Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-26
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A few days since theswife of one of
our dry goods jobbers thought to aston
ish; her husband by her exquisite taste
in selecting dress. Appearing at the
breakfast table in new wrapper, she
exclaimed: ''Don't you think this ii
beauty, and only two shillings a yard
French?' "Frenchl" exclaimed the hus-
band, ''that is an American print, which
| am selling every day at 9Ic!''
A somewhat similar scene transpired
at the st. Nicholas Hotel, New York
A couple of distingue ladies appeared
at the breakfast table with what they
frrtppurI5rI
wrappers A mutual acquaintance ,,is
conversation remarked, that. he was as
tonished at the Improvement made in
American prints Of late years, enforcing
his remarks by calling the attention of
the two ladies to the quality of their
dresses. ooh! these are Frenchln they
1exelaimed. II assure you Madames,"
said the imperturbable gentleman 'stallat
your dresses are Manchester pffntsl'
The ladies did not faint-but their eIe-
CANT French prints passed into the hands
of the chambermaid.fs 4.r., f,;r 7ssi,is.-
1t is this folly which compels the job
Der to afix French cards to his Amerf-
can prints, and keeps down the charae-
ter of American manufactures Ameries
possesses the means and skill to compete
with foreign. countries in, the manufac-
ture of everything, if. We except rich
Icil l. n,,1 NH IL l.
ii. wearing an American fabrlc-beeausc
it's American-then will our. manufae-
lures assume the position their, excel
lence deserves. Commercial BNlLetiNe4.,
The Art of Being Polite. T2af9's% v oi ,.
fH Firstand foremost, don't fry to be po-
lite It will spoil all If you Keep
overwhelming your guests with ostents-
tious entreatiess to make them feel at
home, they win very soon begin to. wish
they were there. Let them find ont
that you are happy to see them, by j our
actions, not by your words. Alwaysre-
member to let bashful people aloneEas
first; it is the only way to set. them at
their case Trying to draw them out
has sometimes the contrary effect Of
driving them out of the house Leading
the conversation is a dangerous expert
ment Better, follow in its wake; and if
you want tosendear yourself to takers,
learn to listen we'll Never make a. fuss
about anything-neve er talk about your
seIf-and always preserve perfect coiR-
posture, no matter what solecisnr OF"
blunders others may commit, Remeul-
Der that it is very foolish proceeding
to lament that you cannot afford to your
guests better house, furniture, or vi
ands. 1t is fair to presume that the
visit is to you-not to these 'surround-
Iings: Give people pleasant impressiar
of themselves, and they will be pretty
sure to go away with pleasant iiiipfes
sion of your qualities. On just such
slender wheels as these the yWh ole fabric
Of society turns. 1t is our business,
then, to keep them in perfect revolving
order. '''- -' ='''2: u -
A.Rsce for Life. - - --'...,...,.,,...gf
j A few mornings since, Will the east
bound express train on the Great Nes-
tern road was nearing State Line City,
a large deer sprang upon the road few
rods in advance of the iron horse, aud
went dasEing down the track with a2so=
locity which bid fair at the time to OUT
strip the train. The engineer observed
that his deership displayed desire for
a race, and Immediately increased the
) steam on the engine, which, in a very
short time placed the pilot in close prox.
unity to the rear of the almost. flying
animal. But he yet insisted upon keep!
ing the track. In moment or two,,-
however, the cowcatcher struck him with
} a force that elevated him to height on
the level with the smokestack, striking
the top of which he fell upon the head.
light, which was. broken off and dashed
to pieces by the concussion. TheAt Atraf,l
; was stopped and the object Of the chase
taken on board, lifeless. He wasa huge
f fellow; weighing one hundred and ninety
pou..ds, and having extraordinary large
| antlers, branch OF which measured SIX
: teen inches, Tho engineer presented
the venison to the superintendent ofths
road. with the request that the
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