices cut and cut forcibly
enough to make it well worth any person's time to
pay a visit to this store's Second Floor Garment Sec
tion during December.
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
$40.00
$40.00
$35.00
$36.00
$36.00
$32.60
$32.60
$32.60
$27.60
$27.60
$27.60
$25.00
$26.00
$22.60
$22.50
Suits $27.60
Suits $25.00
Suits $27.60
Suits $25.00
Suits $22.60
Suits $27.60
Suits $25.00
Suits $22.60
Suits $22.60
Suits.
...$20.00
...$17.60
Suits
Suits.... '..$20.00
Suits $16.60
Suits $17.60
Suits $14.60
Prescription leu grinders
Tor the eyes, plus Collegl
ately trained and Inter
nationally endorsed
Behind the duns.
NO DROPS. RESULTS DEFINITE.
Artificial Eyes In Stock.
Both 'Phones.
Fred. Grettenberger
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En-
? ;ines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fil
ing)) and General Klacksinitbiug prompt
ly done at Low Rates. Repairing Mil)
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop in rear of and Just west of the
.Shaw House, Tldioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER
Promptly obtained, or FEE RETURNED.
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THK LOW1ST. Send model, pnoto or BkeU'h for
expert eearrh and free report on patentability.
INFRINOIMINT enlM coudui-ted before all
court. Patent, obtained tnroutrb u, ADVIR
TISCD and SOLO, free. TRADI-MARKA, PEN
SIONS and COPYRIGHTS quickly obtained.
Opposite U. 8. Patent Office,
WASHINGTON, D. O.
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T.
A.
P.
Underwear,
Collar Bags,
qualities that nrne is ever
that's all the proof he wants.
Oil City, Ta.
The Second I
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Srme
Some
. Some
$35.00
$36.00
$35.00
$32.60
$32.60
$27.60
$27.60
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$22.60
$22.60
$22.60
$20.00
$20.00
Coats $32.60
Coats $30.00
Coats $27.60
Coats $27.60
Coats $25.00
Coats $25.00
Coats $22.60
Coats $22.60
Coats. .
Coats..
...$20.00
...$16.00
...$20.00
Coats
Coats 117.60
Coots $14.60
Coats $16.60
Coals $14.60
Made -To -Measure
Clothes of the
Highest Quality
may be purchased here at the
most modest prices in town,
See our marvels of beauty at
$15, $18 and $20
and our wonderful importa
tions at
$25, $30 and $35
Fit and finish guaranteed.
Blum & Anderson,
TIONESTA, PA.
IT DAVC TO ADVERTISE
I I rM 1 O in '.'HIS PAPER
Chamberlain's i)"lr7hn0,Kem"dny.
Never fail. Buy It now. It may Bave life.