The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-24
. CITY INTELLIGENCE.
OUR ApvERTIsERs

pie daily ask 'what shall we cat what shall we drink
and wherewitha shall be clothed % but they also in
quire where purchase goods 10 the beat advan
tage some are 80 inodinaely fond of good bargain
that they viii walk half mile and spend an hours
time TO two three cents but all who earn their
living by the sweat Of their browa who have learned
with Poor Richard that penny saved Is penny earned
are interested in knowing where the necessities or the
uxures OF life may be procured of the best quality and
at the lowest price How shall they discover this modern
philosophers soneH We answer the advertising coll
umns OF widely circulated and universally -perused
newspaperor not to put too fine point on it, in the
advertising columns of the Union" No man in this
age of the world succeeds in business without adyertis
ing Probably has spent in advertising than
robert Bonner, the publisher of the 4.New ok Ledger"
lie has spent several handsome fortunes advertising
but he cannot ruin himself A weekly circulation Of
three hundred thousand copies pours into his lap tenfod
the amount which he reckessy las short
people said squandered in advertising Thousands of
others have initiated his example smaller scale but
we have never seen one who regarded money spent in
advertising Improbable Investment
We need not enlarge upon the utility of ADVERTISING
for it is universally understood among business men Our
present object to the question with which we
commenced this article and to inform our numerous
readers where they may the various articles Of
comfort or pleasure OF which they may be In want And
In SO doing we think VIC may recommend advertisers
as being honorable and airdcaling men we do not
claim that they exempt from the common frales of
humanity for cannot expect angels stand behind
the counter and tape weigh sugar but that
they will give their customers the worth of their money
which ought to satisfy any reasonable man.
For the first and most Indispensable articles of neces
sity composing daily food we can recommend Muir
ray Semmes who will also furnish to wash it down if
IF he
had in the city you require stove either for cook
ing heating parlor go srving on the corner
of Pennsylvania and Eleventh street. who has
just got gasconsuming cookstove, that is great de-
sideraum He also keeps all the various kinds that any
one can wish, and his prices always moderate For
lunch game in season, turtle SOUP anything else to
be found in first class restaurant call on Lloyd on the
of Seventh and streets opposite the Post Office
Department, who will likewise accommodate private par
ties with dinners or suppers at short notice.
The adornment of the outer-man is matter which
must not BIO neglected and refer to the advertise
nents of Edward Dolan and Duvall Brother who have
on hand splendid assorments of goods for the fall and
winter trade, of the and most fashionable styles
No artificial ornament however, compare with the
natural gift of luxuriant growth of hair and where
from sickness any other cause the head has been de-
nuded of its natural covering the application of Woods
Hair Restorative will remedy the deficiency This
article may be obtained of any respectable druggist.
Those who wish to rent houses purchase real estate,
may find in columns advertisements giving
them information in regard to those matters and II
none OF these houses mentioned suit their taste would
refer them to the realesate agency of Henry A. Barron
on street. between Sixth and Seventh Streets who viii
doubt be able to make satisfactory arrangement with
them In the auction column they will find that j. c.
Mcclure Co. advertise various parcels of real estate
together with furniture and all the cas necessary to
commence housekeeping If you purchase a house. you
will require to have it insured flor assume as mat
ter of course that all readers prudent people J
and We know of no better reliable insurance
company than the Washington Insurance Company,
whose directors all substantial and we'll known citi
zons and which has capital Of $500 900 Speaking of
insurance, reminds that the United Life Insurance
Company of New York affords every man an OPP |
portunity of nsurng his family against want in case
OF his sudden death. For information on this sub
ject, apply to Charles De Selden No. 507 Seventh
street We have known several instances where a
timely provision of this kind has proved Of nestimabe
service and the subject worthy the attention of all
especially almost every newspaper which take up
brings an account of some railroad accident steambot
explosion. But people must travel, notwithstanding
these dangers and in appropriate part of our paper
they will find the Travellers Directory giving informa-
ton of the times of the arrival and departure of trains on
the eadlIB rallfoads North and South, and also
corning the steamers which ply the Potomac Before
starting journey, however we advice you to 10 to
Bradys gallery and have your photograph taken which
it will be consolation for your friends to possess in
should not return. And it would do no
harm to call r. H. GiIlet, counsellor law who will
attend to drawing up your WILL any legal business
that you may have to ntrust him with AS there are so
many burglars about would also advise you to place
your valuable before you take your departure one
Of Herrngs safes, which freproof and roguep
and are only to be exceed by some of the banking
houses Of the country, which keep funds SO securely
that neither ourselves anybody else get them
For capetngs of any description refer to the adver
Lisement of Hooe Brother, & Co, who are well known
to be reasonable in their prices and accommodating in
their treatment of their customers and for dry goods
the magnificent establishment of Perry g. Brother leaves
nothing be desired This is one-price store and no
time is therefore required to be wasted in haggling
There the goods and there the prices if you
like them, we'll If not--- but you cannot help liking
Them, and therefore need be said that sub
ect.
Music and musical instruments of all sorts may be had
much prosperity that he has been obliged to enlarge
lis quarters and in the time will be happy wait
his customers at his temporary place of business d.
ectly opposite his old store
But if there is anything of which Neutrality-suspicious.
nay justly feel proud, it is their bookstores Whether
{ is because prominently intellectual people or
lot, will not stop to discuss but thing is GER
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