The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-08-18
philadelphia Letter.
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PHILADELPHIA Aug, 10, 1882.
Some of the people whose holiday time
came early in the summer are now return
ing to swelter in the August heat. They
are well n-browned and have brought
home fair stock of renewed health. Yet
the truly happy fellows are they who now
begin their summering and keep at it until
the opening of September ushers in the
cool evenings.
The hot and dusty spell of last week has
given way to pleasant breezes and cooling
showers. The city is now cndurable, in
stead of being the furnace it was. And yet
the country boarding places in the vicinity
and the sea shore resorts within two or
three hours ride are packed, and may be
expected to continue so all this month.
DRUGS AND THE DRUGGISTS.
There is Il good deal of stir just now over
the way in which some of the druggists
put up physicians prescriptions. At the
leading apothecary stores there is no diff
ticulty, for they do business enough to
make it pay to keep an ample stock of
pure. medicines of any variety that may be
called for. Some of the cheaper concerns
if they do not happen to have what is
called for, put IN what they consider the
next best thing. Sometimes this proves to
be something which is merely inert, and
sometimes it is mischievous. Sometimes
they have the article called for but of an
inferior quality. The physicians and tue
better class of druggists justly protest
against this sort of business.
THE LADIES AND THEIR JEwELRY.
Visitors to seaside resorts this summer
have noticed the fact that ladies are wear
ing much more jewelry than was formerly
customary at these places. 1t is seen in
every form, from the comparatively plain
silver lace pin to the elegant and costly
diamond finger rings and earrings. The
gold jcwelry, such rs takes shape in lac G.
pins and bracelets is specially noticeable
for its beauty, its varied forms and the
novelty and eccentricity of the designs in
which it is made. Ladies now wear their
diamonds at all hours of the day which is
probably better than to leave them in their
trunks to be stolen. 1t is hardly necess
AIRY to say that the ncatcst and most taste
full things in jewelry for ladies are those
which come from Baily Banks & Biddle's
SPECULATION.
The whole list of stock shows lower
prices within the last few days. This is
principally owing to the absence Of a
great many of the most lively operators.
Last year most of these gentlemen were
ut summer resorts where 'tickers" gave
them, every minute the prices of the
leading fancics. They found the strain
on their nerves too much for them, when
they wanted rest and health This ycal
there is less 'ticlicr" and more leisure.
The grain fluctuations of the last ten days,
especially in wheat, have been very ac.
tive, owing chiefly to the contradictory
reports about the crops Corn has
bounced up aud down with variations moi
exceeding three or four cents. a shrewt
or lucky operator, call it which you please
made nearly $4,000 in few days by /
quick turn on oats. The wheat crop is
immense and prices of that staple will
probably not advance much unless driven
| up by general European war.
Near the sea port II lady dropped "A valu-
able bracelet while bathing in the surf
| She dived for it in vain, and says tina
| hereafter she will not take her jewelry
into the water.
AT Bryn Mawr some of the fashionable
have been disturbed by the alleged discov
cry of snakes,
Almost everybody says it was an impu
dent piece of rascality for Congress to pas
that River and Harbor Bill over Presiden
Arthur's veto,
Peaches are behind time, good ones arr
scarce and poor ones are not wanted.
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